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Key Thoughts IV
“And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that He rewards those who sincerely seek Him” Heb.11:6.
I know of someone that joined NASA because he wanted to go to space. But NASA was not really taking people to space. So he left NASA and created his own company. Today, he is giving people the space experience. Do not get satisfied too easily. I pray that God will give you a holy dissatisfaction because until you get dissatisfied, you cannot make progress. Until you are Read the rest of this entry
Key Thoughts III
“So that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises” Heb.6:12
Our concluding thought yesterday was that the fulfillment of every destiny will require several steps of faith. So in order to secure victory and fulfill destiny, you need to turn these destiny destroyers into destiny accelerators. So we start by replacing greed with generosity. Secondly, replace impatience with patience. Patience is a powerful destiny accelerator. People are Read the rest of this entry
Key Thoughts II
“Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything” Prov.11:24
As long as you are on earth, you are going to be dealing with people. People are capable of giving you the greatest joy in life. People are capable of causing you the greatest pain in life. It is people that are going to open the door to your next level or stand in the door way and try to frustrate your life. Everyone you are in a relationship with, you are dealing with [your boss, Read the rest of this entry
Key Thoughts I
“Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline, to help them understand the insights of the wise. Their purpose is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives, to help them do what is right, just, and fair” Prov.1:2-3
There are four key concepts in economics that are pivotal and reveal the human nature. They show us how we make choices and how to relate to the people in our lives. Why? It is because our relationships determine our height. How we relate with the people in our lives determines how far we go. I will explain these four key concepts in economics with an illustration. Read the rest of this entry
Economize!
“There is treasure in the house of the godly…” Prov.15:6
A lot of us are familiar with the war in 1991 called Operation Desert Storm. The late Saddam Hussein bragged about it being “the mother of all wars” but it turned out to be the mother of all defeats. The U.S. bombarded Iraq and reduced it to almost nothing. Then they economically sent in allied forces led by the US. By the time the war was over, the allied forces had lost only Read the rest of this entry
Invaluable Lessons
“The wise store up treasure and oil, but fools spend whatever they get” Prov.21:20
Great leaders know how to look at an opportunity and immediately determine whether they are going to take it or not. Why? Critical resources are scarce. You do not have all the resources to take all the opportunities. So if you take one opportunity you are going to miss another. The first principle of economics is that critical resources are scarce. Time is scarce. No matter how Read the rest of this entry
Life Lessons
“Otherwise, you might complete only the foundation before running out of money, and then everyone would laugh at you. They would say, ‘There’s the person who started that building and couldn’t afford to finish it!’” Lu.14:29-30
Yesterday, we learnt that the Pyrrhic victory is a victory that inflicts such a devastating blow on the victor that it is tantamount to defeat. Some victories deal more devastating blows to the victors. So the question is, is that argument really important? Is it more important for you to win the argument and lose your spouse? Is it worth it to get that money and lose the trust of Read the rest of this entry
Count The Cost!
“Or what king would go to war against another king without first sitting down with his counselors to discuss whether his army of 10,000 could defeat the 20,000 soldiers marching against him?” Lu.14:31
Interestingly, one of the key reasons why you should commit your life to Christ is because the outcome has been predetermined. In fact, it is a very dangerous thing to live without Jesus. In Christ, the outcomes have been predetermined. So we can take on the challenges being confident that the outcome has been predetermined. In our everyday lives we will be Read the rest of this entry
Your Job
“But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it?” Lu.14:28
It is clear that God’s heart for us this year and beyond is victory and so shall it be, in Jesus Name. Why do we keep reiterating this? It is because you and I must let it sink deep down in our souls that God will give us victory. But you must take responsibility as the general of your life. You [not the nation, or the government, or the Politicians] are the general of your life. The Read the rest of this entry
In Your Hands
“…But now a creditor has come, threatening to take my two sons as slaves.” “What can I do to help you?” Elisha asked. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” “Nothing at all, except a flask of olive oil,” she replied” 2Kings 4:1-2
I want you to know without a shadow of doubt that it is your job to find that opening and to exploit it. God can help you find it but it is still your job to exploit it. We tend to think of openings and opportunities as a distant thing. “The greatest people maximize the opportunities at hand” – Anonymous. Look around you; there Read the rest of this entry
