Keep on Keeping on

By Pastor 'Deji Adewale

“So we built the wall and the whole wall was joined together to half its height; for the people had a mind to work”. Nehemiah 4:6.

We all know that a race is never won unless one finishes it. One never even starts a race unless one believes it can be done.

In order to begin and end an endeavor, it takes the right attitude and determination to finish what one starts.

The dictionary says “…persistent determination is the act of deciding definitely and firmly to a purpose, and keeping at it…” It is perseverance, patience, resolve, and tenacity.

Thomas Fuller (1608–61), an English preacher and author said "An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men."

The Bible records many great heroes who demonstrate the virtue of determination to accomplish the impossible. Joshua and Caleb, in Numbers 14, were the only two spies that were determined to take Canaan. God told Mary that she was going to have a child without meeting with any man; that was impossible!

In ALL of the success stories in the Bible and any in the world, not one was achieved without “dogged” determination. It is a virtue, a quality that sets suc-cessful men/women apart, that separates “great men from little men”.

When builders are opposed and ridiculed, when adversaries make their plots and plan their evils, remember that with prayer and determination, you will get your “WALLS” built and completed. Nehemiah did it.

You will do it. Nothing shall be impossible for you. Nothing shall stand in your way, in Jesus Name.

Halleluyah!
You will have good success this 2017.
Remain blessed.
Shalom.

Today's Distractions Affect Tomorrow's Height

By Deaconess Kemi Epidi

Tomorrow’s heights are often missed because of today’s distractions. You start out strong and mighty. Your mind is made up that you are going to wait on God until your change comes.

But then you realize time is moving on and it seems like nothing still is happening. Or better yet, things are happening, you are happy, ecstatic, you have “arrived” but lose focus, become distracted by your accomplishments.

Don’t be fooled, a distraction does not always have to be a problem or a situation that seems to be getting worse. Some-times it can be a situation that seems all so right.

“I know he’s not saved but I believe he really loves me”,  “I know this job is going to keep me from church but I’ll now be able to pay all of my bills”  In Matthew 14, we find Peter became distracted with what was going on around him instead of continuously focusing on Jesus, so he began to sink.

In Luke 10, while Mary, not conforming to what society expected of her sat at Jesus’s feet focused on Him, Martha was distracted by her many task.

Have you shifted your focus away from the heights God has called you to because of your many tasks? Have you shifted your focus because God is telling you to wait for the appointed time those heights will be manifested?

We can’t afford to get distracted. God has so much in store for you. So don’t let distractions cause you to miss out on the heights God has just for you, in Jesus Name.

You will have good success this 2017.
Remain blessed. Shalom.