Category Archives: Personal Growth
Established in Righteousness I
‘And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children. In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee’ Isa.54:13-14 [KJV].
The second step to growing personal roots is being established in righteousness. In other words, God is saying oppression, terror, fear, jealousy, approval addiction; all those things that are plaguing people that lack personal roots would be far from you when you are established in righteousness. ‘A man Read the rest of this entry
Personally Secure
Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness’ Col.2:7
Jesus is the head of all principalities and powers and we are complete in Him. Growing personal roots simply means to be personally secure in yourself. People who lack personal roots have a lot of visible insecurities. Such people see everyone around them as threats. They see their spouses, children, Read the rest of this entry
How to be Spiritually Rich IX
‘…Master, you gave me five bags of silver to invest, and I have earned five more’ Matt.25:20b
Lesson 6 (cont.): Willingness to take spiritual risks. The truth is that you do not need faith if you are not taking any risk. Check your life, are you taking any risk in your life right now that if God does not show up you will be in trouble? If there isn’t then you are not living with faith. ‘The just shall live by faith’ and ‘without faith, it is Read the rest of this entry
Only The Works Of My Hands I
‘A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.’ Prov.24:33-34
The fourth thing we have to reinforce or learn this year is that God will bless only the works of my hands. It is only the works of your hands that God will bless. God will not bless the dreams of your mind that have not translated to work. Some people are super dreamers, always dreaming. You might have a very big vision but start something because God Read the rest of this entry
Ruth, Daniel and Paul
‘There’s an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth’ Ecc.3:1 [MSG]
Ruth transitioned properly and as a result she had a good testimony about her. She refused to abandon her late husband’s mother even though she knew there was nothing there for her but God. Ruth served Naomi well, when it was time to glean, she humbled herself and went to the fields without complains. It was her good testimony that attracted Boaz. Some of us ladies who are looking for life partners need to humble ourselves. Ruth humbled herself and packaged herself. We Read the rest of this entry
Joseph, Caleb and Joshua
‘Don’t be so naive and self-confident. You’re not exempt. You could fall flat on your face as easily as anyone else. Forget about self-confidence; it’s useless. Cultivate God-confidence’ 1Cor.10:12 [MSG]
God gave Joseph a great vision which he shared with his father and his brothers. His brothers became envious and conspired to kill him. But God delivered him and instead He was sold into slavery. Here was Joseph with his big vision but on his way to become a slave in Egypt. Joseph could have decided to hold on to the goodness in his father’s house and refuse to learn in the wilderness. But Joseph transitioned well and remained a prime minister in his heart. Even in Read the rest of this entry
The End, The New Beginning
‘True, God made everything beautiful in itself and in its time—but He’s left us in the dark, so we can never know what God is up to, whether He’s coming or going’ Ecc.3:11 [MSG]
The third phase of transition is the end, the new beginning phase. This is when you see the fulfillment of God’s prophecy in your life. You have been trusting God for a life partner all along. He has led you past the end of your single days and the beginning of your transitioning phase. Then He took you to the wilderness when He renewed your mind, changed your Read the rest of this entry
The Wilderness Experience
‘But just experiencing God’s wonder and grace didn’t seem to mean much—most of them were defeated by temptation during the hard times in the desert, and God was not pleased’ 1 Cor.10:5 [MSG]
The wilderness experience is the second phase in transition. This is the phase where you are waiting on God. God has given you a word or a promise yet you are in the wilderness. I have news for you; you can make your wilderness what you want it to be. The wilderness phase is a place for you to build faith. You Read the rest of this entry
The End, The Beginning
‘These are all warning markers—danger!—in our history books, written down so that we don’t repeat their mistakes. Our positions in the story are parallel—they at the beginning, we at the end—and we are just as capable of messing it up as they were’ 1 Cor.10:11 [MSG]
There are three phases of transition. The first is the end, the beginning. Transition always starts with an end. You put an end to something, and then something new begins. God put an end to the slavery of the children of Israel and their freedom begun. The end of their slavery in Egypt was the beginning of Read the rest of this entry
Transition II
‘A right time for birth and another for death, A right time to plant and another to reap’ Ecc.3:2 [MSG]
Effective transition leads to growth. When we transition, we are growing, maturing, learning, improving, and acquiring knowledge and skills. We are victorious and can become experts in that sector or in that relationship. But when people do not transition properly, they are filled with misery. People Read the rest of this entry
