Category Archives: Personal Growth
The Culture Box II
‘So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of His will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding’ Col.1:9
Knowing the will of the Father and doing the will of the Father sets you above cultural limitations. A corrupt culture leads to corrupt thinking. And when your thinking is corrupt you cannot discern God’s will. God wants you to discover His will and operate in it. Discovering God’s will would set you free from a whole lot of things. And if you cannot imbibe His culture through Read the rest of this entry
Free From Fear
‘The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?’ Psalm 118:6 [KJV]
If God be for us, we will be free from fear; totally free from the fear of men. A lot of people are trying really hard to please people. As such, they end up living a life of discontentment and disappointment. This is an expression of approval addiction. This is not the way God wants you to live. The only One you need to be concerned about His approval is God. You have to play to the audience of the One. When you Read the rest of this entry
Not As Crabs
‘For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another’ Psalm. 75:6-7
‘So God created human beings in His own image. In the image of God He created them; male and female He created them’ Gen.1:27. You have been created in the image and likeness of God Himself. You need to understand that you are creative but you have to discover your creative juices. Creativity is Read the rest of this entry
You Are Worth More
‘It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God’ 1 Peter.1:19
The value of something is determined by what people are willing to pay for it. What are you worth? You are worth more than you can imagine or understand but God gives you a clue of what you are worth. ‘For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. Read the rest of this entry
Made For Community
‘A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken’ Ecc.4:12.
God said it is not good for man to be alone. So God created the first community consisting of Adam and Eve. One is good but two are better than one. God made us for community. Every one of us experienced our first community at birth. According to God’s plan, your family is the first community experience you Read the rest of this entry
Confronting Yourself
‘Then Elijah called to the people, “Come over here!” They all crowded around him as he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down’ 1kings 18:30
However, before the fire falls there are a couple of things that you must confront. The first thing you must confront is yourself. My grandmother would usually advice that ‘even if you deceive everybody, don’t deceive yourself’ tell yourself the truth. God says the same thing to us in the Word, ‘unto thy self Read the rest of this entry
Deal With It!
‘If someone says, “I love God,” but hates a Christian brother or sister, that person is a liar; for if we don’t love people we can see, how can we love God, whom we cannot see?’ 1John.4:20
When offences come, it is wise to deal with them immediately so that they will not take root in your heart. Offence has the power to turn you into a visionless person because offence cripples vision. When Joseph was sold into slavery, he must have been hurt. Yet Joseph did not let offence creep into his heart, he Read the rest of this entry
The Intangible Word
‘The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy’ Mark.4:16.
The greatest resources any man has are his intangible resources. Have you noticed that everyone seems to have similar material possessions? However, the things that differentiate us are our intangible possessions which are our greatest assets. The same thing applies to a nation or a people. Their greatest Read the rest of this entry
Little Beginnings II
‘He tells us everything over and over— one line at a time, one line at a time, a little here, and a little there!’ Isa.28:10
The days of little beginnings are not days of lazy beginnings. The Bible says, ‘the Lord rejoices to see the work begin’. The foundation of every project is the most important part. God wants to teach you the little things that lead to establishment. Pay attention. ‘…one line at a time, one line at a time, a little here, and a little there’. Excusing laziness at your foundational stage will only lead to lack. Little beginnings can also be equated to the place of waiting perhaps for the next big thing or for the doors to open unto you. God has placed Read the rest of this entry
Little Beginnings I
‘Do not despise these small beginnings, for the LORD rejoices to see the work begin…’ Zech.4:10
A lot of times we are so caught up with racing to the top that we miss out on vital lessons we need to learn along the way to the top. Never ignore the things you think are time wasting or useless. Most of the time, these are the lessons you will need in future. We are always so caught up with the seemingly big things that we tend to miss out on, overlook and grumble about the seemingly little things God is doing. ‘He who is faithful in little will be faithful in much’. It is the little things that God has begun that will lead you to the Read the rest of this entry
