REFUSE TO COMPLAIN!

Lately, I walked into a hospital to agree in prayer with some sick folks and I was so changed by what I saw. I began to think about the goodness of God in my life. Many a times we take things for granted. God is just merciful and faithful.

It’s so amazing how so many times we slip into the realm of complaining without even thinking of it because we are so used to it. Many Believers don’t pray, they simply complain on their knees and think they have prayed. They say words like “Lord, why do I have to wait for this long?”, “Lord, when would you come to my aid, can’t you see how much I have suffered this thing?” and so on. God responds to faith and not complaints or tears. Complaining is never the will of God for His children. In fact it a sin to complain! For the Israelite, complaining made a 40 days journey that of 40 years and they [those who complained] even died not seeing the Promised Land. Complaining never pleases the Father. It makes us do stupid things. It starts in the mind and ends on the lips. It all begins when we refuse to think of and be thankful for what the Lord has done but meditate on what has not yet been done.

Always overcome the temptation to complain because it’s a sin. Worrying and complaining are identical twins they both produce doubt – the enemy of faith. “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.” (Heb. 11:6, NKJV). We must fight these from our lives with all earnestness. How do we do that? Simple! Always think of things to be thankful for. Don’t just set your attention on things yet to be achieved. We have the power to choose our thoughts (Phil. 4:8). For every one reason the devil gives you to complain, you must give yourself a hundred and one reasons to be thankful to the Lord! Thanksgiving turns your prayer requests into a praise report. Thanksgiving gives you a shout in your spirit! Never let the devil steal your shout – it’s your note of victory!

When you forget the goodness of God, you tempt and limit Him in your life (Ps 103:1-7; 78:40-43). I strongly believe that Psalm 103 can help you live a thankful life everyday. There’s so much to be thankful for. We can’t thank Him enough. The thankful life is the victorious life! For the thankful one, miracles happen everyday! He lives the wonderful life (Ps 71:7). The life of ‘what manner of man is this?’ The Christian life is the wonderful life – a life of unending springs of wonders! Don’t be perturbed by the present mishaps in the world. Jesus says for us to look up in moments like this (Luke 21:28). Hope this edifies you. Blessings!

LITTLE BEGINNINGS

Many folks lack the courage to start small. They want to start big but unfortunately they end up accomplishing nothing. Most of the time over-ambition and pride gets in the way of people and make them despise starting small. They think about what people may say or think of them. Well, if you must walk with the Lord, you must think differently. Zechariah 4:10 declares “For who hath despised the day of small things?...” Saint, only a fool despises the days of little beginnings. I will never forget the Parable a Minister once spoke over my life and ministry a couple of years ago. He just quoted Matt. 13:31-32 which says: “…"The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, "which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches."” (NKJV). Ever since that day, I’ve always walked with that consciousness and remained thankful to God for the privilege of starting small and watching things grow. The things of the Kingdom always start small and grow. We can’t afford to escape the process of growth. No cutting corners in the Kingdom of God! As we go through the process, there are many lessons that we must learn along the way, these lessons are divine and customized for us based on what we are called to do. We can’t do away with process (experience) if we must do things God’s way. Take a look at the life of Joseph, one of the Patriarchs, he had a big dream of royalty and leadership but his initial story was that of servitude, slavery and mistreatments. We later see that all these things were to prepare him for the throne. We can’t afford to appear at the top crude. We’ve got to be refined and the process is not any easy.

As it is often said, only the grave is built starting from the top to the bottom. Dr. Oral Robert, of blessed memory, always talked about the seed principle. He taught that everything starts with a seed. It could be seed-ideas, seed-time, seed-money, seed-faith etc. Seeds are small. Every seed is a potential fruit. It’s just a matter of time. So, it’s ok to have a big vision but be humble enough to start small. Starting small is the seed for finishing great. This generation seek avenues to ‘fast-track’ things. No one wants to go through the normal process. We’ve got to learn the art of starting small, be faithful at doing small things and watch them grow. In my knowledge of what a divine vision is all about, I see that God never gives any man the whole picture of the vision at the onset. Why? Because He wants us to walk step by step with Him all along. If He ever gives us all the details at once, we’d run off and make a big mess of it. God is looking for sons and daughters through whom He would birth His purpose on the earth. People who don’t mind waiting on the Lord as He works in and through them. People who manifest the fruit of patience. People who are willing to walk at the same pace with God – not hasty folks.

One thing about the Kingdom of God is that, though it starts small but it is ever progressive! It doesn’t get stuck in the rut. It doesn’t remain small – it spreads like wild fire. It starts like a mustard seed but it advances to become a great tree where the birds of the air can come and nest. This is what it’s all about. It’s ok to start small but it’s a tragedy to remain small. Paul, speaking to Timothy – his son in the faith – said “Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.” (2 Tim. 4:15, NKJV). Paul, by the Spirit of God, was simply telling Timothy – and us in extension – that progress is not automatic. But there are things that one must do to experience constant progress. Paul explains that if we meditate on that thing – vision, dreams, goals etc – ever so often, and give ourselves entirely and unreserved to it (i.e. focus), it is impossible for us not to make progress, in others words, visible progress is inevitable! Progress cannot be hidden just as failure cannot be hidden – they are so visible. Sometimes the reason we don’t experience progress could be that we don’t stick with things for too long, we easily give up, give in and compromise.

I have come across so many people who seem to be static in life and as peculiar as each of their challenges are, one thing is common among many of them, they refuse to start small. They refuse to start with what they have. They have big dreams but they refuse to start out with small things. How unfortunate. The person who wants to be a world evangelist who goes to the nations declaring the Gospel shouldn’t mind preaching to a soul on the street, in his neighbourhood, in the work place, in a car etc. at least one soul at a time. When God sees your faithfulness and passion with few souls, He’d let you reach a crowd. He’s the One who promotes. The great Evangelists Benny Hinn, Billy Graham and Reinhard Bonnke and the likes equally had little and humble beginnings but today the story is different. Your dream is only a seed for your future – it’s got to be worked out to produce a harvest! Here’s the idea: Think big but start small. It’s a divine principle! Authentic and durable success always starts small. Starting from the top could be suicidal. If God could start great things in small ways even though He could as well get anything done at the snap of His finger, why shouldn’t we learn the art of starting small and watching ourselves grow? There is something about being a part of the process of growth. It’s exciting! Isaac was all God needed to produce a whole nation – Israel. Jesus was all God needed to produce a whole new race called The New Creatures – the twice born men! There is virtually nothing too small to be a starting capital. And as long as God’s hand is on it, growth is inevitable!

There are so many lessons we must learn in this life and every level we get to serves a purpose. Every step on the ladder is very crucial to the next one. So if success must not only be obtained but also sustained, we must learn to start small and go through the process of growth. David and Moses were both faithful shepherds of sheep before they became shepherds of people. Some of Jesus’ first disciples were first fishers of fish before they become fishers of men. Sometimes we might have to first learn the art of following before we become true leaders. We might have to first learn to serve before we can be served. Honestly, it takes real humility and courage to start small. Do not seek to impress people, go for a lasting success – start small and make progress. It’s just a matter of time! If growth must be experienced, then we can’t escape starting small. According to the Kingdom, if you can’t handle small things, then you can’t equally handle great things. Faithfulness in little things guarantees faithfulness in great things. If you’re too big to handle small things, then you’re too small to handle big things! If God can’t commit small things into your hands then how would He commit great things into your hands – selah!

What is that dream in your heart, start doing something about it today. That is the aim of this piece. That is what this reading encounter is all about. That is why I have written this thing. Get inspired! Let the Kingdom of God reproduce itself in that thing that you are doing and enjoy God’s best as He takes you from one level of glory to another! Blessings!

THEY BOTH LAUGHED

I used to think only Sarah laughed in unbelief when God reassured her of still giving birth at her old age. But it came to my awareness lately that Abraham also laughed in unbelief. In fact he laughed first before Sarah followed suit (See Gen.17:17-19 & Gen. 18:11-15). Genesis 17:17-19 says “Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, "Shall a child be born to a man who is one hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?" And Abraham said to God, "Oh, that Ishmael might live before You!" Then God said: "No, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him.” (NKJV). Abrahams laugh was a big one. The Bible tells us that he fell on his face and laughed! That’s big laugh, it sounds like he had a laughing session of doubt. Doesn’t it? Sarah had long passed menopause, and here God is still saying she’d have a child. They didn’t laugh because it was funny but because they doubted. They had stretched their faith to the elastic limit. But what strikes me most is the fact that even Abraham – the father of faith – laughed in unbelief. We hardly hear that Abraham laughed in unbelief. No, we wouldn’t mention that. Abraham is taken to be the superman while Sarah’s laugh is always our instance for unbelief and doubt because we think Abraham was such a perfect man who had a perfect faith.

Abraham believed God quite alright but he never had a perfect faith all the time. God always made up for his deficiencies as He does for us today. Well, their laughter didn’t stop God. He didn’t give up on His plan even though they laughed in doubt. If we must possess a perfect faith before getting God’s attention then I wonder who will ever get His attention. God always gives us the opportunity to start out and grow in faith. The more results we get by using our faith, the more we are encouraged to use it and the stronger it becomes. We must grow in faith! Abraham was 100 years old and Sarah 90 years old when they had their first baby – can you beat that? Well, how long have you waited? If God kept His words to Abraham, He sure would keep His Words concerning you if you remain in faith and wait patiently. Patience is not just waiting, it is waiting with the right attitude says Joyce Meyer. Real faith is built on the knowledge of God and His Word. The bases of faith is to know who God actually is and then what He says would mean much to you.

It might seem as though time is gone and there is no more hope of seeing that promise come to pass, God still wants you to hold on to His Word. He is ever faithful – He never lies to anyone. If He says it, He’d surely make it good. The Scripture declares “that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.” Heb 6:12 (NKJV). Notice, it didn’t just say faith but it says FAITH and PATIENCE. We need the both to be stable until the promised good is delivered unto us in the natural. We have an assurance from the Lord Himself in Jeremiah 32:27 “Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?”

The truth is, God never expects perfect faith f

rom us before doing things in or through us. He just expects a child-like trust. Sometimes we know too much to doubt but children don’t know that much – they easily trust! Most times God promises us things that make us laugh because of the inability of our minds to comprehend or accommodate them. God is bigger than our minds! Has God promised you something that made you laugh lately? Well, if you don’t have such promises from God, perhaps you are still dealing with the small things of life. If you walk with God, most of the time He gives you visions that make you laugh and sometimes in order to keep from doubting you may just try not to think about it much but just keep saying “Lord, I believe you anyhow.” Just trust God anyhow. You don’t need to know how He’s going to do it. Just trust Him all the way. He is faithful!

LET GOD MAKE YOU

No man ever comes to God and goes back the same. When we come to God in total surrender of our lives, tremendous change is inevitable. The Word of God declares in Matthew 4:19 “And he [Jesus] saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Want to be made in life? Follow Jesus! – that’s all it takes. All through the New Testament, we see men who where simply nobodies, nonentities but when they came to Jesus He made them significant. They came as minuses but they left Him pluses! He placed value on their lives. Think about His twelve disciples (apart from Judas Iscariot who gave in to the devil and walked away from the Lord ending up in a suicide), they were common people – fishermen, tax collectors, laymen. He simply gave them an order consisting of just two words “follow me”. They obeyed. All they did was just follow Him and He made them world changers! They became the wonder of the ages. They became the Apostles of the Lamb, even having a special place at the throne of God and in the Kingdom. It’s so amazing what God can do with a life that is solely committed to following Him. No matter who or what we are here in this world, if God hasn’t made us we’re not made – we’re simply nothing! Jesus says “… for without Me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5b, NKJV). Emptiness is what we get after we’ve done our best to become something void of God’s design! Our significance and usefulness to the Kingdom of God only comes from our following the Master – Jesus Christ.

Many people seek to be self-made. They cut God out of their lives and expect to be made through their academic qualifications, money, status, achievements, titles etc. How dare you disconnect from your source and expect to have it made? It’s really amazing how so many people look to men to be made. How in the world would a man look to a fellow man to be made? Think about the flaws and limitations of a man. Most unfortunate is the fact that many Believers in Christ still look up to men or things to be made. But these have never made anyone. I think apart from the fact that this is a deception from the devil; it is also a function of the wrong definition of what success really is. I believe until we come to a proper understanding and definition of what true success in life is, we can’t attain it. When a man comes to know that success in life is not in what one has but in who one is, it will change everything. Success in life is about discovering and following God’s plans for your life. Success in life is doing the will of God. Success in life means to do and finish what you were born to do – God’s mandate on your life (John 4:34). We must be careful not to let our attention drift from the Lord. We live in a world where people are easily carried away by what they can see and the desire to meet up with men’s expectations of them. People live to impress each other and that is why they are seeking to be self-made or forced to look to things to be made by them. They can’t walk on with the Lord. They feel the Lord is too slow with things. They wind up in depression. How unfortunate!

Following Jesus is a personal thing – absolutely! John 21:19-22 points this out so clearly: “…Then Jesus told him [Peter], “Follow me.” Peter turned around and saw the disciple Jesus loved following them—the one who had leaned over to Jesus during supper and asked, “Lord, who among us will betray you?” Peter asked Jesus, “What about him, Lord?” Jesus replied, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You follow me.”” (NLT). We can only be sure of ourselves when it comes to following Jesus. We might not be able to judge rightly whether someone else is following Jesus or not but we can be sure about ourselves. Following the Lord has a lot to do with personal conviction. In following the Lord any thing aside focusing our attention on Him is a distraction just as it was with Peter when he asked Jesus about John. God loves to deal with His children on one-on-one bases as though they were the only child He’s got.

Jesus says: “Follow Me.” That’s an instruction! It is either obeyed or disobeyed. There are no middle grounds. There are no assumptions. You are either following the Lord or not following Him – it’s that simple. In obeying that instruction, all you need do is to follow Him! He alone knows the way! In Him there is total security. In Him a glorious future is guaranteed. He wants to make you. You might have given up in life or even lost confidence in yourself. Yes, this is the right time to follow Jesus. There’s still hope – 100% with Jesus on the lead. We often hear terms like “the making of a man” or “the making of a film” What does it mean? There’s always a story behind the glory. There is always the ‘behind the scene’ part of every movie or man. The making of something worthwhile is always never without a process. But too often many only see the glory and never think of the story. When we follow Jesus, it might take some time for us to be made. Sometimes it might seem as though God is too slow with the process. We just want a quick fix. But we must always remember that He knows exactly what He’s up to and at the appointed time He would display us to the world as His finished product. Glory to God! So we must trust God through the process of life. Just trust Him, it’s just a matter of time!

When God makes a man, He’s really made! When God makes a man he can stand anywhere are defend the cause of Christ. When God makes a man, He [God] becomes responsible for his sustenance. Only in Christ are we made. Those who look to men, things or elsewhere to be made are bound to be disappointed. Only God is the original Maker, every other person or thing was made. (John 1:1-4, Gen. 1). So we don’t look to the ‘made’ to be made, rather we look to the Maker to be made. Let God begin the process of working out His plans and purposes for your life. Let God make you! It’s really a choice for us to submit to the Lord to be made. If our motive in life is to honour God with our lives by living for His purpose, then we must let God make us. Our pursuit in life must align with God’s perfect will for us if at all our lives must make Kingdom sense. I don’t want to stand before God on the day of judgement and be told ‘you only lived for yourself.’ No! I want my time and activities on earth to make Kingdom sense. That’s why I must depend on Christ to be made, that’s why I must follow Jesus with all my breath – everything inside of me! I believe this is true for you too. Eccl. 3:11a says: “He has made everything beautiful in its time.” (NKJV). Let God make you!

Prayer: Father in the Name of Jesus, we trust you with our lives. We desire to be made by you. You are our source and we want only that which comes from you. We receive grace to follow you every single day of our lives. Amen.

DO RESOLUTIONS WORK?

On the first day of January every year, we hear a lot of commitments from people popularly called ‘New Years’ resolutions’. Everyone’s got a new resolution for the year. However, by 31st of January, the resolution is already compromised – defeat and shame is everywhere – and then we wait for the next year to make another New Years’ resolution. When are we really going to get tired of this madness, at least for the fact that it doesn’t just work! The New Year itself has got nothing to offer – it can neither make you better nor worst. It is God who changes the times and seasons. It’s quite amazing that at the end of every year no one dares to mention how far he or she went with their resolutions. It’s so clear that it was just a flop!

Paul the Apostle said in Rom.7:18 “For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find.” (NKJV). Resolutions don’t work because they are based on human efforts or will power (the flesh) and no man can conquer himself by mere human will power. Besides, the Lord never receives anything that is of the flesh. If it must glorify God or be acceptable before Him, then it’s got to be by the Holy Spirit. Rom. 8:6,7 read “For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be.” (NKJV). Many people fight with various bad habits and addictions to no avail. It takes a higher force to conquer one’s self. It’s the Holy Spirit who releases that force into our lives when we invite Him into the matter.

Friend, the good news is that change is possible! What you need is not a new resolution but a revolution – a radical change! If you are born again, it’s time to ask the Holy Spirit to take over the matter. Let Him destroy the yoke. Today is the best day for it. Isaiah 10:27 says “And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.” (KJV). Just get into the Word and see that that desired change is possible. See the liberty you have in Christ and appropriate it to yourself for “…'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' Says the LORD of hosts.” (NKJV) and if you are not born again, YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN! Just read and act on Romans 10:9-10.

THE SUPERNATURAL LIFE

Are you really hungry for the Supernatural in your life? Do you want to live a life dominated by the influence of the Holy Spirit? It’s possible! The word ‘supernatural’ is derived form two different words ‘super’ meaning beyond and ‘natural’ meaning the sense realm. It simply means ‘beyond the sense realm’. When something which is not normal in this physical world happens, it is said to be supernatural. This refers to the event where the spiritual realm dominates the physical realm or when the activities of the spirit realm become visible in the realm of the natural. A man is said to live the Supernatural life when he has the spiritual factors dominating the physical factors of his life – that’s right, when the recreated human spirit influenced by the Holy Spirit is in charge. When a man has the touch of the supernatural, his life suddenly becomes extraordinary and the miraculous becomes a trend. The Supernatural ought to be the normal experience of the New Creature in Christ. If we dare to believe this and walk in this consciousness, there is not going to exist one impossibility in our lives – no limits! The Born Again child of God has got the zoe-life of God – the Supernatural life. Anything imaginable is possible unto him! “But Jesus looked at them and said, "With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible."” Mark 10:27 (NKJV). Life in Christ is life in the supernatural!

The Supernatural life simply means life in the Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the One who manifests the Supernatural world to us. Jesus, speaking in John 16:13 said “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth [reality]…” Thank God He has come. And Zechariah 4:6 says “… 'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' Says the LORD of hosts.” (NKJV). The Believer in Jesus Christ has been dipped into the supernatural. Everything about the New Creation in Christ is supernatural. The natural life is for the sense-ruled man. We are ruled or controlled by the Holy Spirit of God. It is actually a choice for the Believer in Christ to live the supernatural life or to live as natural (mere) men. The supernatural life is the life dominated by faith in the Word of God. Faith is the link between the natural and the Supernatural worlds! The Words of God are the seed for the supernatural. Walking in the Word is walking in the supernatural. The supernatural speaks of the miraculous!

It is important you understand that when I speak of the Supernatural, I’m talking about the activities of the Holy Spirit and not of evil spirits because the term ‘supernatural’ in general doesn’t only refer to the activities of the Holy Spirit, but also to the activities of the spirit world – positive and negative. But thank God, Jesus is the head over all principalities and powers – that’s good news! We’re not talking about what the devil can do – he’s not a factor! All the devil does is fakes, counterfeits and magic to deceive men, he can’t go any further than that. I’m talking about what our Father God can do. Why go for the counterfeit when you can have the genuine! We’ve got the genuine in Christ! We must be very careful not to be carried away by the spectacular. The spectacular means visible or physical manifestations. The supernatural is always in the spirit even though it is spectacular in manifestation. In fact, we should expect the physical manifestations of the work of the Holy Spirit – we need it! We only need to be very careful because the devil also manifests the spectacular. The Supernatural work of the Holy Spirit appeals to our spirit while the spectacular appeals to our senses. The point is, always see through the eyes of the Spirit and not through the senses lest you be deceived. In these last days we are seeing and we would continue to see the increase of false prophets who use the spectacular as a tool to deceive men. Jesus warned against these fellows in Matthew 24 and we must be very sensitive by the Holy Spirit.

Jesus came to the earth to show us what the New Creation in Christ can accomplish here on earth through the Holy Spirit. We are not to live anything short of the quality of life that Jesus lived while He was on earth. Jesus lived on earth as a man anointed by the Holy Spirit. If you are born again and filled with the Holy Spirit, it means you don’t have any reason to drop the standard or quality of what Jesus did while on earth. In fact, Jesus told His disciples and us (the New Creatures) by extension that we would do greater works. We see that in John 14:12 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.” (NKJV). I strongly believe that in these last days, as Believers in Jesus Christ begin to discover who they are in Christ and take there place in the agenda of God, we shall see a multiplied manifestation of the Supernatural like never before. 1Peter 2:9 tells us “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:” (WEB). God keeps searching for available vessels all over the world through whom He can display His mighty power. His purpose is to bring in the great harvest before the end of this age. This is the time for us to step out from the crowd and begin to labour in the Word to understand the Father’s heart and the season which we are in.

The Supernatural will become a trend for us when we make God’s priority our priority. The Church was birthed in fire and it must be sustained by that same holy fire of the Holy Spirit. Make no mistake about this! It’s when we start going into all the world (at least starting from our worlds – our sphere of influence) we would begin to see that long awaited manifestation. Then we would lay hands on the sick and have them recover, then we would cast (kick) out devils, then we would talk with Holy Ghost inspired tongues. But we must GO first! Mark 16:20 says “But they set out, and made the proclamation everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the Message by the signs which attended it.” (TCNT). Remember, “For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God.” Romans 8:19. So what are you going to do about this? Manifest!

HOW TO END THE YEAR RIGHT

 So many people don’t know exactly what to do with the last days of a year. Some people seat back and feel sorry for themselves because of the unaccomplished goals and dreams. Some take inventory on how the year was spent. Others even count their successes during the year. Still some ponder on the events of the year – the good, the bad and the ugly. While some of the listed are quite good, I believe there is more to the last days of the year than these.

Let’s take a look at what Jesus did during the last days of events. All through the Gospel of John, we see Jesus reserve the best for the last. In John 2:1-10, we read about the event (wedding ceremony) Jesus attended. Verses 9 & 10 say “…He [the chairman of the occasion] called the bridegroom over and said, "The best wine is always served first. Then after the guests have had plenty, the other wine is served. But you have kept the best until last!” (CEV). Also in John 7:37, we read something amazing that Jesus did on the last day of an important feast (the feast of Tabernacles): “On the last and most important day of the festival, Jesus stood up and shouted, "If you are thirsty, come to me and drink!” (CEV). Jesus literally ends things up with a shout! Think of the fact that prior to these two events; He was faced with ugly circumstances – issues that tend to question His mission and personality – but He chose to end the events with the shouts of victory! It was a matter of choice – He chose to do so.

Why not do it the Jesus way this time? As the days of this year gradually come to an end, achieve more for the Kingdom, win more souls, do more business, do the best of the best and shout aloud His goodness! Don’t let the devil deceive you. Never let anything steal your shout of victory! Your success is not dependent on what you have or have accomplished but on who you are! The extraordinary was the ordinary life style of Jesus. Listen; if folks could predict your next action or the trend of your life, you are living an ordinary life no matter what you think about it.

Friend, make it different this year. Instead of murmuring, complaining or even feeling sorry for your mistakes in the course of the year, why not shout His praise and thank Him for the up coming year – it’s going to be better than this! Besides, anything is still possible between now and 31^st of December. In fact, the Lord gave me a Word along this line few Weeks ago about a special goal I had for the year. He said, “31^st of December will not come if that goal is not achieved.” Here am I today with the goal achieved and in grand style. Glory to God! Please don’t waste the last days of your year – celebrate God’s goodness and faithfulness in your life! What many don’t know is that what they do with the last days of the old year will determine how the new year will be. It’s a spiritual principle! Be wise!

Much love,