2017 IN VIEW..

I remember when I used to have a long list of goals at the beginning of every year, make New Years resolutions I won't remember by the 5th of January.

Recently I saw a diary of mine that I had written my goal for 2011,2012 and 2013. The list was exactly the same, which meant I had not accomplished any. In 3 YEARS!!! 

What a shame. I realized the problem was that I didn't make any move towards achieving my goals. 

2016 I had quite a few and I achieved 2 out of ...... I'm celebrating the victory of the two because achieving them opened my eyes to why I've never accomplished any before now. I expected them to just happen because I desired them.

 For 2017 I have only 3 goals. 

I intend to pray about them from tonight, I intend to research on how to achieve them and I intend to be extremely deliberate about the process to my achievements.

Begin to pray and fast about 2017. There's no point wearing your boots on the battle field, prepare before you enter the battlefield. The path to all round success is direction from the Lord. 

Jeremiah 42:3

POT OF OIL

I've never really spoken about my experiences in the Holy Land. Words can't caption it at all.

We took a picture in front of a cafe that has existed for decades. It is a family owned business, one person sowed the seed and left an inheritance for generations. Gil just mentioned it casually but it hasn't left me since.

I've done a few businesses and failed woefully at them so I can imagine the tears and sweat involved in keeping this business alive let alone for so long. 

A few years ago I heard in a service that you should pray about your source of income because He teaches us to create wealth, in the vision of the day or dream of the night He will drop the idea. He did it with Jacob when Laban was trying to cheat him.

I am learning not to do anything without asking THE STORY CHANGER. 

That widow in the bible had a little oil in her house that she thought had no value,Elisha told her to go and borrow jars, (get capacity, train yourself, broaden your horizon) she had borrowed what she could and after pouring into all the jars she could find ,there was no more (reached her limit). 

He said to her, "Go, sell the oil and pay your debt and you and YOUR SONS  can live on the rest (inheritance). From debt to leaving an inheritance!!! 

No matter how many versions of tongues you can switch on and off ,it doesn't translate to wealth if you do not cry out. (After all her husband was a son of a prophet) 

Ask God for your pot of oil (source of income) that won't dry up and live an inheritance for your children and they will thank you for it. 

As Christians we know that our economy isn't of this world and our lives should reflect it. If Isaac sowed in famine and reaped 100 fold In the same year, has that God who favored Isaac gone on leave?

2 kings 4 :1-7

Deuteronomy 8:18 

LOYALTY!

Was studying the book of Daniel yesterday and during my quiet time, the Holy Spirit started to convict me.

He made me realize how disloyal I am to God. At first I resisted it but He just won't let me. Somehow I begged for mercy and shook it off.

Do you know those boys were blindly loyal to God? They didn't shift their focus from God and naturally He showed up for them. The funny thing about this is they were not believing God for the mundane things that we spend our energy trying to get, it was all for this God. We naturally gravitate towards the people who are loyal/love us. God loves us all equally but don't forget that the bible also says eyes have not seen what God has prepared for those who love Him.

Every time we look to help ourselves out of any situation or look to man, we have shifted our focus from God and that questions our loyalty to Him. 

Still wonder why He didn't show up in that situation? You were not looking to Him babay!  When you reach heaven in your ripe old age ask uncle Peter why he began to sink on the same water he was walking on.

PASTOR GOODHEART...

When I first heard that Pastor Goodheart was leaving HOTR I was uncomfortable even though it isn't my church. Then I read that he was simply answering the call to destiny and he left without any drama. I became super proud of him.

It would have been a mess if his leaving was controversial because he's One of the fathers of the Pentecostal church in abuja.(the man na principality true)

I've been under his ministration once and I was thoroughly blessed. Many of us haven't recovered from the revival that was wrought that day (we don't want to anyway).

I'm not shocked at the name of his church, that's what he stands for.

I wish everyone who is answering their personal call to destiny makes it as honorable as this, it makes me proud to be a Christian. Well done sir.

The God that called you will hold your hand as you walk with Him till Jesus Taries.

We are not in competition with each other, the real competition is out there.

Psalm 133

HEARTFELT GRATITUDE

I didnt want the protocol department people to spend money celebrating me, there's just been so much in the last few months. I did all the James bond to escape being surprised.
Then they caught me, I was too celebrated.
I was kept in a hotel to chill, and pastor Ib helped them catch me.
My sister and brother were all in on it.

I started the tears from 1159 on the 4th because I read things people had to say about me.
I'm not a nice person to my protocol people because I need the work done.
I was shocked at the things I heard about me. It could not have been me they were talking about, it has to be the person they want me to be.

I don't remember giving anyone my last money , i don't remember crying with anyone, i don't remember fighting anyone over my people, i don't remember being a mother hen, I don't remember giving wise advice, I don't remember teaching anyone. All I remember is how I howl at them when they are not getting work done.

Indeed God uses the foolish things to confound the wise. I don't get it but I'm grateful for it.
When women Pray is churning out women that will change the world, one family at a time.

God bless you all. I'm grateful.

In other news na so I enter elevator for hotel Nepa take light. I bind every thing that wants to turn my joy into mourning in Jesus name.

Psalm 90:12

DUE PROCESS

I'm so tired of apologizing to everyone about why I've not written in a while. Truth is I've been extremely busy. I'm doing many things and also like I explained to Reverend Ethel, I don't want to write from my flesh, cos then nothing will make sense.

I honestly think I've found my pot of oil, (Like the widow of zarephat ). One day I'd write the breakdown of this revelation.

Anyway I read a  short story about the man who helped a struggling butterfly out of its cocoon and the butterfly had to live the rest of its life with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never flew, it didn't fulfil destiny because of the shortcut.

Many of us, (yours truly included) don't like the process of squeezing that ultimately leads to our balanced growth. It is not easy at all but it is needed.

I'm going through a process of accepting what God has obviously called me for. I have been told, I have dreamt it, I have seen small small signs but meeeeeehn. 

I wasn't actively fighting against it, but I wasn't actively working towards it either. 

I'm learning a few stuff along the way, I'm gaining strength, hopefully gaining maturity, gaining wholeness .

Many times I want to give up, especially when it becomes unbearable (which is the shortcut) I remember that I need balanced growth.  Many times I want to dislike the people God is using to chisel me, but I remember that I need balanced growth, I don't necessarily like the process but I need balanced growth.

I jus kient deal with a swollen body with shriveled wings so hard as the process will be, I go try take am.

Hopefully I'm back to writing.

Happy October! 

Hebrews 12:11

GIVE ME YOU...

I've been struggling with a few stuff recently and It is helping me grow. My growth may not be at a pace expected, but I am savouring it.
I was quite angry with someone and everything the person did just plain irritated me. One day I kept hearing "love does not give up",  I honestly didn't want to hear it because my mind was made up on what I wanted to do.

Then God asked me if I wanted Him to give up on me when I fail Him. I cried, telling God if He's not seeing what this person is doing to me and He has refused to answer me again.

My husband has his own love language which is slightly different from mine and it irks me badly. In one of  my moments of wondering how I didn't notice all this before marriage, the Holy Spirit whispers to me "love on me Tega and I will teach him to love you the way you want".

Now, how on earth will the Holy Spirit be telling me to love on Him, He knows I love Him. So I began to search my ways.

I've not had a full day of just being in His presence in two years like I used to.
I've not even had up to one hour of being in His presence in recent times just praising Him, I'm constantly interceding, or negotiatiating or weeping ,asking for something.
Sometimes I rush out without giving Him the first fruits of my day.

I've not paid much attention to my Father, yet He watches over me constantly.

All I can do is ask for mercy...