SUCCESS BY NATURE

Success is undoubtedly one of the most discussed topics in the world. The reason is simple, everyone wants to succeed. However despite the heavy discuss on the topic, a minute percentage of the world population can be said to be successful. I believe this is largely because we have not been able to reach a consensus as regards the definition of success. It is nearly impossible to work towards what you don’t know. As a result of ongoing discussions on this topic, I have been able to identify two existing schools of thought on what success is. The first school of thought believes success is an achievement. This means that you are successful only when you have accomplished certain tasks like built a house etc. This school of thought also implies that the more you achieve the more successful you are. The second school of thought views success as an attainment. This means that you are successful only when you have become certain things e.g. a husband, C.E.O, governor, minister etc. This school implies that the higher your position, the more successful you are. These schools of thought are not wrong in themselves. It is a good thing to achieve more and reach greater heights as regards position. But if you factor in man’s endless desire for success, these schools of thought produce individuals in a mad rush for achievement and attainment. This rush most times becomes so intense that it robs the individual of the ability to enjoy his/her achievements & attainment. They also produce a certain pressure on individuals which drives them to unwholesome lengths to achieve feats or attain positions / levels viewed as success. The desire to discover an understanding of success that leads to a life that is balanced and successful all round led me to startling discovery. “SUCCESS is PRIMARILY A MANIFESTATION”. This means that success is a state of mind you are operating from rather than a level you are working towards. The bible supports this assertion through the record of creation. In Gen 1:26, God said”Let us make man in our own image and let him have dominion over other creatures”. Verse 27, Goes on to tell us that God made man with the innate ability to exercise dominion. Note that when you can exercise dominion success is assured. Gen 1:31 says something very profound. God saw everything he has made (Man inclusive) and it was good. This means he succeeded in making everything to the intent of his heart and everything according to the purpose for which they were made. Remember that purpose for men is to have dominion which guarantees his success. Little wonder mega successes agree that they would not have been able to build their empires without first building than in their minds and spirits. A popular American billionaire was quoted to have said “take me to the desert and leave me with my books. In five years, I would have rebuilt my company in the desert”. This statement shows that success really flows inside out. If you have not developed a certain measure of the success in your spirit, it is almost impossible to experience and maintain that level in the physical realm. That is why many people who win huge amounts at casinos and lotteries become bankrupt almost immediately they receive those winnings. The power of this manifestation is that it sets you free to succeed. This it does by delivering you from some of the things that prevent you from focusing your inner energies to produce success. Allow me to state a few; • Those who view success as an achievement or an attainment are in a mindless competition with other people. They are only happy when they believe they are winning the competition. Paul describes such people as unwise. I agree with him because such people can’t focus on their goals and ultimately don’t achieve them. There is actually no basis for competition because we all are created winners. • Those who view success as an achievement or an attainment live a life of perpetual pressure. They do not know that they have an inexhaustible pool of success deposited in them. Therefore they waste precious energy trying to achieve more or attain more in other to be “more “Successful. Eventually they lose out on true success. • Those who view success as either an achievement or an attainment cannot enjoy the pleasure God ordained for man to enjoy in this world. They sacrifice other important things on the altar of success and end up miserable in their later years. On the other hand when success is a manifestation your achievement and attainment in life is limitless. This is because we can’t fully exhaust the success we were created with. It is also a jolly ride when compared to the other camp. This is because you are not alone in the journey to manifesting your success. You have the backing of God because what you are doing would be to fulfill his purpose and show forth his glory. In conclusion, my prayer for you is that you would not die without manifesting a considerable level of the success God created you with. In the words of REV SAM ADEYEMI, SUCCESS IS WHO YOU ARE.

THE MARK OF FATHERHOOD

Exactly today eight years ago my father Mr. Bolarinwa Olasode went to be with the Lord. I must confess the last eight years has been a bitter/sweet ride for me. On one hand I seriously miss his physical presence and that confident smile that takes away you fears. I wish he were here to celebrate my successes with me and encourage me in times of setback. On the other hand sometimes it feels like he never left this word. This is because since his death, there has not been a week past that I did not have a reason to remember his words or borrow a leaf from his actions. Many times I have been saved from heart ache and trouble simply by considering his words and actions before taking decisions. Thinking about it, I believe he deliberately lived a life that would speak to me throughout my journey through life especially when he was no longer there to speak to me. Of course he had his own short comings; I believe he did a good job as a father. In honour of this great man whose contribution to my life is immeasurable, I want to share with you a few things from his life that still speaks to me. MY FATHER WAS A HIGHLY DETERMINED MAN Born to an artisan father and a non working mother who were both illiterates, he was raised under conditions that could excuse his failure. However he was determined not to fail in life. Even his father’s death when he was 15years old did not deter him. With great determination, he went through many days that he was not sure he would get food to eat, many sleepless nights, a season of lack and many uncomfortable situations. At the end of his life he had bagged several degrees, worked as a banker and lived abroad. He was also married with kids who he did his best to give greater opportunities than he had at the beginning of his life. He used to say ‘ONLY WHAT YOU PERMIT HAS THE POWER TO HOLD YOU DOWN’ MY FATHER WAS A MAN OF DISCIPLINE AND INTEGRITY My father was a man not given to frivolities at all. When he decided to put a stop to any endeavour, no Jupiter can make him change his mind. He used to say that the measure of a man is how he took his word. So if he wasn’t going to do it, he would never say it. I can boldly say that throughout his life there was no other woman and there was no vice that threatened the sanctity and stability of our home. We could expect that our needs would be met according to his capacity and we were seldom disappointed. MY FATHER LIVED A HONOURABLE LIFE As a result of the conditions he had to endure growing up, some people would resort to unwholesome means to help themselves. Not my father. He abhorred anything evil with so much passion that all it took to lose his friendship was to attempt to get him to do anything bad. Even though I was a child then, I can recall many friends he dissociated from because they gave him bad advice. He used to say ‘THE ONLY THING THAT IS TRULY YOURS IS YOUR NAME.’ MY FATHER HONOURED WOMEN I am among the privileged children who can boldly say I never witnessed physical abuse in my home as a child. I remember being so aghast the first time a friend told me his father usually beats his mom. My father always said that it was a brute of a man that beats his wife. I was raised in an atmosphere where the men took on the physically exerting chores in the house like carrying heavy things, grass cutting etc. The beautiful part of this story is that his treatment of women was not limited to his family. He would not even allow maids to be maltreated. To him they were not maids but PEOPLE who help us to maintain and manage the house while we are away. Daddy, I thank God for helping you to be the kind of example that you were. By God’s grace I promise to take the baton farther to a place of greatness. I DEDICATE ALL MY PAST AND FUTURE SUCCESSES TO YOU AFTER GOD ALMIGHTY. You were a great dad who lived a powerful life. By God’s grace I know I would be at least as great a father as you were. YOU LIVE FOREVER IN MY HEART.

SPIRIT SENSE 2

IF YOU MISSED THE FIRST PART OF THIS PIECE, PLEASE VISIT http://titans-arising.blogspot.com IN the beginning of this piece, it was established that faith is needed to experience God’s promises in your life and SPIRIT SENSE is the key to walking in faith. I believe it is therefore important to talk about developing spirit sense. Every believer has the potential to operate in spirit sense because their spirits came alive at salvation. Unfortunately, not every believer fulfills that potential. This is because to operate in spirit sense there is a need to consciously develop the mind of your spirit to a point where it can subdue the mind of your flesh. With a developed mind in the spirit, you begin to reason like God. At this realm it is easy to understand his ways and believe his capacity. As a result experiencing God’s promises in your life becomes a natural occurrence. Having said this much, it is important to state that the key to developing your potential to operate in spirit sense is maintaining a close relationship with God. Psychologists affirm that we are most likely to become like the people we relate to the most. This statement is true both for natural and spiritual relationships. Another true assertion is that all relationships (including man’s relationship with God) thrive with communion. Therefore to maintain a close relationship with God you need to stay in constant communion with him. The exchange that occurs in your communion with God helps your spirit to mature which in turn increases you ability to operate in spirit sense. For the purpose of this piece, I want to briefly describe three basic avenues of communion with God. HIS WORD The word of God is the medium through which he communicates with his children. Through his word, God reveals his personality, attributes, actions and intentions to the believer dedicated to its study. To help us benefit maximally from the word of God, Jesus told us that the word of God is spirit and life. Thus the believer relates to God’s word through his own spirit and with the help of the Holy Spirit. Only then can he experience the renewing power of God word in his spirit. As his spirit becomes renewed, his mind becomes transformed and he is now able to operate his spirit sense. PRAYER While God speaks to us through his word, we speak back to him in prayer. However, prayer is effective as a means of communing with God if we understand his word. Otherwise, it is like speaking my dialect (ile-ife) to a French man who has never being to Nigeria. One thing effective prayer does for a believer is make tremendous power available to the believer. This power transforms the believer by empowering his spirit. With an empowered spirit comes increased understanding of the person of God through his word. When this happens, his spirit sense becomes more active and he to not only experiences God’s promises in his life, he becomes a channel through which God’s kingdom in established on earth. PRAYING IN THE HOLY SPIRIT I can’t talk about prayer without talking about praying in the Holy Spirit. Apostle Peter recommends praying in the Holy Spirit as a means of building up your most holy faith. Praying in the Holy Spirit is important because it helps to break through language barriers and bypass all protocol to speak directly to the Holy of Holies. You can be rest assured that at the close of that conversation, your spirit man would be much more powerful. As such, you would not find it difficult to operate with your spirit sense. WORSHIP Naturally, an understanding of the personality and attributes of God produces worship in the heart of any believer. This heartfelt worship is a sweet smelling aroma to God and he responds with his mighty presence. Whenever divinity meets humanity in a scenario like this, the seed of divinity resident in humanity takes a step closer to becoming a mighty tree. The mind of man becomes more in sync with the mind of God. When this happens in the life of any believer, it becomes very easy to experience the manifestation of God’s promises. This is because your mind now agrees with God and all doubt has been completely destroyed. In computer terms, SPIRIT SENSE MODE FULLY ACTIVATED. In conclusion, the measure of God’s promises manifesting in your life is a function of the degree of spirit sense you are operating with. Take a step to improve the power of your spirit sense today and see your faith rise to the stratosphere. Remember, the world is waiting for you to manifest the promises of your father. MAY GOD BLESS YOU. IF YOU WERE BLESSED BY THIS PIECE, PLEASE SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. 08030633106, olasodeoladapo@gmail.com

SPIRIT SENSE

SPIRIT SENSE (PART 1) One of the major things an avid bible student would notice are the lofty promise it contains for the believer. Naturally, these promises produce a healthy dose of joy in the heart of the student. Sadly, this joy can quickly become frustration because very few believers experience a manifestation of God’s promises in their lives. This has led many to conclude that these promises are either not meant for everybody or impossible to achieve. However, a closer study of the bible reveals conditions to fulfill to experience these promise. One of them is Faith. Several scriptures underscore the importance of faith in receiving God’s promises. Having established the importance of faith, it is important to say a few things on faith itself. For me, faith is (i) Believing the possibility of the promise located in God’s word. (ii) Believing in the capacity and integrity of the one who made the promise so much that you know he would perform his words. Carefully meditating on these definitions, it is clear how the enemy gets to work to make sure believers do not experience God’s promise. Although they believe in God, he convinces believers of the impracticability of God’s promise by appealing to their five senses (COMMON SENSE). To further nail the coffin, the enemy brings way more “Common Sense” people preferably those we respect is that we believe them saying to ourselves “this does not make sense”. At this point, it becomes completely impossible to experience God’s promises in our lives. After experiencing this for the better part of my Christian life I found God’s mercy. He suddenly revealed to me that all the people that experience God’s promises in their lives do not relate with Gods promises their common sense. Consider Abraham, a 75years Old man whom God promised a child and he believed it till the child eventually came when he was a hundred years Old and his wife 90years. Common sense would have him told him it was impossible; (common sense spoke to his wife) when he spoke of the promise to people around him I imagine them telling him what you are saying does not make (common) sense. Yet he was able to hold on to the promise till it manifested in his life. I believe this is because he said to common sense SHUT UP. Also consider with me the case in the scripture when the man of God suddenly said in the midst of famine that by this time tomorrow there would be “Super” Abundance. Imagine the most respected prophet in Nigeria saying “by this time tomorrow $I would be equivalent to #1. Just like the Kings adviser in that bible story common sense is crashing the operating system of your mind. In the end, the king’s adviser witnesses the manifestation of God’s promise but he did not experience it. When Abraham said SHUT UP to common sense, he opened the door of his mind to another kind of sense. A friend of mine aptly named it SPIRIT SENSE. Apostle Paul spoke of spirit sense when he said that the carnal mind (common sense) cannot discern the things of God because they are spiritually (SPIRIT SENSE) discerned. According to Paul, you cannot understand God unless you operate with SPIRIT SENSE. This is because God is a spirit therefore his thoughts and language are of the spirit. As such they require Spirit Sense to decode his thoughts words and action. Secondly the capacity of common sense is infinitesimal when compared to Spirit Sense. An attempt to deploy common sense to understand and relate with Spirit information is like trying to perform a task that requires a computer with 4 GB hard disk with a computer with 258Mb hard disk. That computer would malfunction and even crash sometimes. Incase you are wondering why I wrote this piece, it is to encourage us believers (Myself inclusive) not to let go of the promise of our Father because it is bigger than our common sense can understand. When the enemy tells you that a certain promise of God for your live does not make common sense tell him that it makes Spirit Sense. Because that’s the truth; we may not be able to comprehend God’s promises with our common sense. But in our Spirits we know all things including the fact that our God can do what he says would do. Let’s not loose hope rather lets place our hope in God. FOR HE WOULD DO WHAT HE SAYS HE WOULD DO. GOD BLESS YOU. N.B If this piece has blessed you. Please take a minute to do the following, Comment with God’s promise you have found in any area of our life and hash tag it makes Spirit Sense. E.g. the world belongs to me. #it makes Spirit Sense#. Let’s make this hash tag go viral. You would be blessing somebody. PLEASE WATCH OUT FOR THE CONCLUDING PART OF THIS PIECE. TITLED “DEVELOPING SPIRIT SENSE”

EXCUSE FOR SUCCESS

The word “excuse” is defined as a reason put forward to justify a fault or failure. This definition makes an excuse the most powerful thing working against the success of any individual. The reason is that an excuse provides an opportunity to defend failure. Once failure is justifiable, there is no reason to strive for success. It follows that success is unattainable until an individual reaches a point where nothing is good enough to justify his/her present condition. Since an excuse carries in it tremendous power to convince a person of the necessity of a said condition, I hereby present 5 major excuse for success. This is with the hope that you would be so motivated that nothing would be able to keep you on the same spot. Please read through with an open mind and I am certain you would be blessed. EXCUSE I (YOU WERE MADE IN GOD IMAGE). If you believe that you were made by God exactly in his image, you would realize that you have no option than to be an outstanding success. This is because your maker has always been and would always be a mega success and you carry his “DNA OF SUCCESS” in your spirit. Therefore, success is not what you become, IT’S WHO YOU ARE. Once you get this, you are completely delivered from everything preventing you from displaying the success within you. You faith in God and your potential also increase tremendously. As a result, you would stop settling for anything less than the success resident in you. EXCUSE II(ANYTHING LESS THAN OUTSTANDING SUCCESS IS A WASTE OF GOD’S RESOURCES). To say you were created with success wired into the DNA of your spirit means that everything you require to manifest outstanding success was inputted into you at creation. If that is true, anything less is actually a waste of heaven’s resources. It is akin to staying hungry even though you have all the ingredients required to prepare a delicious meal. Allow me to state here that God hates it when his resources go to waste in this manner. Moreover, it simply does not make sense. If you understand this, you would set out to manifest the success resident in you with so much determination that no devil can stop you. This you would do with increased boldness because you know once have everything you need to succeed, success is not as difficult as you once believed. EXCUSE III(YOUR SUCCESS BRINGS GOD GLORY). The bible says “a wise son brings honour to his father”. Likeness, when you manifest your inner success, you bring glory to your maker. You also proof to the devil that he has lost the battle he initiated with your maker. Also, manifesting your inner success displays the supremacy of your maker over all idols and small gods worshipped in the world today. The devil understands this so he fights both and nails to ensure that God’s children do not manifest their inner success. But the man who understands the severity of this raging battle is already victorious because releases himself for God to reveal his glory through him. As such receive the full backing of heaver. Moreover, his love for God causes him to seek more ways to bring God glory. In the end, his success is immeasurable. EXCUSE IV (SUCCESS ENSURES YOUR UNENDING RELEVANCE). When you manifest your inner success, you become relevant to your generation. More importantly, the products of your life ensure that you remain relevant long after you have left the shores of this world. In other words manifesting your inner success gives you a legacy and helps you to preserve it. If you understand this, you would commit your life to a goal greater than mere existence because you know man has not really lived unless he leaves a legacy. You would also be ready to make the sacrifice necessary to manifest your inner success. In the end you would realize that you are much closer to being a blessing to your generation than you imagined. I know that many years to come; this piece would be part of my legacy to my generation. What would be your own legacy?. EXCUSE V (SUCCEED AND ENJOY LIFE). Nothing makes wealth and other thing you need to live comfortably flow to you like success. It ensures that the worry that comes with lack is reduced in your life to the barest minimum. The bible supports this ascertain with the saying that money is a defense. This is good because once lack is removed from a person’s life, the devils has lost a potent weapon he deploys to distract and derail such a person. Though it is God’s will for us to live above lack, he needs us to harness the resources he deposited in us so we can access every other thing he provided for us to succeed. Having said this much, this piece does not encourage the success by all means syndrome. Such ventures violate the true essence of this piece. Rather, it encourages every good, spirit driven effort. In conclusion, don’t settle for less. Never give up until you are that thing God ordained you to be. Don’t go to the grave with anything you were meant to bless your world with.

THE LIBERATED MIND

Notable among the features of world powers like the U.S.A is the vigorous pursuit and achievement of Freedom. This is because freedom gives them power to chart the course of their lives in the direction of their choice. In plain language, freedom allows them to pursue their own dreams. Over time, this concept has been abused, misconstrued and misdirected. All the same, it’s relevance to personal, national and world transformation and development count be over – emphasized. Little wonder freedom is the major bone of contention in majority of the world’s struggle today. I can also safely conclude that the real commodity traded in the world market is freedom. Every transaction either gives you an increased measure of freedom or takes away a part of your freedom. Super powers understand that the man who controls the flow of freedom in the world wields tremendous power. Therefore they have devised several means of obtaining and directing the flow of people’s freedom so they can deploy it for their own benefits. However, freedom as a concept resides in the mental faculty of the individual that possesses it. It is therefore controlled using belief systems and ideologies. For instance, a man can remain in captivity if he is convinced he is still in bondage even though he is free. Ideologies are often deployed either to facilitate growth or limit it. Limiting ideologies serve to effectively keep people in bondage. A good example is the belief that women are weaker sex therefore they are unable to handle important tasks. Women who belief this lie do not even dare to dream of greatness. Those who do are deemed bad women and accused of all sorts of misconduct. On the other hand, history is full of proof both of the possibility of conquering limiting ideologies and the fact that greatness is assured once limiting ideologies are out of the way. Many people never attain their full potential because they have been convinced that it is wrong to dream that big. In Africa, when your dream is bigger than most people can comprehend you are termed proud & arrogant. People reset the successful for their riches and wealth. Yet they crave the financial freedom that comes with wealth for themselves. As such, they remain complainers instead of active players in the game of life. How then does one rise above limiting ideologies? As a child of God, I believe that it is by measuring them against God’s word. Once the infallibility of God’s word is established in your heart, limiting ideologies would automatically reveal their numerous flaws. For instance the story of Debora, a woman who led Israel into battle firmly disproves the notion that women are naturally incapable of handling great leadership responsibilities. Once you see the flaws in these ideologies, you can effectively override them by declaring in prayer what the word of God says and refuse to live by anything contrary. I would also suggest objective analysis. This is an effort to determine whether or not those limiting ideologies are true. It is interesting to note that objective analysis would disprove almost all the limiting ideologies of today. To analyze these ideologies, ask questions like what is the real reason behind this belief / ideology? What is the benefit of this ideology to the people who hold them? What is the best & worst thing that can happen if I continue to live by this ideology? And finally what is best & worst thing that would happen if I stop living by them. This task is crucial because to create a better environment you have to think differently. Your future would only be different from your past/present if you let go of the limiting ideologies of your past/present. This piece would not be complete except I advise you to be ready for stiff opposition as you attempt to invalidate the limiting ideologies of your time. This is partly because if you succeed, you would tap into a realm of achievement most people in your generation only dream about. It is also because human beings are creatures of habit. They would vehemently fight anything different from what they are familiar with. However, your doggedness in the face of opposition would yield multiple dividends when you achieve your desired results. You would have successfully liberated yourself and would be ready to liberate others around you.

THE BURDEN OF WISDOM

The role of wisdom in ensuring a productive life for either an individual or organization cannot be over emphasized. This is due to the numerous sterling qualities that wisdom introduces into the life of any individual. As such Wisdom is one of the most sought after qualities by individuals or organizations. The bible also supports this quest for Wisdom by saying “WISDOM IS ‘THE PRINCIPAL THING: Ironically wisdom appears to be as elusive as it is important for productive living. I believe this is largely because people in search of Wisdom largely do not understand what they are looking for. WHAT THEN IS WISDOM: The book of proverbs clearly tells us that Wisdom is a person. This implies that to possess Wisdom, one has to court him. The word “court” here is used to mean that one has to create an environment in your spirit that Wisdom can dwell in. To court wisdom successfully, one needs to understand the nature of wisdom so you can adequately prepare yourself for this great guest. At this juncture, it is important to say that Wisdom is prepared to dwell with you permanently if he is comfortable in you. When wisdom is in operation, there is creativity, innovation, easy problem solving etc. However, Wisdom seeks to confer a burden on his host. This desire of Wisdom is so important that Wisdom dwells with a person/organization to the extent to which they are ready/able bear his burden. Wisdom eludes many because they either are not aware of its burden or are not prepared to bear it. So I don’t loose your attention, I would go ahead to state that the burden of this great guest is RESPONSIBILITY. The word responsibility implies that it is your duty to bring about a certain outcome. This tells us that you would receive a reward it that outcome is actualized and a punishment it is not achieved. This thought hit me like a thunder bolt. “The more Wisdom you acquire in a certain area of life, the greater your responsibility becomes to inspire, actualize positive changes in that area” Meditating further I realized that the foundation of all development across human history based on the acceptance of this truth. King Solomon understood this when he asked God for Wisdom, Knowledge and understanding. Plato understood it when he opined that “It the wise refuse to rule (accept this responsibility), then they risk the ruler ship of fools. To underscore the kind of disaster it is when fools are in position of authority, the bible says “woe unto the city whose king is a child". Interestingly, this responsibility is not limited to people in position of authority. Anyone with Wisdom in a certain area can contribute to positive outcomes in that area. Leaders with Wisdom go all out to seek the Wisdom embedded in their followers because they know that no man has the monopoly of Wisdom and two good heads are better them one. Followers who understand and accept this responsibility are actively involved in the actualization of team’s vision. They do no not need to be cajoled, induced and/or forced to contribute their quota. In this situation, things move on smoothly and the team vision is actualized effortlessly. I believe that the above paragraph totally explains the reason Nigeria is in the comatose state that she is as a nation. The people endowed with the necessary wisdom to effect national development have abandoned the responsibility to do so. The result is that our nation is struggling with basic things after more than 50years of independence. Power now rests with people who are either not interested in national development or lack the capacity to effect change. This class of people over the years has ground Nigeria to a halt. Worse still, the people who are blessed with wisdom required how torn around to blame the leadership solely to the problems facing our great nation. We forget that this country is our country as such we have a duty to contribute towards its development. It’s our sole responsibility. Moreover the kind of country we pass on to the next generation is largely dependent on whether or not we accept responsibility for its revitalization. In conclusion, I want to ask in what area are you blessed with wisdom. What is that thing that you can do much easily then others? And lastly what one thing can you do to improve yourself, your organization and your nation. You need to answer this question and accept responsibility for that action if you are to live a productive and fulfilling life. YOU WOULD BE REMEMBERED FOR WHAT YOU DID NOT FOR WHAT YOU COULD DO.

THE INVASION PROJECT

Dear friends, Allow me to introduce to you ThE iNvAsIoN pRoJeCt. It is a God given initiative whose aim is to bring Christians all over the world who use the cyber space together to project the gospel of Christ on the cyber space. These days, the cyber space is filled with all sorts of material that are detrimental to the spiritual health of a believer. But we believe that with this project we would be able to take over the cyber space and use it to propagate the Kingdom of our Dear heavenly father. HOW DOES IT WORK The 26th of February 2016 has been set aside when christians all over the world would dedicate every social media platform to the propagation of the gospel. This means that throughout this day, all display pictures and status updates of christians taking part in this cyber event would speak about Jesus, his works in people's lives testimonies of his goodness and a call to salvation for readers. This is to happen across all Social media platforms where christians are active members. When this happens we would successfully draw the attention to the love and mercy of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. This event hopes to become a yearly event DUTY OF PARTICIPANTS Participants are supposed to do the following, Actively promote the event. Join the official facebook page of the project ThE iNvAsIoN pRoJeCt and invite as many people to join. Also forward the introduction mails you recieve on other platforms to as many users of that platform as possible. Get set to post pictures, stories etc across all social media platforms. Most importantly share everything you post on across all social media platforms you use with the official platform for the project. This is such that beyond the event, christians across the world would have a community rich in spiritual content and other children of God to draw encouragement and inspiration from. GOD BLESS YOU For further information call 08030633106 or add 55C649F5 ON BBM. THIS IS OPEN TO ALL DENOMINATIONS

MY VIEW ON THE MUSIC ISSUE

The invitation of a highly skilled secular singer to church to sing sparked of a highly volatile debate. Normally I don’t partake in debates like this but I feel a great burden in my spirit to contribute my humble opinion. I am a child of God who is crazy in love with music and has the gift of song writing. Most of my friends and acquaintances are music people so I write this piece from a position of understanding. Please take your time to read this piece and allow the Holy Spirit minister to you. Having said that much, I believe this debate becomes necessary because the fine line differentiating gospel music from secular music is almost completely eroded. This I believe is as a result of laxity on the part of the body of Christ when secular music began its incursion into gospel music. The implication of this incursion is that power is gradually ebbing out of Gospel music. People now leave worship concerts excited, entertained rather than blessed. I believe an understanding of the major basic differences between secular and gospel would end this debate once and for all. It would also help to reposition gospel music as a tool in Gods hand to bless and transform his people. I present this piece with the hope that it would bless the body of Christ. I do not intend to win an argument or present myself as wise. Please read on  The best definition of the word secular is non-religious. This would imply that secular music is not intended for spiritual purposes. It is therefore safe to say that its focus is entertainment, enlightenment etc. A popular secular singer once said it does not have to make sense provided it entertains. On the other hand, the focus of gospel music is spiritual growth and transformation of the listener. From this I can say that the secular singer is focused on entertaining his/her audience while the gospel singer is focused on being a channel of spiritual blessing to the audience. Based on the above assertions, I can say that while the \secular singer is an artiste, the gospel singer is a minister.  Secondly while the secular singer uses his skills to keep people looking unto him for relaxation and entertainment, the gospel singer employs his skills to point his audience towards the one and only sovereign God in worship and adoration. For the secular singer, music is about him but for the gospel singer music is about God.  While the secular singer is reward (which may be money, fame, laurels etc) driven, the gospel singer is impact driven. The gospel singer does not think of reward because he knows that he is on God’s payroll for as long as he impacts his audience for God. The secular singer does not have a right to such expectations (God only pays the people working for him) so he attempts to make as much as possible with his own human effort.  If the focus of both forms of music is different, it follows that the persons venturing into either of the two forms of music would require different skill sets. While the aspiring secular singer can survive and even thrive with natural skills and mental abilities alone, the gospel singer knows that he cannot survive without a spiritual empowerment only the hand of God can provide. To prove this point I always ask this question; what was the thing that drove away the evil spirit tormenting King Saul as he listened to David play the harp. To return to the era when music casts out demons, heals the sick and /or raises the dead, we need to seek divine empowerment.  To receive and maintain the spiritual empowerment required for outstanding success, a gospel singer knows that he needs to maintain a lifestyle of total dependence on God. He must live in accordance with the ordinances of God and maintain a life of communion and intimacy with God. The secular singer on the other hand may survive and even excel without a sustained relationship with God. This is evident in the lifestyle of some of the most prominent secular singers. I believe this point is solely responsible for music becoming a veritable tool in the hand of the devil to capture the heart of numerous listeners. The lewdness of the lyrics of songs these days and the sexually explicit nature of music videos is the major reason sexual immorality is rampant these. At this juncture, I must admit that it is true that not all secular singers live outside the ordinance of God but secular singers rarely fulfill the biblical requirements of ministers. I must also add that I believe God still calls some people to dedicate their musical dexterity to him alone. These people are specially commissioned and equipped for their assignment. That is what Rev. Kenneth Hagin calls the spirit upon. I read in a piece that since we are all priests and kings, anyone can be a gospel singer provided the person is born again. That’s like saying anyone can pastor a church and God does not call people to ministry anymore. If you are not commissioned by God for a particular purpose, do you have a right to expect God to make provision available to you for that purpose? Finally imagine with me how complicated and confusing it would be secular singers operate as gospel singers at will and return to their secular music. Singers who are focused on entertainment from Monday to Saturday would be expected to turn around to focus on being a channel of spiritual blessing on Sunday. People who sing indecent lyrics and dance with semi -nude women all week would be the ones to lift up ‘Holy Hands’ to lead us to God’s ‘presence’ on Sunday. We would then turn round and expect that God to inhabit such worship and show us his mighty power. In conclusion God is a spirit therefore they that worship him must do so in spirit and truth. Whatever conclusion you arrive at I want you to know that the standard of the Lord remains sure regardless of human manipulations. MAY GOD BLESS HIS CHURCH, KEEP US AND MAKE US READY FOR HIS COMING. DAPOSODE.

NO TO INCISIVE POLITICS

Many of my friends are ardent protagonists of the need for the elite to become more actively involve in the political scene of our dear country. However the more i think about it, the more in love i am with my non partisan/political stance. It gives me the opportunity to supports some happenings and condemn others without being impartial or biased. Today am seriously condemning the incisive statements that have become popular with some high powered political juggernauts from whom one would except more decency and discretion. Recently there was an election in my state and one of the major contenders on speaking with his supporters told the to get their charms and amulets ready to wage war on any person trying to steal his mandate. While this sounds like a noble statement, it becomes worrisome when you interpolate it with the current realities of our political system. Where when any party losses, it must be due to improper actions and cheating on the part of the opposition parties and/or INEC. People them take to the streets with charms and amulets if they loose based on the statements made by their leaders. I am aghast that some Party leaders at the national level also echo the same sentiments which i think is harmful for our democracy. Also people who make such derogatory statements put themselves at risk. This is because dangerous and greedy elements in the nation can sieze the opportunity of these 'harmless statements' to wreck havoc in the nation knowing fully well that other people would be blamed. A good example is seen in the accusation of certain political giants as being the brain behind the insurgency in the North because of some harmful statements credited to them. While those statements in themselves is not proof of their involvement, it is enough reason to look in their direction. In conclusion, i believe true democratic success is when there can be political transition without mayhem whatsoever.Therefore people ho sabotage the success of our nascent democracy either in their words or actions should be treated as treasonable felons. Then we can move towards a fruitful democracy without inhibition. Share this piece with as many people as possible. In the end, we would create enough awareness to stop this people who speak in their own interests alone Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria