A Senior UX Designer Jone Lee
based in New York, USA

November 9, 2025

No Excuses

I am applying these things I am about to tell you in my marriage, business, mentorship, and life in general.

We have been taught, we have read in our Bibles, and even people of the world emphasise that good things will not just come to you except you work for them.

The Lord said, “I will bless the works of your hands.” This means that as much as God Almighty has allocated greatness in you, it will not come by sentiment — you have a role to play.

As a matter of truth, in this journey of life, you are the only one with a role to play from the beginning to the end.

From your mama’s womb, your assignment was ordained. See Jeremiah 1:5, which happens to be one of my favourite scriptures — if not the favourite — because anytime I am getting overwhelmed, I am reminded that I am ordained, I am sent, I am on a mission.

I have been bought with an unrefundable sacrifice on the Cross of Calvary, so I must not faint — I must move faster.

There is no confusion: you have a part to play on the path the Lord has destined for you. Be serious! You do not have even a tiny excuse to fail. Whether you come from a wealthy or humble family is not a yardstick for failure.

Have you not seen the children of the wealthy go wayward? The money, resources, and contacts they were supposed to leverage on to be greater, they let the devil mess them up.

Also, have you not seen children who attended mushroom schools rise and refuse to remain below, but become world leaders?

Listen, even if you do not have earthly parents, honestly, you do not have any excuse. It may be challenging, yes, but once you say, “I am determined to be who my Creator wants me to be,” you will be it.

Your wealthy uncle or aunty is not your problem. The Lord is your solution and Director. Look unto Him without wavering your gaze. They looked unto Him and their faces were not ashamed.

Rise in November

In this month of November, rise with holy anger and say, “Enough is enough! I am not going into 2026 confused.”

My counsel is: know who you are.

In life, we have different paths and routes because we go through different training to fulfil our callings. As our faces are different, so are our destinies.

Do not wish to be me — because you do not know me. I do not wish to be you; I do not wish to be Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the First Lady of Nigeria; I do not wish to be any other world female leader.

I want to be the best version of myself in Jeremiah 1:5 — because no eyes have seen, no ears have heard what the Lord has for this generation through me.

Lessons from My Life

While I never planned any of my pregnancies — they all came back-to-back — and I began to control, this has never been a prayer point for my family. Yet it is point number one on another family’s prayer list.

It does not erase, deny, or hide the fact that I, as an individual and as a family, have our own prayer points which are very important and key.

In my honest opinion, there is no cross, challenge, or blessing higher or greater than another.

If a woman trusting the Lord for a child knows what the Lord has in mind, she will wait joyfully. Is it just to give birth to children, or to have them according to divine purpose — children empowered to fulfil destiny?

This was the case of Hannah. She waited, and as long as she was crying because of her rival, Peninnah, and other foolish people, she continued to be depressed; she would not eat.

But the moment she realised it was better to depend on God, she became righteously desperate and struck a deal with Him: “Give me this child, and I will not let a razor touch his hair. Once I am done breastfeeding him, I will return him to You.”

The Lord saw her heart — she was not playing games — she meant every word, and He granted her heart’s desire.

So it was that Samuel became a great and honest prophet whose word never fell to the ground.

God is looking for another Hannah. It does not necessarily have to be in the area of childbearing — but can your Maker trust you?

Be Inspired by the Women of the Bible

Many of us hear the stories of Mary, Queen Esther, Deborah, Ruth, and Naomi. We name ourselves and our children after them.

We feel what they did was normal — expected — the standard. We say, “If it were me, I would do it.”

Esther prayed and fasted — abeg, it is over-exaggerated, she is over-praised! Really?

You are alive — what are you doing with that challenge that is meant to announce you? None of these great women had the same experience or challenge, but they all overcame.

So you too must overcome, in Jesus’ Name!

Is it Mary, the mother of Jesus, who watched her righteous, innocent Son crucified? Have you imagined the trauma, the pain, the sleepless nights?

You have no excuse. Go and succeed, in Jesus’ Mighty Name. Amen.

The Birth of Prudent Women

I remember when the Lord brought the vision of Prudent Women. I did not understand it, but it began.

You do not have to know everything — or even anything. If you are sent, move! He who commissioned you will perfect it.

Today, we are a global family of women doing exploits. Who would have imagined?

Be there waiting — you will answer why you let destinies down, why you failed. You are accountable.

But to anyone reading this — the Lord is talking to you!

Wake up. Stop the slumber. He is waiting for you to start — advance your studies, start that business, increase your spirituality, stop procrastinating.

I was telling the SA to the First Lady of a particular state that we did not plan to grow like this, and I said to her, “It is not lack of vision; it is giving the Lord maximum glory.”

He is the Lord who formed us and is expanding us. He must continue to receive all glory till eternity.

Prudent Women has done so much — the testimonies abound — but we are convinced we have not even started.

God will make us better and bigger because our mission is true and our motive is pure, as I exemplified in the life of Hannah.

Pure prudence for five years, and we are counting into generations — a place where you save and get interest on your funds; your money does not get sick, no headache — instead, it gets healthier.

A Life Led by God

As a person, I do not take decisions based on my emotions — even though I have very stable emotions.

I take all decisions as the Lord leads me. In my marriage, I have taken such decisions. It applies to my family and my walk with my Maker.

PEOPLE WHO SHOULD NEVER HAVE SUCCEEDED — BUT THEY DID

These are men and women who, by natural reasoning, should never have risen. Yet, through divine grace, determination, and obedience, they changed history. Their lives remind us that with God, there are no excuses.

1. Jesus Christ
   Born in a manger, from a humble family, mocked, rejected, and crucified — yet He rose and reigns forever as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
   Lesson: The stone that the builders rejected became the chief cornerstone.
2. Tein Jack-Rich
   Born in extreme poverty in Rivers State, he lost both parents at the age of ten. With no inheritance, no family support, and no opportunity handed to him, he started life doing menial jobs to survive. Yet through divine grace, discipline, and vision, he rose to become the Founder and President of Belema Oil Producing Limited, one of Nigeria’s foremost indigenous oil companies. He later contested in the 2023 Nigerian Presidential elections under the All Progressives Congress (APC) — a bold proof that your past cannot define your future.
   Lesson: He came from nothing but became a man of influence. Who says he can’t be President one day?
3. Abraham Lincoln
   Born in poverty, failed in business, lost several elections, and battled depression — yet became one of the greatest U.S. Presidents.
   Lesson: Failure is not final when faith and perseverance lead.
4. Nelson Mandela
   Imprisoned for 27 years for justice’s sake — yet emerged to unify and lead South Africa as President.
   Lesson: Confinement cannot stop divine assignment.
5. Helen Keller
   Blind and deaf from infancy, yet she learned to read, write, and speak — inspiring generations worldwide.
   Lesson: Limitations only hold power if you surrender to them.
6. Ben Carson
   Raised in poverty, labelled as “dumb” by teachers — yet became a world-renowned neurosurgeon.
   Lesson: Background is not a barrier when determination becomes your backbone.
7. Oprah Winfrey
   Abused, rejected, and raised in poverty — yet became one of the most influential voices in global media.
   Lesson: Pain can become a platform.
8. Joyce Meyer
   A survivor of abuse and rejection who became a global minister and bestselling author.
   Lesson: God raises beauty from ashes.
9. Joseph
   Sold as a slave, betrayed by family, and imprisoned unjustly — yet he rose to become Prime Minister of Egypt.
   Lesson: God’s purpose can’t be buried; prisons can’t lock out destiny.
10. Moses
    A stammerer and fugitive, yet called by God to confront Pharaoh and lead a nation to freedom.
    Lesson: God doesn’t call the qualified; He qualifies the called.
11. David
    The youngest and least regarded son, forgotten in the fields, yet anointed to be Israel’s greatest king.
    Lesson: You may be ignored by men, but chosen by God.
12. Esther
    A Jewish orphan in exile, without status or connection, yet became Queen of Persia and delivered her people.
    Lesson: You may start as an orphan but end as an oracle of deliverance.
13. Ruth
    A widowed foreigner, disqualified by culture and circumstance, yet became part of Christ’s lineage.
    Lesson: Where others see rejection, God sees redirection.
14. Mary (Mother of Jesus)
    A young, poor, unknown village girl — yet chosen to carry the Saviour of the world.
    Lesson: Divine assignments don’t require human approval.
15. Paul the Apostle
    Once a persecutor of Christians, he became the greatest apostle and author of much of the New Testament.
    Lesson: God can turn your worst past into your strongest message.
16. Nick Vujicic
    Born without arms and legs, yet became a global speaker, author, and preacher of hope.
    Lesson: You may have no limbs, but you can still touch lives.

Final Thought

Every name here proves one timeless truth: there are no excuses.
If God could lift them, He can — and will — lift you.
Rise up, take your place, and walk boldly in your divine assignment.

God bless you!

With love and divine purpose,
Msurshima Comfort Chenge