Many people think spiritual growth happens automatically with time, but that is not true. Maturity comes from walking with God consistently. A person may have been in church for many years, but if he is not walking in the Spirit, his life can still remain stagnant. Just like flowing water stays fresh while stagnant water becomes spoiled, your spiritual life must keep moving with the Holy Spirit.

God never intended the Christian life to be ordinary or powerless. When you received Lord Jesus, His life began to flow in you by the Holy Spirit. That means you are no longer limited to living merely by human wisdom, emotions, or natural strength. You now have access to divine guidance, divine courage, and divine ability.

The Holy Spirit is not far away from you. He lives in you now. He guides you, teaches you, strengthens you, and even shows you things to come. When you stay sensitive to Him through prayer, worship, and meditation on the Word, your life becomes directed and purposeful instead of confused and uncertain.

So refuse a stagnant spiritual life. Spend time daily being filled with the Spirit. Pray in tongues, worship the Lord even outside church gatherings, and keep your heart open to His guidance. A life led by the Spirit will always move forward in victory and freshness.

Prayer:
Precious Father, thank You for the Holy Spirit who lives in me. I refuse stagnation and spiritual dryness. I walk daily with Your Spirit and I am guided into truth, wisdom, and victory. My life is refreshed continually as I yield myself to You, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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As a child of God, you are never meant to respond to situations based on what you see. You respond based on what God has said. When contrary situations arise, your responsibility is to stand your ground on the Word. God’s Word is unshakable, unchanging, and eternal—it is your foundation in every season.

Satan cannot overpower a believer; he can only influence through thoughts. This is why you must refuse thoughts of fear, defeat, or inadequacy. Renew your consciousness through the Word of God—see yourself as God sees you: victorious, bold, and unstoppable. When you build your life on the Word, no storm can shake you.

Light afflictions are temporary. They don’t come to drown you; they come to lift you. As you look at the unseen, eternal realities, the visible challenges lose their power. Bible says, “the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal” (2 Corinthians 4:18). Keep your eyes on God’s promises.

When anything comes against you, remember—it arrived with a purpose. And that purpose is fulfilled when you face it with the boldness of the Spirit and emerge victorious over it and shine forth the glory of God.

Prayer:
Heavenly Father, I thank You for Your Word which is my firm foundation. I stand boldly in faith, unaffected by what I see. My heart is fixed on Your truth, and I walk in continuous victory, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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God’s voice and your response to His voice are very determining for your life. God desires to communicate with you, and hearing his voice is a gift of grace that requires both faith and a receptive heart.

When Adam and Eve started their journey on earth they knew God in the form of His voice. When they sinned, it was the same voice that came to them. In fact the Bible says: “they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden” (Genesis 3:8). Did you notice it says, the voice of God came “walking”. The voice of God is God Himself, and God is the personality behind the voice; therefore, it’s so important that you give it the same reverence and value.

When you hear His voice in prayer, during consultation, through God’s men, or through your surroundings and circumstances, it’s pivotal that you pay heed to it, without any compromise whatsoever. Abraham heard God’s voice and followed Him and it was counted for Him as righteousness (ref. Genesis 26), the same goes for Noah (ref.Genesis 6). Moses set His gaze on the burning fire and God talked to him through His surrounding (Genesis 3). And time will fail us if we keep talking of the men of faith who achieved greatness by simply following the voice of God. Thus, you must check your attitude towards the voice of God, because that is what determines your altitude of Greatness in life.

Prayer:
Precious Father, I thank you for giving me the privilege to be called your son and hear your voice. I follow your voice, with all my heart, all my mind and all my being. In Jesus’ Name. Amen!

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God made us in His own image and He loves us beyond measure. The reason He made us in His own likeness is that we may be the crown of His creation who would have this privilege to know Him and to fellowship with Him. The greatest purpose which Jesus Christ had for His life was to achieve man’s fellowship with God.

In Christ, God has given us the ability to walk with Him and the honor to live this life for Him unto His glory! Being free to live for God is a great achievement which many of God’s children are yet to know and achieve. Let your thoughts be not this way that God has come into your life just to make things beautiful around you and to help you in all that you want Him to help you. There is a greater life which fulfills the very purpose of your existence and gives you true fulfillment. That is to live for Him freely fulfilling His purposes through your life.

There are many people who give to the Lord, but they don’t receive, not because God doesn’t bless them when they give but because they didn’t position themselves to receive. Don’t give selfishly, with selfish motives. Rather, learn to open yourself to give to the Lord, demonstrating how He matters to you, learn to give selflessly. A man may give a million dollar to the kingdom of God grudgingly and receive no blessing however another one can give just a thousand dollar with all his heart and God may bless him in such a manner that He is able to give in billions to the Lord. “Give so that you may receive” is for baby Christians, live above that. Give because you love Him. Jesus said that, where a man’s treasure is there is his heart (Mathew 6:21). Give without being prisoned by the bars of selfishness and live for God because that’s the purpose of your life. Truly live the life walking with Him and having faith in Him and on His words and on His people and not on the things of this world.

Prayer:

Father, I thank you for liberating me from the cares of this world! I live above the cares of this world, being free to live with you and walk with you. I love you with all my heart, and when I give to you, I give because the Kingdom of God is close to my heart. Thank you for giving me this higher walk in Christ Jesus. Amen!

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Knowledge liberates only when it is used and acted upon. Without action knowledge is just an inspiration of none effect. The question comes many times that how can we walk with God? You see, God has not made himself mysterious to us , nor has he made his ways mysterious. God is good and His ways are clearly stated in the Word of God. His way is the way of faith and the same faith life style has been delivered to us that we live by. Walking in faith towards his Word is the key to walking with God.

In our faith lifestyle, there are various things which God has asked us to do and to follow. God has made things easy for you. It is so easy that all that you have to do is to just follow His ways and rest all will follow you. There are some who will just pray and only pray and they keep wondering why things are not working out for them even though they are praying so much. Things are not supposed to work out well if we just pray!! We ought to submit ourselves to the Church and then be regular in the studying of the word of God as well and be guided by our pastors and then we ought to involve ourselves in the church activities like evangelism, partnerships etc., be consistent in giving to God our offerings, thanks giving, seeds and returning to God his tithes and first fruits. Oh! God has given us such a beautiful way of life which we are supposed to live and be at peace and in happiness all the time.

Don’t be one of those who have this testimony that they once walked with God and once upon a time they used to have many testimonies in the past, but now things have become so hard and disturbing for them!

Confession:
I walk on the principles of God and grow on all sides. I’m marching on my faith walk, living each day victoriously and as I follow His preordained path for my life, in Jesus’ Name. Amen!

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For the world, increasing capacity means to acquire wealth and stock it up. However, the Bible makes it clear that the wealth of this earth is uncertain. For us, the children of God, the only way to increase capacity is to consistently increase in our walk with God.

Every seed comes with its capacity to produce fruits. A rice seed will not produce a papaya. You are born of incorruptible seed, the seed of God’s Word. Your capacity is defined by the power of God. The more you walk with God, the more you increase in your capacity to be fruitful and productive.

How do you walk with God then? Firstly by having a deep fellowship with God, your Father. Then is giving priority to the House of God, in all that you do and have. Next is that, you must give definite and unaltered time to the Word of God, meditating on it daily. The Word has the capacity to make you what it talks about. You must never compromise with your Word study time. Increase in your love for Lord. Spend time in worshipping His majesty and glory, giving thanks to Him with all your heart and being. As you do this you will see a change in you and your capacity that is beyond any reasoning or definition.

Everything you do to increase in your hunger for God and His righteousness, is what increases your capacity. Thus, it’s important to constantly have a hunger to increase your capacity as a Christian. Congratulations as you have studied today’s article you have already increased your capacity! As you continue to act on the Word you have learnt, you will have abundant fruits of righteousness in your life.

Prayer:
Precious Father, I thank you for your great love for me. Thank you for giving me divine capacity which has made me a winner in life. In all I do I’m fruitful and productive, making great impact for the Gospel. In Jesus’ Name. Amen!

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