Celebrate Humble Beginnings

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Always celebrate the day of small beginnings because the latter end of any humble beginning always supersedes the beginning and is always great. Please read Zechariah Chapter 4 verse 10, Job Chapters 8 verse 7 and 42 verse 12. Look beyond your present situation to where God is taking you, which He prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Look to that glorious future in Christ Jesus purchased by the precious and priceless blood of Jesus Christ. Take your eyes away from the seemingly possible to the seemingly impossible which can be made possible by God with Whom there are no impossibilities. Please read Mark Chapter 10 verse 27, Luke Chapter 1 verse 37, Matthew Chapter 19 verse 26, Jeremiah Chapter 32 verses 27, 17 to 19 and Genesis Chapter 18 verse 14 for great insight and Holy Spirit inspired understanding to stir up your faith.

Therefore, look away from what appears to be the small insignificant resources presently at your disposal to the greatly possible glorious future God has for you in Christ Jesus. See possibilities, expansion, promotion, and increase, abundance, more than enough because God is the God of overflowing, limitless abundant resources and He can do everything. He always makes a way where there appears to be no way. Please read Isaiah Chapter 43 verses 15 to 19.

The widow of Zarephath had what she referred to as only a handful of flour in a bin, and a little oil in a jar. As if that was not enough despiteful description of God’s blessings in her life, she also concluded that what she had would be their last meal which explained why she was gathering only a couple of sticks; just enough to prepare the last meal and eat before dying of hunger as there would be no other meal to eat again. Eat the only available meal, expire and so be it!

In His time

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

In His time, He made you a blessing

Created to bless

Because you are a blessing

From an overflowing source that never dries up

Flowing through you for the benefit of God’s children

Placed close to you by God

To receive His many blessings

Through you, His conduit

Are you flowing or receiving only?

When you should be receiving and flowing

To ensure a continuous flow

Beloved, speed up the flow

By being always a blessing

Shalom

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Be More Proactive

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Rise up early – a great while before dawn to prepare. All the amazingly successful biblical characters always rose up a great while before dawn to spend quality time with God, plan and prepare for the day. The quality time spent with God meant greater illumination of their minds. Please see Psalm 119 verses 105 and 130. This also enabled them to receive divine blueprints for the day, days, weeks, months year etc. with such blueprints, they literally ran vigorously with the vision; garnered support as well as other resources required accomplishing the vision. Please see Moses, Joshua, the virtuous woman, Jesus Christ. 

Prepare even for the next second. Preparation is central to maximizing opportunities. When preparation meets opportunity, the rest is history as success comes in leaps and bounds. You make hay when the sun is shining and not when snow is falling. You also strike when the iron is hot and not cold.

Always anticipate people, events and situations so that you can proffer solutions ahead of time. Jesus Christ knew that Peter would be tested by the enemy and Peter would fail yet Jesus prayed for Peter so that Peter would become a different person after the test. Significantly, the same Peter who denied Jesus Christ thrice led the early Church after he was strengthened on account of the prayers Jesus prayed for him. 

Do not shift blames. Accept responsibility and repent and God will restore you. David acknowledged his sin. He did not blame beautiful Bathsheba for seducing him. God forgave him and restored him. 

Do not wait for events and people. Rather, preempt people and events through prophecy – by prophesying the word of God. 

Thank You Lord 2

 Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

 Shall I sacrifice a thousand bullocks like Solomon?

They will not be enough

Shall I build You Churches, orphanages and hospitals?

Shall I build You hostels for the homeless?

And forget or even refuse to thank You

They will be worthless pieces of architecture

Shall I be a voice for the voiceless?

Despised, hated and imprisoned?

Give my body to be burnt for the gospel?

Sing like angels, dance all day for You?

Yet, I do not say thank You

Because I believe it is my power?

God, I love You

Appreciate Your extravagant grace in my life

Thank You for Life, salvation, mercies

Forgiveness of sins, Healings

Love, Compassion, mighty deliverances

Promotions, Favor, Honor

I love you, Lord; Thank You

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Thank You Lord

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

In the midst of the storms

Raging, fierce and even disastrous

You rescued me, saved me and kept me

In Your Hands

As famine ravished the land

And hunger redesigned faces and bodies

You gave abundant provision

That I neither deserved nor earned

Diseases swept across regions

Maimed and killed quite a number

Young and old, strong and wealthy

But you safeguarded and healed me

God is Faithful

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

God does not fail, has not failed and will not fail. That is the testimony of the saints in the Bible and it is one of the cardinal teachings in the Bible. Please see Numbers Chapter 23 verse 19. David was a man after God’s heart, was anointed as King of Israel when he was still a teenager, experienced challenges that could have made him doubt God, the word of God and promises of God concerning him; yet David held on to God.

As a young man, God used Him to defeat Goliath and because the women of Israel sang praises of David, the then ruling King of Israel, Saul became envious of David and made several attempts on the young life of David. Consequently, David became homeless and had to live among the Philistines, ironically among the kinsmen of Goliath whom he killed. Eventually, Saul was killed in battle and after a battle with the surviving sons and relatives of Saul, the Israelites came together and crowned David king of Israel. Please see 1st Chronicles Chapter 12.

Enhance Your Brand 1

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

A brand is the sum total of your true worth, capabilities and influence.  This includes your contacts – all the people you know that can support your brand. Your brand is wealth worth billions if only you know what to do with the brand.

The Presence of God is what you need to enhance your brand. To start with, you did not create your brand. God created you and your brand and He alone knows how you can enhance your brand. That is why you need His Presence in your life to enhance the brand. Besides, He designed that brand in you for a purpose and therefore knows best what you need to enhance that brand to suit the divine purpose for which He created that brand in you.

Jeremiah for instance was divinely designed as a prophet unto the nations and within the makeup of a prophet unto the nations are special characteristics required to function effectively in that brand. Jeremiah obviously had to develop and perfect those characteristics over time in order to be effective in that brand. To achieve this, Jeremiah had to depend on God completely to develop and perfect the characteristics that would enhance his brand as a prophet unto the nations.