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                                         Happy Monday world!!!

           Hope you had a splendid weekend and looking forward to a great new week ahead?

       

        Wanted to begin this particular piece by painting an illustration; Imagine, there was a very rich and wealthy man who had a son. One day, he calls the son aside and shows him the newest car in town he bought for him and said wherever he wants to go he should use the car. Now, when this son wants to go out, he sees his car keys but decides to take long distances on foot to where he is going and comes back home exhausted, tired, beaten by the elements and what not and this continues on and on. Can you imagine how the father will feel? Disappointed to the point that he wouldn't say anything again and waits till the son realizes and uses what has been given to him.

        So friends, relate this story to God and us. God has given us everything we need to live the glorious of lives here on earth but we don’t use what has been given to us.

        I often hear people say; why does God let evil happen or why is the world so much in a whirlwind of disasters and God isn't doing anything? Why is God doing nothing… a lot of whys. The truth is that till Jesus comes evil is going to happen; bad things are going to happen.

         Also, we often wonder why bad things seemly happen to good people or Christians; and I think it is either because of ignorance to the things God has given to live above the disasters or not been sensitive enough to receive and decode what the signals heaven is sending per time. Been “good” will not shield anyone from the attacks of the enemy but instead been a member of God’s family by receiving Jesus into your life and it doesn't just stop there. If you see a baby this month sucking on a feeding bottle then 10 years later, you still see that baby sucking on a feeding bottle, you will know of a truth something is majorly wrong somewhere. The same thing applies in Christianity, at salvation, we are like babies sucking on a feeding bottle but we need to grow.

         How do we grow?  By increasing our knowledge in the things of God and this is done by effective studying of the Word of God on a daily basis. When we study the Word of God, enlightenment will come by the Spirit of God when we ask for understanding of what is written not trying to use our mental capability to understand.

        When we make studying the Word, applying it to our lives, praying to God, a continuous habit, we become more spiritually sensitive. We begin to decode what God is saying to us. We are directed on what to do or not to do, places to go or not to go. The truth of the matter is when a person’s life is directed by God, there are less worries and problems to deal with.

        “Greater is He that is in you then he that is in the world”. This is a verse from the Bible; with this, there are some certain facts; 1. When you are a child of God, God dwells in you. 2. Though you are in the world, you are superior to the world. 3. There is an enemy in the world that becomes your enemy because you accepted Jesus but nevertheless, the One in you is greater than the one that runs the world so do not fear.

      So, it is time, we who call the Name of the Lord realize what we have been blessed with, apply ourselves to the demands of growing up spiritually and take a stand. A stand for yourself, your family, your children, your parents, brothers and sisters, relations and your generation.

      The first step to living a victorious life is accepting Jesus Christ into your hearts and making the confession with your mouth. “Lord Jesus, I confess that you are the Son of the Living God. I believe you came to this earth in flesh, died for my sins and after 3 days, you rose from the dead. Come into my heart and receive me as one of your own” Amen!