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Three major seasons surround our individual lives: the past, present, and future. These seasons largely interact with each other. It is possible for something from your past to influence or determine outcomes in your present and future. Given the sequence of these seasons, the past is gone, and nothing can be done about it. TheContinue reading “PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.”

As humans, we believe in a lot of things in life. It is certain that our life is built around trust. Thus, without “believing,” our very existence will be endangered.Nonetheless, it is important that we believe in something valuable and life-saving. Believing in something worthless will make you lose out in life. One essential thingContinue reading “BELIEVE THE GOSPEL.”

Being a Christian is not just a tag or a label; it is the real life we live in Christ. The Bible says, “For in him we live and move and have our being. As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring’” (Acts 17:28). The life of Christ in us, andContinue reading “NO WEAPON CAN STAND AGAINST YOU!”

God’s goodness is beyond human understanding. In fact, it can’t be explained and neither can it be understood. This is the more reason why we must give thanks unto the Lord. You see, to go to bed and to rise up again is because of God’s protection and care (Psslm 3:5). The goodness of GodContinue reading “GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD FOR HE IS GOOD.”

What you have purposed in your heart to a large extent determines how you will live your life.Any time you purpose or make a decision about something in your heart, it makes you firm. Until you purpose something in your heart, you will never be persuaded or live with any conviction.But as Christians, we oughtContinue reading “PURPOSE SOMETHING IN YOUR HEART.”

To be zealous means to be eager and full of strong feeling to do something. The Bible says that when Jesus was on earth he was consumed with zeal for the house of God (John 2:17). This made him drive out money changers, sellers, and shoppers from the house of God. He demanded that God’sContinue reading “BE ZEALOUS FOR THE LORD.”

Knowledge is an advantage. It is an undeniable fact that most successful people operate with knowledge. Knowledge is key in the school of success.You can’t make progress in life when you remain an ignoramus. It is what you know that puts you ahead in life.Life has offered many people the opportunity to make it, butContinue reading “IT MATTERS WHAT YOU KNOW.”

Romans 10:2 “For I testify about them that they have a certain enthusiasm for God, but not in accordance with [correct and vital] knowledge [about Him and His purposes].” Zeal, desire, or enthusiasm are key in life. It is the reason why people do the things they do. Zeal or enthusiasm refers to the livelyContinue reading “ZEAL ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH; GET KNOWLEDGE.”

God wants every one of his children to prosper. Nonetheless, your input is required to make the prosperity materialize. One way that the Bible teaches that we can become prosperous is by being diligent.Proverbs 13:4 says “The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat”TheContinue reading “THE PROSPERITY MANDATE.”

One truth that must settle in your heart as a Christian is that, God is mindful of you. To be mindful is to pay special attention to a particular person or thing. It also connotes being inclined and willing to do something. We see from the above definition that, God doesn’t just pay special attentionContinue reading “YOU ARE ON GOD’S MIND.”