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WALK IN WISDOM TO STAY SAFE

It gives me such assurance to know that the Lord can deliver us from trouble. But do you know what’s better than being delivered from trouble?

Not getting into trouble in the first place.

My friend, don’t just seek miracles and protection from God without seeking the wisdom from Him to stay protected and out of trouble. There are times when the challenges we face are beyond our control.

But I’ve found that often, we experience His protection when we follow the Holy Spirit and lean on His wisdom when making decisions. Every day, we need His wisdom, just as we need His protection. After all, Proverbs 4:7 tells us that “wisdom is the principal thing,” and in all our getting, we need to get wisdom.

The Bible tells us that Christ has become for us wisdom from God (1 Cor. 1:30). So what we really need is the Lord Jesus. We need to lean on Him and draw close to Him daily. He is our wisdom and only He can cause us to always be at the right place at the right time. I believe that many troubles and dangerous situations can be completely avoided when we don’t depend on our own wisdom and planning, but involve the Lord in all that we do (Prov. 3:6).

Oftentimes, wisdom and divine protection work hand in hand. Knowing that we can trust God for His protection certainly does not mean that we should willfully put ourselves in precarious situations.

We need to apply wisdom and heed the Lord’s leading through the wise counsel of the people around us, such as our leaders in the local church and our spouses. Proverbs 11:14 tells us, “Where there is no counsel, the people fall; but in the multitude of counselors there is safety.” For instance, if your spouse has been telling you that you have a problem with speeding, please take heed.

While there can be divine protection, do not be foolish and think that you can do whatever you want and nothing untoward will ever happen to you. I pray that as you involve the Lord and learn to walk in wisdom, you’ll begin to walk in a greater measure of peace, protection, and good success.

This devotional is taken from the book The Prayer of Protection Devotional—Daily Strategies for Living Fearlessly in Dangerous Times.

Until NNPC is completely deregulated people won't see how this company alone ran the nation aground.
Let crude oil sale be removed from them and see if they can pay salaries.
As it stands now, marketers are selling fuel at the depot 10 naira cheaper than NNPC.

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FAITH COMES BY HEARING

How does one change his mind from hiding from God to running to God? Well, today’s scripture tells us that “faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.”

In Matthew 8, the man with leprosy had enough faith to come out of his hiding place and head straight for Jesus to seek healing because of the gracious words he had heard while Jesus was preaching to the multitudes. If our Lord had preached a hellfire-and-brimstone message of condemnation, do you think the man would have dared to approach Him for healing?

Of course not. He would have walked away fearful of punishment, and feeling more condemned and hopeless than ever. But because he heard words of grace—how God wanted to be a loving Father to him and provide for all his needs—faith arose in his heart, giving him the confidence to approach the Lord Jesus for his miracle.

My friend, what you hear about God is of utmost importance. It can mean the difference between receiving your miracle and remaining where you are in your lack or bondage. It can draw you close to God, or drive you further away from Him. Faith comes by hearing, but fear also comes by hearing.

If you’ve been hearing about a God who is mostly angry and out to get you for your sins, how can you have faith to look to Him for help? If you’ve been hearing that He gives people (even believers) sicknesses and punishes them with horrible accidents for their sins, how can you look to Him for healing?

If you’ve been hearing that He wants you and your family in poverty to keep you humble, how can you believe Him for financial breakthroughs or deliverance from mounting debts? How can you possibly trust God for anything good to happen to you if all you’ve been hearing are sermons that make you feel more condemned and fearful of His judgment?

It’s sad, but the things I’ve just mentioned are the very things people are hearing about God. Just look at the movies made about God today—God is always portrayed as mean, judgmental, petulant, destructive, and even murderous! How they’ve perverted Who God really is—“compassionate and merciful, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love” (Ps. 103:8 NLT)!

Don’t misunderstand me. God does have anger, but the Bible never defines God as wrath; it defines God as love (1 John 4:8, 16).

Did our Lord Jesus ever condemn the prostitutes and tax collectors, those despised and rejected by society? No, He was a friend of sinners! Did He ever take away from the poor, or inflict the sick with more diseases? No, He fed a hungry multitude with twelve baskets full of leftovers and healed everyone who sought Him for healing wherever He went!

The Bible tells us that Jesus “went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him” (Acts 10:38). What does that tell us? God wants to do good, not evil, to us!

If this were not true, God would not have been with Jesus, backing Him up. Jesus said, “He who has seen Me has seen the Father Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works” (John 14:9–10).

If you want to know what God is really like (and not what man portrays Him to be), look at Jesus in the Gospels. He is God’s will in action, and He went about doing good—saving, delivering, healing, restoring, providing, guiding, and loving the unlovable. That’s our God!

This devotional is taken from the book Glorious Grace—100 Daily Readings from Grace Revolution.

Unfortunately, many sincere and well-meaning believers fall into the devil’s trap, and they end up with the wrong belief that they have fallen short of God’s expectations and have angered Him. They live in a constant state of trying to appease and please this angry God. Instead of enjoying a sweet, intimate relationship with Jesus, they feel like they are hypocrites or they feel as if they are always treading on eggshells when it comes to their walk with the Lord.

If you have experienced such thoughts about God before, I would like to share this very important principle with you: Fear and love cannot coexist in a healthy relationship. Insecurity and love cannot coexist in the truly intimate relationship that God wants with you and me, His children.

Let me share with you this letter I received from Lorraine who lives in Louisiana. I’ll let it speak for itself as you soak in how you and your relationship with God can be completely changed by believing the right things about your heavenly Father. All I can say is, Hallelujah!

I have been a born-again Christian for twenty-two years. Today, at forty-four years old, I have a wonderful husband and beautiful daughter. I love my life!

As far back as I can remember, I have always loved Jesus. But I had lived my entire life feeling guilty as I believed that God was always mad at me. I had always felt that I could not do enough “right” or “good” things.

After I gave my life to Christ, that feeling of not being good enough actually got worse because I felt a greater responsibility to live up to a higher standard to be right with God. I was always repenting, always feeling that I’d done wrong and that my best was never enough.

I am in the process of reading Destined To Reign and am only at chapter 9. I have to read this book very, very slowly so that I can digest its contents. I cannot tell you how my life has changed since I began reading your book.

It was not until I began reading it that I felt relieved of the weight of not being good enough. It has shaken the very foundation of my world and dissolved the insecurity I’ve had about Jesus and His love for me.

Forty-four years of my previously painful existence and mind-set are GONE. I am CHANGED forever. I am forgiven. I can’t get through the rest of this book without stopping to thank the Lord for you and for giving you the message of grace to spread worldwide.

That’s what it is all about, my friend. Winning the battle for your mind is all about your freedom and liberty in Christ Jesus, your Lord and Savior. When you start to believe right about His love and grace toward you, permanent, liberating change happens!

So be strong in God’s love for you and don’t let wrong believing rob you of a life of great joy and peace. Remember, God is not mad at you; He is mad about you!

NNPC HAS A PORTAL WHERE SALES ARE DONE. NO TRANSACTION IS DONE OUTSIDE THE PORTAL. THIS IS CLEARLY FRAUD.

ozome15:
please how do u know is FRAUD. Becouse am talking with the man

Fraud

Owa444:
It started last June when i woked up early morning, i was very weak and tired i couldn't able to eat, so i waited for almost a week whether i will be okay but no improvement.

So i went to the hospital i was asked to conduct a test and the test came out as h.pylori that i have ulcer and indigestion problem .

The doctor recommended some drugs to me like Omeprazole, amoxicillin and Clarithromycin. After taking all the drugs i still feel the symptoms.

I went back to the hospital the doctor told me to take another test, i told the doctor that i don't have any money so they told me to increase the dosage of all the drugs.

After that still same thing, i dont what to do again. what's bothering me now it is the way i'm losing a lot of weight, people are asking if i'm sick i will just lie to them that I'm keeping fitness thats why/

I have taken alot of blood tonics and fruit's still my weight didn't improve any bit. I noticed anytime i eat or finished eat that is when the symptoms will wake up like i want to throwing up, increased in belching, infact i dey pooping like woman about ot give birth.

I always have to forced the poop out, abeg make una help me check weda some foods wey i dey eat dey make d symptoms worst like apple, watermelon, banana, chin-chin, indo-mie, biscuits,rice ,sometimes like semovita.

i don't eat hard food if i do dat means I'm looking for problem, abeg my people make una help me again d matter don tire me, i would have liked to go back to the hospital but i don't have any money now to conduct another tests.

i need an advise what to do infact excess of drinking alot of water do make me belches, anything i eat will trigger the symptoms, sometimes the thing go dey be like say fire dey inside my belle dey dance.

The first thing they are supposed to tell you is to deworm yourself. Deworm. Deworm. Deworm.

ok

haslaw:
This level of hypocrisy stinks to the high high heavens.

It was truth when Reno Omokri was attacking Buhari, but now that he has focused his attention on Obi, he become a liar

That is because you imagine people that thinks he is childish is saying so because of political inclination. Why will a lie and a troll be true no matter who is involved. He has been childish in everything including his religious views. But because of your political bias, you will think every comment are politically motivated just because the person involved in some ways favours your opinion. You can continue dragging Obi. as for me, This government and the one after it shall favour me and my family.

Do you propose before dating a woman? If not, then this should not be a question.
The moment you and your girl start dating, it is necessary for your family to know because they watch out for you and give you feedback on whether to marry such or not. You can make it official to them when you are ready to settle down.
The only people that needs official introduction is your kinsmen and that should be after you are done with the proposal and both of you are on the same page.

The place holder for Governor Lalong thought she will be favoured for appointment should Lalong Clinch the senate seat but unfortunately, Lalong lost the seat and he is no blocking the slot for appointment from her zone.

She has a good PR though. Good luck to the one God shall Chose.

haslaw:
Victim mentality people didn't see anything wrong in Reno Omokri when he was trolling Buhari. They even cheered and praised him to the high heavens. Now that he is saying stuffs about them and Peter Obi, they suddenly believe he is childish

Obi. You must mention Obi just to be reasonable. You never mentioned Tinubu that he always call a drug lord in his trolls, you didn't notice that but Obi. He has told his followers not to date girls and he troll ladies but you didn't notice that but Obi.
Having a bias against someone doesn't mean you should applaud every lie against him.

If he can't fix you on his imaginary radar, he blocks you.
Anyways, he is a child himself in an older body so some of us understands.

Vixlot:
Read read before you comment

Go and read it and come back and tell me what you see. I know what I read.

The Dollar remains in Nigeria but they are Dangotes. So Dangote and his political partners won't struggle to convert Ethiopian Birr Currency to US Dollar. Federal government has done that for them. After God, na Federal Govenment. True talk.

Intergrated:
Greetings all.

I work in a company and my take home is 450k after tax. My problem is I have been thinking of a skill to learn as this job would not last forever. Aside this job I do not have a skill and as a man I feel one should have a long lasting skill. Please any suggestions would be welcomed aside from online skills. Thank you .

If you want to build something you can call your own with this salary, think of one business you understands and look out for someone looking for work in such business and build the business with such. You might not have the time to run the business yourself so you have to trust someone to at least make the minimum profit while your capital/investment remains intact.

No problem coach. We are in this together. Nigeria is owing Countries so your own is too little.
Oh those ladies can keep you going even when it is becoming unbearable. Victory satisfies and those girls can give it you in satisfying ways.

What you do not know is that Nigeria is the one saving Igbos.

Igbos want independent Biafra so they can have work in the civil service that does nothing productive. They want Biafra so as to Join the armed forces so they can extort from and oppress their brethren. Nigeria has been stopping them from destroying themselves by accommodating them.

Igbos that own petrol stations here in the North sell at cheaper rate here than they do in the east that they come from. No Biafra agitators/IPOB has taken action against them but they are always claiming what they know nothing about. They hike the price of fuel in the east to 850 per liter but can not try such in the North. These people will boast of how much they are making in the east as if the people are happy to pay such amount for the product.

The truth is most biafra agitators are only agitating for selfish reasons and not for any freedom.

Until they take a stand against these people in business and in government, they will remain in perpetual suffering.
But how can they take a stand against people that feed their heroes who pretends to be working for their freedom. The suffering continues.

If Anabra did that then they are really not worth the hype.

They are supposed to arrest the girl till she confess and provide her accomplice and the cafe where she claimed to have printed the result from.
People could have played this prank with an imaginary name for banter but using a known candidate for this show is criminal and should be made to face the law.
This arguments I believe is people trying not to accuse those who have offered sponsorships to the criminal element without verification as dumb. But they are really dumb for not working with JAMB approved Candidates list of best 10.

JAMB is not INEC.

This forum doesn't do investigation at all. This was a traditional ritual that they do for prosperity.

rano1:
Bicycle business is going to boom especially in the North of the country with subsidy removal

NE states are paying N570 per litre.
NW states are paying 550 per litre.
and SW states are paying N500 per litre.

If I had money I would invest in bicycle business now. So many people are going to stop driving cars or will reduce the amount of cars they own.

Backward thinking.

ok

An atom with emotions ascended to a height of reality that doesn't exist to discover that there are infinite number of realities and different versions of him in a multiverse that doesn't exist and believe he was like a non performing Character in computer called universe who happened to be in every other universe outside his current universe called multiverse and can give instruction to this computer called universe from inside the computer using spells and won't consider himself a virus that should be deleted but want to delete every file in the computer so that the owner of the computer will be at loss.
He probably forgot that if the software is corrupted, the owner can easily restore it or format the system clean. Or maybe he should start attacking the hardware and bios which will affect the system, but no, he want every non existent individuals in this non existent realities to be wiped off too. But how can he effect any damage on the hardware since he is but a minute fraction of the software. The illusion continues.

Theyoungmaster:
My windows PC just blew my mind. I used it last night, then shut down. I've not used it ll day today. Only to try turn it on now and it's just blinking. The keyboard light and indicators by the side. I've tried a hard reset, tried booting it up without the battery. All not working. What could be wrong? How can I solve this?


It's HP folio 9480

If the RAM is not the problem, then you've got yourself an AMD laptop.

If this is weaponized, Next is hangman.

NewDea4:
Yeah bro igbo music is more embedded with highlife (which came out of Ghana) and it's pace is much faster than afrobeat.

Meanwhile no one said anything when 90% of Super Eagles players were Ibo, so why are ibo people so greedy? Make una chill abeg you can't have it all!

It is not about competing with the current afro beat artist but about them being brave to focus on the line of music and leave afro beat to it owners. Hopefully highlife and zigma sounds might come alive again. They should not hide in depression.

Following trend is the problem of most artist from the eastern region. Afro beat is not an Igbo tune so they can never vibe well in it.
The Igbo music has a faster pace than the afro beat and if they want to play afro beat, they have to step the pace but if they do this, it might not be considered afro beat. So they need to do what they are known for.

Russia has pride in it Identity and they won't go ahead to jeopardize their world ranking status as world power in security.

Any attempt to overthrow Putin Government will see them fall far behind and their armament will be confiscated. So it is really not what you think. All these media propaganda against Russia is only for entertainment and to prolong the crises.

crossfm:
American is that you wearing this man's costume .

They are trying to distract Russia.

It might be Russia wearing the man's costume to get Ukraine sympathizers like US and UK to fund Russia.
Everything is not always as it seems.

Tadeus:
Was naira devalued?

What's is Tinubu regime hidding from Nigerians ?

Or is it that commercial banks are trying to frustrate the effort of the present regime?

I want to pay my sister's tuition fee, I filled out a form A application in early March, After GTbank locked my 3.4m plus in my account for almost 4 months, see the mail I got from them today.

Is Tinubu a curse or blessings to Nigerians?

Actually, Naira has no value to dollar as it stands. It is a free market for now and any body that has dollar bills can sell at any amount. It can go up to 2k for a dollar depending on availability and who has money to pay.

This is the best time for government to encourage guys that make money online and they can benefit and control the rate if the government become the sole channel through which such funds are received.

Alex9999:
A better Africa will not come from aligning here and there ONLY. China, everyone's darling lately, is deeply intertwined with the US economy and does not want to decouple. Russia, led by a dictator, is almost entirely now reliant on China. India, seeking to advance, is courting the West for investment and technology. Meanwhile, Africans, with their usual lack of information and heavy in-bred hate, are asking us to side with authoritarian governments because they hate their brother, cousins, family members doing well in the WEST and not in China or Russia.

Africa will find it difficult to form alliance with Russia. This is because Africa does not play by the book. Our greed is on a different level.

But if the alliance scale through, It will be tough on US.

Further queries on how to stop the alliance brought out more difficult solutions.

what can US do to stop the Alliance

The US can do a number of things to try to stop the Russia-Africa alliance. These include:

Increase its economic engagement with Africa. The US could offer more trade deals, investment opportunities, and development assistance to African countries. This would make it more attractive for African countries to do business with the US, and less likely for them to align with Russia.
Improve its image in Africa. The US has a history of interventionism in Africa, which has led to some resentment among Africans. The US could improve its image by being more transparent about its intentions in Africa, and by working to build relationships with African countries based on mutual respect.
Counter Russian propaganda. Russia has been very active in spreading propaganda in Africa, trying to convince African countries that the US is not a reliable partner. The US could counter this propaganda by providing accurate information about its policies and activities in Africa.
Work with other countries to isolate Russia. The US could work with other countries, such as the European Union and China, to impose sanctions on Russia and to isolate it from the global economy. This would make it more difficult for Russia to project its power in Africa.

It is important to note that there is no guarantee that these measures would be successful in stopping the Russia-Africa alliance. However, they would be a good start in the effort to counter Russian influence in Africa.

In addition to the above, the US could also try to:

Offer African countries security guarantees. This would help to reassure African countries that they do not need to align with Russia for protection.
[b] Support democratic reforms in Africa. [/b]This would help to create more stable and prosperous countries in Africa, which would be less likely to be attracted to Russia's authoritarian model.
Work with African countries to address their economic challenges. This would help to improve the lives of ordinary Africans, and would make it less likely for them to be drawn to Russia's promises of economic assistance.

The US cannot afford to ignore the Russia-Africa alliance. If the alliance is allowed to grow, it could have a significant impact on the global balance of power. The US must take steps to counter Russian influence in Africa, or risk losing its influence on the continent.