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

TIMELY NOTES! Life is a very long journey. If you doubt me, count the number of years it took you to reach this message. And if you can read this clearly, it means you're intelligent and sound. Let's take a minute to reason; where were you at this time five years ago? What paths have you crossed? Are you still on the same lane? Is life's traffic affecting your movement? Would you prefer to park your life as a man parks his car? Really, do you even have a destination? I figured out that many Christians have great desperation, but without a clear destination. A desperation without a destination is the same as perspiration without inspiration. No matter how hard you work, if nothing is inspiring you, your hard work will end in futility. Inspiration is like the spark light that triggers a gas cooker. No matter how much gas flows in the air, it won't produce fire until it is exposed to heat. Its presence in the air may be obvious, but it just won't catch a fire. The ...

TIMELY NOTES! The future is bright! Yes, likewise the sun. But what have you achieved with your bright future? The sun doesn't shine for nothing; it shines so that men can have enough light to work. The sun is bright, but nobody goes to it; likewise, the future is bright, but nobody goes to it, not even a time machine. The brightness of our future is only an advantage to our present. If you don't do any productive thing with your present, the brightness of your future will be irrelevant. Jesus is the sun of righteousness, the bright and morning star, and the future of every christian. My father used to say "the future looks bleak" during our morning devotion. But if Jesus is our future, then it means that our future cannot look bleak, rather, it will continually be bright. However, the problem is not the bleak or bright future, it is our weak responsibility towards our presence. No matter how bright our future may be, if we don't embrace the present, we'd ...

TIMELY NOTES! Doing a good thing is not the same as doing a good thing with a good understanding. Many people do good on a daily basis, but with an inferior understanding. And many of them never see the rewards for their good deeds because of the low quality of their understanding. My father in the faith defined wisdom as "knowing what to do and doing it"; but let me include that "understanding is doing what to do to get the expected result". The bible tells us that "wisdom is the principal thing; therefore we should get wisdom. But after we get wisdom, let's get understanding". That also means that "knowing what to do and doing it" isn't enough, it is "knowing what to do and doing it the right way" that guarantees a change. Many people, marriages, businesses, and careers are suffering, not because they're not doing what they should do, but because they don't have a good understanding of what they do. That's ho...

TIMELY NOTES! Can you give your life for a wicked man? Well, I may give my life for a good man, but it won't even cross my mind for a wicked man. As a matter of fact, I've often prayed to God to judge every wicked person around my life. Every christian hates the sight of wickedness; they'd fast and pray to see the end of a wicked man's menace. Also, the bible tells us that God judges the righteous, but He is angry with the wicked everyday. If God is angry with the wicked, and if we're made in His image, then it's only natural for us to be angry with the wicked. What kind of person is Jesus? The whole world was filled with sin and great wickedness against God; yet in Romans 5:8 the bible tells us that God proved His love, such that, while we were yet sinners and filled with wickedness, Christ died for us. That also means that even though God is angry with the wicked, He still loves them. The bible further explains that God does not desire that anyone should p...

TIMELY NOTES! There are some elements that go along with a dreamer. People are supposed to talk about you, they're supposed to hate you, you're supposed to get into tight places, you're supposed to be controversial, you're supposed to face one thing and another. But all of them are road maps; whenever you see these things, you should know you're on the right track. When you see all hell breaking loose in your life, it's a sign that you're on the major road. The reason why they build pedestrian bridges on a highway is because cars on the highway don't stop for people to cross. And if you don't want to use the bridge, then you may have to wait till the vehicles are far away from you. But the devil is never far away. When Moses started complaining to God about the red sea ahead, the Pharaoh behind, and the murmuring people of Israel with him. God was amazed because He had initially given him a rod of breakthrough. God had to remind him that despite ...

TIMELY NOTES! What's happening with your mouth? In James 3:10, the bible says "out of the same mouth proceedeth blessings and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so". It's obvious that God didn't design our mouth to speak evil or curses, rather, he created them for blessing. Many people have consistently said negative things with their mouth to an extent that even good words now sound evil in their mouth. I perceive that God often gets angry with our mouth. Just imagine, the same mouth you use to praise God is the same one you use to condemn a fellow man -  who was made in God's image! I believe this is why God will be judging man based on the words of our mouth. That's how far we'd go on today's Timely Note. But take these last words; OUR MOUTH HAS POWER ENOUGH TO MAKE OR DESTROY US. LET'S RESTRAIN FROM SPEAKING EVIL. Have a most fruitful day! In Jesus precious name! #TimelyNotes An Inspiration of The Almighty

TIMELY NOTES! I've never seen a plant that grows from different locations. Every plant naturally grows in the location in which it is planted. Many believers are not growing because they're not planted in a church; they go from church to church on a weekly basis. In Ps 92:12-13, the bible explains that "the righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, and grow like the Cedar in Lebanon, as long as he is planted in the house of the Lord". Jesus is in every church, but He also chooses the church where our services will be useful to Him. In Deut 12:13-14, the bible warns that we should not sow our seeds in every place that we see, but the place that God will show us. It further says that He will give us His instructions in that place. For instance, my place of worship is Winners Chapel International. And for the last 14-weeks, we've been working on an instruction to rescue the unsaved souls. And to be candid, God has been blessing us in return. That's how far...

TIMELY NOTES! Someone recently asked me to pray to God to release the rewards of all my labour in His kingdom. But as much as I wanted to pray as instructed, a question kept popping up in my mind. How do I know that God has not rewarded me? I was compelled to ask a friend the same question, and she said "our rewards should be connected to our expectations; and if our expectations are not met, then it means that God has not rewarded us". I respect her depth of understanding, but I've also thought in that direction for a long time. In Rev 22:12, the bible explains how God rewards; it says He comes quickly, and His reward is with Him, to give everyone according to his work. This means that man cannot determine the reward he'd get for his labour. However, he can labour more until he receives a reward that meets his expectation. I've heard testimonies of individuals who were in great pain and affliction for years; and for sure they prayed and even engaged in kingdo...

TIMELY NOTES! Everything has changed! Even yesterday has suddenly become today. They say "change is the only constant thing", which makes it the only thing that lacks ability to change. In other words, everything else can change, but change cannot change. Situations also experience change; if your life is not experiencing changes, then you're probably not submissive to agents of change. Don't tell me there's no way out of your predicaments. Don't tell me you've tried everything, and nothing seems to be working. Don't tell me that a good husband or wife is hard to find. Don't tell me that the school will never admit your kind. Don't tell me that the economic degradation has reduced the rate of employment, and so you can't get a good job. Don't tell me that you don't have an idea, because the real truth is that you have great ideas, you just haven't harnessed them yet. Don't give me that "it can't be done" mi...

TIMELY NOTES! Everything has changed! Even yesterday has suddenly become today. They say "change is the only constant thing", which makes it the only thing that lacks ability to change. In other words, everything else can change, but change cannot change. Situations also experience change; if your life is not experiencing changes, then you're probably not submissive to agents of change. Don't tell me there's no way out of your predicaments. Don't tell me you've tried everything, and nothing seems to be working. Don't tell me that a good husband or wife is hard to find. Don't tell me that the school will never admit your kind. Don't tell me that the economic degradation has reduced the rate of employment, and so you can't get a good job. Don't tell me that you don't have an idea, because the real truth is that you have great ideas, you just haven't harnessed them yet. Don't give me that "it can't be done" mi...

TIMELY NOTES! Before God answers your prayer, He checks for your desire. The bible says "what thing soever you desire, when you pray...". That also means that if it's not a desire in your heart, then it shouldn't be a prayer point in your mouth. Desire is a compelling force; it naturally compels answers to come. The reason why many people are not getting answers to their prayers is probably because their desire for what they're praying for is not strong enough to call forth the answers. Desire sees how much you can get, while prayer gets how much you can see. If you don't get anything after your prayers, then it means you didn't see anything. The bible says we should "watch and pray"; in other words "see and get". God told Abraham that He will give only as far as Abraham could see. Desire is a clear picture of what you want, while prayer is a clear fusion that links your desires to reality. That's how far we'd go on today...

TIMELY NOTES! The bible says "let God be true, and all men liars". That also means that no man has capacity to tell the truth, except he is speaking through the word of God. This has been proven many times; a doctor would diagnose a terminal diseases on a believer, and by the time the believer comes back for a rescan, the terminal disease had been terminated by the power of God. Doctors and forecasters should learn this; they may have facts, but God's word is the only truth. And in the face of truth, facts are false. They should learn how to integrate the truth into their facts. For instance, if a cancer patient is told that "though he has cancer, but the truth is that God has a cure to all kinds of diseases", he'd have hope. If forecasters see heavy rain ahead, they can say things like "though we see a heavy downpour ahead, but we are believers, and we are not moved by what we see". Fact does not create hope, it is truth that does! A time is c...

TIMELY NOTES! Knowledge, when not applied, may become stale or unsuitable after a while. People say "No knowledge is a waste"; but I'd like to add that "knowledge without timely application may become a weight". Many people are thinking about what they know, instead of doing what they know. The reason why you'd often find intelligent but frustrated people around you is probably because what they know is not giving them their desired breakthrough. I once told a friend during a church service that - I was tired of listening to powerful exhortations from our pastor, and that I wanted to start getting powerful results. I can assure you, that's not something anybody would want to say in the middle of an inciting exhortation. But to my amazement, our pastor said the same thing few seconds later. He said "what you've learnt is enough, when are you going to start getting the results?". That's how far we'd go on today's Timely Note...

TIMELY NOTES!  Are you ready? It has been said that "success is sure when preparation meets with opportunity". That sounds encouraging; but people have stopped looking for encouragements, rather, they're deeply in search of truth. I've come to realize that preparation no longer meets with opportunity. If you think it does, why isn't everybody getting opportunity? Opportunity has become a big shot, it doesn't have time for people who are still undergoing preparation.  However, there is something that gives a quicker access to opportunity. It's called readiness! As a matter of thoughts, ready people don't meet opportunities, they create them. Ready people don't hope for things to come, they create an avenue for things to come. Opportunity is majestic, it will take readiness to secure its attention. Having the necessary qualifications for a job doesn't mean you're ready for the job. And this has been the undoing of many individuals.  That'...

TIMELY NOTES! Have you not heard, that those who run in a race run till they reach the finish line? Don't be deceived; in the race of life, everybody is a competitor. There are no fans or supporters; everybody runs for his own place. Even your coach is also on a race; if you don't perform up to expectation, he'd look for another person to coach. People who benefit from you, and people who you directly benefit from are also in the race. They'd continue praising you as long as you continue releasing benefits to them. But when they stop seeing the benefits, many of them will change track. Life is not fair; so don't run a fair race! Be a smart runner; make sure you make a mark when the baton is passed to you. If you slow down for your friend, you may lose the trend. If your friend is losing his place, make sure you don't. Two losses can't make a win; it will take a winner to mentor a loser. Your friend may not like you if you leave him behind, but he won...

TIMELY NOTES! Don't give me that impression! Plants and animals didn't just grow into existence; the moon and the sun didn't just appear from nowhere; they are all creations of a Creator. Fast horses didn't create fast cars; rather, fast cars were created by people who fastened their mind to see the laxities of our transportation system. We need to develop a mindset that is open to everything. As believers, we're not permitted to have an impossibility-mindset. Every believer works with God; and all things are possible with God. Many people pray ceaselessly to God for opportunities, yet they keep stabbing these opportunities with their impossibility mentality. Even the best man for a job has his best man for the job. Don't define your present capacity by your previous experiences or the experience of others; you can always develop your capacity to compliment your previous experiences. That's how far we'd go on today's Timely Note. But take these...