Category Archives: Guidance
Obey Divine Direction
‘So she did as she was told. Her sons kept bringing jar to her, and she filled one after another’ 2 kings 4:5.
In time past, I was driving in London and had to attend church. I did not know the routes so I had to drive using a GPS navigator. But that fateful, morning there was road construction going on and the GPS had not updated itself. It did not know that there was a roadblock so it took me right to it. And I began to wonder how I will get to church; of course the GPS was recalculating, and I did not want to get to church late. I wasn’t preaching, in fact they don’t even know me in the church. Read the rest of this entry
The Condition
‘For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Mark 8:36 [KJV]
The sixth truth is money actually grows on trees. The problem with a lot of us is that we are too lazy to go and pluck it. Secondly, we are too lazy to plant the seed, nurture it, and watch it grow into a tree. Then it starts to bear fruits of money and we begin to pluck it. Money grows on trees but a lot of us are not willing to farm. A lot of us want to be hunters – ‘small work, plenty money’ [Yoruba proverb translated]. I have heard entrepreneurs lament that a lot of the graduates and even Read the rest of this entry
Object Of Affection
‘No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money’ Matt.6:24.
Jesus is saying when it comes to service you have to choose between God and money. A lot of people are serving money. And a lot of people are only serving God because of money. So who are they serving? A lot of people will only come to church because that breakthrough came through. They will only move close to God because there is a potential financial increase. They will come to church because the church has a reputation for power services. Their Read the rest of this entry
More Than Gold!
‘The Almighty himself will be your treasure. He will be your precious silver’ Job 22:25.
God said to Moses, ‘the promise that I have made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob your fathers the patriarchs. I am about to give you the land that is flowing with milk and honey, houses that you did not build, wells that you did not dig. But Moses, I am not going to go with you because the people are stubborn. But I will give you the land to fulfill My Word so that people will not call Me a lair’ [translated]. Do you know what a lot of people will say, ‘O! But you Read the rest of this entry
Cherish Jesus
‘And may the Lord our God show us his approval and make our efforts successful. Yes, make our efforts successful!’ Ps.90:17
The second truth about money is- prosperity does not imply divine approval. A lot of people have ship wrecked their faith because they equate prosperity to divine approval. They believe that because they are prospering financially then God must be happy with them and their idea of God accurate. I am the one paying the bills and calling the shots then my idea of God is accurate. I am sorry but it does not follow. ‘For the turning away of the Read the rest of this entry
Always Rejoice
‘Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth’ 3 John 1:2 [KJV].
We are trusting God that by the time we are done with this series, money should never be an issue in your life again. If there is something that has been misunderstood largely in the Christian circles it is money. And that has given birth to questions such as; should Christians have money? How can you say you are a Christian and be so wealthy? Should Pastor’s have money? How much money should a Pastor have? Can money buy you happiness?
Steps To Freedom III
‘In the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives. Treat your wife with understanding as you live together. She may be weaker then you are, but she is your equal partner in God’s gift of new life. Treat her as you should so your prayers will not be hindered’ 1Pet.3:7.
Today we will be learning some very important lessons from the story of a notable man of God. We began yesterday by saying his wife recently divorced him because he had neglected her. During the interview he said that top on his priority list was God, then the ministry, and then family. So God first, after that he attends to the ministry, and if he has anytime left he attends to family. You and I know that there will be no time left because the ministry work Read the rest of this entry
Steps To Freedom II
‘But we prayed to our God and guarded the city day and night to protect ourselves’ Neh.4:9
The third step towards freedom from abuse is to confront the abuser and the abuse. When you are confronting it you have to trust God for the outcome. This is where a lot of people miss it. They want to confront the abuser and they want to control the outcome. You cannot. When you are confronting the abuser and the abuse, you have to trust God for the outcome. The outcome can go anyway if it is a marriage relationship, which is what we are dealing Read the rest of this entry
Be Merciful
‘There will be no mercy for those who have not shown mercy to others. But if you have been merciful, God will be merciful when he judges you’ James 2:13
The second type of abuse is verbal abuse. Verbal abuse is so subtle. I think this is one of the greatest destroyers. Physical abuse is major but verbal abuse is one of the greatest destroyers of marriages. Verbal abuse is when one partner just consistently speaks horrible things to the other partner. The husband/wife makes the other person look like a fool or an idiot consistently. It is an abuse. This Read the rest of this entry
As You Should
‘At last! The man exclaimed. “This one is bone from my bone, and flesh from my flesh! She will be called woman, because she was taken from man’ Gen.2:23.
‘In the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives. Treat your wife with understanding as you live together. She may be weaker than you are, but she is your equal partner in God’s gift of new life. Treat her as you should so your prayers will not be hindered’ 1Pet.3:7. When it comes to the subject of abuse, a lot of people have many questions running Read the rest of this entry
