Emmanuel Mbakwe

Pastor, apostolic leader, business advisor, leadership coach, mentor and published author. Most importantly husband and father.

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This is wishing all fathers - biological and adoptive - a very Happy Father’s Day. Keep loving. Keep providing. Keep protecting. Keep guiding. Keep giving. Keep leading. Keep on being a blessing - to today’s and the next generation. As keep on fathering, your legacy shall endure.

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You will be blessed in every way, and you will be able to keep on being generous. Then many people will thank God when we deliver your gift. (2 Corinthians 9:11).

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Money plays two key roles in people’s life: (1) it is a servant to the owner and a means of meeting present and future personal needs; (2) it is a means of serving others and building them up today and tomorrow. Seen from that perspective, it calls for faithful stewardship.

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Because he knows the road on which I travel, when he had tested me, I'll come out like gold. (Job 23:10).

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Testimonies matter. There’s always three parts to it: (1) Before; (2) What happened; (3) After. The process leads to the product. The transformation or result is proof that you have gone through a process, tested and approved.

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Whether you speak or others testify on your behalf, the facts speak for themselves. The simple truth is that if you want a testimony you must be willing to undergo the test.

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Me thinks she would do exactly what the first century Mary did - live a quiet, discreet life until the child’s birth. That’s the difference between a values-based, purposeful life, as opposed to one driven by the prevailing winds of the culture of the day.

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I sometimes wonder what Mary, mother of Jesus would have done if she lived today. Would she go on Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, X or any of the social media platforms to broadcast the news, or granted exclusive interviews to a global legacy media outlet?

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All that would be done in an effort to create as much publicity as possible in order to maximise the monetisation of the birth of baby Jesus.

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If a person is a product of his or her thinking (Proverbs 23:7), here are things to think about for best outcomes in life: things that are right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, praiseworthy. (Philippians 4:8).

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Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm. (Ephesians 6:13).

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Being a leader involves various tests; all of which are life long. They include: patience, integrity, pride/humility, competence, character, greed/contentment, humility, ethics, sacrifice, rejection, ‘wilderness’, etc. I pray that God’s grace will help you to pass each test.

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Do not fear people. Refuse to be intimidated by reputations. Don’t be overly concerned by what people will think or do. That’s a trap, a limitation. It binds, it impedes. Instead, fear God - love, respect and reverence - which brings liberation and release. (Proverbs 29:25).

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God’s promise is: ‘Kings will see you and stand up, princes will see and bow down, because of the Lord, who is faithful…who has chosen you.’ (Isaiah. 49:7b).

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Yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually come and attack me!’” (Luke 18:5).

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Faith matters. It is the key to victorious living. That’s because faith persists, perseveres and ultimately prevails, whatever the odds. The man or woman who lives by faith never gives up.

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And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’ “For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think…” (Luke 18:3-4).

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Modibo Keita, former President of Mali, spoke these words: ‘When the citizens of a nation deem their most accomplished thieves as the most electable, then they lose the right to complain when theft becomes their national creed.’ May we always choose character over charisma.

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Whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. (Proverbs 11:25b).

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Don’t stop helping, encouraging, building, strengthening or adding value to other people. In your moment of need, at the most unexpected time and place, you too will be a recipient of ‘boomerang blessing’.