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Spiritual intelligence 2

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Still on spiritual intelligence... One of the keys that God has handed over to us His children,is the key of prayer; The ability to alter situations first in the spirit realm by raising incense of supplication and thanksgiving. This is a system that God has created for His children so we can live life in dominion. It's a system of authorization for communion and fellowship with Him.  You should have a definite objective when you want to pray. You shouldn't just pray to fulfill all righteousness or so you could be seen as one who's spiritual. This is how you can prevail in prayer!  In the place of prayer, things change, systems are modified , dreams are cancelled. In the place or prayer, results are birthed, promotions are called to actualization, blessings are brought to reality!Ps115:16 Ezekiel 22:30-31 Stop living life as a victim! Get a hold of your life and settle things in the of prayer. You need to create your climate. The green pasture is the altar of prayer you rais...

STARVING YOUR SPIRIT MAN

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STARVING YOUR SPIRIT MAN?? How much efforts do you make to take care of your spirit man??? Some of us look so great, good body build up, beautiful, nice make up, cool dress sense, the list goes on and on. Yet we ignore our spirit man. Our spirit man is doing of starvation and has almost been silenced totally due to negligence. Those little things which the Holy Spirit ask you to do and you intentionally ignore are things which could actually strengthen your spirit man. Room 8:6 This new week, make up your mind to pay more attention to your spirit man.

FAITH BOOSTERS

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There are several faith boosters . ..and we'll be looking at a few of them. I trust God to open your eyes of understanding !

THE HOLY SPIRIT 1

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The apostles never had the 66 books; they had the Holy Spirit; the ancient spirit; the author of the scriptures. The Holy Spirit revealed the thoughts of God and made them living logos. This is because they submitted under the mentorship of the Holy Spirit; they had communion and fellowship with Him. They were able to shake buildings with their prayers because they constantly dwelt in the secret place. They never hurried out of His presence. Many of us time ourselves. Its good to use our time effectively but when it comes to dwelling in His presence, be willing to stay! Don't time the Holy Spirit. Dont tell you don't have enough time. Don't have an excuse for not fellowshipping. You always have time for what you love. The Bible says and they continuing DAILY in the temple. Not twice a week or otherwise. Asides the apostles, great generals of God have dwelt in His presence and they became transformed beings carrying HIS presence, they became an expression of God's wo...

THE NEED FOR GROWTH

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In the old testament, the tabernacle was made up of three subdivisions. As soon as you pass through the courtyard you'll come across the bronze altar(this is where blood sacrifice is made)- relating this  to this present dispensation, you only gain access to God's very presence by the finished work of Christ on the cross. After the bronze altar, you'll get to the laver. It sat on a stand, held gallons of water. This is where the  priests wash. This symbolises our everyday cleansing from sin. Sometimes we still sin so we come to Jesus and ask for forgiveness. We don't have to be saved again but we need to keep ourselves clean before God. (You take a bath once a day but you wash your hands many times a day). This laver was like a brass mirror. You could see yourself through it. In Jms 1:25 we are made to understand that the word if God is like a mirror. We need the word for our daily walk with God. We shouldn't study the scriptures to quench the guilty of not being...
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A house church in the former soviet union received a copy of the gospel of Luke. Since it was illegal to possess this scripture, they tore it to pieces and distributed it among the body of believers. Their plan was to memorize the portion they had been given, then on the next Lords day they would meet and redistribute the sections. On Sunday, these believers arrived in conspicuously in small groups throughout the day so as not to arouse the suspicion of KGB informers. By dusk they were all safely inside, windows closed and doors locked. They began singing a hymn quietly but with deep emotion. Suddenly the door was pushed open and in walked two soldiers with loaded automatic weapons at the ready. One shouted, all right everybody line up against the wall. If you wish to renounce your commitment to Jesus, leave now. Two or three quickly left, then another. After few more seconds, two more. This is your last chance. Either turn against your faith or stay and suffer the consequences. A...

Spiritual growth by Edozie Magdalene

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The same Holy spirit that made Jesus the living logos(an expression of the thoughts of God) has come unto us. He has come to give the thoughts of God an expression in your life. However, it is necessary for us to *willingly* align with the Holy Spirit in order for us to grow. I have always wondered at the secret behind the marvellous moves of the great generals of faith and as I began to grow spiritually, I realized that alignment was the key. The level/rate at which we are willing to align with the Spirit determines the extent to which God manifests in and through us. Alignment means to die to self. This is when you depend on the Spirit so that the things of the flesh will be pruned out with time. You need to have a personalized dealing with the Holy spirit. Every man of the secret place has such. You can listen to messages, read 50 books per year etc but its the dealings of the Spirit with you that causes progress in the Spirit. No man can grow in this dispensation outside the ...
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The major reason why God ordered that a tabernacle be built for Him according to the pattern He prescribed is because He was willing to dwell with His people. After the construction of the tabernacle the Bible says that a cloud covered the tent of the congregation and the glory of God filled the tabernacle. In this present dispensation, we don't need a tabernacle or a temple per say. All we need is to present our bodies as living sacrifice in order to host God's presence. Jesus, Stephen and Paul did not have a pulpit, they had an undeniable presence. Philip moved here and there in the Spirit without an aircraft. So did men like Joshua Miles, John G Lake and apostle Afe Babalola. Joshua caused the sun to stand still. There are so many men who have been able to demonstrate the mystery of godliness here on earth- how that God could dwell in a man and manifest expressly. Jesus ministered to 5000 people without a microphone, did so many wonders that we know so well. There ar...

Why many do not pray!!

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The body of Christ is filled with so many prayerless Christians, people who prefer to blame God and the devil for the prevalent difficulties in their lives and families. Today we will look into three points as regards the reason why many do not pray: 1. *Laziness* : I don't really have much to say on this. We have been warned and taught severally concerning the dangers and repercussions of being lazy. Many believers prefer their pastors praying for them because they are spiritually lazy. Here's an excerpt from the _book of proverbs: _Awake ye sluggard, when will ye ever get up I'll just take a short nap; I'll fold my hands And I'll rest a while but while he slumbers, poverty comes around and attacks like a robber. Awake o' sluggard_ Stop looking for prayer warriors who will help you carry your burdens. Grow! 2. Procrastination: this is a challenge faced by everyone but many have mastered the art of maximizing their time while others have given in t...

Prayer

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Praying is hard work; it takes diligence to live a life of prayer. Basically, one major issue that has stopped believers from building their spiritual muscles in the place of prayer is time.

Tapping into the power of agreement

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Unity is standing together with one purpose, sharing a joint vision and trusting God's word to be fulfilled. God recognises people who work together in unity.

Brokenness

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Brokeness is the state of being contrite. Its something that God cannot ignore. In my walk with God, I've realised that there's a particular stage you'll get to, whereby you'll feel so weak to press on in faith; the desire is there but there's no more strength. Its at this stage that you realise that " by strength shall no man prevail"

The mercy of God

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Mercy as the English dictionary puts it, is a tendency toward forgiveness , compassion, forbearance, the list goes on and on. ... Man has been known to be one of God's creatures that rarely shows this attribute called mercy unless when morality comes to play or the spirit of God is at work in the life of a man. However, we have a God who is plenteous in mercy, from everlasting to everlasting. . The psalmist was conscious of this, that's why he wrote in one of his psalms that the Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and plenteous in mercy (for He knoweth our frame; He remembers that we are dust). Another of his lines of psalm says:''when I consider the heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the start, which thou has ordained. *WHAT IS MAN THAT THOU ART MINDFUL OF HIM?? AND THE SON OF MAN THAT THOU VISITEST HIM??* Analysing our lives lives and how far we've gone we would realize immediately that the mercy of God plays a major role in the fulfilme...

Secret of planned neglect 1

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"Most people are awake and busy for about 16 good hours daily!They have either been walking or reading or writing or thinking.The only trouble is that they do it about many things and i do it about one:if they took the time in question and applied it in one object,they would succeed.''-THOMAS EDISON.Life is short but ideas are many,so the ability to bring all of your scattered resources into one focal point makes all the difference between success and failure cos d marksman who aims at the whole target will seldom hit the centre........Learn the secret of concentration and refuse to be distracted!