Guiding Light Chapel, RCCG

The Secret of Strength and Authority
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I had an experience recently. I became very busy with mundane activities that took me out of the presence of God.

I began to feel the impact days later. Addiction to the phone, reactions of the flesh expressed through anger, body weaknesses, etc.

Then I had a dream that I owe spiritual debts. And that brought me back to God's presence where I had to ask for mercy, help and fresh fire.

Isaiah 40:31
but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Strength, authority, provision, direction, solutions, healing, and everything we need to function as required by God is obtained in his presence, in the place of intimacy.

Sometimes, God would close doors and shut me in from the world. I used to think the devil was the one blocking resources from coming my way, but I have arrived at a place of maturity to discover that God is the one behind it and not the devil.

And when such happens, I perceive that he wants me to hide from distractions to seek his face through long prayers. Similar to how he shut the door after Noah had brought in all the animals.

If I succumb to the process, which I have trained myself to do, the period always end in praise with spiritual and physical gifts.

And things I spend time chasing usually always fall into my laps like overripe mangoes, much more than I would have earned by my own wisdom and strength.

The natural result of seeking God's presence is growth in spiritual things. You receive spiritual eyes to see things in God's perspective, you are strengthened to withstand satan when he comes visiting, you glide peacefully when others groan under the weight of current world situations, you live the kingdom life while on earth, and you are strengthened to undertake kingdom assignments that you ordinarily cannot do in your human strength.

Acts 4:13
When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.

As the days go by, by and by, as we draw to the time when our Lord shall appear, we who call ourselves God's heirs and lights should deliberately appear in his presence and remain their until we have received all we need to navigate and influence this world for the father.

Exercising in the Spirit

1 Tim 4:8, Message Version
"Exercise daily in God - No spiritual flabbiness please. Workouts in the gymnasium are useful, but a disciplined life in God is far more so, making you fit today and forever.

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As we get older, our bodies change. With age, bones tend to shrink in size and density, weakening them and making them more susceptible to fracture. Muscles generally lose strength, endurance and flexibility — factors that can affect your coordination, stability and balance.

Our skin lose its elasticity as wrinkles begin to appear.

Physical exercises has become an effective way to maintain a healthy weight, maintain your bones and lower your heart disease risk.

Our spirit man also require exercises to keep and be able to survive the daily routine of living in a world such as ours.

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A man wrote in his book, "You need at least 1 hour of speaking in tongues everyday just to maintain your spiritual tempo. This is to ensure you don't walk in the flesh and fall into sin at every opportunity.

He continued. "But if you need God's intervention on difficult situations and ex*****on of big kingdom projects, you will need to go for 3 hours and above in the presence of God."

Winning as a Christian, fulfilling destiny, finishing strong is not for the faint hearted , but for those who are intentional and focused about getting to the finish line.

Imagine the efforts athletes put in their daily practice to participate in a sport event?

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Our race to heaven is a marathon that involves daily exercising in other for us to get to the finishing line.

Remember how you felt when you stop your prayer exercises? When your Bible is not opened for days? It became more difficult to resist that flash of anger, that straying thought of lust, that arrow of depression.

The word and prayer are our vitamins for balance, our drug in times of spiritual, mental and emotional illness, our umbrella in times of the scorching sun, our companion when all are gone, our hope in times of darkness.

What are you waiting for?

Put your exercise tools and shape up.

Don't be a flabby Saint. Start your exercises NOW.