Do not “eat the bread of sorrows”
There are many reasons why God’s beloved might live a difficult life and eat the bread of sorrows. Some do it to take care of their families, for others because they are still on a journey of self-discovery
Your purpose is no straightforward journey
‘When you pass through deep waters, I will be with you; your troubles will not overwhelm you. When you pass through the fire, you will not be burnt; the hard trials that come will not hurt you. ‘ Isaiah 43:2 GNB
He moves beyond your planning: Expect to be transformed!
I have noticed that the greatest encounters come when you least expect God to do something. People are good at planning things and following traditions, but God as I know Him, works in and outside traditions as He pleases.
You have a definite assignment here on earth
God has an assignment for you on earth and even right now you can start to fulfill it. When starting a business some people say “I don’t have money, that’s why I can’t start”. Yet this is not true because you can start a business right now having what you have already in and on you, focusing on the lack of though is a distraction. What they need is to have the right perspective. Likewise, to fulfill God’s assignment for your life does not require much more than what you already have on you because God did not bring you on earth for the immediate things that we tend to be preoccupied with every day. There is much more. We are not here to live for man but for the Lord God. God has a house in the Kingdom, which He is building through our lives. And He needs mankind to do it. In 1 Chronicle 29, we see King David fulfill His assignment as the King towards building God a house. Note here that David was a King but in his calling as King, he had a specific assignment. God had specific things He set King David to accomplish on earth. 1 Chronicles 29:1-5 says, “Then King David said to the whole assembly: “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great, because this palatial structure is not for man but for the Lord God. With all my resources I have provided for the temple of my God—gold for the goldwork, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, and all kinds of fine stone and marble—all of these in large quantities. Besides, in my devotion to the temple of my God I now give my personal treasures of gold and silver for the temple of my God, over and above everything I have provided for this holy temple: three thousand talents of gold (gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, for the overlaying of the walls of the buildings, for the gold work and the silverwork, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now, who is willing to consecrate themselves to the Lord today?” David set affection to the house of God to such an extent that his wealth went to building the house of God. David gave of his wealth because that is what God had blessed him with. Some are wealthy but not using it for God’s specific assignment for their life. As for you and I God has blessed us with something today that we can begin to use for the building of God’s house. And this is why you should start thinking about your assignment on earth. Colossian 2:3 says, Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. (NIV) Think about it for a second. Do you really think God caused you to be born that you may live, and only to die without accomplishing much beyond where you are right now? Beyond the mundane lifestyle or the status quo? If you are still struggling to believe in God or struggling to understand why you were born or have never thought about it. Its time to discover your assignment on earth. Because you were not only born to go to school, graduate and get work in the corporate company of your dreams, get married, make money, retire and die. These are a consequence and blessing from God, as we accomplish our assignment on earth, but God’s assignment for you involves much more. You were born for something specific to the effect that it ultimately contributes to the salvation of mankind, the building of the house of God and the second coming of Jesus Christ. Serve God now for the time is running out and this world will one day come to an end according to the biblical prophetic calendar. Even if it does not end before you die when the time comes and Jesus comes again, will you have accomplished the assignment He gave you? First, let your life on earth end as one who has received eternal life by believing in Jesus Christ. Secondly, introduce others to the life in Jesus Christ you have experienced. Thirdly let His assignment for your life be fulfilled. And thereafter it is upon you to make sure you will have played your part to ensure God’s Kingdom is fully established and His second coming is fulfilled. 1 Chronicles 29:11 David went on to praise God saying, “Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head overall.” There is another part in the word of God which explains how that God created everything unto Himself. Meaning that it was created for His own pleasure (will, purpose, fulfillment, assignment). He made you that He may enjoy seeing you fulfilling exactly what He birthed you for. The word of God says, “Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there He put the man He had formed.” Genesis 2:8-9″ The LORD has made everything for his own purposes, even the wicked for a day of disaster.” Proverbs 16:4-5 “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure, they are and were created.” Revelation 4:11 You were created to be in the Lord’s Garden (His Kingdom, His House). Don’t be counted among the wicked and end in disaster. Turn away from the wicked life. Give glory, honour, splendor to God and live for His pleasure by fulfilling your assignment on earth. Ask God what He wants you to do on earth. It is not always obvious until
Step into your purpose Part 2: How to Fulfil your calling
Everybody has a calling. In that calling lies their purpose in life. Your life purpose requires a moment of decision and decisive action. God needs everyone where they are today, to simply decide to take one step forward into where they should be to decide to step outside of the mundane day-to-day, the status quo, and be different because everyone’s calling is unique.
How to guard your gifts and always protect your blessings
God does not build a beautiful airplane, make it take off fast on a runway and then eventually crash-land it. That is not God’s style of doing things. It’s either the devil would have attacked somewhere or the pilot will have misjudged somewhere and made a mistake. A lot of times, a gift or blessing you get from God, either physical or spiritual, is always good but the devil or human error or irresponsibility can affect that blessing. That is why it is important to guard your gifts and always protect your blessings. Very often you have to put effort to make things work out in your life. Be it in business, relationships, marriage, work, ministry, and even with family. The Bible says every good gift comes from God above. “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” James 1:17 Sometimes we blame the devil for things we are responsible for doing ourselves. Not every failure is from satan, some of it is you. For example, you cannot expect to earn without working with your hands, for God blesses the work of our hands. Deuteronomy 15:6-16. Also, you may not expect to do something great without the necessary training for it. think about it? that means when you work, expect to get paid, and when you get trained expect your skill to get you some kind of reward. The value of your skill ( your gift) is determined by how well you use it. But other times it really is the devil. You can receive a good gift from God, and the devil can try everything and anything to take it away, or frustrate it but these threats seldom have any power over one who believes in Jesus Christ. Because the gifts and calling of God are without repentance Romans 11:29. This means that God does not reverse a blessing. But be careful not to reverse it yourself thinking it’s just gonna fall from heaven. God forbid you to think like that. Protect your gift, your relationship, your marriage, your family, your business, your talent, your everything that God has blessed you with. Because believe me, when you put effort into it. You will soon reap the rewards. I just remembered a great verse in the bible. “Don’t be misled–you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant.” Galatians 6:7They may try to take what you have produced due to your ability from God, but they can’t take what God has put inside you. It’s your responsibility to take of it. He has made you a steward. Protect your blessings. Do what it takes. God bless
Master how to make your dreams come true
There are times when you have to understand the process of things when working to make your dreams come true. You do not just wake up one day living your dream life, as if it were some fairytale. I remember when I wrote my first book. It wasn’t like the experience, of writing the second one. I knew I had a gift from God, to write and publish the Gospel. I knew the word of God enough to share and teach somebody about Christ. However there was a certain knowledge I did not have at the time. I didn’t know how to publish books. So I learned that God wants us to learn the way it works (the process) even if He has given us a vision to do something. So I learnt how to self publish books. The Bible in Proverbs 3:19-20 GNB says; “The Lord created the earth by his wisdom; by his knowledge, he set the sky in place.” Wisdom and knowledge work hand in hand. Wisdom gives you the idea, vision, destination, and that which you want to make. But knowledge helps you put it all in place. The word of God is replete with so many examples about, getting understanding. Wisdom without understanding is empty, but wisdom gotten with understanding bears fruit. A Greek word is given for such knowledge. And it’s called epignosis. Today I can say I have mastered how to make my dreams come true and have the epignosis of how to write inspiring content, put together and publish it into books. So how did it happen? It all comes from the way God did it when He made the earth. In the Bible it says, the Lord created the earth with wisdom; by his knowledge, He set the sky in place. And in another place the Bible says, “Getting wisdom is the most important thing you can do. Whatever else you get, get insight.” Proverbs 4:7 GNB insight can be translated (understanding). There is an insight here. What caused the Lord to create the earth was wisdom, the idea was in mind, and He created it. But what caused Him to set up the sky (heavens) was the knowledge, that He put to work after the wisdom He had. And that’s exactly what happened when I wrote my first and second book. I just know that I know the process. Now it’s much easier. What does it take to make your dreams come true? So this is how you make those dreams you have to come true. By wisdom, you can create a marriage, business, ministry, invention, product anything really. And by knowledge (epignosis: knowledge of a particular point; directed towards a particular object) you can set up its skies (its limits). In other words, you can set up the whole thing in full. So wisdom is important, and make sure you are getting the knowledge of what you want to create. Otherwise, it will remain just a dream. There is an understanding that you need to make your dreams come true. And God’s word can guide you to that understanding. After all, He is the source of all wisdom. So Get wisdom but also get understanding ( epignosis: knowledge, to know that you know, that you know, how to do it). Don’t buy a gun and not know how to shoot with it, lest you get shot before you shoot yours. Neither should you buy a car when you don’t know how to drive one. Otherwise, you will just park it. Do you get it? You have to know how to do it for that dream to come true. Learn the process, get knowledge and make your dream come to life. The right process will make it a success. May this be a turning point to your dreams and plans for your life. Next, I will show you the other insight in this process. There is an order you must follow. “Through wisdom is a house built; and by understanding it is established: And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.”Proverbs 24:3. Wisdom, understanding and knowledge are essential for the success of any given venture. Wisdom will provide the building blocks, understanding will certify it and knowledge will cause it to be fruitful. This is the specific order to make your dreams a reality. It’s literally a 1,2,3 process all working together to produce one thing, amd that isyour dream. One may ask, “but How does wisdom come about, and how do I get understanding and knowledge?” Rather, how does one know they are operating from wisdom, understanding, and knowledge of Something. It’s very simple. Let’s look at the Lord Jesus Christ. The Bible says, “The beginning of wisdom is to fear the LORD, and acknowledging the Holy One is understanding.” Proverbs 9:10. Wisdom begins when there is a deep reverence and respect for the Lord Jesus Christ. Without this holy fear, there will be no wisdom, and that’s not all. And if you are unsure about how to get wisdom, the bible clearly tells us to ask from God. What about understanding? The Bible also says, “acknowledging the Holy One is understanding”. When you truly acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, that’s understanding. But it doesn’t stop here either. When you have wisdom and acknowledge who Jesus Christ is, then you have knowledge. You cannot acknowledge what you don’t know. It’s like saying this burger is nice without tasting it or taking a bite. That’s not understanding neither is that wisdom. That becomes an assumption or a guess. But then when you fear God, and acknowledge Him, through Jesus Christ, it is because you know Him. It can only mean absolute knowledge or unabated knowing. This is primary knowledge that sets the foundation for all kinds of knowledge that you will have of something. The Bible talking about Christ says, “He is before all things, and in him, all things hold together.”
You’ve been given absolute power to choose the life you want
Can you really choose the life you want? According to the Word of God, you sure can! Long before Jesus came God gave man the opportunity to choose life or death, between a good life and a bad one. A life of blessings against a life that is not of blessings. The first covenant God made after His people had left the land of Egypt, was at Mount Sinai (commonly known by the 10 commandments). The second time, God made a covenant with the children of Israel through His servant at the time Moses when they were approaching the promised land (land of prosperity and good life). In this Second Covenant, He wanted His people to prosper and it was an addition to the first covenant. The Bible says; “These are the terms of the covenant the Lord commanded Moses to make with the Israelites while they were in the land of Moab, in addition to the covenant he had made with them at Mount Sinai.” Deuteronomy 29:1-2. Most people don’t know that God wants them to prosper His way. This was established thousands of years, long before Jesus set foot on earth. How to choose the life you want The Bible says; “Now listen! Today I am giving you a choice between life and death, between prosperity and disaster. For I command you this day to love the Lord your God and to keep his commands, decrees, and regulations by walking in His ways. If you do this, you will live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you and the land (promised land) you are about to enter and occupy.” Deuteronomy 30:15-16 You are the master of your own destiny. Given this willpower means that the life you are living today is determined by the choice you have made, and the ones you will make henceforth. You have to understand that not every failure comes from the devil, some of it is you. He says He has given you a choice between life and death. Blessing and disaster. He so wishes that we choose life. To choose the blessing. He has given you that power. He so wishes that you choose life because He wants you to succeed beyond your greatest dreams. That means your failures are not on God’s calendar for your life. Though they may happen, they are not his ultimate plan for you. So they can not remain permanent. His permanent solution for your life is a prosperous and blessed life. Can you imagine that God wants you to be rich in all areas of your life? As if His wishes were not enough, heaven delights in your prosperous life. How do you make this choice? The word of God says; “Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants (future generations) might live! You can make this choice by loving the Lord your God, obeying Him and committing yourself firmly to Him. This is the key to your life. And if you love and obey the Lord , you will live long in the land the Lord swore to give your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”Deuteronomy 30:19-20 The word of God says that the covenant of blessing is the key to your life. If you choose life your blessings are guaranteed. If you choose otherwise, you will be in a disaster. It’s black and white.This covenant the Lord did not only make with the people back then but also for the future generations. He had you and me in Mind. We are that FUTURE GENERATION. The Bibles says; “But you are not the only ones (meaning the children of Israel) with whom I am making this covenant with its curses. I am making this covenant both with you who stand here today in the presence of the Lord our God, and also with the future generations who are not standing here today. Deuteronomy 29:14-15 NLT God made this Covenant with His people (anybody who worships Him only) long before Jesus Came. So if this was the case, your prosperity was guaranteed thousands of years ago. Why should you live in death, lack and problems? Why should you live accursed? It’s not necessary because you can choose life. Now just imagine what life is like after Jesus came, died for the whole world and was resurrected. Life is even more glorious. Jesus, Himself said”The thief cometh to steal, kill and destroy but I come that they might have life and have it more abundantly.” John 10:10 You have the power to choose the life you want, daily. Whether to live in lack, poverty, and sickness or in riches, prosperity, and health. There is much for you to enjoy in Christ, and that includes a prosperous life. “Listen! I, the Lord, am giving you a choice between the way that leads to life and the way that leads to death.” Jeremiah 21:8. Your destiny lies within the choices you make every day. What you decided yesterday has decided your today, and what you decide today will decide your tomorrow. God is giving you a choice every day that you live to choose the way that leads to life against the way that leads to death. And that choice is yours.That way is found in Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ only. Every day is a choice.When Jesus came, He had something profound to say about the life He came to give each and every human being on earth.“The thief (the devil), comes not but to steal kill and destroy, I am come that they might have life and have it more abundantly” John 10:10 In the opening verse, Jeremiah was telling the people of Jerusalem what the spirit of the Lord was saying about their destiny, in that they were given a choice
