Audience Of One
“Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread” Isa.8:13 .
The key to being totally free from people pleasing is in understanding that the only person you are capable of totally pleasing is God. You are not capable of pleasing any human being. In fact, you will discover that human beings are “un-pleasable”. Let me illustrate with the story of a popular folk song. It is the story of a father, his son and their donkey on a journey. The father alone was riding on the donkey while his son was walking. The people called him wicked. So the father Read the rest of this entry
Free From Fear
“Sanctify the Lord of hosts Himself; and let Him be your fear, and let Him be your dread” Isa.8:13 .
For you to fulfill your destiny, you will have to do some things regardless of the fear you feel. Being fearless is not the “absence of fear” but the absence of “the fear” of fear. Over the next few days we are going to be looking at three “fears” that attempt to dislocate or displace us from our Stand and prevent us from Standing Tall as the light of the world.
The first is the fear of people’s opinion. Some people have been prevented from being the best they can be because of Read the rest of this entry
Untouchable!
“This is my command – be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go” Josh.1:9
In life, you will have to do many things scared but do not be afraid of fear. A lot of things I have done, I have done afraid but not afraid of fear. One night I was driving back from a prayer meeting with my wife and friends in the car, just having fun. And I felt the Holy Spirit say to me, keep quiet. The conversation continued but I kept quiet. And the next thing I saw was armed robbers stopping cars. The cars before ours had been stopped, I could feel the fear, it was tangible. And the Read the rest of this entry
Inspite Of Fear
“Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes” Prov. 3:25.
For you to fulfill your destiny, you will have to do some things regardless of the fear you feel. Long ago, a friend of mine was consistently failing her final professional exams. What was the problem? She studies hard for her exam but she said that every time she gets afraid, she knows she is going to fail the exam. And that is exactly how it plays out. I told her the Bible says that you have to face the fear and inspite of the fear pass the exams. So I showed her this scripture, “Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes” Prov. 3:25. Read the rest of this entry
Fearless
“Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night, nor the arrow that flies in the day” Ps.91:5
Fear is not a respecter of seasons. You may be in the season of day [day here means bloom], and the enemy will still try to fire arrows at you. But God is saying to you today, do not be afraid of the arrows that fly in the day. You may be in your night season [night here means gloom], laden with challenges you need to solve. But that does not stop the enemy from bringing terror to your doorstep. God is saying, “do not be afraid of the terror by night”. Yet people go into seasons afraid Read the rest of this entry
Fear Not!
“You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house” Matt.5:14-15 [emphasis added]
A lamp is placed on a stand; every lamp has a stand. You are the light of the world, so for you to be effective and fulfill your ministry you need to be on your stand. I pray for everyone whose light has been hidden under a basket, your light will be placed on your stand in Jesus Name. I pray for everyone whose light is on a stand but is shaking [it is being
threatened with displacement]. I pray that God will silence every force that is threatening your placement in Jesus Name.
Face It!
“Then David asked the Lord, “Should I chase after this band of raiders? Will I catch them?” And the Lord told him, “Yes, go after them. You will surely recover everything that was taken from you!” 1Sam.30:8-9
Stop and think about this portion of scripture for a minute. David had access to the oracle but see what he is asking, By God’s grace I am privileged to speak with people going through times and the question most of them ask is, “Lord, why did this happen to me”? Some demand an explanation from me about why God allowed it? Some are eager to know who they offended. Some start to list all the things they have done right [paying tithe, giving] as reasons why misfortune Read the rest of this entry
The Kingdom
“And from the days of John the Baptist until the present time, the kingdom of heaven has endured violent assault, and violent men seize it by force [as a precious prize—a share in the heavenly kingdom is sought with most ardent zeal and intense exertion]” Matt.11:12 [AMP].
Jesus wants us to understand how the Kingdom of God works. The way the Kingdom is orchestrated is on a violent assault basis. The Kingdom is advanced violently. The territories you take are sustained violently. The Kingdom is expanded violently. If you want to stand for the Kingdom you must be prepared to endure violent assault. The kingdom is not expanded without violent assault and intense exertion. You need to fight for your children. Sadly, some parents are Read the rest of this entry
Having Done All…
“Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand” Eph.6:13 [emphasis added]
God wants you to Stand Tall in your industry because you are a representative of the kingdom in that industry. Secondly, God wants you to Stand Tall in your country and be the solution. The third area where God wants us to Stand Tall is in our personal lives. The reason folks are not able to Stand Tall in their industry or country is because they are bent over in their lives. God wants you to Stand Tall in your life. “Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand” Eph.6:13 [emphasis added]. Read the rest of this entry
Keys
“Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men” Prov. 22:29 [KJV, emphasis added]
God wants you to Stand Tall in your industry because you are representing the Kingdom of God in that industry. It is so important for us to set our minds on this and keep it set. So I will teach you two keys to help you. The two keys to Standing Tall in your industry; the first is diligence and the second is excellence. You will Stand Tall, not before dwarfs but before Giants but you have to be diligent. Secondly, you have to execute with excellence. It is not enough to be Read the rest of this entry
