The Power and the Potential Within

True Christ-like (Christian) children of God have a Power within them. The Power searches all things, even the deep things of God. The Power is the same that came upon the apostles and disciples of Christ in the upper room on Pentecost ( Acts 2:1-13). The Power is in us and works in us. His coming was promised  by our Lord Jesus Christ.

" Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I  do not go away,the Counsellor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you."(John 16:7)

The Power is also known as the Counsellor and He is the Spirit of God that indwells in the inner-man of the host( believer). By the Power that is within, the believer is enhanced to receive directly, the very thought( creative ideas) of his Creator- God himself. The Power gives the believer access into the things of God beforehand:

"... When the Spirit of truth comes,he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own authority,but whatever he hears he will speak,and he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine,and declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you".(John 16:13-15)

The Power is the Holy Spirit, the third entity in the divine Trinity. The Power was behind world evangelical revivals across continents from the days of the apostles to these last days; when He will be poured out more than ever before by God on his chosen Ones (Joel 2:28-29). He is the Power within the Church that  exposes the manifold wisdom of God to the Principalities and Powers ( dominions & angels) in the  heavenly places.(Ephesians 3:10)

The Potential is the seed of creation  put inside man from when he was created by God. Man is the image of God created in his likeness :

"Then God said, ' Let us make man in our image, after our likeness;...So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. And God blessed them, and God said to them 'Be fruitful and multiply,and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion"....(Genesis 1:26-31)

Being made in God's image means the attributes of God are part of us. The bible says ..." after our likeness", implying that we are like God. The creation potential was put inside of man by default, because God and his Son Jesus can create and they created us  after their likeness. Now, from experience in life, any system or thing that is capable of efficiently carrying out 'work' is first designed to be able to do the desired; hence special abilities are added by default to enable the system. More often than not, the efficiency of that system or thing can be enhanced to improve performance by making a few tweaks  and making new additions usually built around the default principle. These are called new models( Eve was a new model of Adam; possessing a womb).

 This is same for we human beings. God expects us to be dynamic and proactive in providing solutions to everyday problems multiplying our brain seeds and ultimately dominating our earth. 

God said to the newly created beings:  be ' fruitful and multiply '. In the past we thought it was only procreation this was about,but it extends and encompasses  the utilization of the creative potential to harness and subdue our 'earth' and exercise our dominion. In the plants, God provided various nutritious delicacies, woods for building as well as clothing from animals etc. Man just had to use his creative power to harness his resources and be Fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.

 

Combining the Power & the Potential

First of all you need to recognize that you're blessed. The bible says in Genesis 1:28... " And God blessed them". That is an assurance of how you are fearfully and wonderfully made. You are nothing short of a success.

When combining the Power of the Holy Spirit and the God-given potential, you are destined for a life of fulfillment and vitality.

" who is the man that fears the Lord? Him will he instruct in the way that he should choose. He himself shall abide in prosperity, and his children shall possess the land."(Psalm 25:12-13)

Combining the Power of the Holy Spirit and the God-given potential is a win-win situation.  Its a winner takes all situation. Having the Holy Spirit indwelling inside of us; is a light unto our paths. He is the one who leads us through the valley of the shadow of death and we fear nothing! We reach out and become fruitful because we are of the true vine (Jesus Christ).

" every branch of mine that bears no fruit, He (The Father) takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes,that he may bear more fruit"( John 15:2)

There is no limit to the things that can be achieved when we are under the direction of the Power of the Holy Spirit; always prompting knowledge on how to dispense our potential. We do the right things at the right time. This is because we do not perform on our own volition but "the Spirit searches everything even the depths of God."(1 Corinthians 2:10)

Your business ideas and strategies will be God-given, surely positioning you for success. That idea that will catapult you to new levels of success will come from the Power of the Holy Spirit and you will excel beyond boundaries. Trust God for marvelous things to happen in all sphere  of  life today. You just have to desire it in continuous prayer to God and in due season he will deliver the goods.

If you do not have the Holy Spirit in you; all these  can't work out for you. It is so because you have rejected the Son of God. Accepting Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior and believing that his blood cleanses you from all your sins,makes you born again and a candidate for the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Behold limitless possibilities!

" Now to him who by the Power at work within us is able to do far more abundantly, than all we ask or think,to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, for ever and ever. Amen( Ephesians 3:20-21)

 

The Salvation Prayer

Trust me, this will be the best thing that ever happened to you ever!
Nothing compares to the salvation of your soul; the feeling that comes when
you know that your name is written in the Book of Life. There is now no
condemnation, because you are now in Christ; walking in the direction of the Holy Spirit.
(Romans 8:1)

When you say this prayer below, you are surrendering all to Jesus and asking him to be Lord
and Saviour of your life. In effect, the blood of Jesus will bring remission for your sins (1 John1:7)
and you will become the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus (1 Corinthians 5:21). In other words, you are upright before God because of the blood of Jesus.

Clear your mind and focus on God; while you say this prayer of salvation:

'' Dear Jesus, I come unworthy into your presence, filthy with sin. I confess with all my heart that I am a sinner. I believe that you are Lord and Saviour of the world, that you died on the Cross of Calvary for my sins and shed your blood for the forgiveness of my sins. Lord I plead your blood generously on my soul and I accept you as Lord and Saviour. Come into my life and be my God and Lord. In Jesus Name I pray''. Amen.

Beloved if you just prayed that prayer, you are now born again. You are expected to put behind you the ungodly doings of the past and walk with God. The Holy Spirit is in you now! Ask for any help in the name of Jesus and He will grant you, according to your measure of faith

You need to start attending a bible-teaching church where you will be fed the word of God; to enable you grow spiritually.

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The Making Of Champions

Champions are winners; they are victorious individuals, who have been able to master the elements and challenges of life and have been able to bend them to their advantage. They have acquired certain qualities that have ensured they are outstanding, weather the storm, and been able to tame the tempest. 

There is no doubt that taming the tempest is no easy task, and while many people want to be champions, they will have to develop certain deep and reliable qualities that will empower them to be made up of what champions are.

The qualities of champions are not far-fetched because champions are not born they are made. That means that anyone, including you can learn them and become a champion. One might want to admire a champion’s resolve to start with. I mean these guys aren’t the average guys one sees around every day, they are important people—champions! They have a certain resolve which has been earned by personal and life experiences and it has played a crucial role in building them into whom they have turned out to be.

In the life of a Christian, being a champion is as easy as giving one’s life to Christ. Because our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ became victorious in death and resurrection by the power of the Holy Spirit of God, we have possessed the rights as sons of God to share in the victory.

‘’And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross’’ (Colossians 2:15)

Sharing in the victory includes outright triumph over everything that poses a threat to our general advancement in life. This is one of the important things we have received as dividend for serving God through faith in Christ Jesus. We are champions by default. That is to say that the peculiar qualities that make up champions are bestowed within us as an inheritance of salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 

What is worse is that most Christians do not know who they truly are in Christ. Some have never known that God added dividends in salvation as an inheritance here on earth as well as in heaven [which we all know of and look forward to].

There are simple traits and qualities that champions in life do possess and live by and they can be learned, desired and mastered by anyone wherever. They are discussed below:

  

A word from God:

A word from God is all it takes to make your walk into stardom and realise your life’s purpose. A word from God puts you in the right direction. It is the ‘Avos’ of all the traits of a champion. A word from God for any worshipper of Jehovah is the source of his drive. What you are reading at this exact moment is a result of the word of God to me to write about his will for our lives. 

Marcus Lamb, president of Daystar Network—a Christian network that dedicates to the propagation of the gospel worldwide—shares his vision as beginning with a word from God in 1983 or there about and today he is owner of arguably the world’s largest Christian television Network in terms of coverage. Every true great man of God attained his vision and status by first receiving a word from God! It is the champions drive towards world domination!

Soon as Joshua received the word from God to lead Israel into the promise land, his destiny was guaranteed. Same goes for Abraham, David, Saul, Paul, Moses, Gideon and all the bible’s success stories.

A word from God zeros out the possibility of non-directional movement in life. It is directional, instructive and has the capacity of accurate foresight. With a word from God you cannot go wrong! You are well on the road to becoming a champion!

You can receive a word from God when you specifically ask him to show you what he wants you to do in life. The response could come in symbolic dreams, through the word of knowledge (from a verse or passage in the bible) or by visions. Whatever way the Holy Spirit chooses to minister unto you be sure that you listen for the ‘small still voice’ of direction.

No testimony without a test:

The word ‘testimony’ is derived from the root word ‘test’. While testimony is the confessing of good tidings, test is the not too pleasant process one had to meander through successfully so that one could testify.

If ever you will be a champion you must be able to go through the tests of life. They will always be there and you must be prepared to meet them and surmount them.

‘’A righteous man may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all (Psalm 34:19)

In order to pass the test, the would-be champion must be aligned in Jehovah, the helper and deliverer. If you anchor in Christ Jesus, the author and finisher of your faith, though the storms of life will come you will not be tossed to and fro by the waves.  Be ready to go through the test of life!

‘’ In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honour when Jesus Christ is revealed. (1 Peter 1:6-7)

If you do not give up, you will not be defeated! Persevere.

It is what it is. If you give up then you are a loser. If you have been giving up ever since, it’s no news why you have always failed. Get up! Stand up! And get what is right in front of you! Champions do not sit and moan and complain about how things aren’t working in their favour. They make things work in their favour. If you know who you are in Jesus Christ, you will start to speak to unfavourable circumstances to turn around in your favour. It is all in the power of the spoken word.  Speak it into being in Jesus name!

You will need to persevere—that is being ready to see it through—to become a true champion. This is one of the major traits of a true champion! Abraham Lincoln persevered through all the failures unlike most of us who would have given up since. He persevered until he got to be president which was higher than what he longed for in the beginning. A true champion he is!

If you do not give up you will not be defeated. Lincoln knew God, he wasn’t defeated because he will not quit! Champions never quit. Losers do!

‘’So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You will need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised (Hebrew 10:35-36)

*see 1 Peter 4:13, James 

God’s Delays are not Denials.       

Delays are a major part of life. For one to successfully deal with delays, one will need the virtue of patience. We need to realize that we aren’t working in the same timeline with God. As a matter of fact, God’s time is the best! His time is perfect! When you come to an understanding about the will of God, then it will be easier for you to give yourself a soft landing, resting in his love. See what the Scriptures say about his will:

‘’Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will’’ (Romans 12:2)

‘’For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future’’ (Jeremiah 29:11)

Such is the will of God for our lives. When the promises have not been fulfilled in the physical, it doesn’t necessarily mean God hasn’t heard your prayers, but because he sees the end from the beginning and he knows what is still to come, he knows exactly when the best time is for you to receive your blessing. 

Consider God’s word:

‘’For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’’ declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.’’(Isaiah 55:8-9)

Take a chill-pill and trust God that his word will accomplish for you just as much as he has sent it forth for.

   

No is not always bad! 

Many times we try to get something, maybe try to open new doors for our businesses, and then we get a No. Some of us have withdrawn into our shells and sulk others have simply pressed on and gotten a yes after all. Getting a No isn’t all that bad. Perhaps the time is not right. God may have given a word for your business or a life’s pursuit and you believed it and as many of us do, try to quicken the process of the fulfillment, by launching our move, often too quickly and get a glaring No.

Getting a No shouldn’t put us off, if for anything it should keep us pressing on! The Abraham Lincoln story is a classic example. One would consider Thomas Edison’s resilience in the face of failure in his famous light bulb experiment and know that champions will need to build that kind of resolve. After thousands of failed experiments which is the same as a No we get in other aspects, he saw a new reason to continue doing the experiment in a way he hadn’t before. That should be our resolve in the face of receiving a No. Keep on pressing on till you get your eureka moment—a Yes!

                                                        

 Leave the Results to God.

It is exactly the way the caption says it –leave the results to God. We should stop trying to assist God. We will only get him to get his hands off our affairs because God will never contend with our will for supremacy. 

When we try to help God out, we end up working in the imperfections of the flesh and may create new problems for ourselves. Such was the case of Sarah and Hagar—her maid servant. God had made a promise to Abraham and Sarah about an offspring and the blessings that will roll over generations that will come from their lineage. 

Over a decade, the promise was yet to be fulfilled and Sarah stepped in to help the situation, by asking her husband to impregnate her maid servant. A son was born and a new generational problem of strife began with his birth, following till this day. Leave the results to God. Have faith and walk in obedience. Do away with your fears and walk in faith in God.

‘’Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you’’ (1 Peter 5:7)