Eagle

Isaiah 40: 28-31
Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The LORD is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
his understanding is unsearchable.
He gives power to the faint,
and to him who has no might he increases strength.
Even youths shall faint and be weary,
and young men shall fall exhausted;
but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint.
Are you spending time with people who build you up rather than tear you down? Do the people you hang out with encourage and challenge you to be the best you can be? Let’s learn to spend time with people who inspire us to reach our goals. If we associate with successful people, before long their enthusiasm will be contagious and we will catch their vision. Successful people are mostly those people who are very positive in what they do even though it may be tough. The people who make it in life are those who are focused and do things in line with their vision. Staying around such people will develop a winning mind-set. For example, If we hang around people of faith, our own faith will increase.
It’s time we soar with the eagles rather than pecking around with chickens. When there is a storm, all the small birds hide but the eagle is the only one that has flown above the storm. What is your storm today? Trust in the Lord and don’t worry about the situation. When we do our part continually contemplating the goodness of God, living with faith and expectancy, God will take us to places we have never dreamt of.

My apologies to those of you who visit this blog. I will be write as soon as I can when I am feeling well. Thank you for your visit.

People queuing up for 5pm church service. We have around 22,000 people attending every Sunday.

Dare to dream. Help our children dream. Reach out and take the dream God has for you.

-Wintley Phipps-

People we have in our lives can be good or bad influences. They can be your friends or family. If we have a dream, then we need people to help us get there. We can never achieve anything on our own. Learning to appreciate people and ask ourselves as to what each person can contribute to our destiny. We need people to make it in life.
In the Bible great men and women of God were helped by other people to bring forth what God had called them to do. There’s Moses who had Aaron, Joshua had Caleb as a right man, Nehemiah who had Jews, priests, and so the list goes on.
Therefore, it is important that we work with others in making our dreams a reality. Nehemiah 2:17 reported saying, “Then I said them (the Jews, priest, nobles, officials and others), ‘you see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and will no longer be in disgrace.’” It is very clear here that Nehemiah was given the vision, but he had to go to other people to help him get it done.
For any vision that you have God has people prepared to work with you, and they will be a blessing to you. There will always be a need for positive people in your life. When I went to high school, I had my father, aunties and uncles who helped to pay my school fees. When I was in college my uncle helped me in my spiritual walk. When I was doing my studies in UK, my husband helped me financially and academically. People will always be there waiting to help you when you start. Therefore, if you have no dream or if you do not begin to act on it, the people who are supposed to help you won’t know where to find you.
People can have either a positive or negative influence on us. However, acting on our vision will stir some people to help us and some will try to hinder us. The influence of those who spend time with us has a powerful effect on how we will end up in life, on whether we will succeed or fail.
As adults we overlooked peer pressure, thinking it’s only for young people but if we are those who are affected by people’s opinions, then we are definitely under peer pressure. If we allow people’s opinions then they can either encourage or destroy our vision. We must learn to choose our friends wisely, selecting those who are with us and not against us (in line with vision/dream) Remember, vision always brings opposition. We must get use to the idea that people may gossip about us and treat us with malice because of our vision. It’s all part of the process! Whatever, the opposition hold on to your dream because it will help you through the troubles. Sometimes, we may need to pull away from the influence of those we love to pursue our dreams and be successful.

Every man has his own destiny; the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him.

Henry Miller

Our destiny changes with our thoughts; we shall become what we wish to become, do what we wish to do, when our habitual thoughts correspond with our desires.

Orison Swett Marden

Destiny is not a matter of chance; but a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved.

William Jennings Bryan