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Pray without ceasing. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Some people think that to pray without ceasing means to pray the whole day, but pray without ceasing simply means to pray every day. Jesus told us that when we pray to go into our room and shut the door pray to the Father who sees in secret and He will reward us openly. But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. Matthew 6:6 Well Paul now says that we have to do it every day. Jesus said something similar when he told us to watch and pray which simply means to be alert and pray and we have to do it every day. Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Mark 14:38 But why should we pray every day? Prayer gives you understanding and prayer makes you sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit. So when you pray at the beginning of your da

I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:14 The Bible declares that where there is no vision people perish, beloved you should have a goal in life. I have a 50 year goal, a yearly goal, a monthly goal, a weekly goal and a daily goal. Every day I press on toward my goal. Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to the things which are ahead. I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:12 -14 Paul pressed on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. What we are doing, we are doing for Christ Jesus. We are serving Him. We forge ahead with confidence that He who has begun a good work in us will perform

Can two walk together, unless they are agreed? Amos 3:3 If you want to walk with God you have to learn to agree with God and say the same things that He says about you. Say what the Word says about you. If there are prophecies spoken concerning you, say the same things with your words. If there are no prophecies, then say what the Word says about you. Agree with God; confess the same things that He said about you. Put the Word of God in your mouth. God’s Word is truth. Your circumstances are subject to change. If you will keep confessing the Word your situation will change. If you feel sick, confess healing and health. If you are struggling with your finances, confess prosperity and abundance. Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth. John 17:17 If you will walk with God you will end up at the right place. If you will walk God you will end up at the top. You walk with God by agreeing with Him, speaking the same things. It goes without saying that for you speak th

To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 Much like there are four different seasons in a year, so life is made up of different seasons and no one season last forever. That being said, what you are going through is a season and there is a new season ahead. God changes the seasons and sooner or later He will give you a different season, therefore you need to prepare for a new season, you need to prepare for a breakthrough. And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding. Daniel 2:21 There is a new season ahead, your healing is on the way, your prosperity is on the way, help is on the way, breakthrough is on the way. Live in a state of expectancy, God is up to something, He is working behind the scenes. You can never be defeated and you can never be disadvantaged. Your challenging circumstance won’t last, what you see is te

I have not spoken in secret, in the dark place of the earth; I did not say to the seed of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in vain’; I, the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right. Isaiah 45:19 When you seek the Lord, it is not because He is far from you. No, not at all because He lives in you. When you seek Him, you seek His face and His will for your life and when you seek Him you are not seeking Him in vain. When you seek Him you will find Him and His heart or His will for your life. You seek Him to get closer to Him. You seek Him because you love Him. When you seek the Lord, you don’t go to a specific location on the earth like some city or country. You seek the Lord through prayer and meditating in His Word. When you seek the Lord, God causes you prosper. Prayer and meditating on the Word are very much in equation of success. Prayer and meditating on the Word will make you an absolute success. He sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything but faith working through love. Galatians 5:6 Many want to walk in the gifts of the Spirit but faith works through love. The greatest secret to walking in the gifts of the Spirit is walking in love, loving God and loving people. Your faith will work when you love God and people. Love is the foundation and it is at the core of our Christian faith. It is the first and greatest commandment. It is all about love. Walking in love is what Christianity is all about, your love for God and people. Jesus said to him, “’You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 22:37-40 When you love God you spend time with God and when you love people you spend time with people. When you love

A faithful man will abound with blessings, but he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished. Proverbs 28:20 There are four different seasons every year. There is autumn, winter, spring and summer. Similarly, life has different seasons and no season lasts forever. What you need to do is to be faithful in every season. If you will be faithful in every season then you will be promoted in every season and eventually you will end up at the top. If you want to live a blessed life, then learn to be faithful in every season. Act like a leader in every season and you can end in a leadership position. Distinguish yourself with character and excellence in every season and you will be seen at the top. Be faithful, show up for church, work or school every time. Some people when there is an inconvenience they don’t go to church, work or school. However, if you will be faithful and go to church every Sunday, go to work every work day and go to school every school day sooner than later y

So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham. Galatians 3:9 As a child of God you are blessed with the blessings of Abraham. The promises that are in the Word of God are yours; the promises of God in Christ are yes and amen. You don’t have to struggle in life. You can live a blessed life. You don’t have to live a life of poverty, sickness and destruction. You can live a blessed life. You can walk in the blessing. Once you know who you are and what belongs to you, poverty, sickness and destruction will not have a hold on you. Once you know that you are blessed with believing Abraham, you can live a blessed life. Christ has redeemed us form the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Galatians 3:13-14 Think about it every time that you see the Word

Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now in this, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, so that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field, says the LORD of hosts; and all nations will call you blessed. For you will be a delightful land, says the LORD of hosts. Malachi 3:10-12 As a seed of Abraham you are already blessed but a lot of people are looking for the blessing. The blessing is in the tithe; when you tithe you activate the blessing. When you tithe you will see God’s blessing working in your life. When you tithe you don’t give it directly to the pastor or anybody else for that matter, you give it to the church where you are fed the Word that there may be food in God’s house. If you don’t think t

Ship your grain across the sea; after many days you may receive a return. Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight; you do not know what disaster may come upon the land. Ecclesiastes 11:1-2 According to our opening Scripture, when you invest you should diversify. So diversify your investments. You can invest in real estate, stocks, commodities, mutual funds, or bonds that do well and invest in a number of them. Investing is risky but if you don’t take any risks in life you will never be financially free! This is where tithing, offering and giving to the poor comes in. When you tithe faithfully God protects your investments. Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now in this, says the LORD of hosts, If I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such a blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, so that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground

The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. Genesis 2:15 (NIV) As an adult you have to do work of some sort whether it is ministry, business, or a job. You have to in some way, shape or form engage in service to mankind. You cannot afford to be idle because that will only lead to poverty. When you work in service to mankind you make a difference. Making a difference is the number one reason why you are here and it is your choice how you will make that difference. When you work you will profit. In all labor there is profit, but idle chatter leads only to poverty. Proverbs 14:23 You were created to work and manage the earth. There is no getting around it, but you find some people who want to do well financially but don’t want to engage in work. That is laziness and it leads to poverty. He who has a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. Proverbs 10:4 Lazy people end up poor and hardworking people

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen. Matthew 28:19-20 Jesus thinks big about your calling. Jesus thinks about all nations. Learn to think big! Don’t limit yourself to your race and nationality. There is a whole world out there. You cannot be a world changer thinking small. I don’t think only about my race and nationality, I think about all nations. When I think about my ministry, I think about global evangelism. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. Acts 1:8 I want to make a global impact; I want all nations to come to my church. If you are going to dream, you might as well dream big. I encourage you to think big about your p