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An Enemy Had Done This

Last night’s live focused on Matthew 13:24-30.

This portion of scripture covered the parable of the wheat and the tares.

Matthew 13:24-30 creates the scene where Jesus gives the parable of the wheat and tares. This parable dealt with a real-life experience encountered by farmers, especially when they were found to be unfriendly or unjust in their business dealings. An enemy would sow weeds (tares) in their fields, which would take years of work to eliminate.

The Greek word for weed is zizanion, and this weed is a plant with the same sort of stalk and green colour as wheat while growing, but when it is fully grown and ripe, it has long ears and produces black and poisonous grain. If the grain is allowed to ripen fully, the seeds would fall into the soil and produce another crop of poison the following year.

The servants noticed this whilst working in the field, where they noticed that as the crops came to the last stage of their growth, some began to look different as the heads began to form and grow longer than the wheat. They told the owner and suggested to the owner to uproot the tares. The issue at hand was that the tares were intermingled with the wheat, so the Sower suggested that they wait until harvest because trying to uproot the weeds will in fact, damage the wheat.

Verses 36-43 give us the meaning of this parable- the field is the world, the Sower of the good seeds is the Son of God, and the good seed represents the people of the kingdom of God, and the tares represent the sons of the kingdom of darkness.

That is where we are right now in this current climate in the world; it is difficult to distinguish the difference between the people of God and the sons of the enemy. Right now, more than ever, God is encouraging us to sharpen our tools of discernment in this season.

The key scripture I emphasised on last night was Matthew 13:25

“But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way”

When we are asleep, we are at our most vulnerable. I spoke about how the enemy uses demonic infiltration, permeation, and intermingling to hijack and sabotage one’s destiny, and he does this through the dreamworld. He does this by sowing negative representation of either you to your destiny helper or of your destiny helper to you. He also sows seeds of perversion and evil through life’s circumstances. This scripture shows us prophetically how the enemy operates. He targets you at the earliest formative years, which, psychologically speaking, are from 0-6 years old, to create a faulty harvest in your life. Some demonic seeds lie dormant and do not show up until you are about to step into a destiny moment. Towards the end of the live video, I shared that the same how wheat has a root system, humans also have a root system known as the nervous system and I prophetically taught how the enemy uses trauma and external circumstances as well as people ordained by him to sow tares (trauma) into your root system to sabotage the God ordained fruits that God has ordained to be harvested in your life.

Prayer: Father in the Name of Jesus Christ, I pray that just like how the enemy sowed weeds amongst the wheat in Your Word, Father, I pray to uproot every demonic seed lying dormant in my life. Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, destroy every time-released demonically generated event in my life. Father, I pray in the name of Jesus Christ to reset my root system and may every good seed that You have planted in my life, may good fruit come forth at the time of Harvest. Father, every tare causing sabotage and hindrance in my life in the form of frenemies, Lord uproot them now in the name of Jesus Christ and remove them from my life. Father, I thank You that You have heard this prayer in Jesus’ Name, I pray, Amen.

To watch last night’s replay, here is the link https://bit.ly/4l6VPje

Gratitude- A Key To Your Breakthrough

Last night’s live was truly powerful. I really spoke from my heart what I believe the Lord wanted me to share on the principles of gratitude and what the heart of gratitude and thanksgiving does in the life of the believer.

So what is gratitude and thanksgiving?

Gratitude is the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.

Thanksgiving is the expression of gratitude especially to God.

The focus text was taken from Matthew 14:16-20

The key verse was taken from verse 19 where Jesus demonstrates how we are to model the heart of thanksgiving.

Matthew 14:19

“Then He told the people to sit down on the grass. Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he gave the bread to the disciples, who distributed it to the people”.

Here Jesus is teaching a multitude of people 5000 excluding women and children so a multitude is up to around 10,000. Jesus shows us how to give thanks.

(1) Firstly He took the five loaves and two fishes looked toward heaven and blessed them.

(2) He broke the loaves into pieces- Preparation

(3) Gave the bread to the disciples- Delegation

(4) Disciples distributed to the people- Distribution

These are three strategies needed when in a season of overflow and multiplication. You have to whilst practicing gratitude, prepare in order to maintain the blessing.

When Jesus gave thanks for the five loaves and two fishes, in giving thanks He broke the limitation off the five loaves and two fishes.

The first principle of gratitude and thanksgiving is;

(1)Gratitude and Thanksgiving invites overflow and multiplication – when you give thanks for what you have it releases overflow and it multiplies what you already have.

When you praise God with thanksgiving- as your praises go up, God’s blessings come down.

(2) A heart of gratitude and thanksgiving causes you to see the solution in the problem. Gratitude is a shifter of your perspective.

On last night’s live, I encouraged the viewers to create a gratitude jar and note down the date and what you are thankful for. I would like to invite you to join me on this challenge too.

Prayer: Father in the name of Jesus, I thank You for this word and teaching on what it means to practice a life of gratitude and thanksgiving. Heavenly Father, I pray please cultivate in me a heart of thanksgiving. Lord help me to perceive the solution I. The midst of crisis. Father I thank You and I praise You in advance for the overflow and multiplication that is coming my way in Jesus name I pray amen.

Catch the replay to last night’s live- http://bit.ly/44mKLaq

Your Obedience Carries A Sound

Last night’s live, I focused on the importance of pivoting in this season. The word pivot has different meanings depending on the context. The general meaning of a pivot is a fixed point that something turns or rotates around. From a business context, to pivot, means to change direction or strategy in response to circumstances. To pivot is a change in focus or direction.

The focus scripture was taken from 2 Kings 7:3-19. Here are a few nuggets from that scripture. The focus scripture was taken from 2 Kings 7:3-19. Here are a few nuggets from that passage of scripture:

The lepers were a people who, because of the condition they dealt with in their bodies, society ostracised them and considered them unclean, so they lived at the entrance of their gate to Samaria (vs3).

The pivot of the four lepers started with a decision

They rose at twilight, just after sunset or sunrise. In the live video, I said midnight, so I would like to correct that error here.

As they stepped out by faith, God amplified the sound of their footsteps

Because of their pivot, a whole nation ate (vs 8-18)- this pivotal decision and risk made by the lepers was on the back of the poverty the nation was experiencing at the time. Read 2 Kings 6 to gain more clarity.

To pivot, you have to have a transformed mind (Romans 12:2)

Prayer: Father, in the name of Jesus, I ask You, Lord, to empower me to obey Your instructions concerning my purpose and destiny in You. Lord, help me to understand that by faith, as I step out, you are amplifying my footsteps. Lord, lead me to the place of provision that those in my vicinity and proximity will be blessed. Father, I thank You for hearing me and for blessing me. Father, I repent of every disobedience. Lord, I ask for your mercy to realign me with my destiny in you, and where I have missed out on breakthroughs because I refused to pivot. Lord, I recall the opportunity and moment for me to pivot in Jesus’ Name, I pray, amen.

Watch the replay of my YouTube Video- ‘Your Obedience Carries A Sound ‘- https://bit.ly/3ZGL3aN

God’s Outcome- Part 2

On last night’s live, I continued exploring the meaning of God’s outcome and what it means to understand the difference between God’s perfect will, His general will, and God’s permissive will.

God’s perfect will, general will, and permissive will are theological categories that are used to understand how God relates to our choices, His divine sovereignty, and moral guidance. We see the perfect will of God in the scriptures, but the terms general and permissive will have not been seen in the scriptures; however, some scriptures clearly explain and define the difference between the three wills of God.

1 God’s Perfect Will

God’s perfect will refers to His ideal plan, desire, and sovereign intention for creation and individuals. God’s perfect will is always good, flawless, and unchanging. It reflects God’s best for us, which aligns perfectly with His holiness and purpose.

Romans 12:2 says:

“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God”.

Romans 12:1-2 shows us six things that constitute the perfect will of God in our lives;

1 Present your bodies as a living sacrifice to God (Romans 12:1, 1 Corinthians 3:16-17; 1 Corinthians 6:20).

2 Make the body holy (Romans 12:1; 2 Corinthians 7:1)

3 Make yourself acceptable to God (Romans 12:1)

4 Render reasonable service (Romans 12:1)

5 Be not conformed to the world (Romans 12:2)

6 Be transformed from the world (Romans 12:2)

The Greek word for “perfect” in Romans 12:2 is teleios, which translates as “that which has reached its end; nothing more to complete it”. When it comes to the perfect will of God concerning your life, there is a completion. When God’s perfect will is done in your life, there is nothing more to add or take away. It’s all complete.

Other scriptures to study the perfect will of God are Ephesians 1:4-5 and Jeremiah 29:11

God’s perfect will is what He ideally wants for His people: righteousness, obedience, and relationship with Him.

2 God’s General Will

God’s general will refers to his commands and what He expects from people. This includes upholding the commands of His Holy Word, including living righteously, loving others, and accepting salvation through Jesus Christ. It is revealed in scripture and applies to everyone.

Scriptures

1 Thessalonians 4:3, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, Micah 6:8, John 6:40

God’s general will be accessible to all and does not depend on individual circumstances- it’s found in His word and is about how all people should live.

3 God’s Permissive Will

God’s permissive will refers to what God allows to happen, though this may not be His ideal or perfect desire. He permits human choices, even sinful ones, without violating your human free will. Yet He still works through them to accomplish His ultimate purposes.

Scriptures

Romans 8:28, Genesis 50:20, 1 Samuel 8:6-9

God’s permissive will acknowledges human freedom. He may allow choices that are outside His perfect will, but He still maintains sovereignty and can redeem even the worst situations.

Prayer: Father, in the name of Jesus, help me to know and discern the difference between your perfect, general, and permissive will. Father, I repent for every time I stepped outside of your perfect will. Lord, deliver me from the consequences of the decision I made as a result of my permissive will. Father, I pray to wash me in your living waters and the blood of Jesus Christ. Father, refresh my soul from the brokenness of my disobedience in Jesus’ Name, I pray, amen.

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Fruit and Root Relationships

There is a divine shift in relationships in this season. Embrace the process and remain humble. I’ve learnt over the years some are called to your root season whereas others are called to your fruit season.

It’s important to undertsand that both are necessary in your lives and their sudden departure from your life does not mean that they are evil.

Some are called to you when you are in pain and when you are better and can stand on your own two feet God will remove them from your life. There are others who God will keep from you in your season of pain because they don’t have the capacity to handle your vulnerability.
They only have the capacity to walk with you in your season of fruitfulness.

You need people in your life in seasons of fruitfulness to pick and gather the fruits that you will produce. Maturity and discernment will help you to discern these types of people in this season.

The Glory of God

We have entered into a season of the outpouring of God’s glory.

Today I kept hearing ‘To Research The Coronation’. The Coronation is the act of placing a crown on the Monarch’s head. The term coronation is commonly used to describe the whole ceremony in which the crown is placed rather than just the bestowal of the coronet. This ceremony is where the monarch is anointed to be King or Queen.

I truly believe that God is using this time of crisis to restore His glory amongst His people and to anoint His people for the future assignments that is to come. Looking at the word Coronavirus, the root word of Corona is Crown. God is using this crisis and this lockdown to coronate His people. Get in position, your season of Coronation is here. God bless you.

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Transition

Ever feel like you finally get a hang of life and its course, only to be hit with a surprise crossroad that shifts you into a world of decisions and the very thing you thought you finally had control of you no longer could handle? Sounds familiar?

This is Transition. When you think you have mastered Transition on one level, there is always another level that awaits your discovery. God is amazing and He is full of surprises. There is absolutely nothing that takes Him by surprise concerning you but there are times when He allows unexpected shifts which are a surprise to you. I have learnt to welcome every shift as an indication that my journey is speeding up and it means that I am getting closer to my destination called There. Everytime a car has to change gears it allows the car to move at a faster speed. Your ability to shift accelerates your journey.

Transition is your vehicle that ushers you to your place called There. Everytime there is a shift, and a sudden change it means that you are arriving closer to your destination. Everytime life throws a curveball it just means you need to shift. If you experience sudden betrayal or sudden separation of a longstanding relationship that is just destiny disguised as a heartbreak. Trust what the Holy Spirit is doing in this season.

Romans 8v28 states that all things work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His design and purpose (Amplified Version). The good the bad and the ugly are all working out for your purpose. I was listening to an interview with Pastor Keion Henderson and Dr Matthew Stevenson and Dr Stevenson stated that “Change either happens to you or through you”.

I truly believe the difference is in those who allow themselves to go through the many processes and shifts that life has to throw at oneself, to those who allow themselves to go through this process, are the ones that are used as vessels of change but to the one who refuses change ends up being on the dark side of Change.

The darkside of change is where you end up dealing with the harsh consequences of change. In a crisis, you can tell the difference between those who are prepared and those who were ill prepared. Crisis is only seen as crisis by those who fail to discern the times and prepare. Crisis is seen as an opportunity by those who choose to prepare ahead of the crisis. Look around the world and look at the response to our present crisis. I truly believe that our response is determined by our ability to prepare. Preparation precedes response.

In transition, your preparation will precede your response. Your preparation to be flexible with the curveball of change will determine your ability to navigate through the many stages of transition.

Once you learn the simple principle of ebb and flow (that is knowing when to respond and when to be still), then the many shifts that accompanies Transition will be welcomed as an opportunity rather than a crisis.

God bless you and thank you for reading.

The Unemployed Graduate

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Graduating from University was a huge achievement for me, firstly because I was the first in my immediate family to graduate and secondly I had to overcome a lot of emotional, mental and physical barriers in order to wear that gown on that amazing day called ‘Graduation’. I was on cloud nine and there was nothing anyone could tell me that could prevent me from dreaming and expecting for my great future. Just 2-4 weeks later reality had hit home I need a job!!!!!! I started applying and I started looking at different things that I could do; I mean my University boasted about 60% of its graduates got a job within 6 months of graduating so I was hopeful and after all I was only 2 weeks in to unemployment. What I had not anticipated was that I was going to be unemployed for seven months. Every interview I was invited to, their response was ‘you’re overqualified’. By November I had enough.

But there was hope, seven months later after I had graduated, I started a new role in HR and I was excited as it had some relevance to what I had studied at University but just one year later I became unemployed again because the contract was only for a year and that season continued for another 3 years and 9 months. The purpose of this article is to encourage those of you who are facing unemployment. It is to let you know that you are in one of the best seasons of your life- How so? I hear some of you ask?

You see in those three years and nine months God blessed me to start my own movement Release Me where I facilitated workshops and God blessed my mind and hands to write and self publish my first book and so many opportunities came out of that. Sometimes what we think is rejection is actually God’s way of redirecting our paths to places and opportunities that we could have never thought of by ourselves had we not walked through this way of our process. I don’t despise those seasons of unemployment- God used it to mould me into the woman that I am today and He allowed me to discover parts of me that I never knew existed. So here are a few spiritual and practical tips as to how I overcame my season of unemployment.

Prayer– everything for me starts with prayer because that is how you communicate with God- Communication with God is a dialogue not a monologue- there were moments during my season when I prayed and I had to wait for God to respond. Sometimes He responded straight away, other times it took Him a while because He saw a head of time what He was getting ready to do for me. Many times, His answers were either Yes, No, Not yet or just pure silence. When God responded in silence, I realized He wanted me to apply what He had taught me in my last season. God does not allow you to go through anything He has not equipped you for. I realize He was preparing me for that season six years before it happened. Prayer provides the map to the route God wants to take you on. Even though I was unemployed, God through prayer led me to opportunities that would yield provision for those hard seasons.
Obedience- with prayer comes instructions and with God’s instructions, He expects us to be obedient to His instructions. Your miracle and breakthrough is hidden in the last instruction that God gave you. There were many instructions that God gave me and even though I tried to be obedient to everything I heard (I didn’t always get it right), half the things He told me to do didn’t make sense but now as I am in the promise Job (He showed me my current role in 2010), I realize all of the instructions were necessary and they were forming me for the position I am in right now.
Purpose- Knowing your purpose and what you are called to do is important. Purpose fuels passion. When you have a deep sense of purpose, there is a passion that is formed in you and as you go through your journey, your passion and journey will start to become visible to others who will want to explore what is about you. Opportunities chase the Passionate and the purpose driven individual. The more passionate and purpose driven you are, the more opportunities God will start to release to you.
A Good Attitude– Never turn down an opportunity because you don’t think its ‘good enough’ or because it does not match your ideal role. I accepted many roles that were beneath my potential and pay grade but I humbled myself and learned what I had to from each opportunity. Smile through it and remain thankful- God is watching your attitude- He is looking at how you handle the small opportunities. So that in due season He can elevate and promote you.
Sowing– there are a lot of debates about whether you should tithe or give offering especially when you are unemployed- I truly believe that tithing comes with revelation. The revelation I received was to remain faithful even in the small. If you can be faithful in the little- God will make you ruler over much- Matthew 25v23 and Luke 16v10. Even if I only had £10 I had a strong conviction to sow at least 10%. Even when I got my first full time job after such a long period of unemployment, I had to survive off £950 per month, and out of that God encouraged me to sow. And every month God supplied my needs, I never went without food and clothing. No one could have thought that that’s all I was bringing home every month. Before my bills, I gave my tithe and offering, I believe in the principle of first so before I gave anyone else my money I gave it to God first, it was a way of consecrating my finances and God always stretched it. I would have to do another article on the principle of sowing and tithing- God used this principle to shatter glass ceilings over my life. It is not by my works but every instruction in this area I had honoured, and God came through for me.
Sign up with as many agencies as possible– A very practical principle- sign up with multiple agencies (Morgan Hunt, Brook Street, Reed, Adecco). I have learnt that the jobs market is about numbers, the more jobs you apply for the more chance you have of getting a job. Sitting at home praying all day is not enough this is where you apply works to your faith. How many CVs have you submitted? the rejections will make you weary but you have to push, press and persevere through all of that because your promise is on the other side of the rejection. I applied for over 1500 jobs, possibly 2000 in the space of two years until I gave up. The permanent role which I hold now came through an agency. Be creative and speak to friends and family. My first permanent job came through my landlady who lived across the road from me.
Managing the balance between Instinct and Intellect– To understand more about this I will encourage you to read Bishop TD Jakes’ book called INSTINCT. A huge mistake I made after graduating from University is I thought that it was all about my intellect, there was a bit of pride and ego at work hence the intense process. God had to strip me of that mindset. I walked around thinking I was entitled to get a job because I completed a law with psychology degree I mean who wouldn’t want me? that was a poor attitude and I realized even where I am now- that employers value a person that can think and act with instinct and bring forth a solution that can yield results for his or her company. It always baffled me why people who never went to school were doing better than me- God taught me it is because they know how to think and move with instinct. They don’t just know theory but they know how to convert it into practical solutions. If you can get this, then you are on your way to your promotion. The day I caught this revelation, is the day my life started to change.

There are so many more principles that I would like to share but it is my prayer that as you obediently apply these principles that God will begin to open up doors that eyes have not seen and ears have not heard 1 Corinthians 2v9. May God shatter those glass ceilings of limitations and may He release miracles signs and wonders in your life as you obey the instructions of the Lord. May grace and peace be your portion in Jesus Name. Amen

God bless you and thank you for reading.

Trust The Potter

“THE WORD which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words. Then I went down to the potter’s house, and behold he wrought a work on the wheels”.

Jeremiah 18:1-3

Ten years ago whilst attending college, I had a sudden urge to attend a pottery class. For the eight weeks I participated in this class, it was one of the most frustratingthings I had partook in. I was so annoyed by the process I refused to go and collect my pot. What I failed to recognise was that the next ten years I was about to be that clay. One of the things that frustrated me with the process was I kept having to start over again and again because air kept getting into the clay so every time my teacher tested the clay he would say start over- if I continued making the pot without removing the slit (air) from the clay, when the pot would be placed in the furnace, it would have exploded.

How many times have we gotten mad at God for allowing the setbacks and delays and the many situations that seemed as if they were sent to destroy us? I have had many arguments with the Holy Spirit but maturity stepped in and I realised that the process was necessary. God was never going to allow those situations to destroy me, they were sent to reveal the mess and impurities in me and to purge out the mess out of me. Ten years later I am no longer murmuring at the pain or the circumstances that came against me. I am celebrating because those experiences has revealed my purpose, what the enemy meant for evil God turned it for my good.

A few points about the process

The process is your incubator- just like a womb- it’s dark but that’s where the baby receives his/her nutrients in order for growth to take place. The seed in its early stages relies on the dirt to germinate. Your process is dark but have you not noticed how much you have grown? The process was not sent to kill you, it’s sent to form you into the man or woman who God has called you to be.
The Process Cultivates You for your Purpose- Just like Joseph, Esther, Ruth, David and Jesus, your process is leading you to purpose and destiny. Trust the process. God is getting ready to add purpose to your process. Joseph’s process led Him to becoming the prime minister over Egypt (Genesis 37-50), Esther’s process led her to becoming Queen and she saved her people from Genocide. David’s process led him to becoming King over Israel (1Samuel 16), Ruth’s process of loss and grief led her to her Boaz. Jesus’s process led Him to saving the whole world. His process led to salvation and the reconciliation of God and mankind. This leads me to the next point;
Your Process is never just about you- your process has the power to impact those who are around you . How you respond to your process determines the effectiveness of your purpose and ministry to those who you are sent to Impact.
The process is sent to purify you- just like gold, it is heated at the highest level to remove the impurities. The process is repeated until it is pure gold.
Your process is a vehicle that is transporting you to your place of purpose and destiny
Your process will eventually lead you to your place of promotion and wealth

It is my prayer that God will give you staying power to endure the process. You are going to come out as pure gold. Do not give up, you will reap if you don’t faint. (Galatians 6:9)

God bless you and thank you for reading

No More Tight Shoes

As I was reflecting two weeks ago on the year 2016. I started talking to the Lord about relationships both business and personal that left me either confused or hurt. As I was speaking about the lessons I had learnt from those relationships, I heard His still small voice. “When you wear tight shoes, you will get corns on your toes” (gruesome but true). I asked the Lord to expand and He took me on a journey to discover what He meant.

The tight shoes represents relationships and environments- stop trying to fit into relationships and environments that do not have the capacity to accommodate you. The consequences of wearing tight shoes is that you get corns. When you get corns, you have to go through the painful process of getting that special blade to cut it down. I had it in 2009 it was awfully painful and I had to use that special blade. Before I got the blade I was using those cushions to make the pain less intense. That is what we sometimes do when we have tight shoes, we wear plasters and cushions to “ease the pain” that comes with tight shoes. This is what we do in “tight” relationships- we make excuses for them, we have hope that the day the shoe (relationship) will loosen to fit you. In this case you are more focused on the potential rather than the reality of the fact that it is too tight. Another fact about having corns- when you have them you cannot even wear the shoes that fit you without feeling excruciating pain.

Feet- represents your Destiny. Your destiny is the path you choose to take in order to fulfil your purpose. The choices you make in terms of your relationship has the ability to propel you to or delay you from your place of purpose.

Every time you allow the wrong people in your life- you run the risk of getting corns in your destiny. When the right people or opportunities show up, it hurts too much to enjoy what God has prepared for you. So a word of advice for 2017, stay away from relationships, opportunities and environments that have shown themselves to be too “small” to accommodate you. This is your year to soar like an eagle.
God bless you all and thank you for reading.