02/12/2025
THE COUNSELOR!
My Advice: DON’T REGRET DOING WHAT WAS RIGHT
Dear friend,
I want you to hear this clearly: you did the right thing. Even if it cost you. Even if you were misunderstood. Even if the other person never appreciated it. Do not allow the pain of the outcome to make you question the purity of your decision.
Many people start doubting themselves after they’ve obeyed their conscience, thinking, “Maybe I should have acted differently.” But that doubt is not truth — it is the voice of frustration talking. And frustration is a poor judge of destiny.
Doing the right thing is not measured by how people respond. It is measured by how it aligns with truth, purpose, and the peace of God inside you.
You may feel like you lost something — time, energy, respect, or opportunity — but in reality, you protected your character and preserved your future. And that is more valuable than any temporary gain you could have gotten by doing the wrong thing.
Let me remind you of something very important:
Life has a way of repaying integrity.
What you gave in honesty will return in favor.
What you lost in obedience will return in blessing.
What you endured in silence will return in honor.
You may not see it today, or tomorrow, or even next week — but one day you will look back and realize that the “right thing” you did was actually God’s hand guiding your steps away from destruction and towards destiny.
So my advice is simple, yet powerful:
Keep your heart clean
Keep your hands pure
Keep your values intact
Keep doing what is right
Because the world may forget your good deed…
but God never does.
And when goodness finally comes back to you, it will find you ready, grateful, and stronger than before.
Pastor/Counselor,
Wale-Rich Oladunjoye
