The Dynamics of Positive Thinking

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re you out there with the desire to be an admirable
achiever here on earth, being ready to avenge all
disobedience including negative thinking? A
Friend, will thou be made whole? Are you not tired
of pushing and patching? After months of living in isolation
and famished starvation, four lepers fired themselves
revolutionary questions, Why sit we here until we die?
(2 Kings 7:3). That question eventually saved their lives and
the whole Northern kingdom of Israel from starvation. It
opened their eyes to their potentials. The establishment of
such a positive thinking or biblical thinking is what this
book aims to achieve in the reader.
CHUKWU S.D. CHUKWUNYERE holds a
Ph.D, B.A (Hons) English, B.Sc. Marketing, DBS,
ACIA, MCIA and is a consultant of high
reputation. He is a budding writer and his
heuristic artistry is passionately projected in his
motivational books, fictional and non-fictional
prose, poetry and drama texts. He is a rare,
committed African writer who believes in
societal emancipation through sound moral
ethics.
He is also a seasoned publisher, an administrator, an astute
businessman, a public motivational speaker and a preacher of the
gospel. He is happily married to Edna and the marriage is blessed
with children.
DYNAMICS OF POSITIVE THINKING
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This work is dedicated to Almighty God who
inspired me to write it, benefiting from the
wisdom and teaching of Bishop David Oyedepo.
To God alone be the glory for His guidance and
protection and His gift of perseverance in the
pursuit of my life career.
DEDICATION
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am indebted to the following people who contributed in one
way or the other to the achievement of this great goal: my wife
Edna Chukwu, my beloved mother Ugoma Chukwu Amakiri, I
my father, late Richard Marcus Chukwu Amakiri, my grand
father, late Marcus Chukwu Amakiri and the entire Amakiri family
in Umuohuru Okaiga in Nkwoegwu in Ohuhu clan Umuahia.
Especially Mama Nsima for their encouragement and support.
My thanks also go to Arch-bishop (Dr) God-Do-Well Avwomakpa,
Bishop David Oyedepo, Pastor E.A Adeboye, Senator Chris
Ngige, Late. Samson Eyewunmi Obire (Ass. Compt. Customs
Rtd), Elder Bitrus Kafas (ASCON), D.C.N and Sunday Anweh,
(ASCON) for their spiritual support.
I appreciate (O.C NAFDAC) Stanley Atbor and late Mr. Emeka
Obi for their encouragement. My humble mentor, Dr. Gabriel
Osoba, Dr. Pius. I. Akhimen of Lagos State University, Mr J.A
Adeyemo and Elder Ron Onwubuya also deserve my gratitude.
I also give thanks to the Head of Academic, Nigerian College of
Administration, Dr. J.C Okeke, Prof. Chukwuma Duru and my
fellow students in the institution. And to you whose prayers and
contributions are beyond human comprehension, may God bless
you all.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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he Dynamics of Positive Thinking takes after the
mind of God when the Lord said, Let there be light,
and there was light. Here God demonstrates the T
power of possibility thinking.
This is not another motivational book but another Holy
Ghost inspired book. In the book, the author carefully
explored how to dismantle the roadblock of negative
thinking which is anathema to our success in life. Indeed,
the author teaches us how to break the spell of negative
mind of 'I can't do it' or 'I can't achieve it syndrome by
making us to have a strong trust in the Lord and believe in
ourselves.
The book is written in lucid and simple diction and is
replete with biblical references to give the book the worth
its deserve as creative inspirational and motivational book.
I strongly recommend this book to you, the beloved
and betrothed of Christ who desire to grow into spiritual
maturity; and also all you out there who desire to be
admirable achievers here on earth being ready to avenge all
disobedience including negative thinking.

Pastor J.A Adeyemo
The Redeemed Christian Church of God.
FOREWORD
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Chapter 1: Who Are You?........................................1
Chapter 2: Factors of Spiritual Identity...................11
Chapter 3: Have Faith In God...............................23
Chapter 4: Accessing Identity Through Prayers....35
Chapter 5: Life is only in Christ.............................60
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CHAPTER ONE
WHO ARE YOU?
Do you know who you are? As your identity is
important in the physical so it is in the spiritual.
You identify with your parents to know your
family background and heritage. Much more
important is for you to identify with God through
his Son, Jesus Christ. Your ability to identify with
God makes you spiritually able, and spiritually
motivated to realize what you ought to be on earth
and beyond.
ife is not a funfair but a warfare, where
possibilities may become impossible, simply
Lbecause of not identifying with Jesus Christ as
one's personal saviour.
The status of whether a person is born again or not,
determines his ability to identity with his spiritual
potentials, and to discern between good and evil. Take
for instance the experience of Jabez:
And Jabez was honoured more than his
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brothers; but his mother had given him the name
Jabez, saying, because I gave birth to him with
sorrow. And Jabez made a prayer to the God of
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Israel, saying, If only you would truly give me
a blessing, and make wider the limits of my land, and
let your hand be with me, and keep me from evil, so
that I may not be troubled by it! And God gave him
his desire. 1 Chronicles 4:9.
Because of the unpalatable experience of hard
labour, Jabez' mother gave him a name that was
undesirable. But by revelation or spiritual discernment,
he came to know that he was much more than that. So,
what prompted Jabez to realize what he should become?
I say it is his ability to connect with God's superior
power which is beyond human comprehension. Before
his blessings manifested in the physical, his soul had
been ignited and his spiritual understanding was
rekindled. Because of this ability to know his true God-
given ability, he considered more honourable than his
brothers! But before then, he had to call on the living
God.
Another person who underwent a similar experience
was King Hezekiah; he was able to realize that he was
created to live longer than Prophet Isaiah had
prophesied through deep, spiritual insight.
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In those days Hezekiah was ill and near
death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son
of Amoz, came to him, and said to him,
The Lord says, put your house in
order; for your death is near.
And Hezekiah, turning his face to the
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wall, made his prayer tothe Lord, saying,

O Lord, keep in mind how I have been
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true to you with all my heart, and have
done what is good in your eyes. And
Hezekiah gave way to bitter weeping.
Then the word of the Lord came to
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Isaiah, saying, Go to Hezekiah, and say,
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The Lord, the God of David, your father,
says, Your prayer has come to my ears,
and I have seen your weeping: see, I will
give you fifteen more years of life. Isaiah
38:1-5
In as much as you need a change in your life, you must
know who you are and the need to improve your
spiritual status first. This begins by knowing who you
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are, and then based on God's Word, know who you
ought to be. For nothing can be changed without this.
You have to be born again into Gods family to be able to
call on the Heavenly Father to meet your needs.
Hezekiah knew God and was prayerful. Every negative
force responds immeasurably to prayer; the Almighty
God backs up the prayers of his children.
Challenges that Oppose Spiritual Identity
Challenges like marine demons, marital problems,
joblessness, lack of job fulfilment, spiritual
manipulation of the devil against families, lack of love
in a family, and disobedience/distrust in all
ramifications confront humanity. John 10 v10.

Spiritual manipulation is real! We experienced it and
knew it, it is everywhere in every home. We were hated,
molested; we had problems with our jobs, and
businesses . In our narrow perception at that time, it was
like everything went down. To even feed ourselves was
a problem.
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You can be a worker in the church but how do you feel if
your son or daughter builds a house for you? Or when
after you are molested as tenants, you succeed in having
your house. If you are excited to have yours, so does our
Lord feel when you make his kingdom the number one
agenda of your need. John 14v14, 15, 16: Nuhum 1v7,
Psalm 41v1-3.
Importance and Necessity of Spiritual Insight
There exists a spiritual insight that is based on divine
wisdom and knowledge. We tend to neglect the gift of
God because of our ungodly educational background
and negative environmental influences. This tendency
has caused many to be doomed by their spiritual
blindness, coupled with the lack of courage to forgo evil
things. Lack of spiritual insight blurs the benefits we
ought to receive from God.
To shun the gift of God is like dancing on the path that
leads to death. The gifts of the Almighty help us to
define our identity. Therefore, it is very misleading for
us to consider ungodly education more important than
the spiritual insight of God.
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Then there was this church our neighbour encouraged
us to attend. All they were saying was blaming our
family, friends and work place for our afflictions.
Brothers and sisters, we should be very careful with
people who present themselves as men or women of
God. You can see the precarious spiritual terrain that we
are facing today. Men and women without sincerity of
purpose in ministry have turned everything into money.
We should be very careful of giving away our God given
spiritual gifts to men of evil kingdom all in the name of
miracle, we need to be strong in the Lord in order to
overcome the temptations to seek false prophets and
ministers.
We overcome our problems by the leading of the Holy
Ghost by thinking, meditating right with prayers, praises
and fasting. Through keeping our covenant with God on
tithing, offering, visiting prisons, orphanages,
remembering widows and widower. God was provoked.
When you are carried away with his kingdom mentality,
God responds to your situation.
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But nothing could ever occur in the physical realm,
without first taking place in the spiritual realm. We must
believe in God by always praying and doing all things
that should exalt His name. The foundation of offering
honour to God has been noted in Revelations 5:12. God
is to be worshipped. In Ps 47.6 & 7 the bible says Sing
praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King,
sing praises. For God is King of all the earth; sing praises
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with understanding.
Nothing will ever become a reality without having a
source to which it must rely on. If we rely on God as our
source, we will never ask questions like: God why me?
Such questions tend to cause us to forget that
impossibilities exist only in the dictionary of fools. But
in the dictionary of true believers it is written, with
God all things are possible (Matthew 19:26) and I can
do all things through Christ who strengthens me
(Philippians 4:13).
There is no perfection in man, and as such man is horribly
limited as a subordinate creature. To understand and
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There is a godly education that is based on the Word of
God, and there is an ungodly education that is based on
evolutionary anthropology, negative criticism of the
Bible, and socialism.
However, it should be noted that even Godly education
is only meant to embellish our talents and enhance our
potentials, rather than replace spiritual insight. In Christ
the Christian has been Blessedwith every spiritual
blessing in the heaven-lies in Christ (Ephesians 1:3).
And in Christ is hidden all the treasures of wisdom
and knowledge (Colossians 2:3). The by-products of all
of these treasures of wisdom and knowledge are
physical health, honest politics, wealth, riches, power,
dominion, honour, glory and blessings. For this reason
God is worthy of all praise and honour: ...Worthy is the
Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and
wisdom and strength and honour and glory and blessing
(Revelations 5:12).
Divine protection is another very important factor that
makes spiritual insight necessary. The divine protection
enjoyed by believers should not be taken for granted.
Satan and his cohorts are out to frustrate Christians.
Satan enjoys frustrating people so as to cause spiritual
blindness.
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It has never been easy for Satan where our affairs are
concerned. We had suffered and overcome several
spiritual attacks, and have also been wooed by
occultists who wanted us to promote their activities
through our talents. We rejected this offer. It is one's
beliefs that make him become who he is in this life.
Therefore, we should understand that the existence of
many churches does not mean that things are getting
better spiritually. Some of these churches are fake, and
it requires the spiritual insight that comes from an
established Godly identity to know. Today many
Pentecostal churches operate with diverse intents and
contents, and source their powers from the kingdom of
hell. We must be careful not to subject ourselves to
Satan through a fake church. Appreciable people have
become victimized by these churches. Among such
places, biblical orthodox is trampled underfoot.
Therefore it should be understood that not everybody
who dances, sings, or preaches believes in God with
sincerity. Some preach, sing and write in order to
satisfy the interest of Satan, through the use of difficult
vocabularies.
accept our subordination to God through Christ is one
of the main foundations of spirituality. To reject this
subordination even though it is impossible for any man
to be fully independent is the foundation and the
beginning point of foolishness. Perfect understanding
of one's identity exists only in God.
I planned and positioned myself before God to always
enjoy divine protection because I understand my
subordination to Him. As a result, I have been enjoying
divine protection every day. Rising up from bed on
daily basis to write, think, read and meditate is not an
easy task. Moreover, being able to achieve what I
desire on daily basis is by God's Grace.
I recall a story by a friend that said, he had been marked
by Satan for destruction (just as he would mark anyone
else with purpose). This is partly because of the talent
which promotes God, and which God has blessed us
with. Satan does not like people who have discovered
their God-given skills. He would rather want people to
remain ignorant and continue consulting all forms of
witch doctors.
Who Are You?
They do this in order to mesmerize and confuse the
simple. For it is only a fool that will believe that the
spiritual things belong to Satan rather than God; this is
the fundamental error of all occultists: Do not be
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jealous of evil men, nor desire to be with them. For their
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heart studies ruin and their lips talk of mischief
(Proverbs 24:2).
Always go to bed a winner; you can if you think you
can, in the context of obedience to God's Law (as
interpreted in Christ). I often tell people that changes do
not come by merely asking for changes. The more
disadvantaged you are before God, the more
disadvantaged you will be before men; but the more
advantaged you are before God, the more advantaged
you will be before men. He that is blessed by God, will
ultimately become blessed before men.
Satan has not come to look for people who will advise
him but for people who will help him destroy the
kingdom of God. But Satan's aim is an exercise in
futility: I will build My church, and the gates of hell
shall not prevail against it (Matthew 16:18).
People are bound by Satan because of their own inability
to discover who they are. This results in their own
destruction, and not in the destruction of God's
Kingdom. It is not everybody who is mentally derailed
that is physically derailed and it is not everybody who is
spiritually able, that is physically unable.
It is such seeming inconsistency that causes
Satan to take advantage. If Satan has his way he will
make everyone mad. That he is not able to do that shows
how limited he is. Through Christ's death and
resurrection, this limitedness has become magnified.
Satan is really limited by God and by man! He achieves
this, when He desires, by going all out to look for great
men, who have not come to realize or maximize their
potentials in life. So, demons can only overcome and
weaken men and women who yield to him. However, to
overcome challenges, spiritual or otherwise, one must
believe in God. The Christian's value in God's kingdom
is enhanced by understanding his identity.
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Who Are You?
The dynamics of positive thinking teaches us
how to pre-determine issues of life, how to
determine our plans against spiritual attack
and the course of post-determined effects of evil
acts. [Phil 2:10]
CHAPTER TWO
FACTORS OF SPIRITUAL IDENTITY
In Exodus 20: 7, Gods commandment is thou shall not
take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord
will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
And so, as with many others of the Ten Commandments,
the Third presents us with something that sounds
elementary and almost trivial on the surface, but in
reality reaches to the most profound depth of human
experience. Based on something that we take for granted
every day, the name God shakes us to the very core of
our identity. 'What's in a name?' If you're talking about
God, the answer is 'everything.'
he following factors are necessary for the
establishment of a biblical spiritual identity:
Tthrough asking questions, thinking and acting
wisely; establishing excellent desires; distinguishing
mere wishful thinking from God-ordained goals; living a
courageous life; setting better goals; and being of benefit
to others.
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Asking Questions, Thinking and Acting Wisely
Prolonged suffering is an indication that you have left
some very important questions unanswered.
Even the experience of Job, which is one of the best
examples of Godly suffering, lasted as long as God
wanted it to be, because Job was asking God lots of
questions! The earlier you give appropriate answers to
God's questions also, the earlier your liberty will come.
When progress ceases, the right probing questions are
the right answers that can kick-start it again. But
unfortunately many people have become stationary in
life because they have stopped asking the right
questions. This phobia for probing questions is actually
an indication that one's lifestyle is questionable. The
phobia for questions is carnal and also contrary to the
attitude of Christ. Read through the gospels, and you
will realize that He never shied away from questions.
When people desire to be left alone, it is often because
they have become wearied by dreams that never come
true; so they do not want to be bothered with questions
anymore. Unfortunately their experience has become
the case of Hope deferred maketh the heart sick
(Proverbs 13:12). Most times for the desire to become
true, the right questions must be asked. So folks, let me
ask you the first question, Wilt thou be made whole? In
most instances such people only dreamt but never dared.
Lots of people who are undergoing elongated suffering
deserve neither pity nor prayers. Instead they deserve
probing questions. Through the appropriate question,
Jesus commenced the healing process of the paralyzed
man at the pool of Bethesda. The same kind of
interrogation can begin the recovery of all you have lost.
Those who welcome praying questions make far more
progress than those who do not.
Even when no one is asking you questions, begin to ask
yourself some very serious questions. This wholesome
question-asking attitude will never leave you at the same
level you were. For example the repentance of the
prodigal son began with questions: And when he came
to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my
father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish
with hunger! (Luke 15:17).
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This attitude of questioning eventually led him home to
abundance and prosperity; it ended many years of
poverty and failure. Friend, wilt thou be made whole?
Are you not tired of pushing and patching? After
months of living in isolation and famished starvation,
four lepers fired themselves revolutionary questions,
Why sit we here until we die? (2 Kings 7:3). That
question eventually saved their lives and the whole
Northern kingdom of Israel from starvation. It opened
their eyes to their potentials. It turned their meagre
force to mega force.
Whatever excuses you may have for not walking in
faith, the grace of God is abundantly more available to
help you overcome it. God's grace will turn your
excuses into usefulness. Yes, it is highly possible for
God to turn your handicaps into handicrafts.
There is no handicap that man's faith in God has not
been able to conquer. Are you as daring as you ought to
be? The combination of faith in God and the
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willingness to cooperate with Him to bring it into
manifestation is what it means to be daring.
For instance the woman who suffered the issue of blood
must have been a great dreamer of health, in spite of her
painful and shameful condition. The woman
summarized this dream with the words she uttered to
herself: If I may but touch his garment, I shall be
whole (Matthew 9:21).
Despite constant disappointments, among which was
that she had suffered many things of many
physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was
nothing better, but rather grew worse (Mark 5:26), she
did not allow the disappointments to depress her
willingness to look forward for a better appointment.
What was the result of her faith? And straightway the
fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her
body that she was healed of that plague (Mark 5:29).
She refused to allow her willingness to be healed to be
broken by the negative experiences. She willingly
followed Abraham's example Who against hope
believed in hope (Romans 4:18). Your dream of a
better tomorrow is the expression of the willingness to
continue walking in faith. This willingness is actually
the fertilizer of your faith. In fact your willingness to
win is a basic necessity, and it comes before prayer and
fasting. This is because The spirit of a man will sustain
his infirmity (Proverbs 18:14).
While Christ told Bartimaeus Thy faith hath made thee
whole," he warned the impotent man, Behold, thou
art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come
unto thee (John 5:14). Could it be that the fundamental
sin he was warning him about was that of unwillingness?
We may never know. But one thing we surely know is
that unwillingness can cause a worse thing to come upon
the faithless, irrespective of how many dreams they may
have dreamt!
Friend it is a matter of willingness. When God plans to
bless a man he waits for him to become willingly thirsty
for obedience, and begin daring him to work in faith
toward the desired blessing and asking the appropriate
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questions. You must become who you are by being
determined to ask God spiritual questions and being
prepared to think and act wisely: Wisdom is the main
thing; get wisdom; and with all your getting get
understanding (Proverbs 4:7). Give every challenge a
real thought by thinking objectively and be committed to
asking God for a solution. Learn to set long-term
projects, for they are better than short term projects.
Future oriented persons think long term, while the
present oriented think short term.
Establishing Excellent Desires
For indeed, you ought to be teachers you have need that
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one teach you again what the principles of faith are. And
you have become in need of milk, and not of solid food.
For everyone partaking of milk is unskillful in the Word
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of Righteousness, for he is an infant. But solid food
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belongs to those who are of full age, even those who
because of use have their senses exercised to discern
both good and evil. (Hebrews 5:12-14).
The ability to establish excellent desires is the ability to
have one's senses exercised to discern both good and
evil. The Message Bible puts it this way, Solid food is
for the mature, who have some practice in telling right
from wrong (Hebrews 5:14 MSG).
You must always be committed in establishing
excellent desires. When excellent desires are
established, they lead to a well defined purpose in life,
which in turn helps to understand one's identity. People
who are determined to make great differences in life,
exhibit supreme attitude which attracts excellent people
who help them, realize their ambition in life.
I once told a friend that I am determined to write at least
three hundred books in my lifetime. He screamed, For
where? But when he saw my books, he began to praise
me with many heroic names, which I cannot recall.
Sometimes excellent desires are formed in the crucible
of numerous disappointments, and sometimes from
those you least expected to disappoint you. Better be
your God-ordained self by not listening to everybody.
Succeeding in life demands that you must decide to do
the right thing at the right time. Face the reality that life
itself is the combination of success and failure. I believe
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that this was partly what Apostle Paul told Timothy
when he said, For God has not given us the spirit of fear,
but of power and of love and of a sound mind (2
Timothy 1:7). So, in order to establish excellent desires,
the spirit of faith (as against the spirit of fear), the spirit
of power, and a sound mind are needed.
Distinguishing Mere Wishful Thinking
From God-ordained Goals
Mere wishful thinking should be distinguishable from
God-ordained goals. In the Parable of the Tares, the
servants of the husbandman came and told him, Sir,
didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? From whence
then hath it tares? (Matthew 13:27 KJV).
The good seed here refers to wheat, and wheat looks so
much like tares. How would the servants have detected
the enemies' schemes if they could not distinguish wheat
from tares? Similarly, if the Christian is to access his
God-ordained identity, he must learn to distinguish mere
wishful thinking from God-ordained goals.
Just thinking of something without execution,
and without any plan for execution, is a mere wish. But
anything planned for, and deliberately executed
(without doubting) is a goal. However, in order to
achieve ultimate goal you must be ruthless to the powers
of darkness. This is in consonance with Napoleon
Bonaparte who said, To have ultimate victory, you must
be ruthless. Surely the victory of Napoleon was ruthless
to human beings ruthless to the citizens of France.
During the French revolution in which he was a key
player so many French citizens were murdered to the
extent that someone exclaimed, France is eating up her
sons! Do not Forget also that the chaos that ensued
after the French Revolution was what ushered in the
Reign of Terror. When Napoleon came on the scene,
France was ready for anyone to take charge and lead
them out of their revolutionary mess.
But the Christian's secret of success is to love God and to
love his fellow men. This is then contrasted with
ruthlessness to the kingdom of darkness, as it relates
especially to Satan and his cohorts.
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Living a Courageous Life
Only be strong and very courageous so that you may be
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careful to do according to all the Law which My servant
Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right
or to the left, so that you may act wisely wherever you go.
This book of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth,
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but you shall meditate on it by day and by night, so that
you may be careful to do according to all that is written in
it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and
then you shall act wisely.(Joshua 1:7, 8).

In most instances in the Bible wisdom and courage are
inextricably connected. Both are foundational to the

consistent obedience to God's commandments. Only the
obedient, wise and courageous can set goals that will be
of benefit to others. We must live a spiritually
courageous life a life demands that at any given time we

must stand on-board to confess the name of the Lord.
This also provides the courage to confront the negative

issues of life, which would psychologically influence
one's life negatively.
The word courage is defined as, the ability to face
danger, difficulty, uncertainty, or pain without being
overcome by fear or being deflected from a chosen
course of action.
Setting Better Goals
A goal is something that someone aims to achieve. It is
not far fetched to say that one's goals determine present
attitudes and shape individual identity. Be always
prepared to make ultimate plans and better goals by
being sensitive enough, to perfect interim plans
spiritually in other to achieve better goals in future. Do
not mind or despise days of little beginnings, because it
is the factor that leads and helps us to move to the next
level of spiritual plans. People who tend to neglect
where they started spiritually, find it difficult to move to
the next level of life physically.

When goals are not set, there would be lack of proper
planning. The consequence will be the lack of spiritual
understanding of the things of God. Moreover, people
who do not set goals cannot be seeking and asking God
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for direction and instruction. Electronic Dictionary

Goal setting determines the prayer and consecration of
the body, soul and spirit. Learning these attitudes
spiritually helps one to overcome challenges.

Ultimate plans help manifest spiritual purposes which
are often confined in a faithful heart: So says
2
Jehovah the Maker of it, Jehovah who formed it in
order to establish it; Jehovah is His name: Call to me,
3
and I will answer you, and show you great and
inscrutable things which you do not know(Jeremiah
33: 2, 3). Without goals, people are prone to receding to
the fairytale words, vainly grasping at make-believe
issues.
THE FAIRY TALES WE ALL ENJOYED
AND LOVED AS CHILDREN WERE
FULL OF SPECIES THAT BROUGHT
INSTANT HAPPINESS, FULL OF
THRILLING SENSATIONS MADE
UP OF HAPPINESS, CHARMS AND
REALITY OF LIFE.
But in the real Christian world of responsibility,
instant happiness becomes replaced with abiding joy,
thrilling sensation with the anointing of the Holy Spirit,
and charms by miracles.
Being a Blessing to Others
As led by the Holy Spirit, do things that will benefit
others, rather than only yourself, by getting involved.
Better to live a life of service than leaving like an island
in a closet of fools, where nothing other than one's own
is seen and appreciated.
There are many confused and lonely people. Help to
draw such people closer to God, by doing that you can
help them spiritually and physically. Practice the art of
intercession that is, practice the art of praying for
others. Your prayer should not be, Give me! Give me!
Do it for me! all the time. However, we should ask God
for help through prayer while also asking God for help
for others as well. One William Randolph attempted to
discourage John Johnson, the publisher of Ebony
Magazine. When approached with the idea of starting a
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magazine to promote the blacks, he responded, It will
never sell enough. But John Johnson took it in good
faith, because good goals and good plans are concealed
in the heart.
Today Ebony Magazine has achieved a readership base
of 200 million, and with about 35 million subscribers.
Though William Randolph wanted to pull him down,
Johnson refused to be discouraged. Today, he has
succeeded in employing thousands of people, and serves
the world with information. He is rendering service to
humanity. Trust in God with all your heart, and lean not
to your own understanding. In all your ways
6
acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths
(Proverbs 3:5,6).
The dynamics of positive thinking has taught us
how to commit ourselves to god and to work on
high ground without fear of attack. [matt 18:18]
CHAPTER THREE
HAVE FAITH IN GOD
Now faith is the substance of
1
things hoped for, and the sign that the

things not seen are true. For by it our
2
fathers had God's approval. And
6
without faith it is not possible to be

well-pleasing to him, for it isnecessary

for anyone who comes to God to have
the belief that God is, and that He is a
rewarder of all those who make a
serious search for him.
(Hebrew 11:1, 2, 6)
Ways to Determine Faith
e see three main ingredients of faith in
the above passage: the things hoped
for (based on the Word of God), God's w
approval, and pleasing God, to the point of being
divinely rewarded. The moment any of the above
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ingredients is missing, the faith becomes counterfeit or
shipwrecked: But as Jannes and Jambres withstood
Moses, so these also resist the truth, men of corrupt
mind, reprobate concerning the faith (2 Timothy 3:8);
They profess that they know God, but in their works
they deny Him, being abominable and disobedient and
reprobate to every good work (Titus 1:16.)
The foregoing tells us that in order to determine genuine
faith, which is Bible faith, the three ingredients above
should be used. In fact genuine faith and obedience to
God's Word are the dynamics of positive thinking; the
most appropriate term for positive thinking is biblical
thinking. Faith is quantified through ones spiritual
insight into God's Word. This further goes to say that
faith is limited by the extent the Christian understands
the Word of God. Little understanding of the Word,
leads to little obedience, which in turn leads to little
faith. We also see the place of the Holy Spirit in the
exercise of faith. The Holy Spirit never comes for
everybody, but for those that believe in God through
Jesus Christ. As such He never teaches or encourages
evil act, when motivating a faithful person.
The Holy Spirit ignites mental alertness in the person
who walks by faith. The result is a self-assurance borne
of the anointing, rather than apprehension. The main
solution to the affairs of life is knowing the Holy Spirit,
through Jesus Christ, as enabled by God Almighty who
co-ordinates the relationship between man and the
unknown.
How Bible Faith Grows
Bible faith grows by hearing the word of God: Then
faith is of hearing, and hearing by the Word of God
(Romans 10:17); by obedience to God's Word: What
shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin so that grace
may abound? (Romans 6:1); By believing God's
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word: Even as Abraham believed God, and it was
counted to him for righteousness (Galatians 3:6); By
forgetting the negative past circumstances: Do not
remember the former things, nor consider the things of
old (Isaiah 43:18).
Bible faith grows by the following, testifying to God's
faithfulness: The living, the living, he shall praise You,
as I do this day; the father shall make Your truth known to
the sons (Isaiah 38:19); By prayer, praises and offering
which provokes God: My praise shall be of You in the
great congregation; I will pay My vows before the ones
who fear Him (Psalms 22:25); and by promoting God's
Kingdom: But seek first the kingdom of God and His
righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you
(Matthew 6:33). The bottom-line is faithfulness. People
who are faithful are also hopeful; but the unfaithful are
ultimately held bound by Satan. All storms shall pass, but
those who believe in God will surely overcome all satanic
sneers.
I recall how Satan attempted to destroy my friend with
his human agent, a woman, whom he regarded as a
mother, who mischievously alleged that she was
pregnant for him and eventually made good her claim
by making it the topic of the town. Friends deserted and
connived with his enemies to weary him spiritually and
physically. But they mistook his quietness for
weakness, not knowing that a man who is emotionally
stable and who believes in God is stronger than millions
of agents of Satan. They almost diverted his attention
from serving God simply because of pregnancy, which
she had for another man, and which the man rejected.
Out of frustration, she decided to hold him responsible.
Satan was obviously reacting because he published his
first set of books. And in fact, he is going to become
wealthy and popular in our society. She connived with
his sales girls in other to have him as a husband. Few
days later, she came to his house and told him point-
blank, while knocking her fists on his centre table and
said I wanted you as a husband but you refused. But
you must take this child, whether you like it or not. In
this town, this is the package I have for you.
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He knew this was real trouble. He watched her in
amazement and wondered, Could a woman behave
like a beast and still live among men? He decided to
prepare for the battle ahead and he told her, You will
have this child and live after delivery only if God will
have mercy on you and your conspirators. She was still
hitting her hands on that centre table while she spoke.
When she left, he asked himself, Did I do anything
wrong to employ this woman to help sell my books? Is it
wrong to be interested in the affairs of people, by
attempting to find solutions to their problems?
Suddenly, an inner voice he believed was the Holy
Spirit's said, My son, tomorrow, arise and go find out
who she is. You will discover that she is not a good
woman, and neither is she worthy to be a mother. My
son I will be using you to teach her a lesson of her life.
Don't be afraid because you will come out victorious.
But after this battle if they will ever try you in any other
form I, God, Almighty will take their lives. As for the
pastors who have come to destroy my vineyard, they will
be meeting in order to convince you tomorrow, but I will
speak through your mouth?
As he went to find out who this woman was, he
discovered that she was a divorcee and she had a child for
another man in the same manner. She also shared the
same man with her mother! She was highly diabolic and
believed more of the words of evil men. She patronizes
churches that have been turned into a market square, and
where gossip and backbiting were the order of the day.
She and her friends enjoyed destroying men of God,
spiritually or physically. They would go to any length to
ensure that people who resist them were neutralized. The
investigation took him two weeks to complete.
The ungodly usually base their strength in the physical,
so he went and spiritually fortified himself. To them
everything seemed to have gone upside down for him.
But to him this was not so. He remained faithful and
spiritually strong. Many fake pastors money mongers,
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evil gladiators and satanic agents were paid to convince
him to marry the woman. Lo and behold, each time they
met to plan and strategize, God would be revealing to
him the next thing to do, to counter their moves.
Through it all, the Lord taught him to study to be
quiet, and to do his own business (1 Thessalonians
4:11). Spiritually and physically, he adhered to this
injunction.
In the process of mistaking his quietness for weakness,
they even reported him to my pastor then. When he
confronted him, he told him that the child in question
was not his. But he was also lured to convince me. He
said, I am from a polygamous family and yet a child of
God. Today I am privileged to be a pastor. My father is
an elder in another church. Accept this woman and her
child. This will not stop you from marrying a second
wife, or becoming what you aim to be in life. He was
stupefied! He screamed in his mind, Is this how Satan
works? I told him, It's a pity and unbelievable that you
are using spiritual things to judge physical things. If she
gives birth and the child lives, that's his child. But if she
is delivered of the child and the child does not live, then
you will know I am serving a living God! His words
came very strong and with conviction. However, today
he is victorious because all their plans failed. It was too
late for the devil and his collaborators.
Even his friends, who were lured away to desert him,
have started coming back to him. He does not need to
reject them; rather, he saw their attitudes towards him as
part of life experience to teach other believers. Christ
admonished us to relate with satanic agents with
extreme caution: Behold, I send you out as sheep in the
midst of wolves. Therefore be as wise as serpent and as
harmless as doves (Matthew 10:16).
The Motivations of Faith:
Our faith in God needs motivations. Faith can be
motivated by reading good Christian books, listening to
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audiotape messages, and studying other Christian
materials. Reading should begin with reading the whole
Bible, then first four Creeds of Christendom, good
Christian materials, and tolerable secular materials; if the
Christian is not familiar with the first four Creeds of
Christendom, then he is more likely to adopt and recycle
ancient heresies.
Meditate on these things; be in these things in order
15
that your improvement may appear to all. Hold on to
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yourself and to the doctrine; continue in them, for doing
this you shall both save yourself and those who hear you
(1 Timothy 4:15, 16); I will instruct you and teach you in
the way which you should go; I will counsel you, My eye
shall be on you (Psalm 32:8); Blessed is the man who
has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, and has not
stood in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the seat of
the scornful (Psalm 1:1); So says God, your Redeemer,
the Holy One of Israel, I am God your God who teaches
you to profit, who leads you by the way that you should
go (Isaiah 48:17).
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THERE IS THIS POEM I WILL LIKE
TO SHARE WITH YOU TITLED,
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT! IT
READS LIKE A MODERN CREED OF
FAITH: NO MAN HAS SEEN HIM. /
MEN HAVE PRACTISED TO KNOW
HIM FAITHFULLY. / BY SETTING
PLANS AND GOALS BEFORE HIM
SPIRITUALLY, / BY BEING MOTIVATED
BY THEIR PLANS FAITHFULLY /
BY DOING IT RIGHT COURAGEOUSLY, /
WHILE BELIEVING IN HIM THERE
MUST BE CHANGE / FULLY
COMMITTED TO GOD, / SURELY
BELIEVING TO OVERCOME /
PRACTICE IS SEEN AND KNOWN, /
DO THE RIGHT THING AT YOUR BEST /
FOR GOD CARES MUCH IN HELPING
US.
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The second motivation of faith is the development of
an effective spiritual lifestyle. This is possible by one,
saying the same thing as the Word of God; two,
confessing your sins to God; and three, by spiritual
renewal through prayer.
Saying the same thing as the Word of God: Whatever is
the situation you find yourself always speak in line with
God's Word. Always bear in mind, However, that this
action of speaking correctly is only an aspect of the
whole obedience that is required by God's Word.
Confessing your sins to God: a daily confession of sin
is mandatory, as long as Christians are still living in this
world For Christ has come to save us from the
destruction of our enemy.
He has the power to preserve you as his child, and to
personally save your soul, spirit and body from powers
of darkness. This is the heritage of everyone who is in
Christ: Therefore if any one be in Christ, he is a new
creature; old things are passed away; behold, all things
are become new (2 Corinthians 5:17). It is not also
good to use confession of sin as the cloak or reason to
commit more sins: What shall we say then? Shall we
continue in sin so that grace may abound? (Romans
6:1).
You must repent spiritually: After confession,
repentance follows immediately, so as to be free from all
evil acts and evil motivations, to be able to forgive those
that have offended you. God cannot be deceived because
He is not a man. When you repent from your sin, you are
meant to allow your spirit, soul and body to be filled
with the spiritual Word of God which comes through
Jesus Christ, who protects, provides, blesses, heals and
redeems you spiritually and physically; God is real to
whosoever believes! He renews bodies by healing souls.
By spiritual renewal through prayer: We have touched
on prayer earlier in this book. Along with prayer is the
following undergirds: Rejoice evermore. Pray
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without ceasing In everything give thanks, for this is
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the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. Do not
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quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophesying. Prove
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all things, hold fast to the good. Abstain from every
appearance of evil (1 Thessalonians 5:16-22).

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Fervent prayers attract fervent spiritual empowerment.
God does not listen to prayers based on personality, or
physical appearance. He answers prayers based on one's
commitment towards Him, as regards who you are:
"Prayer can only reach its destination by being dedicated
and committed to God spiritually and faithfully". Paul
and Silas were confronted by unexpected challenges.
Instead of weeping and becoming apprehensive of their
situation, they praised God. This was because they knew
that all storms shall surely pass away.
We can see that faith is the spiritual hi-tech weapon that
enables a believer to retain, ignite and confront Satan. It
helps us remain mentally alert and spiritually sound. It
also helps to discern between the good and bad.
We have seen the impossibility of pleasing God without
faith, because anyone who comes to him must believe
that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly
seek him. By faith all difficulties are cursed.
All torms have an expiry date. Most men pray but
believe not, but very few people truly pray and remain
prayerful while believing God. The Apostles were
careful to maintain the foundation of faith: But we will
devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the
Word of God
(Acts 6:4),
s
and the darkness did not overtake it
(John 1:5).
Finally, after a quick overview of the Old Testament
saints who lived "by faith" in chapter 11, Paul drops the
other shoe of his theological argument. By enlisting
many of the Old Testament heroes as ones who lived by
faith, and now revealing that Jesus is the "author and
finisher" of that faith, Paul single-handedly destroys
any notion of Jesus being some sort of "new
development" in the covenantal plan of God. Jesus is
not only the ultimate sacrifice of the Old Covenant
order; he is the creator of the order in the first place.
Authorship implies authority. The author is the one who
has the authority to determine and establish who, what,
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when, where, and why of his story. If you want to know
what something means beyond a shadow of doubt, you
must ask the man who wrote it what he meant.
If, as Paul states in Hebrews 12:2, that Jesus is the
author of faith, this means that Jesus has ultimate
authority when it comes to faith. It also means that even
the Jews who refused to acknowledge him as the
Messiah were serving him without knowing it. Every
animal and grain sacrifice commanded by the Old
Covenant was being offered up in obedience to the
Law-Word of Jesus Christ, the author and finisher of
faith. Jesus is the beginning and the end, the Alpha and
the Omega of the entire word of God through the Holy
Spirit. Holy Spirit wrote it and Jesus fulfilled it. It was
all his doing and only he can speak authoritatively about
faith.
The dynamics of positive thinking bring to our
understanding that though we are sinners,
repentance and continuous praying, praising and
fasting can set us free before evil pronouncement.
[Roman 3:23]
CHAPTER FOUR
ACCESSING IDENTITY THROUGH PRAYER
And toward midnight Paul and Silas prayed and
praised God in a hymn. And the prisoners listened to
them. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so
that the foundations of the prison were shaken.
Immediately all the doors were opened and all the
bonds were loosened, And being awakened, and seeing
the doors of the prison being open, drawing a sword, the
jailer was about to kill himself, supposing that the
prisoners had escaped. Acts (16:25-27) Paul and Silas
made effective use of hymns in order to realize who they
really were spiritually. Why did God protect everyone's
interests in the prison?
Though only Paul and Silas offered prayers to God for
their personal safety, others who faithfully believed the
word they spoke, partook in the blessings. This shows
us that God does not neglect us. Jesus and his apostles
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sang a hymn after the last supper. In the jail at Philippi,
Paul and Silas "sang hymns" (Authorized Version,
"praises") unto God, and so loud was their song that
their fellow prisoners heard them (see Rick Meyers,
Smith's Bible Dictionary in E-Sword: the Sword the
Lord with an Electronic Edge (Franklin, Tennessee:
Equipping Ministries Foundation, [2000] 2004),
version 9.1.0.) the prayers of those who serve him
faithfully. God will go the full hog to ensure that all the
needs of His faithful, whether spiritual, mental or
physical, are met according to his riches in glory.
Why Did Paul and Silas become what they were in
prison? Consider the following questions: one, If Paul
and Silas had ceased to sing hymns, what would have
happened to them? Two, if the prisoners were not
listening while they were praying and singing, what
would have motivated them to partake of the blessing of
deliverance? Three, why were the doors flown opened,
and what was it meant to represent? Four, if the jailer
had killed himself what would have become of Paul and
Silas? Five, by whose power were all these things
happening? and six, why did sinners partake in the
victory of Paul and Silas?
We can see that prayer does not have any limitation to its
spiritual intent; at any given time prayer is superior to
negative circumstances. In response to prayer God
converts negative actions to positive actions, right from
the spiritual realm: And the light shines in the darkness,
Remember, Paul and Silas preached the gospel to the
jailer. Who accepted God with his whole heart by
allowing himself and his family to be baptized? Thus,
making him to realize who he was and supposed to be
spiritually rather than physically Although Paul and
Silas were under his command physically, he recognized
the power and the presence of God in them, by aligning
himself to tap from the depth of their spiritual wisdom
and power, which is superior to any other power on earth.
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Knowing Who You are through Prayer
Always pray against every confrontation. The Bible
says that God Almighty will instruct you and teach
you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you,
my eye shall be on you (Psalm 32:8). Ensure that your
utterances are in line with God's Word. Speak positive
words while believing God for changes. Be confident,
courageous and expectant while praying. Confidence
is required in prayer.
Have time for your prayers. A good praying attitude
demands a decent place and attracts God's answer
indeed; God is the author and finisher of your faith. Be
wise by applying the right word; God demands this
while praying. Be humble and faithful while making
your request known unto God. Believe that God can do
all things for you; by believing you more are important
to God than others.
When trials come, they are properly responded to;
they became raw materials in God's hands to make
us into what we ought to be.
When I realized my potentials I had an inexplicable and
unprecedented spiritual attack on my right hand. Later I
had a dream in which I was told to do certain things for
some people. I woke up to discover that I could not
raise my right hand. I wondered why such a
paralyzing attack should be aimed against me. As I
meditated over these thoughts after three days, I heard
a voice saying, It is the devil's scheme to stop you at all
length. I responded, Devil you're a liar! In fact, it's
too late for you!
I decided to neglect the right hand physically but
remained spiritually committed to destroying the yoke
forever. While using the painful hand to write, I
continued waiting and asking God for solution. It was
in the process of doing this that the attack suffered a
severe blow from God.
The next day while I was working and meditating,
something spoke to me in a quiet voice, Have you
forgotten the anointing oil? The hour has come, pick it
up. This is the time to declare and destroy the attack
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spiritually and permanently. Lo and behold, I picked up
a bottle of anointing oil, prayed, and drank a little. Few
minutes later all the pain subsided. Every
contaminated flesh and blood needs spiritual
rejuvenation make it to become better. Therefore,
renewal and rejuvenation demand answer that
comes from God.
How to Confront your Challenges through Prayer
Every challenge that comes to the Christian can be
overcome with God's words. Therefore, confront your
challenges with faithful prayers. Any prayer is better
than no prayer, but it is very important to consider
the root of your challenges before offering prayers to
God. Anything that does not conform to enhancing your
call must be taken as a challenge. Anything that hinders
your joy and challenges your spiritual mind is a
hindrance. Anything that motivates you to hurt yourself
is a challenge. Anything that spiritually separates you
from God's Word is a challenge. In order to confront the
foregoing challenges effectively, be courageous while
praying. Always believe that God is capable of
solving your problems through prayer.
A person, who is prayerful to God, is always
demonstrative of Christ in the subjection of the
natural law to the supernatural by casting out
demons. Every challenge submits to the kind of
prayer one offers to God concerning such challenge.
Therefore, prayers that are spiritually sound must
have biblical basis. Understand that in order to
effectively confront challenges in prayer; you must
cultivate a good praying attitude.
Cultivate the ability to be dedicated while praying.
The ability to pray objectively while believing in the
Word of God; to what degree is your knowledge
dependent on God's Word A pure motivation is very
important. To what degree do you consider prayer as the
only tool that destroys satanic power? He sent His
Word and heals them, and delivers them from their
pitfalls (Psalm 107:20).
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Oppositions To Prayer
Satan intentionally makes people to see prayer as an
unnecessary form of practice. For those who see prayer
as necessary, Satan introduces weakness by making
them inconsistent in prayer. Satan becomes dedicated
and committed in judging and confronting people with
their negative circumstances. Instead of allowing them
to pray, meditate and think of solving their problems.
Satan makes one to see the activities of prospering the
kingdom of God as not important.
Contrary to God's instruction to instruct thee and
teach thee in the way which thou shall go: I will guide
thee with mine eye (Psalm 32:8), prayerless people
go to the wrong places for solutions to their
problems. Satan makes one to disregard the importance
of Christian fellowship, especially as held in the Sunday
church services. When this occurs it means that
believers are beginning to doubt Christ's power as Lord
of lords, and King of kings.
When the Holy Bible is seen as an ordinary book,
which can be argued with, then prayer is also seen as
unnecessary. This results in the loss of focus and
concentration in the home front, by making
unbelievers not to allow their children to partake in
the affairs of God, and to doubt God's existence. In
the extreme, some unbelievers do not believe in God
or even attend church regularly.
In view of the foregoing activities, Christians should
be committed to praying for others, so that these
limitations would be removed. Thus, those who are
spiritually sound should always pray for those who
are spiritually weak. Not minding whether they are
believers or not, prayer is the antidote to spiritual
weakness. It motivates, activates and encourages
unbelievers to become spiritually capable of
knowing God. This is possible by challenging
negative forces in the spiritual realm that blind them.
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ADVANTAGES OF BEING PRAYERFUL:
Prayer brings the knowledge of salvation to unbelievers,
and brings the understanding of God's Word to
believers. For without Christ one will remain in
crises. A man without Christ is not living; he only
exists. Prayer teaches believers how to seek God
faithfully, by making believers to teach unbelievers the
ways of God.
Prayer stirs up the might and empowers an individual
while listening to the Word of God, in order to overcome
challenges. It enables whosoever believes in God to
faithfully exercise God's glory over the satanic power.
God is not late, God is not slow, but the purpose of
His end of doing things is sure. Prayer teaches
believers and unbelievers on how to believe the
scripture:
Therefore, I say unto you, what things so ever ye
desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them,
and ye shall have them (Mark 11:24 KJV).
PRAYERS AND OUR CHRISTIAN IDENTITIES:
A prayerful Christian is the one who confronts
challenges. He stands in the gap between God and
unbelievers, and remains courageous, serving God
faithfully (Psalms 72:12). Prayer is a medium through
which God interacts with him; a divine instrument
through which God uses to separate believers from
unbelievers (Jeremiah 33:3).
Through prayers, God releases courageous force that
cannot be challenged by Satan. Prayer inspires and
motivates. Prayer enables believers to hear the intention
of God through the Holy Spirit. Unbelievers do not care
how much you know about God, but how you care about
them through prayer. For some, prayers of believers
could mean the difference between life and death.
Intercession For Godly Identity

prophetic agenda, enjoys divine protection from God,
Intercession is to plead with Almighty God as the
supreme authority, on behalf of somebody else,
especially somebody who is in danger of divine
judgment. The faithful intercessor partakes of God's
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enjoys God's grace, partakes in destroying demonic
strongholds against God's children, helps others enjoy
divine blessings from God, and realize their identities in
Christ Jesus. A friend once told me that when his mother
was undergoing labour for his birth in a hospital, his
mother bit the finger of one of the nurses who was
helping with the delivery of any baby. But as the blood
was gushing out of the nurse' finger, she was still busy
with the delivery of the child, not minding the pains of
the ite. Today, this woman is reaping every benefit that
is ssociated with my friend's progress. Though this
nurse has no child of her own, she lacks nothing. I have
also experienced the same kind of blessings, by helping
someone retrieve his sandals from a pit
Steps to Take Before Praying
Be explicit and simple before introducing yourself to
God. Do not be afraid before God while praying, for He
knows your heart's desires: O my Strength let me look
to you, for God is my strong tower (Psalm 59:9).
Always remain patient and humble by believing that
God will listen to your cry. Courage is required while
b
a
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praying. See yourself as a person who is worthy of God's
mercy and compassion, irrespective of the sin you have
committed in the past. For He said to Moses, 'I will have
mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have
compassion on whom I will have compassion.'
(Romans 9:15).
Be contented with yourself, after praying to God, by not
doubting the utterances you have made before God:
Therefore, I say unto you, what things so ever ye
desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them,
and ye shall have them (Mark 11:24 KJV).
Maintain a forgiving spirit before praying to God. He
who hardly forgives receives from neither God nor man:
And when ye stand praying, forgive, If ye ought
against any: that your father also which is in heaven
may forgive you your trespasses (Mark 11:25 KJV).
Meditate very well and think very well before praying,
so that your words would be based on Scripture. For
proper presentations and utterances to be made to God,
this has to be so: To every thing there is a season, and a
time for every purpose under the heavens (Ecclesiastes
3:1 KJV).
N e g a t i v e A t t i t u d e s t o Av o i d I n
Prayer
Avoid pride, you would avoid a leper. Understand that
prayer is not helping God but it is seeking help from
God. Be sincere, for God knows us before we were
formed (Jeremiah 1:5). Avoid the unnecessary
repetition of your heart's desire to God.
For God is not deaf or blind, for He knows the best
time to meet our expectations. God is neither too late,
nor too slow.
Do not avoid the responsibility of praying to God
always, for God knows his children, and it is expected of
them to pray to Him with all their hearts. Avoid
ignorance by reading through the Holy Bible, listening
to sound Christian tapes and reading good books. Avoid
disagreement with genuine men of God; rather disagree
with fake pastors who are not called by God.
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Always faithfully believe the Word of God, for it is better
and exciting to serve God in truth and Love. Believe that
God knows you, and as such cannot disappoint. For the
Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot
from being taken: For God shall be your hope, and
shall keep your foot from being taken (Proverbs 3:26).
Believe and know that all good things come from God,
for He does not add sorrow to his blessings. Make this
your testimony before unbelievers; genuine powers
belong to God not to Satan. Speak faith and act faith:
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he
who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is
WHEN PRAYER IS EASILY
OFFERED / WITH GENUINE
HEART, IT OBTAINS ITS VALUE. /
AS EASY AS PRAYER IS / HARDLY
DO MEN OFFER IT. / MEN WILL
RATHER DIE OF IGNORANCE /
THAN BELIEVING TO OFFER
PRAYER. / PRAYER IS EASY AND
AFFORDABLE / TO WHOM IT MAY
CONCERN.
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a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him (Hebrews
11:6. Praying fervently is one of the main ways to
overcome Satan.
With a society, which became the most just, the most
organized, the most prosperous and the most powerful
upon face of the earth, like Israel of old. Their prosperity
began to get into their heads and in the 18th century, they
started to receive the so-called principles of
enlightenment from Europe using Darwins Origin of
Species as its basis.
PEOPLE ALWAYS DESIRE CHANGES.
SPIRITUAL CHANGES ARE DYNAMIC
FORCES / PEOPLE CARE TO OVERCOME. /
BATTLE WITH PRAYER. / WE ARE DESTINED
TO DO THE WILL OF GOD. / EXPECTATIONS
ARE VICTORIES OF COMMITMENT, / FOR IT
IS GOD'S WILL INDEED FOR US TO SHINE.
...Gradually, like we see today, immorality began to
seep into the very fabric of western nations with the
consequence of family breakdown, intellectual
dishonesty, violence even in primary schools and so
on... To build a civilized society, Africans must cease
from imitating the degenerate western cultures as it is
today, we must go back to the legacy of their founding
fathers as learnt from John Calvin and which he taught
from the Bible.
One cannot speak of the reality of Gods existence today
and ignore the Western societies. By virtue of the
enlightenment, there exists among them, a public
consensus, which leans in favour of atheism. The basis
of this consensus is wrong. Charles Darwin himself
confessed, Consequently, if my theory (of evolution)
be true, it is indisputable that before the lowest Silurian
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stratum was deposited, long period elapsed, as long as, or
probably far longer than, the whole interval from the
Silurian age to the present day; and that during these
vast, yet unknown, periods of Time, the world swarmed
with living creatures. To the question Why do we not
find records of these vast primordial periods? I can give
no satisfactory answer... We should not forget that only a
small portion of the world is known with accuracy.
Contrary to the inaccurate submission of the Origin
Species, I believe that God exists. It is far easier to
believe so. God, then, as creator (or manufacturer) must
have the manufacturers manual for his creatures. For
since the creation of the world, His invisible attributes
are clearly seen. being understood by the things that are
made, even His eternal power and Godhead (Romans
1:20).
Creation is the first proof of Gods existence, and the
simplest divine manual: just like a book is the proof of
the existence of an author; music is the proof of the
existence a composer; an artwork proves the existence of
of a fine artist, etc. In addition to creation, God inspired
the writing of the Bible, in order to give the clearest
expression of Himself and His plan for humanity.
The Sin Catastrophe and Redemption
According to the Genesis record when God created
Adam and Eve, the first human beings, they were neither
mortal (death doomed) nor immortal. They were just
innocent, perfect, human beings. They were given
God's first manufacturer's instruction to them. If they
had obeyed it, immortality would have been theirs; if
not, mortality would be the consequence. Unfortunately
they disobeyed. He had commanded them: Of every
tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of
the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in
the day that you eat of it you shall surely die (margin: in
dying you shall die) (Genesis 2:16,17).

The entrance of covenantal (spiritual) death into the
spirit of man was the first and main consequence of
Adam's disobedience. The day he ate the forbidden
fruit, his spirit died instantly, and this affected his body
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gradually, until he died physically. Put more biblically,
Adam and Eve died to the covenant the moment they
sinned. The same happened to all members of the human
race: Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin
did my mother conceive me (Psalm 51:5). This is the
reason an infant or a new convert or someone under
covenant covering, must be placed in the visible church
through baptism. And this membership is renewed
through regular partaking of the Holy Communion.
He who believes and is baptized will
be saved, but he who does not believe
will be condemned (Mark 16:16);
Then Jesus says to them, Truly,
truly, I say to you, Unless you eat the
flesh of the Son of Man, and drink
His blood, you do not have life in
yourselves (John 6:53);
And a certain woman named Lydia
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heard us, a seller of purple of the city
of Thyatira, who worshiped God;
whose heart the Lord opened, so that
she attended to the things which were
spoken by Paul. And when she was
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baptized, she and her household, she
begged us, saying, If you have judged
me to be faithful to the Lord, come
Into my house and stay. And she
constrained us (Acts 16:14, 15).
The biggest danger of this covenantal death in the spirit
is that if any dies unredeemed, the spirit will go to hell.
Even then, Hell will only be the commencement of an
eternal state of punishment. God decided not to
abandon humanity to this horrible fate. Actually all
human beings became slaves of sin and Satan through
the fall of Adam, and are in urgent need of redemption.
This redemption became a general reality through the
death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. (I recommend
that you watch Mel Gibson's film, The Passion of the
Christ.) In Him (i.e., Christ) we have redemption
through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to
the riches of His grace (Ephesians 1:7). The New
Testament was originally written in Greek; the word
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redeem is the verb of Redemption, and is translated from
the Greek word exagorazo.
One of the various meanings of this word in English is
to buy out, especially in reference to purchasing a slave
of an evil master by a kindly master. But a slave can be
purchased with such noble intention, and the slave could
still refuse to come under the kindly master; that is, the
slave/person chooses to remain in bondage, despite the
act of purchasing the freedom.
Similarly, when a person refuses to acknowledge God's
redemptive act, as wrought in Christ, this general reality
of redemption cannot become a personal reality. The
moment a person becomes born again, instantaneously,
redemption becomes a personal reality, beginning in the
spirit and gradually affecting the mind, body and all
aspects of life. He join a visible church gets baptised,
and partakes in the Holy Communion regularly. That is,
for salvation to be sustained the Christian must become
an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ: Not
forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the
manner of some is, but exhorting one another and so
much the more as you see the Day approaching
(Hebrews 10:25). Later, we will come back to the term,
born again.
Catastrophic Consequence of the Fall
The fall of man was a heartrending catastrophe. A
Dictionary defines catastrophe as a sudden misfortune,
a dreadful disaster. Biblically speaking this is exactly
what the fall of man portends. The widespread
consequence of man's fall is sin breaking of God's law
or living below His standard. (The whole creation was
affected as a unit and the whole creation shall also be
redeemed as a unit.) Some of the main consequences of
the fall are as follows:
God's plan that all human beings become His children,
for all eternity was disrupted: 'Jesus said to them, If
God were your Father, you would love Me, for I
proceeded forth and came from God You are of your
father the Devil, and the desires of your father you want
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to do ' (John 8:42, 44) Spiritual death (or better put,
covenant death) polluted the spirit and body of
Man:'Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the
world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all
men, because all have sinned.' (Romans 5:12).Satan
became a partaker of the caretaker dominion given to
man over creation (Luke 4:5, 6) A curse was brought
upon the earth and creation, consequently (Romans
8:20-22).
Man could no longer interact (or
fellowship) with God: 'And they
(Adam and Eve) heard the sound of the
Lord God walking in the garden in the
cool of the day, and Adam and his wife
hid themselves from the presence of
the Lord God among the trees of the
garden' (Genesis 3:8).
Man lost God' s enabling and
empowering abilities biblically
speaking, man lost God's glory and is
seen by God as an eternal criminal: For
All have sinned and fall short of the
glory of God' (Romans 3:23).
The Incarnation
Immediately after the fall of man, there existed the
glaring need for a mediator. The Cambridge
International Dictionary of English defines Mediate
(the verb form of mediator) as to arrange (an
agreement) by talking to two separate people or groups
involved in a disagreement, or to arrange (a connection
between two things, people or groups). That is, there
was a need for a being who qualifies to speak to God on
man's behalf, and speak to man concerning God; this
being is also to build a connection between God and
man. The mediator must meet the following
qualifications:
He must be a human being and not an angel, since
humanity committed the offense (in Adam). He must
be free of mortality (covenantal death), which has
been polluting man's spirit since the fall of Adam
and Eve. This also means that he must have a right
standing with God, he can stand in His Presence
without any sense of sin, guilt or inferiority. He must
not be under Satan's dominion, and must live above
the tendency, which influenced Adam and Eve to eat
the forbidden fruit: the essence of this tendency
comprises the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh,
and the pride of life. In summary, He must be 100%
man and 100% God in one person, and must remain
so forever.
Clearly, no human being conceived and born through
the normal process can fulfill these demands.
Obviously no angel qualifies too. It became necessary
for God to incarnate and be born of a woman. No
natural conception was involved: Therefore the Lord
Himself will give you a sign: 'Behold, the virgin shall
conceive (without sexual intercourse with a man) and
bear a Son, and shall call His name Emmanuel' (Isaiah
7:14; words in brackets mine). Emmanuel means God
with us.
The incarnation is Deity united with humanity i.e. a
connection was arranged. In order to become the
Mediator who fulfills all the affore-mentioned
qualifications God was born as a human being. This
Male Human is the person we know as Jesus Christ:
For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given
And His name will be called Wonderful, Counsellor,
Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace
(Isaiah 9:6). Also see Luke 1:26-36. It is in order to
save humanity from eternal damnation that God put on
human flesh.
Man's Universal Redemption
When Christ was arrested; unjustly sentenced to death
by crucifixion, was crucified, died, His spirit carried the
consequences of every man's sin, descended into hell for
three days and nights, and resurrected; in God's sight
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ONLY THE LIVING TRUSTS THEE. /
THE GRAVE CANNOT ACKNOWLEDGE
THEE. / OH! GOD, ONLY THE LIVING
DOES. / THERE'S NOTHING THAT WILL
BE WITHOUT THEE / OH! GOD! A WORLD
WITHOUT YOU IS NOTHING. / OH! GOD! YOUR
MERCY ENDURETH FOREVER. / THANK YOU
JESUS, THANK YOU OH!
LORD / THANK YOU JESUS, THANK YOU
LORD.

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Surely He has borne our griefs andcarried our sorrows;
yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten of God, and
5
afflicted. but He was wounded for our transgressions,
He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for
our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are
6
healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have
turned everyone to His own way; and the Lord has laid
on Him the iniquity of us all Isaiah (53:4-6)
every man and woman has reconciled to Him. Christ's
death provided universal redemption. Sin and death
came through Adam but righteousness and eternal life
came through Jesus Christ. The shed blood of Jesus
became the price for man's universal redemption: That
is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to
Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has
committed to us the word of reconciliation (2
Corinthians 5:19). In fact, verses 12 to 21 of this
chapter are on this subject of universal redemption.
Jesus Christ became the substitute for humanity, and
mysteriously suffered within three days and three
nights, what all humans could have suffered in time and
eternity, had He not come! This is tremendously
amazing and transcends our finite comprehension.
While explaining this universal redemption in Romans,
Apostle Paul exclaimed, Oh, the depth of the riches
both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How
unsearchable are His judgments and His ways are past
finding out! (11:33):
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interact with God on grounds of familiarity. It restored to
man more than what was lost -including dominion over
the earth, and gives them an edge over Satan's kingdom,
his demonic cohorts and their evil powers. Man is no
longer considered an eternal criminal as long as he or
she remains physically alive and becomes born again
before death (see Romans 8:1).Man can personally
receive all the redemptive benefits - the born again
Experience (which is the first), renewal of the mind,
healing for the body and societal reformation and can
cooperate with God for them to become personal
realities.
Being Born Again
It is through the born again experience, that the universal
redemption, provided by Jesus Christ becomes a
personal reality. To be born again is instantaneous; it is
when God instantaneously removes spiritual death (or
mortality) from a person's spirit, and replaces it with
eternal life. Please note that eternal life does not just
refer to eternal longevity of life, for every person already
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Here are the benefits of this universal redemption:
It became possible for the nature of spiritual death to be
removed from the spirit of men and women who chose
to become born again. [Though, Christianity inevitably
results into righteous living, no amount of attempted
righteous living can remove spiritual death from Man's
spirit, prior to the born again experience. No one can
enter God's kingdom with the stigma of spiritual death
in his or her spirit. Mortality or covenantal death is
another biblical name for spiritual death. It passed unto
all men through physical birth, as a consequence of
Adam's disobedience.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation;
old things (in the spirit) have passed away; behold, all
things (in the spirit) have become new' (2 Corinthians
5:17)].The impassable wall between God and man
was broken down. It became possible for men and
women to re-establish relationship with God and
become His children; thereby, making it possible to
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possesses this longevity every human being will live
eternally in God's kingdom or eternally in the lake of
Fire: In Him (Jesus) was life (i.e. eternal life), and the
life was the light of men (John 1:4; words in brackets
mine).
When eternal life is seen as God's life which is available
to man at the moment of the born again experience, then
John 3:16 takes on a clearer meaning: For God so loved
the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whoever believes in Him should not perish (in hell and
lake of fire) but have everlasting life (that is, God's life in
his or her spirit) (John 3:16 words in brackets mine).
When a person is willing to become born again, then the
following decisions must be made. Accept that he or she
is a sinner, by birth and by practice, through Adam's fall.
If a person feels it necessary, gripping and glaring sins
can be privately confessed before God.
Accept that Jesus is the only way to God,
and that this way was made possible
by the crucifixion, death, and resurrection:
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I am the way, the Truth, and the Life.
No one comes to the Father except through
Me (John 14:6)
you born again, and receive you into
His family and kingdom.

The proof of the born again experience is a miraculous
confidence (or witness) that you will go to heaven any
moment you die: The (Holy) Spirit Himself bears
witness with our spirit that we are children of God
(Romans 8:16). The result is a joy in holy living and a
misery in unholy living: before the born again
experience a person can indulge in unholy lifestyle and
still feel comfortable, but after one gets born again
comfort is found only in holy living. If a born again
person especially someone new to the faith lives
unrighteously, he or she feels tremendously miserable.
In this instance, the only relief from this misery is
repentance, and a resolution not to live that way again:
Sincerely ask God to make
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If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive
us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness (I
John 1:9). (This lapse could only occur momentarily; if
it is a permanent feature, then it is proof that the person
is backslidden or never got born again) .
As a rule, the born again experience is the beginning of
the empowerment to live righteously, to subjugate the
kingdom of darkness and to enjoy God's blessing.
Another result of the born again experience is the
longing to study the Bible, and the desire to fellowship
with other born again people. Bible reading and study
can commence from the books of John and Romans.
Living a holy life after hearing and receiving the
word of God comes through the power of Holy spirit,
while you exercise your redemption publicly as a
Christian by sustaining your relationship with God.
Holy spirit makes you a child of God. (If this is done,
you don't have doubt to speak about your relationship
with God as a born-again)
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Spiritual Implications of the Born Again
Experience
When a person becomes born again, the following
spiritual implications become real: God begins to see
the person identified with Christ in His redemptive
work, from the cross to when He sat on the Heavenly
throne, thus:
We were crucified with Him (Romans 6:5, 8) / We were
buried with Him (Romans 6:4) / We were made alive
with Him (Ephesians 2:5; Colossians 2:13) / We
resurrected with Him (Ephesians 2:6; 2 Timothy 1:8-
10) / We are seated on the throne with Him (Ephesians
1:17-21; Hebrews 10:12,13).
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CHAPTER FIVE
LIFE IS ONLY IN CHRIST
person can get born again and thus
identify with Jesus Christ only while
Astill physically alive. Therefore do
not be deceived. After physical death, it becomes
impossible to personally experience the realities of
redemption on earth;
God uses His providence, the Bible, preaching and the
Holy Spirit's conviction; to influence people to get
saved. It requires positive thinking to consider where
you will spend eternity and decide for Jesus. There is no
salvation in hell.
Conclusion
Do not wait until you are old, because the older a person
gets the more entrenched evil habits become, and the
harder it is to yield to God. The elderly still gets saved;
though it is rare. In order to redeem us by Jesus' blood,
God sent Him to the Cross, and then to hell: God went to
the limit in order to save us.
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If any person rejects the Son, he or she has rejected

God's utmost endeavor to save. Behold, now is the
accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
(2Corinthians 6:2). Rev Martin Luther: What then is
the conclusion of the matter? Love yourself, if that
means rational and healthy self-interest. You are
commanded to do that. That is the length of life. Love
your neighbour as you love yourself. You are
commanded to do that. That is the breath of life. But
never forget that there is a first and even greater
commandment: 'Love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.' This
is the height of life. Only by a painstaking development
of all three of these dimensions can you expect to live a
complete life.
Dynamics of positive thinking aims at bringing
spiritual wisdom and positive understanding of
your ability to shun evil acts. [Luke 21:15]
My Prayer For You
May the Lord continually open your eyes to see the
dynamics of positive thinking and the influence in this
world and beyond. After realizing this, may the Lord
wipe away all shame and turn your humiliation to
honour. May all your sins be forgiven, and may all
reproaches be rolled away. May He clothe you with
glory and honour, for the scripture says, But You, O
Jehovah, are a shield for me; my glory, and the One who
lifts up my head (Psalms 3:3).
May the Almighty grant you all that He has inspired in
your heart desire. May He strengthen you to pursue it
and give the determination to experience it, the wisdom
to declare it, and the insight to see the manifestations.
May it be your time, your day, and your moment to
celebrate. May no evil befall you, and may no
expectation of darkness prosper against you.
May this moment signal a new dawn in your entire life,
in your family, in your marriage, and in all your
endeavours.
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May all you lay your hands to accomplish by the Holy
Spirit guidance prosper you. May you see the new
understanding and the new direction that is coming your
way.
May the power of every oppression be broken today.
May the revelation that you are more than where you
are presently, sink into your spirit. I welcome you to
your season of endless celebrations in the Almighty
name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Amen.
Prayer For Yourself
Congratulations, if you have finished reading this book,
because I believe that the power of God is already at
work in your life. But whether you know it or not, your
choice determines if this power will continue working
in your life. So if you have not made Jesus Christ the
Lord of your life, by saying this prayer with your whole
heart, I offer you the opportunity to do so at this
moment, by saying this prayer with your whole heart:
Heavenly Father, knowing that I am a sinner, I come
before you.
Life is only in Christ
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I acknowledge my sins and confess and repent of them
all. I believe with all my heart that Jesus Christ is the
Son of God. He died for my sake, was buried and rose
again the third day for my Justification. Lord Jesus, I
ask you to come into my heart at this moment, and
become my Lord and Savior. Thank you for the born again
experience, and for your promise to save all who come to
You. Therefore every pact or covenant I made with Satan
or his agents, knowingly or unknowingly, let them be
broken right now in Jesus' Almighty Name Amen.
Life is only in Christ
The dynamics of positive thinking teaches us
how to pre-determine issues of life, how to
determine our plans against spiritual attack
and the course of post-determined effects of
evil acts. [Phil 2:10]
The dynamics of positive thinking bring to our
understanding that though we are sinners,
repentance and continuous praying, praising
and fasting can set us free before evil
pronouncement. [Roman 3:23]
Dynamics of positive thinking aims at
bringing spiritual wisdom and positive
understanding of your ability to shun evil
acts. [Luke 21:15]
The dynamics of positive thinking has
taught us how to commit ourselves to god
and to work on high ground without fear of
attack. [Matt 18:18]
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