THE PRINCIPLE OF GROWTH

Have you ever seen a plant that grows without water?. And do you see a farmer who is all interested in the harvest, but does nothing about the growth of his crops? Çertainly, none of both exists. A plant needs water to grow, and so the Bible says you shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, bearing fruits in it's season. "bearing fruits in it's season is GROWTH which comes before HARVEST. In real sense, The Growth qualifies the plant for Harvest. In other words, without Growth there is no Harvest. And what brings growth is the water.
If that is the case, i guess a farmer cares more about growth than harvest, because harvest will definitely come when the crop grows. Your heaven(the harvest) is sure when your growth is intact. So, the major task you have now is to work on your growth. And that's where the devil battles you. How he does this is to take away the activity of water. Water in the Bible stands for God's word and His Spirit. You need to know the word of God, do the word and be baptized in the Holy Spirit to grow. The Spirit gives you power to do God's word. But how pitiful that many don't even have good knowledge of God's word. I had a recent conversation with a young believer and I began to see several things that he didn't know they are sins. There are things many christians don't even know that they are sins. Two reasons account for this: It's either they have never had an encounter with rain or they don't have manual wetter. A plant has water to grow either by rain or by manual wetting. It's either these Christians don't have personal encounter with God's word and the Holy Spirit or they go to churches that do not preach holiness messages and lacks the move of the Holy Spirit. Their lives are not planted by the rivers of water and they are not bearing fruits in their season. They hope about heaven(harvest), but they do not grow. That's the most funniest dream a plant can have.
And what is growth? Growth is progressive separation from sin and closeness to God. This cannot happen without you having a personal encounter with God's word and the Holy Spirit, even if you go to a Bible believing church. Any plant still needs a personal encounter with rain from heaven to have good growth, even if there are people to wet it manually.
DARE TO GROW, HARVEST IS SURE.

No Dust, No Making.

If we look back at how the world evolved, we will see that God is not a magician, but a God of order. He could be a magician, but he chooses to be orderly. Why he does so is nobody's business. God showed orderliness in the way he created everything as you can recall.
And now the making of man is not an exemption on the 6th day. God showed orderliness. God showed that no man can be made without dust. Scripture says he formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils and man became a living soul. Don't you wonder why God didn't just say "let there be man" and man just appeared from nowhere? He could do that, but he chose to be still orderly and to show us that no one can be made without the dust.
Your making in life is going to come from the things you don't take serious, the things you take lightly, the things that are small and may look ugly, the things you joke with. God is so orderly that he chooses to make something out of nothing serious or big in human eyes. Look at this for example, Jesus was born in Bethlehem, a small village, not a city. Of all places, no one could have known anything called Bethlehem, if not for the birth of Jesus that brought the place to limelight. What of Naaman's leprosy which was cleansed by one dirty river Jordan? And do you remember the wall of Jericho falling just by the Israelites walking round it seven times and shouting hallelujah?
Why do you look for big things to be made in life? God makes men of great destinies from small things, small meetings, small jobs, small income. You have to reduce yourself to dust, if you want to be made. 1 Peter 5:6: "Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time"
A man who violates the orderliness of God and make himself will definitely miss his purpose and the best of God for his life, because God has created a garden for you in Eden where he plans to put you after making you. There is a garden of Eden somewhere for everyman. But some have missed their gardens by doing the work of their making by themselves. They are now living in beautiful houses, enjoying some measure of financial wealth, but you can't compare the garden of Eden to a garden you create by yourself.
I went further and saw that no making is complete without the life of God. God breathed his life into man to complete his making. That is another orderliness. God could have just made man a living soul without breathing into his nostrils his breath, but he breathed into man to show him that wherever he finds himself and whetever he finds himself becoming in life, he is not complete without God in him. The breath represents God. But when man destroyed the life of God in him through sin, he began to experience an incomplete life. Don't lose God in your making, no matter who you become in life.

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NOT BY SWORD......

I remember Jesus rebuking one of his followers who cut the ear of a member of the team that came to arrest Jesus. His victory was not by sword, but by God. Are things moving slow in your life and now you want to use the sword to fast track such? Are you being cheated or jilted by someone and you now think of a sword to get the victory? Your self directed actions could be your own sword. When you are not waiting on God and you are using your own available means of solution, you are using a sword. Your forcing things to happen for you could be a sword. "And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force". We have undoubtedly displaced the very context of this scripture when we begin to take it to issues that borders on earthly things and this shapes our relations with people. It makes us believe we have to be violent to get things done, particularly to be successful in the age of economic downtime of the country. It's so easy to see 'Christians' who lie, steal, or cheat just to get wealth. Sisters who can't wait on God and jump at rich men for marriage, so as to fast track things. People who run after man or connections to be blessed. Traits of violence have pervaded almost everything because we just believe we have to put force before we can get what we want, and we even quote the scripture above to justify our actions, and after our hands have gotten these things, we go to the church and share the testimony with the belief that they were God's blessings. I tell you, there are so many things God did not give to us which we share testimonies for. It is on the day of judgement that you will be surprised that he did not give you that particular thing you are enjoying now. From the days of John the Baptist there were too few righteous people who could enter into the kingdom of heaven. Sin was so much in land. John was there preaching to them to repent and be baptized, and that is why Jesus said only the violent take the kingdom of heaven by force. The violent means those who work hard to do away with sin, those who always pray and watch to live a holy life and make heaven.
God's blessings are not attached to violence, force, but divine program and your corporation by seeking his will in everything and waiting on him. The SWORD is only required for the salvation of your soul. In other words, you only have to be violent and forceful in finding your way into the kingdom of heaven, because one single stain can disqualify you.
Your victory is not by sword, but by God: Psalms 44:3: "For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them"

dayowunmi:
More anointing to you in Jesus Name

Amen. Thanks

LOOSE THE COLT - PART 2. A Must Read

And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves. And He said unto them, "It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves". And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.
Yes, just as I'd loved to remind you once again that you are the Colt who was loosed from the hidden place and empty life where you have been tied, rode upon by Jesus and brought into fame and wealth, I'd also loved to tell you that you are the temple of God which must be loosed from those who are selling and buying in you. You are the temple of God who must be loosed from these strangers, in order to fulfill the divine assignment of God for your life. Yes, these money changers and sellers and buyers are strangers, because they are not the original owner of your body-the temple. Look at these: "For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's". 1 Cor. 6:20. "Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body"- 1 Cor. 6:13. Take a moment and figure out the strangers who have been defiling your body and making a mess of your life and destiny. Who are these strangers that are not allowing God to use you? It's time for Jesus to cast them out. It is time to be loosed from them.
And immediately after the money changers and those buying and selling in the temple were cast out, the Bible says that the blind and the lame came to him in the temple and he healed them. Yes, the moment you start living a sanctified life, you will be used by God who is in you to do His work. You will become a vessel prepared unto every good work such as healing the sick, raising up the dead, casting out demons, and delivering those who were oppressed by the devil.
YOU NEED SANCTIFICATION FROM SIN. Life is not all about God delivering you from poverty and blessing you with fame and wealth just as He did to the Colt.
And now, didn't you wonder how come these buyers and sellers in the temple of God obeyed Jesus, no fight, no rioting, no challenge, nothing nothing? Yes, it could only be Jesus. Just as he is the only one who can loose you from the hidden place where you have been tied and you have not been achieving your dreams, he is also the one who can loose you from the spirits who are powers behind your sinful life. God says, "As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me. The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places"-Psalm 18:44-45. All you need do is to surrender all to Jesus and ask him to help you. You cannot do it by yourself. Ask Him to loose you from the power of sin. It is His battle.
Jesus must ride on you as the Colt and he must live in you as his Temple. Here are two things why you were created: God having PLEASURE and God dwelling in you to do his works (2Cor. 6:16).

- Pastor Michael Seyi Babalola

LOOSE THE COLT .....A MUST READ

No man has ever sat on him. This means that he has never been fulfilling the purpose God created him for. He could not fulfill his purpose because he was tied, all alone in a lone confine living a lonely life.
At the appointed time he was loosed, he was brought to Jesus, his unclothedness was covered with white raiment, Jesus rode on him and he entered into his purpose, his glory which was hidden in Christ became manifest to multitudes.
Now I see why Jesus said without Him, we can do nothing and the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abides in the vine. I now see that when the appointed time for you to be shown to your world comes, no man can stop God, no matter where you have been tied and who has tied you. I also see that your glory is hidden in Christ, so you need Jesus Christ for your glory to manifest to the world. The colt would have remained hidden and his glory would have remained hidden, if Jesus had not come into the picture of his life. You actually need Jesus to fulfill your purpose.
Now listen to this. After all has been said and done, the glory was brought to God, not the Colt: "And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest"-Matt. 21:9. Never forget the One who set you free, who delivered you, who brought you out of darkness, out of your hidden place, and start giving the glory to yourself when you start enjoying the blessings. Never forget you are this Colt who was loosed by Jesus. When Jesus rides on you, don't give the glory to yourself for the fame and wealth you are having. Give all the glory back to God, for without God you wouldn't be what you are.
I see celebrities and ministers of God who forgot the One who loosed them from their hardship. They receive the glory after being blessed. Some even took Jesus out of the ride and consequently ride into disaster. How could you think you can ride your life without Jesus on your back? What a foolish Colt you become without Jesus riding on you!
As a minister of God, you start losing the power of God in your ministrations, be it word or music, when you start giving yourself the glory for the good things in your ministry. When you think everything is happening by your power, skills and wisdom, and you now took Jesus out of the picture, you simply loss the power of God which will give out life to people.
BE THE WISE COLT
LET JESUS RIDE ON YOU
LET JESUS COVER YOUR unclothedness WITH WHITE RAIMENT(Rev. 3:18)

- Pastor Michael Seyi Babalola

THE WINNING PRINCIPLE



I see a generation that steals, lies, falsifies figures, and run to man for help to win the battles of life. I see a generation of the Jacob of manipulating things to help God make His purpose for their lives to stand. Therefore, I can infer that I see a generation of LAW BREAKERS, not WINNERS, though they call themselves the later after accumulating wealth like the rich fool in the Bible.

Winning means overcoming the battles of life. In my few years of fighting 'specific' battles of life, I have learnt that one victory immediately ushers you into another. Some battles come like blessings and it will take a critical thinking and spirituality to know that you are already in a battle against your destiny.

Before I go into the principle of winning, I had liked to tell you that you are in a battle every seconds, whether you are conscious of it or not. In fact, you not being conscious of it is a fact that you have already lost the battle. So, this consciousness is the foundation for winning the battles of life, because you don't win a battle that you are not aware of. Now, you need the principle of winning.

Here is it: BE STEDFAST, UNMOVABLE, ALWAYS ABOUNDING IN THE WORK OF THE LORD-1 Cor. 15:58. You have a task to always win. There is nothing like rising and falling in Christianity. As Christians, we don't rise and fall. We don't win today and lose tomorrow. Scripture says that all things work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose. I have never lost a battle in my life. Everything that has happened to me, both good and 'bad', are for my salvation, Philipians 1:28. Bible also says in 2 Cor. 4 that we have the winning treasure(Christ) in our earthly bodies. Therefore, "We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed". You were born into a winning family on the day you gave your life to Christ. And the only way to continue to win is to be steadfast, unmovable, and always abounding in Christ by walking in the Spirit. That is the winning principle. Your winning is not by works, but by He who calls you into His body, says Romans 9:11. It is not by what you do, how long you work in the day, how much connections you have, the number of hours you spend in prayer or fasting, or going to mountain. It is not by manipulating things to work in your favour as Jacob did.

To win the battles of life, it is not by what you do. It is by WHO calls you into his body. Winning is not by works, but by ELECTION. "Faithful is he who has elected you, who will also do it"-1 Thess. 5:24. "It is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that showeth mercy". This is the winning principle.

7 TIPS FOR LEADERSHIP ( Joshua 1-6)

- Your first assignment as a leader is to be strong and be of a good courage, Joshua 1.

- The first law of leadership is "Be strong and of a good courage"-Joshua 1.

- Leadership begins in your heart. Joshua 1:9. The first ship you lead is your heart. You lead your heart into the courage to lead a people. Otherwise, none of the two moves.

- The Constitution for leadership is the Word of God(Joshua 1:. It is an all round and perfect Constitution, because it is both written and unwritten constitution. The written part is the LOGO, while the unwritten part is the Rhema. Until World governments consider the application of this Constitution in the rules and regulations guiding the affairs of the country and it's people, Corruption continues. Until a man is born of the incorruptible word of God, he remains corrupt. Anything outside God's word is CORRUPT.

- The Goal of leadership is to possess. God told Joshua to lead his people to possess the land which He swore to give thier fathers. Don't just move, move to possess something. There must be something to possess. There must be a target that will drive you to keep moving.

- Movement is the cell of every leadership(Joshua 1-6). As a leader leading a ship, your ship dies when it stops moving. Keep moving.

- You are a leader, because you have a ship. Leader + ship = Leadership. Therefore, value and respect your people, because without them, you won't be there. Joshua 1-6.

The number 7 stands for perfection. These 7 tips which are derived from the Book of Joshua, a man of enviable success in the world of Leadership, can give you a complete LEADERSHIP Life in your everyday activity.

- Pastor Michael Seyi Babalola

AGE WITH GRACE

There are certain things that are delivered to you by God, because you have come of age. There are blessings that come with age. The prodigal son thought that by his age he had become a man and had reached the stage to collect his inheritance from his father, go out and fulfill his dreams. There was no problem in his asking for his inheritance. It was his and he should ask for it, just as you as a child of God should be free with your heavenly father in asking for your inheritance in Christ. You need to ask to receive. So, it was not wrong that this prodigal son asked his father to give him his inheritance. The problem was his lacking the Wisdom, Vision and Strength to manage the blessings. He was aged, but he lacked grace. He lacked the grace to manage the blessings of God in his life. You need to be aged to activate certain blessings. Bible says there is a time for everything under the sun, and a season for every purpose. But bear in mind that you also need grace to manage and sustain what your heavenly father has given to you.
David had been anointed at age 17, but he became a king at age 30. That was the set age by God for him to have the throne. Joseph became a Prime Minister at 30, many years after when he had the dream. Moses did not assume the leadership blessing, until he was 40 years old. That was the set age by God. But don't you think it's not only about the age when you take a closer look? For instance, look at the gap between age 17 and 30. Don't you think it had to do with a period to prepare David for what lies ahead of him? It is a period to make David wax strong in wisdom, in strength, and in the vision(having details of his vision), so that he won't frustrate the grace of God upon his life and destroy the blessing, even though he is aged for it(the throne)by divine plan of God.
There is a set age for your marriage, career, land and property ownership, or ministry and every other significant blessing by divine plan of God. Therefore, you need to come of age to activate certain blessings into your life. But you also need grace to manage them. This grace does not come or stay on an empty vessel. It needs the oil to function. It needs the vision, wisdom, and your spirit man the Holy Spirit to work and flourish. For Bible says, "Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid"-Rom. 6:1-2.
BE AGED WITH GRACE.

AGE WITH GRACE

There are certain things that are delivered to you by God, because you have come of age. There are blessings that come with age. The prodigal son thought that by his age he had become a man and had reached the stage to collect his inheritance from his father, go out and fulfill his dreams. There was no problem in his asking for his inheritance. It was his and he should ask for it, just as you as a child of God should be free with your heavenly father in asking for your inheritance in Christ. You need to ask to receive. So, it was not wrong that this prodigal son asked his father to give him his inheritance. The problem was his lacking the Wisdom, Vision and Strength to manage the blessings. He was aged, but he lacked grace. He lacked the grace to manage the blessings of God in his life. You need to be aged to activate certain blessings. Bible says there is a time for everything under the sun, and a season for every purpose. But bear in mind that you also need grace to manage and sustain what your heavenly father has given to you.
David had been anointed at age 17, but he became a king at age 30. That was the set age by God for him to have the throne. Joseph became a Prime Minister at 30, many years after when he had the dream. Moses did not assume the leadership blessing, until he was 40 years old. That was the set age by God. But don't you think it's not only about the age when you take a closer look? For instance, look at the gap between age 17 and 30. Don't you think it had to do with a period to prepare David for what lies ahead of him? It is a period to make David wax strong in wisdom, in strength, and in the vision(having details of his vision), so that he won't frustrate the grace of God upon his life and destroy the blessing, even though he is aged for it(the throne)by divine plan of God.
There is a set age for your marriage, career, land and property ownership, or ministry and every other significant blessing by divine plan of God. Therefore, you need to come of age to activate certain blessings into your life. But you also need grace to manage them. This grace does not come or stay on an empty vessel. It needs the oil to function. It needs the vision, wisdom, and your spirit man the Holy Spirit to work and flourish. For Bible says, "Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid"-Rom. 6:1-2.
BE AGED WITH GRACE.

What makes the difference

What makes the difference between everyone who is in the storm is what each one's boat carries. The people in your boat will determine whether your boat will capsize into the sea or your boat will stand firm. You remember the story of Jonah who was sent to Nineveh to preach the gospel. He almost made the boat capsize, until he was detected as the wrong person by his company and thrown out of the boat, and the storm stopped immediately. Who you have in your life is what makes the difference.
In life there are stormy times for everyone, whether you are born again or you are a child of the devil. But the difference between us is who we have in our lives. When you have the right people in your life, you have support and help from going down or drown into the sea, due to the storms. And it's better to be alone with Jesus in your boat than to be without anyone, because you could not find one single good friend to roll your life with. Jesus can make up for one billion good friends.
The children of Israel took a fight out against the children of Benjamin. And each time they asked God and got His approval, they lost the battle. They lost the battle twice, even though they got the approval of God to go into it. At the third time, God gave them his backing as He did in the first two times. This time they won the battle and had a mass victory over the children of Benjamin and other nations(Judges 20). Your losing certain battles of life and your disappointments at certain times is not the issue. The issue is if you still have God in your life, even while losing these battles or getting disappointments in life. Who you have during the storms is what matters, not the storms. It is the source that matters, not the flowing of water. As the Holy Spirit said to me one day, "Jesus did not promised that the water will always be flowing. He only promised us a Source that cannot dry" Jesus is that Source. As long as you have the right Source which is Jesus, the flowing of water is not a problem. Whether the water flows everyday or not is not a problem. The problem is whether you still keep God in your life, your relationships and everyday activities while you are losing battles or you have thrown God away.
Who you have in your boat is what matters, not the storms. The storm is for everybody.

[quote author=Seyibabalola post=46394229]just that

Do you know that all it takes God to do what He says he would do in your life is to just keep your eyes off what you can see with your physical eyes and believe those things you cannot see? Yes, just that. Just FAITH. Faith is believing the unseen to get the unseen done. 2 Corinthians 4:18 "While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal"
The multitudes saw the great works, signs and wonders Jesus was doing. They marvelled and asked Jesus one day, "What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? (just as you are doing it without stress)" Jesus replied, "believe him whom he has sent"-John 6:28-29. Just FAITH. That's all.
If all the great achievements you can point to in your life are things you laboured for or went through stress or did so many things before they came, it was because you had followed your sight in taking certain actions, rather than excersing faith in God by probably waiting on Him or being patient for just some time or by taking one action that looked stupid or too easy or too small to lead to that BIIIIIIIIIG THING you dream about. We are meant to live a very easy life. We don't have to do much to get much done. Jesus said,"my yoke is easy, and my burden is light" Just believe in me(Jesus) and that's all you need do. "Go and bath in that dirty water and your leprosy will leave" "Just that?". Yes, just that. "Bring the 2 fishes and 5 loaves of bread" "haha, just that Jesus?" Yes, just that. "Go round the wall of Jericho 7 times and now shout and the wall of Jericho will fall down" "Just that?" Yes, just that. "Touch His garment and your blood issue will dry" "Just that? Yes, just that woman.
All that Man needed in Eden to keep enjoying abundance without any stress is Faith in God. God said, "Do not eat only that one" That was all. But the moment man followed his sight and not faith(believing the unseen), man ended up in LABOUR before he can get things done in his life. He looked at the fruit, it looked very fine, and he could not see anything appear deadly or evil or ugly on the fruit with his physical eyes and he then aet it.
Stop looking at things you can see. Believe the unseen which God told you, and you will end up doing little to get a lot of things done in your life. Your actions will follow what you believe, the seen or the unseen.

just that

Do you know that all it takes God to do what He says he would do in your life is to just keep your eyes off what you can see with your physical eyes and believe those things you cannot see? Yes, just that. Just FAITH. Faith is believing the unseen to get the unseen done. 2 Corinthians 4:18 "While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal"
The multitudes saw the great works, signs and wonders Jesus was doing. They marvelled and asked Jesus one day, "What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? (just as you are doing it without stress)" Jesus replied, "believe him whom he has sent"-John 6:28-29. Just FAITH. That's all.
If all the great achievements you can point to in your life are things you laboured for or went through stress or did so many things before they came, it was because you had followed your sight in taking certain actions, rather than excersing faith in God by probably waiting on Him or being patient for just some time or by taking one action that looked stupid or too easy or too small to lead to that BIIIIIIIIIG THING you dream about. We are meant to live a very easy life. We don't have to do much to get much done. Jesus said,"my yoke is easy, and my burden is light" Just believe in me(Jesus) and that's all you need do. "Go and bath in that dirty water and your leprosy will leave" "Just that?". Yes, just that. "Bring the 2 fishes and 5 loaves of bread" "haha, just that Jesus?" Yes, just that. "Go round the wall of Jericho 7 times and now shout and the wall of Jericho will fall down" "Just that?" Yes, just that. "Touch His garment and your blood issue will dry" "Just that? Yes, just that woman.
All that Man needed in Eden to keep enjoying abundance without any stress is Faith in God. God said, "Do not eat only that one" That was all. But the moment man followed his sight and not faith(believing the unseen), man ended up in LABOUR before he can get things done in his life. He looked at the fruit, it looked very fine, and he could not see anything appear deadly or evil or ugly on the fruit with his physical eyes and he then aet it.
Stop looking at things you can see. Believe the unseen which God told you, and you will end up doing little to get a lot of things done in your life. Your actions will follow what you believe, the seen or unseen.

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I have come across believers who ask why God planted the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the garden of Eden, if He truly loves man and knew that that could make man sin and fall. Some ask, "Did not God know that Adam and Eve would disobey and eat the forbidden fruit?" "If He knew(as He is omnipotent), why did He then put the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the garden?" Now, I will answer these disturbed minds. It is a question of How Much God Loves Man.

The greatest act of how much God loves man is God putting man into tests or trial of faith. When God puts you in a situation which signals danger, death, sickness, or failure, you will begin to have a sense of limit, a sense of boundary. In other words, you will begin to have a sense that you can fall, a sense that you are not all powerful and all knowing (omnipotent). You will begin to have a sense that you are not God, you are only like God. Being like God and being God are two different things. This sense was what Satan lacked and began to equate himself to God, before he was banished from heaven. Lucifer became proud, because he did not have a sense of limit, a sense of boundary, a sense that he could fall. He then planned to exalt his throne above God. He eventually fell down.

Now, listen, God could have chosen not to put the tree of a forbidden fruit in the garden of Eden. But He puts the tree there, so as to show man his limit. He put the tree to tell man that he (man) is limited, he (man) has boundary. In other words, man is to know that He is not God who is unlimited, who cannot fall, who is not accountable to anyone. Now, the plan was that when man understands this fact, he will be cautious, he will be able to resist pride, unlike Lucifer. And then, man would be able to depend totally on God's power. These will give man a perfect safety tips from destruction and death.

When you don't understand this and then you begin to live carelessly or uncontrollably like Lucifer or Adam and Eve, the consequences that follow is to show you that He is God, you are not God that can be doing anyhow or doing things on your own, thereby making you to now have perfect safety tips from death and destruction. This perfect safety tips is the sense of limit, sense of boundary, sense that you can fall, sense that you cannot do anything without him, sense that you should depend totally on His power. Bible says let him that thinks he stands take heed. Bible also says "trust in the Lord with all your heart, do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him". Jesus also says you can do nothing without Him.

Now tell me, how much does a father loves his child? Is it by making everything rosy for the child, giving him everything he wants without telling the child what can kill or destroy him and all the things he is enjoying. Obviously No. How much a father loves his child is by giving the child a sense of limit, a sense of boundary, a sense of what can make him lose those things he is enjoying from his father. For this will always ensure his safety, rather than just enjoying life without a sense of the bad side of life.

Now you know that God loves you very very much by putting you in tests and trials. These tests and trials are what give you a sense of limit, boundary and total dependence on God. The trial of your faith shows how much God loves you. That is why 1 Peter 1:7 says that "the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ"

God put the tree of forbidden fruit in Eden, so as to give Adam and Eve a sense of limit, a sense of boundary, a sense that they can fall, a sense of what can make them lose those things they were enjoying in the garden, a sense that they are accountable to God, a sense that they are not God who can do anyhow he likes. Unfortunately, Adam and Eve did not understand this, until after they were banished from the garden.

I have come across believers who ask why God planted the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the garden of Eden, if He truly loves man and knew that that could make man sin and fall. Some ask, "Did not God know that Adam and Eve would disobey and eat the forbidden fruit?" "If He knew(as He is omnipotent), why did He then put the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the garden?" Now, I will answer these disturbed minds. It is a question of How Much God Loves Man.

The greatest act of how much God loves man is God putting man into tests or trial of faith. When God puts you in a situation which signals danger, death, sickness, or failure, you will begin to have a sense of limit, a sense of boundary. In other words, you will begin to have a sense that you can fall, a sense that you are not all powerful and all knowing (omnipotent). You will begin to have a sense that you are not God, you are only like God. Being like God and being God are two different things. This sense was what Satan lacked and began to equate himself to God, before he was banished from heaven. Lucifer became proud, because he did not have a sense of limit, a sense of boundary, a sense that he could fall. He then planned to exalt his throne above God. He eventually fell down.

Now, listen, God could have chosen not to put the tree of a forbidden fruit in the garden of Eden. But He puts the tree there, so as to show man his limit. He put the tree to tell man that he (man) is limited, he (man) has boundary. In other words, man is to know that He is not God who is unlimited, who cannot fall, who is not accountable to anyone. Now, the plan was that when man understands this fact, he will be cautious, he will be able to resist pride, unlike Lucifer. And then, man would be able to depend totally on God's power. These will give man a perfect safety tips from destruction and death.

When you don't understand this and then you begin to live carelessly or uncontrollably like Lucifer or Adam and Eve, the consequences that follow is to show you that He is God, you are not God that can be doing anyhow or doing things on your own, thereby making you to now have perfect safety tips from death and destruction. This perfect safety tips is the sense of limit, sense of boundary, sense that you can fall, sense that you cannot do anything without him, sense that you should depend totally on His power. Bible says let him that thinks he stands take heed. Bible also says "trust in the Lord with all your heart, do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him". Jesus also says you can do nothing without Him.

Now tell me, how much does a father loves his child? Is it by making everything rosy for the child, giving him everything he wants without telling the child what can kill or destroy him and all the things he is enjoying. Obviously No. How much a father loves his child is by giving the child a sense of limit, a sense of boundary, a sense of what can make him lose those things he is enjoying from his father. For this will always ensure his safety, rather than just enjoying life without a sense of the bad side of life.

Now you know that God loves you very very much by putting you in tests and trials. These tests and trials are what give you a sense of limit, boundary and total dependence on God. The trial of your faith shows how much God loves you. That is why 1 Peter 1:7 says that "the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ"

God put the tree of forbidden fruit in Eden, so as to give Adam and Eve a sense of limit, a sense of boundary, a sense that they can fall, a sense of what can make them lose those things they were enjoying in the garden, a sense that they are accountable to God, a sense that they are not God who can do anyhow he likes. Unfortunately, Adam and Eve did not understand this, until after they were banished from the garden.

Your hostile reactions to Celibacy and people who celebrate it in their lives is simply a show of guilt and a poor mind. Be happy with them, even though you have lost your virginity, and pray for the grace to keep your second virginity which is your new birth in Christ, because that's what matters most.

"You don't run your life by emotions, you run it by revelations. Emotions can save you the present, revelations will save you the future". # This is a word I got from God @ 2:42 AM

Logging on Facebook not quite long, I saw this post which is confirmation (though in one aspect of life) to what God told me. Pls take time and read.

Funmibi Ojo
PRESSURE! (TO MY WAITING BROTHER/
SISTER).
Some years ago, I needed to take a particular
decision, so I decided to take time out to pray!
Close friends and family members were
expecting an answer from me because of the
urgency of the issue...I had pressure on all
sides. But since I did not get a clear direction
from God immediately, i was almost getting
confused as to opt for the AVAILABLE OPTION
in a known location! But one night, as I picked
my Bible and opened it, my eyes went straight
to Genesis 3:17, which says: "And unto Adam
HE(GOD) said, Because thou hast hearkened
unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of
the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying,
Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground
for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all
the days of thy life".
On reading this, with a strong impression in
my heart, I had to adjust my chair, for it was
like i'd not come across that passage before.
Immediately, the Holy Spirit interpreted it to
me! I was scared and had to thank God that
i'd not taken that 'available option' which was
wrong! I then decided to wait on God, closing
my ears and mind to the 'noise and pressure'
around; and one fateful afternoon, God gave
me an answer; that 'answer' had never crossed
my mind before! But since God was involved,
to the surprise of everyone, it manifested
mysteriously with confirmations that this can
only be God!
"Funmibi, my mother is really disturbing me to
get married, in short my Father is about to
send me out of the house. My uncles are
saying am I not seeing anybody yet, they even
feel I am not taking this issue serious. My
Aunties are trying to arrange someone for me,
friends keeps telling me that they are waiting
for my invitation card ...I have pressure on
every side, I am confused; won't I just settle
for the available person though not convinced
about the person? What do I do?"...ARE
THOSE ALSO YOUR LINES Of COMPLAINTS?
Have you considered praying? Or the 'noise
and pressure' around is even preventing you
from hearing anything from God; you don't
even know if He has spoken because of your
confused state? I understand how you feel
(Yes, I can say that again and again), but
would you allow pressure lead you into
making a lifetime
mistake? Look at the case of Adam and Eve, if
Adam had known the number of generations
that would be affected by making that singular
mistake, maybe he wouldn't have eaten the
fruit no matter the pressure. Do you also know
the number of destinies that are tied to yours?
Don't thwart God's plan for you. That 'option'
might seem the available one for now but not
God's option for you; that 'available option'
might not be able to fit into God's plan for
your life! Don't disappoint God! You are so
precious in God's hands and He has deposited
so much in you that He is patiently preparing
the man/woman that will appreciate you.
My Beloved brothers/sisters, what's that
decision we have to take and we are almost
doing it without God's guidance? Why not
let's wait on God and seek His face to get a
direction? Remember, when the consequences
come, all those mounting pressure now, won't
be there to face the consequences with us; the
best they can do then is to just keep saying
'sorry' and maybe sympathize and pray with
us...GOD FORBID! Let's build our spirit man as
to hear from God directly. Let's get so
acquainted with God's Word and maintain a
consistent prayer life. Don't let the voice of
others silence the voice of the Holy Spirit in
us. Don't let pressure make us doubt our God-
given convictions! Even if someone says he/
she has heard God on our behalf, we still need
to subject it to the test of scriptures, as to
know if it is in line with God's word and if it is
part of God's plan for us; there is no crime in
doing this! Don't let anyone toss us around.
Let's not be deceived! Let God beautify us in
His own time...by then, people will see His
glory in us and come and celebrate with us.
GOT THIS PROMISE OF GOD For SOMEONE:
Ezekiel 12:28: "Therefore say unto them, Thus
saith the Lord God; There shall none of my
words be prolonged any more, but the word
which I have spoken shall be done, saith the
Lord God". GOD'S WILL EXISTS; DON'T BE
DECEIVED!
Funmibi cares but GOD CARES MORE!

MRBrownJ:


you started well, so far so good



ERROR #1
nobody should ever try to change who the truly are because guess what?! this is who you are, your essence, your whole, and no matter how you pretend to be different, the natural you will always come right back. a man should love the good/bad/ugly and everything that comes along with being YOU, anything less and that person is NOT meant for you.



ERROR #2
there is nothing wrong with having preferences and high standards, so long as you have equally high standards. never sell yourself cheap.



ERROR #3
the issue above has nothing to do with the women and all to do with these evil men. a lady who aint moved by money and bling bling will see through the fakeness in that man's heart.... and dismiss him before getting married to his evil nyansh. the desperate/goldigging women who would marry these men in a heartbeat will get what they deserve.



ERROR #4
if a "wise" woman has been tricked into such marriage then divorce will sort this issue, et voila!



ERROR #5
submissions are for owners and their pets. marriage today is a UNION where both give their input equally for the wellbeing of that union. nobody is above the other and every important decisions should be taken together and with the blessing of the other. a man who expects his wife to be under him, is a weak being!



ERROR #6
using the Bible to dictate what should/shouldnt be done in marriage is a sure way to fail. that same bible tells you to stone a woman who isnt married, is that what you will do if you find out your wife isnt a virgin? get real and start living in the 21century.
and dont forget: take the bible for ALL its worth or nothing, but dont just take what fits your selfish agenda.



you actually sound like these evil men who want to beat their wives into submission (like the guy you mentionned), and then hide under the laws of that old dated bible verses!

You are just Baseless in all your comments. Next time, if you want to comment on a post, first of all, understand the message properly. Secondly, you have a carnal mind.

dollyjoy:
i don't agree with you but will let it slid. Have a goodnight rest sweery

Good night dear

dollyjoy:
opposite attracts.

Goodmen get married to bad women and vice versa

A Good man can never get married to a bad woman. Check well, those men you think they are good are not. To help you, being a good man or good woman is having a solid relationship with God. If you are in a good relationship with God, you cannot marry wrong dear.

dollyjoy:
There is always a compatible partner,you can only be yourself any attempt at changing who you are just to be the right partner is a waste of time.

Yes, there is always a compatible partner which simply means that if you are a bad person, a lady who places material wealth or money above God and His will for her life, you will surely find your compatible beast in human skin who will use you and dump you or beat you to death in marriage. Be yourself, but that does not include your negative self. Be what you want.

Ruq:

Brace yourself.
Butchcassidy we might need you here

I didn't get that well.

dollyjoy:
Getting married for the right reason and to the right person is the most important thing.

Be the right person and you will attract the right person. It's as simple as that.

I read of a man who beat his wife to death on my facebook page. And down the post, some ladies commented that all men are evil and dangerous. One of them even expressed a doubt if she would even marry. Now, it is not a new thing that lots of ladies now believe that all men are bad, after probably being jilted or used and dumped by a guy or after reading or hearing about men who beat their wives, even to death like this case here. But this is what i have to say: Marriage is sweet, if only you get things right before going into it. If you prepare well for it, you won't regret getting married and now believing that all men are evil or dangerous. The first preparation is you yourself changing your bad characters and building yourself up to attract the kind of loving, God fearing, rich and caring man you want as husband. One major error many ladies make is that they want a good,caring, loving, and rich man, but they are placing themselves too high or expensive in such a way that many of these men think that all they want is money and material wealth. In this case, they have opened an easy way for men who have this money or material wealth, but wrong motives or purpose for relationship or marriage and who would only marry them for their bodies. And after getting married and getting their bodies, they start showing them their real colours(the beast in them). Besides, marriage also takes a humble wife to succeed. How many women now a days are submissive to their husbands? No matter how rich, beautiful or educated you are, the man is still your head. Be submissive to him. And how many women in marriage have a good relationship with God? If you don't have God in your life, you have failed already. In conclusion, not all men are evil or bad. If you want a good man, be a good lady. If you want a sweet marriage, be submissive and have a good relationship with God.