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Are you committed? Do you quit and give up easily? Do you lose hope easily? Do you know the benefits of being faithful?
In the early days of my ministry, I went through a wilderness experience. I was tempted to leave the local church where I had come to know Christ. But a pastor friend of mine gave me some of the best advice I have ever received. He said, "Throughout Scripture, the one attribute that God honors more than any other is faithfulness."
It is easy to quit when the going gets tough. The truth is that very few people remain faithful when confronted with challenging or difficult circumstances. Consider this scripture Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful. – 1 Corinthians 4:2 (NKJV)
Quitting is easy, but it has long-term, devastating consequences. Faithfulness is difficult, but it becomes easier over time and has priceless long-term benefits. Just ask those who have been married for over 50 years. Faithfulness means to be consistent, dependable, and loyal, regardless of the sacrifice or the circumstances. It is a determination not to quit on God, yourself, or other people no matter what. It is the willingness to pay whatever price is required to honor your word and your commitment to someone or something other than your own agenda.
Faithfulness is a virtue that is rare these days. People often are more apt to find reasons not to honor their word rather than to look for reasons to do so. God is the ultimate model of faithfulness. His faithfulness solely depends upon Himself and not anyone else. His faithfulness is based upon His nature and character. It is not conditionally based upon what we say or do. Like God, our faithfulness must be based solely on our character, and not conditional on what others do or say.
If we are faithless, He remains faithful; for he cannot deny Himself. - 2 Timothy 2:13 (NKJV)
For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself. - Hebrews 6:13 (NKJV)
No matter how long you have been faithful, one act of unfaithfulness can ruin 50 years of faithfulness. That one act would cause faithfulness to become "past tense", rather than being "present and future tense". Usually, unfaithful actions are born out of a pattern of unfaithful thinking. This is why we must allow ourselves to be transformed by the renewing of our minds (Romans 12:1). Faithfulness begins in our heart, and should become our lifestyle - who we are internally (including our thoughts), and reflected in what we do.
You are faithful when:
You honor your word, no matter what
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You are consistent
You are willing to pay the price to follow through with your commitments
You reject excuses to quit
You do not allow what others say or do to cause you to not follow through on your commitments
You under-promise and over-deliver
You are covenantal (committed through love, win-win, unconditional, permanent, forgiving), and not contractual (limited, contingent, win-lose, can be broken if one side does not follow through)
The value of faithfulness in business is priceless. It will enhance your resolve to not quit and cause you to keep going no matter what. It will build customer and brand loyalty because your customers, employees, and vendors will realize your dependability. It will increase the performance of your employees because they will model your behavior. It will increase the overall productivity of the business, which will increase your bottom line. It will make you a better witness for the Lord Jesus Christ - because your word and your actions can be trusted.
Unfaithfulness can have long-term, devastating consequences; it tarnishes your character and weakens your internal resolve to walk in integrity. God does not call us to be perfect, but He does call us to be faithful; faithful to Him, faithful to ourselves, and faithful to our families, employees, customers, vendors, and to all of those to whom we make commitments.
The key to faithfulness over time is to be focused on what really matters. There is One Who is worthy of our focus, and One Who will give us the strength to become faithful, and remain faithful. His Name is Jesus. Scripture encourages us to fix our eyes upon Him as we run the race of life (Hebrews 12:1-2). If your focus is to fulfill His will for your life, you will desire to remain faithful to Him at all times, and faithfulness will become part of your character.
My prayer for you this week is that God will give you the grace, conviction, and discipline, to help you to become a person who is unconditionally faithful to Him, to yourself, and to others.
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No one drifts to a desired destination. Be intentional—equip yourself to develop your team of friends or colleagues to their fullest potential. We should have passion and excitement for what we do. We all need a thought or prompting to make us make today better. Today is the day that you can make a difference. So get passion, go out, and make a difference for one another.
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Merry Christmas, my friends! There’s nothing like gathering together with the people you love and being intentional with the time you have with them. Don’t move too fast!!
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#ChangingTheNarrative. (at Ogbojo East Legon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CrJW01_M85b/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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His Love Is Our Light The early Christians experienced the love of Christ in an intimate and life-transforming way. This motivated them to reach their known world with the Gospel of Christ more than any other generation of Christians has since. They didn't have the benefits of our modern technology, but they did have the benefit of being full of the love of Christ. Experiencing the love of Christ causes us to be filled with the fullness of God (Eph. 3:19) and makes us a witness that the world cannot resist (Jn. 13:35). The Church today needs a revival of our personal relationship with the Lord. When we can truly say with Paul that the love of Christ constrains us, then we will impact our world for the Lord, too. We can't give away what we don't possess. We need to personally know the love of Christ in an experiential way before we try to share it with others. Let Him love you, and let His love flow through you to others. The world is hungry for love, real love. Read more https://www.facebook.com/100070321174502/posts/pfbid022tzmCcFdJiU28eK8WmUmUiujME9mEbmbWkNW7GiJE1ETZ1a5e2iULyRXSF6ZKSBNl/?app=fbl (at Takoradi) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq3veA_MZUy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Word of Wisdom to You all friends You cannot live a happy life with sad thoughts. The inner conversation you have with yourself is very important. Make sure it's healthy and positive. Don't allow yourself to wake up with yesterday's issues troubling your mind. You own your mind, your mind doesn't own you. Refuse to live backwards. Relax your mind._ A lot of the stress we deal with are just thoughts. See everyday is a new chapter. The challenge may not go away when you pray, and when it doesn't go away, it simply means God knows that He has trained you enough to face it and win!_ Remember, life is not subject to chance, it is subject to truths. Don't miss this principle: the power for change is in your mouth! You 're a light, the more you speak the Word, the more you shine brighter and brighter but when you speak negative words, your light goes dim. (at ACI Prayer Cathedral) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq3j_oVsQh-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Don't be afraid when you hear or read of terrible diseases and unfavorable happenings in the world. As God's beloved child, you are in the world, but not of the world. And as the children of Israel were kept safe and protected in Goshen, so will the Lord keep you safe in the secret place of the Most High. (at Takoradi) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpUdjUCs3l8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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My earnest desire fulfilled in Christ Jesus. Glory Hallelujah (at Takoradi Technical University) https://www.instagram.com/p/CovKBrZsTEb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Luke 2:52, 'And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.' How could it be that Jesus, who was God (Jn. 1:1; 1 Tim. 3:16), and in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, increased in wisdom? (Col. 2:3) God is a Spirit (Jn. 4:24). Jesus, as God, had existed as a Spirit forever. When He came to the earth as Jesus, he was Lord at birth, but that was in His Spirit (Lk. 2:11). His Spirit didn't have to grow or increase in wisdom but His physical body did. The Lord could have done things differently, but He didn't. Jesus came into this world in His physical body exactly as we did. He had to grow and learn. He became just like us so that we could become just like Him (2 Cor. 5:21). This is the great exchange. He became like us so that He could bear all our iniquities and become a merciful high priest for us (Heb. 2:14-18). Christianity does not produce a changed life but an exchanged life. Christ does not reform us, but He transforms us through His union with us. In the same way that the Eternal Christ could come and inhabit the body of an infant and still retain all His deity, He now inhabits our bodies through the new birth in all His glory and power. Like Jesus, grow in your wisdom and understanding of who you now are in Christ. Two of Satan's three temptations began with the words, 'If you be the Son of God.' Matthew 4:3, 'And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.' MT. 4:1-11; MK. 1:12-13; LK. 4:1-13 Jesus was God, but he did have a human body that had to grow in the knowledge and wisdom of God (Jn. 1:1; 1 Tim. 3:16; Lk. 2:52). It took faith for the physical mind of Jesus to believe the witness of the Spirit within Him that he was the Messiah. Satan was attacking the most basic of His beliefs. This must have been a temptation to Jesus or Satan would not have used it. Read full message on https://www.facebook.com/100070321174502/posts/pfbid0eBScfK2Vcjc9vNQSqTv7hhbLjNGnAaBmXhKjzEypM9fZqwbYaumtfUWpeFB2PDnbl/?app=fbl https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnxjyg-MYAN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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PRAY FOR OTHERS …The earnest prayer of a righteous man has great power and wonderful results. *(James 5:16 TLB) As a Christian, it’s important that you pray for your friends and loved ones. The Bible tells us that we are to pray for one another. So when you pray, don’t just pray for yourself alone; mention the names of your friends, family members and schoolmates and pray for them as well. Ask God to do something specific in their lives and He will do it. God always answers the prayers of the righteous and because you’re a righteous kid, He will always answer every prayer you pray for your friends and loved ones. The holy scriptures says in Proverbs 11:25 The generous soul will be made rich, And he who waters will also be watered himself. LET'S PRAY Dear Father, thank you for the opportunity to pray for my friends and loved ones. I ask that they are protected from harm, in Jesus’ Name. Amen. #aapaintsilministries #undilutedgospeltruth #Grace #knowledge #FaithInGod #wisdomofthespirit #truth #light #gospeltruth #ChristJesus https://www.instagram.com/p/CneTVAAsrvr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Leadership is a lifestyle https://www.instagram.com/p/CnTebydsMtd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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When dealing with God, revelation knowledge is essential. The Lord's ways are not always our ways (Isa. 55:8). A fear of trusting the intuitive knowledge that God gives us will cause us to miss many blessings of God. If he hadn't received it and anticipated its fulfillment, what a blessing he would have missed! He would not have been led into the temple at exactly the right moment to see the salvation of the Lord. We need to ask for and expect to receive revelation knowledge from the Lord. God desires to impart it more than we desire to receive it. Great blessings await those who will not depend solely on their own understanding (Prov. 3:5). #aapaintsilministries#undilutedgospeltruth#grace#knowledge#FaithInGod#wisdomofthespirit# https://www.instagram.com/p/CnTePl2MNtU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Keeping our minds stayed on God's Word will release our faith and thereby release the power of God in our lives. Certainly Mary must have been a person who put God's Word first in her life. Mary saw a performance of what she believed. We receive what we believe, not what we desire or even need. Today believe the word that the Lord has spoken about you in Christ in the holy scriptures. #aapaintsilministries#undilutedgospeltruth#grace#knowledge#FaithInGod#wisdomofthespirit Read more on https://www.facebook.com/100070321174502/posts/pfbid02mbq686k86j5xiMWCLWWHSXwQ7bFDzx2xGDWW5iR4M3mdThAGYRcVGXdYiPfbGuBnl/?app=fbl https://www.instagram.com/p/CnMDA6KM7Tz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. JOHN 15:9(KJV) The believer is supposed to perceive and walk in the leadings of God for his life. We do this by communicating our desires or plans to God and receiving his guidance through his word, inner witness of the Spirit or spiritual instructions from matured believers. It is when we are assured of being in the plans of God that we can enjoy peace irrespective of the conditions we may face this year. God will not force his will on you. It is within our choice to know and walk in it. We don’t pray asking God to lead us. He has already assured us of his leading. Ours is to pray for us to know or perceive his leading. Prayer and knowledge of the word give us much light to know or perceive accurately the leadings of God. In today’s message, we shall look at a key ingredient that will make us have a stressed free life from unnecessary worries. Anxiety, fear, worry, haste and disobedience to spiritual authority may be an indication that you are walking outside the will of God. Though, there are few instances where ignorance can breed these negative symptoms. However, anytime you have these signs of fear, anxiety, worry, haste and disobedience to spiritual authority, pause and perceive well before going further. Offense and anger are also things that can darken your ability to perceive the leadings of God. One of the causes of anxiety and stress as believers is trying to earn God’s love. Anytime we start the journey of trying to make God like us more or earn his favour, we will never enjoy the peace we have in Christ. This is because we will never see our actions perfect enough to deserve his love. Apostle Paul said in Romans 5:8, “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us”. This means that God’s love for us does not depend on our good deeds. His love is unconditional. Rest here in context, will mean that you cannot qualify for his love by your works, it means you only enjoy it because he has freely given it. It flows from his salvation for us and continues to keep us in it. Read More on FB https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm_NGIuMUI8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Matthew 20:25-28 But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who are great exercise authority over them. Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant. And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave— just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm9DYIzMXdq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Fasten your seat belt. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm6SCjTM5Sx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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