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"ALL I NEED IS YOU, LORD."

1 Samuel 17:50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David

David used a slingshot to defeat Goliath. He didn’t have the armor, the training, the kind of experience Goliath had.. But a slingshot with God's favor is more powerful than a whole army without it.
You are not that talented yet God's favour can place you ahead of all others

Even if you’re in the desert, because of the distinction on your life, you’re going to flourish.

Isaac was in Egypt at a time when there was famine in the land. Only the wells dug by Isaac had water, only his land was productive

Genesis 26:12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.

Your location doesn’t determine your blessing; what God put in you determines the blessing.
The wise men did not give the Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh to king Herod when they visited him but rather continued their journey until they got to the manger and presented the gifts to Jesus.

When He called you out, set you apart and breathed His life into you, He marked you for favor. Wherever you go, the blessing goes. You may not have the perfect job,the right kind of connection, that in any way goes not limit God. People don’t control your destiny, God does. (Think of Joseph in the pit and as a faithful slave in prison)

Keep being at your best and honoring God, and He’ll cause you to stand out.

As long as you stay close to God, you’re connected to a supply line that will never run dry. Even when the economy is slow, clients will find you; even when the medical report says it's not possible, like the case of the woman with the issue of blood for 12 years, remember, you’re connected to a supply line filled with healing, wholeness,. When you don’t see how you can accomplish your dreams, don’t get discouraged. You have a supply line filled with good breaks, with ideas, with divine connections.

“…hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls.” —Hebrews 6:19

When you live from a place of hope, nothing will be able to move you! No matter what winds or waves you face in life, there is hope: God is in control and has only good plans for you to succeed and prosper.

God bless you.
Pst. Joseph Ayodele

DARK PLACES

Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls
to the ground and dies, it remains only a single
seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.JOHN
12:24.
Seeds must be planted in the soil- in the dark place. A seed cannot germinate in the light. There are seeds in you that can only be released in a dark place

The dark place is a prerequisite for stepping into
the fullness of your destiny. We all have gone
through things that we don’t understand. Lay
offs, relationships break ups... We all have to go
through dark places. It’s easy to get discouraged,
give up on your dreams throw in the trowel and
settle there.But God uses the dark places. They’re
part of His divine plan.
In scripture people that did something significant
went through a dark place. After killing a man
Moses was on back side of the desert for 40
years before he led God’s people out of Egypt.
Without the dark place Moses never would've
held up the rod and parted the Red Sea.

Elijah was so depressed he wanted to die yet
he's one of the heroes of faith.
David had an affair with a married woman and
had her husband killed, yet he was called a man
after God’s heart.
God doesn't send the difficulties but He uses
them. In the dark places is where we really grow.
The prodigal son came to his senses in the dark place
In the dark places you pray more like Jonah in the belly of the fish. And draw
closer to God. You reevaluate your priorities. You
may not realize it but in the dark places you're
being blessed. The dark places help you realign
your priorities. When you go through enough dark
places you don’t get upset over the little things.
You're not easily offended. You’ve got a
backbone made of steel. Dark places toughen you
up. Don't complain about the dark times if
you do the longer you remain there. There are
blessings in the dark places. God can do
something that He only does in that fire of
affliction. God uses the dark places.

Have a victorious day.
God bless you
Pst. Joseph Ayodel

SO RIGHT YET SO WRONG.

2 Samuel 6:6 And when they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah put out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled.
7 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah, and God struck him down there because of his error, and he died there beside the ark of God.

There are times you mean right yet things still go wrong.

Uzzah tried to steady the ark of covenant in the new cart carrying it from Gibeah to Jerusalem and God smote him for his error and he died.

Sometimes God orders some falls, some slips, some set back, some confusion to reveal Himself, (Remember Jonah...).

The ark according to God's divine plan must be carried by four levites on their shoulders and not in a cart.Exo.25:14,

The truth is, man made cart will always mess up.

Your own way of doing things to please God or to suite your personality with the mindset that God understands, will always back fire.

David at this point knew all was not well and decided to leave the ark in the house nearby belonging to Obededom who was a Gittite. Gittites have no business with the ark but God blessed him because He will bless whoever opens the door for Him and more importantly he cared for the ark .
There is great blessing in caring.

At last David, accepted that he was wrong in the way he carried the ark the first time and decided to change his plan to please God and not himself or anybody else this time.
He also Changed his pace.No longer in a hurry but slowly on foot and offered sacrifices after six steps all along the way
Finally, he changed his position and led the congregation after the ark dancing, he striped off his cloths and threw himself out to God.............Immediately
God"s glory was all over the place

Today you also need to change your plan to please God.
Slow down, take each step with praises in your mouth and take the lead giving yourself fully to God.

Psalms. 37:23 The steps of a man are established by the LORD, when he delights in his way;

God bless you.
Pst. Joseph Ayodele

REFLECTIONS
Luke.9:57.As they were going along the road, someone said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go."
58.And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."
59.To another he said, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."
60.And Jesus said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God."
61.Yet another said, "I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home."
62.Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God."

The world is full of a mixture of people. We need to know which hand to shake and which hand to hold on to.

The first person seeing Jesus so anointed and carrying so much grace, imagined the kind of wealth at his command .But Jesus quickly caution him , saying to him " anointing does not translate to wealth, neither can wealth quantify the measure of anointing in a man life..

The second person said, tradition first and then am ready. Jesus said tradition won't and can't get you ready for this kind of assignment.

To the third persons Jesus said, you look ready, but can't go far because you depend so much on people's approval..

Often we are let down by the most trusted people and loved by the unexpected ones, many leaves us when we need them most while few stay with us even when we ask them to leave. Quite a number make us cry for things we haven't done while others ignore our flaws and just see our smile.

Never blame anyone in your life. Good people give you happiness. Bad people give you experience. The worst people give you a lesson. And the best people give you memories.

I have come to realize that sometimes you need to know your place in people’s lives because you might get hurt if you expect too much.
You can't chose the people around you but you can change the people you chose to be around.
God finally gave up on King Saul, not because He doesn't care for him anymore but because Saul no longer cared. Every failed attempt on David's life, followed by shedding crocodile tears was a cover up to reload his gun fun another shot.

Sometimes giving someone a second, third chance is like giving them extra, bullets for their gun because they missed you the first time.

Finally, choose friends with caution. Plan your future with purpose. Frame your life with faith.

God bless you
PASTOR JOSEPH AYODELE

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