Emeka Anslem's Blog... Bringing knowledge to the people

TIMELY NOTES! Appreciate people; it would put a smile on their face. Every man wants to know how he looks or how well he is doing, even though we may not often express it in words. From experience, a person with a sad countenance would always cheer up when he's told how good he looks. One of the most effective ways to tell people that Jesus loves them is to tell them how beautiful they look. I've done it over and again, and the result is always the same. I've not seen a person that hates to be appreciated. God understood this principle when He said "if we need favour from a wicked person, we should go to him with a gift". Appreciation is a most treasured gift to any man, no matter his calibre. If you want to know the degree at which God can bless a man, develop an habit of appreciating God. Appreciation isn't just about acknowledging people for what they've done for you, it's also about acknowledging the hand of God in the lives of others. That&#

TIMELY NOTES! Where have you been? That must be the question that Pharaoh asked Joseph when his dream was interpreted. Let your life become a relief to others; let people see hope when they see you. No matter what may have transpired between us, I won't let you see me as an obstacle. I won't let you hide yourself when you see me coming; neither will I let you change direction just because I'm heading your way. Oftentimes, those who hurt us the most appear to be those who helped us the most. Potiphar could have easily defended Joseph - knowing that Joseph would never sin against God; but he chose to put him in prison for an offense he did not commit. While Joseph was in the prison, he had an encounter with two palace servants - of which one of them recommended him to Pharaoh three years later. Since Potiphar was in charge of the prisoners, he could have easily denied the fact that Joseph could interpret dreams. But because Joseph remained faithful - even in the prison, P

TIMELY NOTES! Words are abstract, yet they have physical effects. Words can start a fire in your heart, just as they can also put it out. They can make you feel like a prisoner, while they can also make you feel liberated. They can make you feel like a slave, just as they can make you feel like a king. Most of the challenges that people go through are usually the products of what they've said to themselves, or what someone else had said to them. The bible says "as a man thinks in his heart, so he is". That could also mean that "a man is compelled to live or act according to the words that he constantly think about". Don't be deceived, there is a word for everything you think about. The bible didn't say we'd be judged by the things we like or the things we lust for; rather, it says we'd be judged by our words. Remember also that the world in which we live today was created by words. That's how far we'd go on today's Timely Note.

TIMELY NOTES! Do you have doubts? When you begin to doubt the occurrence of what you've believed, then you really need to pray. Doubts are like weeds, they grow wherever they see an empty land. Faith is like a land, and prayer is the material that builds on faith. If you want to make the most of your faith, then you must buy more prayer time. A building project will naturally stop if the supply of the required materials stop. Doubts may be unwanted, but you can't stop them from growing - just as you can't stop weeds from growing on an empty land. Prayer clears doubts from what you believe, just as a cultivator uproots weed from a land. That also means that prayer can both clear your doubts, and build your faith. In my opinion, anybody who has developed doubts for what he believed - has not been praying. That's how far we'd go on today's Timely Note. But take these last words; SATAN IS SO DECEPTIVE THAT HE CAN CAUSE YOU TO DISBELIEVE WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN. IF

TIMELY NOTES! What do you have? If all you have are things you can physically see, then you really don't have anything. According to scriptures, physical things are subject to change; and they can change at any moment. Job was the wealthiest and most protected man in his time; but in a moment, he became the poorest and most feeble person in his time. Strange, right? Spiritual things lasts forever. The bible tells us that "whatever the Lord does shall be forever". Spiritual things have capacity to transcend different times and seasons. If Job had refused to pray for his friends, he would have died in that affliction. But his spiritual action towards his friends changed his physical condition. You must have heard that "if God is all you have, then He is all you need to have all your needs met". That's how far we'd go on today's Timely Note. But take these last words; SPIRITUAL INVESTMENTS ARE THE PRESERVATIVES OF PHYSICAL THINGS. IF YOU WANT YOUR

TIMELY NOTES! Keep going! Your oppositions cannot cross the Red Sea with you. If Moses and the people of Israel didn't cross the sea, Pharaoh would have killed all of them. Oftentimes, the oppositions that are coming behind us are stronger than the ones ahead of us. In the journey of life, we're not permitted to stop. But if you must stop, your reason for stopping must be to re-strategize on how to go forward. The oppositions ahead may appear impossible, but if you will not surrender, you'd cross over! Elisha was in-between fire and the Jordan river; and he had no choice but to cross the river - because the fire was fast approaching him. The bible recorded that he took the mantle which fell from Elijah and smote the Jordan river. The moment he did that, the river created a passage for him. Oppositions are opposite-positions to the intended position. And If you'd add a little more effort, the oppositions ahead will let you take your proper position. My father has oft

TIMELY NOTES! The life of a christian is like that of a man who decides to visit a zoo. As long as he doesn't brake into the domain of the wild animals, he is safe. The bible says that "those who are born again do not continue in sin, but they keep themselves, and the evil one cannot touch them". As long as the man is within the zoo, he must abide by the Zoo Access Rules. Also, as long as we're born again, we must abide by the rules that govern our Christianity. You can't consciously enter the lion's den and expect not to be devoured. Also, you can't consciously continue to sin against God and not expect the devil to torment you. God is merciful to forgive, but the only way we can prove His mercy is to first detest sin. God is faithful and just to forgive; but the fact that He is just to forgive doesn't mean He'd just forgive you. Many believers are suffering demonic torments because they live in the assumption that God has forgiven them; meanw

TIMELY NOTES! Man is too intelligent to be taught by another man. You must have heard that "if all you know are things you were taught, then you know nothing". Every individual was created with equal capacity to accommodate knowledge; but the reason why our intellectual power has variance is because many people engage in personal development. We may have classmates, but I've never seen a group of people who are knowledge-mates. That also means that we may be in the same class but drawing from different knowledge base. Daniel was in the same class with many other magicians and astrologers; but the bible records that he had a knowledge base that was connected to God - which made him ten times better than his peers. You can't continue learning from the same limited-source and expect to be free in a world with unlimited challenges. The presence of a challenge declares the absence of knowledge; and the reason why many professors are still struggling with life is simply

TIMELY NOTES! How are you today? Wouldn't you be surprised if Jesus asked you that question? What would even be your response? Would you say "fine", just as you often respond to people? Or, would you give a more detailed response? Maybe you'd be silent for a moment, then burst into laughter until you forget your pains and worries. Or perhaps, your needs will suddenly be met at the instance of his voice, and your heart will be filled with joy unspeakable. The bible says the voice of the Lord is powerful, and full of majesty. You can't be hearing a powerful and majestic voice on a daily basis and not have a good day. Many believers are struggling to make ends meet, not because they don't demonstrate their faith, but because they lack the voice of the Lord. When God speaks to you, everything begins to speak for you. If the president declares me as his brother, everybody that hears it must respond to the declaration - their proofs notwithstanding. The problem

TIMELY NOTES! Be open-minded with God! Even if what He says is not in existence, He has capacity to create it. As a matter of scriptures, things are created at the instance of His word. Remember how creation took place; he spoke things into existence. When God speaks, everything hears and acts accordingly. When He said "let there be light", light was instantly created. When he commanded the waters and the earth to be separated, the separation occurred without delay. God is more interested in our faith than our prayers. The bible explains that God is willing to avenge the believers that pray to him day and night, but the only thing that will limit him is the absence of faith. Let your faith in God be limitless. The bible says He is able to do all that we ask or think. Which also means that He can do all that we ask, and even those things which seems too big for our mouth to ask. That's how far we'd go on today's Timely Note. But take this last words; IF GOD C

TIMELY NOTES! Learning is the only medicine for knowledge. Illiteracy is an ailment that hurts more than any disease in life. The reason why the bible considers hard labour as foolishness is probably because those who engage in them don't know how to convert their hard labour into large profit. The bible says "the labour of the foolish wearies everyone because he doesn't know how to get to the city". There is always a more knowledgeable way to do everything. The reason why certain things are too hard for you is because you're too soft on knowledge. If you want to experience an easy life, don't go easy on knowledge. And if you want to increase your rating in life, increase the rate at which you learn. Knowledge moves in the speed of light; there's really no one that it cannot catch up with. That also means I can do more than my mentors have done, if only I'd be consistent in learning. That's how far we'd go on today's Timely Note. But

TIMELY NOTES! The more you hear of what you really are, the farther you go from the things you ignorantly do. A certain man had a terminal disease, and was told he was going to die in a few months. The more he heard the doctor's voice in his head, the weaker he became. After some weeks, he met with a christian who led him to Christ and invited him to church. He enjoyed the message that was preached, and consistently attended all their services. He discovered that the words from the church strengthened him, while the words from the doctor made him weaker. He decided to stop listening to the doctor, and concentrated on the messages from the church. Mysteriously, he had attended the church services for over a year before he remembered that he was supposed to die some months back. And that how the things he was hearing influenced his health. That's how far we'd go on today's Timely Note. But take this last words; CHOOSE WHAT YOU HEAR! REMEMBER THAT YOU'D NATURALLY

TIMELY NOTES! You're just one idea away from excellence! If people are not thinking about you, then it means you don't have ideas. Ideas naturally attract people with resources. You can't have a true idea and not have resources to match. As a matter of thoughts, God will often give you ideas that centres on the resources you have. When an idea drops into your mind, just look around you, you'd find the resources to match. During the times of consistent blackout, a certain poor man looked for a job and couldn't find one. It suddenly occurred to him that he could supply candles to the retailers who also travel long distance to buy them. He didn't have money to implement this idea; however, he negotiated with all the retailers around the community to pay the cost of buying the quantity of candles they need, but to pay a subsidized amount for transportation. Now, because he was buying in large quantity, he paid an wholesale price for the candles, and also enjoyed

TIMELY NOTES! My pastor once said "if you don't want to see shame, then do the same". It's also a popular saying that "every true star rises on the shoulder of another". Jerry Savelle began his ministry preaching like Kenneth Copeland, his mentor; but today, he preaches like himself. The reason why Elisha asked for a double portion of the grace upon Elijah was because he had enjoyed the grace on Elijah all along, and he knew that the only way he could accomplish more than Elijah did was to acquire a double portion of his grace. Emulating the people you like is not a bad thing. As a matter of thoughts, it's a requirement for discovery of purpose. I discovered my purpose in 2013; but before then, I had written and spoken like my pastor. Saying the things he said has given me enough confidence to say the things I'm inspired to say. There are many people whose potentials are crying out for examples to follow. If you're not sure of what people wil

TIMELY NOTES! What is the meaning of your life? Virtually everybody knows the meaning of their names; but only a few know the meaning of their lives. What's the use of your name if your life has no meaning? People don't celebrate names, rather, they celebrate life - even at death. And even if your name is "Silver, Gold or Diamond", if your life does not add value to others, nobody will remember you when you're gone. The reason why many presidents and leaders will never be remembered is because they were promoting their names instead of promoting values in the lives of their followers. According to scriptures, every man is a solution to something. But a solution can only be validated when it has solved its intended problem. Play time is over! It is time to discover who you are - so you can consciously add meaning to the lives of others. A global take-over is fast approaching; and only those who understand their purpose will be a part of it! That's how far

TIMELY NOTES! When a principle is set by a superior person, all his subordinates will be subject to it. For instance, you shouldn't expect to be alive if you decide to jump off a ten storey building. And that's because the principle that governs gravity was created by a superior person. You may amend your own principles easily; but to change the principles of your superior, you'd need to become like your superior. Naturally, any weight must sink when it contacts water. But Jesus was able to amend it when He walked on water - and that's because he created the principle. With faith, Peter also walked on water; but when he lost faith, he became subject to the principles of sinking. Naturally, everybody in the world are subject to sickness and diseases; but sickness and diseases are subject to the principles of God's word. So whenever you see sickness around you, get back to the word. That's how far we'd go on today's Timely Note. But take this last wo

TIMELY NOTES! Practice makes perfect! Perfection will never be attained in a profession that is not consciously practiced. Faith is a profession that also requires practice. And just as we have legal and medical practitioners, we also have faith practitioners. A medical practitioner may begin his career by curing malaria or fever, but if he's consistent in the practice of Medicine, it won't be long before he begins to cure cancer and many other terminal diseases. If your faith cannot get you what you need, then you've not practiced enough. As a matter of scriptures, the bible says "if your strength fails you in the day of battle, then your strength is small. Faith is the strength of every believer; if you don't have faith, then you don't have strength. Faith practitioners don't only study the word, they also practice it. Studying the word without practicing it will never make you a faith practitioner; you'd only be deceiving yourself. That's h

TIMELY NOTES! Every believer is ordained to be at the top. And according to scriptures, they're expected to pull those who are not on top to the top. But you'd need a ground weight to make a great pull. Knowledge is the ground weight of every believer; the more knowledge you have, the more people you pull. Knowledge has capacity to both give you weight to pull, and a push - in case you're falling. There are many people who never have downtimes, because they sustain their uptimes with knowledge. Knowledge is never restricted; its access is unlimited. The reason why many people are so limited in life is probably because they're limited in knowledge. Knowledge is a major life-support factor; without it, the issues of life will drown you. That's how far we'd go on today's Timely Note. But take this last words; THE PRESENCE OF KNOWLEDGE WILL MAKE AN ENVIABLE DIFFERENCE IN YOUR LIFE. MAKE IT AN HABIT TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY. Have a most fruitful wee

TIMELY NOTES! It's possible to be doing the right thing and still be ignorant of it. And as long as you're ignorant to the right things you do, you may never receive the rewards. You can't expect results from nothing; results are only expected from things we are aware of. Many people have not changed position because they're expecting promotion from nothing. Holding nothing can't get you promoted; you need to hold something of value to be promoted. Actually, people who hold something of value naturally feel promoted. It's not enough to know the right thing to do, you must do it with a result-consciousness. The bible says people are destroyed because they lack knowledge; but I've observed that many people have knowledge, but they don't know what to expect when the knowledge they have is applied. And I perceive that the major cause of their destruction is their ignorance of what to expect from the application of the knowledge they have. That's ho

TIMELY NOTES! Knowledge is like a fluid of excitement that flows within it's carrier. The world is gradually losing her happiness, and she's impatiently waiting for the sons of God to re-ignite the excitement. But unfortunately, the sons that the world is waiting for are also experiencing destruction - because they lack knowledge. You must strive to break the barriers between you and knowledge. Many people have concluded that the reason why they can't acquire concrete knowledge is because they don't have the resources; which usually means they don't have the money or time. But acquisition of knowledge does not really require your money and time as much as it requires your desire. If your desire to acquire knowledge is in place, every other resources will fall into place. That's how far we'd go on today's Timely Note. But take this last words; THERE'S REALLY NO EXCUSE FOR IGNORANCE THAN UNWILLINGNESS TO LEARN. IF THERE IS A WILL, THEN THERE'

TIMELY NOTES! I recently decided not to eat until I've read at least one chapter of a book in my library - on a daily basis. It's probably the most difficult decision I've had to make for myself, but improving my intellectual power at the expense of feeding myself is a tradeoff that I was willing to make. That also means that I'd prefer to loose weight than to loose worth. Phones with low graphics and lesser functionalities hardly consume battery life. But if you want improved graphics and functionalities, then expect a lesser battery performance. Come to think of it; if I chose battery life over functionality, then I may not have discovered my writing potentials. I perceive that the reason why many people are not growing is because they're not willing to tradeoff their comfort. Growth may affect your beautiful moments now, but it would definitely create beautiful effects in your future. That's how far we'd go on today's Timely Note. But take this