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Personal Growth

What would it take you to expand

by segunidowu March 16, 2021
written by segunidowu

An interesting story is seen in the bible about the children of Israel when they were about to possess the promise land God gave to them, God had commanded Moses and the children of Israel to go and possess that Land. He require them to choose twelve men to go and spy the land. Numbers 13 tells us that these twelve men were leaders in the land. They were men of war who understood the reason why they were travelling to the place, But they could not possess the land along with the rest of the children apart from Caleb and Joshua who believed that they can do so.

Don’t consign it to dustbin

You see for many the idea that they can expand in life has been consigned into the dustbin due to various reasons  especially if they have tried to do so in the past and failed.

The truth is for the believer, growth, increase, expansion spiritually, financially and materially is really not something that we have been commissioned to be and do. We cannot be indifferent to it because the command for fruitfulness is from God.

Enlarge the place of your tents, stretch your curtains wide, do not hold back, lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes, For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your descendants will dispossess nations and settle in their desolate places. Isaiah 54:2-3

Not an option not to

We are commanded to expand but you see we still treat it as if it is an option for us on this earth. Hear Jesus

And He said unto them, Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. Mark 16:15

Does that mean expansion? Yes it does

But somehow we still think it is an option for us to increase and expand, thinking we have another alternative.

Truth is we don’t if we are to follow God’s commandment.

But many do not want to entertain that idea and if they do they do not to pursue it because of the many obstacles along the way. Even some convinced themselves that they are not cut out for it. But that is not true, it’s part of your constitution as a believer, you are built to expand you are an expanding, increasing machine because of the new birth!

Pay the price

The question you should be asking yourself instead of thinking you can’t expand from where you are spiritually, financially or materially is what would it take for me to expand?

Find out what God says about it in His word and let His Spirit speak to your heart about the necessity for you to expand because, it’s not only about you, it’s about multitudes of people out there who need what He has put in you. and who need to be reached.

Determine to pay the price for it for there is a price!

See it as a lifetime marathon of great adventure and experience in God instead of a 100-metre’s dash which you can quit hen you feel like it.

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FaithPersonal Growth

Think Big

by segunidowu March 16, 2021
written by segunidowu

I remember, a story of a man who purchased a property for his business and he invited his pastor to come and look at it. When the man got there, he look at the size of the property and turned back to go to his car without saying a word! The man ran after him and asked him what happened. He looked at him and said

”I know you shrank the dream, go bigger, think big”

The man went home to think about what his pastor said and decided to buy the adjoining land he’d negotiated before to add to the property. Few years later, the price of the property went up in the area and he sold that land he bought for a tidy profit.

Now while that story illustrate the advantages of thinking big,  the word think big, for the believer is not a cliche, Of course in many circles people say it, but believers need to have the  understanding and revelation of what it means to think big because your assignment on earth, the plan of God and lives of many hinges on it.

The beginning on earth began big

The creation of earth was very eventful, earth is one of God’s creation among other planets and it’s big!

The bible described this planet  being in total chaos and without form and God changed it by the word He spoke, He turned this massive expanse of real estate into something good.

..And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:25.  He then created Adam and Eve and handed over the planet to them. Adam and Eve were operating in perfect harmony with God and have no problems about increase in the garden of Eden.  You see, when God created man, His creative attributes were put in Him  with expansive imagination to think big that even after the fall of man with the devil taking over and subjecting man to  bondage, the devil could not totally obliterates that mentality. Those people who came after the flood, decided to think big and conceived a tall building that will reach heaven. They were ready to build it, but because they were going against God’s plan which is to multiply and fill the earth, God had to come and stop them. Read Genesis 11:1-8

You have the capacity to think big

When we gave our lives to Jesus, we were made new creatures in Christ Jesus, with the mind of Christ and the faith of God to believe God to create things. No wonder the bible states that the extent of what we can do as believers is so vast that we cannot even reach its end, it keep expanding in scope and dimension. Paul told the Ephesians Church about it. He said ”Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen” Ephesians 3:20-21. Did you see that, the capacity to think big is already inside of us , God is able to do more than what we can ask or think, what we need to do is to learn how to make it our lifestyle every day.

You will have to renew your mind

Though we have this creative ability and capacity inside us, the process through which this will be our way of life is to renew our minds to this truth. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Romans 12:2  The plan of God is for the glory of His knowledge to spread all over the earth and it will require His people to begin to mirror His thinking in every aspect of their lives in order to establish His plan on earth. Yes, many times the vision God will give you can look too big for you, It’s because He want you to accomplish that vision with Him and that is why we have to look at things through His prism and think big. He is a Big God. We have to understand that the bigness of our God requires that we imitate Him by thinking big because He want us to. He does not only want us to think big but pray big, speak big and release our faith to believe our Big God to bring to pass the big dreams He has given us.

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Personal Growth

Are you building weaker or stronger?

by segunidowu March 16, 2021
written by segunidowu

Have you been around a construction site where a skyscraper is being built? if you had, especially at the commencement of the building you will notice that the builders would first create a foundation for the building before they build on it. Now, you will notice a  contrast between the foundation for the skyscraper building and a bungalow if you’d seen one.

The difference is clear.

The difference in those foundations is due to the size and the amount of work put into the skyscraper compared with the latter. You see God the same way want us to build the house of our lives on a solid foundation.

Every house has to be built in 2 ways, strong or weak. The bible reveals that God has given us the tool to build our lives  You see our house here refers to our lives. With that in mind, let’s note what God says here.  Through wisdom, a house is built, And by understanding it is established; By knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches. Proverbs 24:3-4

Wisdom refers to the right application of revealed knowledge from God. For the believer, God has made us in a way that we can receive His wisdom, His ideas and insights about every area of our lives. But we will have to take advantage of this grace that God has given us and exercise that advantage over the challenges we face in this life. Because through wisdom a house is built, we will have to assess our lives to see each time whether we are taking our lives in the direction of strength by right application of the wisdom of God from His word or in the direction of weakness through disobedience.

Jesus warned us about having weak foundations.

Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, and it fell. And great was its fall.” Matthew 7:24-27

I want you to notice an interesting thing here, about what happened to the two houses Jesus talked about, the same rain, the same floods, the same winds, descended on both houses, while one fell, the other stood, the weak house built by the person Jesus likened to a foolish fell greatly whilst the one built by a man Jesus likened to a wise man stood whilst they were both facing the same challenges.

The difference is about what Jesus says

In order to build a stronger life on the right foundation, we will have to learn to hear, understand what the bible says and do them. The truth is, doing what the bible says is wisdom and it will enable us to build any area of our lives in such a way as to withstand the challenges of life and outlast them!. Living on this planet automatically attracts challenges. Contrary to many opinions, we are in a battlefield of life and there is no way you can be on a battlefield and not be shot at. But with the word of God you can win and outlast your enemy!

Life is not fair. But we can have the life of our dreams if we follow the words of Jesus and do them.

It’s so simple that the only way we can complicate it is when we allow fear and doubt to prevent us from doing it. The more we obey the word of God and instructions that the Holy Spirit brings to our heart, the stronger we make the foundation of our lives to be able to withstand the storms and winds of life and the opposite is true if we don’t

Now, in case you think that you are not one of those people not smart to win in life, I have news for you. If you look at the above scripture in Matthew 7, you will notice that Jesus said that he who hear and do His word, He will liken him to a wise man, you don’t have to be wise in your own self, you just have to imitate and act out in your life what the bible says and leave the result to Him. You will see it in your life, your foundation will become stronger.

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Personal Growth

Have you agreed to do your part?

by segunidowu March 16, 2021
written by segunidowu

Many people shirk their responsibility in life in the area of doing what is their part in the area of succeeding in life e. I have heard the reason many times.

I can’t do it because…

I can’t play it because…

We give reasons so much that even our reason have reasons! Think about that.

But the greatest of all excuses is when we excuse the part that is our responsibility in doing the word of God and put the whole responsibility on God. Truth is, that leads to failure and when we fail we then blame God and not ourselves.

This need to stop.

God is a God of impossible but if you look closely you will notice that He will ask us to obey Him and whatever He ask us to do will be what is within our possible means. God is fair, He won’t ask you to do what you cannot do.

There is God’s part and your part in the fulfilment of  His word in your life.

 Now settle this once and for all in your life, God will always do His part! He will always. You have to check your part of the equation. He is faithful at all times.

Jesus Christ the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 13;8

Don’t give excuses regarding the reason why the word of God will not work in your life.  Don’t give excuses for failure. The word of God works if you are determined to show up and work it. Make up your mind that you are going to believe what God say in His word and you are going to receive. That kind of attitude does not excuse failure!

The question you should be asking yourself if anything appears not to be going right regarding what you believe in the word of God is this, Have I done all that is needed?

Therefore take up the whole armour of God that you may be able to withstand in the evil day and having done all to stand..Ephesians 6:13

If you have not done all yet, don’t worry. Just do it. Ask the Holy for help to know  what you should do and  the Holy Spirit will show you what to do but you can’t afford to make excuses for the reason the word of God s not working in your life and put the blame on God.

God has great plans for your life and He requires you to begin to find out what those plans are.After you discover them in His word and by His Spirit, make up your mind to follow them and do your part

The fulfilment of God’s vision for your life will unfolds in stages. We live our lives in stages and our goals are realised in stages, some goals will manifest immediately, some will take time, you need to understand that and be faithful to continue doing those things you have been told by God to do even though you have not seen it yet. Keep doing your own part! 

Many great destinies have been truncated; many potential successes have been turned into failures due to excuses. You owe it to your self and to God to remain faithful and you will surely abound in blessings

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