God wants you to forget the past. No matter how terrible the past was, God wants you to forget it! Even if it was very great, you still need to forget it. Many times the good past stands in the way of our better future. The past is really only useful as it helps us to understand the present and the future. Other than that, your future does not need to be a reflection of your past.

One of the questions people ask me many times is how possible it is to really forget the past. Well, forgetting the past does not mean the erasure of the past from our memories but ensuring that the ignoble past does not necessarily interfere with the glorious future.

If the past was good and desirable, it only shows that the future should be better. If all the necessary variables are in place, as one grows up, with time, experience and learning, maturity should increase. That really means that you can do better than your past!

Whenever you desire your past, it is because you have missed some steps in the present. Nature has created us to be forward looking and forward moving. Our eyes are always looking forward. You need to turn your whole body backwards to look at the past.

If your wife offended you in the past, let it be really in the past. If you had a child out of wedlock and you have made things right, let it really be in the past. Let the past be really past.

One of the greatest lessons you will ever learn in life is to let the past live in the past.

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In this information age, it is necessary to have a backup for all your data. However, it seems that sometimes we take this thought into our relationship with God. We make alternative arrangements in case prayer does not work. We have backup plans in case His promises do not come to pass. While it makes sense in the natural, this is the very basis for unbelief.

For Peter, he did not throw his net away. He merely kept it. We know this because later on in life, he brought it out when it looked like Christ was failing. What are your alternatives in case God fails?

It looks foolish to put all our eggs in the one basket of Jesus but that is the only way that works. Every other ground is sinking sound. Any other approach will make us miserable – losing from both worlds. You will notice that God’s demands are absolutes – you follow Him leaving all other loves.

What stands between giving YOUR ALL and YOUR GOD? 99% of our lives will never be enough. He wants all. The truth is He will have it – either now or later in eternity. Let us give our all to Him by submission so that He does not take it by collision.

Your song today and evermore should be, “Lord, I surrender all.”

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Last year, the Lord laid it on my heart that there is the need to raise people who love Him and will be useful in His hands for His glory.

Since then, I have started a couple of meetings where we share together God’s mind concerning this generation and the role of individual believers. As part of the mandate, the Lord has also been faithful in ensuring that diverse impartations are guaranteed during our meetings. People are raised to go and impact their worlds. I am sure that some people will arise out of these meetings that will turn around the fortunes of our nation Nigeria.

I have had different sessions in Port Harcourt and in Lagos. This time, it is the turn of Abuja in Nigeria.

Date: Saturday, April 17, 2010
Time: 9.00am
Venue: Harmonia hotels, Plot 896, Gimbiya Crescent, Garki II, Abuja, Nigeria.
Organizers: Crusaders of the Cross Ministry (www.crusadersofthecross.org)

Be a part of this move of God. Attend it if you can. Invite your friends to be a part of it.

I am sure that the meeting will leave you entirely transformed in Jesus name.

For more enquiries, you can call Sis. Uju on +2348033169652 or Bro. Emmanuel on +2348068531240.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

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I was tired when I got to Lagos because of the recent change in the schedule of the airline I took (Aerocontractors). As I got to the venue of the meeting, I just went straight to rest because from experience, I know that God works more through a rested body. Gone are the days when I use this body the way I like. Now I am wiser and know that the message that my spirit will deliver will pass through my body, so the body needs to be kept intact.

By around 2am, it was my turn to take over. The Lord took us till 5am.

I spoke on the topic of Spiritual Gifts (I will put the message down for you to read when I am chanced.)

When it was time to pray, God was so gracious to us. We had someone baptized in the Holy Spirit. Someone also testified of the healing of an ailment that she came with. Someone said he saw a ring placed in his hand and I told him that that was a signet of spiritual authority. A sister said she saw a hand beckoning her to cross over, that she had stayed too long on the same level. There were testimonies left, right and center. God’s presence was so awesome that we didn’t feel like leaving the place.

These same people will now go and impact their world for Jesus. I believe that this is what mentoring is all about – helping others to get to where they are going. They will not be ‘me’ – just who they were created to be. I try within my limited time to relate with people on personal effectiveness, skills development, technology, and of course spirituality. My desire is to see a people filled with God and their purpose. My passion is to see our nation become that place where Spirit-filled, faithful, qualified and people of integrity will be at corridors of power and making the right decisions.

I have never stopped getting thrilled when the Lord moves in glorious power. I just kept praising Him, ‘who alone does wondrous things.’

I will be in Lagos quarterly for this and will start these same sessions in Abuja soon (probably in March).

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Well, I hear this over and over again. Generally such conclusions come from those that do not count their blessings.

Our blessings don’t mean so much to us until we count them! If you remember the last time you really appreciated God on something, you would remember that it was because you recounted all that you have passed through and how His faithfulness was with you.

I have personally observed that I appreciate God more when I have to give a testimony about His goodness or I am praising Him in my privacy and I go one after the other, the things He has done in my life. I have seen that His interventions matter more to me in moments of reflection.

Find time to think about His doings and you will never have another reason to look for issues to praise God about.

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Beloved, the problem always looks big whenever God is not the focus. If you focus on God, you will lose sight of the bigness of the problem.

Can you remember Peter? He walked on water as long as his focus was on Christ.

The water did not change, Jesus did not change, but the focus of Peter changed. Whenever your focus changes, you begin to sink amidst the storms of life. The noise of the stormy sea was designed to distract the attention of Peter.

Ever heard the boisterous noise of the storm? Remember always that it is there to distract your attention and to make you lose your focus.

Jesus told Peter that generally, the subject of our focus is what determines our level of faith. Your ability to walk on the water without looking at the water is the spitua virtue called focus.

I encourage you today to focus on God. I see your problems vanishing as you fix your gaze on God.

Do you know anyone going through some difficult times? speak there same words to them. Let them know that the waters will soon pass away.

“My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise” – Psalm 57:7.
“He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.” – Psalm 112:7

It is well with you in Jesus’ name.

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With the number still rolling in, thousands have been reported dead in the wake of the cataclysmic occurrence in Haiti, according to Adventures in Mission, and the figures are still rolling in. Don’t be bothered about the accuracy of the figure but about the lives that have been lost.

This is not mere statistics, it involves men. Our heart goes to them at this time and we have started praying for them.

But they need much more than our prayers. They need our support. They need shelter. They need food. They need more than prayers.

Do you like to support but don’t know how?

Adventures in mission Click here to help.
UNICEF Click here to help.
Doctors without borders Click here to help.
Red Cross Click here to help.

The following organizations are accepting SMS donations in the US only:
• SMS text “HAITI” to 90999 to donate $10 to Red Cross relief efforts.
• SMS text “YELE” to 501501 to Donate $5 to Yele Haiti’s Earthquake Relief efforts.

It is in moments like these that our closeness to the Lord is tested. Jesus Christ told us to identify with the afflicted.

Please pray and as God helps you send something. God bless you.

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Break down those long term goals into smaller, more manageable chunks. We are more motivated when we feel that we have activities in pieces that we can handle rather than whole lumps that we cannot handle. Have you ever noticed that you tend to go for things that are easy for you to do? That is because they look small or at least you are confident that you can do them. That is exactly what I am encouraging you to do.

Do you want to serve God more than ever before? Start where you are. Do you want to read the whole bible in a year? Get a reading plan and start following it.Do you want to have a targeted amount in your account by year end? Simple. Divide the target by the number of working days (or maybe everyday) and save that each relevant day. You want to write a book? Write a paragraph or more daily.

Achieving a great thing is simple. Handle them a little at a time.

You will get there.

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Has anyone said in your ears lately, ‘the year is still young’? Well, that is what I am talking about. The year is already in motion, start moving. It has left the station so there is no wisdom in waiting.

Early risers gain the ground. Don’t wait until mid-January to wake up. The time is now. Now is the time to start implementing all the things you have planned.

Never be a seasonal person. Carry your season within you. Some people are still in the season of spending. Others are in the season of doing nothing.

The year is no longer young. Just in six days, some have got a contract. Some have started writing their books. Others have started attending lectures to acquire the skill they have always wanted to acquire.

There is no time to waste. This year must be different in every respect. You must work with God to make your life better. No matter how good it was, it can be better.

Are you still sleeping? Are you still feeling numb and dumb? Arise now and start the moving.

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What really makes a new year are the changes you make in your life and the new things that God does in your life. It is important that we realize this as the year will be the same for most people as it was the previous year. It is good to understand the dynamics of how God works so that your expectations can be your manifestations.

If you can trust God for new things everyday and you can assess and evaluate your life from time to time, making the right adjustment and improvements where necessary, every day this New Year can be a new year for you. With the right mindset, not thinking that January is the only time for making improvements in our lives and trusting God for great things, I believe God with you that you will make it and this will be your best year so ever.

This is the first in my series of messages that can help you make the best of the year.

Happy New Year.

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