Review for the month of May - Faith Success

Review for the month of May - Faith Success

God has been so faithful helping us all. He has never failed at any time or the other and will never fail us, for God does not fail. We give him all the Glory for his love for us and wonderful promises he has made for all of us.
The list below is a compilation of the topics/messages we have had in this month of May. Click any topic below to participate in case you have missed any.

Must Christians Suffer?   

Keys to Success/Success Principles – Keys 2 & 3

Keys to Success/Success Principles  - Key 1

Walk in Love       

A Sinner's Prayer to Receive Jesus as Savior

The Master Plan

I need help; how can I witness for Christ

Are You Fed Up? Please Don't give up

Search the Scriptures (Bible)

The Difference Between "Natural Talents" and "Spiritual Gifts"

GOD LOVES YOU

Developing reliance on God

Rescued From Death

If It Troubles You, God Wants To Take Care Of It   

He Has Gone The Distance To Heal You

Fear - granddaddy of all wrong thinking

""How Could I Ever Recover From This Loss?""

“When Are Success And Prosperity Going To Come My Way?”

3 Keys For Discovering Your Prosperity

101 THINGS GOD SAID ABOUT HEALING - PART 2

101 THINGS GOD SAID ABOUT HEALING - PART 1

God Wants You To Always Prosper And Be In Health

Your Redeemer Has Delivered You From All Sicknesses

God Is Able And Willing To Heal You

Partake Your Way To Wholeness

By His Stripes You Are Healed!

Your Healing Is Part Of The Deal

God So Loves You

Have an attitude of gratitude

12 Golden Principles For Experiencing Happiness - Part 3

12 Golden Principles For Experiencing Happiness - Part 2

12 Golden Principles For Experiencing Happiness - Part 1

During unpleasant times..., 10 things to keep in mind    

The power of speaking Gods Word

What Faith is...

Seven Steps to Spiritual growth

Knowing God

Understanding Salvation

All Glory be to God

We believe you have greatly been blessed. Yes

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Prayer: Thank you Lord for your unfailing grace throughout this month of May, I thank you Jesus. I commit this coming month (June) into your hands for i know you have planned success for me in the coming month for your word says the path of the just is like the shinning light that shinneth brighter and brighter unto the perfect day. I receive it in Jesus name and determine to walk with you throughtout this coming month with unwavering faith. Thank you Jesus, Amen.

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Must Christians Suffer?

Must Christians Suffer?

The Question is Must Christians (Believers, Born-again Saints) SUFFER?

Let us take a study on this

Let us start with Acts 5:41, which says,
 "And they departed from the presence of the council, REJOICING that they were counted worthy to SUFFER (suffer what?) SHAME for his name .

 Philippians 1:29,30, says,
  “For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not ONLY to believe on him, but ALSO to SUFFER for his sake; Having the same conflict which you saw in me, and now hear to be in me.”

2 Timothy 3:11,
    "What persecutions I endured, but out of them ALL the Lord DELIVERED me."

Matthew 24:9 tells us that,
“They shall deliver you up to be AFFLICTED and shall kill you: and you shall be hated of all nation for my name’s sake.”

Matthew 5: 11 says
  “Blessed are you when MEN shall REVILE and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad: for great is your reward in heaven.”
“revile” means to defame or abuse with language that is disgraceful, reproachful, or shameful. People will say things about you that simply are not the truth.

Take a look at 1 Corinthians 4:12 which says,
 “And labor working with our own hand: being reviled, (how do we respond?) we BLESS, being persecuted (how do we respond?) we SUFFER it: being defamed, (how do we respond?) we ENTREAT it.”

Revelation 2:10 tells to,
 “Fear NONE of those things which you shall SUFFER; behold the DEVIL shall cast some of you into prison, that you may be tried”
 Notice that it is the devil that brought the persecution.

Romans 8:31 says,
 “If God be for us who can be against us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall TRIBULATION or DISTRESS or PERSECUTION or FAMINE or NAKEDNESS or PERIL or SWORD? NAY, (or as we would say today, Not a chance! No way!) But in ALL these things we are more than conquerors through Jesus Christ”.

 Let us not jump into conclusions from the above scripture verses but let us carefully compare scriptures with scriptures to get out the truth (scripture analysis)

 According to Wikkipedia, Persecution is the systematic mistreatment of an individual or group by another individual or group. An American dictionary defines persecution as to oppress UNJUSTLY, to harass, to treat severely, and to trouble.

Jesus, Paul, the apostles, and the early church all SUFFERED persecution. Therefore should we also as Christians shall SUFFER PERSECUTION from time to time?
God is no respecter of persons, he will always be faithful to honor his word, and what he did for Paul and the early church God will also do for us (Christians on earth now).

 2 Timothy 3:12 says it like this,
 “Yea and ALL that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer (Again suffer what?) PERSECUTION.”

 Jesus also tells us in John 15:20 that,
 “If they have persecuted me, then they will also PERSECUTE you(Believers/Christians).”

In the gospel of John 16:33 Jesus says,
“In the world you (Believers/Christians) will have tribulation, BUT be of GOOD CHEER for I have OVERCOME (conquered) the world”.

Then Jesus tells us in Luke 21:12 that,
 “ They shall lay hands on you(follower of Christ/Christians) and (what) PERSECUTE you, delivering you up to the synagogues and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my names sake. And it shall turn to you for a testimony.”

So then, the Bible makes it perfectly clear from these scriptures which we have just read that we as Christians that there are going to be times that we are going to SUFFER things like persecution and temptations. Yes, there are times in our lives that we must endure SUFFERING for the Lord.
Now if we know that we are going to suffer persecution, then it would be beneficial to know the attitudes we should put on in order to overcome in this persecution.  Likewise  it would be wise for us to know what things fall under this category of persecution.

Overcoming Attitudes - Attitudes to put on while passing through suffering

“But REJOICE, inasmuch as you are partakers of Christ’s SUFFERINGS; that when his glory shall be revealed you may be glad also with exceeding joy.”
 “Blessed are you when MEN shall REVILE and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad: for great is your reward in heaven.”
Paul tells us in Philippians 4:4 to REJOICE in the Lord always, and then reinforces it by saying AGAIN I say REJOICE.
We are told in 1 Peter 2:23 that when Jesus was reviled,
 “He reviled not again, and when he suffered, he threatened not; but rather he committed himself to God.”
The Bible tells us in Romans 12:21 that we are to overcome evil with good.

1Peter 4:14, which says,
 “If you be REPROACHED for the name of Christ, HAPPY ARE YOU, for the spirit of glory and of God rests upon you: on their part he (speaking of Jesus) is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.”

 Isaiah 26:3,4 says,
 “You will keep him in PERFECT PEACE whose mind is STAYED on you, because he trusts in you, Trust you in the Lord forever, for the Lord Jehovah is EVERLASTING STRENGTH.”
James 1:2,3 tells us to do this when temptation comes.

“My brethren COUNT it all joy when you fall into divers temptations KNOWING this that the trying of your FAITH works patience.”

 This is what Jesus did when they crucified him.
     Look at Luke 20:34 which says,
 “Father FORGIVE them: for they know not what they do”

“But I say unto you, love your enemies, bless them hat curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despite-fully use you, and persecute you.”

Note: the Word of God (Bible) assures us that God will deliver us out of them ALL.

Look at 2 Corinthians 1:3,4.
 “Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of ALL COMFORT. Who comforts us in ALL our TRIBULATIONS, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.”
However, if we stop right here with our study of God’s word concerning the “Attitude of God” toward suffering, then our adversary, the devil, can use these very same scriptures against us by twisting them and taking them out of context.

Things Christians are to suffer

ADVERSITY--- something that opposes. It is opposite or different in view. [Hebrews 13:3; Psalm 94:13, 13:7]
 AFFLICTIONS--- to give continued pain in body or mind. [1Peter 5:9;  Mark 4:17; 2 Corinthians 2:4, 4:7, 8:2, 1:6; Philippians 1:6, 4:14; Matthew 24:9; James 1:27, 4:9, 5:10,13, Hebrews 10:32-34, 11:25,37; 2Timothy 4:5, 3:11, 1:8; 1 Thessalonians 3:37, 1:6; ]
BONDS, JAIL, or PRISON--- a confinement. [Ephesians 6:20; Philippians 1:13,14,16; Acts 20:23,24, 26:29,31; Colossians 4:3,18; Hebrews 10:34, 13:30]
CONFLICT--- a struggle, clash, disagreement or opposition [1 Peter 1:2]
DISTRESSES--- extreme pain, mental or physical, to cause pain or anguish, to harass or cause suffering. [Romans 8:35; 2 Corinthians 6:4, 12:10; 1 Thessalonians 3:7]
FAMINE--- a shortage, to hunger. [Romans 8:35]
FASTING--- purposely doing without to cause suffering. [Acts 10:30, 14:23, 27:33; 1 Corinthians 7:5; 2 Corinthians 6:5, 11:27]
GRIEF--- anguish of heart. [1 Peter 2:19]
INFIRMITIES--- is not strong, weakness, feeble, bodily weakness, failing. [Romans 6:9, 8:26, 15:1; 2 Corinthians 11:30; 2 Corinthians 12:5,9,10; Galatians 4:13; Hebrews 4:15, 5:2, 7:28]
LABORS--- physical or mental exertion of a practical nature, to be hampered, to burden. [2 Corinthians 6:5, 10:15, 11:23; Colossians 1:29, 4:12; 1 Thessalonians 2:9; 2 Thessalonians 3:8]
NAKEDNESS--- without clothing or covering. [Romans 8:35; 1 Corinthians 4:11; 2 Corinthians 11:27]
NECESSITIES--- pressing need, urgency, and poverty. [1 Corinthians 9:16, 2 Corinthians6:4, 12:10
PERILS--- danger, hazard, exposure to injury, harm, or loss. [Romans 8:35; 2 Corinthians 11:26 2 Timothy 3:1]
PERSECUTIONS--- to oppose unjustly for holding a belief or an opinion, to harass. [Acts 13:50, 14:2, 8:1, 11:19; Romans 8:5, 12:14; Matthew 5:11,14, 10:21, 5:10; Mark 4:17, 10:30; Luke 21:12; John 15:20; 1 Corinthians 4:12; 2 Corinthians 4:9, 12:10; 2 Thessalonians 1:4; 2 Timothy 3:11,12]
REPROACHES--- object of scorn, to rebuke, to upbraid, to find fault with. [1 Timothy 4:10, 3:7; Luke 6:22,23; 1 Peter 4:14; 2 Corinthians 12:10; Hebrews 11:26, 13:13, 10:33]
REVILE--- defame, to abuse with opprobrious language. [Romans 8:35; 2 Corinthians 4:12; 1 Peter 2:23]
SAWED ASUNDER--- cut up into pieces [Hebrews 11:37]
STONED--- to throw stones at to cause injury or death. [Acts 5:25, 7:58,59, 14:5,9; 2 Corinthians 11:25; Hebrews 11:37]
STRIPES--- severe whipping [Acts 16:23, 33; 2 Corinthians 6:5, 11:23,24; 1 Peter 2:24]
SWORD--- causing death. [Romans 8:35; Acts 12:2; Hebrews 11:37]
TEMPTATIONS---causing mental anguish, enticement to do that which you do not desire to do. [Matthew 26:41; Luke 8:13, 22:40,46; 1 Corinthians 10:9,13; Galatians 4:4; 1 Timothy 6:9; Hebrews 2:18, 4:15, 11:37; James 1:2,12,13,14; 1 Peter 1:6; 2 Peter 2:9]
TRIALS--- testing, affliction, proving. [2 Corinthians 8:2; Hebrews 11:36, 1 Peter 1:7, 4:12; trying James 1:3; try 1 Peter 4:12, Revelation 3:10]
TRIBULATIONS--- severe affliction, prolonged suffering especially of mind. [Acts 14:22; Ephesians 3:13; Romans 5:3, 8:35, 12:12; 2 Corinthians 1:4, 7:4; 1 Thessalonians 3:4, 2 Thessalonians 1:4]
TROUBLE--- to stir up, to vex, to distress, to bother, to feel anxiety. [Acts15:24, 16:20; John 14:27; 2 Corinthians 1:4,8, 4:8, 7:5; Galatians 1:7, 5:12; Hebrews 12:15; 2 Thessalonians 1:6,7; 2 Timothy 2:9]
TUMULTS--- commotion as of a crowd, mental disturbance, uproarious. [2 Corinthians 6:5, 12:20]
WATCHING---prayer. [2 Corinthians 6:5, 11:27; Ephesians 6:18]
Note: Please Note all these things listed above even though we suffer them the are never and will never be God will for us. God will for us is perfection (freedom from lack, hunger, sufferings, labours etc)

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Things Christians are not to suffer

Sickness - He took away our infirmities - Isaiah (read more on 101 things God said about healing)
Pains - Isaiah 53: 4-5
Diseases - Isaiah 53: 4-5
Accidents - Isaiah 53: 4-5, God want us to be in health and prosper even our souls prosper. 3John 2
Suffer for Wrongdoings - Christians are to be blameless, we are not to suffer for wrongdoings, we are the light of the world and we ought to display a good character and bring glory to his name rather than bringing shame to his name by dong wrong(hatred, stealing, lies, cheating, murder, fornication, adultery, gossip etc)
Natural Disasters - earthquake, hurricane, Storms etc
Note: “natural disasters” are often blamed on God. These awful devastating things are many times falsely called “acts of God”. Christians have wrongly taken this as act of God. NO this is not the will of God for you. God will for you is to be in health. Satan is the source of all evil on earth, mistaken as the attitude of God, because scriptures are often misquoted or taken out of context

Conclusion - Must Christians Suffer?

So the answer to the question is YES AND NO
YES - Christians are to suffer persecutions, labour, trouble, tumults etc
NO - Christians are not to suffer sickness, diseases, pains etc

Prayer/Confession

Thank you Lord for your word that has come to bring light to my soul (The entrance of thy word bringeth light and understanding to the simple) i have known your will and will suffer with you so that I can also Glory with you. I refuse to suffer unduly for lack of knowlege/my personal foolishness. Thank you Jesus for your grace upon my life. Amen

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Keys to Success/Success Principles – Key 2 & 3

Keys to Success/Success Principles – Key 2

2) Meditate/Reflect on God’s Word 

  Wouldn’t it be easy if all you had to do to change what is in your heart was to desire it to change?  You and I both know that doesn’t work!  Change only becomes possible when you refocus your thought life. 
  Meditation is more than just reading.  It involves filling your mind with the Word so that you think about it as you go about your entire day.  Yes, you think about other things as well, but all the while, you are applying the Word to yourself personally and to everything you do.
Take another look at the first part of our opening scripture.  It says,   
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night  (This law scroll must not leave your lips! You must memorize it day and night…)
Meditating on God’s Word is the second key to a successful life found in Joshua 1:8. 
 Instead of dwelling on your problems or the latest media report, dwell on what God’s Word says.  As you do, the Holy Spirit will make God’s Word more real to you than anything you can see with your natural eyes.  His Word will become an internal compass helping you determine which way to go in each decision you need to make.
 Psalm 119:164-165 (NIV) says,   Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous laws.  Great peace have they who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.
​​​​​​Seven times a day I praise you because of your just regulations. ​​​​​​​Those who love your law are completely secure; nothing causes them to stumble. (NET)
At distinctly different times of the day, the psalmist contemplated the words God had spoken.  He went on to proclaim the truth that loving God’s Word is both a source of peace and success!
 The same is true today.  When you meditate on God’s Word, you will find that it fills your heart and mind.  You will be amazed by how much peace and calmness you have even in the midst of difficulties.  Because God’s Word is in your heart and mind, nothing the devil does can make you stumble.

Keys to Success/Success Principles – Key 3

3) Act on God’s Word

  Remember, Joshua 1:8 said that along with speaking the Word and meditating on it, we should also   do according to all that is written in it. Here we see the third key to success: acting on God’s Word.
  Jesus said, “Whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.  Now everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell.  And great was its fall.  (Matthew 7:24-27) KJV

 “Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them is like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse because it had been founded on rock. Everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, and it collapsed; it was utterly destroyed!”  (NET)

  It is not enough to know what the Word of God says.  Good results come only when you also act on the Word in faith.

Ps 119:129 ​​​​​​​Your rules are marvelous. Therefore I observe them.

 Both men Jesus talked about heard the Word, and both houses experienced the storm/hurricane/tempest, yet the results were very different!
  The wise (prudent) man’s house was safe because he built it on a firm foundation.  While his house probably took more time and effort to build, it was well worth it when the storm (tempest) came.
  As you read God’s Word each day and apply the truths revealed to you, you will become like the wise (prudent/intelligent) man. When adversity comes, you will be able to stand because you have built on an immovable foundation “the Word of God. Nothing will be able to keep you from SUCCESS!
Finally/Conclusion
 Understand that God’s Word provides direction for every situation you will ever encounter.  Spend time developing your relationship with the Lord, and let His Word settle deep into your heart so that it influences every aspect of your life.
 Don’t be one of those who miss out on God’s plan for success.  Remember and apply these keys/principles from Joshua 1:8:
Speak God’s Word
  (do not let it depart from your mouth…)
Meditate on God’s Word
  (meditate in it day and night )
Act on God’s Word
  ( do according to all that is written in it)
  Then and only then, will you make your way prosperous and have good success!

By Duane Vander Klok

Paraphrased

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Keys to Success/Success Principles

Keys to Success/Success Principles

Virtually Everybody on earth wants to be successful, but many miss the keys/formula to success.
Real Success comes from God and its principles can be gotten from Gods word. No matter what people call success (being a celebrity, winning a gamble, etc), True and lasting Success can only be achieved by following God’s Word

 Joshua 1:8 mentions three keys that, if applied, lead to a successful life. It says,
 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. (KJV)
This law scroll must not leave your lips! You must memorize it day and night so you can carefully obey all that is written in it. Then you will prosper and be successful. (NET)
 As you apply the three keys:

·         Speaking God’s Word,

·         Meditating on it and

·         Acting on the truths God shows you,

 You will be changed by what is in your heart, not what is in your head.

1) Speak God’s Word – Key 1

  God’s plan for your successful life starts with keeping His Word in your mouth.
In Deuteronomy 6:6-7, God told Israel,
“These words which I command you today shall be in your heart.  You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. (KJV)
“These words I am commanding you today must be kept in mind, 7 and you must teach them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road, as you lie down, and as you get up. (NET)
He wanted Israel to speak His Word all the time!
Did you notice that Joshua 1:8 begins by saying   this Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth? (This law scroll must not leave your lips! - NET) That is because success will not come until you consistently speak words that line up with God’s Word.
 Did you know that in this life, you are only going to receive what you speak with your mouth?  Matthew 12:34-35 says,    
For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.  A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. (KJV)
Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart. 35 The good person brings good things out of his good treasury, and the evil person brings evil things out of his evil treasury (NET)

The choice is yours, are you going to speak words that bring forth good or evil?
 Much of what is going on in the world around us is negative and goes against God’s Word.  If you do nothing to counteract that negative influence with the Word of God, your mouth will most likely speak based on your circumstances, your own experience or what others are saying.

Think about this: Are the words you are putting into your heart coming from TV, movies, friends, co-workers, or the news - or are they coming from God’s Word? To find out what is in your heart in abundance, just listen to yourself talk.  If you are speaking words of doubt, fear, lack, or sickness, it is because that’s what is really in your heart. to be continued tomorow...

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Walk in love

Walk in Love

John 14:15 - If ye love me, keep my commandments.

John 13:34 - A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
John 13:35 - By this shall all [men] know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.


Love (agape, charity)

The solution to the world problem is love. Jesus while on earth gave to solution to the problem of the world. the solution is summed up in the following.

1. Love your God with your whole heart
2. Love your neighbour as yourself.

Aside this there is no law (commandment).

Love is both expressive and reciprocal. agape is not love of mouth but love expressed in actions. we can't truly love without showing it.

1John 2:10 - He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.

1John 3:18 - My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed [actions] and in truth.


Love is always an excellent choice. when we apply love as the rule in our relationship with others, we make the right decisions. don't follow your mind, follow the law of love.

When we walk in love, we will have a perfect society, a society without evil. This is the will of God.

Millions are being spent on a lot of sectors to achieve a perfect society, but the ingredient of Love (Agape) is overlooked.


The world/ an unbeliever does not have agape. agape is given to man when he gives his life to Christ (Rom 5:5). an unbeliever cannot have this perfect (unselfish) love, it is impossible.

Action Plan: believers let us proclaim the gospel, let us lead people to receive Jesus as their Saviour so as to receive this perfect love (that could make a man die for his enemy), make unbelievers escape the coming damnation and have a perfect society. God Bless us as we do his will.

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A Sinner's Prayer to Receive Jesus as Savior - Christianity

A Sinner's Prayer to Receive Jesus as Savior

Dear Heavenly Father ...

I come to You in the Name of Jesus.

Your Word says, "... him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out" (John 6:37), so I know You won't cast me out, but You take me in and I thank you for it.

You said in Your Word, "Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved" (Rom. 10:13). I am calling on Your name, so I know You have saved me now.

You also said "if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation" (Rom. 10:9,10). I believe in my heart Jesus Christ is the Son of God. I believe that He was raised from the dead for my justification, and I confess Him now as my Lord. Because Your Word says, "... with the heart man believeth unto righteousness ..." and I do believe with my heart, I have now become the righteousness of God in Christ (2 Cor. 5:21)... And I am saved!

Thank You Lord!

Signed _________________________________

Date ___________________________________

If you have prayed this (simple) prayer, congratulations. you have now been tranlated to the kingdom of God (kingdom of Light). Welcome to the family of God.

Please let no man take this away from you. do not argue with anybody as regarding whether you are born again/saved or not. neither argue with nobody as regarding whether Jesus is the messiah. rather grow stronger in Jesus by studying his word.

Note- Find a bible believing Church so as to fellowship with God and other believers, so as to grow stronger in Jesus Christ.

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The Master Plan

The Master Plan

John 10:10  -The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have [it] more abundantly.

Gen 2:16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:Gen 2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.


It was never God's plan for man die neither was it in his plan for man to suffer, lack etc. Gods will for man was to dwell in the realm of abundance (abundant life). This was the master plan. In the beginning when God finished he creation of the heavens and earth he gave man total dominion of his works and made him king on earth.
This is Gods master plan for man to represent him here on earth. to be the God of this world.


However man betrayed God's trust by disobeying the commandment of God and sold his birthright to Satan making Satan the god of this world. He handed over the keys of life to Satan by disobeying the Word of God.


Gen 3:6 - And when the woman saw that the tree {knowledge of good and evil} [was] good for food, and that it [was] pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make [one] wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.


This resulted in the death of Man. Man fell from the realm of abundance to the realm of poverty, lack, sickness, hatred, sin, folly etc

Gods master plan is still valid even till today. God has not changed and wll never change his mind/master plan.

Because of this God sent his only begotten son to this world to die for our sins and restore the master plan. Thank God this master plan has been restored even though we do not see it now, it has been restored.

it is our duty as Christians to renew our mind to His Word. this is the way we can come to terms with God as touching his great plan for humanity. Beloved every man in Christ has free access to abundant life. the abundant life cannot be exhausted. it is abundant, overflowing, eternal, without end (everlasting).

There is health, wealth, grace, security, favour, help, breakthrough, etc in this life given by Christ Jesus. Go for the abundant life now, take it! it is yours!

The devil is the thief that comes to prevent people from seeing/taking this abundant life.

Take it, it is yours.
Take all that God has for you


Believers prayer: Father, I know that you sent you son Jesus Christ for me to have abundant life. I take possession of this abundant life for it belongs to me in Jesus Name. I refuse to settle for less than what you planned for me. I walk in your perfect plan for my life. I walk in abundance.

Sinners prayer

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I need help; how can I witness for Christ

I need help; how can I witness for Jesus Christ

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

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear. (1 Peter 3:15 KJV)

But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord. (Jeremiah 1:7-8 KJV)

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. (Acts 1:8 KJV)

 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. (Romans 1:16 KJV)

Since you are saved (seen God’s Light), you have to share the gospel with the people around you. You must not be selfish with your salvation.
This is a commandment from God. We should share the Love of Jesus with others and prevent them from eternal destruction (hell).

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. (Matthew 28:18-20 KJV)

Sharing the Gospel can be a nervous task. Eloquent persons have become stammerers during the course of sharing the gospel. Lively persons and talkatives have become dull and quiet when it comes to sharing the gospel.

Reasons for not being able to share the Gospel effectively

·         Being Scared (afraid) of God as that wicked Judge, just waiting for you to make mistakes

·         Inadequate preparation – inability to memorise scriptures

·         Preaching out of compulsion even when you don’t understanding what the gospel (Good news not Bad news) is

·         Trying to quote a lot of scriptures

·         Trying to speak KJV (Non modern) English instead of their natural way of speaking

·         Having a wrong mindset that preaching is very difficult

·         Lack of Zeal

·         Among others…

Nevertheless I will correct these wrong attitudes as well as give other methods of sharing the gospel.

·         God is not a wicked Judge, He is a loving father (Jn 3:16) willing to forgive all your sins as you ask for pardon and grant you more grace. (Heb 4:16)

·         You don’t need to quote a lot of scriptures and confuse the main message, understand what you are preaching and give it in clear terms.

·         Speaking  KJV (Non modern) English does not make one spiritual. Preach the gospel in modern English. If you are finding that version of bible difficult to understand, get a bible in simple English (NIV, TLB etc). Ignorance is a killer

·         “I can’t do I mindset” is a wrong mindset. Preaching is not difficult my brother/sister just as speaking is not difficult. Preaching is as easy as discussion after a football match. It only requires training

·         Be Zealous for God. God hates lukewarmness

Some other means of Sharing the Gospel

·         Giving of Tracts

·         Through a bible Study group

·         Discussion

·         Through Stickers/Banners/Billboards/Magazines

·         Through Christian movies

·         Through phone calls/text message

·         Though social network

·         Among many…

FaithSuccess Tip: you can get a mentor or partner so as to make sharing the Gospel easy (2 Tim 2:2)

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Are You Fed Up? Please Dont give up

Are You Fed Up? Please Don't give up

In I Peter 5:7,  "Casting all your care upon him: for he careth for you."
Are you faced with unplesant cirumstances and fed up? Cast your care on him.
Casting the care of your problems over on the Lord and not taking them back is not an easy task especially when the cares involve situations that face you daily and throughout twenty-four hours a day! Some problems never seem to leave.
 Do you see that if you do not cast your cares on Him, you may not be exalted above your circumstances or problems?

    The Bible says that the devil is seeking WHOM he may devour. He seeks to devour every man by persecution and temptation. infact every available weapon he uses again us BUT cast the whole of your care on the Lord, for God is our helper, he has said he will not leave us nor forsake us neither will he permit tempataion more than that we can bear.
Another mighty weapon of Satan apart from the above is crafty deception.  He uses subtlety
He tries to catche us (man) UNAWARE with the aim of to stealing our blessings and keeping us from receiving God's best. His devices can be so crafty that you do not even notice what is happening.
dont be excessively WORRIED about the problem, and in your mind dont say  there is no way out.
It's like saying, "If I can't handle this situation—neither can God." If you don't, at some point, cast the care over on the Lord, then you prolong the "due time."
Remember that you are not the only one going through what you're going through—even though it feels like your problems far exceed anyone else's.

The following are biblical instruments to face this situation, Dont be discouraged

• The weapon of faith - the weapon of abraham
• the weapon of praise and worship - david weapon
• the weapon of prayer
• praying in the spirit - Many christians don't do this (1 Cor 14)
• praying in the understanding
• The weapon of and fasting
• the weapon of patience - weapon of Joseph

As you use the weapons, i see God turning this unplesant situation for your favour

Never give up,
Winners dont quit!

Confesssion: i will never give up, God is on my side, God has spoken and have i heard twice that power belong to him. i rebuke every demon troubling my life in Jesus name. i am more than a conqueror.

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Search the Scriptures (Bible)

Search the Scriptures (Bible)

This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein…”  (Joshua 1:8) - KJV

Joshua 1:-8  (NET)

8 This law scroll must not leave your lips! You must memorize it day and night so you can carefully obey all that is written in it. Then you will prosper and be successful.

Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that doesn't need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth (2Ti 2:15) – KJV

People have a habit of finding solutions to problems in every other way (e.g consulting mediums, astrology, horoscope, philosophy, metaphysics, sorcery, yoga meditations etc ) but far from the God prescribed (Best) way.

The Word (Scripture) is Gods answer to every man’s question. All you have to do is to search the scriptures and discover what you ought to do. God’s word covers all aspect of your life; spiritual, health, moral, financial, marital, social, academic etc

Gods word is Gods will for man. To know the mind of God as to the step to take maybe regarding a particular matter, search the scriptures.

“Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is” (Eph 5:17).

God is a loving father that wants the best for us. So he has given us his counsel that we should hear and not forsake

Proverbs 1:8  (NET)

Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father,
 and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.

Search the scriptures in order to do exploits, as it is written  …but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. (Dan 11:32) KJV

People who are looking for success, God has given you the rules. Meditate in it, observe it, and thus shalt thou make thy way prosperous, for these are the rules to prosperity. These are the rules to success. So the conditions upon which he can know the power, the presence, the victory etc are in the Bible (God’s Word)

It is good to cultivate the habit of finding out what God has said in the bible concerning every venture you are about to carry out before you set out on them.

Search the scriptures to know Gods will for your life, your destiny, career, ministry, finances, marriage, health etc this will help you to organize you life according to the will of God.

Don’t please! Search the scriptures before taking that Step. God loves you very much.

Sinner Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father ... I come to You in the Name of Jesus.

Your Word says, "... him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out" (John 6:37), so I know You won't cast me out, but You take me in and I thank you for it.

You said in Your Word, "Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved" (Rom. 10:13). I am calling on Your name, so I know You have saved me now.

You also said "if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation" (Rom. 10:9,10). I believe in my heart Jesus Christ is the Son of God. I believe that He was raised from the dead for my justification, and I confess Him now as my Lord. Because Your Word says, "... with the heart man believeth unto righteousness ..." and I do believe with my heart, I have now become the righteousness of God in Christ (2 Cor. 5:21)... And I am saved!

Thank You Lord!

Believers Prayer/Confession: Father I thank you for your Holy written word. From today henceforth I determine to know your will before I take a step. In Jesus Name, I rebuke every foul spirit that is preventing me from searching the scriptures and obeying your Word. Amen

Congratulations as you begin a life of fulfillment.

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The Difference Between "Natural Talents" and "Spiritual Gifts"

In the many years before I was a Christian, I used to hear believers talk about their “spiritual gifts”. They would describe their ability to sing or teach or perform a certain task, and for the life of me, these abilities merely sounded like “natural talents”. I came to the conclusion those wacky Christians just had a language all their own and a strong desire to see everything as a gift from God (when it could more easily be described in natural terms). When I became Christian myself, I began to recognize a number of abilities emerging or blossoming in my own life. Were these just latent talents, or was there something to this “spiritual gifting” stuff? Maybe it was time to take a second look at the issue of “spiritual gifts” and compare them to what I used to think of as “natural talents”.

Even before I started to look at the differences between “gifts” and “talents”,

I recognized they all came from the same source. If we accept the premise that an all-powerful God is the creator of all matter and life, it is reasonable to conclude our abilities (even if we are inclined to attribute them to genetics or environment), must ultimately come from the source of genetics and environment: the God who created everything in the first place. We can squabble over whether something is a talent or a gift, but we need to be careful, as thoughtful Christians, not to exchange the two words as if they had identical meaning. They don’t.

Everyone has some sort of innate talent. You may not think that you are particularly talented, but if you take a closer look at yourself, you’ll discover there is some ability you possess in more abundance than others. Sure, there may be someone out there who is even better at this particular ability, but that’s not the point; you also have an increased ability in this area relative to your other skills and aptitudes. Maybe you’re a better athlete than musician, or maybe you’re a better artist than mathematician. You know where you are talented and where you are not. But how do you know if this particular ability you’re considering is a “natural talent” or a “spiritual gift”? Well, maybe we should start by looking at what the Bible has to say about spiritual gifts. Paul describes spiritual gifts in three places:

1 Corinthians 12:7-11
But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit; to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, and to another the effecting of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the distinguishing of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues. But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills.

Romans 12:3-8
For through the grace given to me I say to every man among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith. For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. And since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let each exercise them accordingly: if prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith; if service, in his serving; or he who teaches, in his teaching; or he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

Ephesians 4:10-12
He who descended is Himself also He who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.) And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ;

Now some Christians look at these verses and wonder if the “gift list” described here is exhaustive. Are these the only abilities that are actually “spiritual gifts”? Are there any more? Well, considering the fact Paul wrote these three letters to three different groups of believers and did not routinely repeat the same list of gifts, it’s probably safe to assume there are additional spiritual gifts unlisted here. So the question is: “What are the differences between natural talents and spiritual gifts, and how might we recognize a spiritual gift when we see one?” Theologians might disagree with each other when talking about talents and gifts, but there are a number of seemingly obvious differences:

Talents Are Inherited / Gifts Are Received
This is perhaps the biggest and most important difference. Natural talents are those abilities inherited from one’s parents and nurtured in the context of one’s family. We all know people who are talented and come from a long line of family members who share the same talent. If one member of such a family does not possess this shared talent, they typically will say something like, “I didn’t get the (insert talent here) gene”. Natural talents are just that: “natural”! They can be attributed to the natural genetic material existing within all of us, passed down from generation to generation. Spiritual gifts, on the other hand, come directly from the Spirit of God; that’s why they are called “gifts” in the first place! The “Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills.” Natural talents are imparted at our natural birth; spiritual gifts are given when we are born again.

Talents Are Possessed by the Saved and Unsaved / Gifts Are Possessed by the Saved
Everyone, whether they are a believer or a non-believer, has some sort of talent, but only believers have spiritual gifts. The Spirit of God resides in each and every believer, and “God has allotted to each a measure of faith,” and an ability transcending our natural talents. Because the Spirit of God is the source for spiritual gifts, we shouldn’t be surprised those who have God’s Spirit residing in them (those who are saved), would have more than natural talent; believers also have gifts of the Spirit:

The word of wisdom
The word of knowledge
Faith (extraordinary trust and surrender)
Gifts of healing
The effecting of miracles
Prophecy
The distinguishing of spirits
Tongues
The interpretation of tongues
Service
Teaching
Exhortation
Giving
Leadership
Mercy
Apostleship
Evangelism
Pastoral care

A number of spiritual gifts listed here sound a lot like natural talents. After all, don’t you know a non-Christian who is a talented leader or teacher? Non-believers can be very talented in some of these areas without having been given a gift of the Spirit. But in addition to the gifts that sound like talents possessed by non-believers, there are others on the list that seem specific to the lives of believers. Believers have many natural talents, but in addition to these talents, they are also gifted by God.

Talents Are Developed and Expected / Gifts Are Matured and Surprising
Let’s say you are a talented leader and you then become a Christian. If God decides to use you in some role of leadership, you just may find your talent is greatly multiplied when God also gives you the spiritual gift of leadership. You may now discover your leadership skills are above and beyond anything you were capable of doing prior to being saved. God has a tendency to surprise us in this way. We can all develop our natural talents with hard work and perseverance; we practice and train and along the way we can achieve the expected results. Spiritual gifts, on the other hand, are increased as we mature in our relationship with God:

Ephesians 4:14-16
As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves, and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him, who is the head, even Christ, from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by that which every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love.

When we have been gifted by God to accomplish something, we should expect the unexpected. As we mature in our relationship with God, he will surprise us by gifting us beyond our natural talent.

Talents Can Be Used Selfishly / Gifts Are Used to Serve God’s Purposes
The Bible clearly tells us that spiritual gifts are given to us for a specific reason. While we may find ourselves using our natural talent to serve our own selfish interests and desires, spiritual gifts have been given to us by God “for the common good” and to the glory of God; they are given to us so we can give them back to God as we serve His purpose of building the family of believers. Spiritual gifts are given to us so all of us can perform “the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ”. That’s why all of us are gifted in some way by God. We’re not supposed to sit and watch the pastor do the work, we are supposed to get out and use the gifts God has given us.

Natural talents are the result of our genetic inheritance and the training resulting from our family environment. They are possessed by both believers and non-believers, and they can be used to serve God or serve ourselves. Spiritual gifts are given to us by the Spirit of God once we have been saved. They blossom as we mature in our faith and they are used to glorify God as we serve others and build the family of God.

by J. Warner Wallace

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