I will always stress the point that human beings are born as natural learners #itsjustfacts. We are what we are, do what we do, know what we know because we learnt… inherently and otherwise. Whether we learn or not is a function of our ‘willingness’ to learn the things we ‘don’t want to’ or think ‘they can never be learnt’. It is also a function of the value we perceive the learning will bring. Is it worth the trouble? Are you willing to lose something in exchange of the new knowledge i.e. comfort zone, time, pride, social status? money? It is also a function of who we are learning for? Yourself? Your job? Your partner? Society? You can learn to learn. You can unlearn what you’ve learnt. Where there’s learning there is change. You may be the way you are but you are not cast in stone. If you continue to say ‘that is how you are’, if you continue to hold on to what you know, what seems popular and accepted, if you keep saying what you dont know wont kill you or that some things are reserved for certain things to know, have or be… you are simply communicating that you are not willing to learn regardless of the price you have to pay for not learning/unlearning.

You know what you are passionate about despite your lack of knowledge and repeated failure. Don’t give up on this things.. the only limitation you have is your mindset and lack of effort.

Make up your mind, make that decision and be resolute. Turn back on your negative energy and pursue positivity, change your perspective and don’t dwell on what’s lost or wrong, choose to choose wins, possibilities and take on the hurdles. Be resolute on what you want the story of your life to be, celebrate every moment, good or bad for God chose you to LiVe it. Celebrate every win no matter how small.

Like you dish new food on a clean plate, your body in new or cleaned clothes, writing your notes on a clean page, receive and use/ do what you need to on a ‘clean’ plate. For real this time. Forget your former experiences, limitations and things that pulled you back. Renew your expectations and lose the baggage. Commit to sustaining your decision to clear ‘the plate’, preach it and remind yourself or interested parties that there is no room for anything but newness over here 😏

The first thing God created was light and that for me is an indication that light is a force of and for creation. To call things into existence, be is knowledge you currently lack, to find your way out of confusion, understanding, be aware of opportunities, discernment, health, success, overcoming the enemy, the weapon to use if to declare the manifestation of light. 🌸

Whether we are under trial for doing the work of God or through the issues of life the ultimate prize is the pride, self righteousness, wrong perspectives/ focus or sins we lose in the process. And the unpopularly talked about gain is the humility, exposure of our weaknesses, strengths, knowledge, humility, time with God, ministry amongst others.

People’s appearances and statuses are not all they’re here to offer. A person’s value is determined by what they look like or how you class them. We are ever fixated on who fits the bill, and want to associate with what the world has defined as ‘the standards’ and we forfeit a salvating relationship, wisdom and substance over what looks like glam and benefit. We are the light and salt of the world, God sent souls not images. Image that we are so obsessed about to an extent that there are terms ‘marginalized’, ‘minorities’ and ‘delinquents’. If they’re missing limbs, were seen in an a composing act, have slurred speech, aren’t curvy, aren’t excitable or don’t wear make up they lack value. There are divides that looking back, to the narrative of the status quo will seem justified but to the real purpose of our creation have proved that wickedness prevailed. We love others according to how much we love ourselves. The story told in our behaviors and choices is that we are unloving the parts of ourselves manifested in others. Not necessarily … the super power we think we profess currently. So is human nature we say, do not conform to the patterns of the world .. we should say

I had the pleasure of sharing with the G4G BW community my learnings on what Work Ethic is, and how to continually work to pursue it. It most certainly isn’t ‘working hard’, though ‘hard work’ sure is a component of work ethic. Work ethic is a play of what i call ‘Attitude Acumen’ and a whole array of principles and values that you apply in order to achieve your personal or professional goals. I also shared a measure ( not a tested theory but purely out of my comprehension of the subject) I acronym’ized as ‘SMART’ and that is - how you are going about ‘working’ must be ‘Sustainable’, ‘Mastered’, through the requisite ‘Attitude’ acumen, recognizable ‘Reputation’ (what people would describe your work ethic as in your absence) and how you use ‘Time’. Tune in for the details and more🌸

Just because you aren’t sharing it doesn’t mean you’ve got it together, just because you maintain your peace and never ask for help doesn’t mean you are carrying it well. Just because you are able to keep taking it all and being ‘strong’ does not mean you are carrying it well and by God’s standards. The world has taught us to share the pretty, easy looking and happy sides and will always chastise us for being vulnerable.. men will know this one too well.. but in that situation, how you handle your challenges should be aligned to God’s purpose for it. God wants to carry those burdens and in turn you must keep focused on running the race, his word, his works, faith, peace, joy, a prosperous life and truth.

We lose ourselves to the strongholds of people’s entitlement to how we should live our lives, how they should treat us and what they want your life to be… and that may to some degree dishonor God as well as the needs we need to be paying attention to and fulfilling. There are layers of customs that we’ve inherited, some are influences of modern day culture while others come from a place of fear and a need for validation.. and all the while we neglect the rhythm of our life, the purpose over our lives and what the spirit needs to go for or avoid at a point in time. This unfortunately results in us pleasing others. Accept that your responsibility and accountability is to your God-purposed life and not others’.

Be confident enough to be doubted and not render yourself inadequate. Be content enough to wait until you bear fruit and see results. Be joyful enough to conquer against all odds. Be brave enough to take a chance or knock on those doors. Be grateful enough to celebrate every achievement and embrace your progress. Be humble enough to cheer others on, and to receive praise and gratification from God vs man. 🌸

We have become so accustomed to negativity so much that good things are not easily accepted or celebrated. We find it hard to accept where we are being negative ourselves and continually justify our words and actions into ‘acceptance’. We advocate hashtags to normalize things that are already normal, and we want to ‘abnormalize’ we we do not want to accept. Goodness is shunned, and the prevailing aspect is the hypocrisy of not owning up when we are wrong, nor standing up against negativity. We ought to cling to God, and counter the attacks of the negative world, we ought to know that there is no good thing in us except God and we can only win and no grow weary through him.

The struggle to master and accept when, how and from who you get gratified is a matter of Values the spirit said to me. What you value fuels where, how and what you want as a reward for your pursuits and efforts. The money you desire to have, who you want to affiliate with, the validation you require and that desperate need for satisfaction and release. What we stand by will easily determine how soon we break, or how long we withstand the tides and grow our purposed ventures in various facets of life i.e family, business, the kingdom of God, networks etc. The journey comes with understanding what will attract what gratification, when and from who. So if you struggle with incompleteness, with unsatisfied desires, short-lived projects and the like, go back to your foundation- your value system 🌸

You can do and be better, but it will cost you. . It is not easy to sacrifice something you treasure or without compulsion, it is not easy to commit because we don’t like being accountable and having to be consistent, it is not easy to keep a dream alive, to have to do/start something yourself when someone can do it for you, it is not easy seeing something take more than you were willing to give, it is not easy living through the trade offs… but those are the little big things that will get you doing better

Life comes 'challenge guaranteed' in all stages of our lives, and if you haven't come to terms with that the agony can weigh so heavy and result in resentment, feeling like a victim and it can stunt your growth and rob your from deriving value from each hurdle. So learn 'to make lemonade, and MORE. It sure can be a lonely road through it all, but if there's a gift you can give yourself is to learn to face challenges and refuse to be swallowed by them. Take them for what they are... Take each situation as an exam question, a practical in a lab or a lap to run. Build courage by facing challenges head on..don't whine and over share, increase your competence and wisdom through learning about the challenge at hand..let it give you experience, build resilience through perseverance..don't backdown, use the misfortune to your advantage... reach out and make connections, find new happiness, learn more about who you are, master the problem and learn what causes failure... use it, share it and charge for that knowledge. Diversify those lemons 🍋

Be resolute in your mind and heart to be relentless in character. Be not moved by the circunstances infront of you. Press on to what you too desire and have it as any other person who does. Seek God with all your might, never lose sight of the vision. If you don't have one.. persue it and want to live a meaningful wholesome live as well. Be unapologetic and seek that which you know you can have anf give.

In honor of your mercy and love, for demonstating your power by knitting every fibre and being and placing it in my mother's womb, that this is evidence of your prophetic words and manifestation of work seen and yet to be seen. Kept! I bow and honor you Lord🌸

If you find yourself in a space where it takes a lot to get up and live through the day, if you feel discouraged and almost out of hope or energy. . And/or overwhelmed by what lies ahead of you, i encourage you to cling to the help we have in Christ. Deliberately counter and shift your focus to inspiration, to what will secure your heart in peace and strengthen you. Don't go with the melody of the sad song, connect to the frequency that propels you.

Surely we know we aren't able to forget everything... no, not by our might for sure. With God it is possible. I was led to this revelation recently.. to take up course and intercede for my mind to forget the former things and out of slavery. Rarely do we add what we need to forget on a prayer list as we fast and /or pray but that is exactly the burden and warfare we need to give to God in exchange for newness, refreshing and a transformation of mind. In that we will be able to perceive the work he is doing, and not lean on our understanding by inference. We need to forget the former ways of our traditions, former experiences from relationships, former doctrines and the dictates of whatever circumstances we operated in that formed the frameworks of our ways of seeing, believing and decision making that are misaligned to the Kingdom of God. Isaiah 43:18-19, Phil 3:13 🌸

We have probably fumbled through many things in our lives, and yes some we've actively pursued. . However, there shouldn't even be times we are passive in the first place. A little sleep, a little slumber! That is to say, whatever met us unprepared, we have compromised... that project, that appointment, that relationship, that battle was compromised and half experienced. The distractions we allow, the pressure we put ourselves in, the blindness to opportunities, what we take for granted, the knowledge we are lazy to attain, the help we shy away from getting and the more we lose sight of the vision steal and has us forfeit value and success. Make sure that you mind is ready, your heart is open, your skill is sharpened. Even at the coming of our Lord, your spirit must be rendered faithful. Those who have ears will hear, and we shall be doers of the Word. So help us God.🌸