Realities and Truth

GETTING READY FOR THE NEW Tomorrow marks the end of year 2020. It’s been a year of experiences different from other years but in everything we give God thanks because this is His will concerning us. As we appreciate God for this eventful year and cross over to a new year, year 2021 our year of Plenty, Taking New Territories, these thoughts resonates in me; It’s time to get over fear by doing what you’re afraid of. Don’t be a victim. Victims blame, Victors learn. Victors figure out what went wrong and rearrange their life so that it never happens again. Otherwise life will just keep throwing the very same lesson at you until you ‘get it.’  Be a fast learner and do more of heart learning. Heart learning is transformational learning while head learning is informational learning. It’s time for total transformation. Rom12:1-2 See the future, the new territories you are about to take with the eyes of faith. Don’t let the past haunt or limit you. Nobody puts a new wine in an old wine skin. It

NEW BEGINNINGS  Many nations have entered into the second phase of the lockdown due to the rise in the pandemic. However don’t allow your heart to be troubled. When you do what you can, trust God to do what only Him can do. There are a few things I will want you to consider as the year runs to an end and we look forward to a new year; -Don’t be afraid. God has not given you the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Fear tolerated is faith contaminated. Don’t allow what you see or hear create fear in you. Believe only the report of the Lord. Your future is bright. -Separate yourself from distractions so that you can be in tune with God to know what next especially His thoughts for the new year. Genesis 13:14 KJV [14] And the Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: -Have a plan. Planning is the process of thinking about the ac

GLITTERS AND GOLD 1 Samuel 16:7b. “. . . for God sees  not  as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”  All that glitters is not gold is a popular saying that is pregnant with meaning. The phrase means do not be deceived by looks because a person may look innocent but they are not. Outward appearance can be greatly misleading. There is more to a man psychologically than the physical being. Like shining glass pieces which dazzle and glitter like diamonds the appearance of men can be greatly misleading. Samuel went to the house of Jesse as instructed by God to anoint one of his sons as king. Every time any of them passed by, he would say surely the Lord’s anointed until the    Lord said, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him. We all make the same mistakes at the point of making crucial decisions and the effects can sometimes be very devastating. The shining outer look of something is not a con

  APPRECIATION CHALLENGE   Philippians 2:13 KJV [13] For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. Every man needs a man to get to the next level or to breakthrough in life. Jesus needed John the Baptist, Moses needed Aaron, David needed Jonathan. No doubt, it is God that stirs up the heart of men to help if not the willingness will not be there. He is the One that works in us both to will and to do of His good pleasure. As we give God thanks, there are people around us that God has used for us this year one way or the other that we need to appreciate irrespective of their status. They may be our colleagues at work or in ministry, mentor/boss, driver, auxiliary staff, family and friends. We must not sing the praises of people only when they are long gone but we should do this while they are still alive and are with us or around us. Don’t wait until they leave before you realize their worth. Let’s make out a list and appreciate these people this month,

ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE  Jeremiah 30:19 KJV [19] And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small. Welcome to the month of December. The Lord has been so faithful despite the many challenges this year, especially that of COVID-19. Some people have lost loved ones, some lost their jobs and so many other issues to contend with. Reminiscing, it dawned on me that if we have ever had a reason to lose someone or something, God is the reason for not losing everything. Sometimes we cry we have no shoes, while there are people around us who don’t have feet. If we can not think, we can not thank God.  Why do we need to thank God? -It’s a command. Psa106:1; 1Chr16:8 -It is the will of God. 1 Thess5:18 -It shows that we trust God to help us through it all -It causes God to move on our behalf as in the above scripture. He promises to multiply us.  I have 2 assign