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Knowledge Is NOT Power, Action Is!

We’ve all heard it: “Knowledge is power.”
But stop and think, is that really true?

We live in an age where information is everywhere. Scroll through your phone for 5 minutes and you’ll find health tips, financial advice, relationship tips, productivity secrets and knowledge in every corner of life.

Yet, with all that knowledge available, how many people are actually powerful?

Here’s the truth: knowledge alone does not give you power.
Knowledge is potential. It’s only when you act on what you know that it becomes power.

Action turns knowledge into wisdom, and wisdom is power.

We don’t lack knowledge.
We lack action.

The world is flooded with dreamers, thinkers, wishers, but only a small percentage actually do. Acting on knowledge is what separates those who move forward from those who stay stuck.

So ask yourself:

How much do you know?

And how much are you doing with what you know?

Knowledge is cheap and everywhere. Action is rare, and that’s why it’s powerful.

If this hit you, share it with someone who needs to hear this.
Let’s build a world where knowledge is applied, not wasted.

It doesn’t matter how loudly others applaud you if, inside, you keep doubting yourself.

There are days I wrestle with quiet thoughts:
“Maybe I’m not enough. I’m not perfect. Why do I keep making mistakes?”

And yet, from the outside, it looks so different.
I read. I stay curious. I try to grow.
Friends tell me, “Ola, you’re so solid.”
Sometimes ladies say, “He’s calm, creative, organised, he’s my ideal man.”

But here’s the truth:
The “ideal man” they see is quietly fighting self-image.

I remember a friend once asked me to follow him to make a purchase.
He said, “I just feel safe when you’re with me.”
Minutes later, after a short conversation, the sales guy looked at me and said,
“Bro, you are sound and deep. I love people like this!”

Still, inside, I was wrestling.

And that’s when I learned something:

No matter how loud the applause, it won’t matter if you’ve silenced your own voice.
It doesn’t matter if people see you as a queen when you’ve reduced yourself to a pawn.

Because at the end of the day, how you see yourself will always be louder than how the world sees you.

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If you don’t know yourself, you can’t grow yourself. And if you can’t grow yourself, you can’t truly connect with or help others.

Ifemade is passionate about football. His secondary school days were marked by an excellent career, crowned with numerous awards from different competitions. Football is his first love, something he would never trade for anything.

But there’s one thing he never compromises: his health. Because of a kidney condition, Ifemade visits the hospital twice a week, on Wednesdays and Fridays. These appointments are not optional; they are a lifeline. He can only wish that football matches never clash with those days or, better still, that he’s miraculously healed. Deep down, he knows his life depends on showing up for those appointments.

In the same way, what is vital must take priority in our lives. For Ifemade, it’s his doctor’s appointments. For us, it should be knowledge. Knowledge is a vital necessity. If it truly matters to you, if your future, growth, and destiny hinge on it, you’ll find a way to do it, no matter how busy life gets.

Because here’s the truth:
👉 If it matters, you’ll find a way.
👉 If it doesn’t, you’ll find an excuse.

Mayowa Alawa

Subtraction That Multiplies

When we think of growth, we often think of adding more books, tasks, and habits.
But sometimes, real growth comes when we start subtracting.

Think about it:
A tree grows best when it's pruned.
A house feels spacious when clutter is removed.
Even in learning, letting go of outdated beliefs creates room for new understanding.

So why do we fear subtraction?

📌 Maybe it feels like a loss.
Reflect on this week:e "more" is always better.
📌 But the truth is, addition without subtraction is just overload.

📌 Maybe it feels like a loss. to subtract hours of endless scrolling.
To grow spiritually, you might need to subtract certain distractions.
To become financially wise, you might need to subtract impulsive spending.
Even relationships—sometimes, subtraction brings peace.

👉🏾 Growth isn’t always about what you’re adding.
Sometimes, it’s about what you’re willing to release.

Reflect on this:
What’s taking up space in your life that no longer serves your growth?
When we think of growth, we often think of adding more books, tasks, and habits.
What do you need to subtract to make room for what really matters?

Remember:
Subtraction isn’t always loss.
Often, it’s the first step to meaningful addition.

Today, close the tabs, fold the pages, and let your mind breathe.
Even wisdom grows best in stillness.
Happy Worker’s Day from all of us at LORE. 🌿📚

Answer to the question, God's Dead.

God doesn't exist.
God is dead.

These two sentences sound similar, but are different.

An atheist will usually say the first sentence, while the latter comes from one who had once experienced the supreme God.

If we all agree with Newton’s First Law of Motion, that says “an object remains at rest or in uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force".

then we must ask:

1. What external force caused the universe to move from nothing into something?

2. The universe is not eternal. Science, including the Big Bang Theory, confirms it had a beginning.

But if it began, then by Newton’s law, it couldn’t have started itself.
Something, or Someone outside of space, time, and matter must have initiated it.

Similarly, Newton’s Third Law says:

“For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.”

Then logically:
The existence of creation (reaction) points to an action. The balance and precision in the universe point to an intentional force, not random chaos.

What Does This Mean?

It means science doesn’t cancel out God, it points to Him.

The laws of physics demand a first cause that itself is unmoved, eternal, and intelligent.

That first cause... is God.

If Newton’s laws are true and they are, then the beginning of the universe isn’t a mystery of chance, but a pointer to a supernatural being.

The world didn’t just bang. Something or Someone banged it into being.

2.
Everything we know, every person, every thing, every idea, exists within the boundaries of time.

We’re born, we grow, we age, we die.
Stars explode. Trees wither. Buildings collapse.
Even the most advanced systems deteriorate.

So if everything that begins… ends.
If everything within time is temporary and dependent

Then doesn’t that point to the need for something or Someone, beyond time?

If everything we see is fading, then the source of it all must be something unfading.

If we are limited by time, something timeless must have brought time itself into existence.

If we are dependent, then something independent of self-existing, must hold everything together.

That self-existent being is what we call God.

Human decay isn’t just proof of weakness—it’s a signpost pointing us to the One who never fades.

3.
The professor says God's dead.

His statement didn't denial the Existence of God, His trying to say "God who was once alive, but, now dead".

But death, by definition, is a concept we only apply to what was once living, but now has ceased from living.

For instance, you can't say Unicorns are dead, because they never live.
So, being that exists outside our realm will not experience what we call, DEAD.

The professor's statements are more personal and sentimental.

If anything "died," it’s our awareness of Him.
Not His being.
Not His power.
Not His presence.

My God's not dead, He's surely alive.