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

TIMELY NOTES! Faith has no regard for your feelings. Anytime you say "I'm feeling pain", faith says "you'd have to choose between me and pain". Faith is a jealous force, it can't share your attention with any feeling. The way people feel when they are cheated is the same way faith feels when you develop feelings for pain or needs. Scripture tells us that faith is rooted in love; that literally means that if you want to see the best of faith, then develop deep love for it. If you love faith, you won't think alternatives. If you love faith, you won't think impossibilities. Impossibility is the enemy of faith. As believers, we must give faith priority. God is pleased when He sees you with faith. Faith is highly recommended by God for every believer. Faith knows how to persuade God to stop your pains, heal your wounds, and supply your needs. So instead of developing feelings for your needs, just embrace faith and tell "her" how great ...

TIMELY NOTES! If you want to change the way you live, then change the way you respond to life. Responsibility is a life changer. You'd remain at the same level until you increase your level of responsibility. Responsibilities are opportunities to advance in life. Many people are not growing intellectually because they're not responsible for any intellectual matters. So also, many people are not growing spiritually because they don't take responsibility to meet the spiritual needs of others. A parent cannot be happy feeding their child for 30 years. And that's because they expect the child to be responsible for himself at that age. In Galatians chapter 4, God literally expresses His compassion when He said "many children are going to die as slaves because they've refused to take responsibility of a son. Jesus was born as a child, but He was given to the world as a Son. And the reason why He was given to the world is because He took responsibility for the wor...

LOVE IS THE WAY OUT! I used to think that no man deserved my honesty, not until I realized that I wasn't being honest for them, but for change. Love changes the way people think about you, it changes the way people see you, and it ultimately changes the way people relate with you. I told you how my director believed that I'm a Christian because I acted in love towards the company, by purchasing office needs and reporting the exact amount I bought them. Love is not just the feeling or compassion, it's truth and sincerity, it is peace and tranquility, it is righteousness and obedience to God's word. We don't have to cheat on people, we don't have to steal from people, we don't have to lie to people, because we've had too much of all these already. True change can only be effected by love. If the government loves the people, they won't lie to us. Love is God, and a man without God can't love. The reason why many nations are struggling is b...

TIMELY NOTES! I'm not just like God, I'm also as God. 1 John 4:17 talks about our love being made perfect, so that we can have boldness in the day of judgment, because "as He is, so are we in this world". If you don't know what it takes to be like God, at least you have all it takes to live as God lives. 1 John 4:8 tells us that God is love; and what a joy, the same love has been shed abroad in our hearts by His Spirit. Haven't you noticed? That every act of love often ends with this particular feedback; "this must be God!" Don't struggle to be like God, just live as God lives, and it won't be long before people would see that you're actually like God. People may doubt the words you speak, but they'd helplessly submit to the love you show. Love is fulfilling; that's why the Bible tells us that love is the fulfilling of the law. Everything else may fail and be doubted, but love can never fail, neither can it be doubted. I remem...

EVERYTHING GOD HAS IS YOURS! The prodigal son was celebrated with a feast the day he returned to his father. His father was so happy that he killed the most valued calf for this purpose. But his eldest son was displeased with the feast. He complained that he had worked for the father all these years, but the father had never given him a tangible thing, let alone organizing a feast. To his amazement, his father told him that everything he owned also belonged to him, but they had to celebrate the prodigal son because he was lost but now he is found. The year I gave my life to Christ, things were very rosy for me. It was like God knew what I needed, such that, before I prayed answers were waiting. But after some time, it reduced, and then it stopped. I began to judge myself, thinking that I may perhaps be doing certain things wrong. If only I had known that the time of celebration had ended. God wanted me to take responsibility as a son that I am. I use to feel jealous over some n...

TIMELY NOTES! Many people are victims of unanswered prayers. There's nothing you'd say to convince them about the graciousness and kindness of God. They've prayed many times, and many of these times there were no answers. What I do to such people is to plead with them to forgive God and trust Him again. There is no prayer that God doesn't answer, the only challenge is our lack of faith to receive the answer when it comes. I'd paraphrase Luke 18:7-8; it says "God will answer the prayers of His children quickly, but when His Son goes to deliver their desires, will He find faith in them?". We need to take responsibility for the delivery of answers to our prayers. God answers quickly, our faith is what is causing the delay. I remember praying to God to sell off a trailer load of light bulbs in one week, and the space of 3 days one man came and bought the whole container. I prayed for someone to recover her stolen phone in 5 days, and in exactly 5 days, in ...

GET A MASTER'S DECREE TODAY! Say unto Pharaoh "I will yet release one more plague, and after that, he'd let you go". That was a Master's decree handed to Moses during his mission to deliver Israel out of Egypt. Moses had tried many other terrible things; but each time he did, he asked Pharaoh the same question, "Let my people go that they may serve Me". That wasn't really a question, but I perceive it sounded like one, because Pharaoh kept giving him reasons why He can't release them. But when the decree came, it sounded differently, It was no longer "let my people go"; rather, it became "... after that, he will let you go". That's what The Master's decree does; it empowers you to acquire things without any further negotiation. If you're tired of employers turning you down and giving you reasons why they can't employ you, then get The Master's decree. You may ask, how do I get The Master's decree?...