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

TIMELY NOTES! Be consistent in well-doing. As a matter of scriptures, God doesn't like it when we're not consistent. The bible says we should not be weary in well-doing, for we'd reap it in due season if we don't faint. It also says we shouldn't cast away our confidence, because it would be compensated with a great reward. The bank may be far away, but you'd still have to get there to claim your cheque. We need to begin to see our positive engagements and investments as if we're going to the bank. We may encounter traffic jam on the way, we may have to refill our tank in a fuel station, sometimes we may even need to turn back or stop to attend to a more urgent matter. Delay is not denial. You may have done so much for your spouse, your boss, your relatives, or even your children, just to make them see reasons to change, but yet, they still have that very character that you so much despise. Sometimes, you may be discouraged, and you'd even feel like r...

TIMELY NOTES! You can't get out of trouble by getting away from the trouble. You have to face it, and deal with it. For instance, If you want to have financial freedom, then be ready to simplify your lifestyle by spending less and saving more. If you want to resolve your marital problems, then create a win/win agreement that both of you will benefit from. If you want to do better in business, then be ready to solve those challenges that your competitors shy away from. If you want to do well academically, then you need to be well-informed about your academic works. Your five loaves and two fishes can feed five thousand, if only you'd invest them. Miracles are not mere accidents, they are deliberate acts of God provoked by the desperate acts of men. A miracle happens when God moves to resolves your challenges for you; but oftentimes, He doesn't move until you begin to make moves towards your challenges. In 2 Chro 20:17, God had already told Jehosaphat and his people that ...

TIMELY NOTES! I can eat my cake and still have it. I mean, what's wrong with that? This world is filled with ideologies of people who had some experiences in life. When they fail in a particular cause, they make a statement like "you'd need to be a superhero to make this work". When marriage does not work for them, they'd say "marriage is not for busy people". If they fail in school, they'd say "not everybody is wired to go to school". They just have a way of making anything that does not work for them a norm around them. These verbal blueprints have really affected our nations. Many people have signed up to live on their salary forever, because their parents had told them that "people who do business live a difficult life". The truth is, in business, you get paid for results, while in a job, you get paid for your time. Yeah, ofcourse you work had in the office, but think of the number of hours you spend doing nothing. It'...

TIMELY NOTES! Faith is like removing a coconut shell. The process may be difficult, but it won't change the fact that you need to remove the shell to eat the coconut. Everybody wants to enjoy God, but the challenge is that they don't like to endure in faith. Faith is not the promises of God, it is accessing the promises of God with absolute obedience to God's commandments. Don't tell me you're "believing God for a blessing" when you've not "done what He commands to receive the blessing". We don't need faith to enjoy blessings. I've never heard anyone say "Praise God, I ate and drank with faith today". Faith is only required to remove the strongholds that try to hinder our access to blessings. We'd discover from scriptures that every time faith was mentioned, the next thing that follows is an obstacle. Faith came against the fig tree, the storm, and the lunatic man. Faith cured the woman with the issue of blood, fed t...

TIMELY NOTES! Faith is not just about claiming a promise, it's about doing what has to be done to receive the promise. The bible tells us that we should follow those who through faith have received the promise. Heb 10:36 also mentions that we can only receive the promise after we have done the will of God. The ultimate of faith is to receive the promises of God, but to reach that ultimatum, the will of God has to be in place. It's more like saying the ultimate of a house is to provide shelter, but before shelter can be provided the house must be built. We're not supposed to struggle to receive God's promises just as a building does not struggle to provide shelter. The widow of Zarephat planned to prepare the last meal she had, so that she and her child can eat and die. I'm sure she had prayed and perhaps fasted for the promises of God to come to her home, and that's probably why God sent Elijah to her. But here was Elijah, instead of giving her the promise, ...

TIMELY NOTES! Faith gives uninterrupted access to blessings. In Luke 8, the bible records that; people were waiting for Jesus, Jairus needed Jesus to come to his house to heal his dying daughter, and at the same time, people were thronging Him - you know how it feels when the president is passing a community, everybody would be struggling to touch him. Everybody needed His attention, but it was just unfortunate that He was going to Jairus' house to heal his daughter. Now, here was a woman who didn't need His attention, instead, she only needed to touch the helm of His garment. And as soon as she did, her issue of blood ceased. Jesus turned for the first time and enquired about who had touched Him. His disciples were upset about the question because virtually everyone was touching Him. And when the woman unveiled herself, He made it known to the woman that she didn't need His attention because her faith had already given her what He would have given her. Faith does not n...

TIMELY NOTES! Be positive about everything, even the things you desperately need to change. Many people are still on the same job because of their negative attitude towards their job. They have this "I deserve a better job" attitude; which affects their job, relationship with colleagues, and the company at large. The truth is; if your attitude towards people does not bring peace to them, you won't see the hand of God. Remember that scripture admonishes that we should follow peace with all men otherwise we will not see God. The salary may not be up to your expectation, the business may not bring as much profit, your spouse may not be as supportive, your teachers may not be as intelligent, your children may not be as brilliant, but be positive! I've lived with a mindset that "nothing comes to me for nothing; everything that comes to me comes for a positive reason, and that reason must be positively accomplished". Things may appear bad, but it doesn't c...