PROVOKING MY TURNAROUND

Pastor Favour

TURNAROUND means "an Abrupt or unexpected change causing a favorable situation"

This month has been prophetically declared to us to be our turn for a turnaround. This simply means that this is a season for us to start experiencing unprecedented changes in our lives.

All through scripture we see God to be God that turns around the situation. God is not pleased when people are suffering, his desire is to see men enjoying life and getting the best out of his creation. God put is here on earth live like gods.

What does this divine turnaround demand from me?

1.   A turning   

If you are expecting situations around you to turn around you need to be ready to turn yourself. A turn around in your circumstances will be provoked by a personally initiated turn around from you. Until you turn, nothing else turns.

 2 Chronicles 7:14, If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 15 Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attentive unto the prayer that is made in this place.

What does the turning of men do?

• Provokes God to forgive their sins

It means if you don’t turn, if don’t start doing things differently, you’re wasting time asking for forgiveness coz the qualification for forgiveness is first you need to turn.

• Provokes God to heal their land.

A land that is not healed is not a fertile land. Plants don’t flourish in such a land, only weeds do. Everything planted in a sick land dies. The land here refers to our lives. It’s only after God has healed our ‘land’ that things start to be fruitful, prior to the healing this will be dying one after another regardless of the effort we put in.

• Opens heaven to hear their prayers. It makes God attentive to their prayers

You don’t want to operate under a heaven that is deaf to your prayers. Its very frustrating to pray and not be heard. The reason many people give up on the faith is because they get to a point of frustration because all they have asked God to do, has not happened. Please note that God is not to blame, if he heard, he would have turn, the truth is he hasn’t heard.

• Gives you the boldness to approach God in prayer  (Hebrews 4:16, Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.)

Boldness is key in getting whatever you want, either from God or from Man.

What are you turning from?

1. Sinful life
2. Failure to give tithe
3. Ungrateful attitude/Always complaining

2.    A prayerful life

Prayer is key, you cannot avoid prayer and expect a turn around.  Things in the spirit are moved by things in the physical. Whatever happens in the physical has already happened in the spirit. Prayer is what gives men access to the spiritual realm.

Gaining access in the spiritual gives you control of things and circumstances in the physical.

2 Kings 20: 1-6  1 ¶ In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.

 2 Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, saying,

 3 I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

 4 And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

 5 Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD.

 6 And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.

The fate of Hezekiah had already been decided in the spiritual and that was happening was that Hezekiah was only being informed. He was wise enough to access the spiritual himself and his case was turned right there.

This month of turnaround, as you turn from your prayerless ways , God will start moving things in your favour, things will start turning around for you. In Jesus name.

3. Studying the word

God’s word is the turnaround tool for all our situations.

The word not only imparts us with knowledge, when we read the word we get to interact with God himself and in the process we are turned to his nature.

God’s word ministers to our Spirit man who is the real us

Colourful and bright, I must get there. My future is my bright, I must get there.
Pastor Mrs Faith Oyedepo
 
God has you in His heart. He is so mindful of you and believe me, His mind is FULL of good things for you.For I know the thoughts that I think towards you saith the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you an expected end. (Jeremiah 29:11) How awesome! That came directly from the lips of your Father. He has great plans to take you to a glowing future. He means what He says and only says what He means.

“”  Those are the lyrics of a popular chorus. It brings to our remembrance God’s beautiful destiny and future for us. Based on God’s grand design, it is therefore not uncommon (especially among Christians) to hear statements like “my future is bright”, “I must make it”, “I will get there” etc. These statements all point to the fact that our present position is not the end. They also insinuate a glorious outcome in the next few years. Similarly, they imply one’s high expectation which the Bible says “shall not be cut off” - Proverbs 24:14.Yet, there is a clause between the present moment and this future. Where is this future? There is this vague and most times, unconscious definition of the future to mean a particular destination. It really has not dawned on us that getting into this future is stepping into the next minute of the day. The future has been discussed and years have come and gone, yet the future is still being talked about.

When does one get to this future? THE NEXT MINUTE. The next minute is the future we have been talking about because the minutes become hours and the hours become days and the days turn into months and the months make up years, from generation to generation. The future therefore is not a place. The future therefore is not a particular year.Have you not observed that the day we once called “tomorrow” turned into “today” and in a matter of hours became “yesterday”? Every passing moment takes you into the future. Everything you do per time moves you to your future. Therefore, what you desire to see in your future is what you should be working on now. Start moving and keep moving because time waits for no one.Your youthful season is the best time to discover God’s plans for you and begin to walk in it. All those dreams, visions and desires of yours must receive a touch everyday in order for it to manifest in its fullness. There’s never going to be that COLOURFUL future if you don’t start painting out small portions today. Little drops of water, they say make a mighty ocean. Friends, there is no ocean anywhere waiting for you. The ocean you will see in the next few years is the one you have been adding daily water droplets to.

We often say to one another “see you at the top” – beautiful! But we may never meet again if you don’t take the first step up the staircase. And consequently, take the remaining steps to the top. Don’t get stuck halfway, take a step every day.Dr. David Yonggi Cho said “each of us should use our short segments of wasted time to brush up…” The seemingly few minutes we waste chatting, watching T.V. and idling away, if effectively utilized, could take us a long way forward. Improve yourself as the clock ticks. Every day should meet you playing your ball towards the goal post.Ten minutes of learning and practicing the French language will see you conversing in French at the end of a year.

Similarly, ten minutes of chatting and idling daily will give you nothing at the end of a year, which ultimately means that the future you expect to meet is the one you built.Bishop David Oyedepo constantly says, “the faith that makes God responsible for everything in your life is an irresponsible faith”. Faith is not an excuse for laziness. Work is a proof of your faith.… I have written unto you young men because ye are strong… (John 2:14)Now that you are in your youth, you are strong, so put on your strength. Cast off fear, doubt and excuses and begin to forge ahead. It was said by Martin Luther King (jr) “if you can’t fly, run; if you can’t run, walk; if you can’t walk, crawl; but by all means keep moving”. If Noah’s ark contained all species of animals then, they must have waited for the snail to get there. If the snail was saved from the flood, you have no excuse.Beloved, pick yourself up. God is with you and for you. Let nothing hold you back. Be all that He wants you to be. Don’t let your dreams die as dreams. Make a move – take one step at a time.

SEE YOU AT THE TOP!

FOOD FOR THOUGHT ,TIME - AN ASSET OF EQUALITY. THE MOST VALUABLE AND YET THE MOST WASTED. QUALITATIVE TIME INVESTMENT  IS WHAT CULMINATES IN STARDOM! -- Bishop David O. Oyedepo

HOW TO MAINTAIN A CLOSE WALK WITH GOD: Part 1& 2
Pastor David Wakaba

Walking with God implies our making progress in the divine life. Walking requires a progressive motion. But how does a Christian maintain such a walk with God?

1. Prayer and Fasting
“Most Christians pray like wimps and brag like champions….”Bishop T.D. Jakes

Neglect of private prayer has been frequently an inlet to many spiritual diseases, and has been attended with fatal consequences

1Tim 2:08 I will therefore that men pray lifting up holy hands without wrath and doubting……

Confession leads to consecration which guarantees acceptance.
Prayer is the most neglected and under used resource in the kingdom of God. It’s a secret weapon that satan has hidden from men.

2 Chronicles 15:2-8,15  And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
³ Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.
⁴ But when they in their trouble did turn unto the Lord God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.
⁵ And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries.
⁶ And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity.
⁷ Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.
⁸ And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the Lord, that was before the porch of the Lord...
 ¹⁵ And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the Lord gave them rest round about.

Joel 2:16-17  Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.
¹⁷ Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?

If you kneel before God you will stand before men.

Lamentations 02:19 Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street.

God is not moved by vocabulary, enunciation or articulation; He is moved by sincere longing of an open heart that “spills” the burdens of the day across the altar.
If we don’t kneel in prayer, we will stand-in frustration.
If we fail to learn the healing art of prayers, we will practice the hideous habit of wary.

2. Walking in Holiness/Practicing the Word of God

Those who would maintain a holy walk with God must walk with him in His commandments.
When you walk in his commandments, he makes you a commander in life.
Talkativeness, gossiping, flattery, lying, idle talk , dilute the power in your tongue thus avoid. 


James 3:1-9 My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
² For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
³ Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.
⁴ Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.
⁵ Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
⁶ And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
⁷ For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
⁸ But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
⁹ Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.

Col:4:6 Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

Lev 20:16 And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

Watch your heart ,motions and motives.
Avoid all appearance of evil.

Prov.25:17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbor's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.

Your make-up will never cover your sinful life.
The closer you walk with God the more of God nature’s you will acquire.
You would rather walk than drive to hell.
Practically walk in discipline because you are a disciple of Jesus.

3. Serving God Exodus 23:25-30 And ye shall serve the Lord your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.
²⁶ There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.
²⁷ I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee.
²⁸ And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.
²⁹ I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.
³⁰ By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.

When you serve God with all your heart men will serve you. When you serve God He services you. When you serve God you cannot serve sickness.

Job 36:11 If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
When you serve God in pressure you will live in pleasure.

Jeremiah 48:10 Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.

Numbers 16:9 Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?

Deuteronomy 28:47-48 Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
⁴⁸ Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.

Serve God also with your offerings and Tithe.If you don’t pay tithe your life will be tight.

4. Godly Association

Who you follow determines what follows you.
Who you spend your time with determines how you behave.
Many mind keeping friends than keeping God.
If you would walk with God, you will associate and keep company with others who walk with Him

1 Cor15:33….Be not deceived evil communication corrupts good manners…..
Its imperative for those who would walk with God to meet together when they can, in order to provoke one another to love and good works

“ And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. (Heb. 10:24-25).

The apostle Paul knew this full well, and therefore exhorts the Christians to see to it, that they did not forsake the assembling of themselves together.

For how can one be warm alone?

5. Studying & Meditating The Word of God
2 Tim.2:15…..”study to show thyself approved unto God….

Joshua 1:8…..” This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success…”
Develop a culture of reading & studying the word of God.

Prov. 27:17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

When we read the word of God we are rubbing our minds with the mind God.

Gen24:63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming….”

We read of Isaac's going out into the fields to meditate in the evening; or, as it is in the margin, to pray. For meditation is a kind of silent prayer, whereby the soul is frequently (so to speak) carried out of itself to God.

Follow Your Dreams
Lyrics Sheet by Claude Baus 2012

Follow Your Dreams-Claude Baus

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Chorus
follow your dreams life is like ice scream lick it fast before it melts away much of life is inconsistent what you treasure now might be gone in an instant so everyday you try again until your goal succeed you have the choice to gain or lose inside your heart you hold the key
follow your dreams life is like ice cream lick it fast before it melts away
Verse 1
even when my wrist hurts i still write to give insight to those blinded by ice of negativity and make them believe in their ability to lead a nation of promise breakers and dream shutters a common conscience of motivation divine inspiration reside in my pen to uplift your soul make you achieve your goal see i give you positive affirmations help you avoid lethal situations ahead into you head i pump unknown knowledge you need to be fed so much truth in my lyrics so many critics they string their bows they set their arrows shoot from the shadows an more evil follows the wish me sorrow and hope i 't see tomorrow but when God bless me He add no sorrow
Chorus
follow your dreams life is like ice scream lick it fast before it melts away much of life is inconsistent what you treasure now might be gone in an instant so everyday you try again until your goal succeed you have the choice to gain or lose inside your heart you hold the key
follow your dreams life is like ice cream lick it fast before it melts away
Verse 2
listen its time i speak inform educate the youth i wonder what life would be without music if not a blunder give me a piece of paper and a pen want to write a song i forgive all those who did me wrong and hope they do the same so we can move along see a positive mental attitude is all you need to succeed follow your dream no matter where they will take you dream biggest aim highest shoot for the sky shoot for the moon risk everything stop at nothing until you make your dreams a reality see the opportunity in every difficulty be an optimist
Chorus
follow your dreams life is like ice scream lick it fast before it melts away much of life is inconsistent what you treasure now might be gone in an instant so everyday you try again until your goal succeed you have the choice to gain or lose inside your heart you hold the key
follow your dreams life is like ice cream lick it fast before it melts away

Love Me When I'm Alive Lyrics
by Claude Baus on Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 9:11am
 Love when i am alive video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMtud-tfvCU&feature=plcp


[Intro]
show me some love, Claude Baus

[Hook]
You never know what you have untill its gone you look back and wish you never tried to but its too late and you only got one life you cant live a double life you cant rehearse life you've lost hope and you're trying to cope with these fears and frustrations you have to deal with you got issues nobady to share with this life is so unfair only JESUS can save us.

[Verse 1]
Leaders provoking us with broken promises they preach democracy but then practice hypocricy personal gains the first priority poverty substance and drug abuse using us confusing us consuming us like hell fire kids lack role models there's nothing good to admire life is about choices good and evil forces listen to the right voices

[Chorus]
Show me some L.O.V.E love me like you love yourself am your next door neighbour dont care what he what she say when God is on my S.I.D.E nothing under this sun can scare me God's favour is on me show me some L.O.V.E

[Verse 2]
I'm running on this slippery path of life too many pot holes you can lose your life your kids your wife i keep falling bounce back and try again we' living in evil dayz "God save me so many hate my friends just betrayed me my own family is against me enemies they whisper terror around me they all wanna harm me they form weapons against me but they don't prosper cuz Lord your with me you'll never leave me forgive me lead me guide me show me the light make me win this fight make me a star tonight Africa unite si we come from same continent different states forgive nobady is perfect we all make mistakes don't hate me congratulate me make me king gospel hip hop next big thing

[Chorus]
Show me some L.O.V.E love me like you love yourself am your next door neighbour dont care what he what she say when God is on my S.I.D.E nothing under this sun can scare me God's favour is on me show me some L.O.V.E

[Hook]
You never know what you have untill its gone you look back and wish you never tried to but its too late and you only got one life you cant live a double life man you cant rehearse life you've lost hope and you're trying to cope with these fears and frustrations you have to deal with you got issues nobady to share with this life is so unfair only JESUS can save us.

[Chorus]
Show me some L.O.V.E love me like you love yourself am your next door neighbour dont care what he what she say when God is on my S.I.D.E nothing under this sun can scare me God's favour is on me show me some L.O.V.E
{end}

Written By Claude Omari Bakari
All Rights Reserved 5181/COB/MCSK/2010

 Claude Omari Bakari
 (Born December,07,1991)


Better known by stage name Claude Baus, Claude is an African Hip Hop Poet who combines rap music with banging beats and skilled lyricism to reach out to the youth across the globe.After numerous victories in rap competitions,spoken word and open mic sessions in various institutions he acquired the name "Baus" from his fans meaning a skilled lyricist with a rich voice and the ability to switch accents.

Most of his lyrics focus on motivating young people to think,dream big and become change makers of their homes,communities and good leaders of the future.The views expressed in his lyrics are largely a mixture of socialist commentaries on issues such as poverty,religion,class hierarchy,government and all forms of discrimination from christian point of view.In short his mission is to use Hip Hop music as a catalyst for positive social change.

Claude was born in the east side of Nairobi city.He was raised by his mother, in a christian family of four.He worshiped at Winners Chapel International since age 7 to present.He attended Dagoretti High School(ditchez) and graduated in 2009.He began his music career the same year.He was later signed in by Soundland Music Company in 2010.

like Victor Peace he was raised by a single parent that is him, his mum Catherine Wanjiru Bakari and his cousin Irene Mumbi

Baus released his first debut solo album" Let My Song Play"(yet to be launched) on September,23,2010 without the help of any distribution company.He allegedly took it to the streets and sold the first 1000 copies within the first day of its release.

On 1st August 2011 Claude dared to put his life on the line and released "Don't Sell Your Soul To The Devil" to create awareness and about illuminati,freemansons,luciferians and other secret societies/anti-Christ religions, NWO(New World Order) and their negative influence in the music industry/business.Warning the youth to be very careful about the kind of music they listen to.

During an interview with WCNN Claude stated that,"the major challenge is that record companies not artists not artist themselves profit most from mass production and marketing of music...I am commited to bring you the best music that I can and I appreciate everyone of my fans for your patience and support as I build my career from ground to sky high up... If the love that I have recieved from my fans is an indicator then am sure I'm on the right track to a very succesful career."

You can find his music here:

Follow Your Dreams videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=tyRW1RjfwP8

Lyrics:  http://winnerschapelyouthcathedral.blogspot.com/2012/06/love-me-when-im-alive-lyrics-by-claude.html
 http://winnerschapelyouthcathedral.blogspot.com/2012/06/follow-your-dreams-lyrics-sheet-by.html

Follow Your Dreams-Claude Baus

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Claude Baus Music

Love when i am alive video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMtud-tfvCU&feature=plcp

The team; before auditions

 IGIZA FEST AUDITIONS
Philip Luchiemo

So after over 2 months in intensive rehearsals, prayer & fasting, the hour of reckoning beckoned; Jewels Production representing Winners  Chapel had finally come face to face with the IGIZA FEST' auditions on Sat the 23rd of June. Though a tad nervous considering this was the  first external competition they had ventured in, faith was at heart. Also, the fact that everyone was smartly dressed in their post-modern costumes, looking like true jewels, helped build up the psyche as well. The Jewels team arrived at the Kenya National Theatre at around 4pm, only moments before gracing the stage. This aroused quite the stir among some of the other participating churches who seemed to have been eagerly anticipating to behold what these "fashionably-late comers" had in store.
 




One would expect the audience to have been tired and bored by evening but as the team went up on stage, the saying "save the best for last" was clearly re-affirmed. They kept everyone at the edge of their seats, eyes completely glued to the breath taking play "Uptown Baptist Church". A dash of wholesome comedy mixed up with a little bit of romance, colossal suspense & a dramatic twist of events at the denouement, left the hall echoing with applause. And as fate would have it, this indeed mirrored the inevitable forthcoming verdict;
Winners Chapel proclaimed the winner with 77.7% thus automatically qualifying to the Galla Night scheduled for the 14th of July. Vigorous thanksgiving & praise to God rent the air around the vicinity as the Jewels team celebrated divine favour & distinction that encompasses this great commission. All eyes focused on these shinning jewels was evident depiction & confirmation of God's promise in Malachi 3:17

 ¹⁷ And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. 

Victory dance; What a marvelous God

WINNING THE WAR AGAINST LAZINESS PT1
 Pst. Favour


CHARACTERISTICS OF A LAZY PERSON

Laziness is

HOPE

Victor Peace Ft. Makena

I wrote the song hope thinking about how God has been faithful to my family and I especially my mum Esther Joy. It’s basically an indirect narrative of my life so far, having being raised by a single parent seeing the struggle, the ups and the downs. It’s a song that honors our parents for the much work they do just to see that we are following God’s plan for our lives. Most times we take for granted their presence and their influence and we are caught up in portraying them as this older generation who are fun killers, if we only saw the bigger picture, that they are God’s channel to us here on earth. The Bible says obedience is better than sacrifice, and respect for our parents is the only commandment with a promise. This is basically the doctrine behind this song that if we do all this, then we do have hope for a better tomorrow since the basic unit of a society is the family.

LYRICS

 Hear it here: http://soundcloud.com/victorpeace/hope-victor-peace-ft-makena

I just hope you’re proud of me men

Verse 1

I love you mommy, you’ve showed me a lot of things

How to treat a lady and how to become a king

And I’m feeling all this love that’s flowing inside of me

Wanted to say am grateful for all of these little things

And you see- I did you a lot of wrong

You beat me up this discipline yeah it made me strong

And I’m trying to do my best I’m hoping my mama proud

I can cope with all the stress when her knees are upon the ground

Praying that I make it- and if I find a heart she’s praying that I won’t break it

She knows the kind of pain when you raising a son alone and your father has ran away

Chose to keep her baby such mothers I say hooray

And this is my ovation to this one who showed me why salvation

I will not depart from the ways of your teaching

Like death this love is not living- it’s always goin’ to stay

I pray for your happiness, I pray for you today

That you may find favor with God in a way that you cannot explain

(And I pray you keep smiling won’t you keep smiling)*2

(Coz it always gives me hope)*2

Yeah... shout outs to my mum E.J (Esther Joy), I love you man

Verse 2

Hi new daddy you’ve taught me a lot of things

How to be a father I’m thinking I ought to be

How to be godly pleasing to God’s eyes

How to keep your family closer at all times

And as you look for money, your family comes first like before Honey

And as you still smile when it’s not so sunny

Things you sacrifice so that we keep smiling

Sometimes we all fighting Hate it when we angry

We all storm out but it’s part of the journey

But you know I still love you you’re part of an answered prayer

Still God’s blessing to know that you are there

Word to your sons, word to your daughters

Respect your folks if ya’ll want to live longer

Commandment with a promise- age is not defined

They’ve seen the world they know what it seems like

They know right like tick on a shoe Nike

They know light like stuck in a thick night

They know free when you stuck in your life tight

They’ll be the voice the mouth of the most high

So keep respecting, keep respecting keep expecting the hand of the Lord blessing

Keep respecting keep respecting keep expecting the word of the Lord blessing

(And it will always give you hope)*2

Yeah… this’ just what I feel

(Fades till end)

WINNING THE WAR AGAINST LAZINESS PT4
 Pst. Favour



The is no substitute for hard work, if you want to succeed in life. Diligence or hard work is a major ingredient for success in life. It is a covenant requirement.

Proverbs 14:²³ In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

2 Thessalonians 3:¹⁰ For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

"In all labour there is profit." "He that does not work, let him not eat." These are all covenant demands, There is is bi substitute for hard work, if you want to succeed.

A gallup poll result in America came up with a statistics that revealed that 80% of the children of successful people in America do not succeed. This is because they are not exposed to the major ingredient that makes for success- hard work. Everything is done for them, they don't know how to do anything, so they end up not being able to keep a thing.

Every destiny decays in the hand of laziness, idleness and slothfulness. Just as success is as a result of diligence, failure comes through slothfulness.

Ecclesiastes 10:¹⁸ By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

Success is impossible untill your hands are set to work.Until your hands become working hands, your life will no become a working life, for work is what determines your worth in life.

There is plenty in God's destiny for you, but the work you do with your hands is the avenue through which it will come. Even though God had promised to make Abraham great, we say Abraham getting busy with rearing cattle even at an advanced age of 75. He knew that the only way God would bless him was through the works of his hands. Genesis13:2 says this of him "and Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver and in gold." Solomon said:

Proverbs 10:⁴ He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. 

            13:⁴ The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

In Luke 18:1, Jesus spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray and not faint. This was ab advice, not a command. But when it came to work, He said, "I must work." It is not recorded anywhere in the bible where Jesus said, "I must pray." This is because if you do whatever He tells you to do, you won't need prayers to get Him committed.

Proverbs 22:²⁹ Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

 

DON'T GIVE UP (PERSISTENCE)

Laziness is a function of giving up. Giving up is not an option we have as Christians.

Those who play hard, suffer hard

Proverbs 14:²³ In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

Our work defines our worth. Give time to your work and don't take it casually.

Every profession has its rich people and poor people. There are rich musicians and poor musicians. There are poor doctors and rich doctors...

Everything you focus your attention on becomes something you have not seen before (you see it in new light)

Many great destinies have been reduced to nothing due to lack of zeal to keep trying and pushing something they believe in. An English saying says that 'if the deal is too sweet, think twice,' which means that more often the good things in life will not come so easily. It will require persistence for the actualisation of God's promise of a good heritage for you.

Genesis 26:12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him.
13 And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:
14 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
15 For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.

¹⁶ And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.
¹⁷ And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
¹⁸ And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.
¹⁹ And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.
²⁰ And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek(contention); because they strove with him.
²¹ And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.
²² And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the Lord hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.
²³ And he went up from thence to Beersheba.
²⁴ And the Lord appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.
²⁵ And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the Lord, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well.
²⁶ Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.
²⁷ And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?
²⁸ And they said, We saw certainly that the Lord was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;
²⁹ That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the Lord.

Chapter 26 of Genesis starts by documenting the promises of God to Isaac in a land that had been stricken bu a great famine.


Genesis 26:1 And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.
2 And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;

Isaac wanted to go down to Egypt where there was no famine, but God told him not to, promising that He will bless him from there.


From vs12, we see the success of Isaac attracting opposition. He could dig a well and his enemies fill it up with earth all in an effort to stop him. he digs another one and they fill it up again, this happened 4 times.



Isaac knew what God had told him and he hanged onto that word and never gave up.


The tool of despair is one of the key tools the devils has continually used to rob believers of their glorious destiny. The devil knows that there is a great promise on your life and that if you keep believing and trusting in God it's just a matter of time and the promise will come to pass, so he will bring strife and opposition to make you give up.


Don't give up, God's promise over your life is sure. No matter how bad it looks or how low you get or how dark it becomes, I have a word of God for you...that God is still working behind the scenes for you.



The knowledge of this will energise you to keep working and believing, this will drive laziness out of your camp.

Things that people easily give up on:

1. The faith
2. Jobs
3. Relationships
4. Marriage
5. Life
6. Business Ideas
7. Country

When you give up, the energy to keep working slowly disappears, you lose passion in the things you were very passionate about, you even stop praying about them... the end of it is misery.

The promise of God is still true, no time to give up. HOLD onto his promise.

WAGING WAR AGAINST LAZINESS PT3

 Pst. Favour

DILIGENCE (hard work)

PREDESTINATION IS AN ACT OF GOD. ACTUALISING IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY pst. David Adeoye.

Giving is a trigger for your blessings but work is the basket to hold your blessings. If you're not working and you're giving, God is sending you blessings but you dont have a place to hold them. No wonder when we pray for blessings we hear people say I was blessed with a new job or I got a promotion...

 Remember, there is no such thing as luck!

Matthew 20:1-18

1 ¶ For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.

 2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. {penny: the Roman penny is the eighth part of an ounce, which after five shillings the ounce is seven pence halfpenny; about fourteen cents}

 3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,

 4 And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.

 5 Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.

 6 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

 7 They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.

 8 So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first 
It is not too late to stop being lazy.

Jesus is still challenging idleness today. Go and work, if you want to increase and multiply. It is only the labourers that are entitled to a wage. The degree of labour

The Bible is very clear on the issue of personal input in order to taste the grapes of comfort.

1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.

In the Scriptures, lack is usually associated with idleness and folding of hands.

Proverbs 13:4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Proverbs 12:24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

Proverbs 13:23 Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

These Scriptures establish the fact that every one’s ground has what it takes to get him accomplished, fulfilled and successful in life, if only he will "till" it. This truth is established in yet another Scripture:

Proverbs 12:11 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

Your ground is the work of your hands, it’s our diligence in tilling the land God has given us that will yield for us the desired fruit. Part of man’s responsibility in the covenant of prosperity is to work with his hands.

When you work diligently, you position yourself for the blessing, when you give, you trigger the blessing that you have positioned yourself for. Work is one of the avenues of receiving the harvest from your sowing and giving. Work is the basket with which we collect harvest from our givings, so if you do not work, then you have nowhere to receive the harvest with thus you remain in financial distress.

Jesus also said:

John 9:4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

Again, He said, "My Father worketh hitherto, and I work." Since the servant is not greater than his Master, if Jesus is working, we cannot afford to fold our hands. Increases respond to our personal inputs as covenant people. Apostle Paul said:

1 Corinthians 3:6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

It could be illustrated this way: the seed sown can be interpreted as the watering, after which God gives the increase. The prosperity of the giver is via "whatsoever he doeth" (Psalm. 1:3). Having believed and given precious seeds severally, the returns promised are channelled through the works of our hands.

Beginning with Abraham, all the blessed patriarchs were hard working people. At age 75, Abraham was a cattle rearer.

Genesis 13:2 And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

Isaac was an established farmer. "And Isaac sowed in that land." He was a tiller of ground! The covenant pattern son had to till the ground to obtain the blessings of the covenant. No idle man has a part in this covenant.

Genesis 26:12-14 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him. And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great: For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.

Jacob was a blessed man, but not without strong personal inputs. A specialist farmer he was. He had this testimony at the end:

Genesis 30:43 And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.

The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is still a covenant-keeping God, who responds with blessings to the diligent inputs of His people. Abraham was still a worker when he was past the age of 75. Jacob laboured in the house of Laban as a slave and Isaac cultivated in the days of drought. If these patriarchs could work, no one has an excuse to be idle.

Ecclesiastes 11:4 He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

Proverbs 22:29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

Proverbs 20:4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

We must work to prosper because:

Proverbs 14:23 In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

We have to work, not just to prosper, but also to maintain the prosperity.

Proverbs 13:11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.