FAITH IS A LAW

Faith is a law and without faith you can not please God. Roman 4:13-25. It's never too late with God. He makes alive the dead. It makes no difference what could be dead in your life. To raise the dead means He perform miracle,  that means He is a miracle God, again He call those things which be not as though they were, which means God is a faith God!. Call what you want into being not what is there as though it's not. Example you want a child call it in to being. What do you want to make real? bring it into being by the voice of faith. Against hope Abraham believed in hope! To take a hold of that which was promised. Weak faith consider circumstances. refuse to consider the things around you that says otherwise. 2nd weak faith staggered.  When you are strong in faith you give glory to God and testify. Not being persuaded is unbelieve, you got to be fully persuaded by the word of God that nothing can change you mind about what God says concerning what you are persuaded about. Heb 11:1 to end. By faith you can frame your world, don't let things just happen to you or your world. Whatsoever a man sow that he shall reap! You are responsible to what happens to you. You can through faith subdue kingdoms, companies, anything at all. Use your faith fill word. Remember without faith you can not please God.

Question: "What are some of the signs of genuine saving faith?"

Answer: This is one of the most important questions in the Christian life. Many believers doubt their salvation because they don’t see signs of genuine faith in their lives. There are those who say we should never doubt our decision to follow Christ, but the Bible encourages us to examine ourselves to see if we are truly “in the faith” (2 Corinthians 13:5). Thankfully, God has given us ample instruction for how we can know for sure that we have eternal life. The first epistle of John was actually written for that purpose, as it states in 1 John 5:13, "I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life."

There is a series of tests in 1 John that we can use to examine ourselves and our faith. As we look at them, remember that no one will perfectly fulfill all of them all the time, but they should reveal a consistent trend that characterizes our lives as we grow in grace.

1. Do you enjoy having fellowship with Christ and His redeemed people? (1 John 1:3)
2. Would people say you walk in the light, or walk in the darkness? (1 John 1:6-7)
3. Do you admit and confess your sin? (1 John 1:8)
4. Are you obedient to God's Word? (1 John 2:3-5)
5. Does your life indicate you love God rather than the world? (1 John 2:15)
6. Is your life characterized by "doing what is right"? (1 John 2:29)
7. Do you seek to maintain a pure life? (1 John 3:3)
8. Do you see a decreasing pattern of sin in your life? (1 John 3:5-6) [Note: this refers to not continuing in sin as a way of life, not a total absence of sin.]
9. Do you demonstrate love for other Christians? (1 John 3:14)
10. Do you "walk the walk," versus just "talking the talk"? (1 John 3:18-19)
11. Do you maintain a clear conscience? (1 John 3:21)
12. Do you experience victory in your Christian walk? (1 John 5:4)

If you are able to truthfully answer "Yes" to these questions (or a majority of them, and are working on the others), then your life is bearing the fruit of true salvation. Jesus said that it is by our fruits that we are known as His disciples (Matthew 7:20). Fruitless branches—professing believers who do not display the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) are cut off and thrown into the fire (John 15:7). A genuine faith is one that not only believes in God (the devils themselves do that - James 2:19), but leads to open confession of sin and obedience to Christ's commands. Remember, we are saved by grace through faith, not by our works (Ephesians 2:8-9), but our works should display the reality of our salvation (James 2:17-18). Genuine saving faith will always produce works; a faith that is perpetually without works is no faith at all and saves no one.

In addition to these confirmations, we need to remember God's promises and the reality of the war we are in. Satan is just as real as Jesus Christ, and he is a formidable enemy of our souls. When we turn to Christ, Satan will look for every opportunity to deceive and defeat us. He will try to convince us that we are unworthy failures or that God has given up on us. When we are in Christ, we have the assurance that we are kept by Him. Jesus Himself prayed for us in John 17:11 that the Father would "protect them by the power of your name—the name you gave me—so that they may be one as we are one." Again in verse 15, He prayed, "keep them from the evil one."

In John 10:27-29, Jesus said, "My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand." If you hear and obey the voice of Jesus, then you are one of His sheep, and He will never let you go. Jesus gave a wonderful word picture here of Christians securely held within His loving hands and the Father's almighty hands wrapping themselves around His, giving us a double assurance of eternal security.

BAD OR GOOD MARRIAGE

After salvation, the most important choice you will
need to make is who to marry. This choice is so
important that if you miss it, you will suffer for
long, if you get it right then you will enjoy forever.
A bad marriage can affect every other area of your
life.
This subject is so important, so many married
people are hoping to be single again so as to
make the right choice. If you are single please
don't just be in a hurry to get married, you have
the best opportunity to prepare for it.
For two people to come together to live in peace
and harmony, they must agree spiritually, mentally
and physically. Just like an elephant cannot marry
an ant so also a believer cannot marry an
unbeliever. If an elephant marries an ant how
would they live, if a goat marries a fish where
would they meet? You must look for a Godly man
or a Godly woman to marry, nothing can beat this.
The devil's primary target is the family. He knows
that everyone belongs to a family and if he can
make two wrong people meet then he has
succeeded affecting the community and nations
negatively. Ignore your age and the pressure for a
moment, the pressure in a wrong marriage is far
worse. God has somebody for you but you must
set your priorities right. What do you need in a
woman? What do you need in a man?
Marriage is not about what you want, it is about
who you need, that will make you better while you
make him better. It is about destiny. That is why
you must know your purpose before you get
married. Genesis 2:18.
You must pray before you choose. God knows the
best person for you, it is only wise to seek His will.
It is very easy to know God's will when sex is not
involved. The moment sex is involved and you
want to know His will then He will blank you out.
Why? Because you have broken His first Law of NO
SEX before marriage.
If you have had sex in the past then you need to
repent totally and stay away from each other for
sometime then you can seek the face of God.
Your marriage will not be hell on earth. Your
marriage will be honorable in the name of Jesus
Christ.
Don't marry for sex, don't marry because you are
of age, don't marry because you are getting old,
don't marry because you are lonely, don't marry
because you need someone to support you
financially, don't marry because you mistakenly got
pregnant, don't marry because you don't want to
lose the person, don't marry because of family
pressures, don't marry because you like the idea of
marriage and admire every wedding gown you see,
don't marry because all your friends are getting
married.
But get married because you want to fulfill destiny.
Get married because you want to be a help mate.
As a man, get married because you want to fulfill
your purpose. God will help you in choosing, please
let His will be done. Amen!

LETTER TO MY SINGLE AND MARRIED FRIENDS.

At this point I write to my single and married friends. We are what we are today because of information we got yesterday and the truth remains we will be somewhere else tomorrow still because of information will are getting today.
I thought it wise to share this simple facts of life. Life is a gift from God and love is a gift we received from God to share (give) both to ourselves and others in the right way for a better future,  for the purpose of our joy and happiness. If all these are not done properly, life becomes a living hall. In that case, relationships wouldn't work out the way planned for and marriages became questions God need to ask and give reason why things are the way they are!

To my  single friends:
If you are serious about changing your circumstances. Of course , it all begins with renewing the mind. There are right reasons and wrong reasons for desiring marriage. This brings to light the fact that you must have sense of your own personal value before you can expect someone else to recognise it. First, God will never allow another person to be your affirmation and completion. This is a job He has reserved for Himself, if someone was able to complete you, there would be no need for Him. This is something He will not stand.  The person who could add all that you're looking for to your life is also looking for someone who can add something to his life. Another person who has nothing to  bring to the party but her need validation will not be an attractive package. Therefore, your only choice would be someone who is as needy as yourself. Could it be that buying the lie that marriage is the end all, be all and the completion of all things worth mentioning has caused us to erect false idols that keep us in bondage to unfulfilled and unhappiness?  Life does not consist of those who makes  me feel that I count. It consists of how much value I add to the life of others".
Your worth will never be measured by whom you attract, but rather by whom you affect and how you affect them. Whether someone chooses you or not does not determine your worth. Your value can never be estimated based on how others feel about you. Dare to break your pattern. Do something different or unusual. Life is a party you created; don't wait to be invited to one. Never put your life on hold! The only thing that should be reserved for marriage is sex. Otherwise, it's time to let the games begin. Until that blessed additional to your life shows up to claim you, get a life . Get one that will make you interesting and intriguing to others. It will draw other exciting people to you.

Tips :
Select an activities that interest you or pull you out of your comfort zone and stretch you. If you choose things that really interest you, chances are there will be other people there with the same interests, the more things two people have in common, the greater their chances are of having a lasting relationship.

Now to my married friends:

I believe in marriage.
I believe in marriage that works.
I believe every marriage needs some mutual interest share by both partner to make it work.
I believe in love and it's true.

I noticed something in this life, no one can do everything he or she would like in life  completely once you are married.  There's just not enough time. Every person's recreational time amount to making choices that will leave out other opportunities. Why not select those activities you can  share as husband and wife. The person with whom you share your most enjoyable moments will build the love home in you. If you want a fulfilling marriage  that person must be your spouse. You should be each other best friend not best roommate. Your mate should know you better than another person in the world even your parents. That includes your good and bad feelings, frustrations, your challenges and fears etc. Remember it is two becoming one!
Your children are visitors in your home and someday they will leave. Why  make them your priority in place of your spouse?
Your parents gave birth to you and helped in making you. They are part of your success story but why make them your priority instead of your spouse.  Sorry to say it. Your parents helped you build a past or a history but your spouse is  building a future with you. So that makes him or her your priority. Remember "greater is the end of thing than the beginning thereof".

Please,  both husband and wife should feel and know that they are the each other's highest priority. When either you or your spouse feel that anything has become a higher priority, take a break and think it over. There is nothing out there that's more important than your relationship, and your success in life will ultimately depends on  it. If your friends, relatives, career, finance, children, or anything else takes a higher priority than the feeling of your spouse,  you are somehow kissing your marriage goodbye.

Tips:
Every husband and wife need to sit down and meditate on this though. ..my partner married me because she or he though the pleasing things I was doing during our courtship would continue for the rest of our lives. Am I holding up my end of bargain?

WHAT ARE YOU HANGING ON TO

WHAT ARE YOU HANGING ON TO?

I saw this, i thought you such read.
The cheerful girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five. Waiting with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw them: a circle of glistening white pearls in a pink foil box.

"Oh please, Mommy. Can I have them? Please, Mommy, please?" Quickly the mother checked the back of the little foil box and then looked back into the pleading blue eyes of her little girl's upturned face.

"A dollar ninety-five. That's almost $2.00. If you really want them, I'll think of some extra chores for you and in no time you can save enough money to buy them for yourself. Your birthday's only a week away and you might get another crisp dollar bill from Grandma."

As soon as Jenny got home, she emptied her penny bank and counted out 17 pennies. After dinner, she did more than her share of chores and she went to the neighbor and asked Mrs. James if she could pick dandelions for ten cents. On her birthday, Grandma did give her another new dollar bill and at last she had enough money to buy the necklace. Jenny loved her pearls.

They made her feel dressed up and grown up. She wore them everywhere - Sunday school, kindergarten, even to bed. The only time she took them off was when she went swimming or had a bubble bath. Mother said if they got wet, they might turn her neck green.

Jenny had a very loving daddy and every night when she was ready for bed, he would stop whatever he was doing and come upstairs to read her a story. One night when he finished the story, he asked Jenny, "Do you love me?"

"Oh yes, Daddy. You know that I love you." "Then give me your pearls." "Oh, Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have Princess - the white horse from my collection - the one with the pink tail. Remember, Daddy? The one you gave me. She's my favorite."

"That's okay, Honey. Daddy loves you. Good night." And he brushed her cheek with a kiss. About a week later, after the story time, Jenny's daddy asked again, "Do you love me?"

"Daddy, you know I love you."

"Then give me your pearls."

"Oh Daddy, not my pearls. But you can have my baby doll. The brand new one I got for my birthday. She is so beautiful and you can have the yellow blanket that matches her sleeper."

"That's okay. Sleep well. God bless you, little one. Daddy loves you."

And as always, he brushed her cheek with a gentle kiss. A few nights later when her daddy came in, Jenny was sitting on her bed with her legs crossed Indian-style. As he came close, he noticed her chin was trembling and one silent tear rolled down her cheek.

"What is it, Jenny? What's the matter?"

Jenny didn't say anything but lifted her little hand up to her daddy. And when she opened it, there was her little pearl necklace. With a little quiver, she finally said, "Here, Daddy. It's for you."

With tears gathering in his own eyes, Jenny's kind daddy reached out with one hand to take the dime-store necklace, and with the other hand he reached into his pocket and pulled out a blue velvet case with a strand of genuine pearls and gave them to Jenny. He had them all the time. He was just waiting for her to give up the dime-store stuff so he could give her genuine treasure.

Jenny's father is like our heavenly Father. He also is waiting for us to give up our dime store stuff and seek Him first ... so He can fling open the windows of Heaven and pour us out such a blessing that we will not have room enough to hold it.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YOUR CHILD.

RAISING OR REARING YOUR CHILD?

It’s human nature for us to want to keep our kids smiling and cheerful. But you know what? If our kids never get mad at us, or get frustrated or become disappointed, that might be a warning sign that we aren’t doing our job as parents. In other hand we are just rearing that child, not raising him.

I got amazed as how you as a parent will put in your best to bring up your child, only for that child to turn out not just the right way and you wonder want went wrong. Maybe your best wasn’t just enough. I know you want to get mad at me for saying just that, but before you do let us just take a look at one truth about it. Follow me to the book of proverbs 22:6 “Train up a child in the he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it”. So you see the training lies in your hand. Is either you are raising that child or you are rearing your which. How will your child learn to deal with frustration and disappointment if they never have any practice? How will your child learn self-discipline if you don’t teach him? It is your job to teach these important life lessons to your child before it is too late. It is a well-known fact that the only manner in which an over pampered child may be made to become useful is by forcing that child to become self-sustaining. And the time to do it is now not tomorrow because it may be too late.

Raising a child is more demanding than rearing your child. In rearing a child you give that child almost everything the child asked for directly or indirectly, and to you, you are just doing the right thing. That is rearing your child and it leads to unhappy ending, where you wonder “what went wrong” I did all I should do as a parent, I gave him/her all to make him/her happy yet this is what I got in return. There’s more to life then all we see. Remember the teenager doesn’t wake up one morning and decide he doesn’t have any respect for his parents. You’ve been rearing that child without known. (Proverbs 22:13-14) “Withhold not correction from the child...” Help that child to turn out right in future.

KNOW THIS:

Some parents would disagree, perhaps saying that you should reason with your child, explain yourself, or even negotiate. But avoid saying no, they urge, for fear that it will make your child feel resentful. True, the word “no” might initially disappoint your child. Nevertheless, it teaches him vital lesson, which in real world, there are limits by which people must abide. By giving in, on the hand, you weaken your authority and teach your child to manipulate you by whining every time he wants something. Over time, your response could make him resentful. After all, how much can a child respect an easily manipulated parent? “Discipline your child while there is hope” proverbs 19:18. Please raise that child, not rear him for a better tomorrow!

The Power of DECISION!!

Why you do to take that decision now. If you are a leader, you will understand that one of the major requisites for leadership is the power of quick and firm DECISION!
A salesman called on a real estate dealer, in a small western town, for the purpose of trying to sell the real estate man a course in salesmanship and Business Management.
When the salesman arrived at the prospective student's office he found the gentleman pecking out a letter by the two-finger method, on an antiquated typewriter. The salesman introduced himself, then proceeded to state his business and describe the course he had come to sell.
The real estate man listened with apparent interest.
After the sales talk had been completed the salesman hesitated, waiting for some signs of  yes or no from his prospective client. Thinking that perhaps he had not made the sales talk quite strong enough, he briefly went over the merits of the course he was selling, a second time. Still there was no response from the prospective student.
The salesman then asked the direct question, " you want this course, do you not?" In a slow, drawling tone of voice, the real estate man replied: " well, I hardly know whether I do or not". What will you do? If you are the salesman.
No doubt he was telling the truth, because he was one of the millions of men who fine it hard to reach decisions.
The question is, are you one out of the millions of men who find it hard to reach decisions? If yes take a closer look at you life and see what a great price you are paying because of it. It affects everything you do negatively.
Don't just be a follower, be a leader. The follower, in whatever walk of life you find him, is a man who seldom knows what he wants. He vacillates, procrastinates, and actually refuses to reach a decision, even in matters of the smallest importance, unless a Leader induces him to do so.

Sow the right words....

Sow The Right Words Into Your Life

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for
whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he
also reap (Galatians 6:7).

The Lord Jesus, in narrating the parable of the sower said, “A sower went out to sow his seed…” (Luke 8:5). Then in the eleventh verse, He explained that the seed the sower sowed was the Word of God, letting us know that words are seeds.

We read in our opening verse that what you sow is what you reap. If you sow good seeds (the right words) into your life, they'll produce the right results. You can’t sow corn seeds, for instance, and expect to harvest mangos; every seed reproduces after its kind. So, the question is, what words are you sowing into your life?

Words come to us when we listen to other people, in messages that we receive from our environment, what we read, watch etc.
These words become seeds that are sown into our lives, reproducing the character that we become. Who you are today is not an accident; it's the result of all the seeds (words) that have been sown into you all your life: by those who took care of you while you were growing up, your environment, the schools you attended, and all the information you received through your senses of hearing and sight. How these words got into you isn’t so important; what’s important is that they did, and today you're the result of those words.

If those words (seeds) weren't the right ones, and you want to make adjustments, you have to introduce new “seeds.” You can't make the adjustment by crying or regretting; you can only do so by sowing the right words into you. Sow words of joy, peace and love, and you'll reap the same. Your life goes in the direction of your words. If your words are excellent, your life will be excellent.

Stop your heart and ears from the wrong words. The only words you should allow take root in your heart are words that inspire, lift, bless and stir you in the direction of God’s perfect will.