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Hey guys. So, here I am having a haircut at my favorite barber shop in Port Harcourt, Nigeria-and it is a cool place, with towel warmers and clipper sterilizer boxes and all. Anyway, there's music playing loud on the speakers. Then all of a sudden, the next music video rolls in. The song is called "Pick Up" and it is quite frankly one of the most popular songs in Nigeria right now.

The thing about the song is that most of the track is in Yoruba and I do not understand Yoruba. But that evening, having my hair cut, I got to watch the video. I have heard that song a million times before, but I didn't really know exactly what he was saying. But the video was pretty clear. The song "Pick Up" is about the life of a young Nigerian dreamer. He was basically driving around town, hoping for all the good things we want in life. He wished for a beautiful wife, a quality ride, a great house and...to be on the cover of Forbes magazine. We all have those dreams, don't we?

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When you walk along the streets of Nigeria and everywhere else, you see hustlers. You see men, that hustle hard to finally one day...make it. I guess that's why the song is such a hit; he appeals to the pain and prayer of the average Nigerian man, hustling on the streets. I walked passed a boutique owner one day and he said, "This guy music go sell for Nigeria sha. See as im dey beg God" (Translation below). It struck me. I understand why the song is so popular among the locals. We all want God to pick up our call.

So. What if God says today to you, that yes...today, he will pick up your call? He has seen His phone ringing and He wants to pick up. What if?

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Well I read a verse in the Bible where God actually said, "Call Me and I will answer". In clear terms, He said it in Jer. 33:3. "Call Me and I will pick up your call". You see the verse says, "Call me and I will answer you and show you GREAT and MIGHTY THINGS that you do not know". Great and mighty things. You see, there is a condition. What are you calling God about?

Well, I guess God will pick up your call when you wanna talk about what He wants to talk about. I think your conversations and demands from God are important to you. But, I think He would give you the beautiful wife, posh car, beautiful house when you stop calling Him for these things. So, next time you call God, pause and ask Him for once, "What are the great and mighty things you wanna show me? What do you want to talk about?".

He has promised when you ask Him for great and mighty things, He would pick up your call. He also promised that every other thing you're asking for would be yours. So, let's change the request from the things of this world and move on to ask for great and mighty things that we do not know. Let's learn more about what God wants to teach us rather than calling with a list of "Things to Buy". God has promised; He would pick up the phone.

TRANSLATION:
His song will actually go viral. He's really pleading with God.