Nigeria, Aug. 24 -- My granddaughter, Tatianna, asks me a question repeatedly. She says, "Grandpa, how old are you?"

When I tell her I am 32 years old, she insists it is not possible. "You are my grandpa; you cannot be younger than my daddy."

But the truth of the matter is that I am only 32. I was born again 32 years ago. As far as I know from the scriptures, the first birth is of little consequence. The second birth is what really matters. I only came to the true knowledge of God 32 years ago. That makes me younger than many who claim I am older than they are, and it makes me older than some who think I am younger than they are.

One of the things I have learnt in my 32 years of intimacy with God is that it is good to wait for God. Ove...