Lessons from "the psychology of money."

 10 Lessons From The Psychology Of Money

1.      Building wealth takes time. More time than we may be willing to acknowledge. Think about Warren Buffet, who only became incredibly rich in his later years.

2.      Sometimes it’s not your talent, your skills, your qualifications, your connections, or even how wealthy you are, sometimes it’s just luck. You gotta respect that. Think of Tony Elumelu. Be humble.

3.      Some book chapters should be really short. Short chapters are easy to read. Not everything should be said in plenty of words. A word is enough for the wise, a short chapter is enough for the wise.

4.      It is not so much about physical money, it is so much about what you think about money itself. The mindset is more powerful than the cash itself. Your mindset determines how much you can make, how much you can save, how much you can multiply, and ultimately, how happy you will be.

5.      Stop buying things to please people who don’t care. And in many cases, people really don’t care. Society is always looking for the next gist, and you don’t want to always be the gist, except if you are contesting for a political position. Make your decisions based on inner convictions, not because you want to impress a neighbor who probably doesn’t care.

6.      Be very careful about your attitudes towards money. It will determine how much of it you will make, control or use.

7.      Always be optimistic. Pessimism never achieves anything. In the long run, only an optimist will still be around when the game is over. In spite of your present circumstances, whatever that may be, you need to believe that the future will be better. That’s what can keep you going.

8.      Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear. But that’s not relevant for you, except you are the one driving the car. Be careful with the information you consume, not all of it is applicable to you.

9.      Good things take time. Your investments, in knowledge, in skills, in money, and in relationships will take time before they bear fruit. Be patient. There is a time to plant and a time to harvest. Be patient.

10.   Everything has a price. Financial wealth has a price. Saving. Good investment. Knowledge. Skills. If you want financial wealth, be willing to pay the price. Pay the price for a financially secured life.

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Powerful lessons from the book "outliers."

 𝟏𝟎 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 "𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬" 𝐁𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐦 𝐆𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥

𝟏. 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭

To become successful, many things outside of your control must come into alignment. 

Focus on what you can control, effort and improvement.

𝟐. 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 = 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 + 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞

Natural talent gives you a head start but does not guarantee success.

Consistently practice a craft you love. 

You'll gain more talent than any natural starts with.

𝟑. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞

It takes roughly 10,000 hours to become world class.

Most experts accomplish this over 10 years.

Be patient, keep going, your time will come.

𝟒. 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧

It's difficult to hit your 10,000 hours of practice if your passion is a side hustle.

Find a job that will pay to practice your passion for 8 hours a day.

𝟓. 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞

IQ and natural talent are important, but only to a point.

A tall basketball player has an advantage but isn't guaranteed to be the best player.

You reach your full potential by layering talent with a winning attitude.

𝟔. 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬

You wouldn't be where you are today without your

• Spouse

• Friends

• Parents

• Coaches

• Teammates

• Business Partners

They all played a role in producing a legend. Thank them.

𝟕. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫

People are born with natural talent, better circumstances, and in safer places with more opportunities.

The only thing that's fair is that this unfairness applies to everyone.

Never let it hold you back from going after your goals.

𝟖. 𝐖𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐮𝐩 𝟒 𝐚𝐦

Anyone who goes through the pain of waking up at 4 am 365 days a year fails to become successful.

Join the 4 am club and become unstoppable.

9. The 3 keys to fulfilling work

1. You're passionate about it

2. You find it challenging

3. There's a connection between your efforts and a reward.

You're guaranteed to feel fulfilled at work if you have all 3.

10. IQ matters up to a point.

𝐎𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐈𝐐 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝟏𝟐𝟎, 𝐢𝐭 𝐧𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬.

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Lessons of "Think and Grow Rich."

 10 Lessons Of Book "Think & Grow Rich" -Napoleon Hill

“Think & Grow Rich” is one of the top universally recognized personal development masterpieces of Napoleon Hill.

To put it in simple terms, you can become anything that your mind believes is possible;

as a result, your mind becomes the one thing that can stop you or push you toward becoming the best of yourself.

There are only 10 lessons from "Think & Grow Rich" for any person to acquire a destiny and find real success.

1. Desire

Napoleon Hill describes in his book "Think & Grow Rich", everything starts with a desire. How badly you want something in your life.

You would not have the desire that you have unless you were capable of achieving it.

But it is your burning desire that is simply an accurate picture of what you will become.

But your desire has to be a burning desire. And when you decide to achieve your desire. 

Therefore, in a way, desire is the one stage that links thoughts and actions together:

Thoughts → Commitment (or Desire) → Action

“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.” 

And this is regardless of how many times you have failed in the past.

2. Faith

Faith is the solid expectation of things hoped for, the visible demonstration of the power of your thoughts and feelings. 

You can create the impossible through faith.

But negative thoughts of anger, hatred, or jealousy will kill any benefit of having faith. 

Therefore you have to have a positive attitude about whatever it is you want to achieve.

When you believe in yourself and in your dreams, you can achieve anything.

3. Auto Suggestion

This is the ability to focus your mind on your burning desire so much that your subconscious mind accepts it as fact.

Autosuggestion is a suggestion/affirmation by yourself, to yourself.

Write down your goal and desire and repeat it with positive attitude that becomes a reality of life.

4. Specialized Knowledge

Now we know Thoughts = Desire = Action

Never stop acquiring specialized skill related to your major purpose, business, or profession. 

Those who are not successful usually believe that once you finish school then acquiring knowledge has ended. 

The truth is that all schooling does is to help you in the way of learning how to acquire practical knowledge.

You need to keep on learning and improving your knowledge and action plan to achieve your desire.

5. Imagination

“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.” 

And this is regardless of how many times you have failed in the past.

You have to develop the power of self-motivation and the best way to do that is through imagination.

Imagination gives clarity and self-motivation of the action towards your plan.

6. Organized Planning

I always talk about how much-organized planning is required when it comes to being efficient.

The book "Think & Grow Rich" also mentioned that to achieve your goal you have to be organized and plan your activities in a way that leads you to success.

7. Decision

Procrastination is the opposite of a decision and is the enemy of everyone desiring success.

All successful people make decisions very fast, but they change them very slowly. 

And all unsuccessful people make decisions very slowly and change them fast and often.

Draw your life plan and put across things you need to focus on to achieve things in your life. 

It may be a habit, learning, or decision-making skills.

The faster you can decide to not put up with people whose aim is just that of bringing you and your dreams down the better.

8. Persistence

Persistence is the one quality that you must have in order to become successful. 

It is the main part of a person’s character that separates those who do not achieve from the achievers.

So many of us give up right before success. 

But when you learn persistence and the concepts of decision, you can push forward to the award of victory.

9. Power of the Mastermind

A mastermind group is a group of two people who support one another in attaining their goals, plans, and dreams.

It is a group of people who are sympathetic to your desire. 

They can help you to excite your mind for new thoughts and keep pushing.

10. The Subconscious Mind

"Think & Grow Rich" mentions that the subconscious part of your brain is like an archive/storage: it receives and contains your thoughts and impressions, regardless of their nature. It can solve our problems if we go about it the right way.

Your brain is the most marvelous, miraculous, and powerful force the world has ever known.

The mind is designed to help you to bring to you everything that you want. Use it for what it was intended for.

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A man does not need love

 A man needs admiration. A man doesn’t want respect, he needs it!

A MAN DOES NOT NEED LOVE.

Nowhere in the Bible does it ever say that a woman should love a man, it doesn’t exist in the scripture. Because, a man does not need love. Why? Because, a man needs respect! A man interprets respect as love. When a woman tells you she loves you, it doesn’t mean anything to you, think about it. But when she respects you, you know she loves you.

Ephesians 5:22-23 “husband, love your wife – it tells the man to love the woman; it never tells the woman to love the man. But it does say, wives respect your husbands” same chapter.

Because, God knows what He made. So, the first problem you got right now ladies is, what is respect? See, Aretha Franklin had it wrong that’s why she’s still ain’t married: “all I need-she had it backward, is a little respect, yeah.” No, she needed love! Yeah.

How Do You Respect A Man?

Here’s a secret. The word ‘respect’ means, to speak highly of, to hold in high regard, to praise, etc. The average man get zero praise. Zero, it’s not funny. It’s very dangerous! Let me tell you what hurts a husband in this church. Here’s what hurts a husband in this church, you respect pastor more than him. You are not married to your pastor. I know and I’m not naive. I know it’s tough to find something in him to praise. I know that but the bible says to do it, why? Because, God knows how the car works. Even if your husband is not and ideal man, you are supposed to help him become that. Maybe he doesn’t know the bible like you but don’t seat down and say let’s have devotions. And then you say to him, “why can’t you find Corinthians.” You are not helping the guy, you are demeaning his ego. You are destroying his pride! No wonder why he doesn’t do devotions anymore. You are supposed to buy him a Bible with the little tabs on the outside. Come on, somebody – you got to help him and tell him

“Honey, I know you could. I am going to wait till you find it, baby cause I don’t know where it is myself. Just go, right ahead baby you can find Corinthians. Come on honey! You got it baby, yes sir. Now, let’s go to chapter 6, baby. Yeah I know you can read this now, baby and I am going to believe everything you say, baby.” Help the man! All the men say, ride on!

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Myles Munroe on marriage

 

 Marital faithfulness involves more than just sexual fidelity. Being faithful to your wife also means defending her and affirming her beauty, intelligence, and integrity at all times, particularly before other people.

Faithfulness to your husband means sticking up for him, always building him up and never tearing him down. Marital fidelity means that your spouse’s health, happiness, security, and welfare take a higher place in your life than anything else except your own relationship with the Lord.

As a woman, always appreciate what your man buys for you. Don’t be his competition , be his support.

The man is the protector, the woman is an encourager. He is a teacher, She is a Prophet . He is the provider, and She is the Producer.

A wise woman helps her husband succeed. She keeps asking him questions, studies her husband. Struggle to get his vision and his dreams. A stupid woman criticizes her husband. An ideal woman is a helper, and you cannot help someone without knowing his vision. Help the man .

A woman builds a house with her hand, but destroys it with her mouth. So as a woman, if you want to build your house, just shut up.

Women if you meet a man with a vision, submit your vision to his , don’t create division in the house. The woman is a helper, not a destroyer.

Here are a few important principles to remember with regard to the giving and receiving between males and females. When a male demands, a female reacts; she doesn’t respond. When a male gives, a female responds. When a male commits, a female submits. Nothing is more precious to a female than a committed male. Nothing is no more depressing to a female than an uncommitted male. Here’s the secret, guys: If you want a submitted female, be a committed male. It’s that simple. When a male abuses, a female refuses. Whenever a man abuses a woman, she refuses to respond.

The first basic need of a male is sexual fulfillment; for a female, affection. The second most basic need of a male is recreational companionship; for a female, communication and conversation. The third basic need of a male in a relationship is an attractive woman; for a woman, honesty and openness. The fourth basic need of a male is domestic support; for a female, financial support. The fifth basic need of a male is admiration and respect; for a woman, family commitment.

Marriage is two imperfect people committing themselves to a perfect institution, by making perfect vows from imperfect lips before a perfect God.

For a woman, language spoken is an expression of what she is feeling. For a man, language spoken is an expression of what he is thinking. A woman says what is on her heart while a man says what is on his mind.

Communication is the ability to ensure that people understand not only what you say but also what you mean. It is also the ability to listen to and understand others. Developing both of these aspects of communication takes a lot of time, patience, and hard work.

When trying to communicate with each other, a husband and wife should be careful to make sure their voices and faces agree with their words.

All married couples should examine themselves periodically and ask, “What have we done with the resources God has given us? How are we handling His blessings? Are we spending our money wisely? Have we progressed over the past year? Are we moving in the direction God wants us to go? Are we obeying His will? Is He pleased with our management? What does He want us to do next?” These are important questions for growing in stewardship.

It is not enough just to know who we love; we need to know what we love. We need to know why we love the person we love. This is critically important for building a happy and successful marriage.

Submission is the willingness to give up our right to ourselves, to freely surrender our insistence on having our own way all the time.

Within the overall context of loving his wife, a husband’s first and primary role is to be the spiritual head and covering and teacher in the home. Through his words, lifestyle, and personal behavior the husband should teach the Word, the will, and the ways of the

Lord to his wife and children.

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Challenge your ability

Challenge your ability.

    Human potential scientists estimate that we use as little as ten (10) percent of our abilities as humans.Ninety percent of our potential is dormant and unused.It is said that we use only a small part of our abilities to do something great and wonderful. Nobody embraces or likes to fail.

    Your ability, thus, needs responsibility to expose its possibilities. Do what you can with what you have where you are (Theodore Roosevelt). You have to decide that there is more to you than what other people have said. There is a need for you to believe that there is an ability inside of you to accomplish something that has never been done. You may not have a clear picture of what to do, yet you need to try to believe that you can accomplish something great.

    Never wait for people to challenge you; take up something new and challenge yourself. Say to yourself, "Make a demand on yourself.""Look, I AM GOING TO BECOME THE BEST IN THIS AREA NO MATTER WHAT PEOPLE HAVE DONE BEFORE ME".

Simply go after that. You will accomplish it if you set out to do it.

    Whichever position you are now, the fact is that you haven’t reached the climax of your abilities because your abilities tend to infinity. You need to aspire and perspire to strive more to unveil another phase and level of your ability. Be determined and purposeful to see beyond your insight, your strength, your instinct, your insight, your strength, your inner mind, and all this and more put together, will definitely see you challenging your ability, which in turn makes up the giant in you.

    Do you believe that each of those disciples could have walked on water? The potential and the ability were in them, even as it was in Peter. The only step they refused to take was to challenge themselves to do it (walking on water).

"... And in the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out in fear; but immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, Be of good cheer, it is I; be not afraid, Lord; if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.And he said, "Come." And when Peter came down out of the ship, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. " (Mt.14:25–29). 

Jesus didn't say, "Peter, come!" He only said, "Come!" So any of them could have walked on water! It's not restricted to Peter only.

Each morning and each day that breaks forth gives opportunities anew to start afresh, so take a bold step just like Peter and challenge your ability.

    Believe in yourself, and the rest will fall into place. Believe in yourself; work hard; and there is nothing you cannot achieve (Brad Henry).

The strength and ability are already in you. The needed strive and energy have been deposited in you. All you need is to believe in achieving the impossible. You need the possibility mindset! There's no limit to what you can become.

As long as you are still attached to the source of life, the source of all potential, purpose, and destinies, your exploit is certain.

John 15:5

"Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches." Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit.

2 Corinthians 3:5

It is not that we think we are qualified to do anything on our own. Our qualifications come from God. Apart from me, you can do nothing.

Daniel 11:32b

But the people who know their God will be strong and do exploit.

    It is not what you are that holds you back, it is what you think that you are not that holds you back. What you see, what you hear, are tiny things compared to what you think. What you feed your soul determines your quality of life. The fact remains that nothing can corrupt Canaan more than Egyptian slavery thinking. The only barrier to what we would have become and what we are is actually the "spirit of fear". The fear of stepping out of your comfort zone, the fear of trying new things, new adventures, the fear of uncertainty, are what is holding you back.

    We are at the age where we need to really challenge and stretch our ability. You can't continue to dwell on past glory or success. In fact, the greatest enemy of progress is one last success. Potential is no longer what you have done or accomplished; it is what you can do but still lies dormant in you.

LET ME SHOW YOU THE MYSTERY OF DEATH:

1 Corinthians 15:13b

When you put a seed into the ground, it doesn’t grow into a plant unless it dies first.

    The seed doesn't grow into a plant unless it dies first. The seed of life is death, both in the spiritual and in the natural or physical realm. When a thing is dying, it is because it wants to live, so we live by dying. When God wants to give you life, He kills you. 

Apparently, the more you die, the more you give God the space to do the unthinkable and limitless with you. In a seed lies the tree, and in the tree lies the bringing forth of fruit, so both the tree and its fruit are hidden in the seed, and this cannot be manifested except the seed dies. Inherent in every seed is the ability to produce a tree, but the seed needs to die, thereby stretching its ability to move beyond being just a seed to be able to transform into a tree. Your transformation to unlocking and birthing the real you depends on your ability to die to your last achievements, success, and whatsoever you might have become because that is not all you can become. Your greatest enemy and barrier to your real ability is the refusal to die and look beyond your present reality, accolades, and achievements.

    For you to reach the climax of your ability, be like the seed that dies first before moving to its next reality. Always remember that the word of our God-the king Father said, "There's no limit to our ability, no limit to what we can do or achieve!" What greater and better assurance do we need to begin to try new things?

Philippians 4:13

For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.

HOW CAN THIS BE ACHIEVED ? THERE IS NO OTHER WAY THAN TO DEVELOP THE POSSIBILITY THINKING MENTALITY.

Focus on the container, not the oil! When there were no more containers, the oil stopped flowing.

2 Kings 4:6

Soon, every container was full to the brim! "Bring me another jar," she said to one of her sons. "There aren’t any more!" he told her. And then the olive oil stopped flowing.

    Your only enemy and limitation to reaching the climax of your ability is your mind, your mentality. Work on your mind. It is possible that one dies in the presence of resources. It is possible to be on a mountain top with a valley mentality. You cannot go farther than your mind can take you. Show me a man with a believing heart and I will show you a man with no limit to what he can achieve.

Mark 9:23

"What do you mean, ‘If I can’?" Jesus asked. "Anything is possible if a person believes."

Matthew 19:26

Jesus looked at them intently and said, "Humanly speaking, it is impossible, but with God, everything is possible."

And finally,

Luke 1:37

For the word of God will never fail. "

THE ABRAHAMIC STEPS OF POSSIBILITY MENTALITY

John 8:39

"Our father is Abraham!" they declared. "No," Jesus replied, "for if you were really the children of Abraham, you would follow his example."

Romans 4:17-22

That is what the Scriptures mean when God tells him, "I have made you the father of many nations." This happened because Abraham believed in God, who brings the dead back to life and who creates new things out of nothing.

Even when there was no reason for hope, Abraham kept hoping—believing that he would become the father of many nations. For God had said to him, "That’s how many descendants you will have!"

And Abraham’s faith did not weaken, even though, at about 100 years of age, he figured his body was as good as dead—and so was Sarah’s womb.

Abraham never wavered in believing God’s promise. In fact, his faith grew stronger, and in this he brought glory to God.

He was fully convinced that God was able to do whatever he promised.

And because of Abraham’s faith, God counted him as righteous.

1. Abraham believed God because He creates new things out of nothing that He could bring the dead back to life.(Because you were created in the Likeness of God, you must function exactly like Him.)

2. He kept hoping even where there was no reason for hope, just for the sake of the word of the King, which never fails. " For God hath said to him, that's how many descendants you will have."

3. His faith did not weaken; he remained unshaking in faith, even when his condition was beyond science.

4. Maintaining steadfast belief in the possibility of the impossible.

5. He believed that whatever God said through His word, he could do and bring to fruition.

All this wasn't just recorded for Abraham's benefit; it was recorded for our benefit too, assuring us that God will also count us as righteous if we believe in Him to do the impossible in our lives, all for His glory.

Romans 15:4

Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. And the Scriptures give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God’s promises to be fulfilled.

Romans 4:23b-24

... it wasn’t just for Abraham’s benefit. It was recorded for our benefit, too, assuring us that God will also count us as righteous if we believe in him, the one who raised Jesus Christ from the dead.

    "Possibility mentality is the master key to doing the impossible." I am fully persuaded that though it seems not to be possible, I believe it inspite of prevailing negative circumstances. " Everything in your hand today began in your mind yesterday. The climax of your ability depends on your mind. Whatever is too big for your mind is too big for your hand. Whatever your mind cannot believe is too big for you to accomplish. Whatever you cannot imagine cannot be delivered.

Genesis 11:6

"Look!" he said. "The people are united, and they all speak the same language." After this, nothing they set out to do will be impossible for them!

That is the power inherent in your imagination! It is your imagination that sets the pace for your future, it is your mental picture that defines your actual future. Possibility mentality is the key to exposing you to a world of unlimited possibilities.

Matthew 17:20

"You don’t have enough faith," Jesus told them. "I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move." Nothing would be impossible. "

Numbers 13:30

But Caleb tried to quiet the people as they stood before Moses. "Let’s go at once to take the land," he said. "We can certainly conquer it!" (Yeah! You can certainly conquer it too.

    What you know determines what you think. How you think determines how you live, and how you live determines what you become. What you are thinking is what you are now. To affect a man is to influence his thinking pattern.

What is the price of possibility mentality?

The price of possibility mentality is exposure. It is what you know that has the power to influence how you think, which in turn transforms how you live. The scripture contains everything you can do and become, and it should serve as the basis for measuring your ability.

 It contains the needed revelation to stretch your imagination, which has the potency to beautify your destination. The larger your information bank, the more elastic your possibility bank becomes.

Your destiny is at the mercy of your possibility mentality. It is the cure for doubt, and doubt is the fuel for instability. To break free is to possess a possibility mentality.

Proverbs 23:23

Get the truth and never sell it.

They also get wisdom, discipline, and good judgment.

The tribe of Reuben has no place today because of impossibility mentality. They settled down for the second spot. Esau refused to settle down for the second spot. He stretched his ability via his possibility mentality and the outcome speaks for itself.

Genesis 49:3-4

"Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength,"

The child of my vigorous youth.

You are first in rank and first in power.

But you are as unruly as a flood.

And you will be first no longer.

Because you slept with my wife;

You defiled my marriage couch.

Genesis 27:32–40

But Isaac asked him, "Who are you?" Esau replied, "It’s your son, your firstborn son, Esau."

Isaac began to tremble uncontrollably and said, "Then who just served me wild game?" I have already eaten it, and I blessed it just before you came. And yes, that blessing must stand! "

When Esau heard his father’s words, he let out a loud and bitter cry. Oh my father, what about me? "Bless me, too!" he begged.

But Isaac said, "Your brother was here, and he tricked me." He has taken away your blessing. "

Esau exclaimed, "No wonder his name is Jacob, for now he has cheated me twice." First he took my rights as the firstborn, and now he has stolen my blessing. Oh, haven’t you saved even one blessing for me?"

Isaac said to Esau, "I have made Jacob your master and have declared that all his brothers will be his servants." I have guaranteed him an abundance of grain and wine—what is left for me to give you, my son?"

Esau pleaded, "But do you have only one blessing?" Oh my father, bless me, too! " Then Esau broke down and wept.

Finally, his father, Isaac, said to him,

"You will live away from the richness of the earth."

and away from the dew of the heavens above.

You will live by your sword.

and you will serve your brother.

But when you decide to break free,

You will shake his yoke from your neck. "

Genesis 33:8-9

"And what were all the flocks and herds I met as I came?" Esau asked. Jacob replied, "They are a gift, my lord, to ensure your friendship."

"My brother, I have plenty," Esau answered. "Keep what you have for yourself."

Your possibility mentality makes you do the impossible. Possibility mentality is not a gift or talent, but what you cultivate and what you feed your mind with. The information you acquire affects your thinking and your mentality picture dignifies your destiny.

Information is the breaking ground for possibility mentality, which in turn gives the confidence needed to confront challenges on your way to fulfilling destiny. Stretch your imagination; therein lies your ability to reach the climax of your destiny or ability without compromising.

"The best you can be is directly proportional to the level of your insight" (MAN-AZU).

 

Go for it whenever knowledge is available; whoever the author is, go for it.You can't miss it when you invest in your mind. Without a positive mind, the world will never mind you. The thickness of darkness is what promotes the glory of light. If God told you anything, it is as good as done. Don't play with the scripture; it's the book that contains your realities and a picture of your future; and don't play with the author who helped you understand the scripture.Acts of the Apostles 26:24 Suddenly, Festus shouted, "Paul, you are insane. Too much study has made you crazy! "Stretch your imaginations, Get back to books, tapes, and life stories (biographies)."

  

Challenge your ability.

(JOURNALING QUESTIONS

1. Do you know your abilities?

2. Have you ever reached the end of your ability or capability?

3. Do you like to fail? If no, what are you doing to avoid this?

4. Do you even have the desire to do something great?

5. Do you even know that you can do something that has never been done before?

5. Irrespective of where you are, your background or the circumstances surrounding your life, do you know that you can be a great achiever?

6. Do you wait for people to challenge you? Why not take up something new and challenge yourself?

7. Even if others haven't done what you want to do, why not challenge yourself to do it better?

8. Are you even ready to step out of your comfort zone? Be determined and purposeful to see beyond your shadow.

9. Do you realize that you can also achieve greatness? If only you could challenge yourself to do it.

10. Do you challenge your ability with each new day, new week, new months, and new year? Do you take small steps? Do you have faith in y

our ability? What have you accomplished? Is that all you’ve got?

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Man's search for meaning

 7 life-changing lessons from the book "Man's Search For Meaning"

1. Accept what you can’t control

We cannot always control what happens to us, but we can control how we respond.

Accept this. Do not fight it. 

Accepting you can only control how you respond gives you more control than trying to control everything.

2. Success is a by-product of vision

Instead of putting all of your time and energy into becoming successful,

Put all of your time and energy into creating value, into something bigger than yourself, and success will come.

3. There is meaning in suffering

Frankl explains that suffering is a part of life - it is unavoidable

Hence, if there is meaning in life, there is meaning in suffering.

“Without suffering and death, human life is incomplete”

4. Suffering doesn’t last forever

As much as suffering is unavoidable - it is not constant.

There will come a time of liberation, a time where the suffering ceases.

That time is generally when you find or create the meaning behind your particular suffering.

5. Self-actualisation is a by-product of self-transcendence 

Man must give himself completely to another cause, to his purpose

When he does this man will become more human than he could imagine and the more human he is the more he actualises himself and releases his potential.

6. Purpose keeps us alive

Frankl documents how those in Auschwitz who had given up hope, that had not created their purpose, would soon pass

But those who knew they had something or someone waiting for them after liberation would carry on surviving through the hell they were in

7. Man creates his purpose

“Man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather recognise it is he who is asked”

Life questions us, it challenges us, and it is up to us to answer the question, rise to the challenge and give meaning to our lives.

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Your condition is not your conclusion.

 

 YOUR CONDITION IS NOT YOUR CONCLUSION.

The yearning and groaning to succeed is in every one, even those that commits crime. The greatest enemy of success is the fear of failure. The only barrier to what we would have become and what we are is actually "fear", the fear of advancing, fear of trying new things, the fear of the unknown, fear of uncertainty.

 You are born because there is something God wanted done that requires you, so you are not a biological mistake or experiments and whatever you are born to do is not attached to any condition or arcumstances but it is inside of you and can only be affected and aborted by you .

The word condition is the circumstances affecting the way in which people live or work, especially with regard to their safety or well-being, it is a state of affairs that must exist or be brought about before Something else is possible or permitted.

Conclusion on the other hand is the of an event or process. No manufacturer makes a product Without finishing it first. The future is presented first, and then the manufacturer goes back and create the present. Whatever you are born to do <your conclusion> God finished it first. When God decided what he wanted you to become he decided to start you, so your future (conclusions) existed long before your present. Your conclusion which is your future is an unmanifested purpose, and which is to the original reason for your existence, hence, making it to that end is to be successful.

Psalms 139:14-16 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.

You are fearfully and wonderfully made and your soul testifies of this. 

God took man out of eternity wrapped in a timed body, he took the beginning of your life, and the end of your life and put on both in time. You came to the earth with the beginning and your end inside of you. Your future does not depend

on your external environments or conditions around you, and sometimes you are even with people who doesnt like you, it's okay, as long as you like you, what is inside of you i.e your conclusion will bring you through.

Your Condition, circumstances surrounding your life, present predicaments cannot change God's conclusion concerning your life because your end is hidden in God, finished from the foundation of the earth, so whatever you are going through is not your future, it is never the conclusion of you. Yet, it is expected of you to prepare yourself mentally, physically, emotionally, and Spiritually for the worst, if you can settle the worst, the devil is beaten even Jesus christ announced his death first and then moved on with life. This is how you can live beyond or above your Conditions because God is committed, truthful, faithful, and righteous enough to the future he placed in your present. It is an error to allow your condition to decide your conclusion, No! your

Conclusion should be what God has already finished about you. You need to come to the reality that nothing is permanent except God and his promises.

Ecclesiastes 3:1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

If Indeed, God has finished or concluded your end, then there shall be a performance and fulfilling of his word.

Habakkuk 2:1-4 I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.

And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.

For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.

Your troubles, those conditions that puts your hope in jeopardy can never last. The hope and joy that we have is that in the midst of our trials and difficulties, even in a dangerous and unpredictable world, our souls are anchored in the word because the conditions that you think or allowed to determine your conclusion will not last, for since we are born of God, we have over come all these, even the world.

1 John 5:4-5 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

Isaiah 41:10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Exodus 15:2 The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him.

Storms will definitely come, it is up to you not to give up on that expected end that you have in God. Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

 We will all get them at one point in our lives, difficult moments will come, it is of you to remain

anchored to God because that condition is not your conclusion.

Acts 27:22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship.

Romans 8:18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

On uour way to your conclusion, Conditions with arise that will shake your faith, make you feel like your existence is an experiment or a mistake, in the midst of this dangers, difficulty, uncertainty, or pain, you need to take courage according to the word of Paul because the time of refreshing shall come according to the word of the Lord.

 These men were on this ship in a storm for fourteen days in total darkness, eating was not on their mind, They were not eating because of the storm and they feared for their lives, Paul knew that being on that ship in the storm was a Condition, but it was not their conclusion!

Paul assurance and confidence of a better conclusion is in the word of the Lord via His angel .

Acts 27:23-25 For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.

As long as you have your connection with the messenger which is the Holy spirit, He will reassure you that your condition is not your conclusion.

1 Corinthians 2:9-10 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

And this will lead us to what I called " THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM."

Yes, we all yearn and strive for a better tomorrow, what about the present, do we care about it? The present may offer goodness and abundance blessings, more so as it offers failures, disappointments, breakdowns, and so on, if all these are experienced what comes to your mind?

We all embark on journeys and we can't do this without having a drawn out plan to take us to our destination or we have a navigational system in place to successfully navigate to our expected

Conclusion. The way the navigation system works in our cars is the way God wants to operate us. That though in Him our end which is our conclusion is guaranteed according to His word, yet there are ways we need to follow or walk in. And along the way whatsoever we encounter we are sure that joy is certain in the morning even if sorrow last for the night, we will stand strong haven't known that at the end of the dark tunnel light is certain.

A navigation system is a (usually electronic system) that aids in navigation. Navigation systems may be entirely on board a vehicle or vessel. And navigation system may be capable of:

* containing maps, which may be displayed In human readable format via text, or in a graphical format.

* Determining a vehicle's or vessel's location via sensors, maps, or information from external

sources.

*Providing information on nearby vehicles or vessels, or other hazards or obstacles.

* Providing information on traffic Conditions and suggesting alternative directions.

How are you connected to the one that have decided your conclusion even before your existence ? 

It is this same way the navigation system functions that God wants to operate us.

"I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye" (Psalm 32:8), In all thy ways acknowledge Him and he will direct thy paths. < Prov: 3:6>. It is obvious that if you can't hear well, you can't Speak right. We are so much preoccupies With our plans forgetting that we need a navigation system to successfully see us through or take us to the realization and fulfiliment of our plans.

 Just like we needed the navigation system to get to our destination, so also do we need God to get to our Conclusion that is already settled by /in Him.

Sometimes there is so much noise around us that we cannot hear from God. And some times we needed God to tell us that we've made the wrong turn and make a U-turn, so we can be back on track. For every journey we embark on (in line with God's purpose), He's made available the supernatural Provisions, but if you can't hear from him, you will definitely be lost. How can He speak to us when we are only busy pouring out our minds to him without giving Him the time or chance to speak to us.

 In acts of apostles 27:23 -25, Paul was able to hear and receive, that is why he was so convinced and convicted that their current condition is not their conclusion by this he adminished them to eat for there shall be no loss of lives.

Sometimes God is interested in what we are going to learn on our way to our Conclusion, so whatever comes your way don't stop, check the navigation system to know if you are still on course or you've made the wrong turn and you need to make a U-turn. But, if you are still on track Keep on going, no matter what comes your way, for whatsoever that is good won't come easy either. Beyond the storms lies a calm, across the wind lies the still, at the end of every crooketh ways lies a very straight route, so close to your sorrows is joy over flow, beyond your present difficulties and troubles lies much happiness. He never promised us safe journey (we shall see tribulations) but safe landing (be of good cheer, I have overcomed the world).

God will definitely lead you along a path that will fulfill this plans for your life. He is the one who knows the direction to your conclusion and he will lead you accordingly, all you need to do is to stay in touch with him. For every of your steps ensure you hear from Him, just like father Abraham on his way to offering up Isaac as a sacrifice unto God. Be sure to hear from Him or you will be lost in the midst of the Conditions and miss His Conclusions for your life. ("Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?"). You miss that particular mountain, you miss your expected conclusion.

The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps, and your ears shall hear a word behind you saying; "this is the way walk in it" when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left. (Isa 30:21).

Beyond that troubles lies Comfort, beyond that lack lies greater abundance, beyond that storm, is a calm, beyond that trial and casting down is a lifting up, beyond that unfruitfulness is an abundance harvest, beyond the years of barreness is fruitfulness, beyond that struggle lies your comfort. To you it might seems unrealistic and so late, but with God it is just in time. Surely He that made the promise is ever faithful He is not a man that He could lie neither the son of man that He could repent, He will surely bring you to that His conclusion of your life.

Beyond your toilings without catching nothing, long night of fruitless works and a meaningless labour, having nothing to show for your sweat, empty dreams and broken promises, banquet of tears and harvest of sorrow, darkness of defeats, pools of tears, calligraphy of agony, mosaic of misery You might be confronted with impending shame dont be weak and weary, and let your heart faint not. Though you might have run out of wine, beyond all this is a fertile land, a place of abundance, a place at the mountain top, your pool of tears will be transformed into an oasis of fortune, this is your conclusion, your expected end, finished and hidden in God even before your existence. Never should your condition make you compromise your glorious conclusion.

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Be a Deadman!

 Be a Deadman!

Never mistake sincerity for purity.

The limit to what God can do with you is dependent on your degree of consecration, your purity not on the level of your sincerity.

And this can only be achieved by dying. The more you die, the more alive you are; no formula can replace death in the realm of the spirit. And it is to the extent of your purging.

Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

 

2 Timothy 2:18-22 Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.

Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.

If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.

Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

It is not enough to just be a vessel, it is not just enough to just a believer, it is not just enough to just be a servant or the called and the separated of God, it takes dying, it takes purging, it takes thorough refining to be meet for the master's use.

Colossians 4:17 And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.

2 Peter 1:10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

......if a man should purge himself....... Out of a pure heart not a sincere heart.

The same way being a good man will not get you to heaven except you are found in Christ, the book of life.

No matter the height you want to attain in the spirit, dying is the key to get you there. Impartation cannot take you to some levels unless you dig it by dying Spiritually.

No wonder Apostle Paul dies daily in which his attained level of realms and mysteries are sure evidences.

1 Corinthians 15:31

I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

Be a deadman!

The more you die, the more you give God the space to shake this generation with you, contend for greater dimensions by dying till you lose consciousness of yourself. We live by dying in this kingdom.

John 12:24

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.

Until you continually die to yourself and abide everyday in Christ, such abides alone! You can of your own self do nothing!

(Beyond your Shadow: pathways to living a fulfilled life)

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The Spirituality of life.

 The devil is not afraid or terrified by your knowledge of the word because he knows the word and can quote the word perfectly more than you can. It is only your application and how much you are able to engage the word that terrifies him. ( 2Corinthians 10:4)

Attack is the best form of defence, and your defence is legit, certain, and sure only if you attack with the right weapon and force. Hence, a battle is won with the right weapon and It is already a lost battle even before it begins when you fight or attack with the wrong weapon. (2Corinthians 10:4)

Everything God made, He created their environments first. And everything that is not in its ideal environment or source malfunctions. No person or product can function properly outside its source or environment specifically designed for it by its manufacturer.

Finally, God was ready to make Man, and God made man by speaking to Himself and man came out of Him. God is man's source.

Man was created both to be of the same essence as God, who is a Spirit, and to live in the same environment as God, which is the realm of the Spirit (the environment of God). (John 4:24a)

Every tree produces fruit after its kind; every child is like his father genetically. God is our father (a Spirit being), so also are we a Spiritual being by creature, a celestial being and not terrestrial. It takes being Spiritual to communicate with the father. The physical cannot communicate or fellowship with the Spiritual.

Man is a Spiritual being, although in a physical body dwelling in a visible but Spiritual earth.And nothing happens here on earth without Spiritual references or source.

Though the earthly realm is visible, yet it is Spiritual in establishment or creation. (Gen. 1:1-3, John 1:1-4)

The basis and the foundation of this earth is Spiritual, the law that brought about its existence is a Spiritual law, and it is this same Spiritual law that can/will sustain it.

Everything that happens in this realm are result of what has been settled in the Spiritual realm. It is not to say that God is the author of both evil and good. No! A tree can only produce after its kind, God is good and in Him there is no variableness neither shadow of turning. There's always a hand of God for protection, and evil will not strike unless He permits it. His permission should not be confused with or mistaken for commission. (James 1:13-17)

Concerning Job: everything that happened to job was settled and permitted in the Spiritual realm before its manifestation in the physical but Spiritual world. (Job 1:1,6_11, 38:12-13)

Everytime you loose consciousness of the law that got you there, there will be a free fall, and the fall there of will be great and very disastrous.

Although we look at the earth as though it is physical because of its visibility, yet it has a spiritual source, and man a Spiritual being trapped in a earthly physical body is made to live in a physical but Spiritual world, the earth.

If we are in a world that is spiritually rooted, then we are in for a spiritual warfare and not a physical warfare. Though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal even in a carnal world. (2Cor. 10:3-4)

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