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Waiting on the Dream and been patient in tough times

07 Thursday May 2015

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Waiting on the dream and been patient in tough times

The dreams God revealed to joseph happened exactly as he dreamt. This is the dream Joseph had and told his brothers before they sold him into slavery.
Genesis 37:9 Then He dreamed still another dream and told it to His brothers, and said, “Look I have dreamed another dream. And this time, the sun, the moon, and the eleven stars bowed down to me.
And this is the dream coming to pass.
Genesis 42:6
Now Joseph was governor over the land; and it was he who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brothers came and bowed before Him with their faces to the earth.
The dream did not come from Joseph., the dream came from God. Who is the author and creator of the universe, so why would it not come to pass?
The only way the dream will not happen is if we don’t accept and believe the dream. If God has revealed a dream to you , nobody can stop that dream, the only person that can stop the dream is you.
If we continue to walk with God and in obedience with Him.
Joseph was able to stand the trials and temptations and test before seeing His dream come true.
1. He did not give in to portiphars wife, He feared God.
2. He was able to stand during the tough times in prison. He was able to make the best out of His circumstance in prison.He served in prison. Are we still spending time with God in the tough times? Are we still reading His word? Are we still living in obedience in tough times? Do we stilll believe we have hope in tough times with God? Do we still treat people right?
3 . Joseph was patient in prison. Are we patient with God to open a door himself and not open our own doors? When the kings butler had a dream and Joseph interpreted the dream,Joseph told him to remember him and mention him to pharaoh so He can get him out of prison.

But the butler forgot Joseph. Now look at this… In God’s own time and with God’s mighty hand Joseph came out of prison, and he wasn’t just released. He was released to be king.
Now if Joseph had fought his own way out and the butler had told the king earlier about Joseph when Joseph told him to, He would have been released as the same ordinary man.

Sometimes there is a reason why your breakthrough can take so long. There is a reason why your dreams haven’t come to pass yet. There is a reason your prayers haven’t been answered yet. Be patient. Wait on God. Because God himself will cause mountains to move on your behalf. God doesn’t want you to come out of your breakthrough the same as you are now. He wants you to come out a king, a queen , a publisher, a singer, a mighty man and mighty woman. When we are patient for God to move in His time, our blessing will be bigger. But when we are inpatient and figure things on our own, nothing great comes out of it. So not seeing your dreams coming to pass now and your breakthrough now doesn’t mean God has neglected you or its not going to happen. Something great has to come out of all the crying and the praying and the worshiping and the patience you’ve had. Something great will come out of the obedience and commitment to God. Your time has not been wasted.
He hath made everything beautiful in His time. ( Ecclesiastes 3:11)

God wants to release you greater than what you were prior to your difficulties, so be patient.
Isaiah 40:31 31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

God doesn’t just want your circumstance to change, He wants you to be the change. He is building a warrior out of you through the tough times, He is building a king,a soldier through the tough times.
God built Joseph as a governor during the tough times in prison. He learnt to become the future governor in the tough times in prison. Lets continue to commit ourselves and seek God through every tough season so He can build as to be His warriors.

The Gift of Life

07 Thursday May 2015

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The gift of life.

We only have one life. We don’t live forever. We don’t choose when to come and when to go. Every day is precious. Not everybody woke up today. There are people who planned to do so much today and didn’t wake up today.
Sometimes we allow the treasure of living to be consumed by our circumstances. As though we will be here forever. We focus so much on making it through rather than walking through with God. We worry so much on what tomorrow brings that we forget the one who brings tomorrow. The future is in almighty God’s hand. He makes the new day, He gives the breath of life and He takes it away. We allow our minds to ponder on how things are gonna work, rather than putting our minds on the one who makes all things work. We focus on fears that will never happen rather than focusing on the almighty father who everything is afraid of. Like we wake ourselves up, no we don’t. Life is a gift. A gift is something from the heart. Your Life is a gift from God’s heart, so use it wisely. The giver gives the gift because He knows that you will appreciate the gift. Appreciate yourself you are a gift from God. There is love behind the intention of a gift, God loves you thats why He created you.
A good gift is something good enough for the giver to use. You are good enough for God to use you no matter who you are.

There’s a Great Treasure in You

28 Tuesday Apr 2015

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Even the magicians of egypt and all the wise men could not interpret the dream for pharoah. Only God can. And God put the treasure in Joseph to accomplish that. Nobody has the treasure God has put inside of you and can use it like you. Only you can use the treasure to change the world. So you don’t need to compare yourself to anyone. Seek God and let Him reveal what He has put inside of you.
God has appointed just you for a particular calling. For a particular purpose. Nobody can be you , you are unique and designed specially to suit this purpose. They can go to wise men and scientist and all sorts but no one can do it like you can. But how is anyone going to know if you dont step out?
If you say am shy? Or i havn’t got the resources, or i will wait till next year. Someone somewhere is waiting to hear the words God has put in your mouth to step back from suicide. Someone is waiting to hear your testimony to stop the abortion. Someone is waiting to hear your song so they know all hope is not lost. Someone is waiting to read your book so they can step out of the sick bed. As a result of Joseph stepping out and using the treasure God has placed in him , He saved a whole nation from famine. If Joseph did not use what God had placed in him, a whole nation would have been severely devastated.

In Joseph’s story its very clear that the treasure God has put in you is not just about you. Its about saving a lost nation, its about glorifying God. The treasure is not from you so give glory to who it belongs to ; GOD.
When pharoah asked Joseph to the interpret the dream . Joseph said “It is not in me; God will give pharoah an answer of peace.
Joseph made it very clear that he could not interpret pharoah’s dream without God.
2 corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.

God is the one standing behind you and will direct you to release that dream, that idea, not you. So why are you afraid? Its not going to be in your own strength.

But you don’t have to wait to be rich to use that treasure. Or own the biggest house. Your age , level of education, whether you have children or not, should not stop you. Just step out. Joseph was not a king before he interpreted pharaoh’s dream, he was coming from prison. He was a prisoner. God will do the rest if you step out. God’s treasure is not measured by your circumstance. It is measured by the ability of God. And am sure you already know nothing is impossible for God.
Even the surrounding nations came to egypt for food. The treasure God put inside joseph was to deliver not just people from egypt from famine, but even outside of egypt. The treasure God has put inside you may be singing, writing, speaking, directing, drawing, sowing, designing ,dreaming, interpreting dreams,prophesying. Even if the list here does not link to you God still has something very specific for you.
Your treasure will take you to places you havn’t seen. You treasure will be a blessing to you and others. You may not see how now. But joseph didnt see how either. He just stepped out. Joseph’s dream came to pass as a result of using the treasure placed in Him. He became head over pharoah’s house and all the people were ruled according to His word. He became wealthy and successful.

The treasure God has put inside you will lead you to your purpose. May God give us the strength to step out and use His treasure and accomplish His purpose for our life’s.

The Circumstances and Character preparing you for your Purpose

25 Saturday Apr 2015

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The circumstances and character preparing you for your purpose

When Joseph was sold as a slave, everyone around him including His family probably thought His dreams had ended. But it was just the beginning of Him, not the ending . The beginning may have started bitter but there was a sweet ending. Joseph’s circumstances prepared and pruned Him for His purpose. Been sold as a slave to live in a land he’s never been before without His family, and having to serve may have seemed to be out of God’s plan.But everything Joseph went through was not a waste of time. Every stage of His life prepared Him for His purpose.One character I noticed Joseph learnt which was beneficial before He walked in His purpose was service.

Even if you haven’t found your purpose yet or you have, and you feel like the place you working is nothing relating to your purpose, Keep seeking God for what He wants you to learn where you are right now. It may be that you will apply something you learnt from where you are right now later in the future when walking in your purpose. But keep seeking God and He will reveal more to you. Joseph Learnt to serve.

The bible says Joseph served His master first. Before putting all that He has under his authority. If Joseph decided there’s no way i will serve This man and didn’t humble Himself where He was, He wouldn’t have been given the authority. Yes God favoured Him but He served first.
God was preparing Joseph for his purpose. Yes when every body looked at Him as a servant, God was preparing Him to serve a country. God knew all the plans he had for him so he put him in places to prepare him for his purpose.Joseph being thrown into prison may have seemed like the worse thing ever. But even in the prison cell, he served, God was preparing Him for His purpose. The head of the prison left everything in his hand to look after.
Before He could lead a nation, Joseph had to serve. He served his father. He served in portiphar’s house before becoming the head of the house. He served in prison before becoming in charge of the prisoners.
What does that tell us. Before becoming a leader you first need to learn to serve. This may seem like you are at the lower rank, and it may seem like you are not important. But God wants you to know you are important to Him and you are being prepared for something greater. God wants us to be humble and be faithful in the little things. Even though where you are is not where you dream or imagine yourself to be, do what you need to do there and be humble. You are not here by accident, you are here for a purpose and everywhere you go is not by accident , you are there to know something.
In prison Joseph served the prisoners. When God says He will work everything out for our good, He will. We don’t have to worry how or when. Portiphar’s wife was the cause of Joseph being in prison, but God used the bad circumstance to lead Joseph into his calling. Because its in prison that he had the opportunity to interpret the dreams of the kings baker and butler. And because he was able to do that when king pharaoh had a dream the butler told the king about Joseph. Is there a door of opportunity in bad circumstances? Are there people God puts in our path in tough times. Yes there is. May God open our eyes to see the door of opportunities in every circumstance.

Hold on… This too shall Pass

24 Friday Apr 2015

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This too shall pass

Your faith is tested in trials. Will you still stand, when everything around you seems to be falling apart? When you prayed and God spoke, then afterwards the troubles increased? When you just prayed Lord take control and not long after everything is not going how you wanted it to?
When you just received a word about your future and nothing is happening yet? Will you question whether God spoke? Or will you hold on to His word, and go to God with the matter?

1 peter 1:7
These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold–though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.

Thats what happened straight after moses had spoken to Pharaoh and told him God said He should let the Israelites go. Before the Israelites were given straws to make brick as part of their labor. But after Moses had released God’s word to Pharoah things got worse. Pharoah ordered that the israelites go and find their own straw to make the bricks. Pharaoh ordered that they should be given even more work to do and not reduce their labor.

And the israelites told Aaron and moses that the Lord should judge them because matters had gotten worse since they spoke to Pharoah.

But where did Moses go after hearing the news? He went straight to the Lord first. He didn’t sit and wonder why things had gone worse. He didn’t ask His friends and family first and discuss it with them. He didn’t question what he had done wrong or give up.

He went straight to the Lord. And He asked God ” Exodus 5: 22: ” Lord why have you brought trouble on this people? Why isit you have sent me? 23 For since I came to Pharoah to speak in Your name, he has done evil to his people ; neither have you delivered your people at all.

Exodus 6:1 Then the Lord said to Moses, Now you shall see what I will do to pharoah. For with a strong hand he will let them go, and with a strong hand he will drive them out of Egypt.

When you have commited your life to God. When God has given you a word over your circumstance and over your life. And the next minute everything starts going the opposite dirrection. Go on your knees in prayer. Go back to God with any issues that emerge. Don’t sit down and cry. Don’t sit down and worry. Don’t beat your self up and try to figure out for yourself what you have done wrong when you know You have given your life to God. Seek God first and wait on Him. Be patient to hear His voice. But most importantly stand on the word He gave you whiles you wait for His answer. Don’t loose hope. Take your eyes of the circumstance and put your focus on God. Worship through the problems. Don’t let it hold you back from smiling, from laughing.Don’t let it steal your joy.

Seek God for guidance and thank Him even when you haven’t seen the answer yet. Have faith in God. Don’t let the circumstance crumble you. Seek God and when you go through the fire. Like clay you may go through the fire soft, but you will come out of it stronger. You will come out shaped and refined as a result of holding on to God’s promises. You will come out knowing why you went through that, that the fire wasn’t meant to burn you or destroy you but to shape you for a purpose. To shape you for something greater.

Through the circumstance you will come to have a personal story, a personal journey between you and God. You will come to experience God’s mighty hand on a personal level.

Only when you hold on to the promise, to the dream, to the vision , no matter how hard it gets. And continue to seek God no matter how hard it gets. The trouble will pass and you will remain standing. So don’t let hard times make you unstable, keep standing, because a time will come where the strong wind will pass and if you held in to God and seek His face you will remain standing.

I remember a time in my life when God showed me a dream and gave me a word about my outcome at university. The dream was good and just before that time was when I started getting serious with my relationship with God. But right after that decision i received bad news from different angles. I was thinking why would things get worse after i have made the decision to be serious about God and my relationship with Him. But that kept me on my knees and more importantly I had my own personal experience with God when i saw Him turn everything around for my good. Not only did I experience God’s greatness and favor but i came to understand that God never fails when you depend on Him. I completed university and Continued to rely on Him into my career. And through that experience I learnt to rely on Him and seek Him even in the bad times.

Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Everything including the good and bad will work out for your good. So don’t loose focus on rainy days.

God loves you.

God won’t let you go alone

24 Friday Apr 2015

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God won’t let you go alone.

When God told Moses to go and speak to the israelites,He directed moses on what to do and what to say and assured him that He will be with Him. ( Exodus 3 and 4)
But God is so awesome. God will not send you somewhere or tell you to say or do something and not be with you.

God made it clear through out Genesis from Abraham to Joseph, that He will be with them. Every time He told them to go anywhere. God won’t let you go alone. So don’t be afraid. You won’t be confused on what to say, God will speak through you. Its not you that’s going to change hearts, He will do it. Its not you that’s going to find the place, God has prepared the way ahead. So seek Him every step of the way and rely on Him.

Proverbs 3:5-6
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
do not depend on your own understanding.
6 Seek his will in all you do,
and he will show you which path to take.

All He requires is you move and He will do The rest. And no matter what you face when you move, seek God’s counsel. We serve an awesome God. Jesus knows the your beginning and the end.He knows everything that’s going to happen after you move, so Trust Him. He has a plan for you , so trust Him.

God gave instructions to Moses, telling him speak to Pharoah to release the Israelites out of Egypt, And this was Moses’ reply:
Exodus 3:11 But Moses said to God “Who am I that I should go to Pharoah, and that i should bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?”

Because He knew that in His own strength its not going to be possible. He knew that He was just a mere man, who had never led people or done miracles, let alone take His people from the hands of the Egyptians to the promise Land.

There was no way He could go if He had to depend on his own strength. In His own strength trying to save an israelite He caused trouble. He even had to leave Egypt as a result of Doing things on His own strength.
But when God stepped in, things were different. When God stepped in the impossible became possible.

So don’t depend on your own strength. Don’t figure things out all by yourself, ask God for strength to stand. Ask God for wisdom and understanding. Don’t depend on yourself.

Zechariah 4:6
Then he said to me, “This is what the LORD says to Zerubbabel: It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

When Moses asked God who is He that can bring the children of Israel out of Egypt. God did not only tell Moses He will be with Him, but gave Him a sign ; that He will serve God at the mountain He first spoke to Him.

If God has told you to do something, Be assured that He will be with you through out. It may not be easy stepping out and doing it, and the road may not be smooth, but you have to hold on to God’s word strongly. You have to remind yourself that no-matter what He will carry you through. You have to understand that God is faithful. And His word shall not return to Him void. There’s always a blessing, there will be a testimony if you hold on long enough. Remind yourself of God’s promise, His reward is bigger than anything you could give up and settle for.

You may feel unqualified for what God has said regarding you. But that’s not up to your feelings. Feelings go up and down, feelings are not stable, but the word of God is.You are not the one qualifying yourself or people are not the ones qualifying you. God the creator of the universe qualifies you. Therefore don’t be worried about what man is saying about you. Know that you are not the one qualifying your self, God qualifies you. So theres no need to be afraid or worried.

You have to know who stands by you.
Moses asked God how he should refer to God as when the israelites asked , and God replied;
Exodus 3: 14 And God said to Moses I AM WHO I AM” And He said, thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.”’

God wants us to know Him for ourselves. God is stronger and mightier than anyone and anything. God revealed His power to Moses through His miracles and His mighty name. Moses had experienced what the mighty hand of God can do and He held onto The word God had given Him before God sent Him. Moses knew that God gave him the word and understood that God is all powerful.

Our experiences with God should be a reminder of the fact that God is faithful to His word. Even though the circumstance may have changed. God doesn’t change, His word does not return to Him void.

Its important to remind yourself of the word God has given you regarding your situation or regarding His instruction. And more importantly declare the word and stand strong on it when everything around you looks the opposite.Also knowing who God is through His word makes you understand the power of God and that He can do anything.
Sometimes you may not have all the clues to what you will face on the journey to doing as God has told you to. But let the word and the promises God has given you keep you determined to hold on and wait. Be consistent in seeking His face and depend on Him to reveal the next step.

Moses was also worried that the israelites would not believe or listen to anything He was saying.

Don’t let what people say cause you to disbelieve what God has told you. Take your focus of what people and the surrounding are saying and tune your ears to hear God’s voice above any other voice.
One thing I noticed about Moses is that He was persistent in communicating with God about what He did not know and also His weakness. He asked God what He did not know for knowledge purposes and also told God His weakness. He told God He was slow in speech. And God replied “I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say”.

Its important to tell God the areas we are struggling with. He knows it all already, But He wants you to rely on Him. His strength is made perfect in our weakness. Its the areas we are not strong at , that’s where God’s mighty power will cover and remove every weakness. So whatever you think is stopping you from going where God wants you to go,speak to Him about it. If its patience ask Him to give you strength to hold on, if you are confused ask Him to reveal to you. And be patient in hearing Him.

Lastly moses told God He was slow in speech. Someone may think Moses was trying to give as much excuses as possible. But Moses was making things clear to God about His weakness. The things that disqualify Him. But when God has qualified you don’t allow anyone including yourself to disqualify you.

Exodus 4:11-12
11 So the Lord said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the Lord? 12 Now therefore, go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say.”

The awareness of God’s presence

17 Friday Apr 2015

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The awareness of God’s presence

Genesis 39:2 The Lord was with Joseph, and he was a successful man; and He was in the house of his master the Egyptian. 3 And his master saw that the Lord was with him and the Lord made all he did to prosper in his hand. 4 so Joseph found favor in his sight and served him. Then he made him overseer of his house, and all that he had he put under his authority. Joseph was in a place unfamiliar to him. Out of the sight of his family. But he wasn’t out of God’s sight. When We thought he was alone that’s when God’s presence was with Him. When you think you are alone or haven’t got the people who should be around you, God wants you to recognize His presence. He wants you to know you are never alone.You are never alone, you are created by God, in God’s world, under God’s watch. He is always with you. What was the result of The Lord being with Joseph? Success .The success did not come before God’s presence. God’s presence came before the success. God made Joseph a successful man. Instead of seeking the success, we should seek God first. Because its His presence with us that will make us successful. God is the beginning and the end. Nothing comes before Him. God’s presence brings favor. But the bible also says Joseph found favor in his master’s sight. How did Joseph find favor in The master’s sight? It began with God’s presence. The master saw that God was with Joseph. The presence of God gives us favor. How do we get God’s presence? by being aware that He is always with us seeking after Him. How can we say we want a friend to go somewhere with us without asking them and knowing anything about them. Will they be called a friend? Even when Joseph got to prison, God’s presence was with him and gave him mercy and favor. Don’t ever think God’s presence is not with you in the prison, or abusive home, or foster home. God is with you and He cares. But you first have to believe He is with you and seek him. Pray, worship and read his word. (Psalm 34:18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.) Don’t ever think God has neglected you because of what has happened or where you are. He still loves you.

He can still deliver you, He can still make a way, God’s presence will not only make us successful but give us favor.
God’s presence brings prosperity. Prosperity means happiness, good health and wealth. The Lord made all Joseph did prosper in his hand. It means good things came out of his hand. Things started to flourish when he intervened. Are we seeking after things and people to make us happy instead of God. What is our happiness based on? A new car? A partner? .Nothing and nobody is perfect. People and things can always disappoint us. Yes people and things make us happy but not only temporary. But God will never disappoint us when we hope in Him. True happiness, good health and wealth comes from Almighty God.
God wants us to seek after him first. Priorities Him. Because He is everything. Nothing would exist without Him. Not seeking after the things of the flesh.

The presence of God brings awareness of sin. When Potiphar’s wife wanted to sleep with Joseph,he did not agree to her. Joseph told her his master had given him authority over everything except his wife. But joseph didn’t say because it would displease his master. He said ” How then can i do this great wickedness and sin against God? He did not do it because it would displease God. He was aware of God’s presence and feared God.He knew everything he h had came from God including Himself.
When we realize God is always with us we won’t do things he hates infront of Him.
Because it displeases him. We also need to be grateful and be aware of how much he has done for us and how he got us where we are right now. Joseph realized how far God has brought him from being sold as a slave. So then it is wickedness to do evil to God who has done you good. He wouldn’t have had favor and authority over anything without God. So he remembered his humble beginnings.

The fact that you are in prison, or in an abusive home or in the place you didn’tq think you would ever be, doesn’t mean God is not there. God is right there where you are. He hasn’t forsaken you. But you need to be aware of Him, and spend time with Him and seek Him.
Matthew 6:33
Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.

So why seek after anything else instead of God. When we seek after God first He will be our anchor through life.

Dreams can come True

16 Thursday Apr 2015

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Dreams can come true.

Yes dreams can come true. No matter where you are right now the dreams God has shown you can come pass .Its not about where you are right now. If God has shown you a dream it will come to pass if you don’t doubt and have faith in God that it will happen. The dream may look bigger than where you are right now. But its not about where you are, its about who you are. Its about what God has put inside of you. Because you are God’s vessel.

“2 corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.” Yes Joseph was in his fathers house, just a young boy when He had the awesome dream ” Genesis 37: 9 then He dreamed still another dream and told it to his brothers, and said ‘ Look I have dreamed another dream. And this time the sun , the moon, and the eleven stars bowed down to me.”

But He believed in His dream so much He went on to tell his father and brothers. Joseph first believed His dream. Because if he didnt believe it, he would have stop talking about it to his brothers who hated him. But before we share our dreams with people we must first consult God. We must believe in our selves and believe in our dreams. Yes where you are right now may reflect nothing of the dream, but it will surely come to pass. The surroundings and the situation you are in right now may be the opposite of your dreams, vision and plan but DONT GIVE UP. Because no matter where Joseph was, it didn’t stop him believing in his dream. And even worse His brothers selling Him of thinking he will never accomplish His dreams didn’t stop him either. Nothing should stop us, Not the people who have said you cant make it, your surroundings, even if its your best friend or family they shouldn’t stop you.

Joseph was sold, he became a slave. He lost His identity in the eyes of men but not in God. He no longer belonged to Himself. But that did not stop God’s plan and His dream from coming to pass. What does that tell us? No matter the crisis, no matter how lost you may feel, no matter where in the world you are , God’s plan shall come to pass. Everything around him showed he cant make it, but it wasn’t about that, it was about what God has put inside of him. “1 john 4:4 Greater Is He that lives in you than He that is in the world. ”
What’s inside of you is stronger than whats around you. We shouldn’t allow our surroundings to manipulate us into shutting our dreams. To be honest you are ten times stronger than what you face around you. But we are only going to realize our strength by knowing whats in us

Luke 10:19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.” But we need to realize Its not our power or our strength its God almighty’s power. Its about who has given us the authority “JESUS”. Matthew 28:8 All power in Heaven and on earth belongs to Jesus.

Pastor kenneth hagan once said ”
The strength of something depends on the force or power behind it.
And can you understand that God all powerful is with you; He is stronger than the lightning and thunder and stronger than the waves of the sea. “Psalm 93:4 But mightier than the violent raging of the seas, mightier than the breakers on the shore–the LORD above is mightier than these!” Matthew 28:8 All power in Heaven and on earth belongs to Jesus.

So if God has given us a dream or we face a situation, lets not move with our own strength. Seek Strength from God first , because He is the undefeated force Behind us, we must conquer.

God has a better plan

16 Thursday Apr 2015

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You have been praying and asking for a particular breakthrough and it didn’t happen straight away or it hasn’t happened yet. You are frustrated because you are thinking when is this going to happen? its taking ages. But then its happened and now you seem to be loosing it. You are not loosing it.
In Genesis 21 God blessed Abraham with a son Isaac. This is the long awaited son God blessed Abraham with. God promised Abraham but the blessing did not come straight away, it took a while. Then not long after Isaac has been born God asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac. God tested Abraham with the same blessing He blessed Him with. To see if Abraham would still trust Him if the blessing wasn’t there.
If God blessed you with something, He is about to bless you with something better. God is saying I blessed you with this blessing. You cried out for it, waited for long for it. But would you still trust me if I took the blessing away. Are you serving me because of the blessing or because am God? . God is always thinking to grow us, not to make us stuck. God is saying trust me and let your hope be in me instead of the blessings you see around you. Because the blessing came from me. Will you still be worshipping? Praying? Going to church? Reading your word when the same blessings you have prayed for seem to be falling apart? When things are no longer going the way it used to?
In genesis 22: the bible says that God tested Abraham,

But Abraham seemed so faithful through out why would God test Him. Because God is saying would you trust me to give you more and better? When I tell you to let go what I have given you? Because God is saying do you trust me? Is your trust in the fact that i have given you a son? When I take away what I myself gave you would you trust me?
Is your whole hope in me? Or your job? Or finances? Or health? Can those things always carry you through? Can those things fail you? Trust in who will never fail you. Jesus is the one who will never fail you.
When God told Abraham to sacrifice isaac, Abraham did not hesitate.
He didnt say but why? But what have i done? Why would you do this Lord? I don’t understand.
After God gave Abraham the instructions he woke up early the next morning in obedience and did what God told Him.

Whatever God has told you to let go , let go of it. Whatever God has blessed us with and we seem to be loosing it lets trust God. Don’t stop worshipping, praying , thanking God. Lets trust God regardless of whats falling apart. Because God has said He will make all things work together for our good. Because the longer we hold on to it and question God and hesitate, we are delaying our next blessing.

If only you knew what God has in store for you after trusting him through the hardship.
Because Abraham did as God said , and passed the test of trusting God , His next blessing was released. Triple the blessing He had. All this time along God is saying i have something bigger, better , something that will blow your mind if you trust me. If you don’t worry. If you put your hope in me.

Please lets trust God and continue to worship God. And understand that He has all authority in His hand. And lets move as He says. Even if what he has blessed us with seems to be slipping out of our hands. Lets not change God’s position in our hearts because of the change of situation in our lives. Lets God position in our lifes be the head regardless of whats happening. Because God will give us double.
Genesis 22 started with God asking Abraham to give isaac His only son whom He loved as a burnt offering to God. And ended with 17 blessing I will bless you, and multiplying i will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is in the seashore; and your descendants shall posses the gate of their enemies. 18 in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed because you have obeyed my voice.

If you have been living your life according to God’s will, you are not to be worried. In

Let Go and Let God

16 Thursday Apr 2015

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Let go and Let God

Genesis 13:

8 Finally Abram said to Lot, “Let’s not allow this conflict to come between us or our herdsmen. After all, we are close relatives! 9 The whole countryside is open to you. Take your choice of any section of the land you want, and we will separate. If you want the land to the left, then I’ll take the land on the right. If you prefer the land on the right, then I’ll go to the left.” 10 Lot took a long look at the fertile plains of the Jordan Valley in the direction of Zoar. The whole area was well watered everywhere, like the garden of the Lord or the beautiful land of Egypt. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) 11 Lot chose for himself the whole Jordan Valley to the east of them

Sometimes God may require that you be alone to receive your blessing . Thus leave behind certain friends, because abraham didnt leave lot, something had to happen for lot to go his way. Abraham blessings came into manifestation when lot left him. But Abraham could not leave lot initially because He might have been young and alone since Abraham was his uncle.,But lot had to leave for Abraham to receive the full blessings. Some people will all of a sudden walk away or out of your life before your blessing can be released.Lot picked the good looking piece of land. But what looked good to man’s eyes is not where the treasure is.Its whats good to God’s eyes, thats where the treasure is.
God showed Abraham’s full promise of the land He could posses after Lot had left.some people will have to leave before your blessings or God’s promises can manifest. So God can show you alone. From my point of view lot seemed greedy, because Abraham gave him the choice of land and he chose the best land and even expanded His tent to sodom. Abraham was not greedy and was very obedient to God, because He gave lot the choice of land even though he brought lot there. Some people will try and take what the Lord has blessed you with and think they have it all. But be patient God has even greater blessings for you. You will own double of what they took. Because straight after Lot left, the Lord showed Abraham and gave him double land.