Be You! Unique!

Finally, I think all men should go and find out what God has said and what He is saying about them now.

The frenzy with which we chase after certain things would vanish.
The urge or desire to compete with others will disappear.
You will just discover that worry has no hold over you.

You become bold. You accept yourself because you start to realize that you are unique and nobody can be like you, do it like you, smile like, eat like you, talk like you, reason like you, see it like you, etc.

You become whole. You become you! 😀

Find out what God is saying.
I am a firm believer that God speaks to His children.

With all my love

Olori Olowo

SPIRIT – CONTROLLED

It’s been some time here right, I know and I want to talk about it with you my dear reader. I promise, it’s going to be a short read.

So for days I have been feeling odd and out of sorts with myself, at the end of the day I seem not to be satisfied as I fell I have not really achieved much during the day.

As a newly married lady, having resigned from my previous job to join my husband in another state, I just stay home because is a new environment and all. I am used to a very busy life and here I am married, in another location and plenty of time to myself.

Yeah you would easily say “wow, you’ve got a lot of time to develop yourself and do many things for yourself”, but is it really that easy? It wasn’t for me, sincerely. I have tried a lot of things, time table for myself, motivate myself, etc, but it didn’t work.

I got really fed up when yesterday I was on my phone till about 12 noon, left to do some laundry and came by 2pm and was on my phone till 4pm! I wasn’t wasting my time on social media o, the only thing I did on social media was to update my Linkedin profile and the rest were on research on many other things I would like to go into in the nearest future. The thing is, I had just created another timetable for myself just that morning and I blew it, I didn’t follow it!! I did other stuff. And at the end of the day, I knew something was wrong with me!

It doesn’t sound serious right? The thing is I know in my spirit that something isn’t right. So I prayed about it this morning and it was as though the Holy Spirit was waiting for me to ask and he led me to read a scripture passage I felt I know.

Galatians 5: 16 – 25

Gal.5.16 – So I advise you to live according to your new life in the Holy Spirit. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves.

Gal.5.17 – The old sinful nature loves to do evil, which is just opposite from what the Holy Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are opposite from what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, and your choices are never free from this conflict.

Gal.5.18 – But when you are directed by the Holy Spirit, you are no longer subject to the law.

Gal.5.19 – When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, your lives will produce these evil results: sexual immorality, impure thoughts, eagerness for lustful pleasure,

Gal.5.20 – idolatry, participation in demonic activities, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, divisions, the feeling that everyone is wrong except those in your own little group,

Gal.5.21 – envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other kinds of sin. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

Gal.5.22 – But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Gal.5.23 – gentleness, and self-control. Here there is no conflict with the law.

Gal.5.24 – Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there.

Gal.5.25 – If we are living now by the Holy Spirit, let us follow the Holy Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives

Looking at this scripture, I discovered where I had gotten it all wrong.

Verse 16 says “ So I say live by the Spirit and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature” and verse 18a says “ But if you are led by the Spirit…“

The reason why it seems like I am confused, I don’t achieve much with my time is because I have stopped living by the Spirit. It sounds scary right or untrue but that is what it is!

Even if it is just for a day, living without consciously yielding to the Holy spirit can leave wondering if you lost a limb.

And because I have stopped living by the Spirit, I lost control of myself.

Self-control is a fruit of the Spirit.

Gal 5:22-23 says

But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Here there is no conflict with the law.

It is a function of the Spirit of God in me. I conquer the flesh by the power of the Spirit. Lack of self control is a sign of a dysfunctional relationship with the Holy Spirit. Yes I said that! 😀

2Timothy 1:7 says

For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-control.

Living by the Spirit is continuous and conscious. Gal 5:25 says

If we are living now by the Holy Spirit, let us follow the Holy Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.

I am writing this right now because I am daring to live by the Spirit. I want a fulfilled day and that’s why I am yielding to the Holy spirit. I choose to be Spirit-Led and Spirit-Controlled.

Thank you for reading, please do drop your comments, I would love to hear from you. How do you conquer yourself?

All my love…

GOAL SETTING AND PLANNING FOR THE NEW YEAR Pt 2

I know that the excitement that comes with the new year is probably ebbing little by little. You are are beginning to wonder where all that giddy feeling has gone. For some, they are back to the reality of their lives. The feeling is mutual lol. 😀

On my previous post, I started talking about goal setting as one of the tools that will keep you focused this year, remember we don’t work by feelings but by knowledge. I promised to write on how to set goals and factors that can help you accomplish your goals, So here we go…

HOW SHOULD YOU SET GOALS
It is not enough to set goals to so you can feel good or be among those who know what’s up. Goals without a means or strategy to fulfill them are a waste of time. So when you set goals in these areas of your life, make sure that you also write down the strategy you would use in achieving those goals. One of the methods which some people call the characteristics of a goal is the acronym SMART which stands for Specific, Measurable, Attainable / Achievable, Realistic and Time bound. Your goals should meet these criteria.

FACTORS THAT HELP YOU ACCOMPLISH YOUR GOALS.
I will highlight on just three factors that can help you accomplish your goals these year.

• The God Factor – really you can’t do without this factor as a child of God.

Proverbs 16:3, 9 says “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.

“In his heart a man plans his course but the Lord determines his steps”

• Accountability – don’t be that fellow that has no mentor or anyone to hold him accountable for the goals you have set. Don’t be that person who has nobody to ask him about the goals he has set for himself. Get people who will able make you be on your toes in achieving your goals. Get a mentor or a discipler.

Proverbs 15:22 says ” plans fail for lack of counsel but with many advisers they succeed. “

• Self discipline – this is one quality you must work at if you must achieve much this year. The ability to do what you are supposed to do when you should do it no matter the excuse that you want to come up with. Pursuit is the evidence of desire. you can’t tell me who want something and I can’t see the discipline of pursuit – how you task yourself and push yourself and accept no excuse from yourself.

I wish you a very fulfilling year. I know all the prayers you have made are answered but you have a responsibility.

Stay at the top! I love you !!

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