#CHOSEN 07: DEALING WITH FAMILY LIMITATION

December 14, 2015November 23, 2015Leave a comment

I said this in the last episode and I will say it again; one of the most difficult things that a man that has a mandate from God deals with is family. I am not saying that it always happens, but most often than not, it does. What I want to share today are result oriented steps you can take. Above all, trust the Holy Spirit to lead and guide you.

ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS:
Rebellion is never an option when your family is trying to stop you from following your God-given dream. You don’t want to worsen the situation. You have to try and reason with them and understand their point of view. Know where they are coming from and where they are headed. The truth is they play very vital role in making your dreams come to reality. In the course of dialoguing with them, you will know how to convince them to allow you follow your dream. Remember, do not do it with your own strength, carry God along.
START SOMETHING: Most people have families that are difficult to convince, but that is not meant to stop you or put you at a standstill. You need to start taking constructive and result oriented steps towards achieving your dream. Your family may need to start seeing your input towards your dream for them to know how convinced and serious you are about it. That might be the thing that will convince them to let you pursue your dream.
BREAK OUT:
If after you have dialogued and shown some seriousness in the way of actions, and the limitation is still there, then the only option is to break the limitation. You cannot afford to live a life that is unfulfilled. In the end, you don’t have anyone to blame if your dream becomes unfulfilled. If you notice, the steps are in chronological order, this should be a last resort. By this time, you must have gotten enough to fine tune the path to the fulfilment of your dream.

Let me end by saying that the only guarantee you have for the fulfilment of your dream is God. He is the one who chose you and gave you those dreams. I am so excited about you because you have been chosen of God to accomplish something great in your lifetime. My prayer is that God will help you to bring that God-given dream to reality.

Please share with others and let it bless them as it blessed you

Stay blessed.

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Worry sees many things, Faith only sees the end.

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God’s love gives us Hope; the evidence of this hope is our Faith.
When this faith touches hearts, its God’s love they know.
– Daniel Achi-kanu

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You cannot get God’s best on your own terms

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The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated…It is finished when it surrenders.
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#CHOSEN 06: FAMILY LIMITATION

December 7, 2015November 23, 2015Leave a comment

Text: Gen. 37:1-11

One of the most difficult things that a man that has a mandate from God deals with his family. It is not always easy to get your family to understand your purpose in life, especially when it is not in line with their plans for you. Your family will want to approve what kind of education you get, who you would marry, even the job you will do and so on. Every father will always desire the best for the child and will do everything within their power to ensure the child fits into the plan. Most often than not, this forms a huge wall that tries to limit the child.

I have a friend who the father desired him to be a medical doctor. He failed in the initial attempt to get admission to study Medicine, but he was admitted to study Pharmacy. The father allowed him to go for it in order to avoid him staying home, but still had his plans. After two years in school studying Pharmacy, which he had become fond of, he got admission to study Medicine. Obviously, his father influenced it. My friend refused to leave Pharmacy that he had already loved for Medicine, which the father wanted. In a bid to get my friend to change his mind, the father cut him off every means of finances. In the end, he was coerced to leave Pharmacy for Medicine.

I can imagine Joseph before the father narrating his dream. Though the father loved him so much, the father still scolded him. What Joseph was telling his father was definitely contrary to the father’s plans for him. Joseph was expecting the father to encourage him, but what he got was a scolding.

Please know this today that God does not need anyone’s permission to bring to pass what he has said about you. If your family is not in support of the fact that you are following your God-given dream, do not be dismayed, God has a plan that will make that dream come to pass. Just stay on course.

In the next episode, I’ll share with us some tips that will help us deal with this family limitation.

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Stay blessed.

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#CHOSEN 05: MORE THAN A DREAM

November 30, 2015November 23, 2015Leave a comment

Text: Gen. 37:1-11

God speaks to us in diverse ways. Dreams are one of the ways God speaks to us. Here He gives us information through visible pictures. If you are reading this, then you should know what I mean by that. Nevertheless, I will proceed with what God has placed in my heart to share.

Often times, our mind replays our thoughts to us in dreams. This is why you are most likely going to have a dream that is a visual replay of the things you think about, especially before you sleep. For instance, if your thoughts were occupied with food, you are most likely going to find yourself eating in your dream. Taking it a bit deeper, you are most likely going to dream of where you are involved in romantic/sexual activities with a particular person if that occupied your mind before you slept.

Dreams occur as a result of Rapid Eye Movements (REM). Experts say it occurs at a 90-minute interval. Which is why when you dream, you can find yourself at a particular scene and all of a sudden it changes. It happens to me in as many dreams as I can remember.

There are times when you have a particular kind of dream coming repeatedly within a period of time, sometimes the objects used may change. My friend, that is more than a dream. That is God telling you something. The interesting part of it is that it will not stop coming until you start up a kind of follow up action.

This was the situation Joseph found himself in. He was dreaming every time he slept, but one particular dream stood out. God was showing him his destiny in fast moving pictures. Notice he first shared the dream with his brothers. But when the dream reoccurred, he knew that it was more than a dream, so he got his father involved.

My friend, it is not all dreams that occur due to Rapid Eye Movements when you sleep. Some dreams are not just ordinary, they are laden with prophetic messages for the future. You need to have high sensitivity to know when God is giving you a heavy message through dreams. It may appear to be bigger than you can comprehend, but God has chosen to give it to you anyway. Joseph’s position in the family naturally should have hindered him from having such a big dream, but God chose to give it to him. If God decides to commit a mandate in your hands, your present status is not a determinant.

My prayer for you today is that God gives you a dream that will open your eyes to the great potential God has put in you. A dream that will fire you up to become what God has predestined you to be.

Please share with others and let it bless them as it blessed you

Stay blessed.