I fell in love with this verse:
“I will be your God throughout your lifetime— until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will carry you along and save you.”
Isaiah 46:4 NLT
God does not create anything worthless. He is good, and everything He does is good. We cannot believe that God created us and also believe we are worthless. Begin to accept and enjoy yourself where you are, and God will help you get to where you need to be. #JoyceQuote
When God sends you or assigns you for any kingdom duty, don’t check your competence. He checked it already. You have probably not discovered yourself. As you obey, your true self will emerge. God knows His servants better than themselves. Obedience to God must be prompt. Stop checking whether you can do it or not.
Pastor Elvis Agyemang
Three years ago, I was the smartest Christian in the room.
Or so I thought.
I'd discovered this teacher, won't name him, but if you're in the "hidden Bible knowledge" corners of X, you know the type. He had charts. Timelines. Greek word studies that made seminary professors look like Sunday school dropouts.
And he had a hook:
"What the modern church won't tell you about [insert doctrine]."
I was hooked.
It started innocently. A YouTube video. Then a book. Then a private Discord where the "serious students" gathered.
Within six months, I couldn't listen to my own pastor anymore.
His sermons felt... basic. Shallow. Like he was feeding us milk while I was feasting on meat.
I'd sit in the pew mentally correcting him. "If he only understood the original Greek here..."
I wasn't being sanctified.
I was being isolated.
And I didn't see it because I felt smarter than I'd ever felt in my Christian life.
My wife asked me a simple question:
"Has all this studying made you love Jesus more, or just made you love being right?"
I got defensive. Angry, even.
Because deep down, I knew the answer.
I could chart the seventy weeks of Daniel. I could debate the Nephilim.
But I hadn't prayed—really prayed—in months.
I'd become a theological collector instead of a disciple.
THE FIVE SYMPTOMS I MISSED (That You're Missing Too)
Looking back, the red flags were neon. If you're in the early stages of what I went through, here's what you're experiencing right now:
1. You're Chasing the "Secret"
The content you consume always promises "What they won't tell you." Hidden knowledge. Lost books.
The trap: God doesn't hide truth from the humble. He hides it from the proud. (Matthew 11:25)
2. You Need Extra Books to Prop It Up
My teacher loved the Book of Enoch. Not as historical context—as required reading.
The trap: "To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them." (Isaiah 8:20, KJV)
3. You Feel Superior to "Average Christians"
This was the most intoxicating part. I'd scroll through Christian X and think, "These people have no idea."
The trap: "Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth." (1 Corinthians 8:1, KJV)
4. You're Poisoned Against Plain Preaching
I couldn't sit under normal teaching anymore. Expository sermons felt boring.
The trap: The gospel that saves is simple enough for a child. If you need a PhD to understand your teacher's "real" message, you're learning gnosticism.
5. It Produces Charts, Not Holiness
Here's the test I failed: I could draw you a timeline of the end times. But I couldn't tell you the last time I'd wept over my sin.
The trap: "By their fruits ye shall know them." (Matthew 7:20, KJV)
THE WAY OUT
I didn't leave because I got smarter.
I left because I got desperate.
One night, after another argument with my wife about my "studies," I broke.
I prayed the most honest prayer of my life:
"God, if I'm wrong, show me. Even if it humiliates me. I don't want to be right. I want to be Yours."
Within a week, the scales fell.
I deleted the Discord. Unsubscribed from the channels. Threw out the books.
And I went back to my church and wept through an entire sermon on the prodigal son.
If you're reading this and feeling defensive, you're where I was.
Run this test: Fail two of the symptoms above, and walk away before you lose three years like I did.
I'm not writing this from a high horse. I'm writing this from the ditch.
Here's what I came back to:
Jesus. Crucified. Risen. Coming again.
Repent. Believe. Be baptized. Make disciples.
Love God. Love neighbor. Die to self.
That's it.
No secret knowledge required. No hidden books. No elite club.
Just a bloody cross and an empty tomb.
And if that feels too simple, you're already in the trap
A good time to make this spread and trend again…….
Let’s go !
Jesus just has to be who He says He is. No one gives this joy that He gives.
We celebrate our king, JESUS !
ARE YOU WAITING ON THE WORD? THIS WILL BLESS AND STRENGTHEN YOU
You will always be tested and sometimes attacked in the direction of your rhema or prophetic word. Mark 4:17, Prov 30:5, Psalm 105:17. Eg, if you get a word on JOY, for instance, expect to be tested and attacked along that line. It would appear as though everything is coming to affect your joy. It’s the same for a word on Love, Patience, breakthrough etc. in fact, I coined a phrase for this some years ago - PROPHETIC CONTRADICTION - experiencing, in the moment, the direct opposite of what you receive and expect. This should not alarm you. In fact , it should further confirm and reinforce the validity of your word. What you should do through this is… 1. Hold fast to the word you have received like Blessed Abraham, stand fully persuaded knowing He who promised is faithful . 2. Keep speaking to your own hearing what you received. Speaking is a major part of believing. We believe and therefore we SPEAK. 2 Cor 4:13. 3. Find testimonies and instances in scriptures that speak to your situation and encourage your self in the Lord. 4. Continue and sustain Thanksgiving, Praise and worship in the face of the contradiction. Our praise of God must grow beyond transaction to unconditional devotion. Thanking God reminds your of His goodness. Praising Him reminds you of His greatness which in turn impact your faith. Worshipping Him, brings you to be more aware of His Holiness and character and this brings transformation. 5. Maintain and sustain JOY. Joy is not based on happenings. It is a spiritual force that actually prepares the ground for harvest. Psalm 126:5. Joy is actually a trigger for the miraculous. And its absence can also indicate dryness and fruitlessness.
“ 12 The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.”
Joel 1:12.
So, while you wait, engage this wisdom. And soon we shall laugh and rejoice with you. In Jesus’ name.
YOU ARE BLESSED !
When you are scared, remind yourself of God's word.
When you are in doubt, remind yourself of God's word.
When your strength is failing, remind yourself of God's word.
When you are confused, remind yourself of God's word.
When you are sick, remind yourself of God's word.
When you are going through a storm, remind yourself of God's word.
When things seem to be falling apart, remind yourself of God's word.
Remind yourself of God's word and be at peace.
Be conscious of His word more than the issue.
”Ask the Lord for rain in the spring, for he makes the storm clouds. And he will send showers of rain so every field becomes a lush pasture.“
Zechariah 10:1 NLT
”And God is able to make all grace [every favor and earthly blessing] come in abundance to you, so that you may always [under all circumstances, regardless of the need] have complete sufficiency in everything [being completely self-sufficient in Him], and have an abundance for every good work and act of charity.“
2 Corinthians 9:8 AMP
”But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.”“
James 4:6 NKJV
WELCOME TO THE OVERFLOW - All & Mega Grace !
Christ had 12 disciples.
1 betrayed him.
1 died of old age.
The other 10 were all tortured and martyrd for their faith. I'm talking about being boiled alive, skinned alive, crucified upside down and lit on fire, tortured.
That being the case, why is it that you, as a Christian seem to act surprised when people say things to attack you for your faith?
Why do you expect any of this to be easy?
It's not going to be easy to follow Christ.
Your faith is ultimately going to cost you everything and require every single aspect of you being offered up on an altar.
It's time to thicken up a bit and stop being overly sensitive reactionaries who crumbls at a few bad words. because as our predecesors have shown, it could be a lot worse.