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BROKENESS
Brokenness is the state wherein we can be corrected and still bounce back with joy and continue to serve without bitterness.
This is an achievable state as we go through our process of receiving correction and moving on from one level of excellence to another. Many get stuck because of the subtle pride that hides behind our gifts from God. Gifted people can sometimes be the most difficul…
How To Be Happy In Life
You can be happy, no matter what your state in life is - married, single, widowed, separated or divorced etc. Because, happiness is a choice you make in life! It isn"t a decision somebody else makes or can make for you. Happiness is not a function of what somebody does or doesn"t do for you, it is what you do for yourself.
First and foremost, we must understand that there is a differe…
OVERCOME YOUR FEARS
Overcome the fear of people, the fear of failure, the fear of death, the fear of the future, the fear of the unknown, the fear of rejection, etc. Fear will keep you in bondage to the devil, to people, to circumstance, to the status-quo and even to yourself! Fear will hold you back from breaking through! Fear will keep you in mediocrity. Fear will stop you from trying anything new; from breaking …
HOW TO GUARD YOUR HEART
You need to guard your heart by exposing your spirit to the Word of God. You must meditate in the Word constantly. The Bible says in Deut. 8:3b.... “man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live”. This means that our very sustenance springs from living by the Word of God. It is absolutely vital to train your …
Stewardship: Principles Of Life Management
1. Everything we have was given to us (by God). James 1:17-25.
2. Everything we are given has potential in them. They can increase, multiply and become greater than how we were given.
3. How we handle these things given to us will determine how we are rewarded or judged. Our ability to manage (steward) these things is the key to our success in life.
4. We shall give account to …
Pulling Down Strongholds
Our meditation today is born out of seeing so many people unable to be completely free from strong forces that prevent them from enjoying all that Jesus died to make available to us all. The Apostle Paul called something strongholds and discussed the weapons of our warfare in 2 Corinthians 10:3-5.
What are strongholds? They are fortresses of demonic activities that constitute a hold on us …
Some Benefits of Obedience
Every instruction in God’s Word carries a consequence. When obeyed, the rewards are there and when disobeyed, the rewards do show up with time. What happens many times is that the benefits are sometimes limited to our understandings. Without our understanding, our cooperation is limited and possibly inconsistent. Many times we tend to be event-oriented rather than process-oriented…
Divine Healing: Yours For The Taking
Isaiah 53:3-6, “He was despised and rejected and forsaken by men, a Man of sorrows and pains, and acquainted with grief and sickness; and like One from Whom men hide their faces He was despised, and we did not appreciate His worth or have any esteem for Him. Surely He has borne our griefs (sicknesses, weaknesses, and distresses) and carried our sorrows and pains [of punishment], …
Seven Secrets to Goal Achievement
1. Write your goal down. The act of writing it reinforces the goals in your mind.
2. Align your goals. Your goals should complement or support each other. When you write your list of goals, take a moment to think how pursuing each one could impact the others.
3. Set Performance goals to reach your Outcome goals. Performance goals are a commitment to yourself to do something and do …
Building a Spiritual House - Part 2
The rubbing off on one another in a correct way is the pattern for building a spiritual house. The foundation of this house is the Apostles and prophets with Jesus Christ as the Chief cornerstone. The life, message, dedication and focus of the apostolic people should be what lay the foundation for this house, globally and locally. In these qualities, we find the keys to access to the divine…
BE NOT IGNORANT OF SATAN'S WILES AND INTENTIONS (DEVICES).
2 Corinthians
To keep Satan from getting the advantage over us; for we are not ignorant of his wiles and intentions.
John 10:10
The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).
Ephesians 6:10-18
In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [be empowered through your union with …
Dealing with the Strengths and Weaknesses of your Temperament
Our human temperaments are characteristics and tendencies we are born with. They are by-products of the influence of the fallen nature inherited by us in the first Adam. They were originally wholesome but the fall affected them negatively, hence our temperaments need redemption too. Not only do we need redemption for our spirits, we need redemption for our souls and even issues in …
DEATH AND LIFE ARE IN THE POWER OF THE TONGUE
We having the spirit of Faith believe and therefore we speak. We look not at the things which are seen but the things which are not seen, we look at the Word of God, choose to believe it and then speak the word, so we choose life rather than death, hence we speak what the Word says because we believe God is faithful to keep His Word in our lives. We plant the seed of the Word by hearin…
RELATIONAL THINKING
Many things are important in life. Some are very important. Having healthy relationships with the right people in your life is one of the most important things in life. This is because for there to be meaning in life, relationships must be defined, cultivated and maintained. It is known that when God wants to bless us, He usually sends someone into our lives. Unfortunately …
UNDERSTANDING PROCESS AND THE FATHERING SPIRIT (PART 2)
HEALTHY BOUNDARIES: A CONDITION FOR HEALTHY GROWTH
One of the lessons derived from Joseph’s words, in Genesis 39:8-9, is the understanding of boundaries. He said these words after Potiphar’s wife appealed to him and he refused. “Behold, my master knows not what is with me in the house, and he has committed all that he has to my hand; there is none greater in this house …
UNDERSTANDING PROCESS AND THE FATHERING SPIRIT (PART 1)
In the beginning God created man in His image and in His likeness. God's first words to man were that he be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the other creatures. He created them, male and female (Gen. 1:27-28). However, the fall of man brought changes to the state of mankind. What was created (i.e. man's spirit) and what was made (i.e. man's body) …
Maximising Your Leadership Potential
“Let no one despise (look down on your youthfulness), but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity. Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine (teaching). Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership. Meditate on these things; give …
Becoming A Person Of Positive Influence
“In Him was life and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness and the darkness did not comprehend (overcome, understand or quench) it” (John 1:4-5). The battle Between Light and Darkness has been the battle of influence throughout the history of mankind. Part of God's purposes for our lives is that we should influence others. This word 'influence' …
Restoring The Dominion Mandate
Genesis 1:26-27 says "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." …
Leadership Philosophies
Everything you observe in human behaviour usually has a governing principle or philosophy. Many of the human actions we see may have been a product of necessity or borne out of a desire to be something or achieve something. The moment it becomes a repeated activity, be sure some thoughts have been generated to justify its existence in the sphere of human behaviour. To change the external …
How Do I Measure My Spirituality?
HOW DO I MEASURE MY SPIRITUALITY? WHAT PARAMETERS CAN I USE TO DETERMINE MY REAL GROWTH SPIRITUALLY? HOW CAN I DETERMINE WHERE I AM IN MY WALK WITH
These questions come up from time to time as we all try to assess where we are as far as our spiritual life is concerned. It comes up in helping others see where they are as we try to help individuals get a hold of the direction their …
THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP
THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP (IT’S A COVENANT RELATIONSHIP)
God ordained partnership to increase the effect of everyone’s potential and contribution so that we all can have abundance for every good work. There is a multiplier effect when partnership is understood and entered into in reality. In every covenant relationship there are the principles of sacrifice, being God-focussed, …
Dealing with the Beast of the Land
Every region of the earth has its peculiar demonic operations and these operations have seasons! A casual look around the world and hearing the news can easily show activities of demons peculiar to certain regions. The people in these regions have their part that they play for these activities to either be intensified or reduced. It is believed that evil spirits like remaining in certain …
Bringing Many Sons To Glory
My heart yearns for the fullness of God to be manifested in human lives. Paul prayed in the book of Ephesians that they may be filled with the fullness of God. It is obvious from scripture that God wants to see the revelation of His glory in the lives of members of His family on earth.
There have been progressive revelations of His plans and purposes throughout church history especially …
Living a fulfilled life
A fulfilled life does not happen by accident!
A fulfilled life is one who has released all that God put into that life to benefit the human race! The potentials within have been discovered, developed and deployed to bring maximum value added to humanity. Purpose accomplished! Assignment fulfilled!
God's gift to us is the life given to us, our gift to Him is what we do with the life! …
Reprogramming Your Heart For Kingdom Breakthroughs
“Why do you call Me, Lord, Lord, and do not [practice] what I tell you?” In Luke 6:46 our Lord Jesus asked this question when he was on earth and it is a question that still needs to be answered today. The question, amongst other things, challenges our understanding and application of His Lordship over us as well as our recognition of the fact that His Word should have …
7 Pictures Of Gods People
THE GOVERNMENTAL ASSEMBLY:
“But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and the church of the first born who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect”(Hebrews 12:22-23).
This represents the Assembly of God’s …
THE MAN : Winning in the 21st Century.
Challenges of the 21st Century: information overload; abundance of sexual promiscuity; explosion of knowledge and hence opportunities to develop and grow. The need to develop yourself to high points of potentials being deployed to bless humanity. Massive competition given a new world village view. The world has become a global village with all the social media, networking on the Internet …