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Your character matters. It will determine many things in your life. Therefore, building a solid character is a necessity. It is an invaluable asset that one can have in these last days.  No one can succeed without a great or godly character. It contributes greatly to your success story. A positive character has always beenContinue reading “Your character matters.”

Having success in life is not guess work and neither is it by coincidence. It takes the attitude of being responsible to have success and to maintain it.  Being responsible means that, you make yourself accountable for anything or whatever you have been entrusted with- time, money, resources, people, relationships, opportunities, etc., One dictionary explains thatContinue reading “Be responsible in life.”

Communication or talking must have a purpose. Aside conveying a thought or an idea to a person, what you say must be good, must edify, and must minister grace. When your “talks” satisfies these requirements then you are obeying the Lord on this subject.  As a Christian God does not want us to talk anyhowContinue reading “Avoid corrupt communication.”

One author once wrote “Talk is cheap, but it can cost you plenty.” This is something everyone who “talks” must constantly bear in mind.  The prophet Isaiah said “God has given him the tongue of the learned so that he should know how to speak…” Meaning that, to say something worthwhile, sensible, advisable, when talkingContinue reading “The tongue of the learned.”

Following God and working for the Lord demands sacrifice. You can’t follow the Lord effectively without sacrifice. In fact, the call to be a Christian is a call to sacrifice. Sacrifice means to give up something of value for the sake of other considerations. When you sacrifice, you sometimes abandon something, surrender your will, forgo your comfort, renounce, or forfeit aContinue reading “Sacrifice for the things of God.”

Our opening text teaches the importance of little things. It tells how little things bring a big change or bring a great influence on something. This understanding therefore shows that, little things matter greatly in life. Most often than not, the occurrence of any great thing is embedded in something little. For instance, all humansContinue reading “The power of little things.”

It is God’s desire that you bear fruit as a Christian. In fact, much fruit. Being fruitful increases your value and makes you an asset.  Just as a tree when planted goes through many phases till it gets to the fruit bearing stage, God expects our Christian life to be so. You must grow afterContinue reading “Be a fruitful Christian.”

The word vocation is the same word translated as calling. It implies a new relationship or task. The Christian life is a calling. It is a call that brings us into fellowship with God and with one another. Every born-again believer has been given a “calling” and is expected to “walk worthy of it”. PeopleContinue reading “Walk worthy of your vocation.”

Real life experience always reveals that people can either learn the easy way or in a hard way. Learning the easy way simply means getting things done by following the wisdom that has produced results. It also means hearkening to instruction and direction to get “somewhere” without troubles.  On the other hand, learning the hardContinue reading “Don’t learn the hard way”

Hebrews 12:14 “Continually pursue peace with everyone, and the sanctification without which no one will [ever] see the Lord” Peace is priceless. It is freedom from disturbance, hostility, and violence. In fact, it is one thing that has no substitute. As Christians God does not want us to only have peace but to also becomeContinue reading “Be a peace maker.”