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Written by ola aroyehun
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Monday, 12 July 2010 |
I am a great believer in hard work. Over the years, I have written on how I believe that God wants to bless the works of our hands and that His grace is available to us as we go about our daily business. I believe in biblical abundance, prosperity and riches.
I still hold on to these thoughts but a scripture ‘jumped’ out of the page at me recently and I realise that there is more to hard work.
The scripture that caught my attention is Deuteronomy 6:10-11
10 When the LORD your God brings you into the land he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give you—a land with large, flourishing cities you did not build, 11 houses filled with all kinds of good things you did not provide, wells you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant—then when you eat and are satisfied.
Just to re-iterate, God was going to give the Israelites
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Beautiful cities which they did not build
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Houses full of good things which they did not fill
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Wells which they did not dig
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Vineyards and olive trees which they did not plant
God was in effect promising to prosper them without them doing anything. All He asked was that once they possessed these things, they were to remain obedient to Him and His commandments.
The question then arises: does this mean that we are to sit back and do nothing, just waiting for the blessing of God?
Well not exactly, for God did still expect them to work once they entered the land ( Deuteronomy 8:12).
Let’s go back to Genesis for a similar example. God provided the Garden of Eden to man and then commanded Adam to work and till the land.
God was essentially saying that He will provide the basic raw materials and as long as they obeyed Him and worked hard, He will continue to bless them. God wants us to be blessed from an initial base of sufficiency. We continue to be blessed or maintain and increase the blessing through obedience and hard work.
The question is do you believe that God can give you what you have not worked for or like me, believe that it’s through hard work. I believe that God is still in the business of giving us things we have not worked for. This is what it means to experience God’s favour and I pray that we will all experience His favour in our lives. Remember God’s ways indeed are not our ways.
So until I appear again in your inbox, stay blessed
Ola Aroyehun
www.purposeforchrist.com
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Written by ola aroyehun
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Tuesday, 25 May 2010 |
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The penny dropped
The words had come out of my mouth before I had the chance to think about what I had just said. I was at a Christian meeting and had been asked to open in prayer. As I prayed, I found myself saying ‘Father I thank you because I have access to the mind of Christ and so we will be able to make the right decisions today’.
Did this come out of my mouth (of course it did) but more importantly did I believe it and if so, do I actually behave as if I did.
For days afterwards, the thought baffled me. The thought produced more questions than answers. The scriptures state clearly that we have access to the mind of Christ, but I had a myriad of questions:
- What are the implications of having the mind of Christ?
- Is it possible to know what to do in all situations?
- What should my ‘conscious thought process be like?
- How can I develop this type of mind?
- Can I have God’s thoughts all the time?
As usual, the word of God is not silent on this issue and I would like to share with you some of the things I discovered.
1 Corinthians 2:9-16 states, “For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ. To understand this text, we must look at the context: But as it is written:
“ Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. 11 For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.
13 These things we also speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. 16 For “who has known the mind of the LORD that he may instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.As children of God, this means that we have the ability to be led by the Spirit of God at all times. “The Spirit of God searches all things, even the deep things of God.”
The Holy Spirit knows the very thoughts of God. The Spirit is like a phone line from Heaven that connects us to God. All we have to do is listen. Jesus made this powerful line of communication with heaven possible when He sent us the Holy Spirit.
Someone once said ‘We have “the mind of Christ” because we have the Holy Spirit dwelling in us. The Holy Spirit teaches us all things, even the deep things of God. God will reveal Himself to us in mighty ways. Let us be sensitive to the Holy Spirit's voice. We will be filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit and we will have access to the unlimited, all-knowing, eternal mind of Christ’. How true
So back to my initial questions. The implication of having the mind of Christ is that we now have the ability to make the right decisions when needed. I believe that it is possible (though there is a long way for me to go on this) that it is possible to think God’s thoughts at all times. We simply need to train our minds. A simple but important concept!I realised that having a deepening relationship with the Holy Spirit will lead us to having access to the mind of Christ. I guess the question today is how deep is your relationship with the Holy Spirit?
I am being challenged by these words and therefore would like your assistance. I would like you to share your insights with me or recommend a good book you have read on this subject. It’s an area that I would like to study more about.
So until I appear again in your inbox, stay blessed and hope to hear from you soon
Ola
www.christianbusinessmagazine.com
www.purposeforchrist.com
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What are you prophesying about? |
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Written by ola aroyehun
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Sunday, 18 April 2010 |
A couple of weeks ago, the kids had just gone to bed and my husband had gone out. I was thinking of tidying the house for the night when I started to feel the presence of the Holy Spirit. The next thing I knew I went to each of the kids room and though they were asleep, I started to prophesy over them. When the presence of the Lord lifted, I knew that I had encountered a special moment with the Lord. Like Mary, the mother of Jesus, I knew that this was a moment I would always cherish in my heart.
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You're the Daddy, Fix It! |
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Written by Dan Lillpop
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Friday, 05 March 2010 |
There are some things I simply cannot do – there is a limit to my ability and power – even if I am the daddy. Now, God is different. He can literally do anything, but there are some things which He chooses not to do. How do you handled the lack of response from God to your requests?
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Written by Bill Cearbaugh
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010 |
If you want to leave a comment on any of these, just e-mail me and leave a comment there.
Bill
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What are the Priorities of the
Church Today?
"...where your treasure is, there will your heart be also..."
The Church Scattered
BTW...because
of the things I mentioned in my previous blog, in the New Testament
Church, those that were going through trials and being persecuted, scattered....
The 4P's
I've
experienced a lot of life in many realms. The following thoughts do
not have a lot of scripture behind them. I could plug verses radomly
in, but honestly I have understood these principles through life's
experiences, as I saw them play out for me and around me. These are
what I call the 4p's...Prayer,Persecution, purity, power....
Contextualizing the Gospel
“To
the weak (wanting in discernment) I have become weak that I might win
the weak and over scrupulous. I have [in short] become all things to
all men, that I might by all means (at all costs and in any and every
way) save some [by winning them to faith in Jesus Christ].”
Contextualizing the message
of the church - what does that mean and when we do it, what does it
look like? Jump into my car. We're going to take a ride to the local
church. But your ticket to ride is your willingness to wear your "First
Time Visitor Hat". What I mean by this is you will need to look at all
our interactions as if you have never been in a church before....
You Can't Take it With You
"[And
it is, indeed, a source of immense profit, for] godliness accompanied
with contentment (that contentment which is a sense of inward
sufficiency) is great and abundant gain. For we brought nothing into
the world, and obviously we cannot take anything out of the world..."
It
was a relative who just pasted away, I had the personal privilege of
gathering their belongings from the room, while they were still in the
room....
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Your divine assignment - the journey |
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Written by ola aroyehun
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Tuesday, 26 January 2010 |
Thank you for all the comments received from the post ‘assignment, purpose, destiny….somebody help me’. Your comments were overwhelming and I must admit some of them brought tears to my eyes. If you are new to the newsletter or didn’t have an opportunity to read it, I recommend that you do. The post is on our two websites: www.christianbusinessmagazine.com and www.purposeforchrist.com.
I am trying to put my detailed understanding of the subject into an ebook, so watch this space. In my last post, I mentioned the importance of ensuring that your natural skills has God’s supernatural enablement or ‘grace’ as it is referred to in Romans 12: 5-8 In this post, I want to share another perspective on our divine assignment.
I find that so many times, we are encouraged and told to find our assignment but oftentimes, we are not told how to find it. In the post mentioned above on assignment, I stated that it comes by revelation. We must remember however, that whilst we would have an overall notion of our assignment (after God reveals it to you), there are steps that we need to take to get there. It is a lifelong journey.
So the next question is how do I know that my daily activity is taking me towards my destiny? Once again the scriptures are not silent on this and this is the subject of today’s post. The text is taken from Romans 12:1-2
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Skills versus spiritual gifts |
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Written by ola aroyehun
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Thursday, 14 January 2010 |
Still reflecting on the theme of ‘supernatural living’ (and many thanks to all those who wrote in following the last post on assignment), in this post I want to concentrate on the subject of skills and spiritual gifts.
Most of the work we do either in the church or out in the world involves a certain degree of skill. I meet many skilful people, who have worked at developing their skills. Whilst this is important, I believe that the scriptures encourage us to seek God’s empowerment on all we do. Let me explain.
We need interpersonal skills to be an usher or greeter, listening skills to be a counsellor, flower arranging or balloon skills to beautify the church, teaching skills to be a teacher, administrative skills to organise the church, music skills to play an instrument, even good reading skills to read the scriptures in an engaging way and the list goes on.
Most of our work and church activity involves using various skills and rightfully so, but I am increasingly concerned that people are encouraged to develop their skills and almost nothing is said about spiritual gifts or spiritual empowerment. Without spiritual empowerment, a lot of what we do becomes hard work and our effectiveness is limited.
Spiritual gifts are supernatural assistance given to us to make our work easier. If you are a counsellor, having revelation gifts e.g. the word of knowledge or wisdom makes the task easier, if you go out on evangelism or find it difficult to witness, having a word of knowledge or the gift of healing would make the work easier. By spiritual gifts I am referring to scriptural references in :
These scriptures refer to a number of spiritual gifts but of particular relevance to this post are the gifts mentioned in Romans 12:3-8. These include serving, teaching, encouraging, contribution to the needs of others, leadership and mercy. These gifts can also be considered to be skills. We refer to teaching skills, leadership skills et. We say that some people are encouragers, are merciful etc. I would like us to pay attention to the text. The book of Romans informs us that these are gifts given to us by the grace of God. The word grace here refers to spiritual enablement or assistance.
To establish whether we are referring to a skill or a gift, you need to ask yourself whether you experience the supernatural assistance of God when the ‘gift’ or ‘skill’ is being manifested.
I believe that we can only obtain these gifts by waiting on God and asking for it. The simple truth about Christianity is that all we need to do is ask. Knowing that spiritual gifts make our work a lot easier, we should be actively seeking them. Walking in the gifts of the Spirit would require that we stay in constant communion with God and we can only do that by maintaining a prayerful life. We are responsible for the use and development of the skills He has given us. In other words, there can be no laziness in the kingdom of work. There can be no short shorts. Let’s not be tempted to go and use our ‘skills’ without seeking for God’s divine empowerment.
Spiritual gifts are given to us to enable us to fulfil His will on earth. God wants to empower us supernaturally to get His work done. The qualification to get spiritual gifts is quite simple- all we need to do His ask. Skills alone are not enough, otherwise God would not have given us gifts.
I have started to review my own life and ask for more of His ‘empowerment on my skills’ and I want to encourage you to do the same. Remember, supernatural empowerment makes life and His work a lot easier. Skills are not enough Just some more thoughts to share with you, but until I appear again in your inbox, stay blessed
Ola
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Purpose, assignment, destiny....somebody help me |
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Written by ola aroyehun
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Sunday, 20 December 2009 |
There are so many words that we find ‘floating’ around and sometimes we mix the meaning of these words up. Words such as purpose, assignment, destiny, desire, goals, talents, gifts and the list goes on. We use these words interchangeably sometimes, without pausing to think about the true meaning.
Recently, I found myself asking one question, all said and done; do I know the reason why I am here on earth i.e. what is my assignment on earth? By knowing, I mean knowing beyond a shadow of doubt what God has called me to do.
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Don't forget.....God keeps a record |
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Written by ola aroyehun
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Monday, 07 December 2009 |
You know what it’s like. You have read a portion of scripture many times and then suddenly, a fresh revelation hits you. That’s precisely what happened to me and I want it to share it in this week’s post. Simple concept but one that’s worth repeating.
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Changing peoples Lives One Day at a Time! |
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Written by Tracy Abuhl
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Thursday, 29 October 2009 |
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People just want to know someone cares! Try smiling at theperson at the store,gas station or walking down the street. You may be the only one who took the time to smile! Share the Love of God to everone, it starts with you~
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Garden of God - outline study |
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Written by ola aroyehun
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Wednesday, 28 October 2009 |
In my last post, I promised to give you an outline of the Garden of God, to enhance your study of the subject. Listed below are some of the key facts about the Garden.
The Garden was a place specifically created for man ( Gen 1:26, 2:8-9). Spiritually Eden symbolises a rich and fertile ground of unbroken fellowship. It was a perfect environment for man to live in. It is important for us to know how God originally intended us to live, as this is the type of environment we need for a happy and fulfilled life.
As you read the points below, ask yourself whether you experience these characteristics in your life. If like me, you feel that there is a number of areas where you are not experiencing all that God has provided, why not make your prayer, “Lord, help me to live as you originally created me to live”.
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Written by ola aroyehun
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Tuesday, 06 October 2009 |
Dear All
I hope that you all had a good summer break. I am sorry I have been off the radar for a couple of weeks and thanks to all of you who have asked about the newsletter. I took some time off over the summer holidays and took a well-deserved break and went off to the States and Canada.
Summer (or sometimes early autumn) for me has always been a time for reflection. A time when I go over the life goals I have set, evaluate the success of my action points and set myself new challenges. I review my progress against last year’s objectives and make sure that my goals are moving me towards a successful and significant life.
Summer is also the time when I tend to experience ‘spiritual rest’ – again evaluating my spiritual life and have a time of refreshing and waiting before the Lord. I hope that you do the same from time to time. Whatever you did over the summer holidays and for those of you whose seasons are like mine, I hope you all had an enjoyable one.
Just before I went on holiday, I was thinking of sharing with you some insights about a subject that I had been studying - on the Garden of God. I started to think about what God’s original environment for man to live in must have been like. What were some of the characteristics that made it so special? I started to ask myself if I was living in God’s original environment. I believe that God wants to reconcile us back to the living conditions that God initially wanted us to live in.
Many people mistakenly believe that God’s original environment where man was expected to live was a place where there was an absence of sin. We believe that due to the world being tainted by nearly 4000 years of sin, it is therefore impossible to live in that environment again. In reality the Garden of Eden was a place where the potential for sin was always present, because the enemy had access.
Having cleared up this misconception, we now ask ourselves, whether we are living in God’s original garden as He ordained us to. We need to know the original plans of God, in regards to what type of place the garden was and how God wanted to us to dwell.
I will continue to study the subject in depth and in my next post; I will send you a list of 31 things that I found out about the garden. The list will help us highlight whether we are living according to God’s original environment or whether we are living according to the natural environment of the world.
One of my favourite prayers at the moment is for God to enable me to EXPERIENCE the truth in His word and not just know the ‘letter’. Why not make this your prayer also? I would be sharing further thoughts on my social networking site www.purposeforchrostians.com.
If you are reading this post on another site, then I suggest you sign up to our social networking site May the Lord keep you and guard you and continue to make His light and glory shine upon you.
Until I appear again in your in-box, stay blessed
Ola
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Quest for truth... NOW is the time... |
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Written by Gary Jones Harris
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Friday, 25 September 2009 |
Revelation is in full bloom God is revealing the mysteries of earth events past, present, and future, it is an exciting yet very sobering time to be a christian.
As there is knowledge to be gained so let the quest begin.
Godspeed in yours...
PS. Remember...Truth is stranger than fiction... all honor and reverence to Jesus the ultimate warrior.
The verbal map of truth
www.shuharilegacy.com
Follow on twitter
www.twitter.com/questfortruth
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Affordable SEO ~ Website Design |
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Written by Eric Thompson
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Saturday, 08 August 2009 |
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Metro Web Services
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Affordable SEO ~ Website Design |
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Written by Eric Thompson
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Saturday, 08 August 2009 |
Professional but affordable website services provided by a committed follower of the Lord.
Metro Web Services
817-437-3063
Thank you,
Eric Thompson
Owner
Metro Web Services
Christian SEO Service
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Knock, Knock, Knocking at the Door of Business!! |
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Written by Kimberly Smiley
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Sunday, 12 July 2009 |
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Knock Knock
Whose There?
Christ
Christ Who?
Christ of all your Business!!
Will you let me in?
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Written by ola aroyehun
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Tuesday, 23 June 2009 |
I believe that our success in life, business and career is directly related to our relationship with God. Success (true biblical success) is linked to God. That’s why, if you have been a subscriber or reader of mine for a while, you would have realised that I apply biblical truths to the business and work environment.
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The Truth Project from Focus on the Family will change your life |
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Written by Bob Diamond
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Saturday, 13 June 2009 |
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A couple of years ago I was playing around with Google when I stumbled onto Focus on the Family's The Truth Project web site. I listened to the short version of the introductory video. Then I listened to the longer version. Since it was associated with Dr. James Dobson I knew it had to be good. I was hooked. Who wouldn't want to "... gaze into the face of God." I was ready to go to Colorado to learn all about it for myself. As luck would have it, (Luck is God making things fall into place for you at just the right time.) when I spoke with a pastor at church; Ron Newberry said that one of our missionaries who is heavily involved in Bible translation had already been sent to investigate the Truth Project first hand. He said that Jim had just returned and was getting ready to set up one of the 13-week seminars and that I would be one of his first students. Jim Albright and I are well acquainted. I knew that he was strictly a no-nonsense tell-it-like-it-is kind of guy. He reminds me of Sergeant Joe Friday, "Just the facts, Ma'am." At the time I could only suspect that the Truth Project was going to be such a life-changing event. We started at ground zero and worked our way steadily outward until we had traversed the entire universe. We were introduced to every imaginable argument against God and His part in the creation that has been advanced by the strongest minds of our era; and, then we heard the responses and truths proclaimed by even more of the finest and strongest minds and theologians that this world currently has to offer. What a journey. It's like going to Niagara Falls. I can tell you about it, but until you have heard the roaring and the incessant thunder and seen and felt the seething cauldron of power and destruction for yourself, there is no way for you to really know how magnificent the falls truly are. Without those sensations Niagara Falls is only a pretty picture, not a life-altering experience. By the time Dr. Del Tackett has guided you through the 12 presentations in the Truth Project you will have received all of the scriptural, historical and scientific knowledge that you will ever need in order to truly "know that you know," You will know for certain what you believe and why you believe it. Most people, who have completed the course, when they reflect on it, realize that they just thought that they had had faith before. This is the first time that I have ever felt so strongly about anything other than the Bible itself. Check out the links in this article and then get yourself started as soon as possible. I promise you that if you get involved in The Truth Project, you and your whole family and everyone that you meet from then on will be blessed. |
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What do you do when.............................. |
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Written by ola aroyehun
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Wednesday, 10 June 2009 |
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you have no specific message from God and you need to send out your post or blog?. Writing is my vocation and I am very passionate about sharing God’s word with His people, so that they can also grow up in Him. I look forward to sending you a post as often as I can. Getting emails from readers’ week in, week out, about how my posts encourage you, also encourages me. By the way, the last mail – Coping with the crisis of life, had a huge response. Thank you both to those who wrote and those who thought of, did not get round to writing.
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ANGER - Another Negative Grievance Explaining Rage |
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Written by Deborah Gauthier
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Monday, 25 May 2009 |
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ANGER means Another NegativeGrievance Explaining Rage. Several members of my family have problems with anger and lash out at others with mean words in their fits of rage. Never meaning to hurt those they love with their demeaning and cruel words, but ultimately they always do. I always try to find the cause of their anger to help myself cope with their bad behavior. My feelings have been hurt more times than I care to remember. God has made me stronger over the years of mental abuse that I have endured. He has opened my eyes to many things that have helped me understand where the hostility has come from and deal with it accordingly. I believe it has made me a better person for having gone through it. Maybe it can help you too. |
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Coping with the crisis of life |
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Written by ola aroyehun
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Tuesday, 19 May 2009 |
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I was forced recently to take a four-day rest. I had been working very hard for a few months and my body was crying out for rest. So I took advantage of the last public holiday here in the UK and rested (In fact my four-day rest extended into six days).
So with the children off to their respective friends, my husband away and the home tidied, I felt I deserved the rest (a feeling I am sure that many married women can relate to). I even made sure the telephone was off the hook and the mobile switched off! The only thing I couldn’t resist was checking my email. I guess that has become something of a habit for a lot of us but that’s another article for another day!
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Filled with the fullness of God? |
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Written by ola aroyehun
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Tuesday, 14 April 2009 |
Have you been in a situation where you wanted to demonstrate more of the power and presence of Jesus in your business or workplace? Perhaps, there was a difficult situation that demanded the wisdom of God in a special way; a colleague with an incurable disease that needs healing from God; a project that’s making no headway despite many hours of labour; a member of staff that’s shared their inner thoughts with you that demands God’s insight or a business that needs God’s divine intervention.
Sometimes, we feel inadequate at meeting these challenges. We know that God can do all these things and more, after all, we have read the Bible and know what it says and yet sometimes we still feel quite incapable.
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Written by Adeyemi Ajiboye
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Monday, 06 April 2009 |
What a good thing for us Christains in this time of famine in the 21st century.
The economic meltdown is for us to reveal to the world that we are the solution!
The situation at Goshen in the book of Genesis tells us that God's hand is not too short to redeem us from lack and wants. If we choose to do things the kingdom way, we will enjoy kingdom blessings and we will not lack. There is no famine in the Kingdom. Whereever you find yourself, all you have to do is to show forth the glory of whom has called you forth!
Ajiboye Adeyemi
Akure
Nigeria.
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Written by Raymond Zarcone
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Wednesday, 01 April 2009 |
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Thank you for taking the time to read this. God has given all of us
special talents that He is going to use to reach others. I am no
different than any of you in this aspect. The Lord has blessed me with
many gifts including a loving wife and family, dreams and desires, but
most importantly a desire to help others. In the world, people, put
value on things that are really not at all that valuable: homes, cars,
and other carnal things.. these "things" are nice, but are not what
really drives us or makes us happy. Here is a great example!
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You also need the favour of Man |
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Written by ola aroyehun
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Wednesday, 11 March 2009 |
Not many of us would doubt that we need the favour of God in all that we do. However, one verse struck me recently and I realised that we need both the favour of God and of man. I remember many years ago when I started my business, I was a bit disappointed with people who had volunteered to help in one way or the other, but did not keep their promise. I remember thinking to myself, as long as God was on my side, nothing else mattered.
With the benefit of hindsight, I no longer hold that view. In fact, I have turned 360º on that thought. The fact that people have disappointed does not mean that you don’t need people. I should have prayed for both the favour of God and man. In this article, we concentrate on the favour of man.
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I'm glad I'm not a pancake |
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Written by Jeffrey Honeyager
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Thursday, 05 March 2009 |
Reading Leviticus 7 today I asked a question about the Fellowship Offering.
Why offer both bread without yeast and bread with yeast? What is the significance? Leviticus 7:11-14
In Matthew 13:33 and Luke 13:20-21 Jesus says, "the kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough."
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Expressing Faith In Business |
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Written by Jeffrey Honeyager
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Thursday, 05 March 2009 |
The Lord has been blessing me by bringing men of God into my work. In my previous life, business meetings started with easy banter and the "getting to know you" conversations. Then one person would start the meeting with, "Lets get started" Or, "Where are we with...?"
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Written by ola aroyehun
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Thursday, 19 February 2009 |
In this week’s post l’ll share a personal experience and talk a little bit about myself. This post is in a sense, a continuation of the last two posts.
Many people who know me will say that I am a strong Christian and I have certainly been in the faith for a while. I do basically like ‘staying behind the scenes’ and love writing and sharing God’s word through writing. God is really my passion but there is one thing I always felt guilty about – my prayer life. I admire people that can pray for hours (though I am now realising that when you enjoy God’s presence, you won’t know when you have spent hours in His presence). There is of course nothing wrong in admiring people, but it also made me feel a bit ‘inadequate’.
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Read more... [Prayer is not one-sided]
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What will you wear to the wedding? |
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Saturday, 07 February 2009 |
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There are those God has as his chosen people, the Jews. The Old Testament shows us they have been hard headed and cold hearted. Yet his love persists. God gave the Jews many prophets and His son, Christ Jesus as His servant to invite them into his grace - His wedding banquet.
Some were too busy and didn't pay attention and turned down the offer. Some rebelled and killed the prophets and killed Jesus.
Through His Son, and with help from the Apostles, he then invited anyone on the street (all us Gentiles and sinners) to come to Him; to his wedding banquet.
Some of us accepted His offer and promised to attend.
But what should we wear to His wedding banquet?
Here is my understanding... |
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Read more... [What will you wear to the wedding?]
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