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Monday, October 4, 2010

LET GOD HEAL YOUR FAMILY

Let God Heal Your Family

God is the maker of families and He is the only One that can heal your family of whatever problem or plague you have been going through. Whatever is happening in your family right now that takes away your joy, touches the heart of God. So stop saying, �I don�t even know what to do?� God knows what to do. Hand over your family to Him and let Him heal your home. The Bible says, �Is there no balm in Gilead, is there no physician there?� (Jer. 8:22). Why are you running helter-skelter? There is solution for your family in the presence of God! And God Himself is the physician because He said, �I am the Lord that healeth thee� (Ex. 15:26). He will heal your family! No matter the pain you are going through; concerning your children, your spouse or your finances, God will heal them all because nothing is impossible with Him. Let me show you one all-purpose drug for family healing. Love Is Enough! The Bible says, �God is love.� If God can heal your family, love can also heal your family of the problems there. The reason for the aches and pains in many homes is lack of love; there is no mutual understanding. Many couples are always claiming their rights; they are so full of themselves, instead of seeking common interest they seek self-interest. And that is what kills their relationship. My husband always says, �Instead of claiming your right, why not do what is right?� If you always want to consider yourself above your spouse, it shows that there is no love in your relationship. Some men whose wives are working, will always say to their wives, �Bring your money, you know the Bible says you should submit to your husband in all things.� When it comes to the issue of money, they quote scriptures but when it comes to loving and sharing, they are quiet. You must understand what you are in for because marriage is for life. It is not something you rush into and rush out from. You must agree to make it work, if not, you will keep living in pains. You may even go to the doctor, but they would not be able to diagnose your problem because it is not medical. As a man or woman who loves his or her family, you must be committed to the affairs of your family members, know the hurt that each one is going through and care for them. There is nobody who does not like to be cared for and loved. When you sow love you will reap love. How To Strengthen Your Love? Always, dwell on your spouse�s good qualities. If you are looking for faults you will find plenty, don�t be a fault-finder but a fault-mender. Nobody is completely bad, there is at least one good thing about every person. Why not dwell on that? Also, learn to appreciate your spouse. A man of God said the person you don�t appreciate tends to depreciate; his best will not come out. He will even be confused as to what to do to please you. You didn�t go to the school of marriage, in fact nobody graduates from the school of marriage we learn everyday, so why are you complaining about your spouse? Give love a chance! Rather than complaining, keep on appreciating your spouse and children, soon there will be a change. When Lazarus died he was in the grave for four days, stinking! But Jesus came and said, �Father I thank you�� and Lazarus came out alive. Have you ever said, �Father thank you for my family�? Let the love of God flow in your heart today towards all your family members because that is what makes your prayers for them to be effective. As you put these points to work, I see every bitterness in your family turned to sweetness, in the name of Jesus!

HOW TO MOVE MOUNTAIN

HOW TO MOVE MOUNTAINS


It all begins with moving a stone.
Power to move a mountain is in willingness to move a stone.
It is in willingness to move a stone that makes moving a mountain possible.
Willingness equals power.
Willingness is the highest form of power.
Be willing and you will be empowered.
Attempt to move a stone will someday lead to an attempt to move a mountain.
Anyone who can build a bungalow can dare a sky scrapper.
What it takes to move a mountain is not strength per say but willingness, eagerness, enthusiasm.
Invariably it is attitude and not strength that gets things done.
Anyone who succeeds in doing small things will in all probability succeed in doing big things.
God doesn�t rate us according to our �power� but according to our willingness to act.
Be willing to do what you can and God will take over to do what you can�t. God�s help is available to only those who are willing. Neh.4:6

DO YOUR WORK NOW


Never go to bed until your work is done!
Disallow procrastination.
Do now whatever you want to do because it will never get easier in the future.
Things get more difficult with time. By natural trend, bad things get worse with time. Handle it now that it is handle able.
Attend to it now that it is attendable.
Never be trapped by procrastination.
The best time to do anything was yesterday, today is getting late. Tomorrow will be increasingly impossible.
In every adventure you embark upon consider yourself as already behind schedule.
Never work with the sense of having enough or more than enough time.

ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY


Any youth that wants to make a mark in life must accept responsibility,
The earlier you accept responsibility, the earlier your destiny rises.
Irresponsible people always shift blame.
Responsibility confronts issues, situation and people as appropriate.
 Responsible people don�t wait for a chance; they create the change they desire.
Stop looking for who to do for you what you ought to do for yourself.
Things appointed to you can not be designated to others.
You become irresponsible and may even end as casualty when you shift your responsibility to others.
�And David said none ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the Lord chosen to carry the ark of God and to minister unto Him for ever.� IChr.15:2

TO GROW INTO SONSHIP


: Children are born to enjoy.
  Sons are raised to rule.
: It�s quite easy to remain a child but certainly not as easy to become a son.
  Becoming a son is both demanding and tasking!
: The pathway to sonship is �suffering�
  Are you ready to suffer? Phil. 3:10
: If you don�t suffer with Him, you cannot reign with Him.
�Though He was a son, yet learned He obedience by the things which He suffered.� Heb. 5:8
  Sons are born out of obedience.
: Sons are made to rule by following rules. They drink from the �Bitter� cup of �Suffering�
: Rules are not just instructions � they are tough codes and serious restrictions. �And being made perfect (through suffering), He became the author (A source, a reference point) of eternal salvation unto all that obey Him.� Heb. 5:9

REFUSE TO JOIN EVIL


No matter the pressure refuses to join evil.
Do not let evil men wear you out with their evil.
Flee from them.
Don�t wait for them to choke you with their thorns and thistles. You may never recover from it�s effect.
Don�t let your conscience get exposed to the injury of evil.
Abstain from all appearance of evil � 1Thess.5.
Resist the devil - James 4.7.
Refuse to join evil rather than infuse with evil- Gen.39:7,8.
Reprove unfruitful works of darkness �Eph.5:11

  It is not hardship you go through.
  It is hardness of training you endure.
  It is from endurance of training to enjoyment of reigning.
MIND THE ROOT


Pretence is a major decease that plagues the youth of our time. Rather than dealing with the root cause
of a predicament most people are busy trying to change the fruit of it.

: If you want a change of fruit, check the root.

: If you want the healthiness of the branches, treat the root.

: If you want the nourishing of the tree mind the root.

: Every point in life is largely root determined. What goes well above the surface of the earth starts from below the surface.

: Never try to �make up� outwardly rather �make well� the �hidden�.

: When the unseen is well taken care of the life without will be good for all to see.
Matt. 13:6. �And the sun was up, they
were scorched and because they had no root, they withered away�.
HOW TO STAY UP (Part 1).


One major requirement to maintain continuous forward movement is Adventure.

-Life is not static. Its either addition (increases) or subtraction (decreases)
You�re either moving or you�ll be removed.
-People who add are naturally ahead of others.
-Adventure means add (to) venture.
Venturing brought you to where you
are today.
-Adventure means to depart from
  the known (familiar and common) to
  the unknown.
-There cannot be arrival without departure
  nor discovery without a relocation
  Gen. 12:4, 6, 9; 26:12-32
  All scientific and technological advancements are products of adventure.
-Adventure means making improvements and current discoveries.
  Only those who improve chart the course for other to follow.
-Enemies of adventure
Self commendation (sense of achievement)
Fear of losses.
Fear of being different.
Acceptance of status quo.
Public opinion.
-Requirement for advancement:
Foresight (compels a stretch � focus on your ultimate life goal) You can only venture into a future or possibility you can see in your mind�s eye
.
Courage (be daring, curious � Peter, Joshua and Caleb)

HOW TO STAY UP (2)


Multiplying Success

� Success is a seed. Those who eat it alone have killed it.

� Success is sustained by those who multiply it by sowing (investing) it in others i.e. by sharing with and transferring it to them.

� Never stand, work, or win alone � it cannot last. (John 12:24).

� If you want a year success, plant corn; if you want a decade success, plant trees; but if you want a lifetime success, plant people (raise people).

  Process of Multiplying Success

� Value, train, trust and delegate them(not use them).

� Realize that men are your hands of extension.

� Your greatest treasure is not money or properties but men.

� Value your workmen than the work they do for you.

Manpower is the force that powers every system.

� If your name dies at your death, then you�ve affected no one.

  Benefits of Multiplying Success

� Joy of helping others.

� Personal and organizational stability(you remain raised).

� Legacy � living beyond your lifespan.

� Pride and material blessings of raising others. (Proverbs 29:21).

DO SOMETHING


You can take nothing from life till you do something with your life.
What God does for you is initiated by what you do for yourself.
Your making is between you and God.
Do what you can before you ask Him to do what you can�t.
Paul said, �I can do �� Phil.4:13.
What you do and what grace does is what makes you complete.
It is your action that initiates God�s action.
Make something great out of your life by doing something in great way today.

HOW TO TERMINATE WANDERING


An encounter with God is the take-off point on the journey to your glorious destiny.
Moses � wandered for 40 years until he met God. Ex.3
Peter � toiled all night until he encountered the Saviour. Lk.5:3-7
Paul � wasted all his energy until he surrendered to the Saviour.Phil.3:8
What happens when you encounter God?
-needs are swallowed � Hannah 1Sam. 2
-you assume God�s position � Moses. Ex.7:1
-wandering is terminated � Moses Ex.3
-status is changed � Jacob, Jabez.
 1 Chron.4:9-10
-shame and reproach give way � issue of
blood woman. Matt.9:20-22
-age long sorrow can�t stand � Jabez. 1 Chron 4:9-10
-revelation is contacted � John Rev. 1-9
-energy is no longer wasted � Paul
Zero in on your destiny by making God your focus.

ESCAPING THE TRAP OF SIN (Immorality)


Sin doesn�t jump on people. If you understand its subtlety you�ll undo its strength.
Avoid undue closeness
Avoid unholy conversation (compliments)
Avoid unguarded �help�
Avoid extreme privacy
Avoid complacency (moral laxity and looseness)
Walk in the spirit
Summary
-Discipline your eye, mouth, feet, hands.
What you won�t eat don�t smell.

INIQUITY VS. LOVE


Text: Matt 24:12
: The ultimate intention of satan for introducing iniquity is to frustrate and destroy the love of God in the believers� lives. �And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold�.

: The more one lives in sin the colder his love for God becomes.

: Conversely, the love of God is the destroyer of iniquity.

: The more you love God, the more you hate sin.

: Holiness is hot love for God and perfect hatred for sin.

: You can�t truly love Him and be comfortable living in sin.

: Love for God will certainly make you develop hatred for sin.

: Multiplication of iniquity is a sign of departure of the love of God. Keep loving God to deaden your taste for sin.

HOW TO MAKE MARRIAGE WORK 2

HOW TO MAKE MARRIAGE WORK


A happy married life is not a function of luck but a matter of understanding the codes that make it work. When you understand and live by these codes, you command mastery in the area of marriage and you become a positive point for others.



  You don't need strength or educational qualifications to make your marriage work; it is neither by might nor by power. You need to look into the perfect law of liberty and continue in it and things will begin to work for you.



  I want to encourage you to study the word of God, not as a routine but as necessity for life. By so doing you would locate the solution to the particular challenge you are facing in your marriage.



  Whatever is mocking and you and causing you shame in marital relationship shall be dealt with! Nothing will weigh you down again, I Jesus name!

 

  If you are single and you are due for marriage, I congratulate you for reading this book because God will do a new thing in your life very shortly!



  Genesis 1:27 says, “…God never created man to be alone. From the beginning, He created them male and female. This means His plan for you is to be married, and He is committed to that plan, so be expectant!



  Every devil that has been standing in the way of your marriage is cast out of the way now, in the name of Jesus!

Every satanic veil or covering that is cast over your life is hereby removed by the quickening power of heaven in the name of Jesus!

I decree that there shall be no more disappointments, misfortune or bad luck for you! Expect divine coincidence from now on! You are loosed into favour, in the name of Jesus!



  God who knows your end form the beginning shall satisfy your heart desires concerning your marriage. Watch out your miracle is on the way! It shall be delivered shortly.

HOW TO MAKE MARRIAGE WORKS 1

HOW TO MAKE MARRIAGE WORK


Marriage is the coming together of a man and woman for harmonious living. It is a covenant relationship between two people of opposite sex, both of them seeking to give and receive satisfaction for their healthy needs and desires.

As a covenant relationship, marriage is a contract agreement between a man and a woman on one side and God on the other side. The covenant has terms of agreement; each party has a part to play. And when this is done, the covenant attracts blessings but when the terms are broken it attracts curses to the defaulters. When a couple enters into this covenant agreement, they are enrolled into the institution of marriage.

It is good at this point to mention that no matter how long you live with someone of opposite sex, you are not married until you take the necessary steps to legalize your relationship, according to the law and customs of the land and the commandment of God.

Just as a pet that has lived long in a home cannot be called a child, so also a man and woman that have lived together, no matter the number of years, cannot automatically be called husband and wife, except they obey the guiding laws of the marriage institution. It is respect for the institution of marriage that makes it work.

Marriage can be likened to a school where you begin to acclimatize yourself to a new environment and receive a completely new orientation to life. In this institution, there are basic rules you must obey.

One thing that is common to all institutions of learning is the writing of examinations at specific periods, with timetables which enables students prepare ahead. So also in the marriage institution; couples undergo examinations from time to time, the only difference in this case is that there are no timetables. So, the best way couples can pass such exams us to live ready for any challenge that might come up at anytime. They must also embrace sincerity as the rule of the game. That means there should be no ‘hide and seek’ because God created the man and his wife to be naked and yet unashamed (Gen.2:25)

Another thing about the institution of marriage is that there is no date of graduation; it is a life-long venture. Unfortunately, in our societies today, we have many cases of divorce; people jumped into marriage and jumped out again. It should not be so! Marriage is for life, once a couple is married, they must remain committed to the covenant and observe all the guiding rules of marriage. None is permitted to ‘break the hedge’ or do anything against the success of the union. Once you get enrolled into the institution of marriage, it requires the involvement of your spirit, soul and body. There Word of God says,

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother and shall be joined unto his wife and they shall become one flesh. – Ephesians 5:31

Until you live for a cause you remain under a curse. And whatever you live for, you give your life completely to it. Marriage is a good cause and it is worth living for. No matter the bad experiences of other people, marriage is good. It was designed to make life great and complete.

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