Elevate Your Tastes

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Where you are presently, no matter how seemingly satisfying it is; is a place of transition. You have to keep moving up the ladder, updating yourself spiritually, physically, martially, intellectually, emotionally, financially and materially. You should continue to add color to every area of your life. For instance, you are obligated to dress to match the position and resources God placed at your disposal. A person’s dressence and grooming to a large extent is a reflection of where the person is headed in life. Some cuts and style of clothes reflect rigidity and a refusal to move with the times. Such people are usually stuck in their ways and will not move in any new direction. In some cases, it is as a result of ignorance or lack. Once such people are empowered, they will move in the new direction God wants them to move in.

Be open to fresh unctions, changes from God. Change is a constant and necessary ingredient for progress. Change your methods to match who and where you are. It is time to move up the ladder. Move out of limiting environments, relationships and circumstances at the speed of light. Identify what God does not want you to carry into the new things He is doing in your life. They could be fear, doubt, disempowering relationships, limiting thought patterns, study habits, eating habits, etc. For instance, when experience becomes tradition, it becomes dangerous because experience boxed in becomes bags of limitations.

Therefore, innovate, create and impact through possibility thinking, possibility speaking and possibility implementation to get to the top and stay at the top where you will be celebrated. There is an anointing for staying at the top. Get the anointing, get to the top and remain there. Make your stay at the top permanent. Get there and stay there. Stop coming back to ignorance, obscurity and mediocrity.

One way of making your stay at the top permanent is to expand the time you spend with God. That is the start point for elevating your tastes. Spend more time with God in the closet. Operate a more organized prayer life that should become the norm in your life. A diligent and fervent prayer life on a daily basis that is not by might nor by power but by the Spirit of God is what you require. Please see James Chapter 5 verses 16 to 18. A fervent prayer life is one of the keys that will improve and elevate your taste. Pray more, study the Bible more, talk less – prophesy when God wants you to and keep quiet when you are not prophesying. Grow spiritually in prayer, word study, praise/worship, evangelism, intercession. As you continue serious and sincere in prayer, be very careful to notice any signs of danger or trouble and give thanks. Be alert, be devoted, have a thankful heart (Colossians Chapter 4 verse 2).

Wait for God

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

God promotes to show forth His glory in life. He does not need to consult anyone to promote you. Promotions are orchestrated by God and there is a due time for God’s promotion (Habakkuk Chapter 2 verses 2 to 3). God has His own timing for everyone (Ecclesiastes Chapter 3 verse 11).  Beloved, it is just a matter of time. I see God bringing you to His rest for you in every area of your life – marriage, financial, spiritual. You will move from glory to glory in Jesus mighty name.

Joseph’s case is a classic case study of exponential divine promotion which is usually beyond human imagination. The king sent for him. He did not seek to see Pharaoh. Joseph had no status, no background that could have made it possible for him to see Pharaoh yet God orchestrated the meeting by creating a need that only Joseph could meet in the heart and life of Pharaoh. Only God decides who occupies positions of high authority and greatness and it can be exponential and can happen suddenly. Please see Genesis Chapter 41, 1st Samuel Chapter 2 verse 8.

God had a plan for Joseph’s life though hatred made his brothers attempt to kill him and in the end, they sold him into slavery. If Joseph had remained with his father, he would not have succeeded. Also, he could not manage his thought processes and always said things as they were. He was not diplomatic and discreet. He shared openly his dreams. Please see Chapter 37 verses 2 to 11.  For Joseph to make it in life, he had to shed being Daddy’s boy (Genesis Chapter 39 verse 4, John Chapter 12 verse 24).   Joseph was served at home but in Egypt he learnt to serve. The place of service is the place of training. As Joseph served, he was made General Overseer, learning administrative skills that became necessary as the Prime Minister of Egypt. Joseph was also trained to be more diplomatic and discreet. His choice and use of language at the time he stood before Pharaoh to interpret Pharaoh’s dream are clear indications of his spiritual and mental development.

God was perfecting Joseph in the place of interpreting dreams. He depended on God for the interpretation of the dreams. Please see Genesis Chapter 41 verse 14. What you do not perfect you cannot handle. Some of the assignments you are assigned are actually designed for your promotion. God does not promote lazy people. You limit the life of a person when you encourage shortcuts. What you do not pay a price for, you do not value. If you refuse to manage challenges so that they become stepping stones, you are likely to perceive challenges as uphill tasks that should be avoided at all costs. As Joseph remained under the tutelage of God, he made progress. Please see Genesis Chapter 47 verse 20.

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.

Do not Limit God

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Is it possible to limit God? Yes. How? By acting in the flesh, ( Psalm 78 verses 41, 9 to 11), by fretting over the future, by complaining, murmuring and grumbling as well as trusting in the arm of flesh.

A mindset characterized by worry and anxiety cannot inherit the promises of God. This is because such a mindset is besieged by fear, lack of faith and trust in the ability of God to do the seemingly impossible. Such a mindset will neither see nor perceive the goodness of God. Neither seeing nor perceiving culminates in not receiving either. God's goodness and mercies will continually pass you by (Matthew Chapter 6 verses 23 to 24).

You probably skimp and worry about tomorrow because you have no idea what lies ahead, whether there will be provision or not. Besides, you are used to lack and having to beg and borrow, and worry, never having peace. But the Owner and Creator of tomorrow, God the FATHER, Jehovah Nissi says,

“let not your heart be troubled. I own tomorrow. I created tomorrow and significantly you, so that you can function in my plans and purposes for tomorrow. Why then should I abandon you to tomorrow without my plans and strategy for you to make it through and beyond tomorrow to so many other tomorrows. All you need do is abide in Me, cling to Me, and you have My plans and strategy for a greater tomorrow and many other tomorrows”.

When a person internalizes doubts to the point of not only expressing them but allowing the doubts to guide and mislead him or her; resulting in loss of faith and confidence in God, the person limits God because at that point, unbelief has set in (Matthew Chapter 13 verses 54 to 58). However, if you choose to trust God and believe Him for good to come your way, then you will experience and enjoy incredible and astounding good things from God. God uses His word to make a way where there is no way. God watches over His word to perform His word and not your fears, worries and anxieties.

Innovate

Written By Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Innovate! On what?

Anger, deep seated resentment, bitterness and hatred?

Unforgiveness, ill will, curses and determined vendetta?

Profane fires, error, doctrines of men?

Hypocrisy, men pleasing, the pride of life?

Insubordination, jealousies, envy?

Evil communication?

Quest for power and positions; fame?

Complaints, murmurs and grumblings?

Worries, anxieties, doubts and unbelief?

Fear, Selfishness?

IMPOSSIBLE.

Innovate! Yes.

On Love, Compassion, Forgiveness, Respect

Humility, Contrite hearts, Submission

Affirmation, Faith, The Word of God

Read, studied, understood, internalized and obeyed

Selfless service to God and humanity

Evangelism, Intercession, Praise, Thanksgiving

IT IS POSSIBLE, BibleIT.

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Bask in His Favor

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Favor comes from God and significantly, the favor of God comes with numerous blessings that elevate a person from the ash heap of life to limelight, significance and honor. Esther was favored by God and became Queen. The favor of God elevates. Therefore, take advantage of God’s favor in your life to do exploits that will elevate you beyond your present position in life.

The favor of God comes with myriad blessings that are spiritual, physical, mental, financial, intellectual, etc. Beloved, God does not consult human beings before blessing His children with favor. He gives His favor to those who fear Him and honor Him. Keep loving Him and honoring Him so that you will experience immeasurable favor from Him. You will also be favored by God to become who God created you to be.

The favor of God also comes with the divine responsibility of accomplishing divine purposes. A number of young people enjoyed the favor of God in the Bible but they also used the favor to accomplish great things for God. Joseph, Daniel, Esther and Nehemiah were greatly favored by God and served the purposes of God for their lives.

As a child of God, you are divinely favored to do exploit for God and humanity through the gifts of God in you. Therefore, maximize the gifts of God in you and succeed through the favor of God so that you become an inspiration and blessing to other people. Start today what you have to do and experience God’s encompassing favor as you step out in faith. Do not neglect the gift that is in you…. 1^st Timothy Chapter 4 verse 14.

God Cares

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

In my lifetime as a Minister of the gospel of Christ, a Counselor, an Intercessor, a child, a wife, a parent, a trainer/speaker, researcher, writer, editor and what ever else I have done and am still doing, I dare say that I have come across many people, black, white and coloreds, globally and nationally. I have also seen many faces, beautiful faces, sad faces, angry faces, hungry faces, worried faces, fearful and anxious faces. Yet none has left such an impression on me as the very hungry faces that are hungry, not for food, material things or wealth, not even knowledge but for love.

They are hungry for someone to love them, own them, appreciate them, celebrate them and protect them in a world they are struggling to understand. What pain fills their hearts and reflects in their sad faces, their rebellion and aggression coupled with the inferiority complex that lack of love fosters on people!

Apart from weeping in my heart and praying for such people when I see them, I also long to share a smile, beautiful words of love and encouragement God regularly plants in my heart for such people. Sometimes they respond but at other times, the very deeply hungry who wonder if they could ever find love on this side of the universe just ignore such advances. Too bad! My tears go deeper into intercession for them so that someday they will know and understand the love that is greater than all loves and that can completely fill the aching void in their hearts.