The Leverage of Favor 2

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.  Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. Proverbs Chapter 3 verses 1 to 8.

Favor has leverage when it is from God. Otherwise, it is the whims and caprices of human beings which is not sustainable. But the favor which comes from God has leverage because God uses it to accomplish divine purposes through the favored one. S/he has unlimited, unrestricted access to whatever resources are required to accomplish divine purpose; is sheltered, safe and secure in God and by God from all the flying darts of the enemy.

Divine favor is aromatic, has pleasant smells which explain why anyone with divine favor is always warmly and lovingly received by people, families, institutions, nations and governments. Divine favor also guarantees access to God, the blessings of God as well as to people and whatever resources are required to achieve divine purpose. Please read Deuteronomy Chapter 33 verses 13 to 29 and Isaiah Chapter 60 verses 10 to 11.

God in His infinite mercy encompassed Joseph with uncommon favor such that even while in prison in a foreign land, the divine favor of God encompassed Joseph. The keeper of the prison left everything to Joseph’s care just as his erstwhile master Potiphar left everything in his care when he served under Potiphar before he was falsely accused by Potiphar’s wife and unjustly put in prison. But despite being in prison in a land where Joseph had no one to speak up for him in his favor, the Bible records that God was with him and gave him favor before the keeper of the prison. Beloved, the Presence of God in the life of a person is also a contributory factor to being encircled by divine favor. Please read Psalm 5 verse 12.

Awesome God

Written Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Breathtaking views

Ocean blue, sky blue

Undulating landscapes

Greens, yellow, purple, red

The beauty of His creation

The essence of His glory

As I ponder on His love

Especially His patience with me

Forgiving and purging my sins

Cleansing me with His blood

To daily exercise dominion

Rule over the earth

Not by might nor by power

But by His Spirit

In me through the complete work of Christ

I am one of His wonders

The God Who always does wonders

For me, for you

For His Church, for His creation

Rescuing me, you from harm’s way

Give Him glory, honor and praise.

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The Overtakers Unction

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

The race is neither to the swift nor to the strong. Please see Ecclesiastes Chapter 9 verse 11, Romans Chapter 9 verses 15 to 16. The overtakers unction is predicated on obedience; in particular, prompt, willing and loving obedience to and for God. Elijah who ran on foot was able to outrun and overtake Ahab who rode on a chariot because Elijah was obedient to God. That explains why the hand of God came upon Elijah to outrun and overtake Ahab who rode on a chariot. The question then is how did Elijah obey God? In verse 1, God instructed Elijah to go show himself to Ahab and inform Ahab that God was going to send rain on the earth. Considering what had transpired between Ahab and Elisha in addition to the fact that the land had not experienced even a shower not to talk of rain in about three years, it was quite a tall order and scary task for Elijah to go tell Ahab that God was sending rain. Despite the risks, Elijah presented himself to Ahab, significantly not to immediately announce the rain but to initiate divine processes that would lead to the downpour. In the process, a good number of the prophets of Baal and Asherah, about eight hundred were executed. But more important, Elijah repaired the altar of the Lord and then announced rain. While Ahab went feasting, Elijah stayed with God, bowed in intercession until there was a cloud. As Ahab scampered home in his chariot, Elijah attempted to run as fast as his legs would carry him. But the ever loving God Whom Elijah obeyed and served lovingly intervened. Elijah not only outran and overtook Ahab: not a single drop of rain touched him. The rewards of obedience, you may say.

Nestle in His Love

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

God is still in the business of making impossibilities possibilities. Please see Luke Chapter 1 verse 37, Mark Chapter 10 verse 27, Jeremiah Chapter 32 verse 27, 17, Daniel Chapter 2, Esther Chapter 7, Exodus Chapter 14, Ephesians Chapter 3 verse 20, Luke Chapter 18 verse 27, Psalm 62 verse 12. Hard work and being smart is not always the answer. The answer is in God for the race is neither to the strong nor to the swift.

God never fails. He always shows up in the nick of time. God has seen your tears and your tears have broken the gates of brass. God is sending help now. Stand still and see the salvation of the LORD. You just stepped into God’s divine PURPOSE for your life.

God will overwhelm you. He is a winner any day any time. Every sign of defeat is an indication that you are not with God because God is always with you. Besides, God has set before you an open door and no one can shut.  Please see Revelation Chapter 3 verse 8, Lamentations Chapter 3 verse 37 and 1^st John Chapter 5 verses 14 to 15.

Keep your mouth shut. God Knows Everything. Nothing can terrify God. You should not be in a hurry to jump out of God’s hand, plans and purposes.  Joseph endured the pit, Potiphar’s house and prison before the prestigious Ps of palace and Prime Minister.

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. 

Command Respect and Authority

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

God made man to rule. As a priest, you serve but as a king you rule. Please see Genesis Chapter 1 verse 28. One of the most instruments a king needs to rule is the ability to make decrees to rule (Proverbs Chapter 8 verse 15). Decrees on the other hand are made with words (Ecclesiastes Chapter 8 verse 4). The word power means the ability to produce and effect results. The moment a king’s word loses the effect; the king loses his throne. If a king’s word cannot move his subjects, he has lost his throne.

God created you to rule. As a child of God, when you speak, something must happen. Where the word of a king is there is power (Ecclesiastes Chapter 8 verse 4). This power is the ability to affect people to get the outcomes you want from them.  For your words to make things happen, you must be flexible in His hands. You should be like the clay in the potter’s hands. Please see Matthew Chapter 4 verses 19 to 25. How flexible are you in His hands? The only person that has the power to make you is the person you follow. True discipleship in Christ Jesus confers ownership and ruler ship of resources as one is divinely aligned with the king of kings, Lord of lords and the true owner and Ruler of all resources. When you progress to true discipleship in Christ, everything becomes yours and everything is added to you. That is why the process of becoming a true disciple is much more important and critical than seeking for bread. Multitudes followed Jesus for the bread but the disciples followed Him for a change because that change was necessary. Following just for bread does not empower you to rule. Therefore, seek first the kingdom of God because if you are genuinely following Him, things will follow you.

The Church should be stronger than what she is presently if only believers follow Him for who He is and not things. The Church should learn to fish and own the pond rather than asking for fish. Believers should be taught both how to fish and how to own the ponds so their fishing enterprises are sustainable. That way, they will have the mind of Christ through discipleship and ultimately always supersede the devil by introducing the mind of Christ and not fighting him.

For instance, the lion roared against Samson to stop him but Samson killed the lion. Beloved, you are also divinely capacitated to roar back at any lion that roars against you by decreeing the judgment of God against such lions.  You will tear the lions with your decrees in Jesus mighty name. You have entered the season in your life when every word you speak must produce an effect so that you can rule effectively in the midst of your enemies.

Every time Jesus Christ spoke, all of creation obeyed. Jesus spoke what had to come to pass in spite of all contradictory evidences. Please see Luke Chapter 5 verses 1 to 10, John Chapter 21 verses 5 to 11, Isaiah Chapter 55 verses 8 to 13. You can command respect and authority if you have great divine communication skills. Speak as God speaks and you command respect and authority. Speak where God wants you to speak and speak what God wants you to speak. There is a way to issue commands and they are immediately carried out. There is a way to ask questions and you get answers. There is a way to make requests and get the requests approved and granted.

Build and Enhance Your Capacity for Success

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Success does not fall on anyone like a bag of cherries. It is also not a catch phrase to be thrown around. Success comes by being engaged in divine purposes that are built,  enhanced and consolidated over a period of time.

Every vision or idea is a function of capacity. That is to say that capacity precedes the implementation of every idea or vision. For every assignment, there must be relevant capacity from heaven to carry out the task. This is because visions are driven on the basis of capacity and not passion. Passion is not a substitute for capacity as a lack of capacity will show up in capacity gaps as you implement your ideas or vision without adequate capacity.

A person’s capacity acquired or received is a measure of a person’s gifted ability to perform a task or assignment. Therefore, always evaluate your capacity to midwife a vision or assignment to a successful end. Have sufficient capacity before embarking on implementation. If you discover that you lack capacity, or your capacity requires strengthening then be willing to put your vision on hold until you have sufficient capacity to midwife the vision. It is a misconception to think that capacity comes with the vision. The vision comes and then you receive the capacity to implement the vision by beginning a process of capacity acquisition through capacity building and strengthening activities based on your capacity evaluation. Please see Luke Chapter 14 verse 28.

Correlation Between Appearance and Success

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

What do dirty nails communicate? A dirty person.

What do stained nails communicate? A dirty and careless person who does not care about his or her appearance.

What does un-manicured nails communicate? A person who does not care about his or her appearance and that says a lot -  if you do not care about your appearance, what care will you show to the things entrusted to you? Please see Ecclesiastes Chapter 11 verse 18, Proverbs Chapter 24 verses 30 to 31.

What does a rumpled dress communicate? A person who does not care about his or her appearance, has no desire for excellence and top – a mediocre.

What does sticking your fingers inside of your nostrils, and picking them,  then taking a step further to bring the phlegm out and clean it on your clothes, the chair handle in front you, especially in public places communicate? A very dirty person with filthy habits who does not care about other people; and has no respect for anyone.

God Will Meet Your Needs

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Philippians Chapter 4 verse 19, Psalm 23, Ephesians Chapter 3 verse 20.

God has immense, overwhelming and abundant capacity from His glorious riches in Christ Jesus to meet every one of your needs irrespective of what they are , how seemingly difficult they appear to be met according to His riches in Christ Jesus which He has given you in Christ Jesus. This is to say that the resources to meet your needs no matter how pressing or urgent are already in the hands of God and are yours and have been given to you by God in Christ Jesus Christ. Therefore by virtue of your connectedness to God through salvation by faith in Christ Jesus, these resources are yours and should be requested from God and accepted with thanksgiving from Him.

 Besides, Jesus Christ has paid the full price for you to access these resources. Therefore no power, no force anywhere can stop these resources from getting to you in Jesus mighty name. Also, on account of the daily access you have to the cleansing power of the blood of Jesus Christ; and as you apply the blood daily, the devil and his cohorts have no legal ground and leverage against you and your access to these resources.

How to Recognize God Created Opportunities

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

God created opportunities come in diverse forms. The snag is recognizing such opportunities and leveraging them to actualize the necessary and relevant divine changes that they are designed to effect in your life.

One of such forms is the opportunity to meet people. This is because God always brings people your way to act as springboards to divine changes in your life. There is always somebody somewhere that God will hook you up with usually for the purpose of fulfilling divine destiny. Your responsibility at such times is to speak up when the people God designed to help you connect with you in life through God’s divine arrangement. Usually, opportunities to meet with people abound and it may therefore be difficult to spot divine arrangements to meet with people. However, a spiritually sensitive person will recognize such opportunities. How? There is usually a connection in the soul. Joseph recognized the opportunity in meeting with the baker and the butler and responding to their worries and anxieties in love and humility. It eventually paid off in the connection with Pharaoh. It is also significant that Joseph spoke up. Most often, people do not speak up when they meet with the divine helpers assigned to help them.