Category: The Overcoming Believer

Two friends in their peak years have plans to become great in their different careers and areas of purpose. They have frequent meetings with each other and they have no doubt that surely in the next 3-5 years they will be tangible results of their hardwork. Let’s talk about authenticity in relationships. Friendship, family, even marriage does not erase the importance of authenticity. If these two friends are not authentic to their individual unique paths, they will end up tagging each other along to a dead end. What I mean to say is, you can have the same goals to become great but always remember that you were not called to copy and paste destiny not even with your best friend . Greatness can be for all, in what way? Is unique to you.

I have friends who I know will be great on the land and so will l, but you would never find us trying to copy and paste our different instructions from God. If God tells me to fast 21 days for a particular thing, I will not expect Siwe to do the same. If God tells her to move to France, we can discuss it and pray about it, but guess what? She’s moving to France alone. There are obviously times when we get the same nudge but I’m driving at the fact that, if you don’t know how to stay in your lane you will end up in locations that will destroy your destiny.

The fact that your friends are doing it doesn’t mean you should. I’m very careful on this because in an attempt to lift each other up and wish each other well, we may end up influencing each other to take up a path that seems right but leads to destruction. A perfect example would be Ruth and Orpah. The two are in the same situation. They are both widows, a chance to relocate has come and while Orpah loves Ruth and Naomi, I’ve said this a couple of times, there is no Boaz for Orpah in Bethlehem. Learn to not tag along into projects and things God has not led you to. I have quite prophetic friends but I know when the word is not for me. I know when an instruction is for them. I know when I’m supposed to tag along to Bethlehem & when I should kiss them goodbye.

If you don’t have an identity or anything that drives you, you will end up living out someone’s destiny. You will be in competition with people when you were supposed to be focusing on your own path. May l even say this? A group of friends can desire marriage and God will give a word but it doesn’t mean it’s for everyone. So sometimes we say “God is in the neighbourhood,” and we assume we’re about to step into something when God actually came for the neighbour. I don’t mean to discourage anyone but be careful of living someone else’s life.

”Let’s do ABC.” Yes sure we can ONLY if God has also led me to. We should be able to love each other enough to allow each other to choose what we want to do. Love that forces the other person to do what you’re doing is dangerous. Your friends should be able to choose their own paths even if it’s different from yours. Authenticity. Be real. If God says turn left, you don’t choose to go right because three of your friends have gone right. Friendships and other relationships should never be a place where destiny is choked.

Purpose is not a one size fits all. You don’t have to do anything I’m doing, do what YOU have to do. You don’t have to buy the same house , drive the same cars, and live in the same neighbourhood. Do l wish to live with my friends in the same house? Yes. But I know we have different interests and instructions. Some people don’t even know how they started dressing up in a certain way, it was their attempt to look like someone else. Be authentic in your beliefs. Your relationships should be built on authentic principles. People should know that no matter how much you love them in those relationships you will not bow to idols & serve other gods. I am authentically Christian!

Today l want us to understand that we each have a unique purpose. For some, your husband will come from Greece & God says move, your family should not stand in the way. For some, God will lead you to build a school, don’t take that and make it a corporate word. Know when things are to be done by you only. I believe that authenticity simplifies our walk with God. There are people God is still waiting for in Bethlehem but they are in Egypt because they tagged along. What has God said to you about your destiny? Stay in that lane and fulfil purpose.

If you read my blogs but have never met this  Wonderful Jesus that I’m always writing about,  you’d love to get to know Him, Or you know The Lord but have found yourself drifting far from Him, I would love to talk with you. Please send me an email  on yieldedcwcenter@gmail.com or simply comment, and I will reach out to you

We live in a world where people love to copy and paste. I mean, in the digital world it’s is actually an advantage to be able to copy and paste. It saves time and energy. I wonder if it’s necessary to do so in other things though? We live in a world where we actually need to verify gender , someone’s assigned sexuality at birth on every application form. We live in a time where we have to double check if someone’s body is really natural or a trip to Turkey was made and they came back healed but looking something that their own parent wouldn’t recognise.

These days, we cannot tell whether a video is real of it was done through Al. There’s robots to do almost every work. I came across a video of a young man who was interviewing a robot. You’d swear down that it’s a human being. According to studies we are still early in the process because most humanoids / human robots today are slow, expensive, and limited. But with AI advances + better batteries/motors, the next 5–10 years will likely bring humanoids into warehouses, retail, and eventually homes for chores and care. As in people will prefer robots in their homes than actual people.

Let’s talk a bit about authenticity. What is authenticity and does it have value in our society today. Authenticity basically means being real, genuine, and true. It’s about originality not imitation. Doesn’t look like our world is winning in this right? Authenticity speaks to credibility & true identity. Authenticity is a quality of a person, thing or concept. It’s like going to China , you find a nice LV bag that was never produced by LV and you buy it. It may look exactly like the ones LV produces but the difference is in the test of authenticity.

Firstly, authentic LV bags are much more expensive than the fake. This applies to all things. Authenticity introduces us to value. Anything fake is cheap. Anything fake cannot be trusted for longevity. Eventually the plastic surgery will prove to not have been the best of ideas. It’s amazing how many of these people were actually so beautiful but the desire to fit into a world that has always changed the standards of beauty, made them use huge monies to pay for something that will look ugly in the next couple of years. You can’t win in inauthenticity.

Where are we going with this topic? I want us to come to understand how very important it is to stay true to yourself and the values you hold. Many people cannot be the light of the world and the salt of the earth because of how they have adapted to the fakeness of this world. Instead of being a lamp they have become a candle. Instead of being authentic Christians they have a form of godliness. People of God, we cannot occupy for the kingdom if we are still battling between the lines of realness and fakeness. As we continue building on this topic, let me ask you, are you really a Christian? SELAH.
See you tomorrow.

2 Timothy 3:1-5 in The Passion Translation (TPT):
 
“You need to know this, In the last days terrible times will come.
People will be self-centered lovers of themselves and obsessed with money. They will boast of great things as they strut around in their arrogant pride and mock all that is right. They will ignore their own families. They will be ungrateful and ungodly. They will become addicted to hateful and malicious slander. Slaves to their desires, they will be ferocious, belligerent haters of what is good and right. With brutal treachery, they will act without restraint, bigoted and wrapped in clouds of their conceit. They will find their delight in the pleasures of this world more than the pleasures of the loving God. They may pretend to have a respect for God, but in reality they want nothing to do with God’s power. Stay away from people like that!”

If you read my blogs but have never met this  Wonderful Jesus that I’m always writing about,  you’d love to get to know Him, Or you know The Lord but have found yourself drifting far from Him, I would love to talk with you. Please send me an email  on yieldedcwcenter@gmail.com or simply comment, and I will reach out to you

Hello Yielded people!

I took a little break from blogging to find my footing again, and I’ve realised that sometimes I simply don’t have anything to write, and that’s okay. When I do have something to share, I write a lottttt. But there are moments when I don’t feel like it or don’t yet have enough clarity to fully express a topic and that’s part of the journey too. Rest assured, though, I’ll keep writing until My Jesus comes. This week, I want us to start unwrapping parts of ourselves, discovering things that will help us not just occupy, but truly appreciate who we are and build the confidence we so deeply need.

What is so special about you? What is it that, when you sit down quietly, you truly appreciate about yourself? It’s amazing how much we lack self-esteem, self-respect, and confidence simply because we do not know who we are. No one ever told us or we haven’t cared enough to discover, the beautiful things God placed inside of us. So when a brother doesn’t like me back, I start feeling like I’m not that special. When a sister rejects me, it crashes my self-esteem, and I begin to think so lowly of myself. When I don’t receive compliments on that beautiful photo, I even consider deleting it. But what is really the matter? The truth is, we often forget just how special we are.

This is a mindset I’ve had to cultivate over the years that, I am a blessing. I may not be perfect, but I am special. Special to God, special to myself, and to the people who are able to see me the same way. So I ask you, what are at least three things that make you stand out? It could be something physical, a unique characteristic, or even your intellect. The truth is, you have to see it in yourself first before the world does. When you recognise your own value, you begin to set a standard for how people should treat you. Too often, people treat us poorly because they are responding to the low view we have of ourselves, a standard we have unknowingly accepted and presented.

Do you know there are people who have everything it takes to become who they are meant to be, yet the only bridge between them and that life is confidence? They hesitate to pitch ideas because they second-guess their accent, their English everything about themselves. They can’t even ask someone they like out because they feel inadequate. We hold ourselves back from shining in the very spaces God placed us in because we feel too small.

But the truth is, if you don’t know what makes you you, you will never fully understand the impact you are capable of making. Take Gideon for example he did not lack ability, he lacked identity. And that’s exactly where many of us are. When you have no clear sense of who you are, you find yourself shrinking, begging, and doubting at every step operating timidly in places where you were actually called to stand boldly and dominate.

I’ve come to the conclusion that unless we work on the inner man, we will be incapable of truly occupying the spaces God has called us to. God can open great doors and say “step in,” but what will often stop you is you. Many of the weapons we think are formed against us are actually internal, it’s you against you. It’s you not loving yourself enough to stop accepting nonsense, you not valuing yourself enough to think highly of who you are. If you lack self-confidence, then what the enemy is doing becomes secondary, the primary issue is what you are doing to yourself.

So what can you do to build your confidence? Start by being intentional about your self-talk, speak to yourself with kindness and truth, not criticism. Take time to identify and write down your strengths, no matter how small they seem, and remind yourself of them often. Put yourself in environments that affirm and challenge you to grow, not ones that constantly tear you down. Most importantly, build your identity in who God says you are, not in people’s opinions, because confidence that is rooted in truth will always stand firm. What are some ways you think you can start building your confidence? I’ll build on that tomorrow. See you then, confident one.

If you read my blogs but have never met this  Wonderful Jesus that I’m always writing about,  you’d love to get to know Him, Or you know The Lord but have found yourself drifting far from Him, I would love to talk with you. Please send me an email  on yieldedcwcenter@gmail.com or simply comment, and I will reach out to you.

It’s Worship Wednesday! Today, I’m grateful for God’s strength. Some days are overwhelming, you feel like you could just sit down somewhere on a rock in the sun and let it all out. But God… He keeps us going. Hour by hour, He gives us the strength to push through and get things done. I’m also so grateful for this blog. It’s helped me discover so much about who I am and the purpose God has placed in me, more than I can even put into words.This is your reminder, use your gifts. Be consistent with what God has given you. There’s so much waiting for you on the other side of that “one step” of obedience.

People of God, what defeats you in your mind has already defeated you everywhere else. If in your mind you believe you can’t, then you can’t, simple. If you believe you can, then you will. You become who and what you consistently think about. Your mind has the power to shape your life, whether for good or for bad, it can structure your world, making it either colourful or dull. Your mind gives you identity, a name, a title. I’ve always said this, a doctor is called a doctor because of what they carry in their mind. You can’t just call yourself an engineer, does your mind carry engineering knowledge? If not, then it’s not yet you’re a liar , because it is what fills the mind that gives direction to your actions. It gives movement to your hands and feet.

This is the power and advantage of reading books , you become the content you consistently feed your mind. People who don’t read or study anything your mind is gathering dust while the world moves at a fast pace of knowledge. You want to occupy spaces where they ask for a certificate , yet think you can get there on prayer alone? Even Jesus, fully divine and fully human, studied the scrolls. It’s surprising how often people assume prayer can cover a knowledge gap, misusing the statement “God qualifies the unqualified.” God does not place you in positions that require knowledge without expecting you to be prepared.

What would we do with a pastor without knowledge? A teacher without knowledge? What would an author write without knowledge? Your mind is asking to be fed so it can elevate you to greater heights. Imagine how far you could go if you consistently picked up a book, took a course, attended a seminar, studied the Bible, or listened to a podcast, filling yourself with light. Doors may open by grace, but they stay open for those who know what to say and what to do when they walk through them. An illuminated mind will make its carrier a value to society.

King Solomon was already a king, yet he pursued extraordinary wisdom. So to those who say, “I’m already a graduate,” keep studying. The world is expanding rapidly with information, and many textbooks are already outdated, add more knowledge and keep fine-tuning your mind. There are books on almost everything. You enjoy doing hair? There’s knowledge for that craft too. This is especially important for Christians, because the world often mocks us, saying all we do is pray and fast. While those are powerful, we sometimes forget that God also requires us to grow our minds. He instructed Joshua, a leader, to study the Book of the Law. Apostle Paul said, “Study to show yourself approved,” meaning without study, you cannot rightly handle truth.

Daniel and his friends didn’t rise because of money or looks , though they may have had both l believe but because their minds were filled with light. They studied deeply and developed unusual understanding, enabling them to occupy high places across knowledge, from literature to science. What do you understand that makes you valuable? How much do you truly know? You say, “I know scripture” okay, quote it? lol I’ve heard self made verses eh.

Daniel and his friends are a perfect example of what God can do with people committed to upgrading their minds. That’s what we’ll talk about on Friday how to upgrade your mind and what degrades it. Today, take a step, enroll in a course, search for free accredited or non-accredited courses online, whether short or long. Read your Bible. Follow a podcast that aligns with your skill or calling. Grow, become, and then occupy. I love you, see you on Friday.

If you read my blogs but have never met this  Wonderful Jesus that I’m always writing about,  you’d love to get to know Him, Or you know The Lord but have found yourself drifting far from Him, I would love to talk with you. Please send me an email  on yieldedcwcenter@gmail.com or simply comment, and I will reach out to you.

God bless you! May God cause it all to work out for your own good. May you never fail. May you never lose to standards of this world. May you soar like an eagle! May you possess nations. May you never compromise for anything. May your feet be kept from slipping and falling. May you stand in the valleys and the mountain tops. May your day be filled with miracles, signs, wonders and supernatural workings of God! We are on for part 2 of The mindset required to occupy.

I am certain that we are all familiar with teachings on how your mind plays a vital role in who you are or become. A thief has a mindset to steal , yes there is a spirit involved but their mind also tells them that theft is okay which in turn has created an identity. As a man thinks so is he. You are what and who you think you are.I am reminded of the spies sent to Canaan, they were trusted with a mission but they could not accomplish it well because of a mindset. Mindsets shape how you view the world, yourself and others.

This truth should set you free from some relationships you have built. Do you know why birds of the same feathers flock together? It has nothing to do with feathers actually, it speaks to same nature, same mindset, same mentality. Why do they keep animals of the same species in one cage at the zoo? They are catering to a nature and a mindset. There are high chances that the same animals put in a cage won’t be a danger to each other but once you put another of a different kind, there is likely to be either a fight or a death. The people you are flocking with, it’s not even about coming from the same school, it is the fact that you have the same mindset. Any other person with a different mindset would not fit into your circle.

Back to the spies, it’s amazing how they viewed themselves , which is what I want to address today. You cannot occupy unless you know who you are. You cannot occupy unless you have at least a healthy perspective of yourself. The pity party and self pity shows we run must come to an end. It will amaze you if you have never read that passage of scripture that, out of all those spies only those with a different mindset occupied. The rest never occupied, never. They never set their feet in that land again. God can give you a vision that you can crash with your own mindset.

God can show you a land flowing with milk and honey and you interpret it as a land with poverty because your mindset interprets things to you to the level of your understanding and mental capacity. The mind of a child works to the level of its own capacity. When you get to a certain age you are expected to put away childish ways, but the same childish ways were accepted at a particular time. Why are they not acceptable now? Because there is an expectation that your mind grows. There are people who have a childish mind towards the mandate to occupy. Children don’t occupy, all they do is tag along. Surely you don’t want that for yourself?

God has plans for you but to fulfil them, you need to work on your mind. Unfortunately, to do so, you have to fully participate. This means to pray and cast down any thought patterns, this means study, this means making decisions , this means making a U-turn or a new turn. Your mind is needed where you will occupy. Canaan is seen differently by those with a different mindset. Some of you don’t even have any mindset to occupy. Some do. Some plan to tag along.

I say it again, if by December you have not occupied, we won’t blame anyone, we will have proof of your mental health. I hope you know mental health does not just address stuff like depression but also small mindedness. What you don’t conceive in the mind, you won’t birth in the physical. This means , your results right now, even if you argue from today till March 2027, what is in your hands right now is a reflection of what’s in your mind because others were in the same situation as you but they have different results. Remember scripture says your situation is not strange, it’s the same for many brothers & sisters but how come they have one or two or three results? I will wrap up by saying, work on your mind, daily and your mind will drive you to places you never imagined you’d be. Places to occupy. Caleb & Joshua had a mindset, together they occupied Canaan.

If you read my blogs but have never met this  Wonderful Jesus that I’m always writing about,  you’d love to get to know Him, Or you know The Lord but have found yourself drifting far from Him, I would love to talk with you. Please send me an email  on yieldedcwcenter@gmail.com or simply comment, and I will reach out to you.