FAITH OF THE SON

One of the subjects in the Scripture that Christians even some preachers have an imbalance understanding of is faith. Due to the way faith was preached and proclaimed by some of our founding fathers, it has only been limited to just believing -having faith to receive things from God, like miracles, breakthrough etc. 

While I am not against believing God or trusting Him to bless us materially or physically, I am also bold to relate to us that faith is more than just believing to get things from God i.e. the blessings of His hands.

HARMONISING THROUGH THE FATHER’S LOVE

Looking at the following scriptures, Romans 8:35a talks about who shall separate us from the love of Christ? We love Him, because He first loved us 1 John 4:19. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another see 1 John 4:10-11 NKJV. It is so obvious here to see the kind of love with which God loves us; this love is unconditional to mankind and the primary reason for its demonstration is because He is love. God's kind of love or what is called the love of the Father has expressed through Christ Jesus who is the Son of His love (is translated from the Greek word Agape) this kind of love is very unique in all expression.

BUILDING FRIENDSHIP WITHOUT BARRIERS FOR THE SINGLES

This is a good season of your life to align your daily existence with God’s priorities and find real fulfilment by living a poured-out life and most importantly, to embrace friendship that I called “the helpers of destiny” with those who are in the same pursuit of common goals. 

The fact that friendship is at its best, not in prosperity, but in times of troubles, gives birth to a healthy friendship and obviously you need one like that who will be there for you in all the statistics of life; for friend get sticker than a brother.

UNDIVIDED LOYALTY OF A SINGLE CHRISTIAN

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Vocationally, the wisest choices are taken up by the single, since his or her single loyalty is not dual like the married, who might not sleep through the night, making plans and altering it the next morning, since she has to care for the domestic, logistics,  the husband or the wife and more so, the children who needs attention accurately. The singles have great time to explore their worlds to the fullness. They can easily take up unusual endeavours in different spheres of life just because their focus is without walls of distraction. So many debates come up between the married ones if a call to missionary station steps in or other adventures, such that might require the husband or the wife to leave the vicinity for a long time. Hence, it becomes so hard to let ones partner leaves for such a long time.  

WHAT DOES GOD SAY ABOUT SINGLENESS?

In 1Corinthians 7: 25-40, Paul does not exalt the single state above the marriage state but, he does has a personal preference and argues all groups of the unmarried to consider the wisdom and spiritual benefits of single life. Although being single or when unmarried embodies no superior moral virtue to the married couples or do the married couples superior either. Genesis 2:18 tells us that it is good to marry and 1 Corinthians 7:1 tells us that it is good for a man not to touch a woman. Neither state is inherently better or holier than the other. The paramount thing is for a believer's spiritual life to remain constant and intact in an unredeemed, changing world.

MONOGAMY BEYOND SAMENESS

Relationship can be wearisome, if it suffers lack of varieties. Many-a-time, we clearly know what to do, but we actually don’t take a step to do it. It is worthy of note, that we choose to be in this partnership, and yes, sometimes take it for granted and we even unintentionally destroy it in the attitude of complacency. Do we take time to check if the love for our partner is appreciating every day, since it is the yardstick to foster a cutting-edge relationship?  There shouldn’t be any bargain to that.

To live beyond sameness in our relationships, amazing things like or beyond what we used to experience at the beginning of married must not cease. Such things as we have known before must appreciate. Remember, marriage itself is a school where you get the certificate before you start; a school where you will never graduate; a school without a break or a free period; a school where no one is allowed to drop out; a school you will have to attend every day of your life and a school where is there is no sick leave or holidays. It’s indeed a school founded by God on foundation of love.

GOD’S DEALINGS FOR THE SINGLES

Experiences have revealed that many things are taught well to our recess innermost being with time. When issues of life are so overwhelming and we tend to assume we know all about a given situation, alas! As time goes on, we realize our inability to comprehend it all until the fullness of time has come. So, it is evident here that time validates the mastery of an experience.

Time is designated in the spiritual to bear or envision us till we reach the fullness of the purpose of the ever-dynamic God. Now, to follow God's time and to reach His designated intended end, like what Habakkuk 2:3 says:  vision (can be marriage in view) which is yet for an appointed time; shall come to bear in travailing of experience which the good Lord want you to learn so that you might gain stature and status that will consummate to a profound future marriage you have anticipated for. Hence, to stay indifferent to this preparation time is to anticipate for almost unavoidable failures in the future home. Avoid mechanisms that want to excuse the Lord’s dealing for your life at this time. Failures to allow the Lord’s hand on you to work out His desires for your life may devalue your future set goals for His kingdom. This time is programmed to bring about your maturity and more so, for an outstanding features that depicts God’s glory and to the perpetual shame of your adversary the devil.

WHY GOOD RELATIONSHIP IS KNOWLEDGE BASE

The knowledge one has about one’s spouse is so significant in adding beauty to their relationship. The three realms that govern a believer spiritually also come to play in our relationships with our spouses. These are:

The realm of believing,

The realm of knowing (revelation knowledge),

And the realm of loving.

Our believe system must be alive to God in our relationships. In other words, you must continue to believe that the Lord has established your relationship. It is when your believe system is appreciated, that the good Lord will unveil the knowing system, which is the revelation knowledge of your spouse, and in knowing her; you can best gain a profound insight into the loving system. People that navigate in this pathway never know insignificant day in exploring good relationship. Then, the furtherance in the knowledge of your spouse is directly proportional to your every day romantic life.

HOW TO EXPLORE AND ENJOY THE WORLD OF SINGLENESS

Ultimately, the world of singleness is mainly constituted in the following: one who is widowed, single parent or one who has not met "Mr. or Ms. Right". It’s altogether important that one is aware of his/her uniqueness in the eyes of the Heavenly Father who designate time to all things inherent in the believer's life and more also is thoughtful to know that nothing takes God unaware in the phases of our lives’ situation.

Anyone who does not understand the blessings and benefit accrued to the world of singleness may by default feel forgotten by God, but in reality, such one’s livelihood is core to the Lord's heart. Of a truth, waiting can be very difficult but at the same time one must come to this rest:  that God has not abandoned him/her; only that He wants you to listen and learn what He has designated to teach you in this phase of your life. Meanwhile, one is supposed to manage his/her desire for marriage until such individual meet the right person by the leading of the Spirit and to stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Remember that, Marriage is honourable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge. Hebrews 13:4. In order to guard against sexual immorality, God has ordained the sacred relationship of marriage; which is a good prospect for the singles and the widowed alike.

HOW TO REMOVE MONOTONY OF MONOGAMY IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP

Dictionary describes monogamy as either the practice of being married to one person at a time, as opposed to polygamy or bigamy. In marriage, monogamy exists as long as a couple has intimate relationship with, and they remain faithful to, each other. 

But in practice, monogamy has come to mean much more than just marrying one person at a time, or not having sex with anyone else. The idea of monogamy (which is also sometimes referred to as compulsory monogamy) is something that describes a relationship that can only take place between two people and is also a sphere where individual’s spiritual life, emotional, sexual, and social needs are met by the person they partner with. Thus, people who claim to be in a monogamous relationship but flirt around or maintain outside relationships (even non-sexual ones) may be thought to be behaving in a way that is a threat to monogamy.

KNOWING WORD EFFICACY

                                              

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Speaking the right word has always been the total fall of the enemy at any given time. The words of our mouth get things done when it is appropriately expressed in the light of the Word of God. All that has ever existed on the face of the earth came forth by the spoken word see John 1:3 and is it evidenced that Christ is the word of God; through Him all things were made.

He gave us the authority of His word to bring forth the mysteries that are always the winning way in disarming the works of darkness. All believers will experience fruition as a result of the word spoken.

HOW THE LOVE OF GOD EXPIRES REJECTION AND DOUBT

Scripture Reading: Mark 16:7; Matt. 28:7
Can you find the difference between these two passages after reading them? The Gospel of Matthew says that after the Lord’s resurrection, an angel told the women to tell His disciples of His resurrection. The Gospel of Mark records that the angel asked the women to tell the Lord’s disciples and Peter. Oh, the words “and Peter” cause tears to fall. All of the four Gospels record the story of the Lord’s resurrection.
But only the Gospel of Mark has the words “and Peter.” Since John was the one whom the Lord loved, why does the Bible not say “and John”? Since Thomas was doubtful about the Lord’s resurrection, why does it not say “and Thomas”? The angel did not mention the best disciples or the most needy disciples. He specifically mentioned Peter. Why? What made Peter different from the others? What kind of person was Peter? Three days before the resurrection, Peter committed a great sin, a sin that would cause the Lord not to confess him before the Father’s angels.

THE NON-NEGOTIABLE VALUES OF WOMEN YOU MUST KNOW

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The standing phenomenon of the worth of a woman and her intricacy starting from her natural biological make up, her disposition towards life in terms of relationships, to her spouse, children, family, acquaintance, the society at large. Most importantly the Lord's designation for her in His body; start from her home whether single or married is so imperative. More so, if she is not aware and equipped for what is obtainable in these areas of life, she may navigate the whole earth without understanding her worth towards all things as a woman. It is evident that her sense of worth through her close work with God will bring about her purpose driven life in her God-given personal productivity.

HOW TO DETERMINE IF ANY REVELATION IS TRUE OR FALSE

                            

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This is the empty deceit by which people attempted to infiltrate and distort Christianity, they appear to be churchy in words, with relative disposition to things in the body of Christ as if they are of the becoming saint. They speak the languages that are inherent in the church; their false humility is aimed at making of no effect the simplicity of the gospel which has been delivered to those who by faith has grasped the truth of eternal life. The dominant use of the word “false doctrine” in the NT is to signify sects, people professing opinions independent of the truth.

Colossians 2:8 says “Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ” (NKJV). People of this false humility bring into church what I called “Self-inclusion schemes” to ensnare the liberty of the saints and to channel a solemn heretic belief like Oprah Winfrey who says there are other ways to God apart from Jesus. Paul affirms that the simple message of Christ is much more profound than the greatest secular wisdom could be.

HOW TO PERMANENTLY AVOID MAKING WRONG DECISION

How beautiful somethings would have been if we have made Spirit-led decision. Some errors en route our path perpetually all because we have dashed off the God factor! Of a truth friends, talking now from my experience I have assumed for God severally on some things pertaining to life issues, since is just my feeble assumption; I have failed in many things and learnt my lessons in the hard way. Thanks to God, God's mercy was still at work in me to bring only God's originality, so that flesh will not glorify itself.

See, many careers, businesses, marriages, relationships and even ministries have suffered the same fate since the individual or group have decided to go all the way to get things done without the Holy Spirit leading him/her, know today that anything whatsoever that the Holy Spirit is not the sole factor will altogether lead to spiritual bankruptcy and another lost is that such achievement will not have eternal value. Is a matter when the so called believer will say God said when God has not spoken at all. I have seen brothers who proposed to many sisters at a stretch; telling everyone of them God said when is only flesh that is at work in him. If such brother continues in this syndrome pretty soon even ordinary nature will sing for him "a shame lyrics" that he must dance to in the face of all the sisters he has made advances to both in words and disposition.

THE DYNAMICS OF GOD'S GRACE EVERY CHRISTIAN MUST KNOW

Days goes by unnoticed to man, how this time needs the energy of the Spirit to be able to pierce through this timely invading darkness that have engulfed the sons of disobedience and has also created tactics to seduce even the very elect. This dispensation has planned a massive initiation to confine men to lukewarmness (neither cold nor hot) Rev.3:15-16.

The love of men continues to wax cold and in fulfillment of negative prophecies. By despising grace, how can we further our course in the kingdom of God? We are called to hold the grace God in high esteem always. Grace might not necessarily be a teaching to some, because grace is a person, i.e. Christ. So how are we embracing and cherishing this grace as embodied in Christ? Where sin has abounded, grace (Christ) abounded much more, so that as sin reigned through death, even so grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life (Romans 5:20-21).

LEARN WHY MEDIA IS NEVER AN EPISTLE TO LIVE BY

Sightseeing and listening are all important strength of human assimilation. Inasmuch one is living, such is a rapt recipient of signals. What you see and listen to, obviously tend to become part of you ___when it is part of you ___ it can appreciate to be your character. Of a truth, you can tell, that your ways of life has changed to godliness and virtues as you internalized the Word of God and the Word has become flesh, obviously seen by all who knows your former conduct and now speaks of the Lord's testimonies in you. For faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of the God, what you hear ultimately draw out a visual imagery which is like a picture to sight and you become what you see. 2 Corinthians 3:18 says: But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord. Beholding as in a mirror connotes "reflecting" as well as "looking into." As we behold the glory of the Lord, we are continually transformed into the same image by the Spirit of the Lord. We then, with ever-increasing glory, reflect what we behold.

THE LIMITATION TO THE FLOW OF LOVE AMONG BELIEVERS

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                                                Nothing can be so alarming and yet hides or masks itself like "religion spirit" and it is very painful to see that the person in it always thinking the next brother or sister is the one struggling with "religion spirit". In one hand is difficult for the one who engages in it (religion spirit) to accept that he is; so that help can come and on the other hand he is conscious of the mist in another man's eye neglecting the load of logs on his own eyes. 

If his own dogmatic methods of choice are not used in ministrations, he quickly concluded God cannot be speaking through that channel; never ready to move with what God is doing per time.

WHAT YOU MUST KNOW BEFORE YOU GET MARRIED OR SAY YES TO ANY RELATIONSHIP

                      

If all you can say is “my Pastor said” at every bit of your word and there is no place for what God is saying to you as a believer in accordance with the Word you have internalized over time, then it is a matter if all your words only navigate in the path that centers on what your Pastor says!

 Remember your Pastor is able to speak as it were because he/she waits on God too. To wait and hear from God is not for professionals or special people as some called it. Perhaps, that is how you have also tagged your Pastor to be.  It is the delight of your heavenly Father to speak with you too, friend don't get it twisted, Christ was sent for all. So, true love can only come from the Father of love who gave His Son Jesus Christ as an evidence of His eternal love for all.

LEARN HOW TO LIVE AN 'INSIDE-OUT' LIFE IN THIS LAST DAY

Any features seen on the outside are traceable to the constituent of the innermost being of the individual. This also applies to plant when it sprouts forth as a result of the innermost cellular integrity. Hence, if the cellular compartments are for Maize; one will not look out for Bean. If our closest recess beings are married to the Spirit, then it will be unthinkable to expect the characteristic of flesh on the outside. Whatever is the manifestation seen on the outside will undoubtedly depict the attitude of the innermost being at a particular time.

Some linger between two real estates; in the flesh at a time, in the Spirit at another time. It most important that the believer should know that his truest nature is in the Spirit, though his being house by the body but his spirit must be the leading head—leading all his faculties entirely. Evidently if the innermost being is in tune with the Spirit, we will also see that the outward man will be in obedience to the dictates of the innermost being; working righteousness in all.