Dear Manchester United and Manchester City football club fans,
Until men mock you, God may not make you. The mockery season could be long or short—your reaction determines its duration.
Mockery is a prerequisite for making. When people begin to mock you in any area of your life, just know that your breakthrough has come. Jesus was heavily mocked, even on the cross of crucifixion. Abraham was mocked, Isaac was mocked—every great man or woman you see today was once mocked, either for what they believed or for what they refused to believe.
It is only those who are afraid of mockery that end up as mockery. For God to make you, He must first allow you to be mocked; He will allow you to be laughed at. People don’t understand that everything about your life is purposeful—there is a reason behind every detail of your life.
The mockery season can be short or long—it all depends on you. Your reaction determines its duration. When people begin to mock you, that is the time you must begin to praise God. When people begin to mock you, that is the time you must rejoice, because what it actually means is that your turnaround has just come around.
The more you weep or complain, the more your making season is prolonged or delayed. I want you to understand this: not everything that happens to you is for your downfall. Many things you go through are actually meant to carry you through. Mockery is one of the raw materials God uses to shape your destiny.
Jesus’ mockery season lasted no more than three days. Why was it so short? Because He forgave His mockers. You must forgive those who laugh at you in scorn; you must be ready to show them kindness when you are made. Job’s captivity in scripture did not change until he prayed for his friends (Job 42:10). His mockery season lasted about nine months, but it would have continued if he had not forgiven his friends.
That present challenge that people are using to mock you, scorn you, and laugh at you will soon be the very thing that makes and lifts you. Amen.
Yours faithfully
Mogaji Wole Arisekola writes from Ibadan.
4 of Feb 2025.
