President John Dramani Mahama in his Easter address to the nation admonished Ghanaians to eschew self-doubt in their lives and rely on their\u00a0ability to move forward.<\/p>\n
According to him, one of the major\u00a0hindrances to development and success in one\u2019s life and that of \u00a0a nation, is self-doubt.<\/p>\n
Likening the life of Ghana to that of the journey the Israelites embarked on from Egypt to the Promised Land, President Mahama said despite the miracles God shown to his people, there were instances when they doubted the powers of God.<\/p>\n
Speaking at the Light House Chapel\u2019s Easter Programme dubbed \u201cGood Friday Miracle Service\u201d at the Black Star Square on Friday, President Mahama said there was the need for Ghanaians to trust in themselves\u00a0in order to succeed in life.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the spirit of Easter, I say that one of the things that we have to do as a nation is to cancel self-doubt. We see other nations and we admire them and we say Korea has made progress, Malaysia has made progress but that is because they believed that their nations can be great.”<\/p>\n
“…But if half the time we say that we are useless and we can\u2019t do it and we can’t go forward, you won\u2019t go forward. You have to celebrate your successes one by one, and that is why I say count your blessings and name them one by one and it will amaze you what the Lord has done,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
President Mahama also used the opportunity to thank the Christian community and religious leaders for their constant\u00a0prayers for peace in the nation and the violence free atmosphere the country has enjoyed over the years despite terror attacks in neighboring countries.<\/p>\n
“I want to thank Bishop Dag and all the religious leaders for the prayers of intercession they continue to do on behalf of our nation. Why are we called an oasis of peace in a violent sub-region? Why have we not been afflicted with civil war like many other countries in our sub-region have been afflicted with? It\u2019s because our religious leaders have interceded with God and God has heard their prayers and He has put his hand on Ghana and said my children you will not be afflicted by the violence in your sub region.”<\/p>\n
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By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n