But blessed are your eyes, for they see and your ears, for they hear. For verily, I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear and have not heard them. (Matthew 13: 16 – 17).
To see and hear the hidden things of God requires spiritual eyes and ears. Hunger for spiritual truth requires awakened senses, and to love the things of God requires a new heart. (Ezekiel 11:19 and 36:26.) God alone is the source of spiritual eyes, and undivided hearts and ears to hear, and eyes to see— both are gifts from the LORD. (Proverbs 20: 12).
God is real, no matter how you feel.
Saying you cannot pray because you have committed too many sins is like saying you cannot shower because you are too dirty. And hurting back the people who hurt you makes you just like them. If you judge people, you have no time to love them.
It does not matter how good your reasons are for disobeying or ignoring God. That disobedience, rebellion or ignorance will still cost you.
There is nothing that strengthens the devil’s position in one’s life more than someone giving up, and or getting discouraged, disappointed, ticked off, or angry, at God for something that has happened, or for something that is not happening to or for them, or even to others.
IF YOU DONT MOVE, NOTHING MOVES.
OPPORTUNITY FAVOURS THE BRAVE.
There is a story of a miserable penniless man who went to a chapel where there was a statue of a saint, and there day and night he will cry before the statue to the saint, “Oh please let me win the lottery, please please”. This he did day and night for many days. Finally, one day, the exasperated statue of the Saint came to life and spoke to him, “please please please, buy a ticket”.
The way you live your life shapes your life.
How you define life determines your destiny.
Your perspectives and values will influence or determine how you invest your time, spend your money, use your gifts and talents, and how you value your relationships.
“In the spiritual world (as in the material), there is no empty space. As self, fears, and worries depart, joy, peace, and hope rush in. When you quit, there is nothing more God can do for you.
Feed the vision God has put within you, and ”pull the plug on any doubt or attitude that robs you of God’s best.
Do not open yourself to everything. Challenge what you see and hear.
Refuse to accept the verdict of those who think or say you will never amount to anything. RISE UP!
Pay attention to the appetites of your mind. To the something that drives and ignites on the inside of you. To what makes you, unlike others!
Discern and define your difference. Have an inner persuasion of your difference.
You must be so consumed about your difference that you stop bragging about everything of someone else-except Jesus-and start talking about your difference. Learn to LISTEN-listen for words that are not spoken, for diversionary tactics, for falsehood, for sarcasm.
When people speak, they give photographs of themselves.
“When God wants you in a palace, NOBODY else can keep you in a pit!
Your future is not in the hands of others, it is in the hands of God!
Your assignment does not always require the cooperation of everyone else, BUT it requires the participation of one person-YOU!
Are others saying and doing things that negatively affect your life?
Joseph’s brothers made the wrong decisions in hating him.
Potiphar’s wife made the wrong decision to accuse him.
The Butler made the wrong decision to forget him.
BUT GOD NEVER FORGOT HIM!
He arranged EVERY step Joseph took, all the way to the throne.
The purposes of God will ALWAYS overcome the plans of men.
No one else can prevent God from using you, blessing you or giving you Success-EXCEPT YOU.
THE BEST WAY TO BE A CHRISTIAN AND TO ADVERTISE IT IS TO ENJOY IT: ❤️🦅🌟🦅❤️
Your life is not just a loose web of events and circumstances. God has specific plans for you. But you will never know what He has in store for you until you give your full attention on Him.
The enemy will try to monopolise your thoughts with fearful thoughts that seek to paralyse you from going forward in life and in the things of God, thereby sidetracking you from God’s purposes.
But God never puts you in the wrong place to serve Him. Start where you are with what you have.
God simply asks you to do what you can with what you have now. He will use whatever is in your hands now to begin to further His plans for your life but IF ONLY YOU WILL TRUST HIM AND LET GO!
The circumstances on this earth do not bother God. He is not bound by them or limited to them! And neither should you.
He can prosper you, promote you anytime, anywhere and in any way He wants. Is there anything too hard for God?
Walk through life militantly, passionately, and aggressively in the Spirit.
We should be enthusiastic, passionate, stirred up, excited, positive, and full of hope and faith.
Jesus has conquered the grave.
And ALL power and authority in Heaven and in the Earth have been given to Him. And He has given you and me this power and authority!
Do not let him find you in hiding or crawled up somewhere in the land of ”I am no good, poor ol me! Just hoping I can only try to be a good Christian, and hopefully, one day be like the so spiritual bro so-and-so, or like the Copelands, or Bonkkes, or like the worship leader sister so-and-so.
Remember what Jesus did when He found the eleven so huddled? He ”upbraided them for their UNBELIEF and HARDNESS of heart…”{Mark 16:14}. And He will definitely do the same with you.
He said unto them, ‘Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature. He that believes and is baptised shall be saved, BUT he that believes not shall be damned.”{Mark 16:16}.
”And these signs shall follow them that believe {put your name}; in my name, they{you}shall cast out devils…”{Mark 16:17-18}.
Now, immediately, you start or proceed to do the will of God in your life, you automatically step out of what you are and into who He is.
God’s great purpose for us is like the story of the old man who owned a little narrow plot{lot}with a shabby little old shack on it.
Then a very rich man decided to buy the plot of land from him. And in buying the land, this is what he said, “I didn’t buy this place for what is on it now, but for what I am going to put on it”.
This is the same as what God had in mind when He bought us. {1 Peter 1:18-19}.
God saves us, not because of what He finds in us, but because of what He will make out of us.”{Ephesians 2:10}.
God does not see us as weak, helpless, sinful creatures or beings. He sees us robed in righteousness, shod with the SHOES OF PEACE, wearing the FULL armour of God, and wielding the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. And that is how we ought to see ourselves.
The reason God sees us this way is that He looks at us not as we are in the physical realm, but as we are in the spiritual realm.
Let me conclude by saying, “‘We will walk in our God-given Glory and Honour ONLY to the extent that we are DETERMINED to do so”.
Let us live BIG for God.
We are just in time, not sooner, not later.
Let us begin where we are, in our churches, in our communities, in the workplaces, in everywhere we find ourselves, to do whatever we can, by praying and serving Jesus in any way we can with whatever gifts He has given us. That is all He asks from us. Then watch Him promote you.
God will use the rod in your hand, or the little pot of oil in your house, and make you a Mighty Deliverer and a WEALTHY Kingdom Financier.
Remember, your Destiny lives you, you do not live your Destiny.
The Gospel functions and works in the centre and midst of the most impossible impossibilities and adversities.
”He that is born of God overcometh the world”{1 John 5:4}.
BUT you have to start to DO SOMETHING!
You have to RUN towards your Vision like David.
You must KNOW you are a success going somewhere to happen.
How do you run towards your vision?
1. You do not listen to all those who say you cannot.
2. Listen to God’s voice and do what He says.
3. Start small.
4. You take one step at a time.
Every God idea, hope, dream, and vision inside of you are not yours to start with. They originated in God- {If you are Born again, that is}-in His Spirit within you, where He lives once you are Born again.
It is not your job to bring them to pass; it is your job to be a vessel or channel for His Grace. You need to be empty of human effort and the cares of daily living and fleshly frustrations.
Efforts cannot eradicate energy, frustration cannot get rid of frustration, and care cannot eliminate care.
Only the Grace of God can rid us of, or get rid of, every hindrance opposing our God-given dreams and visions.
And as we yield ourselves to Him in intimate fellowship and relationship, His Grace will begin to flow, and it will generate more Grace and more Grace and more Grace and more and more until you become that channel for His Grace. You begin to manifest in a never-ending flow of His Awesome power.
The result is that His desires, hopes and dreams will be birthed through you at no cost to you, with no CARNAL effort on your part.
And as we said earlier, the best way to advertise Christianity is to enjoy it.
Walk in the Spirit.
Walk believing, NOT feeling, not seeing, not responding to anything negative, but responding to the Word of God. “As He is, so are we in this world”{1 John 4:17}.
”Our life in this world is the same as Christ’s {1 John 4:17} GNB.
”We are Body of His Body-Bone of His Bone-Flesh of His Flesh {Ephesians 5:30}. Glory to God!
”We are living epistles…”{1 Peter 1:23}.
A Christian enjoys the constant protection of God. (Rom 8:28}. Nothing can happen to a Christian without God’s permission. There are no accidents in a believer’s life.
Everything that happens to a child of God is for his own good. Even trials, tests, and discipline work for his spiritual benefit {Romans 5:3-5}.
If we learn to lean on, depend upon the Holy Spirit for the supply of both the desire and the power to do the will of God, the result will be a life in which the fruit of the Spirit will be evident.
The call of God is a beautiful thing.
The Mighty and powerful Voice of God from the unseen spiritual world reaching our heart.
It wakens us to the consciousness that God is calling us to live for Him and DO work for Him.
All Glory to God!
Do not get ready, live ready!
Do not be afraid.
Stop saying how hard everything was and is.
Think and speak positively about the future, according to what God has placed in your heart, and not according to what you have seen in the past or are seeing even now in the present.
Be motivated from within, not from without.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INTEREST AND COMMITMENT, AND THE FORCE OF HABIT: 🤔🦅✌️🌟
There is a difference between interest and commitment.
When you are interested in doing something, you do it only when it is convenient, but when you are committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results.
In the Kingdom of God, only those who put in everything and have a 100% commitment, or those who give it their all, or who have a ”no matter what it takes’ attitude, get the spoils of victory.
‘‘. Again, the Kingdom of God is LIKE unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went, and sold ALL that he had, and bought it’‘. {Matthew 13:46-47}.
Once you make a 100% commitment to serve God, there are NO exceptions.
It is a done deal. Non-negotiable. Case closed! Over and out!
You do not wrestle with that decision every day. It has already been made. The die has been cast.
ALL THE BRIDGES ARE BURNED BEHIND YOU!
You do not look at her. You do not look at him!
Even if her eyelashes are dripping with magnets or his pants are bulging with iron.
That lust is the first step to an early grave. It is better to drink the venom of a cobra or viper than look at him or her with LUST. Do not even think about it! PERIOD.
Anytime he or she comes into your mind, REMEMBER JESUS ON THE CROSS. REMEMBER SAMSON! Remember anything but your lying body!
The body {this one you have} is not interested in Heaven. It is earthly. It is only a house. It is dust, and it likes the fallen things of the dust where the serpent crawls. Do you want to crawl? IN THE DUST with demons?
You do not rent space in your brain or in your thinking to the stinking devil.
Believe me; he wants to take you out. AND HE WILL! If you let him.
He will use your flesh, your weakness, and your ignorance.
The Kingdom of God is not an Xbox game, and it is not Coronation Street, and neither is it, ‘whatever got talent,’ NO! NO! NO! YOUR ETERNAL SOUL IS AT STAKE HERE!
You are not playing with blank bullets. THIS IS FOR REAL. YOU ARE IN A WAR! FOR YOUR ETERNAL SOUL!
So today, I want to help you with one KEY that will be of great help against the world, the flesh, and the devil.
IT’S THE FORCE OF HABIT.
The person, male or female, who wants to be powerful in the Kingdom of God and be mightily used by God MUST appreciate the might and force of HABIT.
Your habits determine your success. Successful people do not just happen.
Up to 90% of your behaviour is habitual.
From the time you get up in the morning until the time you retire at night, there are hundreds of things you do the same way every day.
So whatever habits you currently have established are producing your current level of results.
Good or bad, habits always deliver.
So, success is simply a matter of understanding and religiously practising SPECIFIC, simple habits that always lead to success.
You must be quick to break those habits that can break you-and hasten to adopt the practices that will become the habits that help you achieve the success you desire.
When you develop or are developing a sinful, backslid, or lukewarm habitual lifestyle or habit, life will eventually give you the consequences of your habits.
You may not like the consequences, but life will still deliver them.
The fact is, if you continue to do the same things in a certain way, you will continue to have the same results. One year from now, you will still be at the £2000 a month job you are doing. You will always struggle in your finances, and you will still wonder if ”My God will supply ALL my needs according to His Riches in Glory” is after all, just the Pastor saying it to meet Church expenses.
ARE YOU REALLY SERIOUS TO BE RICH WITH GOD, IN HIS KINGDOM?
DO YOU WANT TO BE GIVING THOUSANDS OR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND POUNDS IN ABOUT A FEW YEARS FROM NOW FOR GOD’S WORK AND GLORY?
Notice I did not say NEXT WEEK!
OK, let me teach and show you how!
1. Success follows DOING what you want to do!
There is no other way to be successful.
There is one thing that you LOVE to do and do so well that you hardly feel like charging people for it.
It is effortless for you and a lot of fun. And if you could make money doing it, you would make it your life’s work.
DO WHAT YOU LOVE–THE MONEY WILL FOLLOW!
For me, it is MAKING GOD FAMOUS, Motivating, Equipping and Edifying His people, and kicking the devil’s behind!
2. Successful people are the MASTER OF THEIR WORDS.
Speak ONLY TRUE words, that UPLIFT and that AFFIRM other people’s worth.
Be conscious of the thoughts you think and the words you speak – BOTH ABOUT YOURSELF AND OTHERS.
IF YOU DON’T TAKE DOMINION OVER YOUR WORDS, YOUR WORDS WILL TAKE DOMINION OVER YOU.
Financial Success Starts in the Mind.
You have FIRST to decide what you want.
Next, you have to believe it is possible.
And that you deserve it. That it is God’s will for you.
Then you must renew your mind with God’s thoughts and scriptures on His will for your Finances, and you must focus on it by thinking about it, MEDITATING on them, and VISUALIZING it as if it were already yours.
Finally, you have to be willing to PAY THE PRICE to get it-including selling your shoes and bags -if need be-to buy the materials that will give you the information and knowledge to dig into and study to receive the Light of REVELATION.
This comes only by disciplined effort {HABIT} AND Perseverance-OVER TIME!
YOU GET WHAT YOU FOCUS ON.
If no burning desire for wealth arises within you, no wealth will arise around you. The rest is up to you.
I pray in this month of May you will be transformed in Jesus Mighty and Precious Name. 🙏🦅🌟
