NEW YEAR NUGGET

In 2019,let WISDOM (The application of Knowledge known) lead you in all your steps, be sure to stay focused on your purpose.
★ Preoccupation with what's GOOD but not RIGHT is the devil's principal tool for distraction, he's smart enough to not comfront you with what's not good because you won't fall for it.
In 2019 watch out for things that will distract your attention from your target. It's called MISPLACED PRIORITIES.
★ GOOD DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN IT'S RIGHT,BUT RIGHT IS ALWAYS GOOD BY DEFAULT
★ BUSY DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN EFFECTIVENESS
★ MOVEMENT DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN PROGRESS
★ ALIVE DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN LIVING
★ SIGHT DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN SEEING
So preoccupy your life with the positives, a keen sense of discerning one from another is what you need which can only be given by God Almighty via a solid relationship with Him.
This is my 2019 wishes to you fam.

I hope this gets you thinking and probably motivate you into reconsidering your priorities and ultimately making the right choices in your life. There's always more to Life than what meets the eye. 

Set your priorities right, and that has to begin with God the Master planner of your life. 

Never stop dreaming, 

Never say never to your Visions, 

Never settle for less than your Worth, 

Your worth is in Who God says you are. 

Let this clip inspire you to leave your life to the fullest. 

Cheers. 💙💙💙

IGNORANCE :THE GREATEST ENEMY OF MAN

I got up this morning with a burden in my heart that has refuse to go away, it's simple and clear and If you see yourself in the picture then the purpose of this message is fulfilled.

The greatest enemy of man isn't the devil but IGNORANCE.
"My people perishes because of lack of Wisdom:The application of knowledge " King Solomon says.

The key to FREEDOM in the mind is KNOWLEDGE and
The key to KNOWLEDGE is knowing the TRUTH and
The key to the TRUTH resides in God and His Word.

Consider that all that you know is what you've learnt so far, and the once you don't know is in what you haven't learn yet.
You are as intelligent as what you know, not less not more.
IGNORANCE is simply lack of Knowledge about what you should know.

Whatever that we call life today came from Great minds that refuse to settle for IGNORANCE.
Until you get uncomfortable with your present state of mind, change is inevitable.
There's something the world is waiting to celebrate you for, it's within you not outside of you, discover it and nurture it with passion.

All you need to do is start looking deeply within you at your solitude, stop being comfortable with the crowd because it's the fastest way of loosing your self image and identity and settle for less than your potentials.
The best version of yourself will never make it to reality if you do not change your mindset because our lives are directed towards our most dominant thoughts that became actions.

*What are your core values about life and the one thing that makes life meaningful, find it and give it life.

Here's how it works, a deeper knowledge of God equals a deeper knowledge of who you are and your potentials so you can serve it to the world.
Yes you can and the time is now.
Cheers.

GOD'S PRESENCE IS ALL WE NEED

This is true about any PRINCIPLE, whether things created by God or things made by Man.
You may disagree with Principle but you can't do away with it.
Permit me to define Principles are inherent , self programmed modalities that guarantees how every creation created should Function & Operate if applied adequately.
In order words Principles were made to guarantee the SUCCESS, SAFETY, AND FULFILLMENT of every creation by God.
Also note that violation of any Principle accompanies an automatic consequences which you brought upon yourself by ignoring the Principles.

I said that because I just want to highlight a few things that your mind can make sense of.
Here's a thing: Plants were created by God and it inherent Principles for survival and maximum functionality is tied to the plant being  Constantly stocked inside the soil so it can tap the necessary nutrients it may require for it Success.
The fishes for example and other aquatic lives were made to function only inside Water, like the rivers, lakes and so on.

Truth is that neither of this creations can function outside it preordained environment that should guarantee it success and it proper functionality. Any attempt to disconnect them from their sources kills them automatically.

The point I'm trying to get to you is that God having created us and made us in His very own Image and after His Likeness so we could function like Him and have Dominion over the earth and take charge of the earth, the next thing God did was to guarantee the fulfillment of His Words towards mankind by placing mankind in an environment where he could function effectively , be safe and secure great success in everything he would do.
God placed him in "Eden" which is translated to mean: "A spot and moment, An Atmosphere, where the Presence of God is an open door to Heaven" This means that man was programmed to function adequately only if he were in God's presence at all times for his entire life. You can relate to the rest of the story in Genesis of what happened when Adam was driven out of God's presence.
The Presence of God is the singular most important thing anyone needs because it's the only ideal environment that once you carry it with you life situations listens to you, check out all through the Bible you'd find out that all Biblical characters that worked with God and made great exploits sort after the Presence of God in all their dealings.... Moses, David, Abraham, and so on.

Ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, it's absolutely impossible to  function outside of God and His presence, this is equivalent to the air that we breath which we can't do without.
To achieve success and fulfill your goals, your dreams and your Purpose in life, you need to stay connected to God and His presence.
In all that you toll and do each day, be sure to not disconnect yourself from your source, nurture His Presence and carry it with you wherever you go through a constant relationship with Him.

God's Presence is all that we need.
God's Presence reveals more of God to us and God in turn reveals Who we truly are to us as well.
Trust me, there's nothing that can compete or withstand the efficacy and powerful presence of God. Paul stated clearly that all our achievements outside of God is count as NOTHING. But with God ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE TO THEM THAT BELIEVES.
Seek to acquire more of His Presence and see how your entire life will be transformed from Glory to Glory.

MAXIMIZE 2017

First of all I wanna thank God for a Happy New Year 2017 and I Celebrate you for making it this far.
Welcome to 2017.
I want to start off the year by placing a few thoughts in your mind which I believe would help you set some perspective for this brand new year so you can maximize all that God has in it for you, your career, your business or company, your marriage & family and all that concerns your life.
We've began already a journey that involves:
● 12 Months
● 52 Weeks
● 365 Days
● 8,760 Hours
● 525,600 Minutes
● 3,153,600 Seconds.
All this numbers represents an invinsible irreplaceable scares comodity called TIME.
Life is measured by TIME or to say it another way: Life can be measured not by the length of life lived in years over TIME but most importantly it can be measured by the Value given to the CONTENT of the Life lived within those year's over time.
So it's not about how Long you live but how Well you live over time.

You'd be correct to say that we're stucked in Time and how it's being used or maximized is up to us.
Here's a quick perspective a'd like to present to you that'll help you make 2017 your best year ever.
Time actually measures life in second's, minutes, hours, days ,weeks, months and years.
Taking cognizance of these consciousness will help you keep track of your Time and ultimately maximize your life in 2017.

Truth is that, TIME runs at the speed with LIFE, therefore TIME wastage equals LIFE wastage.
Facts has it that, 95% if not 99% of people starts every New Year with "Resolutions" that would enable them have a fruitful year ahead but the truth is that those resolutions do not make it through January or maybe February at most.
Let's brake this pattern if you may.

I believe the best approach to solving any problem is tracing the little details that constitute the problem itself which may not add up but ultimately do in the end.
Most people fail in keeping to their resolutions not because they decided to violet them but because they lost track of an important factor that counts the most in fulfilling their set goals for the year . The factor here is TIME.

God created TIME and placed us in it so that we can live life in doses.
Time is so powerful that whatever you spend it doing, you become.
TIME can only be use or maximize but can't be stopped.
TIME measures life.
Time measures life in Mornings, Noon, Afternoon and Evenings.
Time measures life in yesterday, today and tomorrow.
Time measures life in day and night.
Time measures life in seasons as in Autumn, Spring , Summer and Winter.
Every human on planet earth is given the same ration of time a day as in 24 hours, not more or less.

How 2017 turns out to be is directly dependent on how you would manage the next 3,153,600 Seconds starting now.
Here are a few thoughts you might want to hold on to tenaciously:
*Take absolute ownership and control of your time, I mean every second of it .
*Convert it into an opportunity to fulfill your Purpose.
*Design and Manage how it's being used.
*Guard and protect it from abuse by you or others .
*Allocate a focus to it.
*Attach a Vision to it and give it meaning.
*Give it a Purpose to run with.
*Constantly check and measure it results periodically.
Outside these, Time wastage will be inevitable.

In other to achieve this,you have to;
*Document a concert plan that cover the entire 2017 and beyond.
*Narrow the plan down to smaller achievable details.
*Prioritize your plans in order of importance.
*Protect your plan and priorities.
*Identity possible challenges and prepare for them.
*Pursue your passion only and focus on doing what's Right at all times.
*Make decisions based on destiny.
*Inventory your associations and see who's wasting your time.
*Review your investments of time periodically to make adjustments.
*Do not try to please everyone,it encourages time wastage: do what you have to do as long as it pleases God.
*Forget the past and deal with the present while planning and having tomorrow think for itself.
*Disengage relationships & friendships that are detrimental to achieving your plans & goals.
* Make provisions and plan for resources necessary to ensure the achievement of the set goals.
*Stay conscious to know when it's time to move from planning to acting on the plan.
*Pray it through for God's approval, because many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it the Lord's purpose that will prevail.
*Above all else make a deliberate conscious effort to give God more of your TIME this year than you did last year, you'd be surprise how much He will replenish the time back to your favor.

###APPRECIATE YOUR TIME###
###FULFILL YOUR TIME###
###MAKE IT COUNT ###
###APPROPRIATE YOUR TIME###
###VALUE YOUR TIME###
###MAXIMIZE IT###
###MANAGE IT###
###MAKE IT PRODUCTIVE ###
###TREASURE YOUR TIME###

Happy New Year.

THE PARADOX OF CHRISTMAS

It's more blessed to give than to receive the scripture say's.
But giving as a gesture of Love isn't complete without the recipient receiving it,
RECEIVING makes GIVING complete.
It's possible to Accept a gift and not Receive it
It's possible to Accept a meal and not Eat it.
It's possible to Accept a drink and not Drink it.
It's possible to Accept money and not Spend it.
It's possible to Accept a Life and not Experience it.
It's possible to Accept CHRIST and not Know Him.
It's important to not confuse Giving by itself because Accepting the package isn't equal to receiving the gift.

 In other words it's even possible to receive a gift and not open it and make it yours.
It's time for us all to realligne our mind's to the True  Essence & the Significance of this season "CHRISTMAS".
Could it be that we're too excited about the fun & the Merriment that comes with the Season that we forget the Reason for the Season!!!

 Let's pause and understand WHY Christmas is necessary for us as BELIEVERS or better still God's Original intent for you and I from the beginning before the fall of mankind.

Let me begin by setting perspectives herein that, God's perfect plans for you and I from the beginning of creation with reference to  Genesis chapter one & two was...
♥ To make a Creature that looks just like Himself with His image.

♥ God being Love had to Love, so in order for love to be complete there must be a recipient and the recipient has to be just like the giver, so God fashioned us(Man) after His likeness breath His Spirit into us so He can fellowship with man Spirit to Spirit.

♥ God further proofed His Love for mankind by extending His Authority to us to Rule and Dominate over every work of His creation, I could almost hear God saying though the Earth is mine and all that dwells therein but Son I want you to have it, Work the ground and make it yield fruits, cultivate it and every deposit in it, take care of it, protect & guard it, in order words you're in charge of this extension of my Kingdom, make it look like Heaven.

♥God also had to give mankind the power of Will to decide and make decisions concerning the Dominion Mandate given to him by God, I believe the Power of Will was given to Man (Adam) so he would have to take absolute Responsibility for the Garden of Eden which was the perfect Environment God designed so he could function adequately.

♥To show how much of a father God is He usually  comes down to fellowship and commune with Man (Adam) just to show His Love for him, walk and talk with man at the cool of the day in the Garden of Eden. Man had direct access to God.

♥God's original intent was also to Rule the earth through Man so that the earth can be filled with His Glory (God's Nature) even as the water's covers the sea.

♥God's intent was to make the Earth look just like Heaven, that's why if you pay attention to the Lord's Prayer in Mathews"...Jesus said when you want to Pray , pray that God's Kingdom should come and His will be done on Earth just like it is in Heaven which is our home country..."Emphasis added.

♥God intended to rule the seen (Terrestrial or Earth) from the unseen (Celestial or Heaven).This I believe was God's plan to reign and establish His Principles and precepts on Earth.To establish His Kingdom on earth and rule the earth through Man.

♥ God finally gave man(Adam) an instruction that I believe was in man's best interest that he should eat of every fruit in the Garden except that of the tree of Good and Evil because it will compromise his relationship with Him.But since God had already given man the Power of Will, the devil in form of a serpent ended up deceiving man to exercising the Power of Will God gave man, and man decided to violet God Principles & Instructions and from that moment just like God promised man, Man ( Adam) lost his relationship with God and he died a Spiritual death and God sent man (Adam) away from the Garden of Eden(His Presence). From that moment the Spirit of God left the Earth and the Bible make us understand that through one man (Adam) sin entered the entire human race, and the wages of sin is death.

So as loving as God is, being the Alpha and the Omega the beginning and the end, being a God that doesn't start until He finishes, being a God that sees the end from the beginning, He had already made plans to restore Mankind back to Himself as it were from the beginning. God had to send Himself to the human race in human form to pay the price of our sins, that's why the Scriptures says..."He who new no sin became Sin just to redeem us from our iniquities"...Emphasis added.In the last book of the four Gospel In the New Testament,...God declared His mind thus:"For God so Loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life, and He didn't not send the Son into the world to condemn the world but to saved the world through Him"...This is indeed the greatest act of love ever shown.

In essence the privileges together with the Dominion(KINGDOM) Mandate given to mankind by God in Genesis One verses Twenty-six through Thirty were lost the moment man rebelled against God's instructions.
This is why Christmas is a thing of Joy to us all and greatest gift ever given and the greatest act of Love ever shown so that we can be Restored back to His Original plans for our lives.

Therefore I consider Christmas to be:
● The Celebration of the Greatest Gift ever given to Humanity.
● Heaven given to Earth.
● Divinity given to Humanity.
● Light given to Darkness.
● Life given to Death.
● Forgiveness given to Sin.
● Healing given to Sickness.
● God given to Mankind.
● God's Spirit restored to mankind.
● God's Love restored to mankind.
● The Birth of Our Messiah- The  Anointed KING.
● God's Redemption plan made manifest to Mankind as He promised through His prophet Isaiah that this will be the Sign: That a Virgin will be with a child and will give birth to a Son, and will call him IMMANUEL" meaning "God with Us" and he shall be the Savior of the world. "For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given:and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
● Christ Jesus the King was God's GIFT given to Man.
● The KINGDOM OF HEAVEN was Christ Jesus The KING'S GIFT to Mankind on Earth.
The GIFT was the Son "Jesus CHRIST" Inside Christ is the SPIRIT OF GOD. Jesus came bringing the KINGDOM OF HEAVEN back to Mankind as explained in Romans Fourteen verses Seventeen-Eighteen.." For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but Righteousness, Peace and Joy in the Holy Spirit..." YOU CAN TELL WHAT ADAM LOST BY WHAT JESUS BROUGHT,...that's THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN BACK TO MANKIND.
Merry Christmas!!!

The significance of the birth of Jesus is more important than the date as in Today 25th December.
I feel it's important for us to pay attention also to the REASON WHY God had to come into the human race in human form, that must have took God so much that it's only LOVE that can explain everything.

Believe me I'm not trying to convince you out of whatever doctrine or faith you may have been thought or perhaps learnt while growing up as a Christian but my Bible tells me that..."You shall know the TRUTH and nothing but only the TRUTH shall set you free and the Truth is in God's Word.."

 So I believe it in my heart that this is what Christmas should be all about.Yes there's nothing wrong with showing kindness to one another in form of gift and other presents, LOVE after-all was and still is the motivation and God's intent for the Redemption of mankind back to His Original plans as it were from the beginning.

 But while doing that, don't loose sight of the Reason for the Season...The gift of CHRIST THE ANOINTED KING to mankind to restore us back to God.

The price for redeeming us is JESUS on the cross paying for our sins, make it count by Accepting and Receiving this Awesome Gift of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ The Anointed KING of which we're celebrating His Birth this Season.

 This Christmas is the beginning of the end of the finished work recorded in the book of Revelations..."Behold the Lamb of God that was Slain before the foundations of the World..."He paid the price long ago, it's left for you to receive it.

So I charge you to follow the word's of Jesus that I believe captures THE REASON WHY HE CAME TO EARTH, it's recorded in Mathews Six verse Thirty - three..."Seek first the Kingdom of God and it RIGHTEOUSNESS and all other things shall be added to you. ..
"In Luke chapter four verse fouty-three Jesus also declared His Purpose here on earth..."I must preach the good news (Gospel) of the KINGDOM OF GOD to other towns as well: for I was sent for this Purpose..."

 Friends it's all about God's Kingdom being established on Earth through you "THE NEW CREATION IN CHRIST"
Therefore for this Christmas celebration to be complete just like the Law of Giving demands as emphasized at the beginning, you have to Receive Christ into your life so that the Holy Spirit can begin to teach you about God's Kingdom together with God's Principles embedded in His Word, the Bible.

 Jesus speaking in John chapter Three verse three..."Truly, Truly, I say to you, unless one is Born Again, he can not see the Kingdom of God..." In confessing Romans Chapter ten verses Nine - Ten,  you have made the giving process complete. And your status automatically will change to that of Second Corinthians Chapter Five verses Seventeen-Twenty-one.
Merry Christmas!!!

INVEST IN YOUR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Let's talk about YOU...Yes about You if you may.
Think of this cinario: How do you feel knowing that your Apps on your phone is an outdated version?
I bet there's always this swift action to immediately run an update in Google Play store or Apple Store because you can't stand operating less a version of the latest, now that's a phone: Can you say the same about your Personal Development and your life at large!
How much information is at your disposal lately and how updated is it with respect to were you're going in life. Are you running your life with outdated information!
Keeping pace with life, you have to constantly be the latest version of yourself. 
Because your life can only move or geared towards the direction of your most dominant thoughts .
This I mean the quality of your thoughts.
Your life is the sum total of your thought processes, nothing more or less.
So you'd be perfectly correct to say that between were you're currently and were you need to be in life is directly dependent on two things: Getting the wrong information you shouldn't (Misinformed) or Not getting the right and necessary information you should(Uninformed ).
It's edifying spending time to invest in your mental property, the course of your life depends on it.
It's of a necessity that you believe in yourself and all that God has deposited inside of you, believe it or yes: everything you could ever need to become WHO God had fashioned you to be isn't outside of you but rather it's locked up INSIDE of you.
The earlier you discover what's locked up within you the faster & better your life will turn out to be.
Could it be that God’s waiting on you to wake up to this truth than you wait on Him?...The answer is Yes.
It's OK to believe in people's beliefs of you till your own believe of yourself kicks in....if that's necessary, then take the chance it's a plus to have such people in your life. 
But ultimately you've got to trust and believe in yourself, it's the pivot to which every other facet of your life depends on.
Also you've got to purposefully spend quality time updating yourself and your mental property, that will serve as key to unlocking every Potentials buried inside of you, it's what will announce you to the world. 
Obviously what's inside of you has a global impact, don't rob us of that deposit within you.
It's sad that we're living in a society that nearly everyone is busy investing precious time on vain things that barely contributes to their self development and conversely spend little or no time trying to evolve and become a better version of themselves. 
It's the very VALUE you sale yourself that people get to buy, nothing less but it can be more.
So if you desire to be great and be successful in any area of your life, do not seek success or greatness but rather seek to become VALUABLE in the area of your purpose, automatically SUCCESS & GREATNESS will find you.
Becoming Valuable is achievable by:
● Knowing the reason for your Living "Your purpose in Life"
● Grasping the Vision attached to the Purpose and run with it passionately. 
● Constantly be in competition with yourself to be the best of you.
● Consciously making efforts not to be less than you were yesterday.
● Purposefully engage yourself in something that will get you closer to your Goals and Dreams each day.
● Don't be satisfied going to bed without doing something that takes you a step closer to your destiny. 
It could be reading a book, listening to music that inspires you, researching about something that got your attention, developing a certain part of your weakness and making it your strength...
In other words... "Plan your Time and Work your Plans".
All of this will add value to your persona.
While doing that remember that You're the sole proprietorship of your time & life, circumstances and people can only play to the tunes you let them, so quit blaming Circumstances and people for your mistakes, it's your mistakes take absolute responsibility for it because that's the only way you can learn from it and become a better version of yourself. 
For the fact that you made a mistake or failed while trying isn't a certainty that you can't succeed:resilience, persistence and commitment driven by Passion toward success is what you need.
Failure is an opportunity incubating Success only if you learn from it and make it right the next time.
Strong minds are motivated by failure but not depressed by it, so prepare for it while expecting the best. 
Should you say you've not failed before, then I can tell that you've not tried something new in your entire life.
Determine that from this moment onward that you will strive to become the best version of yourself by constantly evolving into that limitless shores of possibilities lying unexplored within you.
You ain't seeing the best of you yet.
You're UNIQUE & VALUABLE, make that a reality.

BE YOURSELF

If you would be sincere to yourself and life at large, somehow you'd realize within and around you that life is more meaningful and worth living the very moment your Spirit , Soul & Body is part of something bigger than your imaginations ( maybe a project @ work, school, church etc) to the point that it gets you so excited and you had this sense of fulfillment or perhaps felt very happy, pleased and accomplished.
The significance of the cinario I just painted is that You were created and designed by God to be part of something so big and greater than your imaginations when He created you.
Something that ultimately would benefit humanity and generations to come.
Something that no other person can accomplish but You.
This also means that there are several projects and assignments yet to be released from within you into the world so as to benefit humanity.

We're currently living in a society that dictates how our lives should be and determines how high we can achieve and how great we should attend, but I can bet the difference because it ain't supposed to be so from the beginning.
God made it that we should control & manage our environments and the society likewise not the other way round.
Obviously many people have been victims of their lives being controlled by WHAT PEOPLE THINK AND SAY of them, and perhaps misguided by some doctrines and traditions that's geared towards limiting their Potentials and tailored to make them comfortable in their predicament and worst of it all, convinced that it's God's will for their lives which is not...This is a serious tragedy of life.
Your live isn't supposed to be controlled by anybody, don't get me wrong it's ok to be inspired positively by someone in form of advice or instructions, that's quite a privilege but still it shouldn't run your life.
The only person that understands your makeup and were you're going is the One who made you, He alone should guide your path to fulfilling the purpose He gave you.
That's why it's important to establish a close relationship with Him through which He will introduce you to yourself, I mean your true nature.

Now let's purse at this point and deal with some truths:
Life's measured by TIME, therefore you'd be correct to say every Time spent equals Life spent.
God’s a God of purpose and Purpose gives meaning to Life.
God is the creator of all things, and He created everything with and for a Purpose.
He also designated a specific time for every Purpose assigned to each individual created.
Keep in mind that the Purpose of every creation of God is sure and can't fail, it stands forever.
You've been around for several decades already, that's a fact.
So I put it to you to wake up to this very reality that you have to start taking charge of your life and make every second in it counts not just by getting BUSY but getting EFFECTIVE in your area of Purpose.
Believe in yourself and do not allow people's opinion of you to become your reality.
All that matters is who and what God say's you are.
The entire journey toward greatness isn't over yet, refuse to settle for less because God has endowed you with a powerful tool called IMAGINATION.
Use it maximally and never stop dreaming BIG.
That He placed it in your heart to dream and envisioned means that it's possible to achieve if you believe it.
And if what He showed you in form of Visions isn't what you're seeing currently, then what you're seeing is Temporarily subject to change, don't loose faith but wait for it appointed time.
You're permitted to celebrate while waiting with thanksgiving for it manifestation.

Indeed my intention is not to challenge you or convict you in anyway but rather I wish that by the time you're done reading this, you would probably reallaigned the course of your life toward becoming WHO God designed you to be and not WHAT the society wants you to be.
Remember that a genuine Vision and Purpose from God will always be opposed by the standards and the norms of the society set by men.
Determine to be yourself against all odds while maintaining a healthy relationship with God and you'd be surprised how amazing your journey toward the fulfillment of your Purpose can be.
Stay unique and be YOU.

THE JOURNEY TOWARD LIFE'S FULFILMENT #4

TIME AND YOUR PURPOSE

God’s creation of man reveals that He desired a time- conscious being with an eternity perspective. 

You were born and created for a purpose in God’s plan, and you were given a time to fulfill that purpose. According to the Scriptures, there is a time to every purpose (Ecclesiastes 3:1). 

Because we live in time, we measure life in increments of seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, years, etc. But how does God measure and judge the success of your life? 

To answer this we must consider that God never intended for us to die.

God’s original purpose and His future plans call for us to live forever.

 Therefore, length of years is not the measure of life for God. 

Your age does not impress Him. 

There are many who believe that old age is a sign of God’s favor and approval. 

If this is true, then how do you account for the millions of individuals in countries around the world, and perhaps even in your city, who live beyond one hundred years of age and have no commitment to God? Their life styles incorporate behaviors that are considered to be ungodly. 

It is evident that God measures the success, effectiveness and value of your life on earth in terms of purpose.

God’s question is never “How many years have you lived?” or “How old are you?” but rather “What have you done?” 

In essence, life is not measured by duration but by donation.

 From God’s perspective, “Well done” is more important than “Long lived.”

Jesus understood the important relationship between time and the completion of purpose. 

Again and again He instructed people not to move faster in their expectations of Him than God’s perfect timing allowed. 

This awareness of God’s purpose for His life as it related to His time on earth is particularly evident in John’s record of the wedding at Cana.

On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. 

Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding.

When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.”

“Dear woman, why do you involve Me?” Jesus replied. “My time has not yet come” (John 2:1-4).

Jesus also displayed this consciousness of time and purpose on many other occasions.

 In the twelth chapter of the Gospel of John He says,

The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. …Now My heart is troubled, and what shall I say? “Father, save Me from this hour”? No, it was for this very reason that I came to this hour.

 Father, glorify Your name! (John 12:23,27)

He further expresses the relationship of time and timing to purpose in the seventh chapter of John:

Jesus’ brothers said to Him, “You ought to leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples may see the miracles You do.

 No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret. 

Since You are doing these things, show Yourself to the world.” 

For even His own brothers did not believe in Him.

 Therefore Jesus told them, “The right time for Me has not yet come; for you any time is right” (John 7:3-6).

Here Jesus’ disciples attempted to influence Him to go public and declare His power and position. 

But Jesus refused and stated that there was a right time for every purpose of God and a right timing for it to be released in its fullness.

 He further informed them that they had no awareness of the purpose and the proper use of time for their own lives.

Therefore, it is vital for you to capture and maximize the time of your life. 

To do this, you must discover your purpose for life and get busy with your assignment. 

Every day should be used to account for the fulfillment of God’s dream in your heart. 

What have you done with the last year, month or day that you’ve lived? 

What can you show to justify that time?

Time was given to you to fulfill your purpose in this life. 

Don’t be like Methuselah, of whom it is recorded that he lived 969 years and then died.

 That is all we know of his life. 

What a tragedy! I admonish you to find your purpose and give time meaning. 

As the apostle Paul exhorts: “See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil” (Ephesians 5:15-16 NKJV).

Throughout His ministry, glimpses of Jesus’ true nature and glory were visible. 

He healed the sick (John 4:43-53, among many), multiplied loaves of bread and fish to feed large crowds (John 6:1-15), walked on the Sea of Galilee (John 6:16-20), and brought sinful people to repentance (John 4:1-42).

As the time for His crucifixion drew near, Jesus acknowledged that His time had come:

Father, the time has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You. 

For You granted Him authority over all people that He might give eternal life to all those You have given Him. 

Now this is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent. I have brought You glory on earth by completing the work You gave Me to do. 

And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world began (John 17:1-5).

Time is always given for the completion of purpose. 

Whenever time is used for things that do not work toward the given purpose, it is wasted and the opportunity to reach perfection is delayed or lost.

Jesus came to reconnect us with our God-given purpose and the importance of using time to complete that purpose. 

His goal was not Calvary but the resurrection, so He could redirect our living from time to eternity.

God has given you an assignment that is so awesome it will take you this life and the life to come to complete it. 

He invites you to live by faith, moving with Him beyond the limitations of what you can see, hear and feel at any given moment, so your perspective can move from living for today alone to looking toward eternity.

There’s eternity in your heart because God placed it there. 

Knowing your purpose and the time associated with it will allow you to be effective and productive in your living, using the time He gives you for the purpose for which He gave it. 

The proper use of time is always dependent on the priority of purpose because time is an interruption in eternity that allows you to fulfill what you were sent here to do.

He who has time to burn will never give the world much light. 

Killing time is not murder, it’s suicide.

Take note of the following nuggets:

1. Time starts when we are born and ends when we die.

2. Eternity has neither a beginning nor an end.

3. God, who is eternal, exists outside time.

4. God sees the end from the beginning and sets our course according to His overall purposes.

5. God gives every purpose a time that allows it to reach perfection.

6. Time is always given for a purpose.

7. Time that is not used for its intended purpose is wasted and lost.

Meditate on this scriptural reference so as to maximize your time appropriately..." Teach us to number our days , that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. Psalm 90:12"

THE JOURNEY TOWARD LIFE'S FULFILMENT#3

As awesome as PURPOSE is in its nature, here are its PRIORITIES and PRINCIPLES.

Principle #1—GOD IS A GOD OF PURPOSE.

Every creator or manufacturer begins with purpose. 

He first establishes his intent before beginning the process of production. 

God is the source of purpose. 

Nature is filled with evidence that He determines the purpose for a thing before He creates it. 

In other words, God never made anything for the fun of it. 

He never created something just to see if He could make it. 

Before the creative act ever takes place, God has in His mind the why and the how of what He decides to make.

 He does everything with and for a purpose. 

Long before God became the Creator, He was planning and designing the many things He would speak into existence.

The intentional nature of God is also seen throughout His interaction with mankind. 

 He is a God of purpose. 

He never acts without first setting the end toward which His actions are directed. 

God never creates before He purposes. 

It was His purpose that generated all He created and forever established the intent for everything that exists.

Principle #2—EVERYTHING IN LIFE HAS A PURPOSE.

If God is a God of purpose and He created everything, then everything in life has a purpose. 

This amazes me. When looking at a roach before killing it and a rat caught in a trap, I wonder that God has a plan and a purpose for each of these creatures.

 The lice we detest and the snakes we fear were made by God to fulfill a specific purpose, as were mosquitos, birds and trees. 

God took as much time putting together spiders and ants as He did creating butterflies and flowers. 

Just because we don’t understand a creature’s purpose doesn’t mean that it is purposeless. 

Our reactions of fear or disgust do not negate their reasons for existence, because everything serves a purpose. 

In essence, ignorance of purpose does not cancel purpose.

Consequently, everything, no matter how insignificant it may seem, exists for a distinct purpose in the mind of God to serve a greater purpose. 

The hairs in your nostrils were carefully designed by God and intentionally placed there for the purpose of trapping bacteria, germs and dust particles, preventing them from contaminating the lungs during inspiration. 

The wax in your ears has a purpose. 

Your ear glands were created to produce wax to attract and trap dust particles, bacteria and germs before they can enter the delicate inner ear and cause infection. 

There is nothing in your body that does not serve a vital purpose, even down to the smallest detail.

This is also true of nature. 

Mankind has recently discovered that every animal and every plant was created to balance the ecosystem. Any disruption in its purpose affects everything else. 

The ozone layer of the upper atmosphere has recently been discovered to have a critical purpose to perform. 

It was designed to help preserve life on our planet by regulating the intensity of the ultraviolet rays from the sun. 

The plants themselves absorb the ultraviolet rays of the sun and produce chlorophyll for their food, while releasing oxygen for us to breathe. 

Their purpose involves keeping us alive by providing both food and oxygen. 

We, in turn, inspire oxygen and expire carbon dioxide, which the plant absorbs to make its food. 

Therefore, we need their purpose and they need ours.

It should also be noted that God created nothing for beauty, even though the things He created are beautiful. 

Beauty is a by-product of design, not a creature’s intended purpose. 

Thus, if God designed the hairs on a bee’s leg to transfer pollen from one flower to another, and placed the hairs in your nostrils and the wax in your ears for a specific purpose, then you must know that He has a purpose for your life.

Principle #3—NOT EVERY PURPOSE IS KNOWN.

Our world is plagued by the desire to have more and more and more. 

But having something is not really the most important thing. 

Knowing the reason for what you have is much more important. 

There are times, however, when the why is not known. 

This doesn’t mean that the thing, event or person doesn’t have a purpose; its purpose just isn’t known. 

The story of a man named Jonah shows what can happen when purpose is unknown.

The Book of Jonah describes the adventures of a prophet who didn’t want to obey God’s command.

 When God told him to go to the Assyrian capital of Ninevah and preach against their wickedness, Jonah disobeyed. 

He tried to run away from God by boarding a ship that was sailing in the opposite direction. 

While they were at sea, a violent storm nearly broke the ship apart. 

The terrified sailors cried for help and threw the cargo overboard to lessen the danger. 

Meanwhile, Jonah was sleeping in the hold of the ship.

When the captain found him, he awakened Jonah and told him to pray to his God. 

The storm continued to rage until the sailors finally decided to draw lots to see who was to blame for the danger.

 The lot fell on Jonah, who then answered their questions saying, “I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the land” (Jonah 1:9). 

Then he described how he was running away from God and told them to throw him into the sea.

 Because the sailors were reluctant to follow Jonah’s suggestion, they tried to row to shore.

 But the storm became worse. 

Finally, they threw Jonah overboard and the sea became calm.

The sailors’ problem was not the storm, but the unknown purpose of the storm. 

Had they known earlier that the storm was God’s means of talking to Jonah, they wouldn’t have wasted so much time trying to save themselves. 

Their lack of knowledge didn’t cancel the storm’s purpose. 

It just meant they didn’t have the same information Jonah had. 

They didn’t know the storm’s purpose. 

Unknown purpose always wastes time and gives the possibility of danger.

Principle #4—WHEREVER PURPOSE IS NOT KNOWN, ABUSE IS INEVITABLE.

 Abuse occurs whenever we don’t use something according to its creator’s intentions.

In other words, if you don’t know the purpose for something (or you choose to ignore that purpose), you can’t do anything other than abuse it.

 No matter how good your intentions may be, they are canceled by your ignorance. 

You may be sincere and committed toward your husband, your child or your boss, but your sincerity and commitment cannot make up for your lack of knowledge of their purpose. 

Abuse remains inevitable, and you put them in danger.

Thus, when we run into problems with certain aspects of God’s creation, the plant or the animal or the person is not causing the difficulty. 

It is our use (or abuse) of that plant, animal or person that gets us into a predicament.

The word abuse means “abnormal use.” Or to say it another way, if you don’t know the proper use for something, you will use it in an erratic and disorderly manner. 

Unknown purpose also leads to misuse, which is a stronger form of abuse. 

To misuse something means that you miss the intended use. 

Although the product has a purpose, you miss knowing it and thus use it for something other than what the creator had in mind when he designed and made it.

If you don’t know the purpose for a baby, you will misuse the child. (We call that child abuse.)

 If you don’t know the purpose for money, you will abuse the money. 

If you don’t know the purpose for a job, you’ll misuse the job. 

If you don’t know the purpose for your mate, you’ll abuse your spouse. (We call that wife abuse or husband abuse.)

It is therefore very important that you either discover the purpose for everything you encounter in life or refrain from using that person or thing until you gain that knowledge. 

If, for example, your friend asks you to marry him, but he doesn’t know the purpose of marriage, you would be wise to refuse to marry him until he discovers the God-given purpose for marriage.

 Otherwise, he will abuse both marriage and, as a result, you.

Many of us have been victims because others have abused the very things that God Himself created. That’s why it is very important that we not move into marriage, school, a new job, and so forth until we know God’s purpose for giving us that relationship or position. 

It is the violation of this principle that is the cause for all our social problems today. 

The drug problem is not a substance problem, but a substance abuse problem.

 We abuse the godly gift of sex and experience the fatal consequences because we don’t seek the purpose for these things.

Principle #5—IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE PURPOSE OF A THING, NEVER ASK THE THING.

You will never find your purpose as long as you ask a creature who you are because a person or thing apart from its creator cannot know its purpose.

 You may even come up with a purpose that isn’t God’s purpose and think that you are finally on the right track.

The futility of understanding God’s purposes apart from Him is graphically portrayed in the encounter between God and Job in the latter part of the Book of Job. 

Job was a faithful worshiper of God who lost everything when God agreed that satan could test his faithfulness.

 Job’s friends incessantly speculated, lectured, blamed and argued, trying to decide why Job was experiencing such misfortune.

 When Job and his friends had ceased talking, God spoke to Job out of a storm.

 Again and again He questioned Job’s understanding of things he could not know because they required knowledge of God’s purposes in creation.

Who are you to question My wisdom with your ignorant, empty words? Stand up now like a man and answer the questions I ask you. 

Were you there when I made the world? If you know so much, tell Me about it. …What holds up the pillars that support the earth? … Have you any idea how big the world is? Answer Me if you know.

 Do you know where the light comes from or what the source of darkness is? … Do you know the laws that govern the skies and can you make them apply to the earth? … Who is wise enough to count the clouds and tilt them over to pour out the rain …? Job, you challenged Almighty God; will you give up now, or will you answer? (Job 38:2-4,6a,18-19,33,37; 40:1-2 GN)

Obviously, Job could not answer because only God could tell him how the world was created to operate and why it was made that way. 

The rain could not, neither could the light or the darkness.

 Finally, Job admitted defeat. 

He would never know the reasons behind his experiences unless God explained them to him, because creatures can never know purpose apart from the creator.

Principle #6—PURPOSE IS ONLY FOUND IN THE MIND OF THE CREATOR.

 If you want to know the purpose of a product, you must ask the manufacturer or his authorized representative. 

The product, itself, cannot tell you. 

That’s why most manufacturers put a label somewhere on their products or they give you similar information in an owner’s manual.

 They want to teach you about the product and give you the opportunity to contact them if you have any questions about its purpose, use, operation or maintenance. 

They know they must give you this information if the product is going to fulfill the purpose for which they made it.

This principle of asking the creator for the purpose of a thing is also evident in the story of a blind man healed by Jesus.

 Jesus and His disciples were walking along when they saw a man who had been blind from birth. Jesus’ disciples immediately wanted to know why the man had been born blind. 

Because their tradition said such things were the result of sin, they wanted to know if the man or his parents had sinned.

 Jesus went straight to the root of the matter. “Neither this man nor his parents sinned … but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life” (John 9:3).

After Jesus had healed him, the blind man was questioned by everyone he met, including the Jewish authorities: “What happened to you?” “Aren’t you the blind man who used to beg by the gate?” “Where is this man who healed you?” “Don’t you know He’s a sinner?” The man didn’t attempt to explain why he had been healed, he simply told what he knew.

 If the Jewish officials and everyone else wanted to know why he had been healed, they would have to ask Jesus like His disciples had, because only the originator of an action knows the purpose behind it.

 Therefore, if you want to know the purpose of a thing, including yourself, you must discover who created it and submit to his knowledge. Only God knows the purpose for your life.

Principle #7—PURPOSE IS THE KEY TO FULFILLMENT.

Manufacturers always want the consumer to be satisfied with their product. 

Labels and instruction books are their way of telling you what they had in mind when they created the product so you can compare that to your expectations when you bought it. 

If the purpose of the manufacturer and the expectations of the purchaser don’t match, the product can’t possibly satisfy both the consumer’s desires and the manufacturer’s objectives. 

Purpose dictates performance, which influences satisfaction.

 Thus, purpose is the key to fulfillment.

Likewise, your purpose is the key to your life. 

It tells you what you are supposed to do and why. 

It reveals the reasons behind life’s experiences and demands, and supplies a vision for the future. 

It also provides a perspective that gives life significance and meaning. 

Apart from purpose, life seems fatalistic and haphazard, and the events of life become more important than the reasons behind them.

In essence, you will never experience true fulfillment and peace until you are executing the purpose for which you were born. 

Just like a trumpet’s purpose is fulfilled when it is blown, a piano when it is skillfully played, a car when it is safely driven and a seed when it becomes a tree, even so your fulfillment is dependent on your discovering and fulfilling your purpose.

Too often we look at life carelessly. 

We seek satisfaction in life’s activities without considering the purpose behind them. 

God’s word is all-powerful. 

When He determines a purpose for our lives, we will find fulfillment only when we are walking toward the end He has set.

God wants us to know His plans and purposes for our lives because He knows that apart from them we cannot know hope, peace and joy. 

In all things, purpose is the key to fulfillment because it establishes the foundation on which all life must be built.

Ultimately PURPOSE is the center to which everything in life anchors on, without Purpose life's meaningless and not worth living. 

Stay inspired and about the fulfillment of your purpose.