Fresh Fire Devotional

Dan.2:^17-18 “Daniel …told his companions Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah what was going on. He asked them to pray to the God of heaven for mercy in solving this mystery so that the four of them wouldn’t be killed along with the whole company of Babylonian wise men.” (MSG)

We will kick off today’s devotional from where our final point yesterday. Great people always build teams. Yesterday, we began to look at the major areas of our lives also outlined in the goals card inserted. We said in your career, you have to build a team that will make your career dreams a reality. Read the rest of this entry →

Exodus 36:¹ “The Lord has gifted Bezalel, Oholiab, and the other skilled craftsmen with wisdom and ability to perform any task involved in building the sanctuary. Let them construct and furnish the Tabernacle, just as the Lord has commanded.”

Get Wisdom. Stretch Your Imagination. Establish Your Goals. Build The Team. You need to build a team for every dream. Everyone that will fulfil the greatness that God has for them must build a team because no great dream can be fulfilled alone. Read the rest of this entry →

Prov.24:^3-4 “Wisdom is required to build a house; understanding is necessary to make it secure. Knowledge is needed to furnish all the rooms and fill them with beautiful treasures. (Voice)

After you go after wisdom and stretch your imagination, then you need to Establish Goals. Philip.3:^13-14 “No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.” Read the rest of this entry →

Gen.13:^14-15,17 “…the Lord said to Abram, “Look as far as you can see in every direction—north and south, east and west. I am giving all this land, ….to you and your descendants as a permanent possession.” Go and walk through the land in every direction, for I am giving it to you.”

Yes, you went to school, and you have your degrees. But what do you want? If failure was not a possibility, what do you really want? If the roof over you and your family is sorted, there is food on your table, and all those things are not a problem. Read the rest of this entry →

Prov. 13:²⁰ “He who walks [as a companion] with wise men will be wise, But the companions of [conceited, dull-witted] fools [are fools themselves and] will experience harm.” (AMP).

You are the average of the three people you spend the most time with. If you want to be spiritual, find spiritual people. Spiritual people are spiritual even when they are drinking tea because it is their way of life. spiritual people are spiritual even when they are playing games, they are just who they are Read the rest of this entry →

Prov.14:^7-8 “Escape quickly from the company of fools; they’re a waste of your time, a waste of your words. The wisdom of the wise keeps life on track; the foolishness of fools lands them in the ditch.” (MSG)

The first thing in getting wisdom is to Ask God for it. The second thing in getting wisdom, if you want to get wisdom, is you need to Walk With The Wise. If you have three friends, and three of them are fools, very soon you will be the fourth fool as they say. Read the rest of this entry →

Luke 11:^9-10 “So listen: Keep on asking, and you will receive. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened for you. All who keep asking will receive, all who keep seeking will find, and doors will open to those who keep knocking.” (Voice)

Most problems are wisdom problems and not money problems. I am an entrepreneur and by the grace of God, I have built businesses. I am remembering situations where you are stuck, and you think if only I can access funds. But guess what? All you need is wisdom. Read the rest of this entry →

Prov.4:⁷ “The beginning of Wisdom is: get Wisdom (skilful and godly Wisdom)! [For skilful and godly Wisdom is the principal thing.] And with all you have gotten, get understanding (discernment, comprehension, and interpretation).” (AMPC)

By the grace of God, we took care of all the deflators of our dreams. We have overpowered every dream deflator and we are forging ahead in the dreams that heaven has released to us. In every area of your life, God expects you to have a big dream, a God-sized dream. Read the rest of this entry →

Num.13:³⁰ “But Caleb tried to quiet the people as they stood before Moses. “Let’s go at once to take the land,” he said. “We can certainly conquer it!”

Every great idea has problems, if you focus on the problem at the time of dreaming, you will never dream big enough. Focus on the dream and ignore the problem. Is that not being unrealistic? Absolutely! Dreamers are unrealistic in the dreaming phase. Read the rest of this entry →

Philippians 3:^13-14 “I don’t depend on my own strength to accomplish this; however I do have one compelling focus: I forget all of the past as I fasten my heart to the future instead. I run straight for the divine invitation of reaching the heavenly goal and gaining the victory-prize…”

Thomas Jefferson said he is much more interested in the dreams of the future than reviewing the history of the past. Some people are so hung up on reviewing the past. It is okay to review the past maybe five percent (5%) of your time. Read the rest of this entry →