XTLikeNat777:



Drop your contacts I will like to see you some day. You are the kind of guys I'm going to work with soon.

That'll be great. I like networking with the right kind of people.

Facebook: Anthony Igbinosun
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I love my daughter so much.

In the first few months of her life, I was not usually around due to the nature and location of my job.

One day, I went home to be with my family for some days and when I saw her, I was so happy. I stretched my arms and grabbed her with a wide grin on my face.

She burst out crying. I was so, so hurt. Why was my own daughter responding to me as if I was a stranger?

I never knew that such a simple thing could affect me that way. Infact, I didn't even know when tears formed in my eyes!

That day, two things became clear to me.

1. One can be a child of God but still treat Him like a stranger in the affairs of our lives.

2. It hurts God seriously whenever we behave like that towards Him, because of how much He loves us.

Needless to say that I adjusted my schedule to make sure I developed my relationship with my lovely Deborah. As I write this, she is jumping up and down on my body and making it as hard as possible for me to share this with you!

If you have strayed so far that your fellowship with God has become strained and you have made Him a stranger in the affairs of your life...come back today - I mean, RIGHT NOW- into His patient, loving, waiting arms.

You are blessed!

samsam2019:
Ok. You claim to have a very dark skin in secondary school but now you're lightskinned.



Did your Jesus now bleach your skin no or wha?

Due to the standard of living when I was in secondary school, I was very black. Maybe it was the prolonged daily walk under the sun, stress, diet, etc. However, that picture I posted was taken about 11 years after, when I had already moved to the UK.

BTW, I'm not light-skinned. Maybe you can say I'm chocolate. The lighting from the sun made me appear fairer in the picture. Here's my real colour.

dadavivo:
Underneath your shoes have low self-esteem. E don scrape to red

Lol! You are funny. Actually, those shoes were still new when that picture was taken and that red part of the sole is part of the shoe design.

When I was in secondary school, we had a way of classifying ourselves. Some of us were seen as 'Behind'- those who could afford Timberland boots, wear the coolest Nikes, looked cute or drove a car to school. Then we had the average guys- students from middle-class families who did some 'Behind' things but were not that cool. Third, we had the 'razz' category- those who had no swag, no single drop of coolness, no expensive wears, no automobiles, no slick lines for the girls.

I dare say I belonged to the last category for most of my six years in secondary school. I came from a low middle-class family and my parents (like heroes that they are) had to strain to pay the exorbitant school fees. I could not afford to buy new wears for school parties and the like, so I sometimes borrowed from my best friend back then. Thank you, Temitayo Taiwo

I was often the butt of jokes and mockery, as I had my face plastered with pimples and I was as black as a pot retrieved from the pit of hell. In issues of dating and 'hustling', I was as naive as they come. No girl was interested...and I don't blame them. I wouldn't have dated myself if I were those girls.

My inability to 'blend' with the popular crowd was frustrating and my self-esteem was at its lowest ebb. I managed to cover it up well by focusing on my poetry and smiling through the jests. A classmate, Oluwabunmi Femi-Akande once told me, 'One thing I like about you is that no matter how much you are insulted, you keep smiling.' But it was all a fačade.

I believed that I was that person the popular crowd told me I was- not good enough. And that taunting voice followed me for years, controlling my priorities, my time, my money, my emotions, my potential and my relationships...until I met Jesus. I became born again!

As I got closer to Him, my confidence sky-rocketed. His Word revealed to me that I am made for an awesome purpose, and all the gifts and attributes I need to achieve that are in me already!

I am now a totally different person, in all ramifications. And that's Jesus at work.

Please listen to me, my friend. For too long, you have allowed the crowd to decide your opinion about yourself. Now, you subconsciously try to measure up to the standards they have set for you. That is not true life.

Your dressing, the way you spend money, the hard drugs and womanizing, the lies you tell about yourself, the sycophancy, living a fake life and borrowing to maintain that appearance...it has to stop NOW.

Think about it. Ask yourself 'What am I doing today that is not really who I am but I do it because I don't want to be an outcast to others?' It has to stop NOW.

Now is the time to outgrow that nonsense.

And if you are yet to know Jesus as your Lord and Saviour, accept Him NOW. He will do wonders in you, for you and through you. I love you and God bless you!

Yesterday evening, as I walked towards my wife where we planned to meet in front of her workplace, I began to cover my face playfully like I was trying to avoid being seen by her. She started laughing and when I got close, she expressed her surprise that I could do such a thing in the full glare of the public eye. Didn't I know that some people may consider it somewhat childish that a man would play with his wife like that? Me? Do I send anybody? Where were they when I was composing poems to sweep her off her feet? Where were they when GTBank was sending debit alert after debit alert during the wedding period?

On a more serious note, though. Married couples should know that not all aspects of marriage are private or secret. There should be a public expression of affection as often as possible. Whenever we walk outside my wife and I hold hands or hold each other around the waist. We give hugs and romantic pecks (could have even been a little more if not for the cultural orientation of people around).

Yes! It seems as if most people feel unashamed to play publicly with a lady before marriage but bottle everything up after marriage! Let's give singles something exciting to look forward to by our public behaviour as married people.

When Isaac lied that Rebekah was his sister, how did Abimelech find out that it was a lie? "And when he had been there for some time, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looking through a window, saw Isaac PLAYING with Rebekah his wife. And he said to Isaac, IT IS CLEAR that she is your wife: why then did you say, She is my sister?" (Genesis 26:8,9 BBE). Infact, the ISV says, " After Isaac had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines happened to look out a window and observed Isaac CARESSING his wife Rebekah."

What do you think?

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In 2004, I gained admission into Ogun State University (OSU). A few months later, a friend introduced me to his friend Cynthia (not her real name). Five days after I met Cynthia, she asked me out. I was so blown away and I said, ‘Sure, that’ll be cool.’

I was so excited. In my mind back then, Cynthia was fair-skinned, pretty, physically endowed and she had money, so what else could a fresher ask for? After a while, I moved into her more comfortable place off-campus. For the next three months, I was subjected to Cynthia’s nymphomaniac tendencies. Some unspeakable activities went down during that time. But to my unrenewed mind, this was the fulfilment of my wildest fantasies and pornographic aspirations.

Did I also mention that Cynthia was 5 years older than I was? Anyway, she would take care of me, spend a lot of money on me, serve me food, did everything to make me happy.

Yet, one day, I just woke up and said, ‘What am I doing here?’ I went to see her and told her I wasn’t interested in the relationship anymore. She was shocked.

‘What have I done wrong? Just tell me, and I will correct it!’ she pleaded, sobbing profusely.

I ignored her pleas and she got angry. Asked me to return all the clothes and stuff she had bought for me. I even returned the shirt and shoes I had on. I left Cynthia’s house that day walking on the road with only my singlet, shorts and socks but I had never felt so free before, like a big load had been lifted off me.

Fast forward to 2010. I was about to graduate from Madonna University where I had started all over after cultists turned my previous university upside down. I was already born again by then. I sat discussing with a friend about different universities in Nigeria and OSU came up. She said her sister also went there and she mentioned her sister’s friend Cynthia who was dating a younger person, one black Benin boy like that. Her sister told her that Cynthia loved this boy so much. Then one day, Cynthia came to her sister crying that the boy had left her. She said she was hurt that despite all she did, including going to a certain witch doctor to make incisions on her body to make sure this boy never left her, he still did in the end.

I was frozen on the spot. Here was someone telling me my life story from another angle without knowing I was the one she was talking about. I asked her where this Cynthia lived while in OSU. She mentioned the name of the same building I had lived in with Cynthia. Wow.

God wanted me to know what He had saved me from. And He can save you too today. You may think you are enjoying that life right now, but there are events going on in the background, in the spiritual realm…that you need to separate yourself from.

RUN TO JESUS. RUN TO JESUS. RUN TO JESUS.

And do it now.

cc lalasticlala

Evangelist Anthony Igbinosun, founder of Living Sacrifice Christian Ministry, wrote this on his Facebook wall:

"I have learnt that when counselling a woman, whether married or in a relationship, one must be careful. You see, women are naturally attracted to solution providers. If a woman realises that she has never come to you sad, angry and hurt without leaving happier, wiser and encouraged, she naturally wants to be around you more. She may even be applying your advice in her relationship and it's actually working and making things better; this doesn't stop her from falling in love with you.

"This is because -based on what she has seen and heard from you- she feels that you are already everything that she has been hoping, praying, yearning and crying for her man to become. You are her ideal man and you are here advising her on how to make things better with someone who she feels- compared to you- has a lot to learn about how to properly treat a woman. Even if your advice is improving her relationship/marriage, to her it further proves that you are so cool and wise and awesome.

"This is why quite a few women fall for their pastors and want to become intimate with them after a while. Some of them don't really understand how they got to the point of doing that and that's why the counselor has a responsibility to be sensitive. So, to avoid trouble, it should be noted that a woman who comes for counselling may be emotionally vulnerable and needs to be properly related with. This will help her and help you too.

"Several years ago, I counselled this friend of mine over a period of time concerning her relationship. She began to understand what had been going wrong between both of them and she appeared to be working on making things better. Then, as we were discussing one day, she said 'I need you to find me someone like you when you get back to Nigeria.' I asked her why and she replied 'Because I know you are taken already'. I laughed it off.

"Some days later, she asked me to make a promise. I asked, 'What promise?' She replied, 'Promise me that if you ever break up with your fiancee I'll be given the first shot at dating you.' Ha! At that point, I realised what had happened to her and sadly, I had to lose that friendship. There are other friendships I have lost, friends who after serial counselling wanted to become lovers, because I wasn't sensitive or cautious enough.

"It's not wrong to counsel the opposite sex. However, now I prefer to direct them to my wife or handle the counselling together with her. If that's not possible, I try to minimise the frequency of such counselling. While providing advice, I make sure I continually stress the importance of your partner and also let you know that I used to be like him at one point but I had someone beside me who held on while I took my time to grow wiser and better.

"This should give the lady being counselled a clear idea that it takes hardwork and patience to make her man become the best he has the potential to be. And I make sure I keep making reference to my wife time after time.

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When I was a bachelor, I tried to make sure that I was never alone with a female in my apartment, no matter how ‘brotherly and sisterly’ we are. My neighbours always complained that I must be doing 'Yahoo' in my flat, because I was so strict about letting ladies in and if you must come in (which was rare) the front door will be wide open until you leave. There was this neighbour- a lady- who once came to my apartment around 8:00pm to ask for my Nokia charger, just AFTER there was a power blackout. When there was light, she didn’t need a charger; now she wants to use the moonlight to charge her phone? I opened my window and passed the charger and she protested, ‘Why can’t I come in to take it myself?’

Some weeks later, I visited another neighbour’s flat and met her there with him. After a while, the guy got an emergency call so he left but promised to return ASAP. As soon as he left, she locked the door and began to earnestly plead for sex; then she threatened to scream rape if I continued trying to force her away from the door. I tried to reason with her but no way!

I saw in her eyes that she truly meant it and she had put a lot of thought into it beforehand. She got so desperate and started begging for "just a kiss, nothing more". She had already unbuttoned her top halfway when -by the mercy of God- my friend knocked on the door and I was able to escape. Just imagine if she had entered my house to collect my charger the other night! A ‘harmless’ Nokia charger may have destroyed my life!

There is a saying that goes thus: ‘Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me’. To be free from the power of sexual indiscipline, you need to critically analyse your mistakes. You need to sit down and ask yourself, ‘How do I always end up in such situations?’ You see, these things usually start from a very ‘harmless’ situation but a discerning person will recognise the danger and take the necessary measures.

The devil is interested in your life. Have you noticed that once you decide to follow Jesus, all those girls who were rejecting you before will begin to show you green light? You still have the same face and the same account balance but now they are interested in you. Before you got married men left you alone; it is now that you are married they are tempting you left, right and centre!

You need to be aware of this: the devil needs you to become permanently trapped by the chains of sexual promiscuity. But you can outwit him! To do this, you need to develop a closer relationship with God: this will help you to establish a set of principles that will guide your actions and protect you from being ensnared by lust. By the grace of God, you don’t have to be a serial ‘repenter’ anymore!

By Anthony Igbinosun

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To you, the book in the pictures below may be an old, ragged, rat-eaten book. However, to me it's a priceless memorabilia of the love that exists between my wife and I. We decided to write poems to each other in this book and as you can see, the first one ever was written on the 16th of August, 2006.

The power of memories must never be underestimated in a relationship or marriage.

Make sure you have something that triggers the feelings of love and gratitude afresh. Go out on a special date and take pictures. Record a song together and save it on your phone. Take a funny, silly selfie together at the restaurant. Do a mock interview of your loved one using your phone as video recorder and a rolled-up magazine as microphone; ask him/her questions like 'Sir, we will like to know, why do you love your wife so much?'

Play video games together, if that interests you. My wife and I have this car racing game called City Racing 3D on our tablets, that allows two people to compete against each other using WiFi. We take it serious and emotions can even get intense when one person loses to the other too often! Also, if your wife is ticklish, tickle her sometimes! Have fun, be fun, be childish! You can 'form' serious for every other person, but not your spouse please.

There are many other great ideas on how you can create awesome memories with each other. Just do something the other person will appreciate and try to record the experience whenever you can i.e videos, pictures, letters, poems, voice messages, songs, vacation receipts etc. I still have videos from six years ago and letters from ten years ago. Take time to go through them together once in a while; it will help you to appreciate how far God has brought you and how much you have grown- together. I believe that will boost the fire in your marriage/relationship. God bless!

During my first few months of getting filled with the Holy Ghost, I could only sense God's Presence while praying fervently in tongues. I thought I could only sense Him whenever He wanted me to. However, I now know that I can sense Him whenever I want to and that makes me enjoy our fellowship even more!

However, this life is full of distractions that can affect our fellowship with God. Different thoughts about work, family, school, movies, the environment, etc

Sometimes, when I allow myself to get distracted from my focus on Him during fellowship, I just quietly say, ‘Jesus’, lifting up my heart to Him at the same time. At that moment, the intensity of His manifest Presence hits me and I’m bathed in His glory once again.

Occasionally, experiencing His Presence could be a calm event; at other times it could get really unconventional! Sometimes, I don’t talk while in His Presence. I don’t say a word. I just curl up in a fetal position as tears roll down by face.

A few years ago, I had a really strange experience. I’d just finished ministering to one of my spiritual daughters over the phone, and His glory was all over the place; both in the room where I was and where she was many miles away! After I was through with the phone call, I remembered what Moses did in the Bible. He was already in God’s Presence and glory before he said, ‘Lord, show me your full glory’. I decided to follow suit.

With the atmosphere in my room still charged with His manifest Presence, I asked, ‘Lord, show me your full glory’.

Instantly, I felt like I had been transported into another realm. I can’t put in words the way I felt all over, inside and outside. Tears started flowing down my face. My nose was runny too, and saliva from my mouth was everywhere. I started jerking like one having an epileptic seizure. All my inhibitions, self-control and comportment were gone. I felt like I was going to burst open! The experience was so intense that I began to plead, ‘Lord, please stop!’

When it all subsided, He told me, ‘That was just a little of My full glory’.

As I write these words, I feel an intensely warm, electric tingle all over my body, from my head to my toes. This happens to me when I think, speak or write about Him. I also feel other sensations when I'm being cautioned by God, when I'm being called to 'emergency prayer' by the Spirit, when I'm feeling hurt by wrongs done against me, etc.

What about you? How do you feel when you are in His presence and glory? Please comment below.

"Now without faith it is impossible to please God, for whoever comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who diligently search for him." (Heb 11:6, ISV)

Ever wondered how a prostitute like Rahab became a hero of faith? It's because she acknowledged the existence and supremacy of God, and acted based on that belief.

Looking at the story of Rahab, we can see that she wasn’t an Israelite but a Canaanite. However, she had heard of the great things God had done among the Israelites, and she was convinced that He was the supreme God. She knew that if this God had promised Israel the land of Canaan, He would surely give it to them. When Israel sent spies into her country, she hid them.

Hear what she told them, ‘I know that the LORD has given you this land. Everyone in the country is terrified of you. We have heard how the LORD dried up the Red Sea in front of you when you were leaving Egypt. We have also heard how you killed Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan. We were afraid as soon as we heard about it; we have all lost our courage because of you. The LORD your God is God in heaven above and here on earth.’ (Joshua 2:9-11,GNB)

Because she believed that Israel’s God was the supreme God, and acted to please Him by helping the spies escape detection, this prostitute was listed among the heroes of faith in Heb 6:31. In fact, she was seen as righteous by God because of what she did!

Apostle James asks, ‘was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction? ’ (James 2:25, NIV)

Rahab heard, she believed and then she acted on that belief. That is faith, the only way to please God.

God bless you!

When two people are truly in love, they can never get too much of each other.

I have known my wife for 11 straight years now. Yet, if I look her straight in the eyes right now and tell her, 'Do you know how beautiful you are?' she starts blushing so bad and becomes too shy to maintain eye contact with me!

When I dress up real nice and she comes into the bedroom and says, 'Wow! You look really really great. I can't believe you are my husband' -looking at me as if I'm a delicious plate of pounded yam and Efo riro with goatmeat- I find myself adjusting my tie shyly and trying to handle my blush in a 'manly' way.

In marriage, both man and wife must grow up everyday from childish ways...but when it comes to expressions of love, feelings of attraction and newness of romance...let your love remain pure and innocent and uninhibited.

Like that of two lovestruck children experiencing love for the first time.

God bless you!

africansunite:
excuse me sir, can I dance one corner to this rhyme?

Lol! Why not ask God directly?

Before I met Him, I was in a bad condition,
Suffering from low self-esteem and lack of vision.
You could even say I was my family's black sheep,
The kind of child who caused his parents to lack sleep.

Laziness, foolishness, lust, just name it,
I had a bad temper and could not tame it,
I could lie to the point where even I believed it,
If there was a lying award, I would have received it.

At that time, I had the wrong friends,
These people had me following the wrong trends
Soon, I became addicted to watching 'blue films',
Which led to unholy soul ties coming through dreams.

Sometimes I felt bad but couldn't help myself,
Even after I decided to change step by step.
For every step forward, I took two steps back
Everything about my life totally went black.

Now I know that back then I was a lame fool,
I loved pleasure and I loved the fame too,
Spiritually, Zaccheus and I were from the same school
And just like him, one day my cup became full.

I went for a church program somewhere in Warri,
Fire came down and Satan left in a hurry,
That glorious day in September 2007,
I became Anthony Christ, citizen of heaven.

Now I'm saved, righteous and sanctified,
Because the debt of my sins has been satisfied.
Thank you Father for your mercy and favour,
All glory to Jesus Christ my Lord and Saviour.

Are you out there, still living life without Christ?
Don't you know you are like a watchman without eyes?
Or like a footballer without feet,
And like a pregnant woman without spit?

Wait, listen- Jesus is at your door, knocking
Why not open up quickly and let Him walk in?
He is the Life, the fulfilment you have been sweating for,
Accept Him now, abi what are you waiting for?

Dear friend,

I know the times are really tough for you, but I want to encourage you today: DON'T GIVE UP.

Remember, to germinate and become fruitful a seed must first fall to the ground and die (John 12:24). The sword that desires to be the sharpest must be ready for more heat and hammering than usual. So, keep striving to progress. However, sometimes progress means to remain in the same position while God is refining you and removing stuff that may destroy you if He elevates you suddenly to your desired heights. Keep cool, okay?

Yes, I know it may be painful and humbling to you. You may be asking, 'What can God teach me through this experience that I can't learn from Scriptural revelations?' Remember that we respond better to heat than to light. So, keep cool. This experience will give you a deeper revelation of who God is. This tough time is like a promotion exam. You've got what it takes to come out victorious. That mess is going to become a message. That grievous test is going to become an inspiring testimony.

Don't envy others. Don't compare your race to theirs. Expensive clothes spend more time at the tailor's place. You may be saying, 'They don't even serve God, yet they got great jobs immediately they graduated. But me? Still applying.' Never mind, your time to shine is near. This period is helping you to obtain more oil for your lamp, so that you will shine brighter and longer than others. So, don't compare yourself to anyone. Everyone has a different race to run. We are all at different stages of our destiny. Run your own race. Men and women don't contest against each other in the same beauty pageant.

God is trusting you to hold on tight. He has ensured that you will never pass through anything bigger than you (1 Cor 10:13). So, will you also trust Him today? I pray for more grace in your life. Amen.

Before my wedding day, I had seen weddings where some of the secular songs being played were contrary to the Christian faith and beliefs of the groom and bride. The reason usually given for this was that there were no Christian dance or love songs that could create the ‘party environment’ or ‘romantic atmosphere’ needed during the occasion. Even some pastors present this same argument when selecting their wedding songs. So I asked myself, ‘If Jesus was to attend my wedding in person, what sort of songs would I play to show my gratitude for such a wonderful day of my life?’

I was determined to go against the norm and I decided to do some research. I found several great, contemporary Christian love and dance songs on the Internet within a period of 2 weeks. I was surprised that I had never heard some of them before. Some people were skeptical and felt that using only Christian songs would make my wedding dull but it was the exact opposite that happened. Even after the vote of thanks and closing prayer, guests were still on the dance floor gyrating to the music. Several people also testified that the Christian love song we used for our ‘Couple’s First Dance’ brought tears to their eyes!

So, if your wedding is coming up and you are serious about going gospel all the way, here is our wedding selection.

Dance Songs
1) All the way- Eben 2) Butter my bread- Nene 3) I made it- Frank Edwards 4) Blow my mind- Henrisoul 5) Rababa- Izzy 6) Celebrate- Kefee 7) Amen- Tim Godfrey Bulie Ya- Tim Godfrey 9) Odogwu- Samsong ft Chioma Jesus 10) Why you love me so- Nosa 11) Kabiyesi- Benita Okojie 12) Okaka- Frank Edwards 13) Oba- Samsong ft Midnight Crew 14) Uyaya Abasi- 2 Toms 15) Baba ni Baba- Eben ft Lord E 16) This kain God- Eben 17) Ayam Abuo- Eben ft Lord E 18) Iworiwo- Eben ft Jahdiel 19) Celebration- Eben ft TB1 and Protek

Love Songs
1) Here we Stand- TCarter Music 2) I do- Simi 3) You belong to me- Grey Holiday 4) To have and to hold- Christian Bautista 5) I do love you- Christian Marc 6) When God made you- Newsong ft Natalie Grant 7) When I say I do- Matthew West The Marriage Song- John Waller 9) This Ring- TCarter Music

Use your earpiece to listen to the songs, so you will get an idea of how it will sound using large speakers on your special day. You will thank me later!�

Evaberry:
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1. I love you but I want to focus on myself, you are a distraction. chai I felt like crying.


2. Just because two people like/love each other doesn't mean they will end up together. I rolled my eyes till they hurt.


3. You are too intelligent for me, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up with you. I had mixed feeling about my brain that day.


4. I like you but you are too young for me. I regretted ever telling him my age.


5. Pain killed Jiraya sensei. I hadnt watched that episode of naruto so when my cousin told me I was so angry I slapped him, then I started crying

My dear, I had tears in my eyes, especially watching Naruto's reaction to the news...sigh

This article is going to explore a doctrinal issue that has divided the Body of Christ in the past and still do so today. Thus, because some believers see things in a certain way and others see differently, it sometimes results in a strain in the relationship between both sides. But hey, this is the Body of Christ and we are all members of the same body, aren’t we? I therefore implore you to set aside your previous beliefs and look first to the WORD OF GOD and His Spirit for insight concerning these matters.

WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS

Before I say anything, let us look into the verse of Scripture that is often referred to while discussing this matter: ‘The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God’ (Deuteronomy 22:5). It seems that this verse is saying God forbids men from wearing the type of clothing meant for women, and vice versa.

Nevertheless, I believe that there is nothing wrong with females wearing trousers, and I will give you three good Scriptural reasons why.

1. The Law has no power over us anymore

The command in Deut. 22:5 is part of the Law and Paul the Apostle said in Galatian 2:19 (NLV), ‘The Law has no power over me. I am dead to the Law. Now I can live for God.’ In fact, anybody who still seeks to live by the Law is showing disregard for the great work done by our Lord on the Cross. Paul explained this when he said, ‘I refuse to reject the grace of God. But if a person is put right with God through the Law, it means that Christ died for nothing!’ (Galatians 2:21, GNB). Romans 6:14 (NLT) also says that ‘Sin is no longer your master, for YOU NO LONGER LIVE UNDER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAW. Instead, you live under the freedom of God's grace.’

These verses are saying that the reason why Christ suffered, died and resurrected was to free us from the Law. Why then do we run back to it? Romans 6:14 even tells us that the reason why sin will not rule over us is because we don’t live by the Law anymore. So you can guess what sin does to those who choose to remain under the Law! Finally, to conclude it all: ‘For CHRIST HAS BROUGHT THE LAW TO AN END, so that everyone who believes is put right with God’ (Romans 10:4, GNB).

2. If you must live by the Law, you must obey all of them.

Yes, you heard that right. If you decide to go back to the Laws you have been freed from, and choose to make them the criteria for your salvation, then there is one thing you must do or face the repercussions. You must obey ALL THE LAWS. You cannot be selective and choose just any law that you fancy. Once you start living by the law, you must live by all. Listen to Paul again, ‘But people who depend on following the law to make them right are under a curse. As the Scriptures say, “They must do everything that is written in the law. IF THEY DO NOT ALWAYS OBEY, THEY ARE UNDER A CURSE" ’ (Galatians 3:10, ERV). By the way, there are about 600 laws written in the Old Testament. It would be pretty hard to obey all, wouldn’t it?

Also, if you pick just one law to obey, you might appear as a hypocrite. How? Allow me to explain while using Deuteronomy 22 as an example. Verse 5 says a man shouldn’t wear what women wear, right? Well, read what verse 11 (KJV) says ‘Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woollen and linen together.’ It says you cannot wear clothes made with two different types of fabrics! Can you live like that?

Let me show you another verse in the same chapter: ‘If you build a house, make sure to put a low wall around the edge of the flat roof. Then if someone falls off the roof and is killed, it won't be your fault.’ (verse 8, CEV) Well, nowadays we build our houses with slanted roofs not flat roofs, and it would be quite easy for anyone to fall off such roofs and die! You need to start thinking of redesigning your roof!

3. Who decides fashion trends? God or man?

We sometimes seem to forget that fashion trends are from man, not God. Were there trousers when God gave that command in Deut. 22:5? How then do we decide whether it belongs to men or women? The traditional dress of men in Scotland includes skirts (kilts), but should we tell their women to stop wearing skirts? Even in Africa, the men tie wrappers around their waists just like the women. How do we decide which sex owns the dress code and which one should give it up?

WHAT PRINCIPLES SHOULD THEN GOVERN OUR DRESSING?
1. Modesty

The Bible says ‘Women, for their part, should display their beauty by dressing modestly and decently in appropriate clothes (1 Timothy 2:9, ISV).

2. Consideration for others

We should not wear things that will make others sin e.g. through the lust generated by exposed body parts. The whole of 1 Corinthians 8 tells us that our freedom should not lead others to sin. You might say, ‘They should learn to control themselves’ but the Bible has a reply for you: ‘For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself’ (Galatians 5:14, NIV).

3. Preserving the effectiveness of your ministry of the Gospel

If you live in a region where sinners believe Christian women shouldn’t wear trousers, then because you want to win them over you may have to avoid wearing trousers (even though you know it is not a sin).

Apostle Paul said ‘I am a free man, nobody's slave; but I make myself everybody's slave in order to win as many people as possible. While working with the Jews, I live like a Jew in order to win them; and even though I myself am not subject to the Law of Moses, I live as though I were when working with those who are, in order to win them. Among the weak in faith I become weak like one of them, in order to win them. So I become all things to all people, that I may save some of them by whatever means are possible. All this I do for the gospel's sake, in order to share in its blessings’ (1 Corinthians 9:19-20; 22-23, GNB).

MY PERSONAL VIEW

Personally, I don’t like some types of trousers. Some trousers, especially jeans or leggings, are so tight that the only difference between wearing them and being naked is that the jeans are blue and your skin is not. All the contours are clearly displayed, and everything that should be secret is clearly highlighted. Not much imagination is needed to know how such a woman looks like without the jeans on.

Oh, and don’t let me talk about the ‘low waist’ trousers. Personally, I don’t think that is decent and it usually breaks two or three of the principles listed above. A woman can find ways to solve these issues e.g. wearing tops/shirts long enough to cover what needs to be covered (you know what I mean).

The problem is not the clothing itself, it’s about what it causes. After all, there are skirts that are so short you wonder if the lady should have worn anything at all! The same bum shorts I would never want my wife to wear outside is what I would prefer her to wear when we are alone in the house. The same revealing clothes that may lead others to sin if she wears them to church are the type I prefer her to wear in the bedroom.

I see no problem with a church having a doctrine that disallows trousers in church or for workers in church. As long as the church leadership doesn’t tell the flock that breaking that doctrine will lead to hell fire, then it’s okay. Some man-made doctrines can prove helpful to curb excesses of growing Christians, just like Paul’s commandment that women should not speak/teach in church.

Let’s be led by the Spirit of God and do everything possible to advance God’s Kingdom (Galatians 5:18). Glory to God!

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lalasticlala your attention is needed here oh

A few weeks before my wife and I got married, something happened. After church one Sunday, a man approached her on her way back home and told her that God gave him a message for her. He said, ‘God told me to tell you that the man you are about to get married to is not the right person for you.’

Wow.

Although she knew what God had said about our marriage in times past, a shadow of doubt was cast on her mind. This was a complete stranger, yet how did he know that she was about to get married? When she got home, she went into prayer. ‘Lord, show me the truth,’ she pleaded.

Suddenly, her eyes were opened and she saw the boot of a car, and in this boot were piles of wedding souvenirs. On one of the jotters, she saw her picture and mine, with the inscription GOZIE WEDS OSAS. Then she heard a clear voice saying: ‘THIS IS A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN’.

The devil is a bastard.

I once shared on Facebook that the best thing one can do for himself or herself is to learn how to hear from God before choosing a spouse. While a spiritual mentor, pastor, prophet can also provide insights and enquire from God on your behalf, it’s best to get the truth from God BY YOURSELF. That way, when trouble comes and doubts are about to settle, you will remember what God told YOU.

God bless!

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There is absolutely no reason for a believer to be afraid of the devil. That is what I have always believed. What I believe is based on the Word of God and I will elaborate on that. But let me first tell you a story.

Years ago, when I was still an undergraduate at the university, I was a member of the Evangelism Department of my church. Every Friday, we would go to the University Teaching Hospital to preach the gospel to those who were sick, and then we would pray for them to be healed. It was always a wonderful experience. However, there was this particular Friday that forever changed my life.

I was in my hostel around 8.00pm, after leaving the hospital. That day, I had shared the Good News with the sick, encouraged them and prayed for them to be freed from the clutches of the enemy’s influence. Now, I was on my bed meditating on God’s Word and some things He had told me.

Suddenly, I found myself on my feet. It was as if I just instantly disappeared from lying on my bed to standing in front of it! More surprisingly, I saw myself still on my bed, in the same position as I was while meditating!

So, here I was standing and staring down at my body on the bed. I looked around the room. My roommates were still discussing and laughing, and nobody seemed aware of what was happening to me. Was I dead? Was I in a trance? Did my spirit leave my body?

I turned towards the door, and there they were. A man and a woman were standing in the room, and a host of people were behind them, just the way it looks in real life when there is a public protest and there are so many people gathered behind the initiator of the protest. These folks looked very upset and immediately I knew that they were from the devil. I became very angry.

‘What do you want?’ I asked them.

The man spoke up. ‘We have come because of those you prayed for at the hospital today.’

Immediately I heard that, I was sorely vexed in my spirit, and at the same time I felt no fear at all. I can never forget what happened next.

‘GET OUT OF HERE, NOW!’ I roared.

My friends, Usain Bolt is a small boy. The speed with which these demonic entities fled cannot be equalled by any human. In fact, some of them that could not access the door began to flee through the windows. There was such a stampede! And then suddenly, it was over. I blinked and what do you know? I was back in my body.

I looked around the room; nobody was aware that anything had transpired in the spiritual realm at all. Some were still sharing their dirty jokes about the opposite sex and laughing. But I smiled to myself and thought ‘The Word works!’ Glory to God!

You see, when Jesus said ‘Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and NOTHING shall BY ANY MEANS hurt you’ (Luke 10:19, KJV) He meant it. God always means exactly what He says! The power is available; just use it in the Name of Jesus and the enemy bows (Phil. 2:10).

You cannot be touched, you cannot be harmed and you cannot be hurt no matter the methods, gadgets, weapons or spells that the enemies deploy against you. Today, God is still saying: ‘NO WEAPON that is formed against thee shall prosper; and EVERY TONGUE that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD’ (Isaiah 54:17, KJV).

I have shared my story as a personal testimony of the truth in these verses. The portions of the Bible verses quoted above which are in capital letters show that there is no enemy that is beyond the scope of your authority in Christ. My experience confirmed to me that ‘The LORD will cause your enemies who attack you to be struck down before you; they will attack you from one direction but flee from you in seven different directions’ (Deut. 28:7, NET Bible).


HOW TO USE YOUR AUTHORITY
What do you need to do to experience this authority that is in Christ? First, you need to believe that the power belongs to you already (Luke 10:19). You need to have faith in what God’s Word says concerning your superiority over the powers of darkness.

You are now seated with Christ, far above every satanic power (Eph 1:20,21; 2:6). In His Name, you can bring any demonic power to submission (Phil 2:10). Secondly, you need to be spiritually-minded and not carnal (Rom 8:6). When you are swept away by the things in this world, your belief in the Word weakens and you start to function less than who God says you are in His Word.

Therefore, you need to engage in spiritual exercises and build your spiritual muscles in prayer, fasting, Word study and personal retreats to grow spiritually. Consistency is the key virtue needed to obtain maximum results from your spiritual exercises.

Hey, have you ever experienced a situation where it seems that you are being pressed down by an unseen force, and you are trying to shout ‘Jesus’ but no words are coming out? It’s because your spirit man is so slim, starved and weak that an evil spirit comes to ‘press’ you and successfully overpowers your underfed spirit man. If you still experience this, don’t let it discourage you. It doesn’t mean you are less of God’s child than others; it only means it is time to grow spiritually.

Build yourself in the Word, in prayer, in fellowship with the Spirit and in good works. It is my firm belief that if you are consistent over a period of three months, your spiritual life will surely improve significantly! And I pray now, that from this moment you are beginning to take full advantage of the grace and power which is available to you in Christ Jesus. Amen!

Valfrankie:
Campus Pastor wey no dey read believing God for a miracle, you no even shame carry the talk come here. I'm a Christian, I believe in divine intervention and stuffs (not that stuff you guys brand miracle, I have my own definition). I'd rather make friends with freethinkers with sound IQ than a campus pastor that cheated his way through school. I think you have gone beyond redemption in the mirage. No wonder we have half baked graduates littered all over the place, send them to school, they spend their time running their own paroles for the same God that said OBEDIENCE WAS BETTER THAN SACRIFICE, and then turn around to look onto Him for answers to exam questions, IGNORING THE REST OF THE SYLLABLES!!!!! All these people cheering him are even worse. I shake my head in dismay, this country is doomed, RELIGION DON WASTE US.

He never said he didn't read his books all through the University. He said for that particular paper he didn't have time to read to his satisfaction. The emotion in your post goes way beyond this story.

oliidell:


Relocate go Elele, dem plenty for there.

Actually this happened in Madonna University, Elele

Anthony Igbinosun wrote on his Facebook wall:

"About 8 years ago in the university, I was preparing for an exam. I had been busy with ministry as campus pastor and didn't have much time to read. I was believing God for a miracle.

One day, I was sitting with my friends when suddenly people around began to make a noise. I looked and saw a mad man walking towards me.

I didn't move. He got to where I was and handed me a sheet of paper that seemed like it was torn out of a notebook. He then turned round and left.

I read the paper. Written on it was some information relevant to Systemic Pharmacology, which was the exam I was preparing for. I read up everything about the topic on that torn sheet of paper.

Exam day came and guess what? The contents of that paper came out in the exam, and I had an excellent result.

God still works miracles. What is that situation in your life that requires a supernatural intervention from God? Receive your miracle now in Jesus Name!"

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Many so-called believers are fond of pointing fingers at certain ministers of God. Maybe because some of the methods used by those men of God are unusual and unconventional, these ‘believers’ are convinced that those ministers are fake and performing demonic miracles. But if you look through the Bible, you will see that Jesus Himself was very unconventional in His performing of miracles. See some examples below.

Jesus once healed a dumb man by applying His saliva on the guy’s tongue. Ewww, right?
Mar 7:33 (CEV) ‘After Jesus had taken him aside from the crowd, he stuck his fingers in the man's ears. Then he spit and put it on the man's tongue.’

He healed a blind man by applying His saliva once more, on the eyes. Seriously?
Mar 8:23 (GNB) ‘Jesus took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. After spitting on the man's eyes, Jesus placed his hands on him and asked him, "Can you see anything?"’

Wait, I’m not done! Jesus mixed saliva with soil and applied it on another blind man’s eyes, before instructing him to go wash his face in a specific pool. But today, we are super quick to judge when certain ministers tell people to drink from this river or use that oil!
John 9:6-7 (GNB) ‘After he said this, Jesus spat on the ground and made some mud with the spittle; he rubbed the mud on the man's eyes and told him, "Go and wash your face in the Pool of Siloam”…So the man went, washed his face, and came back seeing.’

When you hear that a man of God prayed and people began to receive bank alerts or mobile airtime, you begin to laugh. But you forgot that Jesus Himself did the same!
Mat 17:27(GNB) ‘…Go to the lake and drop in a line. Pull up the first fish you hook, and in its mouth you will find a coin worth enough for my Temple tax and yours. Take it and pay them our taxes.’ Ask yourself, 'Where did that money come from?'

In Mark 5:7-13, Jesus met a man possessed by a Legion of demons. He decided to have a chat with the demons, even asking for their name. They begged Him not to send them out of the country and He obliged them by mercifully sending them into some nearby swine. But today, when ministers talk to the demons in the possessed, we say the possessed people are just paid actors.

Please, except if God tells you directly that a minister of God is fake, don’t say it. Even if He does tell you, ask Him for permission before you tell others. Because IF BY ANY CHANCE that minister you call fake is the real deal, it means that you are blaspheming against the Holy Spirit, the Power behind all miracles.

Jesus Christ said, ‘Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit NEVER HAS FORGIVENESS, but is guilty of an eternal sin’(Mark 3:28-29, ESV).

Jesus made the declaration above because some people were accusing Him of using unclean spirits for signs and wonders, thus blaspheming against the Holy Spirit!

Blasphemy is the action of attributing to the devil the manifest work of the Holy Spirit. Be careful!

P.S. I am not saying that we should just foolishly follow and believe anyone who says that he/she is a true minister of God. The Bible tells us in (1 John 4:1, NLT): ‘Dear friends, do not believe everyone who claims to speak by the Spirit. You must test them to see if the spirit they have comes from God. For there are many false prophets in the world.’ What I’m saying is that we should depend only on God for the truth about any minister of God. If you have not heard from God PERSONALLY that the fellow is fake or using demonic powers, please keep quiet! God bless you.

Lalasticlala I think this needs more attention please

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Why is nobody considering the fact that maybe this junior is more intelligent, efficient, diplomatic, has better leadership qualities etc than the OP and that has influenced the management decision. If the OP were to be in the junior's position, he wouldn't be complaining about this. Instead, he would call it 'testimony, favour, grace,etc'. My advice...get to know that junior more and find out what he has or what he's doing that you are not. It will improve you and things like this won't happen again. That's how to progress in life.

Sorry if I'm a little harsh...but right now at work I'm in that junior's position.