You are what you hear
and what you read; garbage in-garbage
out.
The TEC
convention came and went (it actually held from 6th-8th
June 2014) and all we’ve got left are the words we heard and the lessons we
learnt. I was privileged to attend and in keeping with the promise I made on
Thursday, even though it’s a day late, I have the juicy excerpts here for you
plus tons of pics from the 3-day event to feed your eyes with. Remember the theme
of all blogposts this month is making you more than
a female and more than a pretty face. Trust me, these excerpts will do
you a lot of good. Fasten your seatbelt, grab a drink and a pen & paper as
we walk through the hallmarks of a great woman.
First
Things First: What is TEC?
TEC stands
for “the Esther Company”; it is an interdenominational gathering of women which
seeks to raise women after proverbs 31 & Queen Esther’s (in the bible) characteristics
and principles. It is an offshoot of POGGIM (Palace of Greatness Gospel
International Ministries), whose head quarters is in Abuja. TEC is headed by
Pastor (Mrs) Titi Emmabel, the wife of the president and founder of POGGIM, Rev
Prince Emmabel. The convention was tagged “the noble woman”. Now…let’s dive in.
Excerpts
from the Convention…
Characteristics
of Queen Esther
These are
drawn from the characteristics Queen Esther as inferred from the bible and they
include: the fear of God, strength, courage, success and high-productivity,
loyalty, nobility, independence, intelligence, financial freedom, beauty,
obedience and prudence.
Characteristics
of a Noble Woman
A noble
woman is not just a woman or a wife, she is a strong woman. According to Pastor (Mrs) Titi Emmabel, to be noble
means to possess strength of mind and
body and the characteristics of a noble woman include:
- She is able to hear what people say behind your back and not back down but stand strong instead.
- She is not consumed by inferiority complex.
- She doesn’t allow situations intimidate her.
- She has what it takes to bring comfort to her man and to those around her.
- She minds her business and is not a “busy-body”.
- She is willing and capable of handling businesses.
- She is wise and economical.
- She is not too elegant to behave humbly.
- She brings great honour to her husband.
- She is talented, productive and useful; she knows how to work out ideas into reality.
- Go to an environment that challenges you to be better, not an environment that pampers you. Juice only comes out of fruits when they are squeezed.
- Focus on your assignment; don’t give your attention to what doesn’t directly or indirectly support or favour your cause.
- Don’t hang around where you’re tolerated but where you’re celebrated.
- Where you can’t get advice from your parents, you’re your own father and mother. Advice yourself; talk to yourself.
- Esther gave herself to preparation; give yourself to preparation. Before the crown, comes preparation.
- Develop the virtue of loyalty; it will preserve your marriage and any other commitment you may make.
- Forgive those who hurt you and look down on you when the tables eventually turn in your favour. Getting even is not the hallmark of a noble woman. Any woman would prefer to revenge but it takes a truly noble woman to forgive those who despised her when she eventually rises to the top.
- It doesn’t always take beauty or personal abilities; sometimes that’s not enough (as in the case of Esther in the bible. You need God’s grace and favour.
Well,
that’s all on excerpts from the convention. Believe me, a whole lot more was
said during the 3-day convention. But I only shared these with you. Now you’ve
read them, don’t throw these under the table. Apply them to your life and let’s
all become noble women; women that are “more
than a female and more than a pretty face”.
And yours truly got to act a lil bit (I'm the guy in suit and that's my drama wife lol). Had plenty fun at the convention.
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