He That Watereth

​A great lesson from Jesus is the art of “minding your business.” ​When his worried parents found him in the temple, young Jesus implied they should have known he would be in his Father’s house, attending to his Father’s business (Luke 2:41-52). ​Later, as an adult, when pressed to arbitrate a family inheritance dispute, Jesus […]

You have what it takes to play a bigger game than you’re currently playing. However, you underestimate the amount of focus required to break through barriers and begin to operate at a higher level. Your creativity and spiritual gifts necessitate that you grow and mature into a better version of yourself. You must learn to

So you want to be the salt and light of the world? You must understand that the family is the smallest unit in the world. If families are strong and healthy, the world will be peaceful and prosperous. Research links the majority of social vices to broken homes; therefore, prioritizing healthy family structures cuts off

If you want to be effective as the salt and light of your world, you must be prepared to be wise as serpents and innocent as doves (Matthew 10:16). You can’t afford to be a simpleton. Your world is a battlefield. There are numerous parties pushing different agendas, and you must not allow yourself to

We know from Proverbs 14:34 that when the people of a nation continually act righteously, it causes that nation to be great; continually doing what is sinful causes a nation to be disgraced. If Nigeria has been described as a disgraced country, you don’t need to overthink it. There is a lot of sinful behaviour

If you own a business, you must cultivate a prayer practice. If your business is on the Lord’s side, the devil will undoubtedly come knocking. This is not a reason to panic. If you do what is required as a Christian, you have nothing to be concerned about. Anything “Christian” must be based on two

You should aspire and work hard to achieve success. There is nothing wrong with that. You just need to make sure you’re not pursuing success in a “worldly” sense. The desire to succeed isn’t an issue. Without an inner drive to succeed and make it in life, your God-given creativity and spiritual gifts will not

You are on a mission to watch the world. To walk as the salt and light of the world. This does not mean you are the saviour of the world. You can not save anyone. Your job is to try and understand the world around you, understand what God is set to do. And you

It takes a combination of talent and training to become effective and productive in a way that is prophetic. One could have creativity and spiritual gifts, but not the right kinds of skills and experiences that make the gifts useful for humanity. There is also the issue of selecting the right platform for your talents.

Try asking your child or protégé to read a chapter from the Biblical book of Proverbs a day. Then set aside time to debate what they read. You can also ask that they write an essay from what they are reading. Do this, and watch that child or protégé evolve into a wise and strong