Look Beyond
Zec.13:6 “And if someone asks, ‘Then what about those wounds on your chest?’ he will say, ‘I was wounded at my friends’ house!’”
The first potential dream deflator that tries to deflate our big dreams and make them small until they are gone is Family. You go to them with your ideas, your business plan expecting them to believe in you and your dreams. It is not going to work, so stop wasting your time. Read the rest of this entry
Rise Above
John 16:33 “I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”
Beginning today, God is going to be defeating five potential dream deflators. Are you ready? The first potential dream deflator that tries to deflate our big, gigantic dreams and make them small until they are gone is Family. Shocking right or maybe not? The things that are closest to us affect us the most. Read the rest of this entry
Beware!
John 10:10 “A thief has only one thing in mind—he wants to steal, slaughter, and destroy. But I have come to give you everything in abundance, more than you expect—life in its fullness until you overflow!” (TPT)
Life comes to an end when dreaming comes to an end, like we see in the story of the rich fool (Luke 12:16-21, please read). Have you heard people say, my family is comfortable, I do not need to keep pushing? Who says the money you make is for you and your family? Read the rest of this entry
Dare To Dream
Gen.11:4&6 “…Come, let’s build a great city for ourselves with a tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous…. And the Lord said … and this is only the beginning of what they will do, and now nothing they have imagined they can do will be impossible for them. (AMPC)
Dreaming is so important because when you stop dreaming, you stop living. When you stop dreaming, the zest of your life goes. The enemy tries to convince people that there is no point, no need to dream. The enemy tries to convince people that to dream is to set themselves up for heartbreak and Read the rest of this entry
Look Up!
Gen.31:10-12 “One time during the mating season, I had a dream and saw that the male goats mating with the females were streaked, speckled, and spotted. Then in my dream, the angel of God said to me, ‘Jacob!’ And I replied, ‘Yes, here I am.’ “The angel said, ‘Look up, and you will see…”
I have a friend that is unbelievably accurate prophetically. He can shake your hand and ask why you wore a blue shirt yesterday, so accurate in the Holy Spirit. How did we meet? I was staying in a guest house in Port Harcourt at the time on the project. He was a friend of a friend, Read the rest of this entry
N. S. D.
1 Cor.2:9 “That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.”
As the year winds up and we prepare for the New year, we are going to deviate from the usual Christmas story to focus on an aspect that is dear to God’s heart. In God’s Favourite House, we have values that define our culture and one of our values is Risk Taking. Read the rest of this entry
Boundless
Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.”
My grandmother would advise, plan for the worst expect that there may be a fight. So, if you just met someone today and before the person has earned your trust, you poured your entire life’s secret out to the person. Then you discover that the person is not trustworthy, what do you do? Read the rest of this entry
Connections
Isa.5:2&4 “He ploughed the land, cleared its stones, and planted it with the best vines… Then he waited for a harvest of sweet grapes, but the grapes that grew were bitter. What more could I have done… I expected sweet grapes, why did my vineyard give me bitter grapes?
Proverbs 6:6-8 “Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise! Though they have no prince or governor or ruler to make them work, they labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter.” And because they are ready for winter, when winter comes, it appears Read the rest of this entry
Wisdom’s Ways
Proverbs 4:11-12 “I will teach you wisdom’s ways and lead you in straight paths. When you walk, you won’t be held back; when you run, you won’t stumble.”
Having margin creates space for all the great things that God wants to do in our lives. Therefore, we need to work for the best and plan for the worst. In other words, we need to have faith and walk in wisdom. The first two areas where we need to create margin are with our Finances and with our Time. Read the rest of this entry
Time Wise
Psalm 90:12 “Teach us to use wisely all the time we have.” (CEV)
Having margin creates space for all the great things that God wants to do in your life. You need to have faith and walk in wisdom. The second area that we need to create margin is with our Time. We need to spend our time wisely. Spend your time wisely. Read the rest of this entry
