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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 May Be Asking, Which Is The Best Way To Live? Read on!

Posted by Global Faith Coalition on July 21, 2015 at 12:56pm

Most people who lament about the state of things in the Church and the deplorable state of the world, seldom give up their comfort and convenience for a cause, which can bring about positive changes in the church and in the world and to me; it isn't only an irony, but hypocrisy of a higher proportion.

If you don't like the way things are, the best way to prove it, is not to talk, but to do something positive, no matter how small it may be as a contribution in the areas you desire change. Be a part of a cause or vision bigger than you, with the aim of contributing your quota to the positive changes you dream about in the world. That's what living is about!

You aren't living if all you are trying to do is to survive in this world. You start living when you find your purpose and identify a cause for which you are willing to live or die for, as a divine mandate over your life in addressing or fixing those things that needs to be put in order or changed.

Christ didn't love the fallen state of mankind; as a result, he stepped from heaven to earth, walking away from comfort and convenience to giving his life for us. Today, we plead his blood over our lives as often as we want for protection and others as if it was that easy to shed his blood.

Nelson Mandela didn't like the state of affairs in his country South Africa. As a lawyer then, instead of settling for a life of comfort and convenience, he chose a path of resistance against apartheid, a system of government in then South Africa by which a minority White population rule over a majority Black population of indigenous South Africans with impunity. As a result of his activism, he was jailed for 27 years and later released and trusted with the privilege of leading his nation as the first Black South Africa president.

History has a record of countless individuals who made their lives to count by their sacrifices and contributions in different domains even at the expense of their personal comfort and convenience to deliver what we are enjoying today in all areas of life.

Am I saying comfort and convenience are wrong? No! No! But, most of the time, they stand as obstacles to our higher calling. No one in history and in co temporal times has succeeded in transforming his or her nation or the world in any way without giving up comfort and convenience at certain times. If one is merely striving for personal comfort and convenience in this world, then that makes one a dead, but living corpse.

Most people worship the god of comfort and convenience; they can only participate in a cause or vision as long as it doesn't impinge on their comfort and convenience. Most individuals, organizations, churches and ministries did quite well when things weren't comfortable and convenient, but when comfort and convenience set in, they lose their edge.

You may be asking, which is the best way to live? The best way to live is to live like Christ. I can imagine what some religious folks are thinking right now! I am simply saying, live the life of a revolutionary. Christ was a revolutionary in his approach to living. Live that way and you will see how impact-ful your life will become. I encourage you to study the life of Christ for inspiration on the life of a revolutionary. If you need my help, contact me. 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