The certification others are acquiring might not be necessary for you to progress on your path. What work for other ministers and ministries might not work out for you and yours. The studying style of others might not work for you.

One would be with God and vice versa when one live by God’s terms. Staying true to those instructions, the general and especially the customized ones, is securing the greatness God has prepared for you. Also, it is God that open people’s eyes to perceive his presence with you. It is not the forms that does it but the present God himself.

Growth does not occur in a day but over a period, which is filled with different seasons. Each season experienced in the course of growth, whether regular or irregular comes with its own peculiarities and timing. Nevertheless, you grow stronger as you go through all these seasons.

The vacuum in you, which these addictions seek to satisfy but fail to, can only be filled by the experience of purpose fulfillment. The vacuum was created to be filled by the pursuit of your life assignment and could only be filled by that. Consciously respond to those repeated longing for that ‘thing’ by drowning and burying yourself in your purpose.

The teacher wants to write new things on your board (heart) but need space to do that. If he is to write on your filled board, then he will have to find a corner/tiny space amidst the much content on your board to do so. You will not be able to track some writings; they would be lost in the multitude of your revelations.

People build this hope on people, things, events and assumptions. Giving hope to the soul without giving hope to the spirit is only a cosmetic fix. Such superficial hope even at its best is false. It is a hope that rises from your spirit that can work for you in the true sense.

We need to add to our faith, patience. This patience is more than waiting; it is about our attitude and actions while we wait. It is about having an active faith until we obtain that we so eagerly look forward to. When you give up, faith is no longer at work but doubt. Doubt cannot obtain!

Why worry when you can pray? God take care of the creatures and you are more valuable than they are. Be confident of his care, love and concern for you. Rather than worry, channel your energy to prayers.

Convictions must agree with the context of the Scripture. A conviction that takes you farther from God has failed the test either wholly or partially. The unreliability of time as a validator is that true convictions can also fizzle out with time either due to staying away from God or procrastination/disobedience on the part of the individual.

There is this attitude of ‘I know what is there’ when the eternal teacher points our attention to what he wants to reveal at any particular time. There is the feeling of knowing already everything that can be said of that topic/portion of the scripture. However, the teacher calling your attention to it suggests there are still things you do not know, which he is ready to show you.