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A Key to Unlock the Supernatural

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“Everything you want is on the other side of fear” is a popular quote used to make us believe that fear separates us from what we want so if we could just jump to the other side, then we would see the world of possibilities.

It worth noting that fear is a spirit, some imaginations, that limit man from being who God created him to be. It is also a major weapon the enemy uses to keep man bound in his comfort zone. With this backdrop, it’s tempting to believe that Everything you want is on the other side of fear.

  • Is that always the case?

Well! as believers our Bible tells us that God hasn’t given us a spirit of fear. Therefore we fear no fear. As interesting as it could be, what then separate us from our dreams, aspirations, desires, among others?

God, through the Holy Spirit, reveals His purposes for our lives and further shows us how to achieve those purposes. Understand that His purpose for my life is different from yours, the same as yours is different from your family and friends.

  • Sidetrack, a major challenge.

However, we are easily swayed by other desires because we want to compete. It can be recalled from the disciples that each had different assignment and they were able to pursue that with love and passion and nothing could intimidate them.

  • Making it more personal

When you identify your purpose and allow your spirit to sync with the Holy Spirit, He guides you at every stage of your life. He will speak to you and all you have to do is to OBEY. Yeah! JUST OBEY.

  • Obedience is the KEY

Obedience unlocks the supernatural. Abraham got hold of the promise through Obedience. Here is what is tricky, God word(s) wouldn’t or may not ALWAYS make sense to you. But someway somehow, you’ve got to do it. The problem isn’t about fear BUT about your willingness to do what He tells to do.

  • Does fear keep us from obeying God’s spoken Word?
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I don’t think so. I believe it’s TRUST issue. When you are absolute about the things of God and fully trust Him with your life, you do what He says without questioning the logic behind.  When the weather guys say there will be rain, we carry umbrella because we tend to believe them from previous predictions. Sometimes the sun might be on in the morning but we carry umbrella anyway. It’s same with God and His Word. When His word comes to you about your situation, JUST DO IT. You do it because you Trust Him, and you Trust Him because you Love Him. “Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear.” (1 John 4:18, NLT)

A simple clue;

What has been on your mind lately? What one thing do you feel so strong about? What does the Holy Spirit keep telling you to do?  Know that the miracle is in the doing so act on the word. Act on your Faith and always remember Obedience unlocks the supernatural.

 

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Tomorrow comes quick

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20121122-170025.jpgAlmost 20 days already; yeah! the year is still young and gradually the Lord is ordering our steps into achieving His purpose(s) for our lives. But it is easy to be in a new day and yet walk in the shadows of yesterdays…you know the kind of feeling when you wake up in the morning and mourn about what went wrong yesterday. Whew! it’s kind of tricky when you become so excited about yesterday‘s success(es) that you fail to recognize amazing things you can do today for better tomorrow.

Think about this; Today is yesterday’s tomorrow. What matters is TODAY. You can’t (appear to) do things in Tomorrow, or (go back to) undo things in Yesterday. In effect, looking back at yesterday, what can you do today as you prepare for tomorrow. These three days are very critical as you journey through life.

Reminder: Tomorrow comes quick.

Therefore, as each blessed day is unfolding in 2018, be mindful of the simple little tricks the enemy will use to keep you from expanding and/or most importantly keep you bound in your comfort zone when he tells you to wait till tomorrow/next week/next year.

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Tomorrow (or next week or next year) is running hurriedly towards us so if you can Pray today, pray. If you can Fast today, Fast. If you can win soul today, just do it.  If you have to read today, read. Whatever you have to do today (or in 2018) must be carefully thought through and done. Remember, Today is Yesterday’s Tomorrow or better still This Year is Last year’s Next year.

Redeeming the time…Eph 5:18

 

 

Posted in FAITH, SOUL FOOD, TRUST IN THE LORD, Uplifting Christ

Reach Beyond Your Limits (Part 2)

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“Now to Him who is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly more than all that we dare ask or think [infinitely beyond our greatest prayers, hopes, or dreams], according to His power that is at work within us.”  (Ephesians 3:20, AMP)

cropped-eagle.jpgGod created you to live prosperous life. His purpose for sending Jesus wasn’t only for you to spend eternity with him but also for you to live as a royal son/daughter on earth. He has showered so much blessings upon your life that whatever you decide to do prospers.

God doesn’t set limits or boundaries for us; they are set by ourselves. We build boundaries through the process of socialisation and the environment within which we grow or learn. We set these mental imageries that keep us bound for many years, if not our entire years on earth.

Sometimes physical situation(s) like sicknesses, disabilities, skin diseases, poverty, etc create limits for people. It makes them believe that they can’t achieve greatness like anybody else.

No matter what the challenge might be (mental imageries or physical challenge), God has a way of making you live a life of purpose. He has destined you to succeed in whatever you choose or decide to do.

In 2 Kings 7, we read of four lepers who were outcast. They couldn’t go into the city because of their ailment. They weren’t recognised by people because they (people) believed nothing good could come from them. In those days, there was famine in the city that led to anthropophagy. The Word from God was that “Tomorrow about this time a [a]measure of finely-milled flour will sell for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Samaria” But nobody knew how that was going to be possible.

What made the promise come to pass was that these four “good for nothing” lepers defeated their fears, overlooked their ailment and decided to match toward the enemy’s camp for food. Two things I want us to consider are:

  1. They had a need, or goal, or mission
  2. They faced insurmountable challenge

Before they could have food, they had to face the enemy. And facing the enemy meant that there were either going to live or die. They didn’t have weaponry to fight and besides they were only four. Yet they chose to do the ordinary by walking to the enemy’s camp.

The Bible says that “when they came to the edge of the camp, there was no one there. For the Lord had caused the Aramean army to hear the sound of chariots, and the sound of horses, the sound of a great army. They had said to one another, “The king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come [and fight] against us.” So the Arameans set out and fled during the twilight, and left their tents, horses, and donkeys, even left the camp just as it was, and fled for their lives. v5-7.

When the lepers did the natural, God did the supernatural. When they did what they could, God did the extraordinary. It turned out that they achieved what they went for with less or no struggle. The greater part of the task was defeating their fears and deciding to take steps regardless of the outcome. I could imagine the kind of thoughts that ran through their minds as they walked towards the camp. But in the end, they became heroes of Samaria and God achieved His purpose through them.

Conclusion:

When you take a critical look at your life, what are the challenges or roadblocks that stand before you? Could it be that you want a college degree but you don’t have the funds? You may not have enough money to pay for the fees but the little you have can pay for the forms or application fees. Go ahead and apply believing that God would do the supernatural. If it is about work, keep sending CV and apply and trust that God has an angle along the path to help you. If it is about marriage, new business, new market you want to reach, ministry you want to start, book you want to write, whatever it is that you want to do, my questions are:

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What ordinary thing can you do today?

What steps can you take today?

What phone call can you make today?

What letter can you write today?

Where can you walk or drive to today?

Don’t let the enemy deceive you into thinking that you don’t qualify for that. Remember what Apostle Paul said “I can do all things [which He has called me to do] through Him who strengthens and empowers me [to fulfill His purpose—I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency; I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him who infuses me with inner strength and confident peace.]” (Philippians 4:13, AMP)

Note that these lepers didn’t have the Holy Spirit on the inside so imagine what you (having the Holy Spirit inside of you and Jesus interceding for you) can accomplish if only you could do the natural or ordinary?