Hello !
You might just need this.
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When you work with a leader or someone that stretches you beyond your comfort zone, and truly wants you to be a better version of yourself,
You have no idea what God is doing for you.
My late mentor, Pastor Eskor Mfon was never really
a professional musician per se, but was a great worshipper and one that had an ear for good music.
He would come into our choir room after we had spent hours rehearsing. He’d sit, cross His legs, rest his jaws on his palm, close his eyes and listen to what we had done. After a while, he’d shake his head, smile and heave an interesting sigh “aaaaahhhh !”, and then say to us “okay okay well done o, but we can’t give God this kind of worship tomorrow, let’s start again…” And believe me, another 2-3 hours of work…. He’d tell us, “you know we can’t take people to a place we have not been to ourselves…”
He would share scriptures, explain what ministry was all about, then sit with us as we slugged it out.
Anyway, those days would later become the foundation of my music ministry today.
Hmmm, There were days I thought “this stress is just too much” just to lead worship ??? But what did I know ? Poor boy ! My eyes opened one day, and I caught it.
The inheritance I got from him was not money and material things, even though he took good care of us. But the values, principles, work ethic, mind shift, wisdom, spiritual intelligence and understanding, emphasis on prayer, word, purity, integrity, character, excellence etc.
Today I honour him everywhere I go, because in hindsight, He was God sent - To a young man who only had talent, but with very little or no sense of direction.
So, to anyone out there, connecting with this post and perhaps in a similar place, I say receive GRACE to maximize the moment. Learn and glean all you can now, never despise the process, instead appreciate and honour it. For not everyone is privileged to have another man or woman who leave their own thing to sit on your matter, just to make sure you excel in life. It is a blessing !
And in case it appears to be taking longer than it should, may be, just maybe. you are cut out for the BIG TIME. And in no distant future we would be reading your own inspiring story.
But Please note ! Only make sure the person or leader is one that meets the criteria above - I.e, one who truly desires to see a better version of you and wants you to fulfill your prophetic destiny. And Not just one who seeks to hijack your life, control it and put in under lock and key.
Blessings
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Prayer isn’t just asking God for stuff. It’s how you stay connected to Him.
It reminds you who’s actually in control, keeps your heart aligned with His, and changes you even before it changes your situation.
LOVE isn’t a feeling that shows up and fades out. It’s a choice you keep making, even when it’s inconvenient.
1 Corinthians 13 lays it out, patient, kind, not jealous, not keeping score of wrongs. That’s not how the world defines love, the world’s version is mostly about what you get out of it.
God’s version is about what you’re willing to give, even when it costs you something.
Pornography and following Jesus don’t mix.
Jesus said even looking at someone with lust is already sin in the heart (Matthew 5:28). Porn isn’t harmless, it distorts intimacy, feeds lust instead of starving it, and pulls your mind further from purity, not closer to it.
Freedom is possible though. Confession breaks its power, accountability keeps you honest, and the Spirit gives strength willpower alone can’t.
Every Christian needs to have a sensitive conscience. Do not get used to sin. Do not get to the stage where you do not care anymore. Be sensitive to the little promptings of the inner voice, so you stay spiritual!
“If you were into pornography before you came to the lord, the proof that you have died to the world is that you’re dead to pornography”
~ Apostle Arome Osayi
Refusing to pray because of the guilt of your sins is like refusing to take your bath because you are dirty.
Today, don't let the voice of shame stop you from coming into His presence. He will not reject you.
Pray!