From Prison to Palace

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Interesting, isn’t it; that a person without leverages can suddenly hit limelight, fame, wealth, power and honor? Beloved, the ways of God are past finding out for He is the only One Who can take anyone from obscurity to limelight  and from any prison whatsoever to the palace.

Though there are a number of stories about people who rose from the confinements of prison to palaces, the biblical Joseph best illustrates that story. Though Joseph was a slave in Egypt, Joseph treasured his assets, guarding them jealously and trading them for what could take him out of obscurity into limelight. Joseph’s assets include talent, knowledge resources, godly wisdom, expertise, fervent relationship with God, divine wisdom, fear of God, honesty, integrity, focus.

Daniel’s assets include integrity, honesty, fear of God.  Though the Biblical Daniel was not physically imprisoned, he alongside his three friends and all the wise men of Babylon were on death row and were being handpicked daily; from the privacy and luxury of their homes for execution. This was as good as being imprisoned; untimely death with every potential for blessing humanity locked up in early death. Daniel was very young then, full of life and great dreams for a long flourishing life of service to God and humanity as well as the attendant benefits of comfort and wealth. He therefore refused to die young and unfulfilled because he knew that the will of God for him was to live long. Please see Psalm 91. He therefore boldly and courageously requested for time to unravel the King’s dream. God granted Daniel favor and further emboldened, Daniel called for an emergency prayer meeting to request help from God so that their lives would be spared. God again showed up and the secret was made known to Daniel. Their lives alongside the lives of the wise men were spared. But significantly, Daniel and his friends moved from the imprisonment of death row to significant positions in the palace and in the administration of affairs in the kingdom of Babylon. Please read Daniel Chapter 2 for details of the story as well as greater insight from the Holy Spirit.

As if this was not enough, Daniel’s life was further threatened but again God intervened and Daniel rose from the prison of the den of lions to the pinnacle of leadership. Please see Daniel Chapter 6. His three friends were also on death row a second time; albeit in the prison of a fiery furnace of fire. But God Who can always be trusted to deliver His own intervened and their lives were not only spared, but the worship of Jehovah, the El-Shaddai God was enthroned in Babylon and they were promoted higher in the administrative affairs of Babylon. Tales of prison to palaces!

Always Look at Value

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Effective leaders negotiate win/win agreements whenever possible; follow through on their commitments, whatever the cost. John Maxwell

Value is whatever brings positive additions to your life, enhances your brand and potentials for wealth and success. This implies that your associations, your knowledgebase, your assumed assets could be worthless if they have no value and do not attract any value. Even dresses worn by certain people attract value. Same goes for fashion accessories and even home accessories used by certain people.  Certain vintage cars also have value as their prices increase with the times. This makes it imperative for you, a creator of wealth to know and understand value so that you can always identify value, always seek value and entertain value. That way, you will always look at value. The Bible records in Genesis Chapter 13 verses 14 to 18 that Abraham lifted up his eyes as instructed by the Lord and he saw Canaan, the land of promise. Please see also Psalm 119 verse 37, verse 148 where David chose to look at the word of God. Job on the other chose not to look at what would make him lust after young women. Please see Job Chapter 31 verse 1.

Give Commercial Value to Your Imagination

 Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Your imagination is one of your intangible assets. Intangible assets are the seeds of God in you for increase. They are meant to generate tangible assets. That is to say that you birth tangible assets with your intangible assets.

Your imagination can become a wealth plaza if the wildest runs of your imagination are properly harnessed to create wealth. Jacob was severally short changed by Laban. Rather than complain, murmur, grumble, wish Laban evil or even curse Laban in his heart or in the fields where he shepherded the flocks of Laban, steal from Laban; Jacob chose to put his imagination to very brilliant use. He collated the strings of ideas on how to come up with streaked animals out of non streaked animals, experimented and succeeded in growing a large number of animals that made him wealthy. Jacob gave commercial value to his imagination and created great wealth. He shared some of the wealth with his twin brother Esau and still had much. That gives an idea of how much wealth the positive use to which he put his imagination generated.

Celebrate Jubilee

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

It is jubilee and God Who is your shield and exceeding great reward is doing a new thing. He is giving you a brand new beginning and fresh new opportunities. God is just, and He is blessing you out of sequence and order so that you will skip steps in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Eyes have not seen and ears have not heard the things God has in store for you. You will see excellent and great things in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. However, you must remain in His presence.

Therefore, move forward and celebrate; celebrate new things. Do not allow the devil hold you down with the past. Let go of every negative past as they are distractions. Ignore people who use your past to brand you. Proverbs Chapter 24 verse 16, Micah Chapter 7 verses 8 to 10. Break with the past to move forward. Forget the former things. God is faithful and will definitely do new things in your life in Jesus mighty name. Trust God and always move forward because God is always with you. There shall be no more backwards movements and retrogression in Jesus mighty name. Keep moving forward to your desired goals in the plans and purposes of God. It is now progress all the way because that is the will of God for you. God will not give you over to those incensed against you in Jesus mighty name. Do not fear because God has your back covered and when God covers your back, the enemy does not see you to attack you. He is the One who covers your back. Therefore, you must keep looking forward.

KEEP MOVING FORWARD TO WHERE GOD IS TAKING YOU. It is your time of double restoration. All of creation is about to yield the hidden treasures God ordained for you from the foundation of the world (2^nd Kings Chapter 13 verse 14). Your timing is in your hands. You are the one who decides to end a vicious cycle. Get up and keep moving. This is the time to acquire assets such as land, houses, shops, malls, cinema centres, and intellectual property. This is an unusual time and unusual people will take it by force. The word of God will restore everything the enemy stole from you. Job’s restoration was accomplished in one day. Chapter 1 was full of negatives but Chapter 42 chronicles multiple restoration of all Job lost. The glory of the latter house shall definitely be greater than the former and affliction shall not arise a second time in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.

Find the Money 1

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Money is a tool for implementing some aspects of divine purposes and not a tool for elevating status, becoming proud, obnoxious, oppressive and rude.  

Why do you need to find the money?

}  Money pays your bills. Goodwill does not.

}  Therefore, work for money and not goodwill. 

}  Making money is not a sin.

}  The Bible condemns the love of money, greed and mammon worship, fraudulent means of making money.

}  Jesus demonstrated the significance of making money and money management

}   The Bible supports money making , Excerpts from Unlock the Billions in You by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

How to Find the Money

Engage in a financially rewarding activity:

}  Produce something of value – the virtuous woman, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Nabal.

}  Sell something – Lydia, the widow of the indebted prophet.

}  Provide a service – David, Joseph, Daniel, Jacob, Moses, the Apostles

}  Partnerships – King Solomon, Apostle Paul, the Virtuous woman

}  Multiple income streams – King Solomon, the virtuous woman, Jehoshaphat, Job

How to Turn Intangible Assets into Financial Resources

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Intangible assets are your knowledge resources, expertise, skills, talents, wisdom, understanding, military prowess, divinely generated money making ideas, excellent communication skills, etc.

Please see the following Scriptures for a deeper understanding of wisdom -  Proverbs Chapters 24 verses 2 to 4, 14, 8; 9 verses 1 to 11, Ecclesiastes Chapters 11 verse 10; 7 verses 11 to 12, 19; 2 verse 21, 9 verse 16.

Joseph interpreted the dreams of Pharaoh with his God given ability which you may call wisdom or knowledge or understanding but it is a divine deposit of intangible assets which gave him the number two position in the land and of course a mouth watering salary, perks and other privileges.

The Bible records that Daniel was gifted in understanding all sorts of visions and dreams (Daniel Chapter 1 verse 17). Consequently, he went to the King and requested time to tell the King the dream and the interpretation of the dream. Significantly, Daniel did not rely on the intangible assets of knowledge and skill in all literature that God gave him, or the understanding of all sorts of visions and dreams. Daniel humbly went to God for the answers and he co-opted his three friends. As they humbly asked God for mercies, God revealed the dream and its interpretation to Daniel and when it was told to the King, Daniel was promoted as ruler over the whole province of Babylon as well as Chief Administrator over all the wise men of Babylon. He was also given many great gifts. Please see Daniel Chapter 2 verses 47 to 49).