Shine Don't Dim

 To shine is to generate, give out or reflect light.

To dim your light is to reduce or diminish the intensity of the light you generate, give or reflect,

Luminous bodies like stars generate their own light.

Non luminous bodies like the moon also shine by reflecting light.

The moon reflects the light of the sun.

The value of heavenly bodies is in their light.

Both luminous and non luminous objects can shine.

The sun is a yellow dwarf star located at the center of our solar system.

The value of the sun is in its light, its shinning.

If the sun ceases to generate or emit light, it is of no value to us.

The light of the sun must not be dimmed.

Your value is in shinning your light not dimming your light.

The purpose and value of stars is in their light, they are meant to shine their light not dim their light.

You are created to shine, to reflect the Savior's light.

When you do good, you are shinning.

When you use your gifts and talents the right way, you are shinning.

When you stand for what is right, you are shinning.

When you make progress, you are shinning.

When your ideas and dreams come to pass, you are shinning.

When you bless others, you are shinning.

When you pray and the Lord responds, you shine!

When you use what you have been given, you shine.

Your light is needed, let it shine!

The Lord would have you shine.

The value of candles is in their light.

When a candle is lit, it benefits everyone in the room or house where its been lit by its light.

There is a light you have been given, the world must see it, and be blessed and benefit from it.

The world, even your world needs your light.

Don't dim you light.

Insecure people will want you to dim your light.

Wicked people want you to dim your light.

Spiritual thieves want to steal your light.

Don't dim your light for anyone.

Don't let anyone steal your light.

Don't cover your light and don't let anyone cover your light.

Jesus the Christ is the Light of the world.

The Pharisees couldn't cover His light, they couldn't dim His light and they couldn't put out His light.

The Sadducees didn't have any answer to His light.

Misguided Jews tried to put out His light through death, but death failed.

Light is that which is superior within you.

Light wins.

Light is divine.

Light is excellent.

Light is immortal.

Light is legendary.

Light is that which contains and represents everything positive, good, heavenly, virtuous and glorious.

In light there is visibility, order, speed, progress, and establishment.

There is prosperity, divine virtues, and a kingdom in the light.

Light makes manifest.

Let good manifest through you.

Be the light and let the Light manifest through you.

Our heavenly Father is the "Father of the heavenly lights."

If God is your heavenly Father, shine your light!

Shine, don't dim your light.

Light is within you.

Stubborn Optimism

 

Optimism is a worthy virtue.

Being optimistic has to do with the mind.

To be optimistic is to have a positive mindset and outlook to life and issues.

It is having a positive perspective to matters and life's experiences.

Optimism is an important part of spirituality, it is an aspect of faith.

Optimistic people are hopeful people, optimism and hope are intertwined.

The state of being optimistic is worth learning and cultivating.

For the tough times the world is in it will serve us well to be stubbornly optimistic.

Stubborn optimism is optimism that refuses to give up or give in to negativity.

Stubborn optimism is optimism that does not cave in despite the odds.

Stubborn optimism is what an individual has when he or she has every reason to give up but doesn't.

When situations, and circumstances don't look favorable but you keep going believing for a good outcome and positive change despite the contrary physical and natural evidence it can be said that you have stubborn optimism.

Stubborn optimism believes a way will be made where there seems to be no way, stubborn optimism sees a door where others see a sealed brick wall, it sees a road where others see a wilderness.

Faith has stubborn optimism in it, and stubborn optimism is an aspect of true faith.

Stubborn optimism has to do with how you think!

We need to think right!

A Christian writer, motivational speaker, and a Pastor of blessed memory by the name of Norman Vincent Peale wrote books on optimism and positive thinking.

He was an inspiring writer who wrote the best selling book The Power Of Positive Thinking.

Norman Vincent Peale influenced a generation through his books, he influenced people all over the world and from every walk of life including the present President of America Donald J. Trump.

Donald Trump and his father Frederick Trump used to attend Norman Vincent Peale's meetings and church services at Marble Collegiate Church.

 A generation of writers and ministers of the gospel who are of Vincent Peale's school of positive thinking thought and who have been influenced by his works continue till this day.

Norman Vincent Peale's work on positive thinking was so well received because people realized the need and the place of positive thinking in a world that can be gloomy.

Many people learnt how to be stubbornly positive through Norman Vincent Peale and his writings.

Being stubbornly optimistic is something you probably need to learn too.

The Bible is a book that gives us a positive perspective and outlook to life.

When we contact Bible faith we become stubbornly optimistic.

It won't be an optimism based on mere motivation, temporary excitement, or being pumped up by a great speaker or a wise man's advice.

Through Bible faith we develop a stubborn optimism that's powered by the Spirit of the Lord!

A Spirit generated way of thinking, seeing, and believing that only the Lord's Spirit could produce.

It will be a faith and optimism only the Spirit of the Lord can give.

Stubborn optimism is an aspect of being tough minded!

Tough mindedness is essential to doing the right thing, achieving in life, standing out in the world and glorifying God!

Defeating The Resistance

 Facing resistance is not a strange thing in this world if you are up to something good, be it a cause, building a legacy, establishing a business, pushing against some form of evil or speaking up for those who can't.

If you stand for truth and propagate truth expect resistance!

If you have a good heart and do things for the greater good, expect resistance!

If you are contributing your own quota for the greater good of humanity, expect resistance.

If you choose to be light in a dark world, expect resistance.

If you discover yourself, your true purpose and start manifesting your real identity and begin to walk in your assignment; expect resistance!

If you choose to be more than average, if you choose excellence over mediocrity you can expect resistance.

You are born for greatness, you are born to manifest a great destiny.

The moment you realize this and choose to shine and not dim your light, you can expect resistance.

We live in a world where many people are very 'black and white' in their thinking.

Most people assess situations wrong, especially when it comes to their fellow man.

We live in a world where many people think they have the answers regarding their fellow man's issues and predicament but they're often greatly mistaken.

These are people who don't know the solution to their own personal challenges, yet they act like specialists to others facing challenges.

Such people leave us more miserable than we were before they crossed our paths.

Such people are not worth seeking for advice, they don't often have the gift to counsel us.

Most times such people are often abrupt if they have access to us, they don't ask for our permission to speak into our lives or advise us.

With so many 'experts' in the form of therapists, motivational speakers, advisers and so called life coaches out there, it can become a web of entanglement and complication if we are not well guided.

Some people don't help us get better, they leave us worse off, whether deliberately, ignorantly, sincerely or not.

Such people are not equipped to help us.

They remind me of the miserable friends of Job.

These were friends who came to sympathize with Job during his affliction, but they were mistaken in their analysis and assessment of what Job was going through.

One of them even concluded that Job was going through his predicament due to sin and wrong doing.

Shallow people think that way, they assume every challenge, suffering and difficulty is due to challenged people reaping what they have sown or getting their payback for wrong doing.

Such people, no matter how educated they seem or wise their philosophy, have not spiritual depth.

They fail to understand people can suffer in this life for reasons they know nothing about, for choosing good or for being righteous.

We live in a world where people with good hearts can suffer and the righteous face challenges.

Bad things can happen to good people.

You can face resistance and suffer for doing the right thing.

In seasons of warfare and battles, which cause resistance, be careful who you believe, listen to and trust.

The challenges and resistance you face can be evidence of your strong position in life and destiny.

Great men face great resistance, great people face great trials and great destinies have great enemies.

The challenges you face and the resistance to your advancement can be evidence of your progress.

The story of Job comes to mind, he was progressive in all areas of life, just like you and I should be.

Job was enjoying the Lord's blessing.

He was fruitful in his family life and his business.

He was prosperous in the filed and at home, the Lord's protection was around him and all he had.

Job was a man of God, spiritually he was doing well, he enjoyed God's secrets and the candle of the Lord was over his home. He had a beautiful relationship with God and would often hear God.

The Lord was proud of him, God saw him as perfect and boasted about him.

This attracted the enemy's notice,    for anyone God loves gets the enemies attention.

Anything or anyone God loves the enemy touches.

A lot of the challenges and resistance we go through happens because God loves us.

They happen because we have an enemy, the enemy of our souls.

When God is being glorified or about to be glorified in our lives, resistance builds against us.

Some sufferings and resistance happen to some because of the kind of assignment and destiny those individuals have come into the world with.

The enemy is clever enough not to waste his time and ammunition on nobodies.

Resistance can happen because you're being productive.

Resistance can come because you are fruitful or about to be fruitful.

Your impact can attract resistance.

Your choice to do right can attract resistance.

Making a decision for righteousness and living by it can cause resistance.

The evil hearts of men can cause you resistance as a result of their envy, jealousy or illiteracy.

Resistance can be broken, defeated and overcome.

The Lord can also resist.

The Lord resisting you is not something you want.

If God resists you, who will help you?

It is in our interest to have the Lord on our side, not against us.

For it is the Lord who strengthens us to overcome every resistance against us.

It is the Lord who helps us overcome and defeat every resistance.

He gives us the wisdom to have the advantage over the resistance.

He gives us the knowledge to have the knowhow to crush the resistance.

He gives us the understanding to know the weakest link to the resistance we face.

By His power the chains of resistance are broken!

By His grace the burden of resistance are lifted off us.

By His authority the yoke of resistance is broken off our necks!

Arrows In His Quiver

 Archery is an interesting sport.

It shows the archers ability to aim, target, and hit his mark.

Archery is the sport, practice or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows at a target.

Archery is done as a sport, but has also been a means of survival for hunters.

Hunters while at work hunting game, have used archery to put food on their table.

The bow and arrow does the job.

The steady hand and clear vision of the archer plays a vital role in archery.

Hunters carry quivers on their shoulders.

Quivers are cases archers use to hold their arrows.

They have straps that make it possible for archers hold them on their shoulders.

The Lord God is the Archer.

His people, His children are His arrows.

His quiver is His kingdom.

The string on His bow is grace, the string of grace.

The quality of the string of an archers bow, determines how far back the archer can pull the arrow and string.

Good strings are flexible.

His people are citizens of His kingdom and are in His kingdom even as arrows are in the archers quiver.

Each arrow has a purpose, each arrow is designed to be effective when the archer picks it from his quiver.

The arrow is meant to strike the archers prey or target, its meant to hit the bullseye if its a sporting activity.

We are the arrows in the Lord's quiver, we are designed to hit the bullseye of God's purpose, assignment and agenda for us.

The scripture tells us the Lord's government is on His shoulders.

It means He shoulders the responsibility of His kingdom, He carries the weight of His kingdom.

He carries His kingdom as an archer carries his/her quiver.

His government is His kingdom.

As arrows are safe in the quiver of an archer, we are safe in the kingdom of God.

As archers are responsible for the arrows in their quiver, so is the Lord responsible for the members of His kingdom.

If you are in Christ Jesus, you are His responsibility, He carries you on His shoulders, you are in His quiver, His kingdom!

"For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace"

The scriptures describe God as an archer, an archer who has a quiver full of arrows.

Archers look after their arrows, they sharpen them, check them regularly for cracks, and store them upright in a case (quiver) from harm.

In the same manner the Lord looks after us, he keeps us sharp spiritually and mentally by His Spirit and wisdom, He watches over us making sure there are no cracks or loopholes for the enemy to get us or destroys us. He protects us by keeping us in His kingdom just as arrows are preserved in quivers by the archer.

The Lord is a mighty and responsible Archer.

We can trust Him.

"He is like a mighty archer whose strong right arm bends the bow. His arrows are sharp and never miss their mark..."

When archers are about to shoot an arrow, they position the arrow with the bow and pull the arrow and the string of the bow backward for greater impact, once the archers steady and firm hand holding the arrow and string in place is released the string lunches the arrow forward; setting the string back in place and the arrow accelerates to hit its target.

Just like the archers arrow that's pulled back before its released, the Lord has pulled you back for a reason!

The more an archer pulls an arrow backward, the more impact and speed that arrow will cut through the air with.

He has held you back that you may go further than previous arrows He has released from His quiver.

The further the arrow is supposed to go, the more the archer pulls it backward.

The greater the impact the archer wants the arrow to make the further he pulls the arrow backward.

When the Master allows us to be behind, encounter delays, face hardships and be pulled back by obstacles, challenges, warfare and continuous battles it is not because He is unfair its because He wants to take us very far.

Be encouraged.

In due time you will be released on the strings of grace, to go faster, further and make more impact than the arrows released ahead of you.

On the string of grace, with the Master's bow, picked from the Master Archers quiver, for a select purpose!

That is your story!

Our archer knows what He is doing with you, He will achieve great purposes through us, He is on a mission and we are the arrows in His quiver.

Something Sudden!

Lightning and water mixing is not something that happens although water plays a role within the thunderstorms clouds that cause lightning strikes.

I saw water come down from heaven, the unique thing about this revelation dream is that the water didn't come from the sky to the earth as droplets or showers of rain, it came from the sky to the earth as water and light, it was a mix of water and lightning!

It came down as a continuous line, a flow, like a line of lightning.

It seemed purposeful and intentional in its movement, it seemed the water was alive with an intelligence as it motioned towards a specific person or destination with speed.

It was like seeing lightening with life, water with light, descending from the sky to a destination with a serpents gracefulness.

A very rare phenomenon indeed!

Water represents life.

Lightning is bright, powerful, fast and sudden.

The suddenness, the element of surprise with which lightening strikes is part of its awe.

Lightning represents the raw power of the Creator.

The Lord's power can be brought into a situation, circumstance, a life, a battle and destiny.

The Lord's power will make the difference in a life, it can work instantly and it is transformative.

Lightning is a messenger of God.

The Lord is a God of suddenlies.

His mighty power can bring life and bring back to life suddenly.

Sudden miracles, sudden interventions, sudden turn arounds, sudden salvation, sudden deliverance, sudden breakthroughs, sudden open doors and sudden help can happen by the power of God at work in your favor!

The revelation dream I had is a good sign.

It's not for me alone but for us.

The Lord will do something life-giving, refreshing and cleansing like water and yet powerful like lightning.

Get ready, prepare for it and release your faith!

Something sudden is about to happen!

The Golden Door Knob

That door knob is golden.

It's golden for a reason, there is a purpose and intent to it.

It could have been made of silver or bronze but it is made of gold.

Wood was not an option, another type of metal was not a choice and steel did not suffice.

Only gold would do, the finest gold, the best gold, gold not found anywhere on these shores.

This door knob is the knob of the door to what has been prepared, not prepared for just anyone but prepared for you.

It has been vouchsafed specifically to you.

It happened because grace found you, Love selected you and mercy has been constantly increasing towards you.

Oh yes, a lot of detail has gone into that door, that door knob is custom made for you; fashioned by the most skillful goldsmiths and locksmith who know their craft and were created specifically for this purpose.

By a mystery they fashioned this door and golden knob to your inheritance, they carved it and designed it yet they didn't touch it.

It was made with the greatest attention to detail and instruction.

It is your season of honor!

Welcome "good and faithful servant" to your Master's gift to you.

The Master feels you deserve to touch that golden knob nobody else has touched before, no spirit or flesh has touched that knob before let alone open the door since they have been fashioned.

It is a kingdom knob, a kingdom door, its exquisiteness is evidence of the world, experience, life and benefits of total glory that lies behind the door.

This is your moment, this is your time, this is your chance, it is what you read about, believed, imagined and now you're to experience!

Are you excited? You should be!

The Master is as excited as you are, perhaps even more.

How He has waited to see this moment, He knew it would come!

Why wouldn't He, He knows the end from the beginning for He is the first and the last, the beginning and the end, the Alpha and Omega.

Your King feels you deserve to open this royal and grand door that "eyes have not seen and ears have not heard" about what lies behind them.

The King obviously had you in mind, the Master prepared for you!

You matter to the "Father of all spirits."

What lies behind this door of yours, for it has been given to you is your inheritance.

It is your compensation, it is your reward, it is what the Lord of all creation assigned to you from the foundation of the world.

Now is the time, this is the season for you to walk into your inheritance.

You have grown, you have matured, you are evolving into the Master's image and likeness.

You have had a little strength, you have not denied the Lord's Name.

He saw it, you made your Master shed tears of joy.

You didn't disappoint the Kingdom

Your faith pleases Him, "for without faith it is impossible to please God."

You have passed the test, you have been fighting well, you have kept your head up high.

Your faith did not fail, you held up.

Battles came and battles went, warfare came and warfare left; you stood tall through it all.

In faith you did not blame or curse the Master, you accepted what looked like your fate always believing tomorrow will be batter and present the answers you seek.

Well done warrior prince(ss) of God, well done soldier of the cross, well done sheep of the flock

The Master was with you, it wasn't totally you, His grace held you up.

He qualified you to reach out for the golden knob and open the royal door to your inheritance.

Your inheritance is beautiful, there is nothing like it, bought for you with the highest price and paid for with royal blood, even the Blood!

The Master's life was shed that you may have this inheritance!

Now your journey has brough you to it according to His great plans and purposes for you!

Oh, how the Master loves you!

From the moment you were conceived He has watched over you, He has loved you before you appeared on this earthly plane, and He chose you for great and mighty things!

Turn the golden knob, step in through this royal door of the kingdom into royal authority, golden opportunities, and royal power!

Welcome to the golden age of your life and destiny!

Things will never be the same again.

Your door will be continuously open, access is yours, for "no man will be able to shut this door"

It's a new day!

What Champions Do.

 

Champions win.

Champions are visible.

They are visible because they have been winning.

Winning is a key to visibility.

If you keep winning in life's affairs, your world will begin to notice you.

And you should win, God would have you win.

You can be and you should be visible for the Lord.

Light is visible, if it is not it is darkness.

You are not called to darkness, you are called to light, we are called to be the lights of the world through Christ Jesus!

Light wins, darkness loses.

Darkness always bows to light.

Champions are light in their jurisdiction and habitation.

King David was called the light of Israel.

He led the armies of his nation into battle and always came back victorious.

He never lost any battle on the battlefield.

From the moment that young man went into battle against Goliath and won, he was visible in the land and kept winning his battles.

David was a champion, a champion of light!

Goliath, the Philistine giant he defeated on the battlefield was a champion too, a champion of darkness.

David prevailed over him as light prevails darkness.

Goliath of Gath was a light among the Philistines, he was accomplished in warfare.

His record and history was that he had been a warrior from his youth, slaying men on the battlefield. This made him visible, coupled with the fact that he had the height and size that stood him out.

He had every advantage to prevail over David in the physical realm until he made the mistake of turning their battle into a spiritual one.

He cursed David by his gods.

To curse David by his gods was an insult to the God of David.

God, the true God will not be mocked.

Goliath went down, David was launched into destiny and the nation of Israel was liberated from potential bondage and servitude.

You are meant to win, and the things and issues mocking God in your life must go down for your sake!

Take your armor, put it on and begin to win.

Put on the whole armor of God- the helmet of salvation, the breastplate of righteousness, the sword of the Spirit, the shield of faith, the belt of truth, and the boots of the preparation of the gospel of peace.

Champions do what champions do, they pull out a win.

The odds may be stacked against them but they win.

They may seem or looked disadvantaged but they manage to win.

They may be cornered, tired, and besieged, but they find a way to win.

The opposition may not have fought fair, the rules may have been bent, but champions win despite it all. 

Champions are resilient, confident, and hopeful until they win.

Every champion knows the battle is not forever, the war is not eternal, and time and chance will present them an opportunity to win.

Champions know the story is not over until they win.

Champions know as long as they are breathing they stand a chance, as long as they got up in the morning the tide can turn in their favor, they know each new day is an opportunity to experience and witness victory.

Champions know that yesterday may not have been favorable but today is a new day.

Champions know the testimonies they experienced yesterday is evidence they can experience testimonies today and tomorrow.

Champions know past victories count for victory today, they know yesterday's victory is a basis for succeeding today.

Champions don't magnify their challenges, they reduce them in their mind.

Champions don't see things through everyone's lens, where others see failure they see success, where others see the end they see a beginning, where others see blockages they see free access, where others see negativity they see positivity, and where others see a wall they see an open door.

Champions don't revel in pity parties, for when others are calculating loss, they see gains.

When the majority give up on their dreams, they maintain their stand, strategize and take action again.

Champions know all things are possible through God.

They know they are more than conquerors!

They know their hard work, experience and abilities count for much.

Champions know God is on their side.

They know the enemy doesn't have the final word.

Champions stay in faith, knowing faith does not draw back.

Champions know they must not fail their Master, they must not disappoint their kingdom and they have no reason to fail in the assignment they have been given.

Champions don't grumble, they praise, they don't murmur they worship, they don't complain they give thanks.

Champions put their best foot forward.

They know their fight is generating spiritual movement, spiritual progress, and amazing impact.

Champions don't do what they do for the applause of men but most times they do it for the greater good.

Champions understand and value divine presence.

Champions trust the process their Master is taking them through even when they don't see the full picture.

Champions know there is always light at the end of the tunnel.

Champions don't fight alone.

Champions get up when they are fallen, knowing a righteous man falls seven times but gets back up.

Champions don't accept defeat to a worthy plan, purpose or greater assignment.

They stay focused, keeping their eyes on the goal, and seeing the glory ahead.