Beloved of God, Our heavenly father is interested in having a relationship with you...and also interested in your ability to keep healthy relationship with the people around you. If you relate with God well and yet despise people...you don't know God... If you can despise humans you can see, how can you respect a God you have not seen. Let the world see Jesus in your life, and let them give the glory to the Father.... This is the will of God for you. #HopeExpression

And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. Luke 11:9 I recently met a young man who was waiting on God.  Waiting.  Waiting.  Waiting. His life had been headed down a dangerous path, and he was waiting for God to rescue him.  He had done nothing to get himself to a better place. He hadn’t looked for any help.  He hadn’t tried to change his behaviors.  He was just “waiting on God”, he told me. Waiting…and waiting. I admire people of faith.  I think it’s important to really believe; to live as if what you are believing is  already truth.  To trust God completely, fully, recklessly (Hebrews 11:1).  To take Him at His word and build your life upon it. Living a life of faith is something we should all strive to do. To live for what we believe, whether or not we see it in front of our eyes. But a major problem occurs when people use the guise of “faith” in ...

One of the ways the enemy will try to keep you in bondage is by guilt. He will use your past and bad choices to make you feel so bad that you start to believe that even God wont forgive you.  Jeremiah 31:34 say’s he will forgive you for your sins, and remember them no more. Now that don’t mean keep doing the same things that you have ask God to forgive you for. When you repent, you are to turn from your wicked ways. The enemy will use guilt to make you believe different. One of the hardiest things for people to do is forgive themselves.  Psalms 32:5 says, Confess, all your sins to God. The best thing to do is to tell God everything. Release the shame, pain and the hidden secrets that are killing you inside. Guilt will snatch your joy, happiness and block your relationship with the Lord. Once you confess, then accept God’s forgiveness. Stop worrying about what people remember. God has already forgotten about it. So many people spend so much time trying to be liked...

Let us look further: -      Its okay for them to be good enough for you, are you good enough for them? -         It’s okay for you to be good enough for them, are they good enough for you? -         It’s okay that you need them, do they really need you? -         It’s okay that they need you, do you need them? -         Is this person in line with the vision and purpose you have in Christ? -         Will they fit into your vision? -         Can you fit into their vision? -         Can both of you think together? -         Can both of you walk together? -         Can both of you work together? -         Can both of you communicate with each other without the fear of misunderstanding? -         Can both of you handle misunderstanding in resp...

LOVE…  Who you are and what you have is what you will bring into any relationship.  Can you imagine you bringing all you are now into a relationship, will that relationship be healthy or disaster? Caution: When you want to compliment some one’s talent, creativity, and attitude be specific. You can say I love the way you sing, I love the way you dance, or I love the way you make decisions. Many people will misunderstand your compliment if you are not specific about what you say you love. And this can lead you into a big problem. When you say ‘I love you’ with the intention of staying committed to some one either in platonic or Romantic relationship, that’s a world of responsibility and accountability. This will demand all you are and what you have. I accept you. I value you. I respect you. I’m committed to you etc. all these are the picture of the statement ‘I love you.’ -         Before you think of accepting someone, have you ...

John 3: 16 For God so LOVE the world that He gave His only Son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. The statement “I love you” is more than the movies you have watched. It’s more than the songs you have listened. It’s more than what the past knowledge has educated us. There is a present truth the Holy Spirit has revealed and this truth will keep improving as times goes on. All the details of this teaching are not all there is to know. There is more but before the more arrives, let us take a leap into what’s before us. To some people, this statement is just their ticket to get any thing they need from people. To some people, this statement is just one of the lines in poems. To some people, it’s a call of duty. To some people, it’s an expression of responsibility and accountability. To some people, it’s an emotional feeling that must be expressed with words. If we must discover the truth behind this statement according to the expectati...

LOVE CAN NOT STEAL… Some men have sincerely and honesty raped ladies – IN THE NAME OF LOVE. Ladies have honestly dis-virgined men – even men younger than them, IN THE NAME OF LOVE. This is lies the devil is telling this generation. LOVE CAN NOT STEAL. LOVE protects, defend and preserve you. If any relationship or friendship is not helping you to protect, defend and preserve your TALENT, LOVE is absent. If any relationship or friendship is not helping you to protect, defend and preserve your SKILLS, LOVE is absent. If any relationship or friendship is not helping you to protect, defend and preserve your CREATIVITY, LOVE is absent. If any relationship or friendship is not helping you to protect, defend and preserve your IDEAS, LOVE is absent. If any relationship or friendship is not helping you to protect, defend and preserve your ATTITUDE, LOVE is absent. If any relationship or friendship is not helping you to protect, defend and preserve your capacity, LOVE is absent. If a...

LOVE is the power of BECOMING but the greatest question is – what are you BECOMING & who are you BECOMING like? Every relationship or friendship is transforming you into some thing and putting you on a journey. ARE YOU ACTUALLY BECOMING THE EXPECTATIONS OF GOD or YOU are BECOMING THE EXPECTATION OF PEOPLE’S GREED? Any friendship or relationship that is not supporting you to become who God has designed you to become is not LOVE even if it comes IN THE NAME OF LOVE. Now that we know what LOVE is according to God’s perspective, let’s look at “IN THE NAME OF LOVE” IN THE NAME OF LOVE is the mask people put on. Some youths and teenagers put this mask on knowingly and some put it on ignorantly. Don’t do things IN THE NAME OF LOVE but let it be for the sake of the TRUTH of God’s word. In living the LIFE God has created you to live, consider God’s factor for doing things. TRUTH is the only basic factor behind why you should do whatsoever you need to do in every friendship or r...

LOVE IS THE TRUTH… LOVE is a Lifestyle that reveals the identity of whom you are and who you ought to become in LIFE. LOVE reveals who you ought to become in the area of your TALENT. LOVE reveals who you ought to become in the area of your SKILLS. LOVE reveals who you ought to become in the area of your IDEAS. LOVE reveals who you ought to become in the area of your ATTITUDE. LOVE reveals who you ought to become in your walk with the Holy Spirit. LOVE IS THE TRUTH. LOVE reveals the TRUTH to you via the expectation of God’s plan for your LIFE. Any TRUTH that do not support God’s plan for your LIFE is not the real TRUTH. Any friendship or relationship that refuses to support you knowing the real TRUTH through God’s word is not LOVE. LOVE IS THE TRUTH. LOVE is TRUTH; LOVE enables you to constantly discover more TRUTH about yourself in Christ. LOVE helps you to walk in the TRUTH and help you become the TRUTH through the Holy Spirit. This TRUTH is LOVE and LOVE is all about...

Some of the youths and teenagers have KILLED other people’s chance for growth and self development – IN THE NAME OF LOVE. Some of the youths and teenagers chances for growth and self development have being KILLED also – IN THE NAME OF LOVE. Some of the youths and teenagers are the ones that are STEALING from other youths and teenagers – IN THE NAME OF LOVE. Some of the youths and teenagers are the very ones robbing off their time, virginity, self development, value, respect…etc IN THE NAME OF LOVE. THIS IS NOT THE WILL OF GOD FOR YOUTHS AND TEENAGERS. Some of the youths and teenagers are distracted from their personal relationship with the Holy Spirit – IN THE NAME OF LOVE. Some of the youths and teenagers are distracted from developing their gifts, TALENT and CREATIVITY – IN THE NAME OF LOVE. Some of the youths and teenagers have grown from Godly ATTITUDE to bad ATTITUDE – IN THE NAME OF LOVE. Some of the youths and teenagers have grown from being polite to being rude – IN TH...

I want to welcome you to another deception among the youths and teenagers. IN THE NAME OF LOVE - this is a subject lust and greed has used to carry out their desires among the youths and teenagers. The name of LOVE is different from the personality of LOVE.  The name of LOVE is an identity, a sound and it’s not a personality. LOVE is a living, a personality and she has a desire. Knowing the name of a person is totally different from you knowing the character of this person. Many people know the name of LOVE but few really know the true personality of LOVE. Whenever you see original, you will always see fakes all around you. LOVE means different things to different people depending on who is feed your concept about LOVE. Some people think LOVE is sex before marriage – IN THE NAME OF LOVE. Some people abort their unborn child IN THE NAME OF LOVE. Some people STEAL, lie and even abuse their parents, and pastor IN THE NAME OF LOVE. THIS IS NOT THE WILL OF GOD FOR Y...

Three behaviors you need to adopt to give your kids the freedom to grow. Being​ ​a​ ​parent​ ​is​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​most​ ​rewarding​ ​things​ ​you​ ​can​ ​experience.​ ​However,​ ​that   satisfaction​ ​will​ ​be​ ​tested​ ​continuously​ ​as​ ​your​ ​child​ ​grows.       And​ ​they​ ​are​ ​going​ ​to​ ​grow​ ​up,​ ​whether​ ​you​ ​are​ ​ready​ ​for​ ​them​ ​to​ ​or​ ​not.       You​ ​may​ ​not​ ​have​ ​a​ ​say​ ​in​ ​them​ ​aging,​ ​but​ ​you​ ​do​ ​have​ ​control​ ​over​ ​how​ ​you​ ​handle​ ​it.​ ​Your   ultimate​ ​goal​ ​as​ ​a​ ​parent​ ​should​ ​be​ ​to​ ​​ raise​ ​independent​ ​children​ ​ ​and​ ​to​ ​do​ ​so​ ​you​ ​can​ ​choose   to​ ​adopt​ ​behaviors​ ​that​ ​will​ ​allow​ ​your​ ​child​ ​to​ ​develop​ ​into​ ​the​ ​amazing​ ​person​ ​you​ ​know​ ​they   are.       1.  Don’t​ ​dismiss​ ​their​ ​feelings.     It’s​ ​importa...

There’s something to be said about putting pen to paper and writing your goals, ideas or to-do lists down. Writing things down helps ease mental clutter. It’s scientifically proven. “Writing stimulates a bunch of cells at the base of the brain called the reticular activating system (RAS),” reports LifeHacker.com. “The RAS acts as a filter for everything your brain needs to process, giving more importance to the stuff that you're actively focusing on at the moment –– something that the physical act of writing brings to the forefront.” Henriette Anne Klauser, author of “Write It Down, Make It Happen,” agrees that writing stimulates the RAS, ultimately sending a signal to the cerebral cortex. “Once you write down a goal, your brain will be working overtime to see you get it.” Take actor and comedian Jim Carrey as an example. After a series of consecutive failures, Carrey wrote himself a check for $10 million for “acting services rendered,” later placing...

] Workplaces tend to be filled with tension. Perhaps the company is undergoing budget cuts, and workers fear that layoffs are imminent. On the other hand, maybe there’s too few people to complete all the work that needs to get done, leaving employees overwhelmed and stressed. Whatever the case, due to the demanding nature of the workplace, your job site is the perfect place to extend grace. When you extend grace, you're intentionally responding in a generous or helpful way. Follow these five steps and prove yourself a leader while at work. 1. Don’t Take Bad Moods Personally Everyone has bad days, and the best way to show grace when a colleague has the blues is not to take it to heart. If it seems like your colleague or supervisor has “an attitude” one day, don’t escalate the situation by taking offense or using the same tone with them that offended you. Consider that they could be having problems at home or work that you don’t know about. Chalk up their behavior a...