Understanding Your Season

UNDERSTANDING YOUR SEASON

By a way of introduction, please let's note this;
If our parents had consciously built in us right values from the day we are born until we became independent from them; then we also continuing in that until now, we would far be better than we currently are.
The reason we need to constantly subject our minds to series of transformational teachings is because of the effort required to shift us away from a Mental conditioning that has grown with us.
 That's why the average humans would need to listen to something for about seven times before it sinks. Repetition is a password in the matters of mastery.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR SEASON
An Ecclesiastical portion of a book talks about time for everything and that helps us gain an understanding into the Changeability of virtually everything on earth's surface - Including humans.

A particular time to be born, a particular time to die. A particular time to gather, and a particular time to scatter. UNDERSTANDING YOUR SEASON.
Now as humans, it is important to know that our lives has been segmented into seasons Just as nature experiences Summer and Winter or Rainy and Dry season.
A tree even has a time when its leafs fall off and its trunk gets dried.
These seasons actually capture the variability and dynamism of all created things. That in a way helps us acknowledge that humans also have Times and Seasons.
When you were born, you were in a season of total dependency where you are not responsible for the course of your life. You are currently reading this because you are in another season of life where you can't but read for a sure change in level. Nevertheless, another reality is that we'll get old. That's another season.
Interestingly, Each season has its own peculiarities and features. You see, that is so important. Ignorance is a huge disability - you know by now. Ignorance will make a man envious of the season of another man. Someone who is just starting out in the football career if not careful, might be envious of a renowned football professional. We live in a world where those who hasn't paid the prices envy those who had. Many people pierce themselves with so much sorrows just because of this inability to discern times and seasons.
 UNDERSTANDING YOUR SEASON
 Please know that you are independently accountable to God.
You and your best friend don't have same dealings with God. I remembered while in my 100level, I had an intimate friend. We would both would go out to the restaurant to relax. He was from a rich background while I was managing - big time.(lols). He doesn't cook and that made me a lazy too. So we would constantly go to KFC to have our meals
 As at then, we would spend about N500 to N1000 for snacks and more for soft drinks. At a point I obviously couldn't cope. While he didn't feel a thing. The worst thing is that "he doesn't pay for me o" (After all he didn't "send me come") lols. So I became broke. What's the lesson?

I was simply trying to live in a season I wasn't in.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR SEASON
 Sir, every money that enters into your hand isn't an indication that you've arrived.
 My students were talking about how they'll wanna get some latest cars after secondary school and I told them that even if someone currently gives me an aircraft, i will reject it.
God is a loving Father, He will never choke us with blessing we ain't prepared for. Our readiness is not based on our decision. No!
He Himself detects when we are ready for a new level. We cry at crusade grounds...
"Loooord, I am ready, please use me"
"Loooord, I am ready, oya give me that thing". A song writer(Nathaniel Bassey) wrote; "You've got time and seasons in your hands". Knowing your season will save you lots of headache and heartaches
Oh, you have only one shoe right? No problem! My brother, wear it with joy. If it tears sew it again!  Sew it again!
 No money to buy another yet?  Ooohh come on go and sew that thing my friend!
You have just Garri to soak at night?
Sister, soak it with joy. Please soak it!
With the assurance and understanding of the reality of your current season
 For when the Leafs wither, it would become green again. Its a matter of time.
Hear this, Never allow people pity you out of your Season!
 Sometimes Bro, God will even empower you to trek long distances.
 See, he designed the muscles of your legs to be strong for a reason. Com on....Treck!
Are we saying we should have a poverty mentality? Far from it! Never!This is the season when you can go through some thick and thins....the youthful season!
 When  trekking and the devil allow some yahoo guys flash in their jeeps beside you, and the devil whispers to you...
"see your life. See your mate. You'll trek till you die if you don't wise up"
Tighten your fist, screeeeeeam in your mind and say "shut up you liar!"
Lady, your skirt is torn....stitch it....stitch it again! And while you do this, keep telling God.
"I know you've got times and seasons in your hands" kai!
I was at a program where the man on the Mic emphasised that "Everyone has a pillow of suffering on his head", and that the pillow is used for carrying challenges.
The best time to wear and tear out that pillow is now that we are young.
 Have you seen those old men who stays at the gate?
What were they doing while they were young?
Some of them dig wells.
What were they doing at their youthful season?  UNDERSTANDING YOUR SEASON
Never mistaken your seed time for your harvest time. Discern!
So many ladies had so pancaked and lived fake lives that their destiny helper had assumed they are "big girls" already who need no help. While they walk past last them daily.
Their is a sure protocol/principle of success in God.   And that's the necessity of Suffering before Glory. Story before Glory!  See, all those storms ain't to break you dear. They will eventually make you strong!
Bro, sometimes you might need to go knocking from door to door and asking if you can mow their grasses. Our society has made us think that is embarrassment... No bro. It is not!
You are fulfilling scriptures...
"Let him that is lazy to work not eat".
"whatever your hands find to do, do with all your energy"
God sees you Sir. Challenges are the food champions feed on Imagine scripture even saying "rejoice, when you fall into diverse temptations". Why? Because they work within us Patience.
You are not married yet...and your mates are flaunting their rings. Rejoice but don't worried dear.
*UNDERSTANDING YOUR SEASON*
Ask yourself, what season are you in. Some of us need to run anytime marriage is being discussed. Because our current season is far from marriage.
Is this your season for sowing or that of Harvest? When you sow, you don't smile brother. People sow in sweats. UNDERSTANDING YOUR SEASON
 I'll beg us under God, that we carefully take an assessment of our friends or those who influence us. Are you in the same season?
 See, its very hard to walk with people who ain't in your Season. If care is not taken, you will assume you're going through similar season and they will soon draw you out of your season. Many of us are even fasting and praying out of our ordained season.
May we gain Understanding in knowing and accepting our seasons.

OPEN YOUR EYES AND DREAM!

 
                        OPEN YOUR EYES AND DREAM!

You know, very early this morning, I was brewing on some thoughts. I'll caption it *DREAM BIG*
Dreams here are not the ones you have while sleeping. They are the ones you have while being awake. They keep you awake instead. I'll just start by telling you about a young boy who had eleven other brothers. He happens to be the ninth amidst them all. They were so poor that they slept on bare floor. Hardly was there sufficient to eat.  You can keep imagining what a world it was for him. But anytime he lays to sleep, he sees something different.  He sees himself speaking to thousands of thousands. He sees himself in his private airspace. He see himself with enough food to eat and building edifice for God. This is the story of the renowned Late Dr. Myles Munroe. He eventually died surpassing all those dreams. Dreams are powerful. An Afro-American singer, Tupac Shakur said...
"Reality is wrong, Dreams are for Real".        
   Do you have a dream for your life? One thing common to all is the power to dream. Infact, it is not religiously biased. Remember the men who built the Tower of Babel. They were so sure of their dreams and they kept on.  God made a statement that is profound; "None of their imaginations will be withheld from them". Interestingly, dreams are for free. You don't pay a dime to get one. All you need is just your mind. Don't confuse the will of God please.
 I met a bro who was drafting a powerful idea on how to organize a business better.  Wow! I was amazed. But he said he doesn't think God want him do that.  I took a deep breathe. Some ideas are divinely inspired (the HolySpirit advantage). Dream!                                                    The first thing is to discover your purpose. Then in accordance with your purpose, Dream! Imagine great things. Scriptures says in Ephesians 3:20, "...unto Him who is able to do what we ask or Think! In Africa, we have many askers than  thinkers. We need to See Thinking as part of prayer. I don't mean worrying.  When we pray for 1hour, we do the whole talking non-stop. Then we feel we've achieved. Question is, did you take a pause? Did you observe any idea in your mind while praying?  
 Mensah Otabil told me he was with Bishop Oyedepo at Ota. So he asked Bishop what was done in a particularly room. Bishop said with a smile; "that's my thinking room".                            what! A thinking room?  Ordinary people don't do that.                                                                How did Pastor Eneche build the Dome which is the Largest on the earth surface, according to the engineers? He first Imagined it. God Himself practises imagination. Salvation package was first an imagination before it was played out. Stop living life casually.  In the next 5years, what do you see? 10year, 20years?               30years? Heeeeey...stop saying "I would be married, with my beautiful kids in my house"
"...even the gentiles say that". (Lols). Boko Haram members would say the same thing.   So, What's your Dream?  Have dreams please. Lady, when he approaches you. Ask him "what's your dream?  "Don't let him tell you "you don't have Faith" (that's bullying). He might even quote scriptures and say, "Even God told Abraham 'let's go', and he obeyed". Tell him, you're not Abraham or Sarah biko. Write this vison, make it plain. What is your vision? This is important because it will serve as your driving force.  Brother, ask her too!  If she tells you, "dear, I'm planning that we just have one kisok where we'll be selling biscuits and sheeewinggum".Ah! Brother, "ise ya". You've got lots of work to do. Roll your sleeves and start enlarging her mind. She's too small for your height. She'll pull you down.         I love Fela Durotoye.   He is an example of a cultivator. Tara Durotoye wasn't the woman she is now. She used to be small in thinking and life.   Fela came into her life and made a difference. Fela said, "I made her the picture I saw her to be".  Now she's a perfect match even fit to be a President's wife. We are not talking about another Patience J. here. (Kidding).   We all know the great iconic *House of Tara* brand. So dream! Dear Lady, if your husband is a small thinker, you'll soon be in church dreaming for your pastor. Of course God has wired women to be helpers of dreams primarily. They wanna help. But you need to create the vision for them. Bro Dream! Every innovations were dreams. You think you are technologically savvy?  You just wait for your grandchildren. You will be shocked how lost you'll be technological-wise. While you were sleeping from 9pm to 7am(10hours), someone was busy thinking on how to make the next product that will consume your money. The truth is that things will change.  Our grandparents felt like heaven when they got their "tortoise cars"  Where is it today? So dream! Dream on the kinds of Kids you wanna have. What will make them different from "as on omo wobe" or "the shakushaku kids"? Dream about their courtesy level. Dream about what culture you'll imbibe in them. Dream about the impact you wanna make. Dream about your legacy to the legacy to the world.    Your company and your happy staff. Dream! dream! dream! "Fantasize" about them. Pray them!   Redraft it pertime. I can't tell how much I redraft my visions in a year. I tell those close to me over and over till they are tired. And the beautiful thing is that the are consistent. They aren't different form one another... Rather, they get enlarged. That's the Spirit!  And when you dream, please don't hang around pessimists.   They'll always tell you it can't work.  They'll be like, "Ahhhh...you want to go into poultry? Hmm it's good oh..erm. But can't you try something else? Cause fowls easily die in this community oh. I'm just telling you ni o". Ruuuuuuuunnnn from them.Never to return.           
  When you dream, read and fees your mind with books and Biographies of those who had achieved what you wanna achieve. Infact I wanna recommend  "Ibukun Awosika's biography to those interested in the furniture business. (Or everyone). Wow! You'll be inspired.  You must learn to read biographies alot.   Read success stories. That's why I once said, "boredom is for those who haven't discovered purpose". See when you truly grab purpose, boredom will be bored. Infact, it will die. Ahan...how will you be bored? When you can't even explore all it takes to be what you wanna be. Oyedepo said he studied several biographies and history of top schools before launching Covenant University. This is no joke. Some people will say, I'm bored jare....i have been at home all day. Ah! I'm almost angry right now. A whole you. Bored? Lols. If you understand how small 24hours is to your lifetime and to what you need to achieve, you'll jack up. I was privileged to be at the last Youth Alive. I got there late but the ONLY word which I heard from Bishop Abioye's mouth is this... *Once you are awake from sleep, GET UP!*     Chai! It was like fire in my bones. Some of us wake up and keep feeling the texture of the bedsheets. We stretch in 360° dimensions. We rehearse how best to get up from bed. For 20mins, we are still there. We close our eyes again... We fold like sharwa fish again.. We cover ourselves again with the duvet...   Looks like enjoyment shey? You better stop that!    Ahhh....as a youth!  Wait! That's what our parents did and they didn't soar. And we wanna do the same? Never! When we die, our body will sleep forever I discovered a mystery. This body (flesh) ehn van be tricky. It knows he isn't going to heaven with us, so it always wanna make us feel weak and lazy so we just get so useless.   Paul, the Apostle said...I beat(pummel, subject)my body and bring it UNDER subjection.         So Dream!                         
I'm honored you stood tuned!