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Top Ten Lessons from Rev. Akua Ofori Boateng - #RevAkuaQUOTES
- Childlike Faith. For my 8th birthday, I prayed that God should let my aunty bring me a Good News Bible, instead of a cake. Miraculously, she brought a Bible but, because it was a different version, I was disappointed.
- A God who is ‘cool.’ God created all of us, but He’s cool. He wants to hangout and know our problems. He's funny. I don't find God to be unreachable and afar off waiting to punish us. I find him very accessible.
- External Approval. Many of us live our lives trying to please other people; to score points on a marking scheme we've created in our minds about what would make us acceptable.
- Duality. Most young people or teenagers are very adept at having two lives: their real life and the life that their parents know about.
- Revenge List. In my anger and frustration, I created a revenge or hit list that had God, my French Teacher, and my Headmistress as the three greatest ‘offenders.’
- Priest versus Miss Friday. A friend once suggested that I would become a priest and I got so upset. At the time, they called me ‘Miss Friday’ because of my constant clubbing.
- God's will and His glory. God will give you what is good for you and what will bring his glory; not what you want.
- Marriage. Marriage is often misunderstood because we go in there looking for somebody to solve our problems without even knowing ourselves; who we are and what we really need.
- Seeking God. I went to seminary, not to become a priest, but to know this God that I had issues with and tell him my peace of mind.
- Inner Peace. This comes with knowing that God is in absolute control; that from day one, He’s just working things out to achieve an ultimate purpose.