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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

You Can Be Active, But Not Productive!

Posted by Global Faith Coalition on May 3, 2015 at 11:40pm


Not every good idea is relevant; not every good strategy is effective. Not all activities are productive; not all “busyness” is business. Not every preaching is ministry.

One can be very busy, but doing nothing; running, but going nowhere; dancing, when there is no music.

Work is not measured in terms of time invested and energy dispensed, but in the degree of effectiveness and productivity. It's important at times to retreat from excessive activities for careful evaluation of our effectiveness and productivity.

If this is done, some schools, churches, organizations, institutions, corporations would either shutdown, and retreat to re-strategize or relocate elsewhere.

So many things operating today aren't because of their relevance, effectiveness or productivity, but simply because those in charge want to impress people of doing something, when actually they are doing nothing.

Listen! There is nothing wrong if one shuts down his or her activity for sometime in order to come out with something that can be impacting. Stop trying to impress people, for you would never success to impress everyone.

If there is no productivity from your activities, and "business" from your “busyness,” pause and retreat. He who fights and retreats to re-strategize will live to fight another day! In all thy getting, get understanding. Cheers!

Dr.Benard 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