I rarely know what I am going to write about. In fact there are days I have no clue what the post I shall put up that day will say. All I know is that I shall put up a post. Every article I have put up has either been a lesson for me or Read More
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The Prosperity Gospel VIII
God or Mammon? No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon [money, possessions, fame, status, or whatever is valued more than the Lord]. Matthew 6:24 Read More
The Prosperity Gospel VII
The Art of Contentment The art of contentment…like every art has amarteurs and connoisseurs…and those in between. Contentment is almost a stranger to the prosperity gospel because it seems anti-more. Anti- more money, status, luxury etc. But is it? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines being contented as feeling or showing satisfaction with one’s possessions, status, or Read More
Do We Self-Sabotage Our Own Success?
I love conversations. I love hearing people’s stories…the good, the bad and the ugly. I love learning from others, teaching others and laughing with others. This week I was privileged to have a conversation on how we self-sabotage our own success. And the saddest bit about this is that we have mastered the different ways Read More
The Prosperity Gospel VI
What’s Work Got To Do With It? Prosperity gospel…what’s work got to do with it? That is a question that swirled through my mind when I interpreted the prosperity gospel wrongly. I grew up knowing that we are required to work hard. This was the gateway to success…be it in school, employment or entrepreneurship. Some Read More
The Prosperity Gospel V
The Generous Christian The generous christian is the appropriate response to the generous God. And it is such that the Lord delights in prospering. A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed. Proverbs 11:25 Read More
The Prosperity Gospel IV
The Generous God At the core of true prosperity is the generous God. The generous God who wants you to prosper spiritually, physically and materially as well. He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all– how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Read More
The Prosperity Gospel III
True Prosperity Many of us want prosperity, but do we want true prosperity? Yes, many of us know the material things we want…but is that the be all, end all of prosperity as God defines it? Often times when speaking about prosperity, we usually refer to Abraham and King Solomon. Read More
The Prosperity Gospel II
Go Forth and Prosper Go forth and prosper…seems simple enough, right? I remember sitting in a church service once. The pastor was giving an incredible teaching, but a quarter of the congregation seemed to be asleep. I believe he sensed that the message was not being received, so in a bid to wake them up, Read More
The Prosperity Gospel II
Go Forth and Prosper Go forth and prosper…seems simple enough, right? I remember sitting in a church service once. The pastor was giving an incredible teaching, but a quarter of the congregation seemed to be asleep. I believe he sensed that the message was not being received, so in a bid to wake them up, Read More