THE JOY OF CLIMBING

You never really arrive, it's always too early to brag. No matter where you are now, there's somewhere better. God is still preparing you.

Pride goes before destruction (Prov 16:18)

                                 

Recognize also that humility is so delicate that simply admitting that you possess it is a sign of pride. Know that God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.(1 Peter 5:5), Scripture also admonishes us to come boldly before God's throne of grace that we may obtain mercy (Heb 4:16) . This boldness isn't referring to arrogance, but confidence in who God is, and in what He can offer.

Matthew 5:3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit..."

Remember the story of the Pharisee and the tax collector in Luke 18:9-14. Only the tax collector went home justified because he was humble.

God still has so much for you that you haven't seen yet(1 Cor 2:9). We cant afford to be complacent now, for the path of the just is like a shinning light that shinneth brighter and brighter!

Dance your victory dance, share your testimony, praise God ceaslessly, and retain an attitude of reverence, remembering that you got this land by God's right hand and favour...PSALMS 44:3

I had a funny dream last night...

This is pretty much marketing but in my dream last night, i left my Samsung Galaxy note 3 on the table in some public place and went out.

On my return in the evening, it so happened that everyone was complaining, the place had just been robbed. In reality, I have lost my phones many times, not out of carelessness, I get robbed. But in this dream, seeing that my phone was just where I left it on the table was not only surprising for me but also placed me on some kind of guilt trip because everyone else was robbed of something worth less, just as much and even more than that note 3+gear.

                           

With that awkward blend of sadness, surprise, pity, guilt and empathy, I asked them "How come nobody took my phone? How come I wasn't robbed, it's right here, just where I left it".

And then somebody among them answered, "Your bluetooth is on, that's why?"

"That's crazy! how can they not take my phone just because the bluetooth is on?"

"O you don't get it, you're connected, you're transmitting, giving or receiving, they didn't want to alter the connection, they'll get caught".

I woke up, got to work, forgot about the dream. Then I saw a colleague's Note 2 and the dream came back to my head in a flash. I thought it was funny so I decided to share it with a friend. Laughing over it as I said, "Can you imagine, how can they just not steal my phone because it's connected, or it's transmitting???"

That's it! I exclaimed, that's the idea. There's a message to it.

I didn't get robed because I was connected. Psalm 91:7 "A thousand may fall at your side , ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you."

This may have been a funny dream, something that can rarely happen in real life, but trust me there have been similar incidences in reality where God spares His own from harm and damage.

I've shared the dream, now spread the message.

Have a beautiful day!

Trust in the Lord with all your heart.

The Bible is full of passages where we are encouraged to trust God.

Cursed is he that puts his trust in man.

This is a really simple message, Trust God, what He has promised will surely come to pass. Even if you know no man, hold on to your God.

A God-made will never be moved, like Mount Zion, you will abide forever.

Ps: That is me in the photo

How can we explain this grace?

One out of a million instances we can use is the case of a student in school who's got exams but but hasn't had the time to study. Or perhaps has had time but just hasn't had the will.

And then a day to that test, he flips through the pages of his textbooks, goes for the test, aces it, in fact,  in some cases, he has the highest grades. Some people would think the teacher is just giving him preferential treatment or that he's doing something to influence his grades, but that's one example of the interventions of grace.

So we can say that grace is what happened for you in moments when your prayers didn't match your preparation, when your results supercede your effort, when you needed divine help to meet your goals.

Sometimes when people attempt to use your approach to these same circumstances, they never get away with it, they dont have it as easy. Some people have to work hard, while some have the grace of ease.  It's not luck. It's God's favour,  God's grace, making you enjoy preferential treatment,  making you enjoy speed,  bountiful harvests and making people go out of their way to bw good to you.

"Thou anointed my head with oil, (oil makes things shine/flow/swing smoothly) my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me, all the days of my life..." psalm 23: 4b

In Plain Language: The View From Here

In Plain Language: The View From Here:          

Choose between having everything you ever want in life and...

Hmmm...

If I could only turn them into cash

Yesssss!!! I have everything I need!!!

So, I asked my friends to choose between having everything you want in life and being able to change anything into money, while everyone else settled for having everything they want in life, very few said they'd go for the gift of turning anything into money.

I spent some time with a friend, Collince, his argument was that, if he had everything he wanted in life, there'd be nothing more to live for, life would  become boring and uninteresting.

I felt, if I have everything, there wouldn't be any more need for that human interaction that comes with daily/regular exchange, I don't know? Just my thought. What would I be needing anybody for? I might as well be a caveman and hide indoors for a hundred years.

What about you? What do you think? I really want to have everything I want...it's your turn...

Prepare for High Places

The idea is to stand among kings, I choose to be diligent. 

It's not so much about how much I earn now, or how many people are making things comfortable or uncomfortable around me. Scripture says "Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men." Proverbs 22:29

Seed time and harvest time will never cease, keep being your best where you are, keep God first place, maintain your integrity and strive for excellence, turn your talents to skills, develop your pearls, work through the criticisms, your payday is coming.

1Sam 2:8 "He raises the poor from the dust, He seats them with princes and has them inherit a throne of honour"

We cant afford to be irrelevant, God has prepared you for higher places 1 Cor 2:9 "Eye hath not seen..."

Am I a prosperity preacher???

Life doesnt have to be hard for everyone. When men say there is a casting down, keep saying there is a lifting. Quit listening to those people who say a certain stage of life or a certain position or a certain geographical location is hard or tough. Your cases are different.

God deals with prosperity on quite a personal level. In the realm of God’s Kingdom, an individual may prosper while those around him continue in the direction ofpoverty. Psalm 91:7 "though a thousand shall fall.. " There are numerous examples in the scriptures.

In spite of the realisms of our economy that do affect situations we may find ourselves in, there are spiritual laws that are superior to and rise above those situations.

God has said "I will bless you and you will be a blessing."Gen 12:2 Your gifts, talents, wealth, joy, are meant not just for you, but for people around you. Of course God uses people as channels,  His blessings on you are to empower you to reach His people.

In Deut. 28:1-2, 11 (amp.), it says, “If you will listen diligently to the voice of the Lord your God, being watchful to do all His commandments which I command you this day, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you if you heed the voice of the Lord your God. If you will listen diligently to the voice of the Lord your God, being watchful to do all His commandments which I command you this day, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth…And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you if you heed the voice of the Lord your God.”If one chooses not to listen to the voice of the Lord, v. 15 then says they shall experience the curse of poverty. Poverty is a lack in any area. It is obviously His will for us to prosper, as we see in Psa. 35:27 (amp.), “…Let the Lord be magnified, Who takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.”

There is good reason for the Lord to desire us to be prosperous.

We have a work to do for Him and without sufficiency the work would be incomplete. In 2 Cor. 9:8 (amp.), Paul tells us, “And God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to you in abundance, so that you may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished in abundance for every good work and charitable donation].”

Prosperity is not for selfish gain but for Heaven’s gain. Open up your heart to receive from God, keep honouring God, do the right thing,  be diligent where you are, be good to people,  and watch God expand your barns.

Trust God's timing

Quit worrying about who is getting ahead of you and just run your race. Be the best that you can be, keep honoring God with your life and treat people right. That promotion, breakthrough, healing, and that right person, wont be a second late, when it's your set time.

We serve a precise God, He's not a random God. he already established the set time the moment the promise took root.

Hebrews 2:3, one translation says "it wont  be one second late".

God knows how to make up for what seems like lost time.

Believe in God

Hebrews 3:19 " So we see that because of their unbelief,  they were not able to enter His rest".

Fear is faith that something bad will happen. Do you remember what Job said in Job 3:35??? He said the thing which he greatly feared has come upon him.

Jesus said in John 14:1, Let not your heart be troubled,  believe in God, believe also in me...

I think this is an indicator that letting your heart get troubled is a sure sign that you dont think God can do it. You've got to find a way out to help yourself because you feel time is not on your side,  God is probably not going to be on time...No, quit doubting.  It is through faith and patience that we inherit the promise.Heb 6:12

God made you, He knows exactly what you need and He knows how to give it to you. Just keep the right attitude,  Joel Osteen would say honour God,  keep Him first place, be good to people.

Scripture says in Proverbs 23:18, Surely there is an end and your expectations will not be cut off. Ephesians 3:20 reiterates that God is able to do infinitely more than we can ask or think through His power at work within us.

His power at work in me is NOT a tiny, insignificant one. I know my God, I'll be strong and do exploits. Keep that attitude,  don't limit God. He has a greater plan for you than you or any man can imagine. (1cor 2:9)

So you think you have plans for your life??? Then imagine what the one who made you conceived before you were formed...An amazing one! It will amaze you.

Quit worrying,  quit doubting,  just keep on thanking God for His steadfast love. Forget about all your needs for a moment and concentrate on God, for He is before all things,  and in Him all things consist.  Col1:17

Get busy pursuing your dreams

I think about how I used to be a wonderful singer, back then in kids choir, on to teenage choir  then the big choir in church.

Then the decline started when I wouldn't join the choir in school cos my sister was there already,  and I didn't want to steal anyone's thunder.

I joined another team and thot I was happy. But was I?

When you aren't doing what God has called you to do, u feel a certain pain, a certain uneasiness.  You know something is missing in your life, you're not living yet.

Life is about finding and fulfilling purpose, you're favoured to have found your purpose, now get to fulfilling it.

What God starts,  He finishes. You cant do it by yourself without God's favour.

Yestrday, the first of February,  I would say I started living afresh.  Cos I reviewed my goals  my life, took giant steps and said Hey! I want to sing!!!

Use it or loose it. The gift of singing is really delicate. My voice isn't as good now as it was ten years ago, I kept thinking to myself. But with God's grace and favour, knowing that God is pleased with my new decision to pursue my dreams, I know He'll crown my efforts with success. Maybe this is the set time. I guess it's time for my ministry to begin.

God will bring all the favour that is required to accomplish your God-given dreams. Quit working on the figures and facts, believe that we have a God of wonders; He turned water to wine, parted the red sea, helped Joseph bring his dreams to pass, even after many years.

DONT EVER GIVE UP ON YOURSELF!