STREAMS OF GREATNESS

THE VALUE-ADDED LIFE (1) One beautiful thing is, there is no age or level you are that you cannot start to add value to yourself. It's only a matter of a paradigm shift in your thinking.  What keeps people from adding value is the state of their mind. So, prior to living a better life than you have now is sanity of the mind.  Sanity of the mind because a man will perpetually remain in his current state of living until he embraces an ideology that is superior to his current state.  What I mean is any notable change that will be palpable by your generation begins from the mind. If you do not appreciate those who have sacrificed one thing or the other, their time, energy, money, pleasure, ambitions to follow a righteous course and to perpetually be a blessing to others despite all odds, you will never one day bless anyone.  I want you to know that they paid the price to add value to themselves, not just to make a name, not just for selfish g...

"Haven't you read," he replied, "that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,' and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh'? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate." Mathew 19: 4-6. It is of great importance to note that God is intentional about marriage, it isn't a wishy-washy idea that we can manipulate our way into. It is not what you rush into, just to check how it is and then rush out when you are not seeing what you expect.  The two shall become one flesh. We need to understand deeply this statement. I believe taking in this will guide and prevent us from falling prey to the enemy's trap.  Can two walk together except they agree? Sharing the same birthday date, Bearing the same first name, Both of you having dimples or gap in the front teeth does not necess...

ASHES INTO BEAUTY  Labels...  The Oil of Joy + A Garment of Praise None of you + More of God Submission + The Crown of Beauty  **************************** I stood at the end of the cliff, the whole of my small life played before my very eyes.  Everything I had believed and lived for, crumbled in a twinkle of an eye. I thought I had a life.  I called it a small life because it was in itself no life. Why go forward if the same cycle of experience will go on and on.  So, I decided to end it all. Why should I stay here when I have nothing to live for.  I spread my wings and I jumped, I released the life I had held unto all my meaningless life.  Where the confidence came from, I never knew. But I had come to the end of myself.  I couldn't help myself, so I rather let go. I didn't know where this was leading me, but I cared less. As I jumped, a hand held me, I looked up and I saw a man in dazzling...

BEAUTIFUL, YET BROKEN Labels... *Brokenness+Beauty *Character and confidence *Humility and responsibility ******************************* She stepped into the palace and bowed her knees to greet Hegai. Hegai was amazed as that was unusual of ladies in her set.  She won Hegai's favour straight away and got the best chamber to herself. Beauty and character, just in one woman, Hegai wondered.  ****************************** We live in a sensual world where most people focus majorly on what the eyes can see, which are temporal and evaporates quickly, such is the pulchritude of a woman.  There is actually nothing wrong in a woman being physically beautiful, but beauty is lost when brokenness is missing. An unbroken woman is a potential element for a broken home.  Any brother that ask for their hands in marriage has only hired a bulldozer that will scatter what they've built in years.  When you look at their face, you s...

SISTERS DIARY 3.0 19-04-2020 "I bring a word of hope to you" A great hope of harvest is only for those who sowed, we don't expect result when we haven't sown.  Sow, despite your tears, for harvest awaits you. Everyone has one thousand and one reason to sit aloof and take no responsibility for their life.  Is it the poor background we want to talk about or unenabling environment many grew up from? In fact, some people's life would have experienced greater speed if not for the family they were born in to.  But then, these 1001 reasons are not worth the glorious destiny you carry within you. The great destiny that has been revealed to you is crying for manifestation. So, arise and take responsibility of discovering the purpose for your existence. This you can only do by asking your creator, God.  Some define themselves by what their friends or relatives call them. So they accept that they are dull and nothing good can come out of th...

SISTERS DAIRY 1.0 17-04-2020 "Go For The Crown" Laide: What an awesome experience in God's presence! Ronke, I was glued to my seat all through. I felt God's presence tangibly.  Ronke: This year's Sisters Convocation was a different one entirely, my dear friend. My eyes of understanding was enlightened. I can't settle for less, I refuse to focus on externalities, while I am barren of Godly virtues. ********************************* I write this letter to all who care more about their crown than their wigs and those who desire to.  Dear lady,  Set your priorities right and channel your energy towards self development. Don't be a zombie wearing an expensive wig with virtually no reserve within.  What is the quality of your content? Are you rooted in Christ, or a surface christian who is barren of Chrislikeness.  The wind will surely blow off a plant that has no stamina. But a plant that is rooted deeply in the ...

RELATIONSHIP CORNER 6.0 15-04-2020 God created us for fellowship. He created us in His image and in His likeness to restore the connection we lost in the garden of Eden. He gave us His only begotten son to die on the cross of calvary. He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities, the punishment that brought us peace was on him and by his wounds we are healed.  Jesus bore all the pain, the shame, the disgrace, the low life apportioned to us and he said "it is finished". He wrote the examination and gave us the result (victory) to claim as ours. Sweet Jesus, thank you.  "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life" Jesus said in John 8: 12. We need divine light to walk right here on earth.  Jesus is this Light, He is the Mr Right! Without a date with Mr Right, a date with your destiny cannot be guaranteed.  Without a date with Mr Right...

RELATIONSHIP CORNER 5.O 14-04-2020 "BEYOND THE VEIL"  The veil is a net with which the face of the bride is covered on the wedding day. The veil is only needed on the wedding day, it doesn't go beyond that day. The covering of the bride on the d day is a customary process a bride goes through. There may be more than one significance for the opening of veil on the wedding day. For me, it is the crossing over from courtship to marriage. When the groom opens up the veil to behold the bride, new realities are opened up unto them.  Beyond, the veil are the realities of marriage, the way of life and the operations in marriage. Let me quickly drive home this point, what is obtainable in marriage depends on the relationship of the individuals involved with God on a personal level. When the personal level is taken care of, then, the joint level will be glorious.  That is why the Bible says: do not be unequally yoked with an unbeliever, for what has d...

RELATIONSHIP CORNER 4.0 OH! I SEE LIGHT  13-4-2020 Bisi walked into the courtyard sluggishly, she had been thinking about the series of events that had occurred in her life. She is left with two choices, either say yes to bro Tunde who promised her of a better tomorrow or accept Barrister James. According to James, he wants the wedding plans to commence as soon as possible, as he would travel out of the country together with bisi shortly after the wedding. James attends an Anglican Church beside his house, he is an easy going man, Bisi resolved.  Tunde is a man of great vision,  he is sound and every of his words portray godliness plus contentment equals to great gain. "When will this great vision come to pass,  and how", Bisi asked Tunde. "I am not a lazy man, God has revealed many things about tomorrow and I am excited following His instructions". "God said I should work in this primary school for now, He said He needs me here for the n...

RELATIONSHIP CORNER 3.0 12-4-20 "Build on a sure foundation" "If the foundation be destroyed, what can the righteous do"?  The foundation of a relationship/marriage is the ground upon which it is built, the ideology that provokes it's operations.  "For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ" I Cor. 3:11. The foundation of a house determines it's longetivity. A faulty foundation can claim the lives of those inhabiting such house. It is important that attention is given to this, to avert disastrous ending.  We have heard cases of marriages that did not last two months, even two weeks. Yet, they claimed they loved each other, but within two weeks the love disappeared. Where is Christ in this? The foundation you are laying is very important, don't use fake materials because you are in a rush to move in, or because you want to impress others, a gigantic building cannot stand on a...

RELATIONSHIP CORNER 2.0 11-04-2020 "What a beautiful saturday!"  "This is the day that the Lord has made", Jane exclaimed as she entered the bath tube. "I will rejoice and be glad in it", she finished the line, her face beaming with smiles. The expression on her face connotes peace, joy and contentment. On this faithful day, Jane would be saying yes, 'I do' in some couple of hours. This moment she has to herself in the bathtub seems golden to her, and a reflecting moment so to say. After now,  she dresses up and off to church, from church to her new home.  She is grateful to God especially and to everyone that has been a part of her life till this moment. Ooops! There she goes, teardrops rolling down her face, seems beautiful on her face though. She is a beautiful lady, even the blind knows, and her heart for God is big, making her an exceptional breed.  Jane wiped off the tears and finally said, "I am grateful Lord,...

RELATIONSHIP CORNER 1.0 10-04-2020 "Social media likes syndrome" Tejumade opened the front door of her apartment and there stood before her, her bosom friend, Jumoke. "You must be in the spirit, I was still about knocking," Jumoke exclaimed. Jumoke couldn't attend her best friend's wedding, it was so painful, but what could she do, her convocation was on the same date, her parents wouldn't allow her miss it for any reason. She is here today to get all the gist from the horse's mouth.  Tejumade: "I was expecting you in the evening". Jumoke: "Yea, my plans changed, what of hubby?"  Tejumade: "He has gone to work".  Jumoke: "So, Tejumade, can I see the pictures?" Tejumade reached for the shelf at one corner of the room and brought out the wedding photo book. Jumoke collected the photo book and both of them flipped through it.  "Wow! These are nice pictures, when are ...