I took the day off today to meet with God about the way forward. He is doing great things in my life and I am truly blown away at the goodness of the Lord. He has an assignment for me that is greater than anything he has ever done in my life before. One thing is clear to me. That I am going to see a greater measure of the outworking of the Holy Spirit in my life affecting how I do business and everything else in my life.
1 Cor 2:1-5 says:
"When I came to you brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling, my message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power."
This job that I now hold will require that I stand before men of great wealth, position and honor. That is enough to fulfill the weakness, fear and trembling part. However, God has been so kind to me and has put my mind at ease. Usually, when you want to make a presentation you want to use clever words and use persuasive speech in order to get buy in. God said that like Paul, I need to partner with the Holy Ghost. Mine is to make the presentation in plain speech and the Holy Spirit will do the persuading on my behalf.
It makes it so easy to know that I don't have to convince them to buy in. The Holy Spirit will do that. All I have to do is prepare my presentation, be informed and ready and the Holy Spirit will do the rest. I love knowing that he will be there with me, touching them and convincing them to buy into what I am selling. God is so faithful.
If you are out there either marketing, selling, branding, doing business in any way. Partner with the Spirit of the Living God and see what comes out of it. I am so blessed by God. It makes life so easy and lifts the burden of thinking 'I have to do a really good job of convincing them or I'm out.' Not so. Do your part and let the Holy Spirit, your senior partner do the rest. HE will bring about the desired result!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Uncle Thuku:1949-2009
Today we will lay Uncle Thuku to rest at his home. It is a sad thing to lose a loved one, but when God says your time is up, then it is up. The question is, will you be ready to go? Do you know Jesus as Lord and Savior? Why burn in hell when you can live in the presence of God forever? Think about it.
RIP Uncle Thuku
RIP Uncle Thuku
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Grieving Michael Jackson
The radio is on and there are all these Michael Jackson songs playing and Maina Kageni keeps saying "Michael is not supposed to die! He cannot die!" shortly I hear people calling in to request their favorite MJ songs and then Maina Kageni refers to him as the 'late' King of Pop. Shock on me, Michael Jackson is dead!!!I felt very sad and found that I was literally mourning his passing. It is strange, because he was never really one of my favorite artists, and you couldn't catch me dead trying to moon walk. But I just really felt sad about it. So of course a conversation ensues between the Lord and I. I am trying to figure out why I am grieving for him so much and the Lord says, 'You are feeling what I am feeling.' Now that was something. The question came into my mind 'Did he accept Christ at any point in his life?' if not, then he was on his way to hell and there was nothing anyone, even God, could do about it now.
It made me want to tell everyone about Jesus. The word says in Ps 116:15 "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints" it is precious to him because he takes them to heaven to live with him. However, his heart grieves for every soul that goes to eternal damnation. He made them all and loves each one. He mourns those who do not get into heaven. Pray for those who do not know Christ that they may come to the knowledge of his saving grace.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
A Living Sacrifice
I have been telling God that I want to be a living sacrifice that is acceptable to him. Being a living sacrifice means that he is all you live for. That all you do is for him and because of him. I have never really understood the living sacrifice concept. Jesus really lived it out though.
Jesus said that even the words he spoke were what he heard the Father say. He said that he only did that which he saw his Father doing. Again he said that his Father was always at work, therefore he too had to keep working. And ultimately, he died on the cross for us because the Father wanted him to. That is a living sacrifice.
As a living sacrifice, you are no longer your own. You belong to God in every way. Your relationships, your words, your thoughts, your works and everything about you is governed by God's word. If God does not do it, you don't do it. If you are not doing this, no matter how much you claim to be a living sacrifice you are missing the boat and God cannot accept that.
I usually pour out my heart in this blog and there are many things in this blog that I consider private. Because of that, I have chosen to be anonymous and not put up my pictures. However, the other day the Lord urged me to put this blog address on my facebook profile so that all my friends could access it. That was difficult. Then the Lord reminded me that I was not my own. He wants to use this blog to bless others and to bring them into the Kingdom of God.
Anyway, I am going to put up my picture and the like so you all can see me now. But not today... I have to run to church so I can get a good seat at the Daughters of Zion Meeting. See you there!!
Jesus said that even the words he spoke were what he heard the Father say. He said that he only did that which he saw his Father doing. Again he said that his Father was always at work, therefore he too had to keep working. And ultimately, he died on the cross for us because the Father wanted him to. That is a living sacrifice.
As a living sacrifice, you are no longer your own. You belong to God in every way. Your relationships, your words, your thoughts, your works and everything about you is governed by God's word. If God does not do it, you don't do it. If you are not doing this, no matter how much you claim to be a living sacrifice you are missing the boat and God cannot accept that.
I usually pour out my heart in this blog and there are many things in this blog that I consider private. Because of that, I have chosen to be anonymous and not put up my pictures. However, the other day the Lord urged me to put this blog address on my facebook profile so that all my friends could access it. That was difficult. Then the Lord reminded me that I was not my own. He wants to use this blog to bless others and to bring them into the Kingdom of God.
Anyway, I am going to put up my picture and the like so you all can see me now. But not today... I have to run to church so I can get a good seat at the Daughters of Zion Meeting. See you there!!
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
The Power of Covenant
I feel the need to talk about this for a second. Covenant is powerful and binding. When you put God in remembrance of his covenant to Abraham he has to step into your life and confirm the covenant. If you have been following my blog any at all, you know that I speak about covenant a lot. This is because God has given me a greater understanding of the covenant as I have sought him on it.
Deuteronomy 8:18 states that he gives you the ability to gain wealth so that he may confirm his covenant with our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Money must come into your hand as a confirmation of the covenant. None of our covenant fathers was poor. In fact God went against nature to ensure that wealth was put in their hand. He preserved them in famine and when people were trying to defraud them.
Genesis 26:12-14 and 31:6-13 are perfect examples of covenant in place. Even in the famine, when all was going wrong around him Isaac sowed and reaped a hundred fold. Last year I began to pray to the Lord that I would not work for others all the days of my life and that he would cut me a flock like he did for Jacob. I did not know what I was praying about, but God knew that I would need to start my own business and had planned for me to do so this year. As I worked for my employer, I gained knowledge and skill that enabled me to start a business so that I too could cut a flock for myself.
If you will learn the power of covenant you will realize that nature cannot stand in the face of it. It does not make sense that sheep would change their DNA just by looking at stripped branches. If they changed their DNA with everything they looked at we would have a ton of green sheep from looking at grass!! But when covenant kicks in the supernatural takes over suspending the laws of nature. Jacob says that an angel appeared to him in a vision and told him in vs 12 'Look up and see that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled and spotted…" God changed the DNA of the male goats such that the flock had no choice but to multiply in Jacobs favor!
We are in a time of recession and it does not make sense that my income would almost triple within months, when huge companies are shutting down. But I held on to the covenant and God has done it for me. I know that his desire is to prove his covenant true for each one of us. On April 15th this year the Lord asked me a question. He said 'what do you see?" and I replied just like Jeremiah had done in Jer 1:11-12 "I see the branch of an almond tree." And he said to me "You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to fulfill it."
What are you seeing at this time? The word of the Lord says that 'At destruction and famine you shall laugh' (Job 5:22). Are you laughing during this recession? If not, begin to put God in remembrance of his covenant and let the covenant work for you. Let the covenant speak on your behalf like it did for Isaac and Jacob. I pray that you will begin to know God by experience. There is no better way to draw near to the master than by hearing him for yourself and walking in obedience to his word.
Deuteronomy 8:18 states that he gives you the ability to gain wealth so that he may confirm his covenant with our fathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Money must come into your hand as a confirmation of the covenant. None of our covenant fathers was poor. In fact God went against nature to ensure that wealth was put in their hand. He preserved them in famine and when people were trying to defraud them.
Genesis 26:12-14 and 31:6-13 are perfect examples of covenant in place. Even in the famine, when all was going wrong around him Isaac sowed and reaped a hundred fold. Last year I began to pray to the Lord that I would not work for others all the days of my life and that he would cut me a flock like he did for Jacob. I did not know what I was praying about, but God knew that I would need to start my own business and had planned for me to do so this year. As I worked for my employer, I gained knowledge and skill that enabled me to start a business so that I too could cut a flock for myself.
If you will learn the power of covenant you will realize that nature cannot stand in the face of it. It does not make sense that sheep would change their DNA just by looking at stripped branches. If they changed their DNA with everything they looked at we would have a ton of green sheep from looking at grass!! But when covenant kicks in the supernatural takes over suspending the laws of nature. Jacob says that an angel appeared to him in a vision and told him in vs 12 'Look up and see that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled and spotted…" God changed the DNA of the male goats such that the flock had no choice but to multiply in Jacobs favor!
We are in a time of recession and it does not make sense that my income would almost triple within months, when huge companies are shutting down. But I held on to the covenant and God has done it for me. I know that his desire is to prove his covenant true for each one of us. On April 15th this year the Lord asked me a question. He said 'what do you see?" and I replied just like Jeremiah had done in Jer 1:11-12 "I see the branch of an almond tree." And he said to me "You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to fulfill it."
What are you seeing at this time? The word of the Lord says that 'At destruction and famine you shall laugh' (Job 5:22). Are you laughing during this recession? If not, begin to put God in remembrance of his covenant and let the covenant work for you. Let the covenant speak on your behalf like it did for Isaac and Jacob. I pray that you will begin to know God by experience. There is no better way to draw near to the master than by hearing him for yourself and walking in obedience to his word.
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