STREAMS OF GREATNESS

INTIMIDATION IS A FRIEND TO NO ONE'S EXPLOIT  BY ADEDIRE ADEKANBI Life is flying by. You don't have time to waste being unfocused or intimidated. Don't miss your moment.  -Joel Osteen Don't be intimidated by other people's opinion. Only mediocrity is sure of itself, so take risks and do what you really want to do.  -Paulo Coelho You see, it’s so easy seeing a brother or sister on facebook and other social media platforms and exclaim, meenh! This brother or sister has gone far o and then you seal it by shouting Jesus!  This is wonderful! When am I going to ever attain this level. Let me quickly announce to you that many of this beautiful people have so many unanswered questions too. It's just that despite this, they have decided to continually make efforts to be a blessing to everyone around them which in most cases is powered by the help of the Spirit. So, if because of their manifestations you buried what you have in ...

DON'T LET YOUR PAST DEFINE YOU BY ADEDIRE ADEKANBI Your past does not define you and does not determine your future. Breaking from the past is one thing that seems hard. But then, it is key to our breaking forth! Don’t allow your past to build a stronghold in your mind, it will only end up hindering you from seeing the potentials in you. The devil confronts us with our past in order to scare us off and prevent us from possessing that glorious future.  The aim of the devil is to relegate us in our mind, to distort our vision and make us see nothing coming out of us. My friend, that's a BLACKMAIL, you are LOADED and ANOINTED, there is GREATNESS in you! The best revenge you can give the devil is to achieve what he thought you won’t be able to achieve. I don’t know how bitter your past experiences were, and I don’t care how dirty your past is, all I can see now is you emerging as a shining light.  I see you turning your MESS into a MESSAGE that...

DON’T LOSE YOUR INDIVIDUALITY BY ADEDIRE ADEKANBI Frustration is inevitable if all my energy is pumped into what I do because I want to become like some other persons. I don’t want to be you because am actually not you. I want to be whom Jesus has created me to be and function in my own area of uniqueness. You see, we try to fit in the mould cast by the society and some respected Personalities in our lives and we end up drying up inside. Even in the writing world, everyone still has his/her own uniqueness and focus, everyone has a pattern.  Following your own pattern keeps you relevant and a blessing within your own sphere of influence. Anything you do because you see others doing will never last in your hands, you will only get lost in the crowd. You don’t define yourself by looking at others, because they may not even measure up to what you think they are. Following them blindly means entering the same pit with them. Pause! Look within you, there ...

WRITERS, THE MESSAGE IS FIRST FOR YOU BY ADEDIRE ADEKANBI Its easy for someone who lacks character to write on character. It’s so easy for someone who lacks courtesy and good manner to write on it. You can write on prayer and yet struggling to pray, in fact you can share rhema in your writings and yet have a weak bible study life. People like this only read for the sake of sharing. Have you ever experienced this, that you are through with a particular write up and you are like, WOW! The world must see this, this is so hot and fresh. So, we jump a process and move quickly to share. The aftermath of that is that, a day is coming that you will violate what you have written and shared in public view of those who read, were blessed and told you more grace. You will end up not representing Christ well. So, when you receive a revelation and you pen it down, you internalize it by praying it into your life, thereby causing a transformation from inside out, then you share....

I BRING YOU A BETTER WAY OF RELAXING WHERE YOU KILL TWO BIRDS WITH JUST ONE STONE BY ADEDIRE ADEKANBI I think its high time we realized that we can't be here and there, we can’t look up and at the same time look down, we can’t kiss the devil and at the same time kiss Jesus. We can’t sit on the fence, we must stand for something. Its about time we stop this deception, claiming we are for light and at the same identifying with darkness. How do you have a long list of worldly music on your phone and still go to church to lift up soiled hands, not holy as we claim. You sing like you will never sing again, crying and sobbing profusely in church, only to get home and turn on a dirty music, you also sing and dance like its your last opportunity. Who are we deceiving! Check the song list of some choristers and you will be amazed. How dare you think you will go scot free with all this? Whoever tells you that is only looking for accomplice that will perish in hell. You...

MAKE THE MOST OF IT, IT IS NOT A MERE COINCIDENCE  BY ADEDIRE ADEKANBI Our experiences, either good or bad add beauty to our lives in a way. Most especially when we walk through them triumphantly and even otherwise. Either ways, it is expedient we lay hold on great lessons of life in all our life's experiences.  This will make us a first-hand knowledge giver backed by first-hand experience, not based on hearsay or  second-hand impressions. Its more beautiful to help people through situations you have gone through and has made you a better person. There is a reason for where you are, there is a reason for what you have gone through, don't just let it pass. You are being prepared and sharpened for something bigger and greater. Pray that the holy spirit open your eyes to the why of where you are, and where you have been. Yes, it was a mistake, but God has equipped you to show others the paths they shouldn't thread cos you were in i...

TRY TILL YOU FLY BY ADEDIRE ADEKANBI Trying out something more than once does not put you in the class of strugglers. Bartholomew called out to Jesus continuously until his miracle surfaced.  The top is meant for the persistent and  resilient, people who never got tired of trying till they achieved tremendous success. The top is not meant for the weak and beggarly at heart, the fearful and the lazy people. The world is waiting to celebrate those who stick to their conviction and deem it fit to rise up each time they fall, regardless of their momentary circumstances. Don't allow your present predicament to define you. You have been blessed and loaded with rich messages that your generation will eternally be grateful for. Friend, If you rise up without a notable impart and delivery, you haven't  learnt anything from your fall. Rising up again to show you've gat something to pass on to your world is very key. In fact trying and failing shows th...

TRUST AND WAIT PATIENTLY BY ADEDIRE ADEKANBI When everything looks dark, and your eyes are dim by reason of sorrow, and you are deserted by all your loved ones; When you have dropped CVs and attended interviews at different places and no call from any; When it seems you are the only one pushing, and you feel like you are the only one doing the night prayers;  When you have to go for evangelism on empty stomach and it seems you are the only one in such shoes; When you look into your wardrobe and all your clothes are fading, and  you are passing through dark days; When you look into your wallet/purse and all you see is ID cards, and you are going through your trying times; When you are going through God's dealings to bring out the best in you;  When you just discover a potential and you are trying to deploy it, and it looks absurd to people; During your sowing period and when waiting for harvest, wait patiently and Trust.  I e...

THE FEAR OF 'WHAT IF?'  What if I lay my hands and miracle does not happen? What if people oppose me, when I stand up to give my opinion? What if I don’t get another guy, after breaking this relationship? What if my write up is not acceptable? What if the book did not sell? What if I pray and answer does not come? What if I forget my lines? What if the business does not survive? What if people don’t accept me? What if I don’t get a new job? What if money does not surface?  What if I don't live up to expectation? What if I miss the target? What if I get fired? What if I go out for evangelism and no convert? Ad infinitum. *********************** Now, FEAR paralyzes your sense of moving forward, cripples your visions. It blindfolds you and prevents you from seeing ahead. It hinders you from taking a BOLD step, it quenches every inner drive. It orchestrates low self esteem, kills potential. It makes you chicken out at the last minute, dimini...

WE ARE THE TRIUMPHANT PEOPLE BY ADEDIRE ADEKANBI If you look at the company of Jesus, his disciples, the twelve, you will realize that they were weak and beggarly people, unworthy and unqualified men, people the world would regard as not having any good to give out. ‘No good can come out of you', I believe was what they heard constantly from people. But this were the very set of men that attracted Jesus, this is deep, I tell you! No wonder 2 Cor 4:7 says, “but we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us”. This is getting interesting, look at this, We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. Is this natural and normal? No way, because the law of natural process has been defied. The scripture above is the results weak and beggarly people get when they are yielded to God and this in turn shows to the wor...

HE IS OUR DELIVERER BY ADEDIRE ADEKANBI Being a faithful Christian is so challenging and demanding. Thank God we are not riding on our strength, but on the strength of Yahweh. Many would have turned back, perished at the battle front, wax cold, swept away by the affairs of this world. Thank God for his Spirit that constraints us and cut down our excesses, making us usable by God. Many are the perils, the oppositions, the temptations, the attacks and confrontations, but by the strength of the Spirit, our backs are not on the ground. Many times you want to go see a friend, see a movie, you even want to sleep, or gist, you want to flex, and the Holy Spirit tells you, son/daughter sit and study the word or pray.  Obedience has brought great reward and growth. Also, the repercussions of some disobedience has also pruned us and help us appreciate the person of Holy Spirit. Sometimes, God allows us to experience certain situations that are absolutely beyon...

STRIKE A BLOW TO YOUR BODY AND MAKE IT YOUR SLAVE  BY ADEDIRE ADEKANBI If we will ever so win the prize, demand is placed upon us to strike a blow to our body and make it our slave. Have you ever experienced this, that shortly after preaching a message, the devil confronts you with a temptation that has to do with the message you just preached? Writers in the house, have you ever written on a particular topic, and the devil brings a temptation that has to do with the write up you just shared? Have you been overcoming or falling helplessly? No wonder Paul says in 1 Corinthians 9:27 that, “But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified”. Preaching, singing, writing a particular message does not automatically make you immune to falling in that same area of life. In fact, once you preach a message, you become the number 1 target of the enemy in that area. That is why we must...

ITS NOT ABOUT ASPIRING TO BE KNOWN, BUT DOING WHAT YOU ARE BORN TO DO BY ADEDIRE ADEKANBI God has equipped us with grace for exploit according to each man's ability (don’t forget we have ability of God on the inside of us). When I say according to your ability, its not according to our human weaknesses, but according to strength that flows from the Spirit which is at work on the inside of us. We are to advance the kingdom of God, not starting from Judea, but from our Jerusalem. We can impart our world better when we follow the process, not just haphazard approach.  We all have something in our hands to work with, but most men can’t decipher such because we are expecting something spectacular from somewhere else which does not usually come until we discover what we have in our hands. You are here on earth, not as a biological accident but predestined by God to be here and all you need for your advancement was made provision for before your creation. Isn’t that...

ON THIS MATTER: MAKE YOUR DECISIONS NOW!  BY ADEDIRE ADEKANBI Oluwakemi Arokoyo shared something on Christian Women Matters page that says, “be faithful to your husband even before you meet him”. That sounds ridiculous ba? Well, its deep. There are decisions that are best taken now, not later. You don’t learn how to fight while on the battle field, neither do you learn the modus operandi of how to use a gun on the battle field, unless you want your carcass to be given to birds of the air. There are decisions that are best taken now that you are single, not after marriage. One of such decisions is deciding not to be a liability to your future husband, either you know him yet or not. For some, their husband will be like, thank God for this beautiful woman, she is a blessing. While for some, their husband will be like, this woman is a burden, God please help her. You have to determine where you are or where you want to be now, so that you won’t be another pr...

DON’T BE TIRED BY ADEDIRE ADEKANBI A prophet is not without honour, except in his own town, among his own people. Criticism seems negative but it serves a positive purpose. It helps to weigh you and test your growth and maturity. It tests the condition of your heart, either small and choaky or large and spacious to accommodate people’s actions and reactions without breaking.  It helps to check how deeply convinced you are about your visions. It tests the quality of your heart, whether feeble or strong. Anyone who does not see you in the light of your purpose does not know you. Don’t ever expect a shallow minded person to produce a great character. The character disposition of people reveal the depth of their knowledge.  We can’t rise above the level of our knowledge. You will appreciate people better when you see them in light of their purpose. It will be dangerous for you to give up because of someone or people who know next to nothing about whe...

WHY ENJOY THE ATTENTION WHEN YOU KNOW YOU ARE NOT READY TO COMMIT YOURSELF BY ADEDIRE ADEKANBI The brother asked you out, that we know, you gave him ‘NO' for an answer, that we also know. But why are you still giving him your attention like you don’t mean the ‘NO'? When you told him you needed to change your look, he gave you some amount of money, you collected the money, made a new style, snapped and sent to him to behold the glory.  What exactly do you want, our dear sister? Why are you sitting on the fence? Are you confused? OK! The next time he saw you, he touched the hair and you reluctantly told him to stop. He invited you over to his house, you honored the invitation on the basis that he is just a friend. The unexpected happened and now you are crying. Brother, you have been in a relationship for 2 years in the south, you were posted to the east for service and you got hooked up in the net of another sister. You tried your best by declaring your status...

SELECT WHAT BORDERS YOU BY ADEDIRE ADEKANBI I was out for an event some times ago and my wristwatch fell and broke. This experience was so painful to me. I thought of the amount I bought the wristwatch and my mood changed instantly.  Again, my new shoe got damaged and I switched immediately from happy to sad mood, I lost interest in the happy moment and got disconnected. My new shoe! Why! Why! Why! Before long, I realized there is a problem that needs to be taken care of immediately. What if God tells me to off the new shoe and give it out, what if God is in need of the wristwatch? What will my response be? I tell you, whatever you cannot release to be used of God, you are not entitled to have. Maybe, that’s why God is not releasing certain things to us yet. Many times, we are so attached to things that we get so bordered when we lose them. Some may even refuse to eat, refuse to pray, refuse to read the bible or even observe 1 day silence because of munda...

ISSUES IN OUR RELATIONSHIPS ARE MEANT TO BE HANDLED WITH WISDOM: MY GIST! BY ADEDIRE ADEKANBI So, some one messaged me privately on my birthday and said, “you don’t look 25, you look 21, but 25 looks good on you”. Well, that 25 is not just in number, but it has come with more maturity in dealing with issues. I was ironing out some issues with my fiance over the phone. After patiently listening to his own side of the issue, he explained why he did what he did. I picked up from my own end, expressing my displeasure about an action he took. And after saying the last word, all I heard was this, “am sorry my baby, and really sorry, please pardon me, am sorry for hurting you”. I was surprised, an issue I thought was still going to linger for some days got settled within the twinkle of an eye.  He later expressed his mind when we met later in the day, because he couldn’t help but say, “meet me at captain cook, I must see you before I travel”. He said these, “t...

WE ARE FAST LOSING PATIENCE AND WE MUSTN'T  BY ADEDIRE ADEKANBI  Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God, the bible says. But we now have our own version which says, “Faith cometh by hearing and hearing through African magic and every other time wasting mediums”. You know, that is why we have much of weaklings and crippled Christians because they have neglected the weightier matters. Christians who cannot endure or withstand little pressure. The word of God is no longer our standard. For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scripture and the encouragement they provide, we might have hope. My pain is that, there are many born again Christians in this generation who cannot stand pressure, cheap things easily bring us down. Why? Because we have neglected the Word of God which is able to build us up and give us inheritance among those who are sanctified. We are eas...

FOR KINGDOM SISTERS, WE DON’T ALLOW ANY MAN TO CHECK US OUT BY ADEDIRE ADEKANBI A lady came to the hospital feigning sickness, she was admitted and placed on drip. She later confessed that she needed just one help from us. She needed a false medical report attesting that she’s pregnant, after investigations had confirmed she’s not. She needed it to keep a man to herself and prevent him from going to someone else. Seriously! I laugh in my mother tongue. You see what am talking about when I emphasize on knowing whom you are in Christ, giving yourself to the study of the word, ironing out issues in the place of prayer, making the bible your standard, knowing your worth and value, having the carriage of a queen, not a weak and beggarly sister. What God had already sealed does not need the validation of man to be approved. We are not things that are used before their originality is confirmed. We have a heavenly seal and it takes a man who has a heavenly seal to break th...

SISTERS, STOP THIS PHARISAIC APPROACH TO LIFE  BY ADEDIRE ADEKANBI  I await a time, when a sister writes out a list of potential husbands and brings the list to the man of God for prayers and the Man of God in turn ask the sister, “What have you received from God personally”. Honestly, ask such people why they are here, you will realize their cluelessness transcends beyond that list and has a root stemming from lack of direction in life. Then, you can start counseling from the beginning. A stop must come to this Pharisaic approach  to life and destiny which we take with levity because we are not ready to take up responsibility. Any kind of faith that makes God totally responsible for everything is an irresponsible kind of faith. Why put burdens on pastors when you can’t even lift it with a finger. Mathew 23:18 says “They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finge...