*Keep Sowing good seed to your life*Every time you choose to do good in your life, is like sowing a good seed that you will surely harvest - don't stop doing good.Without wasting much of your time, let us read the word of God -*Text*Those who sow in tears Shall reap in joy.*Psalms 126:5 NKJV*God is looking at it all - your goodness not being appreciated, working tirelessly yet not seeing the fruits. . .He says don't worry, you shall without any doubt reap your harvest of goodnessKeep on doing good, and you must not tire. . .Don't give up though it's frustrating, don't stop though you see no any reward,. . . .Even when the word does not appear to be true with your own life - you must stick to the Lord. . . .You must stand in faith like Shadrech, misheck and Abednego. . . . *Text*But even if He does not rescue us, we want you as king to know that we will not serve your gods or worship the gold statue you set up.”*Daniel 3:18 HCSB*You must say, "Even if I don't see results, I will stick to the Lord and will not give up""Even if am not healed, not delivered, not supported, - I trust my God exist and am not giving up". . . .Your greatest sacrifice to the Lord is you obedience in time of pain - allow your tears to be that seed of glory, give up not for it's about time. . . .Job lost everything and in pain a seed of worship was delivered unto the Lord. . . .What next. . . The Lord restored to Him double what was lost. . . . Be faithful even at the point of death. .. . *Be assured of restoration in Jesus name!**The key for restoration is not seeking what you lost. . .*Apart from remaining faithful to the point of death. . . .Look at what Job did. . . . *Text*And the Lord restored Job’s losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.*Job 42:10 NKJV**Job received double after doing what?* _Finish up if you are following. . . ._Your restoration is coming - but first. . . .be bold enough to pray for those who have disappointed you, those responsible for your miserable life, - it means love and forgiveness. . . .Pray for them. . . .He is God, and no blame can be taken to him - He is always right and therefore everything becomes right for them who fears the Lord - it is well, take heart.The word of God becomes powerless if there are no testimonies - your pain and hardships are a seal to the word of God that will come out of you - you need to be in prison before crowed the prime minister. . . .Just know you are on your way to greatness - no greater man is without scars.The shame, the pain, tears, disappointments, frustrations, unappreciated and loss - becomes your sacrifice to the Lord if you remain faith even to the point of death - the smoke of that Sacrifice goes up to the Lord as a smelling aroma and coming back with a lifting to your life.Don't abort your lifting by your unforgiving spirit, your anger and the heart of giving up - keep moving in faith.*I pray that the Lord will grant you the boldness to move on - in the mighty name of Jesus!*

Jesus is Coming *Text*You have tested my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tried me and have found nothing; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.*Psalms 17:3 NKJV*What have you purposed to do, that will honor God in your life?*Jesus is coming! Are you ready?*If Jesus was to come this very minute, what is He going to find in you?Be a full time follower of Jesus, let him find you ready at any hour of the day, any day of the week, any week of the month, and any month of the year.Many of us become spiritual only on Sundays, and yet some only during the day - Jesus is coming! And will come like a thief.If He comes this Friday, are you ready for his coming?, if he checks on you on Wednesday night. . .will you be ready?The question is, who is ready for the coming of Jesus? • Is not a person who goes to Church every day or every Sunday • Is not a person who reads and teaches the Bible • Is not a Pastor or a man of GodYou are ready if you are doing the word of God.

*For how long does one need to fast*You can fast for a day, three days, or as many days as 21 or 40 or even more. you can have a full fast-dry or drinking only liquids, or partial fast-taking only fruits and vegetables like Daniel-water and juice. Day and night makes 1 day - what we mostly call two days or three days fasting are actually partial fasting.*Text*And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.*Genesis 1:13 ESV*Partial as to sun top to sundown. A fourty day fast is to seek God for greater sense of authority - where it has been lost, as in Jesus fast-Matt 4. As Christians, we need to go into fasting atleast once in a week for us to remain strong in God - even if there is non to pray for. Lets equip ourselves and remain strong in the Lord.As I said before, fasting is a sacrifice and no honorable sacrifice goes without a blessing. *Text*When it was time for the harvest, Cain presented some of his crops as a gift to the Lord . Abel also brought a gift—the best portions of the firstborn lambs from his flock. The Lord accepted Abel and his gift, but he did not accept Cain and his gift. This made Cain very angry, and he looked dejected.*Genesis 4:3‭-‬5 NLT*When you fast, you present your bodies to God as a gift or a living sacrifice.Abel and Cain both presented a gift to God but it was Abel's sacrifice that was accepted.The need to be accepted is what now drives Christians to either full, dry, or partial fasting.Every fasting is permissible but not every fasting is acceptable. . . .If you have fasted before and seen no answer, then try another kind of fasting. . . . This is where we are going - Keep following. . . .*Text*May He remember all your offerings and accept your burnt offering. Selah*Psalms 20:3 HCSB*Now it's no longer burnt offerings but our own bodies - but the principle remains the same -is your sacrifice special, pleasing and acceptable?*Text*Therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your spiritual worship.*Romans 12:1 HCSB*The principle of sacrifice is by *how much* have you sacrificed and *for what*, the two must be well balanced and so is fasting.What is the extent or the dimension of what you want to receive?*Text*The next morning a group of Jews got together and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.*Acts of the Apostles 23:12 NLT*These people went to unlimited days dry fast, why? because they did not want to kill just an ordinary person, but the anointed man of God - Apostle Paul.Your fasting will depend on what you really want.It also means your enemies fast so that you fall down - as a Christian you need to have more than one Spiritual weapon. . . prayer and fasting is not just enough. . .Dry, full or partial fast only describes the extent someone is able to offer his own body as a sacrifice, and so are the number of days. Again number of days will give you whether it should be dry or partial looking at the physiological system of the body. The level of sacrificing self is determined by what you want to achieve at the end of your fasting. *Let's illustrate for instance*:*1 day fasting be it dry or partial* - one will do it just to be close to God, to stay alive in Spirit. One can plan it to be on weekly basis - fasting with or without any petition. The purpose is to be stable in Spirit and one is readily available for any challenge that would come.*Dry fasting* means one will not even drink water for the set period. Usually three days can biologically sustain a person without taking anything. Others call it the Esther fasting.*Text*Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: “Go and gather together all the Jews of Susa and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will do the same. And then, though it is against the law, I will go in to see the king. If I must die, I must die.”*Esther 4:15‭-‬16 NLT* *3 days dry*Here, death threat was at stake not to only the Jews but even to Esther who wanted to rescue them by appearing before the king without formal arrangement.Do this fasting only when a situation equivalent to death is at stake in your life. Sometimes you can discern the spirit of death in someone or self - it's this kind of fasting that can reverse, not only skipping lunch. You can also have deadly situations in your life, apply this.At all cost. . .- you need a job- you need promotion- you need to pass an exam. . . .any deadly situation in your life requires 3 day and night dry. . . .not food, no waterIt's all about the revelation, application and to the extent of sacrifice, never should you say am not Esther, Daniel or Jesus. Some say if you rise up and pray at midnight even if it's just 10 minutes, it will be like 3 days fasting.*21 days - Daniel partial*Here days were long, and Daniel was not a free person - was like a slave, had to submit to the earthly masters too in terms of hard work. He opted to change diet from usual hard food to just fruits so he can be close to God.I recommend partial for those whose work is more physical than in the Office. . . You can skip breakfast. ..or whateverOr you can choose to eat only fruits. . . Or only fluids. . .. .Or just few hours during the day.. ..  *This is partial. . .**Text*When this vision came to me, I, Daniel, had been in mourning for three whole weeks. All that time I had eaten no rich food. No meat or wine crossed my lips, and I used no fragrant lotions until those three weeks had passed.*Daniel 10:2‭-‬3 NLT*He did this because he saw hardships and war in a vision. One can reap hardships and confusion that will lead to death for not taking the right decision - death both physically and spiritual.Do such fasting if you are at that level of risk. . . not death but to avoid something that would lead to death.do partial fasting also when your daily task demands you to really work very hard, to use more of your muscles. . .provided there is time for prayer, meditation and reflection.*40 days fasting* JesusJust after fasting, Jesus started his ministry. Ministry is something that shoulders the burdens of a lot of people and a good preparation is needed.if you want to impact a lot of people in a certain way, be it opening a company, organization, school and something similar, this kind can prepare you.Before entering into marriage or a relationship - you can seriously consider this and then God directs you.To men and women of God, I can advise this kind at least once a year. . . .to prepare spiritually for the other year.You need to know that as followers to a man of God, you receive from God through him.you do not receive from a man of God because he is a man of God. You receive based on the capacity and to the extent he has sacrificed self for the sake of you.A man of God will fast so that you can receiveHe will be praying for you to receive while you watching a movieSometimes he will not sleep just to make sure he hears something about you.The bible says, in his house are both vessels of honor and those of dishonor - in his house, meaning both saved or both men of God. Honor comes because of the extent someone has sacrificed self.In summary, types of fasting are simply levels, the extent one should sacrifice his own body as a living sacrifice in order to get lifted in Spirit.We have not been lifted the same way in Spirit - it's not by just grace, but the extent we chose to ignore our own body.

The Secondary reasons for fasting*Text*Jehoshaphat was terrified by this news and begged the Lord for guidance. He also ordered everyone in Judah to begin fasting. So people from all the towns of Judah came to Jerusalem to seek the Lord’s help.*2 Chronicles 20:3‭-‬4 NLT**The Secondary reasons for fasting*Sometimes we may purposefully go into fasting to seek God and know His will in a particular situation. You may be prompted to seek God for *guidance and protection*Reading 2 Chronicles 20:3-4, we see that Jehoshaphat received news that enemies were attacking his territory and this terrified him and decided to seek the Lord in prayer and fasting. Enemies can attack your family, your marriage, your business, your work place, - an attack on something that has an impact to a group of people. You can in this case seek direction and protection through prayer and fasting. This is the group fasting, for instance a Church can be under attack and all Church members can declare fasting to seek protection from the Lord or to make things start working. ○ In Esther 4:16, a person's life was at risk and favour to preserve life was sought before God in prayer and fasting. the Bible says,  *Text* “Go and gather together all the Jews of Susa and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will do the same. And then, though it is against the law, I will go in to see the king. If I must die, I must die.” *Esther 4:16 NLT* Esther was supposed to meet the King without being summoned which was against the law and with a death penalty. 3 days dry Fasting was done and favor was granted - life was saved and request granted. There are situations in our lives which translate to death in our life, for instance: No exam fee or no fees, no writing exams No interview, no job No passing, withdrawal from the University Family miscarriages, unstable marriages, family limitations - these are situations which require seeking God in prayer and fasting. • You can go fasting to Intercede for others - the unsaved, nation, sick and those in any trouble -  Reading the bible in. . .  *Text* When I heard this, I sat down and wept. In fact, for days I mourned, fasted, and prayed to the God of heaven. *Nehemiah 1:4 NLT* We see, Nehemiah was so concerned about the welfare of the Jews - he did not feel well when he herd of trouble, attacks and instability over the people of God and then declared prayer and fasting for the people. Sometimes we need to forget ourselves and seek the goodness of others - interceding. • God answers prayer yes but when it comes to interceeding for others-we move the heart of God and answers are manifested quickly. Interceding is like taking the role of Jesus - when he was on earth, he died for everyone so we can be saved - a sacrifice. Sacrificing our comfort for others through fasting is our call as Christians. Check around the neighborhood: - We have the Youth displaying reckless behavious - Children not going to school - Corruption around community, work place and the country Its not that God doesnt see these things - He is actually waiting for you to do something so He can act - your prayer and fasting over things of concern makes a difference. Fill the gap through prayer and fasting for your community, family, region or the country. Sometimes you need to engage prayer and fasting to change a bad prophecy, . . . - not all prophecies are meant to be fulfilled, some needs to be cancelled - they come as a warning. But in this generation, everybody wants to prove the point - I saw this, I said it. Men and women of God are seeking recognition.  Reading *Jonah 3:4-10*,  we see that Jonah spoke the mind of God to the people of Nineveh which was a warning or bad news and all people reponded with prayer and fasting seeking God's mercies. The bible in Jonah 3:5 reads. . . . *Text* The people of Nineveh believed God’s message, and from the greatest to the least, they declared a fast and put on burlap to show their sorrow. *Jonah 3:5 NLT* Each time we receive a bad news concerning our lives - be it the mind of God or that of Satan, we must seek God's mercies through prayer and fasting. At times we are faced by situations whereby we do not know what to do or that we don't understand - we need clarification and direction. Fasting can be engaged To understand, focus or ask for clarification When we read Daniel 9:3, the bible says - Daniel *Text* So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and fasting. I also wore rough burlap and sprinkled myself with ashes. *Daniel 9:3 NLT* Upon learning something from Prophet Jeremiah that Jerusalem will be a desolate at a point in future - He fasted to seek direction and then something was revealed into him. Sometimes, all we need is to stop, pause, sit down and reflect over our life. Asking God to identify in us the things preventing us from experiencing his power - *humbling ourselves before the Lord*. Lets read a text here, . . . . *Text* “Also the tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement; it shall be a holy convocation for you, and you shall humble yourselves [by fasting] and present an offering by fire to the Lord. *Leviticus 23:27 AMP* God is Holy and if we want to meet Him, then we also need to be holy.  Fasting helps us achieve the nature of God in our lives - we allow the fire of the Lord to consume in us that which is not needed.  Fasting provides the refining fire we need in our Christian life. Some behaviors will not just go without the refining fire. We can also fast as a way of humbling ourselves before the Lord upon hearing the judgement because of our sins or acts. Some of us deserve no success, goodness, favor, or blessings from God just because of how recklessly we have lived. It's time to go down in prayer and fasting seeking for the mercies of the Lord. Reading 1 Kings 21:27-29, we see that  *Text* But when Ahab heard this message, he tore his clothing, dressed in burlap, and fasted. He even slept in burlap and went about in deep mourning. Then another message from the Lord came to Elijah: “Do you see how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has done this, I will not do what I promised during his lifetime. It will happen to his sons; I will destroy his dynasty.” *1 Kings 21:27‭-‬29 NLT* Despite evil actions Ahab did, his humbling before the Lord earned him favor at least during his life time. Once in a while, learn to humble yourselves through fasting - stay alone in Spiritual retreat and reflect over your life and you seek God's mercies. When we read 2 Chronicles 16:12 *Text* In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa developed a serious foot disease. Yet even with the severity of his disease, he did not seek the Lord’s help but turned only to his physicians. *2 Chronicles 16:12 NLT* We see how King ASA died, for not turning to God even after knowing he was wrong and acted against God. Humbleness through fasting can earn us a second chance in everything *May the God Lord bless you as you take a step of living your life as a sacrifice to God, in Jesus mighty name*.

The primarily reason for fasting*Why do we need to fast, Once in a while**Do you ever see the need to fast in your life?*Why is it important to fast?What happens when you don't fast? Before we can read our text, I want you to know that the primarily goal of fasting is to be with the Lord - you do not need any prayer point or situation to trigger you into fasting. Nevertheless, your understanding of spiritual things will help you to raise your fasting gear.Let's read the word. . . . *Text*When it was day, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse: neither to eat nor to drink until they had killed Paul.*Acts 23:12 HCSB*We can call these Jews to be messengers of Satan. . . They agreed not to eat or drink till they have killed Paul. . .My question to you is, *What makes you think no one is fasting for your downfall?**What makes you think no one has sacrificed something on the altar of Satan just to make sure there is no progress in your life?*You must fast to cancel whatever Satan has wired against your life.*If the messengers of Satan can fast against our lives, what are we doing to avoid such attacks?*Someone could be fasting till he sees you not getting married. . ..Someone could be fasting till your job and businesses end. . . ..Are you sure you can't see the reason to go fasting once in a while?Whatever you lost or got limited to, through Satanic Sacrifice against your life requires another spiritual sacrifice to be lifted - this is why Jesus said, "This kind does not go with only Prayer, but also adding fasting"You need to take fasting as your main spiritual weapon, third from acts of righteousness and your prayer life.You must have a *three check list troubleshooter* should you see that your things are not working: you must first look at your obedience to the word - it's doing the word that make us Holy and not listening or teaching the word.1. God is Holy, so should you - Are you doing the word? - acts of righteousness. Then you need to know that 2. Weak Christians can't win - winners Pray, how is your prayer life?, Jesus said man aught always to pray. Then lastly check 3. Your love for God - you love by the heart and the question is, Who has your heart? Your true measure of God's love is seen in your giving and sacrifices. *Text*Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you.*1 John 2:15 NLT*How much more are you willing to give up just to be with God?- are you ready to go without breakfast and lunch for the next 14 days?- are you ready to stay off your TV, movies, football, . . . .just to have more time with the Lord?You cannot have both God and the world at the same time - one must be given up.To give up a thing of this world for God is what we call Sacrifice - Fasting is a Sacrifice.There is no grace for fasting. . . It's a Spiritual Sacrifice, remember from the previous episode. . . .Jesus said man shall not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. . .It means the substitute of physical food must be spiritual food - spending time in the word as well as praying during your fasting.Whenever you are fasting, just make sure you are supplying yourself with the word of GodFasting is not just abstaining from food but rather abstaining food to be more close to the Lord*What happens when you choose not to go fasting in your life?*From the bible, you will see that. . . Our first sin to the World came because of food. . . .The Israelites were captives in Egypt because of food. . . In search of corn. . .Let's read the verses*Text*The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, *and he ate it, too*.*Genesis 3:6 NLT*Underline this, "*and he ate it too*"Imagine if Adam was fasting during this time. . . .Most of our problems are coming from the craving of food. . .When you fast, you detach yourself from the physical world - the things of this world.Satan uses things of this world including food, so the moment you choose to regularly fast, you are like disconnecting Satan from reaching you.*Text*And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?”*Genesis 3:11 NKJV*The question is, . . . .*Have you eaten?*Those who fast don't eat anyhow. . . And in a process, they avoid food prepared on the table of an enemy.Those who love eating usually miss the voice of God and eventually missing their destiny Look at Esau, he lost his birthright because of food. ..Some of you, the gap between you and your breakthrough is only a three day fasting - but you know no fasting at all.. . . .All you say is, at the right time - heavens will open up. . . .in fact heaven will respond to your fasting, God is waiting for you.Start fasting at a deeper level with understanding, make it your routine - a way of living.You do not need a special prayer point or situation to go fasting - The main goal of fasting is to seek the presence of the Lord The purpose is to remain strong in God because we never know the kind of challenge we might face but since the Spirit of the Lord knows, He may direct us into it. *God bless you as you take a deeper step into forsaking the world for Jesus*. . . Next, we will look at secondary reasons for fasting apart from alignment or staying close to God.*May the good Lord grant you the spirit of laying down, you will let the world go just to be with the Lord, in Jesus mighty name!*

*What Spiritual Fasting is**Text*For forty days and forty nights he fasted and became very hungry. During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ”*Matthew 4:2‭-‬4 NLT*In the text above, we learn what actually Spiritual Fasting is. Due to fasting, Jesus was hungry and the devil thought He needed food - but look at the answer. . . _Man shall not live on bread a lone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God_It means the substitute of bread or physical things it's actually Spiritual nourishment.Fasting is not abstaining from food - its abstaining from food to seek God in Prayer and word. If you are not seeking God then you are not fastingFasting is a spiritual discipline that helps us centre our attention on the Lord and discover his will so we may act according to it.We have spiritual fasting and medical starvation - If you abstain from food and never seek the Lord in prayer and his word, then thus starvation and never spiritual fasting.Many of us are like this, we say we are fasting yet we are full of chatting, watching movies, moving around till its time to break our fasting. . .that is starvation or hunger strikeFasting is not a gift, its a sacrifice God has designed for our lifting both spiritual and physical.Fasting is difficult and thus why it is a sacrifice and spiritually, every sacrifice comes with a reward.Don't allow food to take away your blessing or the encounter with God that will change your life forever.Let me read a scripture for you. . . *Text*Esau said to Jacob, “I’m starved! Give me some of that red stew!” (This is how Esau got his other name, Edom, which means “red.”) “All right,” Jacob replied, “but trade me your rights as the firstborn son.” “Look, I’m dying of starvation!” said Esau. “What good is my birthright to me now?”*Genesis 25:30‭-‬32 NLT* Esau lost his birthright to Jacob because of food, he could not withstand without eating. How much more blessings have you lost for refusing to go fasting?Every fasting has a spiritual blessing attached and each time you do not fast you lose a blessing and everytime you fast you get blessed.Many of us are like Esau, we are not ready to suffer just for a while and the moment we satisfy our body - we lose our blessings spiritually.Sometimes you will have to choose between a blessing from God or food, be very careful with the food that comes at the middle of your meditation with God - its like God is asking you to choose between the two.Its not enough to say I have prayed, I have read the bible, so let me eat - there is a spiritual consequence for lusting over the flesh, displine your body once in a while.Jesus did not say, "if you fast". . .he said, " when you fast", meaning that, fasting is not an option, its a must for every Christian who wants to grow and become successful.Lets read this verse. . . .*text*“And when you fast, don’t make it obvious, as the hypocrites do, for they try to look miserable and disheveled so people will admire them for their fasting. I tell you the truth, that is the only reward they will ever get.*Matthew 6:16 NLT*What food does to your physical body its what fasting does to your spiritual life. You can not please both the flesh and the Spirit - choose one.Fasting brings us closer to God-strengthens us so that we remain equipped for anything unknown ahead of us. Jesus was tempted after his 40 days of fasting and managed to contain the demands of the devil since it was time when He was closest to God through fasting. Fasting should involve total denying of ourselves-abstaining from food as well as various activities we usually do for a certain period of time one may desire. 

All of you for all of GodIf you are under the sound of my voice right now, just know your light has come and your life will never be the same.Without wasting much of your time, let us read the word of God - 2 Chronicles 20:13*Text*Now all Judah, with their little ones, their wives, and their children, stood before the Lord .*II Chronicles 20:13 NKJV*The Bible says, all Judah. . . .*God demands all of you before He can take over your life*As much as you want all of God in your life, God too demands all of you - your life, your business, your job, your talents, spiritual gifts, strength, finances, relationships and all that which was entrusted to you.All of you must stand before God - your heart, desires, your time and strength must be handed over to God, then be assured of the manifestations of God in your life.You must seek God in your marriage and relationship whilst your talents, experiences and finances are channeled towards kingdom expansion - bring all of you to God and your life will dramatically change.The Bible in Matthew 6:33 says, "seek you first the Kingdom of God and everything you need will follow you"Jeremiah 29:13 says, "you will seek and search for me but you will find me on condition and that is - if you seek me with all your heart.As a Christian, it's time you need to forsake everything worldly in order to find the Lord.No man can serve two masters, you must forsake the other to love another - one does not seek God's intervention in his or her marriage whilst entertaining corruption at work place, while sleeping around in adultery, speaking lies and stealing - all of you must be presented to God.That you alone are serving God is not enough - God wants the whole of your family, sometimes you need to present all family shortfalls before the Lord by fasting and praying for your family - Every demonic association you and the family tolerates, becomes an altar fighting against the plan of God upon your life as well as your family - you must deeply cry in prayer for your entire family to be presented before God - Life is spiritual.Pray with me this Prayer:Lord Jesus, I come before you in a prayer of ages, take away more of me -  - My desires, I give you - My time, have it - My appetite, I give you - My heart, my Soul, my Mind and my strength - all belongs to you oooh LordIn exchange father, grant me the privilege of having *ALL OF YOU*, in Jesus mighty name, Amen!*May your light never glow dim, you will shine like never before in Jesus name!*

Born for dominanceSalvation is not all you need to be fighting for - you have been saved to serve God and you cannot serve God without dominating Satan.You do not serve God with your human power, God is Spirit and you need *Spiritual power* to serve him.Salvation is for all, and has no ranking - one is either saved or unsaved but when it comes to Spiritual power or to operate in the supernatural - believers are ranked?You need this power (Spiritual) - to serve the LordYour purpose as a believer is to transfer the perfect will of God from God's realm (heaven) to earth - to your life and the surrounding.The Bible says,*Your Kingdom come, as it is in heaven. . .*You were born to establish the Kingdom of God on earth by the use of Spiritual power - the anointingWhen we talk of the anointing, many think it's the subject of men of God, the Apostles, prophets, evangelists e t.c. . .Take note of this,The will of God may be that you get married and settle, but Satan too has his own mind about your life - and Satan will initiate a *warfare against* the plan of God on your life.If there is no anointing within you to make manifest the will of God in your life, then the works of Satan in your life becomes obvious - - no promotion at work despite working for so long- No job despite having all the needed qualifications- no rising in your business, career, ministry- Sickness becomes part of your lifeThe anointing/power of the Holy Ghost or Spiritual stamina is needed for every ChristianThe more Spiritual stamina you have - the more the possibilities in your life - it's like the purchasing powerYour Spiritual stamina is proportional to the degree at which you have given up the world and everything in it - for Jesus.Thus *The 🗝️*Nothing just happens - excellency is a choice and not a chance.Salvation is not all you need - you must win in heaven as well as here on earth.Here on earth we have Satan and you need Spiritual stamina to stand out.Your daily living should not be categorized as sin or without sin.It's not enough to stay away from sin - focus on bringing the perfect will of God in your . . .- life- business- career- marriage- job- family *This requires a highly ranked spiritual stamina* *How much power do you have to serve the Lord, to bring the perfect will of God to your life and the surrounding?* How do you get this power?How do you keep increasing it?When good things stop happening in my life - I know my spiritual power bank is low to empty and I need to recharge.Some possibilities will not manifest in your life when your spiritual power bank is at 60%. . . Until you hit 85%, you will keep begging for promotion, workshops, contracts, appreciation, stable relationship, stable marriage - you need the *power of God* to make manifest the mind of God in your life.Power is for servant hood - you get empowered to serveThe more you are willing to serve- the more you are empoweredLet me read you a text. . . .. *Text*“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and *mammon* [money, possessions, fame, status, or whatever is valued more than the Lord].*Matthew 6:24 AMP*The secret to more Spiritual stamina dwells in forsaking the mammon in your lifeWhatever you give much attention to, much time and concern before the Lord - is your mammon, and thus where your heart is. . .*Text*For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.*Matthew 6:21 NKJV*Where your heart is, it's enough clue to the state of your *Spiritual power bank.**Text*My son, give me your heart, And let your eyes observe my ways.*Proverbs 23:26 NKJV*The key to the anointing lies in handing over your heart to the Lord - surrendering your time and desires to the Lord.*Text*“Everything is permissible,” but not everything is *helpful* . “Everything is permissible,” but not everything *builds up.* *1 Corinthians 10:23 HCSB*Those who focus on serving the Lord, *staying without sin* will not be the only criteria for living but getting the most out of their 24 hours given.- they will start viewing watching series as unprofitable and not really a sin- watching football becomes unprofitable- long chatting with friends, partying and reading some materials become unprofitable. . .Whatever is helpful, whatever builds up - that one, you must doYour time is not for everything even if it's not a sin *(permissible)**Text*Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.*Ephesians 5:15‭-‬16 ESV*The free time you are enjoying now - use it on prayer, . . .Use it fasting. . .Use it reading the BibleUse it reading spiritual booksUse it listening to/watching anointed Servants of God *Something that is helpful and builds up* - focus on itYou were created to serve the Lord, to bring the mind of God in everything you do - you need the power of God to do this. *Power comes when you give up the world and everything in it for Jesus. . .**Text*Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.*1 John 2:15 ESV*Your love for God is measured by the degree of time you give Him - your heart.*God bless you, as you decide to dominate over Satan in your life. . .*

A Change From within If you are under the sound of my voice right now, just know your light has come and your life will never be the same Without wasting much of your time, let us read the word. *Text* _Romans 2:21-22 (ESV)_ 21 you then who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing, do you steal? 22 You who say that one must not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? Many times, we fail to affect others because we ourselves have not been affected - you cannot give that which you do not have. The Spirit of the Lord that does not have any effect in us, cannot have an effect in those people around us - change must start from within ourselves. Paul was actually surprised, he saw what was not supposed to be among preachers and teachers. You must carefully look at those you are following and see to it that they a good example to follow. Paul Said in 1 Corinthians 11:1, _follow me as I follow the example of Jesus_, A leader does not say, do as I say - he says, do as I do. We do not follow someone just because he says it - follow doers of the word, this world is now full of Hippocrates. Be smart. When we read Matthews 7:22, we learn that Jesus knows us not by teaching and preaching the word or doing the miraculous - doing the word is what identifies us with Christ. Take your time today and vet your life - ask yourself questions - how am I living? Am I doing the word?, Who am I following? Am I following Jesus in men or a man in an earthly vessel? God bless you as you reflect on the questions today - till next time, walk in the light you see.

The main goal of Prayer If sometimes you feel like quitting to pray, then this is your message, follow it to the end to know exactly why we need to pray. . . Let's read the text Text . . . for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him! Matthew 6:8b NLT Before we can even pray, God knows what we want - we do not pray more hours or consistently so we can be heard - the goal of prayer is mainly for us to hear God speak. The greatest gift and grace you need right now is to hear God speak. . . . Prayer is a dialogue and like any other communication, you must speak and hear - without hearing, your prayer life is incomplete It's being childish in Spirit to say, "I can not pray any more since answers seem not to be received - the main goal of prayer is not to be heard but rather, to hear God speak. *Why are you praying child of God?* Pray to hear God speak - God does not speak because you want to hear him speak, He will speak when you are ready to hear him God is Spirit and his worshipers must worship him in Spirit and in truth - if you want to hear God speak, then you must turn yourself into a spirit being You are ready to hear God speak if your spirit is well tuned with the spirit of God - this can take you 5 min, 30 min, 2 hrs, 7 hrs or even years of praying. Prayer is an art of hearing God speak - it must be learned and practiced. The tool for prayer is your heart and not words - God responds to and speaks to a heart - better have a heart that is right with the Lord than many words or 7 hr tongues. You have not finished praying until God speaks - the main goal of prayer Let me give you a text. . . . *Text* When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the temple. *II Chronicles 7:1 NKJV* The Lord does not respond just because you have prayed - He shows up when you have finished praying, Many of us don't finish praying and this is why our lives are the same Pray until you have finished praying - you have finished praying if the Lord walks through the channel of your heart to touch you. We pray to hold our heart for the Lord till it's turned into a Spirit. . . Many of us, our heart keeps jumping up and down for the Lord to touch whilst we pray - the same praying heart is recalling a movie watched, is grieving, is worried about current life, is singing a song heard at a party, talking or checking on to a lady or man you just met. . . .the unstable heart in prayer. God will not speak till you have tamed your heart in prayer - it may take long for those who do not guard their heart. Let me read another text. . . *Text* Guard your heart above all else, for it is the source of life. *Proverbs 4:23 HCSB* Your heart is your life source - it is where the Lord needs to dwell and supply you with all you need. How guarded is your heart? Watch the picture, scenes and scenarios that comes in mind whilst you pray - they may be for or against hearing the voice of God guard your heart above all else. It's not a sin to take time watching a movie, football, worldly music and attending events - many times we do it for the sake of our heart that needs to meet the Lord. When you grow into seeking the voice of the Lord - you will realize that sin is not only what the Bible says it's sin, but whatever prevents the Spirit man in you to twine with the Spirit of the Lord becomes a sin to you. *God bless you as you take another level into praying effectively. . . .* For more podcast like this one, just search *apostle Joseph Simwela* on Google, Apple, Spotify, Amazon, YouTube, or google podcast, then you will be connected. . . Again *Welcome to the new group of the chosen one's 😊, . . . New grace and higher dimensions follows you*