RAPE ; WHAT’S GOD SAYING ? By Oduyoye Joshua. (Relationship & Health weekend)

RAPE ; WHAT’S GOD SAYING ?

First I want to salute the previous teachers ,they had done excellent justice to the theme as a whole , having a picture that God has something to say about the present times and situations ravaging the world at large …..

And as I said in out intro to this general teaching , it’s no news that 3yr old child to 80yrs old granny are being raped , it falls on both said either male or female and God is not and never silent about it !!!! …

So tonight , I’ll be dealing more on the other side of the Topic ; R.A.P.E …*YES YOU HAD THAT CAME OUT RIGHT*…

In this section I will be teaching on how to build and maintain a Good goal oriented relationship with different kind of people at different level or phase of life .

*Are you set for this .?*

So briefly ,I’ll be dealing with three phase

1; THE SINGLE

2; THE COURTING FELLAS AND BELLA’S

3;THE MARRIED COUPLE

OK Let dive into this quickly as we trust God to help us build the right and healthy relationship….“`

So I’ll be using expressly the acronyms R.A.P.E..,….

1; THE SINGLE BELLA’S AND BOOBY

WATCH YOUR R.A.P.E.

Let me give a brief description of what the single life of a Bella and a Bobby looks like and then relate it to the individual letters R.A.P.E……

LIFE IS lived in stages , with each stage being very unique and at the same time a training ground for the next stage of life .
To everything there is a season , and a time to every purpose under the heavens says the preacher in Ecclesiastes 3;1“`

For me singleness means to be separate, unique and whole . Some jump into the next stage too early, well I don’t have a problem with that If they are truly prepared for it….. I had seen folks who relate their story on how they felt unprepared before going into the next stage of life which is marriage…in conclusion on this note, if you are not ready don’t jump at or play games around anything related.

Summarily singleness is a beautiful stage and possess certain uniqness for ever wise single……. Listen YOU CAN NOT BE A YOUTH OR SINGLE TWICE ! HIT THE TAGET THIS ONCES BEFORE LEAVING THE STAGE“`

When one gets married there are some advantage of singleness that marriage removes from your life as a single person so to those who are in a hurry (Clamming that you can’t wait to see yourself on that wedding gown ) …just before you jump into it be sure you are ready……and by application and not saying that if its Time you should not proceed to the next stage of your life …. Please fire on…we want to eat rice…….

I believe I have being able to lay a foundation of what singleness looks like in a bit of what my knowledge is..and hence would like to push this realty to single in the house on the word R.A.P.E…

This will be based on how to maximize your input and Impact has a single..

Are you set

R- RELATIONSHIP AND REST ;

I believe what has being able to give me the maximum value I have today has being my ability to define what relationship should look like from my secondary school day ….. although I was a bit confused about believing God existed all the way those days but some common realistic principles got me growing up fast intellectually.

You know I LOVE STORIES, let me shear this real life story with you…

*A short life story*

This was my personal experience …

Was in class one when the issues of Dating got hold of the secondary school I attended in Lagos , all the same I was not a freak of such concept , I had away got stocked to scientific story and details that bust my imagination about exploring the science and technology world….. although it equally affected by ability to believe God existed in a way ….not to bore you ,I had a friend who also aspired to be a doctor , he had a girl then he was Dating and then it happened that this young Bella’s and Bobby had no real clue to what dating really means …. And so this guy came in to the class one morning with his Eyes red and his face towel wet … And what next , he was like that for 1week 2 day ( I kept counting actually lol… ) …I later realized that some of my friends then arrange a brake up for him so I could be able to freely get on a dating scheme with the girl involved…..you see why I was interested in his faces being red and his to handkerchief being consistently wet?

But Before my own finally responding to my friends I asked myself, what could be so serious between this two people that this guy became unstable in class for a week plus ?
The next I asked myself is so if this girl brake us with me ,I will be crying like this guy too….LOL .

I told my friends immediately, I am not interested , and the response was they had worked everything out and all I needed to is walk along after school hours and our dating period can be initiated , you see you don’t wake up love when its not time .,..otherwise it will throw you into a bed of permanent unrest

Thanks to mum who saw me on the first day of our discussion ( got home that day and while dropped my stuff’s mum stood by the door and said IFE I saw you with a lady today charting and and did not even know when I passed ,be careful ),and thanks. Toy muscular vibes then for not proposing yet …

So unthinkable my Mum passed and could not know because I was talking to a lady…. That was loud right lol ..

Morals; 1; My classmates lost his balance because he tried to wake up love at the wrong time he was doing the right thing at the wrong time and for sure will never be with the right the right perspective and ability when you do things at the wrong time …..

Morals 2 ; I lost connection with my environment because could not handle the surrounding expectations while relating with the opposite gender …

REST ;

see for you to have a mentally and bodily stable life you need to rest …

I call the first

1; mental rest ;

Don’t give yourself to anything that will not get you focused … Medically those that watch porn are sick… Says a doctor..it’s a kind of mental sickness that makes a person interested in watching others have sexual … You can’t be stable as a single or vassal if you do so ,even aside from the spiritual implications .spiritually you are vulnerable to the devil and demonic attacks and oppression, social you become zero percent balanced and unprofitable to the moral world ……

2; Physical rest ;

Working round the clock does not make you rich it only give you a monetary value for taking care of sickness…. Learn to rest …be a single person with senses of vision and mission … Not all outing you attend …for me I check my stress level through regular exercise , I know when am stressed and regardless of who you are and what you want , if it’s not urgent on the biases of an emergency ,I stay on my bed ,still , worshipping, , praying , listing to Hill song United… because my health is practically important ….

A- ATTITUDE AND ADAPTATION ;

Your attitude is everything in life .likewise your ability to adapt to realistic opportunity is key …so either single or married build a positive attitude and adaptive features to what is right and what will help you become a better person .,as a married person grow your family through positive inspired ideas , you don’t have to copy family XYZ to grow or build your family ,ask God since he is the author of the whole relationship ,

For the married remember its now two imperfect people coming together to make thing work so the both party must consistently tender stuffs on the table of agreement , guys , I have this secret for you ..SOME TIMES YOU LET HER WIN ……ladies I have got this secret for you , SOME TIMES YOU JUST ACT LIKE YOU LOVE THE VIBES HE PUSHING OUT …. Knowing that you are doing this to save your family …..

P- PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY

as a single don’t just sit and Think everything will just fall into place ,get productive

Listen have something doing, don’t just sound like one funny movie track I saw with a quote like YOU GO HOPELESS , YOU COME BACK HOPLESS… build yourself, even the bible says one shall chase a thousand , and two shall chase ten thousand , be sure you are chasing at least a thousand , so when the girl too come , she can know that the 21st century world does not accommodate house wife….. (lol)

E- Experience Rediscovery;

So some says experience is the best teacher and they are limited and have had several strokes before getting to their Apex ….

2; THE COURTING(dating) FELLAS ;

Its so Good that your impression is a true picture of your intentions .this two must not conflict!!! Remember my story line…..and learn from it …how,?you may ask .well see this .

1; Define properly what you call Dating and courtship

2;what’s your major reason for dating or courtship …

3; Do you mean business in the present relationship you are into ,be sure you will not end up like my old time classmate who got a troubled mind for nothing sake …

Let me point out what the courting fellas and bellas may want to consider during this important period ….

R- RELATE YOUR INTENTIONS AND PLAN PROPERLY ;

Guys listen to me , let this girls know you back to back , before you say I DO to each other , let her know where you are heading to , because she is meant to be your helper , if there is no vision of where you are heading to , it will end up in strive , and both of you will hate yourself after the honey moon …. Trust me , I will not reject your IV , and will even invite more people ,and when we are done eating the rice and chicken , we will be in our home and you will be in yours …so you better be prepared for what you are about to jump into…… so on both sides let the intentions be clear ……for proper planning and adaptability ….during the process

ADVOCATE FOR A GODLY CONCEPT ALL THROUGH THE PERIOD

I can’t over emphasis this, foundation is key in every step of the way , you don’t build a house without the right foundation and expect it to withstand the wind of time ,Listen closely , if you want to have a lasting and happy home ,JESUS IS THE ANSWER ,he created all thing ,and so he knows how to handle all things when it seems malfunctioning ….let Christ be the foundation of your home I bet you , you cannot regret it …don’t be double minded , a double minded person is unstable in all his ways ( James 1;8)

So you need to develop a spiritual understanding about marriage, and discard the myths that surround marriages.

P- PATIENCE AND LOVE ;

Dear friends and immaculate house as a whole do you know that patience is very important , in this stage , that the other person is having a weakness does not mean that you can’t be there to help and build such a one , please understand that if God has given a go ahead on such you are expected to be patient and love such a one with perfect love , another side to this patience’s is that many are quick to demand what they will still have and get tired of having ….. guys …be patient … be patient … she will become all yours when you eventually get married to her , don’t destroy Gods plan and purpose for your life because you want it now …and then you talk her into the nonsense before marriage , have seen people that will say shebi we are getting married let do it…. No .. Bella’s wake up and reject such offers.. know that a broken courtship is better than a broken marriage . if he truly loves you let him wait , till that special night ……

E- ENCOURAGE THE BALANCES BETWEEN DEPENDENCE AND INDEPENDENCE;

In Life there are things we depend on people for and there are things we are independent about . you might depend on someone to cook for you but not for somebody to feed you , let me get more closer , you might depend on somebody to provide water for you but you can not depend on them to bathe you ,in all relationships and courtships , there are things we depend on each other for , but we must balances the dependence and independence to avoid error .

You can depend on a man to assist your spiritual growth but you cant depend on him to determine your spiritual state , you can depend on a woman to assist your ministry but you cannot depend on her to give you direction on how to run the vision because that is Gods work as the Giver of the vision .many have made a ship and air crash of their lives because they lack the ability to balances this .

Finally on this note to

3; THE MARRIED COUPLE

So this last view is specifically for our mum and dad, hurray … so I ll still be making use of this Acronyms R.A.P.E. the first is

R- RESPECT IN RELATIONSHIP ;

respect is key between married fellows , it has a long way to determine what set of children you have as offspring’s..Never ever beat your wife neither scold her with words , not even before your kids , you are passing the wrong oncept to an innocent generation , even if there are any differences , go to your room and talk about it ,or yet on a lighter note , visit an eatery or relaxation center to rob minds together , and while you are sucking each others lips express your mind about that issues and let it die once and for all , then comeback to you loving home and make it better for than just a house …..

A- APPRECIATION IN RELATIONSHIP ;

Some people don’t know how to appreciate their wives , some wives kneels cant touch the floor again since the weeding got over , some cant pound yam again like brother Abayomi in the train ,since now that sis Gloria is now in their abode …..hmmmm you better change …..so learn to appreciate your spouse ..tts a way to ignite and keep the strength of love flowing …..

P- PROTECTION IN RELATIONSHIP;

one core reason for marriage is PROTECTION, in all cases it may not be visible but play your role to protect your wife and children ,also the wife has the obligation not to sell out the man by unnecessarily shearing information you may be speaking to an enemy… protect your husband …….

E- EXPRESSION OF LOVE IN RELATIONSHIP;

Well, it’s good to do this , and for real we know what this may entails but beyond that , on a more realistic and extended family concept , know that you did not just get married to your spouse alone , him or her has a family which must also be considered during the period of courtship… Play your role in extending love …. I don’t me mean … erotic love ooooo… I mean Agape love …..Support according to your capacity …

Thanks so much for joining us on this edition of RELATIONSHIP AND HEALTH WEEKEND …. The balanced Christian edition 3.0 ( RAPE and R.A.P.E., WHAT IS GOD SAYING )

Thanks so much for reading .God bless you real good

IGO

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RAPE;THE WAY FORWARD FOR BOTH GENDER; by sis Oluwajuwon Esther .(Relationship &Health weekend)

SECOND SPEAKER ;
SIS OLUWAJUWON ;

RAPE;THE WAY FORWARD FOR BOTH GENDER

Rape is an unlawful sexual activity and usually sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat of injury.

: WHAT IS RAPE?

RAPE is the act of forcing sexual intercourse on another person without the person’s consent* and against their will.(Mr Ayodeji )

Rape and sexual assault can happen to anyone and can affect victims in so many ways. There are so many feelings to deal with which can often seem overwhelming.
Some of which are:

Fear,

Anger,

Confusion,

Numbness,

Difficulty in making decisions,

Shock,

Rage

Disbelief

And panic.

Violence leaves no continent no country and few communities untouched .

Although , it appears everywhere violence is not an inevitable part of the human condition nor is it an intractable problem of modern life that cannot be overcome by human determination and ingenuity .

It is however, important to note that rape is often too predictable and preventable .All societies experience violence but it’s context -the circumstances in which it occurs in nature and its social acceptability varies greatly from one setting to another.

One example is the belief in many societies that men have the right to discipline their wives a claim through the use of physical force and for a variety of reasons including the refusal to have sex.

Behaviors resulting from such belief with the women at risk not only of immediate physical and psychological violence but also of unwanted pregnancy and transmitted diseases.
Hence the need to prevent rape cases . We will be considering the way forward for both gender, that is how to prevent rape cases for both gender

Trauma can affect people in different ways but it is possible to move forward with your life without the rape affecting your everyday living. There are several ways to prevent rape cases, however I will mention a few.

PUBLIC ENLIGHTENMENT:

One of the ways to prevent rape is to create, implement and monitor a national action plan for violence prevention. As believers, ensuring that the gospel reaches everywhere is our sole responsibility. If everyone comes to the knowledge of the truth of the word of God, violence will be reduced. Both gender will see the need to be godly and the need to earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

RECOGNISING VULNERABLE GROUP:

Violence like many health problem is not neutral. While all social classes experience violence, research consistently suggest that people with the lowest socio economic status are at greater risk. More often, it is the factors related to poverty rather than poverty itself, that increase the risk for rape. For instance; poor housing, lack of education, unemployment and other poverty related conditions in youth violence and how these factors place some young people at heightened risk of being influenced by delinquent peers and participation in criminal activities.

Poverty exacerbated the vulnerability of women and girls in carrying out of everyday tasks such as working in the fields, collecting water alone or walking home from work late at night,poor women and girls in rural areas ate often at risk of rape

3. Enhance capacity for collecting data:

The national action plan for violence prevention must include establishing or enhancing national capacity to collect and analyze data convering the scope. Data collection is important at all levels, systems must be designed to effectively implement the level of skills of the staff using them and conforming to both national and international standards.

4.Strengthen response for victim of violence:

We as believers should be encouraging when in situations like this,for instance, a rape victim walks up to you and all you could do is to condemn him or her,then that’s fine. We should be able to influence them in such a way that makes them better.

On a final note, the last point I’ll be considering today is

5. Confronting the challenges:

We should confront the issue of rape through integrating violence prevention into social and educational policies and thereby promoting gender and social inequality. Much violence has links with gender and social inequalities that place large sections of the population at increased risk. The experience of countries that have improved the status of women and reduced social discrimination suggests that an array of intervention will be required.

Thanks to everyone that participated, I hope we were blessed…

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RAPE! BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVES; bro Ayodeji , Relationship & Health Weekend .

THE FIRST SPEAKER;

BRO AYODEJI

RAPE! BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVES

Rape cases nowadays are disheartening and disgusting. How can a human being and not human beast rape a baby. How can a woman of 70 years still be a victim of rape?
The news of rape is now daily with new cases and it now competing with corona virus.

MY PRAYER IS THAT ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF RAPE would RECEIVES EMOTIONAL HEALING IN JESUS NAME.

Rape creates both physical and emotional wounds. The emotional wound is more painful than the physical effect.

WHAT IS RAPE?

RAPE is the act of forcing sexual intercourse on another person without the person’s consent and against their will. Sex without a person’s consent is RAPE. Some people might even give consent due to ignorance. Especially when the rapist plays on their intelligence or emotions.

When a person’s will is not also considered, Such sexual activities is RAPE.

WE DECLARE DIVINE CORROSIVE JUDGEMENT ON EVERY UNREPENTANT RAPIST IN JESUS NAME.

90% of rape victims are mostly female while 10% cases of male too
ACCORDING TO GOD’S LAW, A RAPIST SHOULD BE INSTANTLY PUT TO DEATH!
Deuteronomy 22:25 KJV
But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die.
The crime of rape is equivalent to murder according to the law. A murderer and a rapist has the same FATE which is death!

RAPE CASES IN THE BIBLE

1. AMNON RAPED TAMAR

2 Samuel 13:1-2 KJV
And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

[2] And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her.

2 Samuel 13:14 KJV
Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.

2. DINAH WAS RAPED BY SHECHEM

Let me also point out that a man was also raped in the bible
Genesis 34:1-2

3. LOT WAS RAPED BY HIS DAUGHTERS

Read the full story in Genesis 19:30-38

4. REUBEN RAPED BILHAH

Genesis 35:22 KJV
And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard it . Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

5. A levite’s concubine was gang raped by men of belial of Gibeah;

Judges 19:22,25

The sixth point may be controversial

6. DAVID RAPED BATHSHEBA

I won’t call it adultery because the woman didn’t give her consent and the act was against her will.

CAUSES OF RAPE

1. LUST

James 1:15 KJV
Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

They X-ray a woman and also commit the sin already in their heart

2. PORNOGRAPHY

Watching pornographic video, erotic magazine, romantic novels are lust breeders

Most people conceive sexual thoughts in their heart.

ANYBODY THAT WATCH PORNOGRAPHY IS A POTENTIAL RAPIST.

3. ALCOHOLISM AND HARD DRUGS

Lot was raped by his daughter by getting him drunk!

4. INDECENT AND SEDUCTIVE CLOTHES

5. HOOLIGANISM

6. WRONG VISITATION

Dinah was raped when she went to visit the Daughters of the land!

EFFECT OF RAPE

1. Depression

2. Emotional trauma

3. Shame

4. Unwanted pregnancy or abortion

5. Death/Suicide

CURE TO RAPE

If you have been raped;

1. Break out of depression

2. Don’t bottle up your trauma

3. Go for appropriate counseling

To avoid rape

1. Have an unbroken communion with the Holy Spirit

2. By led by the Holy Spirit at all times

3. Mind who and where you visit

4. Don’t take drinks without knowing the source.

OUR BROTHERS!

1. Never watch pornography

2. Tame your sexual appetite. IF YOU CANNOT, GO FOR COUNSELING

3. If you are with the opposite sex and can’t control yourself, move out! Flee

4. Never move with bad friends.

HAVE YOU RAPED SOMEBODY?

It is not over yet. Don’t die a cursed man.

GO FOR RESTITUTION

You need to go and beg for forgiveness! You life is at risk if you are a rapist no matter who, what or where you are, you are a satanic laboratory rat!

Proverbs 3:33 KJV
The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked (RAPIST)
: but he blesseth the habitation of the just

Thanks for reading

God bless you real good ..

HOLD ON TO FAITH || DO NOT GIVE UP ; ODUYOYE JOSHUA

|| PLEASE MEDITATIVELY READ THIS ||

_*HOLD On To Faith||Don’t GIVe-UP*_

_When we put our FAITH in the hands of the Lord…_
*His mighty Hands will make things Right*

*There are times it may look DaRk and DEARY,DON’T GIVe-UP*

_*HOLd ON To THAt Little LiGHT of YOURS TiLL IT GLOW IN THE POWER OF GODS MIGHT*_

“`BEYonD AN EMber WILL IT shiNE FOR THE GLORY OF THE LORD SHALL BE UPON IT“`

*This PAin TOo SHALL PASS Away*

*This SetBACK TOo SHALL PASS Away*

_*DON’T GIVe-UP,HOLD ON TO FAITH IN CHRIST JESUS*_

“`for our light afflictions wORKS out an ExceLLent GLORY FOR US ,therefore We are Not CARRIED AWAY BY THINGS WHICH Are SEEN AND IN THE PRESENT“`

*BUT WE BEHOLD THE TRUTH OF AN EXTERNAL GLORY WHICH WILL FOR SURE VERY SOON MANIFEST*

DEARLY BELOVED

REGARDLESS OF WHATEVER YOU GO THROUGH TODAY || Don’t – GIVE-UP

I PRAY FOR YOU ALL TODAY THAT ALL YOUR PAIN AND SORROWS SHALL COME TO AN END ,IN JESUS NAME .AMEN

from your beloved brother in Christ

|| ODUYOYE JOSHUA IFEOLUWA||

HAVING A PURE CONSCIENCE ; STRIKING THE BALANCES BETWEEN DIVINITY AND HUMANITY. ; ODUYOYE JOSHUA

HAVING A PURE CONSCIENCE ; STRIKING THE BALANCES BETWEEN DIVINITY AND HUMANITY.

TEXT; act 24;6 and hereing do I exercise myself ,to have always a conscience void of offence towards God and towards man
Other reference;1 timothy 1;18-20 , 4;2,1corint 8;12

There is nothing so wonderful as having a mind filled with peace ,lavished with joy , overflowing with love , and fully sold out to a lover who is God the father of our lord and savior Jesus Christ , but the power of a pure conscience and ability to strike the balance as we live among men is the great deal or bone of contention which can be resolved by spiritual insight and wisdom .

You can for real tell that we live in a world with people having different beliefs and value systems. What is wrong according to my values maybe be right to another. How do I know right and wrong? Our conscience acts like a grid system that sends a stop signal when something wrong hits it. Can you trust your conscience to give you the correct warning regarding right and wrong?….. on this as a Christian the bible remains our standpoint and search light on this matter.

Just before I continue , I had like to shear with you a short story ,I know you like stories..it will help us have a better picture on what the consciences is . In 1984, Avianca Airlines,had a crash, it hit so hard on a mountain, that when it was finally located ,it was too late everybody died, the plane is all over the place. but Finally, they found little black box which has the cockpit recorder on it so they can get the dialogue that’s going on in the cockpit just before the crash so they can reconstruct what happened…..please pay attention to this …..They get the tape out of the little black box and found a frightening discovery when they listened to the tape. The cockpit recorder indicates that just before the crash, a computer synthesized voice from the plane’s automatic warning system starts saying, “Pull up, pull up, pull up, pull up, pull up,” in English. Inexplicably the pilot shouts back, “Shut up, foreigner,” flips off the switch. Within seconds, the plane hits the mountain and everybody is dead.

What a parable of the way conscience is intended to work and how dangerous it is not to listen to it. Conscience isn’t a body of information, conscience is simply a warning device. It’s just a shrill computer voice that says, “Pull up, pull up, pull up, pull up, hold it, stop, don’t do that, stop that, you’re headed for a crash, stop here,” that’s what conscience does.

Conscience is a human faculty. It’s not divine. It’s like pain. Pain is not a divine faculty, it’s human. Everybody’s got it. Is pain a good thing or a bad thing? Pain is a wonderful thing because it warns you you’ve got a physical problem, and if you didn’t have pain you wouldn’t know you had a problem and you’d die. What conscience does is tell you something is wrong in your spiritual life. That’s a parallel.

The Bible Point to us four different types of consciences.

1. A seared conscience.

1 Timothy 4:2 Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have being seared as with a hot iron.

2. A weak conscience.

1 Corinthians 8:12 When you sin against them this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.

3. A corrupted conscience.

Titus 1:15 To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted.

4. A good conscience.

1 Timothy 1:18-20 18Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well, 19holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith. 20Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.
In those days, ships were the real deal so Paul used it as a perfect illustration for the time . If Paul lived today he was to writ to the present timothy am sure he would say they made air crash of their faith. The truth is that If you don’t allow your consciences, you’re going to crash and burn just like the plain in my story .

From our main text we see Paul speaking about a clear conscience, he saw that as a priority and would not limit the priority to just men like everyone would do but will consider God first,who is the author of his existence . Act 24; 6 and hereing do I exercise myself,to have always a conscience void of offence towards God and towards man.

Its important to understand that its no mistake for Paul to put God first in this conversation “void of offence towards God and towards man” and then man came in next , human are incapable of doing the right without divine help , so allowing God control the reality of our existence is key in having a pure conscience in the first place . let quickly see how to have a clear conscience ….. are you set for this ?

HOW TO HAVE A CLEAR CONSCIENCE;

1. Feed on God’s word.;

Give accurate information to your conscience.
Its important to note that Our conscience functions like a skylight. The skylight doesn’t have any light. It just lets light in. Conscience is a skylight, it doesn’t generate its own light. It can only let you…it can only shine on you what’s in that belief system so you need to feed your system with God’s word.
Back to the Short story about the plan crash, the flight had a fully informed little voice and the little voice said, “Pull up, pull up,” because it was properly informed. The pilot was foolish, “Shut up, foreigner,” means, “I don’t care what the little voice says, and I don’t care how well informed it is, I’m going to ignore it.” You don’t want your conscience to be wrongly informed, or it isn’t going to have the capability to tell you the right things.
Romans 2:15 They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts sometimes accusing them and at other times even defending them. Now what does it mean? Based on your information, you conscience accuses or excuses.so you need to feed on the word: Psalm 119:11 I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.

2. Sensitize your conscience to God’s word.

On this note I advice you to have a belief system based on God’s word. The conscience responds to your highest system of morality. So if you have a low sort of belief system, your conscience will be sensitive only to that.
There are believers who know that lying is a grave sin but lie just like anyone else in the world. You know the word but your conscience has not been made sensitive to that particular sin. Therefore, in spite of knowing the word you sin.
Believers indulging in sin, adultery, fornication etc. They know it is wrong but they are not sensitized. Going back to the airplane story . Why did that little computer start saying, “Pull up, pull up, pull up, pull up,” how did it know to say that? Radar. Radar was sending out a beam in front of that airplane and it told that little voice in that electronic system how close the plane was to the mountain.So, you want to make sure your conscience is well sensitized and the way you sensitize your conscience is the values you derive from God’s word. It has to be made very sensitive so that it tells you the right message at the right time.

3. Deal with sin where it starts.

You have to deal with sin where it starts. Where does it start? In the mind. James 1:15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. So you have to deal with sin when it starts, in your mind. Don’t think that if you’re not doing sin on the outside, you’re okay. There may be constraining reasons why you’re not doing it on the outside, and you may be ten-thousand times worse on the inside than you are on the outside. You’ve got to deal with sin there or sooner or later, it will get out. Numbers 32:23 And you maybe sure that your sin will be found out.

Now no sin is more destructive than the sin of the mind because it has only conscience to fight it. We always say it’s really important if you’re going to grow in Christ to have accountability. To have a friend, somebody who disciples you, you can be accountable to.But do you know something? There are people who are close to you and they know the way you behave, and they know the way you talk, and haven’t got a clue the way you think. And they might think, how holy you’re. But the truth is, inside you’re full of foul odor.its truly at this point that divinity must take hold of you .See the conscience is all alone in there slugging it out. At least on the outside you’ve got your friends to help you. And if you’re married, you’re not about to do that stuff that you think to do because it really would mess up your marriage, right? If you lived out all your mental sins?
So when you sin in the mind, and you cultivate sins in the mind, you just assault your poor conscience all the time cause it’s in there battling all alone. You want to know something about sins of the mind? They’re so deadly because they don’t wait for special opportunity, they can happen anytime. And it’s relatively easy to confess and forsake the sins of the outside, but it’s awfully hard to get rid of the ones on the inside.

That’s where you’ve got to start. You’ve got to really start before God to deal with what’s going on in your thought life. on this note let me quickly show you four ways in which your mind can sin

Four ways your mind will sin.

1; Remembering the Past.;

The first way your mind will sin is by remembering past iniquity. All of us have got sin the past, right? Have you noticed how your mind will drag you back through it? And you know what happens when you do that? You’ve sinned it again. In God’s eyes what’s going on in the inside is sin, just as much as the out, right? David said in Psalm 25:7 Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways. You know what he was asking God to do? Forget what he couldn’t forget. God, I cannot forget what I did when I was young. You want to hear some good news? You may remember it, but if you confess, God doesn’t. Hebrews 8:12 For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more. But every time you remember them and cycle back through them, you commit them again. Now, the mind sins not only by going back but by going forward:
2;Scheming about the future.
The sins of scheming. Over and over again in the Psalms and the Proverbs we read things like, “They were devising evil plans.”
Psalm 64:4 They encourage each other in evil plans, they talk about hiding their snares.
Proverbs 12:20 Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil.
Psalm 36:4 Even on their beds they plot evil; they commit themselves to a sinful course and do not reject what is wrong.
He lays there and he dreams and schemes how he’s going to cheat. Scheming to vent your anger or your hatred, your lust, your greed, your envy, your covetousness, your discontent, your selfishness, your pride. And that’s scheming and even though you haven’t done the sin outwardly, you’ve committed the sin already in the mind.

3; Fantasy of the present.

That’s sins of fantasy or imagination where your mind is sinning in the present tense. David knew that’s where the struggle was. David sinned with Bathsheba but the sin on the outside was only an expression of the inside, right? So what did David pray? Psalm 51:10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Start with the inside. How do you do that? Ask God to reveal your sins on the inside, name them, confess them. Be honest with God and do it daily. this is a key way to create the balance between divinity and humanity .the last but not the least is Evil attraction

4; Evil attractions.

It doesn’t do any good to try to deal with sin of the mind, if you’re exposing yourself to what generates it.Psalm 1:1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mokers. in the book of Psalm 119:37 Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word. even job who was named a righteous man understood the power of divine help in this matter of having a pure conscience as he prayed to the lord in consecration Job 31:1 I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a young woman
There’s some things I had like us to see from the letter to the Philippine church ;

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. The colossian church also have something to tell us in Colossians 3:2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

If you’re going to deal with sin on the inside, take control of your mind, take captive every thought: 2 Corinthians 10:5 We take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

Finally on this note on how to have a pure conscience

4. Cultivate loving God;

We wouldn’t think of doing something on the outside that somebody we care about would see. But I will commit sins in my inside where no one can see. Do you know that God knows your thoughts? God can see your inside. That’s a sad commentary on who’s important to us, isn’t it? Just ask God all the time, “Give me the grace to love You with all my heart, soul, mind and strength. Make it so that I would rather offend everybody in the world than to offend you.
Conclusion: Paul had a very clear conscience. Look at the testimony of his conscience on trial before Felix.

Look at his conscience addressing the accusations of the Corinthians against him: 2 Corinthians 1:12 Now this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity and godly sincerity.

Paul says, “Now that I’m on trial, I’m going to go to the highest human court.” God is the highest court of all cause He’s divine. But on the human level he says, “I’ll go to the highest court and I will say to you, ‘My conscience tells me that I am clear, holy, and godly. 1 Corinthians 2:11 For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them?
Is your conscience telling you that? Is that what you know to be true about you on the inside? Your friends don’t even know that. Your wife, your husband may not even know that.

Our generation of people is silencing their conscience on one hand and giving it bad information on the other. May I just say to those people who might wonder if you can really, permanently silence conscience? The answer is, in this life you can.

You can so ill-inform it that it doesn’t function and you can so ignore it that it’s finally silenced. But there’s coming a day when you can’t silence your conscience. Do you remember reading about hell? Those who silence their conscience will end up in hell.

Well, that’s true. But I’ll tell you something. The heat’s not going to be only on the outside, the heat is going to be on the inside because in hell, every individual will have a fully informed and relentless conscience, accusing them forever and ever, and ever, and ever, and ever without relief. That’s what hell is. And that’s why there’s weeping and wailing, and gnashing of teeth. And every sinner will know that every pain they feel, they deserve. And they will know that they deliberately and freely and gladly chose the lifestyle that led them to hell. And every charge against them and every indictment, and every pain they suffer is absolutely right and absolutely just and there will never be any relief. That is a frightening reality.the preachers also said in Ecclesiastes 12:14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil and as we have seen from our text Acts 24:16 So I strive always to keep my conscience clear before God and man. My prayer for you, my desire longing for you is that you would be able to say, “The testimony of my conscience is that in holiness and godly sincerity I have conducted myself in the world.”

Can we pray together ;

Father I thank you for your grace and ability to give us a clear conscience, Lord I pray for all reading this content ,that you would grant them a clear conscience in Jesus Name .Amen .

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THE FATHER’S TRAINING GROUND; ODUYOYE JOSHUA

THE FATHERS TRAINING GROUND

Practically for every believer in Christ , its important to understand that , God will not leave us without being trained to be fit for the throne which he as promised us to fit in as we grow in Christ , “ for he has made us king and priest unto our God and his father” Revelation1;6, to be in such a position before God is never a joke and to sustain that ability and influence as a king , you must go through the processes of the subject “ TRAINING GROUND” this is where you are trained to be fit for the position you occupy in Christ .

As we consider the topic , the fathers training ground , we should all the way have it in mind that , a father is always set to train or discipline his son , so he could be fit to represent him any and every where .because the place of training is also the place of discipline …

A better way to consider this is to ask our self the following questions

1; Does God train or discipline us?

2; Why ?

3; when?

4 how do the Father train His children?

Let pick this one after another ;

1; Does God train or discipline us?

The subject of God’s training or discipline is a somewhat neglected and unpopular one. We know that Christians are saved entirely by God’s free grace and not by our own goodness or good works (Ephesians 2:8–9; 2 Timothy 1:9). We know that Jesus Christ has taken all the punishment we deserve for our sins on Himself when He died on Calvary’s cross (Isaiah 53:5; Romans 5:8). We know that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ (Romans 8:1). At times we think these truths might be at odds with the fact that God disciplines His children, but they are not.

But in all this at salvation we become sons of God because for as many has received him , to them he gave power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name. so you understand that the father has a son that must respond to the calls , rebook , teaching , and edification of the father , so from Hebrews we see this clearly in Hebrews 12:5–11 says, “And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? ‘My son, do not regard lightly the discipline(training ground ) of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him. For the Lord disciplines (trains) the one he loves, and chastises (correct)every son whom he receives.’

It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live? For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness.

For the moment all discipline may seem painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.”

As believer in Christ we must understand that training is not punishment, as Jesus already bore our punishment. Nor is His training ground motivated by a desire to inflict pain. Nor is God’s training process from anger. He does not lose His temper, treat us unfairly, or allow us to suffer anything that is not for our ultimate good (Romans 8:28). Rather, God’s training to us as sons of an heavenly father comes from His great love for us. It is a token of His adoption of us as children. He loves us too much to allow us to remain in our sin. He loves us so much that He will do whatever is necessary to make us holy.

Sometimes the medicine must taste bad, but that doesn’t change the fact that the physician’s motive is mercy.

While the training process is sometimes painful, God’s purpose in training us is for our own good, our holiness. The ultimate good for a Christian is to be sanctified, which is to be conformed to the image and likeness of Christ.

2; Why the training ground ?

Glory to God we are not left in the dark!!

God allows us to undergo trials and temptations so our faith will be tested and we will grow in maturity as Christians. God uses these trials to discipline us for godliness.

When suffering comes, it is wise to examine ourselves and to repent of any known sins. James 5:16a counsels, “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed.” That being said, it is a dangerous practice to consider every affliction to be the direct result of a specific sin. James 1:2–4 says, “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” Sometimes suffering is not a result of our sin, but is the result of living in a fallen world and is something God allows into our lives to grow us in Him.

The best example of this is Job. Job’s friends believed that because he was suffering, he must have some secret sin. However, this was not the case. In fact, God recommended Job because of His uprightness. Another example is found in the gospel of John in the man who was born blind (John 9:2–3).

Another example is Joseph being sold into slavery by his brothers (Genesis 50:20); Joseph suffered due to the sins of others, but ultimately God used it for His good purposes. God’s purposes in allowing affliction and suffering are manifold.

I will like to pint out some key reasons why we have to go through the training ground ;

1. So you can become more dependent on the Lord.

Prayer Is The Best Armor Against All Trials

2 Corinthians 12:9-10 Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
John 15:5 “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.”

2. God wants to spend time with you, but you lost your first love.

You’re doing all these things for Jesus, but you’re not spending quality quiet time with the Lord.
Revelation 2:2-5 “I know what you do, how you work hard and never give up. I know you do not put up with the false teachings of evil people. You have tested those who say they are apostles but really are not, and you found they are liars. You have patience and have suffered troubles for my name and have not given up. But I have this against you: You have left the love you had in the beginning. So remember where you were before you fell. Change your hearts and do what you did at first. If you do not change, I will come to you and will take away your lampstand from its place.”

3. God could be protecting you from a bigger problem that you don’t see coming.

Psalm 121:5-8 “The Lord guards you. The Lord is the shade that protects you from the sun. The sun cannot hurt you during the day, and the moon cannot hurt you at night. The Lord will protect you from all dangers; he will guard your life. The Lord will guard you as you come and go, both now and forever.”

Psalm 9:7-10 “But the Lord rules forever. He sits on his throne to judge, and he will judge the world in fairness; he will decide what is fair for the nations. The Lord defends those who suffer; he defends them in times of trouble. Those who know the Lord trust him, because he will not leave those who come to him.”

Psalm 37:5 “Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help you.”

4. So we can share in the sufferings of Christ.

1 Peter 4:12-16

Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler. However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.

2 Corinthians 1:5-7 “For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ. If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer. And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort.”

5. It helps us grow as believers and become more like Christ.

Trials And Tribulations Tend To Squeeze The Artificiality Out Of Us Romans 8:28-29 “We know that in everything God works for the good of those who love him. They are the people he called, because that was his plan. God knew them before he made the world, and he chose them to be like his Son so that Jesus would be the firstborn of many brothers and sisters.”

Philippians 1:6 “And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.”

1 Corinthians 11:1 “Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.”

6. It helps with developing character.

Romans 5:3-6 “Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.”

7. The training ground help to build our faith in the Lord.

James 1:2-6 “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds. because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.”

Psalm 73:25-28 “Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Those who are far from you will perish; you destroy all who are unfaithful to you. But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds.”

3; When do the Father trains ;

It is key to know that a gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.”

So you understand that although you are now given birth into the family of God , you yet need to grow into the stature of Christ and so the training for this begins at birth in to the family but you must also understand that

“Being on a spiritual path does not prevent you from facing the darkness, but it teaches you how to use the darkness as a tool to grow.”

Discipline is not merely corrective, but also involves training (1 Timothy 4:8; Titus 2:11–14). Just as an athlete disciplines his or her body through physical training in order to prepare it for competition,

God disciplines us by training our souls to make us holy and prepare us to be in His presence (Hebrews 12:14). Titus 2:11–14 says, “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.”

4 how do the Father train His children?

1; through his word , 2; personal experiences ,3; divine encounter,

1; through his word ;

as you read the holy scriptures , i. e the bible , you are enlighten by it and have a blessed knowledge of the word of life and light which guides you through your journey on earth

2; personal experiences;

God is the creator of all things and he has over 101 ways of leading, guiding, and most especially training his children by his spirit on earth , all you need do is to yield .

3; divine encounters;

Paul had personal encounters with God , from the shining light to the deep revelation in the island of Arabia , where he saw thing that were had to alter …this was a divine training ground for a son who was hungry of God and submissive to Gods leading . there are yet more ways God train his children ,remain open to his training and you will never regret you did

The inside out change

In summary, God who is our Father Trains every one of His children. His motive is love. His practice is perfect. His purpose is our sanctification. His end is His glory. May we learn not to despise His discipline, but to be encouraged by It.

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HOW TO GROW IN CHRIST ; ODUYOYE JOSHUA

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*HOW TO GROW IN CHRIST*;

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_There are three key ways you can grow in the love and grace of Christ Jesus_

1; THE WORD

2; PRAYERS

3; FELLOWSHIP WITH THE BODY OF CHRIST.

_Brief explanation on this_

1; THE WORD

Once you accept Jesus as lord and savior of your life , you are born into the family of God , and so you become a child of God and sons in the kingdom of God….

Because the word of God which is the holy scriptures know as the Bible_* _tells us that as many has received him ,to them gave he power to become the sons of God_

So as we receive Jesus Christ we receive also a change in our spiritual DNA an ability to become Sons of God !!!!*_

But we must grow ,you know !! So we grow up eating up his words as the bread of life….wow!!!
See what the book of Peter has to say about this in _1 Peter 2:2As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

_*Psalms 119:11Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.*_

2; PRAYERS;

It could be personal or With a fellow believer in Christ Jesus_
“`The letter of Paul to the Thessalonica Church has a perfect picture of how you as a believer in Christ is wired by God“`

We are wired to communicate consistently with the Father ,Son And holy spirit_so when you pray you are communicating with God and He Loves it ,we are to do this as much as we can…..1 Thessalonians 5:17Pray without ceasing.

It could be either cooperate or individual prayer …just keep praying ….meaning keep communicating with your Father which is in heaven

3; FELLOWSHIP WITH THE BODY OF CHRIST*

FELLOWSHIP with those who have like precious faith with you should be Paramount, it help you stay strong even in the midst of the storms of life , you get going till you overcome_ *Glory to God!!!*

_my prayer is that you will not get into a wrong fellowship_

See this verses of scripture for proper understanding of what fellowship looks like*

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🔖1; *YOU HAVE GOT TO CONTINUE*
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_*Acts 2:42And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.*_

🔖2; *IN FELLOWSHIP WITH HIS SON JESUS*

_1 Corinthians 1:9God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord._
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_1 John 1:3That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ._
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_1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin_

CHARGE TO BE CARFUL

be careful of Wrong fellowship

I must also make clear that there are Wolf in sheep’s clothing as recorded by scriptures,and I have met with a few and for sure seen how inconsistent their lifestyle and deeds are in no way corresponding to the Bible_ *Spiritual sensitivity is required to Kik this out of our life or abstain from fellowship with them*

You may ask_ *But How ?*

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📍 _*John 10:27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:*_

_So stay with Jesus and eat the *green grass bread of life* as a sheep that follows and knows his own Shepherd_and You will not and never follow strangers ( wolf in sheep clothing)

This is a simple analogy for that , I have a very close friend Dave ,he has a dog in his home , it grew us in his home , knows Dave has his owner …._each time I visit _I could play around with the Dog , but while am leaving , even if I chose to call the dog along she would not follow me out of that Gate …._.The same thing happens to you.. _You know Jesus , you know how to fellowship , you know what he loves , you know what he hates_ *_when somebody comes to talk you out of it you are quick to note. ..that it !!

See what the letter of Paul to the Ephesian church looks like on such matters in Ephesians 5:11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them_

For me this are the realities that has helped me in my journey with God , practically I believe strongly it will help you too to remain steadfast in God

God bless you real good

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||FEAR OR FAITH ||ODUYOYE JOSHUA – O.I.JOSHUA

|| FEAR AND FAITH ||

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen._

A VERY BRIEF BUT IMPORTANT ONE ON FEAR & FAITH

I Know you agree that fear is the opposite of faith, but beyond just thinking of that ,it’s important to note that FEAR AND FAITH are two distinct SPIRITUAL CONCEPT THAT WORKS WITH THE SAME SPIRITUAL PRINCIPLES!!!? you may be quick to ask ,HOW POSSIBLE?. they are truly far apart on the inverse but a little lark about the concept of acceptance can trigger any of this wildly distanced fact._

*please Listen closely*

IT IS ABOUT WHICH OF THIS FACT YOU ACCEPT- there is visibly no middle man game, you are either IN or OUT.

*The kind of atmosphere you create around you determine which factor (FEAR OR FAITH ) AFFECTS YOU*

*_WHAT YOU FEED YOUR MIND WITH WILL RULE YOU*-SO we read the words of God to feed our SPIRITUAL MAN WITH FAITH

ITS ABOUT A KEY AND PRICELESS PRINCIPLE

|| THIS IS THE SIMPLE PRINCIPLE ||

I HAD A MINI BIRD FARM ON CAMPUS, AND I UNDERSTOOD THAT OF YOU DON’T FEED THEM THEY WILL Get HUNGRY AND EVENTUALLY DIE.!!!.

ON THE OTHER HAND WHAT YOU FEED THEM WITH WILL EQUALLY REFLECT ON THEM.

|| LETS DRAW OUT THE PRINCIPLE SO CLEARLY ||“`

|| PRINCIPLE 1 ||

FEED YOUR FAITH AND STARVE YOUR FEAR.

SOONER OR LATER the later FEAR WILL DIE.

*STRIKING THE BALANCE ; SEE THE SECOND PRINCIPLE*

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DONT FEED ON ANTI – GLORY FOOD, FEED ON THE FIRE OF GODS WORDS.

start feeding on Gods words today, learn to enjoy godly conversation ,that’s how to feed your FAITH and Starve your fear……

STAY BLESSED WITH ALL SPIRITUAL BLESSING IN HEAVENLY PLACES IN CHRIST JESUS. AMEN_

FROM YOUR BELOVED BROTHER IN CHRIST JESUS“`

So this is it !!!!!!

FEAR NO!!!!FAITH YES!!!

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TILL YOUR FAITH IS FIRED UP. ODUYOYE JOSHUA- O.I.JOSHUA

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Romans 10:17
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Keep eating keep chewing and biting, for within the everlasting words are supernatural nutrients available ,usable and profitable for the journey yet to come.

for common words are not found within the bowels of Christ _having this seal_ THE WORDS THAT I SPEAK UNTO YOU ,THEY ARE SPIRITS AND LIFE.

KEEP DRINKING, KEEP BATTING, KEEP SOAKING-for the words are as water of life ,as showers of glory rain,as a river of life

Till your Faith is fired up and more stop not the flow.

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ABUSE;FROM VICTIM TO VICTORY , A WOMEN SHEARS HER STORY; crvp;ODUYOYE JOSHUA

I THINK I should shear (anonymous writer)

SURVIVOR OF ABUSE

“Abuse is abuse. It cuts the soul. You cannot heal yourself. I tried marriage, sex, alcohol and cleaning the house. None of them worked. Only God, through Jesus Christ, can totally heal us.“

A Severe Gift

There is an unusual phrase that I really like, because it sums up so much of what I, and so many others, have lived through. It is “severe gifts.” A severe gift is a very difficult situation that God, with all His love, can actually use to create something good in your life.

There are some situations that are so bad that only God, the creator of the whole universe, maker of you and me, could ever heal them.

I grew up in a home with a father who sexually molested my sister and me whenever he had the opportunity. My mother’s response, the only one she knew how to give, was to warn us to keep away from my father. “Don’t be alone with him!” she’d say.

My mother didn’t think she had any other options. My father physically abused her. It was a very volatile situation between my parents, and a horrible situation for my sister and me.

On the Run

Finally, my mother gathered us up and we fled the home after years of abuse. We lived in fear for years that my father would find us. He did eventually. But we were grown then. The damage had been done.

I married for the first time at 19. He was a distant man. It’s funny, as an adult you somehow try to look for ways to repair your childhood by the choices you make. I chose a man who was remote and cold.

My father reentered my life after I had my first baby girl. I saw the way he looked at my daughter and knew I was looking at a man who had not changed, and who could hurt the most precious thing in my life. I told him I had to end our relationship. “You know why,” I said. He stood there and cried.

Redemption

The next time I saw my father was years later on his deathbed. His hands were soft and old, harmless. My heart broke. “I hope you don’t hold it against me,” he said. I told him I had forgiven him long ago. And that was true. But forgiveness does not come overnight.

Before I could forgive my father, I had to encounter a divine forgiveness like no other. The forgiveness offered to us all through Jesus Christ.

But first I had to hit rock bottom.

It is so often when you are at the bottom that you realize how far you have fallen—and that only God can lift you out of that deep pit. For me, the pit was alcohol.

I started drinking heavily as my first marriage was falling apart. I numbed the pain with alcohol. All I thought about was getting that drink. I knew I had a problem. God knew too, and He had the answer. I told God I was afraid. I actually cried out “Help!” And the phone rang. It was my brother-in-law, an alcoholic who went to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). God heard my cry.

Help Received

During my time in AA I realized that, although I believed in God, I hadn’t really turned my life over to Jesus Christ. I thought that I had nothing to give Him. But then I realized it wasn’t about what I had to give Him, it was about what God had to offer me. And that was everything.

I wish I could say that at that moment everything in my life got better, that I never made another mistake. It doesn’t usually work that way. We are human. I followed the Lord closely for a while and then I wandered away again. I divorced my first husband, remarried and then divorced again. At that point I knew I needed more help. I entered into some excellent Christian counseling that helped me truly focus my attention on the Lord.

Greatest Love

Eventually I met a strong Christian man who would become my partner in the Lord, my husband. We read the Bible together and prayed. We were married for eight years when he died of cancer. I still miss him.

I now need to depend on Christ totally and completely.

I think of my journey with God as a constant unveiling of the pain I experienced as a child and the scars I still carry with me. You just keep turning that pain over to God. He takes it from me, again and again. I worry about finances: I turn it over to God. Eventually you become good at it.

As humans we will struggle until the day we die with all our scars. Loving God, and being loved by God is a slow release of these things. Abuse is abuse. It cuts the soul. You cannot heal yourself. I tried marriage, sex, alcohol and cleaning the house. None of them worked. Only God, through Jesus Christ, can totally heal us.

HIS LOVE FOR YOU

Jesus loves you. He died for you on the cross, and then He rose again, defeating death forever. The pain in this world is not the final word. The abuse of a father is not the final word. The empty tomb on Easter morning is

If a relationship with God is something you crave, it can start here and now. God cares far less about your words than the attitude of your heart. So tell Him what you’re thinking. Here is suggestion:

God, I believe that you created me to know you. Thank you for sending your son Jesus, as a sacrifice to pay the penalty that I deserve. I believe that his death and resurrection has restored me to you. Please forgive me for everything that has offended you. Take first place in my life and help me become the person that you created me to be.

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