BE DETERMINED

When I was growing up, one of the popular quotes like John 3:16 from the Bible is "determination today leads to success tomorrow" now I come of age that truth still remain.

Men we termed successful today in our contemporary world, were determined people. I concur to the Merriam Webster definition "a quality that makes you continue trying to do or achieve something that is difficult" when you are set to make significant contributions in the earth be assured of trials of lack, rejection and criticism from especially the ones you love most. You are either going to continue on your determined course or resort to give up.

Thomas Edison worked tirelessly on his experiment, you know the story better, on one occasion the wife suggested he do take a leave and rest a while and asked where he do travel to for the vacation and he responded ...I will tell you by dawn. By dawn his wife came to greet him good morning in the same lab and he told her he's already on his vacation. His assistant once recounted their many failures to him, he told him they have learn many ways the bulb can't work. He was so determined that discouragement or fear of defeat couldn't knocked at his door. Today his name is everywhere, I guess you've never seen his picture but you've heard of his name.

When you know the direction you are going in life, never give up, when you encounter challenges see them as a sure bet you're heading for the right direction. Do you remember the doggedness of those three Hebrew guys in Babylon, they were determined to the point of death. Can you trust God for your course to such extent? ...hmm! I trust you will never doubt Him in the open what He revealed to you in the dark especially this month.

God bless your day.

BE PERSISTENT

I like to start with a story of a horseman and his horse, this man loved his horse that he couldn't do away with it. A day came the horse fell into a ditch, he called his neighbors to stone it to death that he don't need it any longer as a trick to get it out. They were all glad for the job. As they continue hurling stones at the horse, it keep resisting the pain and persist to overcome each throw. With time the hole was filled with stones and the horse found its way out of the dungeon and the people fled while the man was glad his horse is back.

Just like the horse everyday may not be rosy for you. Monday isn't Tuesday and Tuesday can't be Wednesday, but there's something synonymous with them all...day! If you daily encounter tough times, don't worry it can't outlast tough men like you. Even while others retire, you don't. You just keep digging it. Merriam Webster defined persistence as "continuing to do something or to try to do something even though it is difficult or other people want you to stop"

Don't stop my friend, if people are looking for a persistent figure, let them point at you. John De Lemme once said "the key of persistence will open up any door that has been closed by resistance" do you want open doors? Be persistent! The Bible says "those that call on the Lord should give him no rest..." Keep calling even when you don't feel like it, keep calling and keep doing your best and in the fullness of time you will arrive at your desired destination especially this month.

God bless your day.

BE CONSISTENT

It's normal phenomenon for people to make plans for the day, week, month and year and not too long such plan or resolutions becomes a burden to them. Since it isn't comfortable any longer. 

I like to define Consistence as doing what you are suppose to do especially when you don't feel like doing it. Do you remember this anthem? "Youth obey the clarion call, let us lift our nation high under the SUN or in the RAIN..." Those that served our fatherland will be familiar with it. 

The sun and rain depict

two seasons in your pursuit of purpose. There are times you like to do it and there are times you just hate it. A worker will testify not all day is enjoyable in his workplace and that can't make him give up on the work because he has a target. My friend you have a target this month. Don't allow the worries or storms that may beset knock you down. 

Consistence breed perfection and fulfillment. A footballer was asked why he is good at taking kicks(shot). He said "Everyday i go for training I always maintain 100 (or more) shots daily outside my normal group training" Whatever you are set to do if you must be successful you must be consistent. Mike Murdock said "Successful men do daily what the unsuccessful men do occasionally" 

Do you see a man diligent in his work, he will stand before kings and not otherwise my friend. If you are seeking a place at the top in your field of endeavor, be consistent with your daily input and in fullness of time you will be there.

God bless your day.

STOP THE COMPLAIN

Sometimes we complain of things happening in our lives we don't like yet we do little or nothing to change it. How can you change what you permit? 

If you must make realistic changes in just about anything you do, you must be ready to sacrifice something ...your comfort! 

One of my mentors said something that challenged me "A successful life is often expensive, it will cost you time, energy and focus" if you must be successful in anything you do, your time, energy, focus must be in it. 

I may not be wrong to say you are still there because you've not given these 3 factors a proper attention. So today, check your life for a minute what's it that need changes? Give it your Time, Energy and Focus and see what happens! It can't remain the same.

 

When you channel all to Him, He makes everything beautiful in His time. You must never disregard the God factor in your life. A popular hymn has these lines ...o what peace we often forfeit, o what a needless pain we bear, all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer. So today my friend, take everything to Him and enjoy GRACE!

Stop COMPLAINING and start OBTAINING from HIM.

Do have a wonderful day!

SOMETIME IN APRIL 2014

Just a week today, I saw something that truly baffled me in this present era of our existence. Walking past the Lagos Island has been my usual routine for some time now, but last Friday was exceptional when I pictured a scenario that really brought me to thinking of how we would survive the hurricane that is set to manifest in due course.

I walked past stands of home videos and books which was coincidentally aligned together around same spot, with the attention given by the bystanders gave me the audacity of course unusual to watch their activities. 

You will be so amazed by the immense concentration given persons of different age to the movie stand to feed their eyes of the latest in the Nollywood industry which presently has lost true sense of sanity and morality with only very few to reckon with. For the book stand? Very few!

This kept me thinking till the end of the day that people in this present time will give rapt attention to what will not profit or make meaningful impact to them (personal view though). These people spend time building their lives from these movie stars whose lives have been racked with flavours of dysfunction. These people take these movies as a replacement of the present time pulpit. How wouldn't their lives be messed up? Our society becomes a true reflection of the effect of this 'madness'

Everyday I passed past that book stand and see the works of great men like Myles Munroe, Mike Murdock, Kenneth Copeland, the late Archbishop Benson Idahosa, Joel Osteen, Rick Warren, Brian Tracy, John C. Mawell, Kenneth Hagin, Ben Carson, Richard Templar and a host of others (don't mind me how I got those names because sometime if we got less traffic situation for the day, I pause to take a glance) and my thought is Ignatius, you haven't read this, you haven't read that, what are you waiting for? There are information you are missing which are embedded in these books. I just wish I could get a truck and move everything home! Hope that wouldn't be covetousness? Having a stuffy library wouldn't be a bad idea, don't you think so?

I recall listening to Myles Munroe on "Your Job is not your Work" where he introduced a book "The Burden of Freedom" shortly after a friend, Impact recommended it, I overheard him saying it took him 27 years to write the book. My point is this like Mike Murdock taught me that you will be learning within hours or days what takes such author years to write and applied it to your life and never fall victims to what they now become victors of.

In this present era, if you don't have desire for knowledge, your life is very much predictable. No good future for you. The desire to be a voracious reader must be kindle within you. I have had great respect for some friends today simply that they possess a wealth of 'acquired' knowledge.
I want to leave this with you: What turn you on? What ignite a passion to be somebody of notable worth? What triggers you to become the best you can be? What do you spend your time, energy and resources on? What are your priorities in life? What will you engage in today and feel accomplished? Think!

Remember, you don't see things as they are, but as you are! The world only answer to people who know 'WHY'. My friend, Peter, drew my attention sometime ago to a quote and that is "those who know HOW will get the job but those who know WHY will be their boss. The boss represent here a state of well deserve place in destiny 

For me in the words of Abraham Lincoln (paraphrased) I will keep on studying, keep doing what I know how to do best, for I know one day not far from now my time will come.
Your time will come my friend, when you look back from "whence thou cometh" and see how far you have made marks you simply smile and say NO REGRETS because of the GOD factor. Make God your 'number one' in all things and He will make you number one in what you do. He will expand your sphere of influence as you genuinely seek HIM.

I rest my case for now.

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