Use Time Wisely

One of the greatest mistakes anyone can make is to waste the opportunity that today presents. A wise man understands how to use time wisely. He knows that yesterday was a seed for today and today is a seed for tomorrow. As a result He prioritizes rightly to ensure that he is rightly positioned to reap the desired harvest tomorrow. 

You see there are many seasons in your life. In every season there are seasonal priorities which are aligned with overall life priorities. In other words there are things you ought to focus on in a particular season which position you to fulfill your destiny. You must be sensitive to these priorities so that you can maximize every season.

Time is not meant to be your enemy. Rather if you have an understanding of the times and seasons, by the wisdom of God, then you will know what to do. If you do the right things in every season then you will be positioned to walk in the fullness of God's plans for your life. By the wisdom of God I declare that you will know what to do in every season. 

Have an exceptional day!

Wisdom for Great Results

God has good plans for your life. His thoughts and plans are for peace and not for evil in order to bring you to that glorious future that He has already set aside for you - Jer 29:11. According to Deut 29:29 there are things that have been hidden by God for us. He intends to reveal these things to us. So the plans of God are not hidden from you. However you must play your part in order to access these plans.

In Eph 1:17 Apostle Paul prayed that God would impart the Ephesians with the spirit of wisdom and revelation. He prayed that they would have understanding beyond their natural senses. You see as a child of God you will need to operate beyond what your natural senses tell you. In order to live the life God called you to live it will take revealed wisdom from God.

Make a commitment today to dig deep in the place of prayer and meditation on the Word of God. Seek the wisdom of God, and follow the instructions and inspiration of the Holy Spirit. As you walk in the revealed wisdom of God, you will do great exploits. 

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Get busy doing what's important

As a child of God you are the only one who can tell others about Jesus. There are many people around you who are still unsaved. God sent His son, Jesus, to die in our place so that all men can be saved. This sacrifice is enough to cover everyone who has ever been born including those around you. Consider this: is there a reason why anyone should not be saved and go to Heaven? Wisdom says no in response to this question. So the wise thing to do is to get busy talking about Jesus.

It's always interesting to watch the response of believers to speaking about Jesus. I can contrast it with the passion with which people publicize and speak about their parties or trips to the club. However as a child of God, what we have is more valuable than anything in the world. Nothing in the world can compare to a relationship with God. It's high time that as believers we were passionate about telling others about Jesus, and spreading the good news of the Kingdom.

Scripture tells us that a wise man is a soul winner - Pro 11:30. If you are operating in the divine wisdom of God then you will see the need to evangelize. To be wise is to place what is important to God as a priority - Matt 6:33. It's time to get excited about winning souls. It's the wise thing to do!

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Multiplied Wisdom

One of the most important ways to receive Godly wisdom is through Godly counsel. Godly counsel acts as a safety net on your path for fulfilling your destiny - Pro 11:14. In other words you will avoid mistakes and traps set by the enemy as a result of counsel received from others. Wise people realize that they don't know everything and they surround themselves with wise counselors.

Godly counsel can come from friends and mentors. This is why it is important to pay attention and to carefully select those who you allow to speak into your life. You can't just get advice from anyone. Look around you regularly, and evaluate those who are currently giving you advice. Are they suitable for your destiny?

Child of God don't take the source of your counsel lightly. This can be the difference between accelerating towards your goals or stagnating at the same level. Learn to be discerning by the help of the Holy Spirit. Permit the right people to counsel you and your wisdom will be multiplied.

Wisdom leads to success

You need wisdom in order to excel in life. According to scripture in Pro 4:7, wisdom is the principal thing. In other words wisdom is the most important thing.

There are 2 kinds of wisdom - natural and divine wisdom. Natural wisdom is wisdom based on man's knowledge and is limited in nature. On the other hand divine wisdom comes from God and is unlimited. A life based on natural wisdom is a limited life.

However if you have access to divine wisdom then you will know what to do in every situation; you will never be left stranded or confused. Make it a priority to develop your relationship with God and His Word so that you can effectively access His divine wisdom.

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Let your light shine as you express the love of God (2)

Jesus said that you are a light unto the world - Matt 5:14. According to scripture in Isa 60:1, you are called to arise and shine in the midst of a dark world. One of the ways that you shine as light is your attitude towards others. Do you have a bad attitude towards others? Do you respond with the God-kind of love in the face of the most obvious provocation?

God expects you to respond with the God-kind of love irrespective of the situation. Jesus said that people will observe you as a child of God by your expression of the God-kind of love - John 13:35. Friend your love walk will be challenged every day. However as a child of God you have the nature of God and therefore you have the capacity to love like God - Rom 5:5. Let the love of God flow freely in your life by the help of the Holy Spirit.

Love seeks the best

Your willingness to lay down your life for another person is the the greatest expression of love that is possible. Jesus demonstrated this love towards mankind when even though man did not deserve it He willingly gave His life in mankind's place. 

You may never be asked to physically die for someone else like Jesus did. However on a daily basis there will be opportunities for you to lay aside your preferences and to give others the advantage because it means so much to them i.e. to resist the temptation to be selfish. This is what it means to walk in love. 

Friend are there areas of your life where you are prone to selfishness? You must examine those areas. Allow the Holy Spirit to assist you in overcoming the temptation to be selfish and express the God-kind of love by being selfless. You may need to go out of your way to help another person or to do something that is inconvenient to you but will be of great benefit to someone else. 

Learn to seek the good of others and not just yourself. This is what it means to walk in the God-kind of love. Have an exceptional day!

Love and success

Apostle Paul wrote in Rom 13:9, "...if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, You shall love your neighbor as yourself". He was sharing the blueprint for success in abiding by the instructions and commandments of God.

The God-kind of love is patient, kind, does not envy, does not boast, is not proud, does not dishonor others, is not self-seeking, is not easily angered, keeps no record of wrongs, does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth - 1 Cor 13:4-6. It always protects, trusts, hopes and perseveres - 1 Cor 13:7. This is what it means to walk in and express the God-kind of love.

God has called us to a life of love - 1 John 4:7-11. When you walk in the God-kind of love towards others, you will not do anything that will harm them. Your desire will be to do good to them and not evil. You will not commit adultery, kill, steal, lie against another person, covet (have an evil desire) another person's property when you are walking in the God-kind of love.

According to 1 Cor 13:8, love never fails. If you stay committed to walking in the love of God you will not fail in abiding by the instructions and commandments of God.

You are equipped to love

When Jesus was asked what is the most important commandment in the law that God gave Moses, He responded by saying, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind...You shall love your neighbor as yourself" - Matt 22:37-39. Jesus said that the law is summed up in these two commandments - Matt 22:40.

You see Jesus was essentially giving every believer the blueprint for a successful life. As a child of God if you live a life governed by the God-kind of love then you will walk according to the God's Word and expectations. In scripture this was likened to a debt: the only debt you are allowed to have forever is to love others - Rom 13:8.

Make a decision to love others in spite of who they are and what they have done. This is God's instruction for us. God Himself demonstrated this by giving His only Son at the time in order to redeem you and I. You are made in the image and likeness of God - Gen 1:26, and with the Holy Spirit on your inside you have the ability to love just as God loves - Rom 5:5.

No matter how many times you have been hurt you are called and equipped to rise up and love again. Arise and shine as you express the love of God. Have an exceptional day!

Love can never fail

Scripture lets us know that love has a 100% success rate - 1 Cor 13:8. In other words love never fails. It is not possible for love to fail. God demonstrated this to us by sending His son Jesus to die in our place and thus redeeming us from the enemy. All this while man was cut off from God. The moment that we identify with Jesus' sacrifice and victory we are restored unto God. It's the God-kind of love that makes this possible.

God succeeded in His plan to redeem man because it was driven by love. What are the challenging situations facing you? What have people said is impossible for you to accomplish? Are there relationships that seem difficult or irreparable? If you would only apply and walk in the love of God that situation will turn around.

Why? One of the reasons why there will be a turn around is because walking in the God-kind of love will cause you to make the right choices; choices that are not selfish but rather bring about the best outcome. Friend remember that no matter how things appear, love never fails.

You can do it!

When you dedicated your life to Jesus and He became your Lord and Savior, God, the Holy Spirit came to dwell on your inside. According to 1 Jn 4:8 God is love. If God is love this means that love came to dwell on your inside. Therefore you have the capacity for the God-kind of love on your inside - Rom 5:5.

The God-kind of love is unconditional. God demonstrated this to us by paying the greatest price for our redemption - John 3:16 - even when we did not deserve it and were separated from Him. This kind of love is in spite of the other parties.

This is the kind of love that we have been called to express. You have what it takes by the Holy Spirit to walk in the God-kind of love.

You can love like God loves

When you identified with the sacrifice and resurrection of Jesus you became born again; the nature of God was imputed into your spirit. As a result you now have the capacity to love; not just any kind of love but the God-kind of love - 1 Jn 4:7.

Your ability to love as God loves sets you apart from unbelievers. However your love walk will be tested constantly. These tests of your love walk are not meant to break or embarrass you. Rather as you practice your love walk through these situations you get better at expressing the God-kind of love.

Friend to be a child of God and to know God is to have the capacity to express the God-kind of love. Just as a child learns to walk you will need to learn how to develop your love walk. However be rest assured that you are not alone.

Renew your mind with the Word of God in the area of the God-kind of love and engage the Holy Spirit. Then use every opportunity to express the God-kind of love as an opportunity to develop in your love walk. Don't give up because with the Holy Spirit on your inside you will succeed.

God's favor is always available

God demonstrated His grace towards you that when you were still estranged from Him He sent His son to die on your behalf in order to redeem you back from the enemy. Jesus did not just die in your place He bore all of your sins, sicknesses, poverty on Himself. He literally became your sins. It was as though He committed the sins even though He never sinned. This was not just a meaningless sacrifice; it was significant.

God looked around heaven, earth and the rest of the world. He could not find anyone else worthy to take your place. He needed someone without blemish whose blood had what it took to wipe out your past, present and future sins, and to redeem you back from your fallen state. Consider this: if God could do that while you were yet sinners imagine what He has set aside for you now that you are His children.

One of the definitions of the word grace is favor. God's favor in your life did not cease after you became born again. Rather it continues to be available for your advancement in life. You will rule and reign in life by the divine favor of God!

It's time to enjoy the favor of God

God identified the Jews as His chosen people. As a result they enjoyed the favor of God. The favor of God caused them to experience an unprecedented wealth transfer - Ex 3:21. When it was time for them to leave captivity, after many years of slavery under the Egyptians, God instructed them to go and borrow all that they could from the Egyptians.

The Jews obeyed God's instructions. When they finally got to the Red Sea and crossed over to the other side they looked back and saw their captors chasing after them. Eventually the Red Sea reverted back and drowned the Egyptians. In that one scene every debt that the Jews owed was wiped out; there was no longer anyone to payback what they had borrowed. Those who had oppressed them for so long had perished.

Friend one key to enjoying God's favor is obeying His instructions. Daniel, Esther among many others obeyed God's instructions and enjoyed the favor of God. As you follow God's guidance completely there will be a manifestation of the favor of God. It's your time to be favored - Psa 102:13.

As you walk in the favor of God you will enjoy outstanding results

The favor of God is available to every believer. It is part of your salvation package. God makes His favor available to you so that you can stand out from the crowd. He does this so that His glory can be revealed through you. He also does this because it will require His favor for you to accomplish all that He has called you to do.

The early church accomplished tremendous things for the Kingdom. They had uncommon results. The church grew rapidly beyond natural efforts and comprehension. The rapid growth of the church was acknowledged in scripture - Acts 2:47. Without the favor of God the early church would not have had a fraction of the results that they saw.

Friend your natural abilities will only take you so far; they are limited. God is willing and able to make His unlimited power available for your benefit and favor. This willingness and ability is described as the grace of God. Learn to develop and release your faith for the favor of God in every area of your life. As you do so you will enjoy uncommon results.

By the grace of God your natural efforts are supernaturally magnified

The apostles of the early church had a great assignment. Their assignment required the grace of God. The grace of God is described as God's willingness to make His power and ability available for the benefit and favor of His children. As a result of the grace of God the early church grew in influence and size - Acts 4:33 & 2:47.

Similarly it will take the grace of God for you to accomplish your God-given assignment. Apostle Paul acknowledged the divine favor of God in his ability to fulfill destiny - 1 Cor 15:10. Whatever God has called you to do will take more than just your natural abilities and labor. God wants to make His power available for your success; His desire is for you to labor by grace.

As you labor factor in the grace of God. The grace of God is a difference maker. By the grace of God your natural efforts are supernaturally magnified, and your results are supernaturally amplified.

Your gratitude towards God positions you for divine favor

Gratitude and thanksgiving are not very natural behaviors for man. In the culture of our time it is not even second nature to be grateful. According to scripture in Rom 1:21 many people know God and can see the hand of God evident all around them. However they neither acknowledge and glorify Him nor thank Him. Don't be part of this group of people.

Friend your attitude towards God with respect to what He has done for your i.e. your gratitude or ingratitude is a key to determining how much divine favor is manifested in your life. Just like a thankful or grateful son stirs up favor in his parents and causes them to desire to do more for the son. Similarly your gratitude towards God positions you for the favor of God.

As a child of God you have access to divine favor. Make a commitment today to live a life of gratitude to God. Your lifestyle of gratitude towards God enables divine favor to continually flow in your direction.

Enjoy the overflow of God's favor

One of the keys to accessing the favor of God is your tithe. In Mal 3:10-11 God threw out a challenge. The challenge was that if you try out His word and instruction to bring the tithe to Him watch and see whether He will not do what He said He will do.

What did God say He will do? God said that as a result of bringing in the tithe He will open the widows of Heaven over you and pour out such a blessing upon you that there will not be room enough to contain it. He also said that He will protect the works of your hands and your harvest from the enemy who seeks to destroy. The windows of Heaven is a reference to the favor of God. God declares that your tithe will cause an outpouring of His favor upon you beyond anything you can think or imagine.

Friend the tithe represents a tenth of your income. Abraham paid the tithe unto God through Melchizedek - Heb 7:1-2. Jesus was called in the priesthood of Melchizedek - Heb 7:15-17, and Abraham is the Father of our Faith - Rom 4:16. So God still expects us to pay our tithe in this dispensation. As you continue in this vein, God's promise to cause you to be favored beyond measure is still in effect. Enjoy the overflow of God's favor.

Your relationships help to determine your path to greatness

There is a right association that ensures that you walk in the fullness of God's favor. Conversely the wrong association can move you away from the favor of God. Ruth recognized the power of association. She refused to dissociate from Naomi, her mother-in-law even though her husband had died. She recognized that by the favor of God she had been divinely connected - Ruth 1:16. This relationship eventually led her to her next husband. Today she is named in the lineage of Jesus. That's the favor of God - Ruth 2:10 & Ruth 4:13.

The power of association is evident in this story of Ruth and Naomi. According to Pro 13:20 you are encouraged to surround yourself with wise men and not fools so that you don't experience a manifestation of foolishness but rather the wisdom of your companions will rub off on you. Likewise you must be sensitive to the divine relationships that God has place around you. God intends that these relationships will be channels through which His favor will flow into your life. I see you walking in a greater dimension of the favor of God as you maximize the divine relationships He has surrounded you with.

This is your season to be rewarded

God has the ability to influence the hearts of those in authority over you from the president to your boss - Pro 21:1. He is willing to do this in order for you to be favored. In Es 6:1-3 the bible records that the king could not sleep. The king's sleep was disturbed. He could not sleep any further until he had addressed Mordecai's reward. You see Mordecai's had informed the king about an evil plot, and God caused the king to lose his sleep so that Mordecai could be rewarded. That was the favor of God in operation - Pro 3:4.

It is the favor of God that causes men and women to remember your seed of good and to reward you beyond your efforts and results. It is the favor of God that causes others to look on you favorably irrespective of the circumstances. It is the favor of God that causes people to notice you. Friend with God's favor on your side you can be assured that your reward will never be forgotten. This is your season to be rewarded.