Elvis got qualified for the final lap of a competition and this entails choosing a bag out of the two bags placed on the table. Both bags looked great but one looked better than the other; there was a small bag and a big one. There were two rules guiding his choice; firstly he could decide to visit a wise old man in a very distant country, who lived in a little cottage to tell him the right bag to pick, secondly he could pick based on his discretion, intellectual knowledge prowess or approval from friends. Elvis asked the judges to give him a little time to use his noodles, in other to make a decision. Immediately everywhere became calm as they were all curious to know what his decision would be.

Elvis Point of View (POV)
“Going to visit the old wise man is a cool idea, but that would be stressful and time consuming. I would rather make my decision since I know, am really a smart guy and I have always made the right decisions so I will do it myself”.
“Which should I pick now?” he asked himself. “On a neutral platform I would go for the big bag because I think the content would be great but since this is a very technical competition, I would go for the small bag”.

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He told his friends about his decision and they told him he made the right choice. He immediately told the judges he would make the decision himself rather than travel far away; he decided to go for the smaller bag. There was a round of applause and so much screaming by everyone present; Elvis was indeed a brave and smart guy.

It was time to finally check the content of each bag as that was what really matters. Remember this was the last lap of the competition; he had scaled through four lapses successfully. The judges moved towards the bags, at this moment, everyone was curious, the yelling, clapping, screaming and whistling intensified as this was the hottest part of the game. Elvis was so nervous, his heart beating so fast, his hands shaking and sweating. Finally the bags were opened.

The small bag contained trash; papers and nylons while the bigger one contained a medal and a cheque of N10 billion. At this moment Elvis was taken aback, he couldn’t help the hot tears that flowed down his cheeks, his blood ran cold and he was filled with so much regret. The gingered audience immediately became almost quite, they were all disappointed. Elvis wished he was patient enough to have visited the wise old man; he would have made a perfect choice that would have turned his world around. He was only left with a consolation prize which was nothing compared to what he lost.

This is a typical scenario of man and God. Most times we make decisions based on what we think, feel and see because we are not patient enough to make enquiries to hear what God is saying. We make some vital decisions based on our intellectual wisdom. As humans we are limited but God is limitless. We see only the container but he sees both the container and the content. Remember God’s ways are not our ways and his thoughts are not our thoughts so make enquiries from the all knowing to avoid making wrong decisions.