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It’s been a while my people, I trust you’re all well. I’ve been spending my brain writing another book, so I haven’t really had the inspiration to write to you lately. Today however, I woke up thinking about something. We often talk about obedience and we preach about it, but have we truly learned the ways of obedience? What does it really mean to obey God, and why should we? If He gave us free will, shouldn’t we just do what we want? I don’t know about you, but I’ve had moments where I knowingly didn’t obey. It wasn’t a “mistake” I was fully aware that I wasn’t obeying. Sometimes I obeyed, but only in my own timing. Sometimes I delayed. Sometimes I questioned why. Sometimes I threw tantrums.

The topic of obedience is a serious matter because, if we really think about it soberly, our obedience to God benefits us more than it benefits Him. It is for our own safety. Obedience keeps us within the will of God, and in doing so, keeps us aligned with His Spirit. Let’s look at an obvious example: Abraham. The man had a family, friends, and probably an entire life established in his hometown. Then one day God simply says, “Leave.”

We may read that story and think, what’s so difficult about that? But remember, God didn’t hand him a full proof plan. He said, “I will show you where I’m taking you.” People who have never moved to a foreign land may not fully understand what it takes to start a new life somewhere with nothing but the word and promises of God. Recently, one of my friends got married and relocated to another country. That takes both a leap of faith and obedience. How does a man trust God’s voice without seeing physical proof, get up, pack his life, and leave simply because God said so?

Looking at my own life, I’ve lost money trying to do things my own way. You know, the Bible says the men who were with Jonah on the ship lost their cargo and goods because of one man’s disobedience. The fact that your disobedience can affect your family and even the people around you should be an eye opener to how important obedience truly is. Most of the time, obeying God does not make sense to the natural man because how can Way B possibly be better than Way A? Way A looks perfect. Way B looks rocky. How is it a better option?

How do you obey when God says shut down a business that is bringing profit? How does He say marry the foreigner, marry Ruth? How does He tell David, “You will not build for Me, your son will”? If it were some of us, with our misplaced zeal, we would have argued and insisted, “No, I will build this for You,” thinking it is proof of our love and devotion, when in reality it would be outright disobedience.

What about obedience with our resources? We place demands on God for wealth, yet our ten percent hasn’t made it to church in months, maybe even years. We place demands on God for a spouse, yet we have not obeyed Him with our bodies. We still take His temple to strange beds and lie down with unbelievers. We hear “fast and pray,” yet we choose our own way. We hear “do not,” and we do it anyway. We hear “do,” and we “do not”. It’s even in the way we mishandle the visions and life plans He gives us. God knows why He brought you up in that family and in that specific way. He knows why you had to be from Greece or Zambia. He knows why you had to have those parents. He has it all planned out, and so when He gives a command or instruction, it is fitting for your purpose.

It is painful to want something and not receive it, but it is far better to go without it and remain aligned with God. Obedience, as I have discovered, is often a one man journey with God. God told Abraham, so Abraham could not leave the decision to Sarah or Lot. God tells you, “Start the organisation.” Your friends may advise you, but you still have to keep in step with the Spirit because not every instruction is a group instruction. Learn to discern when an instruction is for you and when it is for a collective. Don’t rush to announce your consecration to everyone around you. Imagine Abraham gathering his entire family and friends saying, “Let’s move,” when God had only spoken to him.

“His mother said to the servants, ‘Whatever He says to you, do it.’”

John 2:5 NKJV

Obey God. Obey God more than man. Obey God more than books, motivational speeches, and quotes. Obey God even when it is painful to leave. Obey God even when it costs you to detach. Obey God in the storm and obey Him in the sunny days. Obey with tears in your eyes or laughter in your mouth. Obey Him when there is only a little flour left for you and your son. Obey Him when He says lead the stubborn people. Obey when He says borrow the jars & borrow not a few. Obey when He says pour the oil. Obey when He says stay, stand, walk, talk, be silent, get up, sing, or dance.

People of God, whatever He says, do it. Mary told the workers, “Whatever He tells you to do, do it.” The key words are, whatever, He, do it. No matter what it is, if He said it, you must do it. “Whatever” means no matter how big or small, hard or easy. Provided God is the One who said it, you must do it. Not contemplate it endlessly, not weigh it against your own opinions, but do it.

See you tomorrow, my yielded people. I love you.

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 yo

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.