Realities and Truth

Psalm 65:11 KJV [11] Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness. As we get engrossed in rounding off the year and entering a new year, making out plans for the new year on what we want to achieve, please ensure that you include some things that are extremely important . The additional degrees, getting more money, expanding your frontiers are all good projects, but there’s more to life than all these. Please consider the following; -Ensure that knowing God more is a priority in your life. Those that know their God shall be strong and do exploits. -Be selfless and not selfish. As you think of yourself, think of being a blessing to others. When you build men, you can’t determine what men can do and how God can repay you. In every seed is a potential for great harvest. It is more blessed to give than to receive. -Enhance your relationships. Relationship is currency. Don’t slam the doors on people, you may need to reopen that door. Do unto others as you want others

1 Chronicles 4:10 KJV [10] And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested. A man was named based on the condition at the time of his birth. He was called Jabez because his mother gave birth to him with sorrow. The man could not control where he was coming from, but he could control where he was heading to. He refused to settle for less. He didn’t believe in ‘what’s going to be is going to be’. He desperately wanted to break out of the confining circumstances and expectations he had been born into. It was beyond his power. So he cried out to God for blessing, for larger borders, and for the power and protection to go with them. And God said yes. Are you faced with something that is beyond you? Be assured that God who didn’t spare His only begotten Son, but gave Him up for us all

Philippians 4:13 KJV [13] I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. As we begin to wrap up this year and prepare to enter into the new year, there are a few things that we should look into; -Don’t let what stopped or hindered you so far continue to hold you bound. Break free and forge ahead. Wade through obstruction.  -Don’t swim against the tides. Choose your direction by the help of the Holy Spirit.  -Don’t lose focus of your destination. Find a way to get there. Be determined. -No matter what happened, get ready to spring back into shape. Make something out of nothing.  -Don’t derive your value as a survivor but as a driver. Take full responsibility for your life. Be the driver behind the wheel of your life. -Be positive. Shape your world with your word. Speak words of affirmation. Speak what you want to see if you don’t like what you are seeing.  -Get curious. The possibilities are always there. Find out something new about yourself. Don’t focus on a particular col

Psalm 65:11 KJV [11] Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness. Welcome to the last month in year 2021. The year has been very eventful. So many ups and downs but the grace of God has been sufficient. Be expectant in the remaining days in this year. You will have reasons for creative thanksgiving. Be equipped with your sling of praise and thanksgiving. The Lord will use it to multiply you and you will not be few. He will also glorify you, you will not be small. The God that brought you this far will not jettison you. He didn’t leave the Children of Israel when they got to the Red Sea. He will not leave you stranded. He used David’s sling to bring down Goliath. The Lord will use your sling of praise to bring down every opposition before you in Jesus name. You may not see rain or wind, but be assured that the valleys will be filled. There will be supernatural delivery of your expectation. The God that turned again the captivity of Zion will give you testimony t

Luke 18:9 KJV [9] And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: Have you noticed that emojis with smiley faces have their eyes closed? When you have your eyes closed, you don’t notice some things. Learn to overlook things. Don’t take things too seriously. Make excuses for people rather than judging them. What you regard as fault may not necessarily be. Some times you may not have the details before jumping to conclusions. When the Apostles began to speak in new tongues on the day of Pentecost, some people mocked them that they were filled with new wine. When you overemphasize people’s fault, it makes yours more visible. No one is perfect. We are all work in progress in the hands of God. The same person whose fault you focus on, also has strength. Choose to pay attention to the positive than the negative. Begin to see a half filled cup as half full rather than half empty. It’s a good way to begin to work on ourselves. W

Hebrews 12:2 KJV [2] Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. When you feel like giving up. When the fire seem to be going out. When your energy seemed drained. When you feel abandoned or forgotten.  When you can’t take it anymore.  When all the doors seem to be locked. When help is not in view. When it seems like there’s no way of escape.  When time is running out. When it is too heavy for you to bear. When all the good you have done are forgotten and the spotlight is on your mistake. When you are paid with evil for your good. When there’s no strength to carry on. When you are about to take a permanent decision in a temporary situation.  When all hope seems lost. When the road gets tough, the tough gets going.  Don’t faint in the days of adversity. It is not the end of the world. Don’t give up. Hold on to God. He will visit you. Keep p

Isaiah 43:2 KJV [2] When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. Everyone will go through tough times in life but it doesn’t mean it’s the devil that is at work. God is set to shed you of wrong thinking, those times that God was at work and you were busy giving the devil credit, acknowledging that he was at work in your life. You may not be under attack, thinking you are. It’s not a threat it’s a threshing.  Threshing is the process of separating grain from corn or other crops. That indicates that separation is needed when you are not where you are supposed to be. So there has to be a sorting. While threat is an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage or hostile action on someone. God has a plan in your disappointment and that is why He allows you to go through threshing. You come out better than you were initially

John 7:38 KJV [38] He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. Rivers of living water represents the Holy Spirit's presence and power poured out on us. However looking at the mention of water in the above scripture with reference to man and the make up of man, it’s important to see the ability and power that water possesses, which everyone of us should also possess.  Human beings are made up of about seventy percent water so I want us to look at water in the face of challenges or obstructions and how we should handle what cones our way. I attended a course recently where we looked at water as a metaphor for creative resilience instead of the usual bounce back like rubber band, so I decided to outline the qualities that water possesses; • Water always finds its way not necessarily the same way. Do things differently. • Water declares its own possibles ( where it is going). You can do all things through Christ that stre

1 Samuel 30:19 KJV 19] And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all. Welcome to the last quarter of year 2021. This year has been full of so many activities that can be a source of concern and discouragement but cheer up. No matter what happens around you, it is what you give your attention to that is magnified and also determines your state of wellbeing. That is why you are to guard your heart with all diligence. Your output is a function of our input. Be mindful of what you choose to process. The mind is a battle ground where victory or defeat is determined. Positive thoughts gives birth to victory while negative thoughts produce defeat. It is important that you lay aside every weight. Hand your issues to the Lord. If you can’t do anything about it, why worry about it? Worry is a trick of the devil to keep you busy and less productive. Have a positive attitude

The driver determines the destination. The plan of God is that you be the driver behind the wheel of your life. No one can take the steering without your permission. Some people have willingly given the steering of their lives to someone else to handle. It’s time you take it back and chart your own course according to God’s plan. It’s never too late to take over again. You as the driver, determine the speed with which you journey in life. You are not in competition with anyone. However speed is irrelevant when you are in the wrong.    A man decided to outrun another person. He put in all his effort. By the time his mission was accomplished, he realized he had long passed where he was supposed to turn and also noticed that the person he was competing with, didn’t know anything was happening. Pause and ask yourself, where am I heading to? If you don’t know where you are going, anywhere will be your bus stop. A good driver ensures that his vehicle is in good condition and there’s enough g

Luke 9:62 KJV [62] And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. Driving requires skill and care. Quite a number of people who drive, have safety at the back of their mind. Nobody wants to drive himself to destruction except those with suicidal intentions. The same principle of driving applies to how we stir the ship of our lives. No matter how skilled you are, it’s important you commit your journey into God’s hands. There are a few things I want us to look at when we are behind the wheels whether that of our vehicles or our lives; For safety when driving, some basic things need to be observed like fastening your seat belt, not drinking while driving, observing traffic rules. If all these are necessary in driving our vehicles, more is required when we are navigating through vehicle of our lives.   You don’t focus on the rear mirror when driving except when you want to reverse which only takes a few seconds and you f

Luke 22:32 KJV [32] But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren. Jesus knew it will get to a point when challenges will be overwhelming and temptation will be inevitable. When our faith will be tested. He had been there. He prayed that the cup should pass over Him and immediately realized that He was a Man on assignment. He quickly surrendered to the will of His Father, the Sender. He wants you to handle situations the same way, surrendering to the will of the Father. There are some things that prayer will not change. You just have to receive grace to go through them. Jesus prayed but had to go through what was ahead of Him. The cup couldn’t pass Him over. Some times, like Peter, we think we’re all set for what is ahead but Jesus made him realize that before the cock will crow he would have denied Him thrice. He didn’t bother praying about it. He never thought he could get to the point but it happened. Let him that thinks he

Psalm 40:2 KJV [2] He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. This month has been declared a month of Strategic promotion and honor in multiple dimensions. God is set to reach out to us with His mighty and outstretched arm. He will bring us out of every embarrassing situation that represents a horrible pit and    lift us up by setting our feet upon a rock. Like Mary, when the angel told her that she will have a son as a virgin, she did not know how. We too may not know how, but it will be unto us according to His word. Faithful is He who has called us who also will do it.    The God of impossibility is ready to turn things around and lift you up by divine arrangement, such that no one will be able to explain the doings of God in our lives. Jesus was going from Judea to Galilee and the Bible says He must needs go through Samaria,    because it was time for the life of a woman to be turned around. The Samari

2 Kings 6:5-6 KJV [5] But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed. [6] And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim. Restoration is the action of returning something to a former owner, place or condition. Replacing or repairing to it’s original state. Everyone has had to lose, misplace or spoilt something at one point or the other and desired a replacement or recovery of such. If it’s something you can replace, you go ahead and replace it immediately but there are some things that you have lost and desire a replacement but you have no control over. Like the sons of prophet in the above scripture. They borrowed an axe and while felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water. The axe had to be returned to the owner. A miracle was needed for the recovery of the axe head and it happened. An iron axe head that was sup

2 Corinthians 9:10-11 KJV [10] Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;) [11] Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God. Everyday is a gift but do we see it as such? If so how do we respond to what we are grateful for? Sometimes we’re so engrossed in the race of life that we take little things that really matter for granted. It can be the people around you or the things that you have. Life is too tender to be taken for granted. When you are able to stretch your body, turn your head, breathe, bathe yourself, clothe yourself, eat what you like and take decisions, you may not appreciate it as much as you should until you are not able to do one of those things you have been doing. Nothing matters to a sick person than to be healthy. No matter what you are faced with and where you are, someone desires to be there.    Some peop

Philippians 3:13 KJV [13] Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, Welcome to the month of July, the first month of the second half of the year. It’s a month of divine visitation. It promises to be a glorious month and an awesome second half. We all know that during the half time in a football match, the players and the coach assess the performance in the first half. After the evaluation, they come up with strategies as to how to improve on their performance and win in the second half. We also need to do some evaluation and sorting. Do away with things that are not working or that represents time waters. Don’t let your mistakes or your pasts drown you. Focus your energy on what will propel you towards your goal. Don’t relent, don’t be discouraged. Affirm that this is your season and everything will work together for your good. The Lord that visited Hannah a

1 Thessalonians 5:18 KJV [18] In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. We thank the Lord for bringing us to the end of the first half of the year 2021. A whole lot has happened this year. So much uncertainty and insecurity, yet the Lord has been gracious to us. If you have lost one thing, God is the reason for not losing everything. Some times we cry we have no shoes, while there are people without feet. If we can not think, we can not thank God . People of God we have reasons to be glad irrespective of what we are faced with. This month may come to an end, the first half of the year may come to an end, the word the Lord has given you has no end. It doesn’t expire. God is never late. God has given you life because He is not done with you. He still has a plan for you. Look at the things that God has done for you in this first half. Count your blessings one by one and come to Him with a heart of thanksgiving, knowing if He did those ones, He

Psalm 103:13 KJV [13] Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. Father’s Day is a time set aside to honor and appreciate fathers and father figure in our lives and their influence. The third Sunday in June has been set aside every year for this celebration. Fathers give so much sacrifice but are not usually appreciated the way they should. Honoring our fathers is a command with promise. A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society. In view of this I choose to celebrate fathers, physical and spiritual in this write up. A father’s quality reflects God’s character. I want us to look at the qualities of great fathers.  -A great father knows he must sacrifice his own comfort for his fatherly duties. -A father’s love can be tough but he means well. -A great father knows that mistake is part of learning but refuses constant mistakes that is a sign of irresponsibility  -A great father t

John 8:29 KJV [29] And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him. Being in the presence of the Lord is having access to the realm of the supernatural, where all things are possible. We need the presence of the Lord more than ever before. There’s so much unrest and invasion in many nations of the world. The wisdom of man has failed and is still failing. It is only the presence of the Lord that can make the difference and the necessary changes that we need. The ministry of Jesus was successful because His Father did not leave Him. God is omnipresent, He is everywhere but we must desire His manifest presence in our lives. Joseph was in a foreign land as a slave, yet the presence of the Lord was with Him and made all that he did to prosper. His master also acknowledged the presence of God in his life. We all need the presence of the Lord such that unbelievers will agree the the presence of Hod in our lives. The presence of t

James 1:12 KJV [12] Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. Welcome to the month of June. This month will be to us a month of open doors and divine opportunities in Jesus name. It’s always a special month to me as it is my 26th wedding anniversary on the 3rd and my 51st birthday on the 4th.    It has not been a very smooth ride but I’m grateful to God that in the midst of storms, He always showed up. He didn’t promise that there won’t be issues we can’t handle but He promised to show up and when He does, He calms the storm. There will always be ups and downs but His grace is always sufficient. Don’t give up, there’s no mountain that He cannot move. God is at work. The Lord will fight for you. He will perfect all that concerns you. The journey ahead is still far, your strength will not abate and your faith will not fail. Hold on tenaciously to the pillar that holds your lif

Philippians 4:6 KJV [6] Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. In continuation of the write up last week, I feel so impressed in my spirit to continue where i stopped. We looked at the fact that the relevance and out come of things depends on whose hands it is. It is important to know how to place things in the right place, it makes things easier when we put things where they should be and makes one more organized and effective. It allows you spend less time looking for items. When you know where you have kept something, you just go there to pick it up and you’ll be at rest knowing it’s in a safe place. Items dropped in the wrong place over time eventually become a big task clearing or cleaning up. Same thing goes for issues we are faced with. Where we place issues determine a lot in our lives, if not we find ourselves under pressure, restless and unable to sleep. Learn to lay aside anything that

1 Peter 5:7 KJV [7] Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. I listened to something that blessed me on the importance of where we place things and I thought to share it. If you take a basket ball and put it in my hands, it’s worth a little but if you put it in the hands of a professional like LeBron James it’s worth millions. If you take a gulf club and put it in my hands, it’s worth will just be the selling price but if you put it in the hands of Tiger Woods, it is worth several million dollars. It depends on whose hands it is in. A rod in my hands may just be something to play around with but in the hands of Moses, it parted the Red Sea. A sling shot in my hand becomes something to toy with but in the hands of David, it slayed Goliath.    Five loaves and two fish will probably just be a meal for few. Putting it in the hands of Jesus, it fed thousands and still had twelve baskets left over. Nails fastened to my hands on a wood will lead to loss of blood, if not death bu

1 Timothy 2:1-2 KJV [1] I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; [2] For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. The Bible enjoins us to pray for all men, kings and those that are in authority. We’re also implored to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Someone is saying I don’t live in Jerusalem. Pray for the peace of the nation where you come from and the nation where you dwell. So many things are happening all over the world. Threats within and outside the nations, pandemic grossly affecting people’s health and finances, unstable economy, religious conflicts, political brouhaha, epileptic power supply, archaic educational curriculum and a lot more. So many people are entering into depression and insecurity is the order of the day. There is so much to contend with. We think we know the answers and clamor for what we regard as change

Jeremiah 32:27 KJV [27] Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for    me? There’s nothing too difficult or hard for God to do. What God can not do does not exist. This write up is dedicated to the Oyesusis and the act of God in their lives and to everyone out there trusting God for miracle. This is to encourage you that your faith should not fail and you should not faint in the days of adversity. These ones are example of believers. fervent christians serving the Lord with all they have in and out of season, yet they had been waiting on the Lord for children for about nine years. God did not promise us that we will be exempted from affliction because we serve Him but He promised that He will deliver us from them all. This couple had gone through thick and thin, different stages of challenges. Read a brief description of their journey below;  We have been married for 9 years without children. We prayed and fasted but nothing was happened. The most chall

Luke 18:1 KJV [1] And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; The above scripture says men should pray always, constantly, every time, and not to faint or be tired/weary. After this injunction, we were told of a judge who neither feared God nor regarded man but had to avenge a widow because he didn’t want her to weary him with her continual coming. We also do that with our kids when they keep disturbing with their request. We try to get them off our back so we give them what they want, some times reluctantly all in a bid to allow us concentrate on other important matters. If human beings can do this, God who is just will do much more. Note that the widow was not tired of going back to the judge. She was determined to get justice. A lot of people have desires but are not desperate or determined to do all it takes to get that desire. While some are determined, they get weary along the way. If we are willing to pray consistently, there’s

John 15:5 KJV [5] I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. Do you know that no man is perfect? Everyone you see and respect has something they need to work on. No one is self sufficient. We’re made to be totally dependent on God. We can of ourselves do nothing. That is why we are referred to as branches and Jesus, the vine. We draw strength from Him. It is not only perfect people that identifies with Jesus. They are imperfect people that are willing to be made by Him. The same way He said to the fishermen, follow me and I will make you fishers of men, He’s willing to make us who He wants us to be. We’re all work in progress in the hands of God but we have to be willing to allow ourselves to be molded so that we can be fit for the Master’s use. You may have issues with anger, stubbornness, pride, lying, cheating, jealousy, masturbation, greed e.t.c, it is not a criteria not to be used o

Psalm 145:19 KJV [19] He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them. There are people who want to attempt a few things or take steps in life but are afraid of the unknown. Some have the fear of failure, some procrastinate, others are bothered about what people will say and so on. The desire to make progress or add value must be stronger than the excuses that try to stop you. The devil has a way of holding people captive with lies in their thoughts. You need to break free from such lies and focus on your desired goal. Be unstoppable. The moment you overcome the thought/lie, you break free. Those excuses produce fear. They are false evidences appearing real. Esther needed to go before the king to appeal on behalf of her people in order to override a conspiracy that was meant to eliminate the Jews, but she was handicapped by the law that anyone who appears before the king without being sent for will be put to death, except those who find

Psalm 107:35 KJV [35] He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings. Restoration is reinstatement or repair. It is the action of returning something to a former owner place or condition. God’s restoration is usually more glorious than the former state. Everyone at one point or the other, have something that they have lost or have been dispossessed of and desires such to be returned. This loss may be due to ignorance, forceful dispossession, lack of knowledge or understanding, uninformed decision, anger and so many other reasons. Irrespective of the reason, the good news is, God by His mercy is able and willing to restore if we will turn to Him for help. David returned to Gilgal in 1Samuel 30 and found that their camp had been raided. They wept and David turned to God. And the Lord gave him an assurance that he will recover all and he did. The Lord restored the fortunes of Job and gave him twice as much as he had before. Joseph was sold into slavery b

John 15:5 KJV [5] I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. We thank God for the last day of the first quarter in year 2021. No matter where you are and what you are faced with, you have reasons to be grateful. Don’t put yourself under pressure and don’t let anybody put you under pressure. Irrespective of what may have happened in this first quarter, I want you to know that the best is yet to come. Losses will restored, barrenness will come to an end, dryness will be over, sicknesses will be healed, weeping will cease and joy will come in Jesus name. Don’t despair. The miracle worker will turn things around in your favor. Be optimistic as we approach this second quarter.    This is your season. The Lord will do new things and the former things you will not remember anymore. Let the Lord lead you because He is the all knowing God. Without Him we can do nothing.?He has good plan for you.

Hebrews 12:1 KJV [1] Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, It takes sacrifice and discipline to keep running our race. Most efforts are out of sight but the results are glaring to all. When you see people emerge as winners, you don’t know the work that has gone into it. Same applies to the race of marriage. when you see couples that you admire, you won’t know what they have gone through to appear as perfect couples to the world. We can easily be discouraged if we’re not on guard. It is important that we deal with different weights that can hinder from running our race, such as; -Lack of focus: Full concentration and deep focus is needed in any endeavor. Distraction is bait of the enemy to make you lose attention on what matters. Running and looking back has grave implication. Don’t think you are designed for ev