THE SCHOOL OF CHRISTIAN LIVING PART 4: SPEECH & COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT — WHEN YOUR MOUTH TAKES THE EXAM

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THE SCHOOL OF CHRISTIAN LIVING PART 4: SPEECH & COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT — WHEN YOUR MOUTH TAKES THE EXAM Ephesians 4:29 (NLT) Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. In Part 3, we entered another classroom of Christian living: the workplace and our attitude toward work. From Ephesians 4:28 , we learned that Paul doesn't only tell the thief to stop stealing. He gives him a new pattern of living: STOP STEALING . START WORKING. LEARN TO GIVE. The lesson was that Christianity is not simply about stopping bad behavior. The Holy Spirit teaches us to replace the old way of living with a Christlike way of living. We learned that our work is also a classroom. Whether we are employees, employers, students, business owners, traders, professionals, ministers, artisans, or entrepreneurs, our character is being examined through the way we work. We asked ourselves: Can people ...
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THE UNPROFITABLE PROFIT: GAINS THAT BANKRUPT THE SOUL PART 6: THE WAY BACK — RECOVERING FROM UNPROFITABLE PROFIT

THE UNPROFITABLE PROFIT: GAINS THAT BANKRUPT THE SOUL

PART 6: THE WAY BACK — RECOVERING FROM UNPROFITABLE PROFIT


Malachi 3:7

“Return unto me… and I will return unto you, saith the Lord.”


In Part 5, we reached the breaking point. Through Abena’s story, we saw that: You can have everything and still feel empty. The soul eventually cries out when it has been ignored. Success cannot replace true fulfillment. “How did I gain all this… and lose myself?”


After the loss… after the emptiness… after the realization—one question remains:

“Can I come back?” And the answer is not maybe. The answer is yes. Because the God who warns about losing the soul…is also the God who restores it.


The Way Back — Recovering From Unprofitable Profit

Recovery does not begin with perfection. It begins with returning. Not excuses. Not explanations. But surrender. Because no matter how far you have gone, you are never too far to come back. You don’t need a new life… you need a realignment.


Kofi’s Return

Kofi didn’t plan to drift this far. What started as “just this once” became a pattern. What was once a struggle became normal. And now, he felt it—the distance, the emptiness, the quiet loss.

One evening, sitting alone, he replayed his journey. The moments he ignored. The warnings he silenced. The choices he justified. For the first time, he didn’t defend anything. He just admitted: “I have drifted.” No audience. No image to protect. Just honesty. And in that moment, something shifted. Not around him… but within him. He didn’t have everything figured out. But he made one decision: To return.

He picked up his Bible again. His prayers were simple… but real. And slowly: Peace began to return. Clarity began to return. Sensitivity began to return. Not instantly… but genuinely. Because what he thought he had lost forever…was waiting for his return.


What Really Happened?

Kofi didn’t recover by effort alone. He recovered by alignment. This is the truth: God is not hiding from you. You are the one who drifted. And when you return: You regain what was lost internally. You restore what was broken spiritually. You reconnect where you were disconnected. He lost peace… and found it again. He lost direction… and regained it again. Because restoration is not a myth—it is a promise.


Reflection

Ask yourself:

Where have I drifted from?

What have I lost that I need to recover?

Am I ready to return… or still making excuses?

Because the distance between you and God is not measured in miles…

but in moments of surrender.


Call to Action

Come back.

Drop the excuses

Release the guilt

Take the step

You don’t need to fix everything first.

You just need to return.

Start again:

Pray again

Study again

Align again

Because the way back is not complicated…

it is intentional.


Prayer

Lord, I return to You. Where I have drifted, realign me. Where I have lost sensitivity, restore me. Help me to walk in truth again and value my soul above every gain. Receive me, restore me, and rebuild me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.


Next Part Preview

Part 7: The Slow Death — Losing Your Soul in Plain Sight. Not every loss is loud.

In the next part, we will uncover how many are not running from God…but slowly replacing Him—with busyness, pressure, and distraction.

God is speaking… are you listening?




Prince Julius Nenebi-Darkson

(EL-PJ God’s Penman) ✍🏽

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