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WHAT DOES THE WORD "SUCCESS" MEAN TO YOU?

The battles against your life are not against your success, but more against you using your success for the right purpose. A Failure in life is not someone who is not a non-achiever, but an achiever who is ignorant of the purpose attached to his or her achievements. The world defines success based on what people have and who they are; success is none of the above. Who you are, and what you have are merely raw materials for success. Success is what one ultimately accomplishes by employing and deploying what one has and who one is. Many people are being distracted by what they have and who they are, instead of focusing on what they can accomplish using what God has given them.

There is a purpose attached to everything; doing business with the consciousness of purpose in view is an evidence of wisdom. Don't celebrate "what," at the expense of "why." Dr Benard Etta

Why Do You Do What ou Do?

Posted by Global Faith Coalition on March 22, 2015 at 2:51pm

Romans 12, verse 1.
"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service."

The most remarkable breakthrough we can ever have in our walk with God is the privilege of knowing his heart. It is also very crucial in every relationship that we strive to know the heart of our partners. It is not easy to make sense of someone's words and actions without knowing their hearts. Only the heart of an individual can tell the truth about their words and actions. In this season, it is crucial for us as God's people to desire to know God's heart towards us.

One of the misconceptions about God is that his ways don't make sense, and we are supposed to follow his leading blindly and without questioning. In some sense, God's ways don't make sense to un-renew minds, but to say that God's ways don't make sense can encourage stupidity.

In our foundation text, we are admonished to present our bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, not as a religious service, but as a reasonable season. Meaning, it is something, which makes sense to the sensible. God is not interested in ruling over us, but to share his glory with us. Thus, whatever He tells us to do is for our best interest, and his idea is for us to see the wisdom in why we should do what He is asking us to do.

Religion preaches the opposite! If you ask most people why they are serving God, you would hear several religious notions that present God as a religion void of reason.

I have been a student of God for more than three decades, and I can tell you, God is light, and in Him, there is no darkness at all.

God wants you to know why and see the value and the wisdom of doing whatever He wants you to do. There is a difference between religious service and reasonable service. Religious service is what most organised religions propagate to their advantage since it leaves people with no freedom to question or ask for clarifications.

Reasonable service is kingdom service done with a clarity of purpose of the value and wisdom of doing whatsoever one does.

Religion brainwashes, but God enlightens. You would have to choose between God as a religious service or reasonable service. The former is burdensome, but the latter is refreshing. All it takes is the renewing of our minds by the truth of God's word. Ponder!

DrBenard Etta

 

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Wisdom To Turn Trash Into Treasure

The wisdom to turn trash into treasure; to make sense out of nonsense, to transform obstacles into miracles; pain to gain; setbacks into a setup for a comeback is the real measurement of maturity. Sometimes, God may not remove the necessity, but would give you the wisdom to transform it into an invention. When Israel saw Goliath, they saw a problem, but David saw an opportunity for greatness. You can't rise above your perspective and perception of issues. I wish you a blessed week.  DrBenard Etta

 

Don't Mistake Disgrace For Grace!

When it is too easy, it isn't always a sign of God's grace at work; it may also be an indication that the "object or mission" even though fabulous, might be of little eternal consequences.

The ideas, visions, and dreams, which have actually changed the world positively, and impacted time and eternity didn't come easy. The absence of battles may not necessarily be an indication of a breakthrough. It might as well be an indication that the axe head, representing the "edge of effectiveness" is missing.

Why on earth would Hell fight an idea, vision and movement when it's aware it isn't longer a threat? That's why the devil sponsors some churches and ministries since they don't threaten his overall plan.

The bottom line is, when one is no longer a menace (threat) to Hell, Hell will stop fighting the individual, while concentrating its resources to fight those carrying the most dangerous lights, which can destroy its deceptions. May God help us to think deep in order not to mistake disgrace for grace. Ponder to be a wonder!

No nation can experience positive transformation unless it is rescued from the ignorance propagated by individuals who use religion and politics for self aggrandizement. There seem to be a romance between religion and politics aimed at taking captive the minds of the masses, deceiving and leading them to self-destruct. The 21st century church will stem the tides of these twin evils through a peaceful revolution with truth as its weapon. DrBenard  Etta