Plan and Budget

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

To plan is to prepare for an event, a job interview, a career, a wedding, a business, an unborn child, a house; you just name it. The essence of a plan is that it gives you the overall or at least important details to guide you in decision making, in resource mobilization and actual implementation of whatever it is you are setting out to do. The Lord Jesus made this clear when He noted that whoever embarks on the building of a house must first investigate the cost of putting together the house just as whoever intends on going to battle must weigh the cost of going to battle before embarking on such a pursuit. To plan then also means to investigate, do feasibility studies that will enable you come with not only a budget but also means of raising the required resources. 

The building of the temple was planned.  King David received the temple pattern and gave it to his son, Solomon.  And even before Solomon commenced building, David made financial and material preparations for the building of the temple.  He gave money and materials for the building of the temple.  Thereafter, David asked the people to contribute.  Willingly, they did so and everything was handed over to King Solomon who succeeded his father David as King of Israel. Please see 1^st Chronicles Chapter 28: 10-21; 29: 1-9; 2nd Chronicles Chapters 2 to 5.

King Solomon built wisely according to plan.  He made the necessary contacts and did things one at a time.  He did not rush.  He patiently awaited God’s timing, contacts and resources. God did not fail him.  Everything he needed was provided for.  And where he had to trade certain resources for others, he willingly and gladly did so. Please see 2^nd Chronicles 2. 

The Principle of Twelve Baskets - Be a Blessing

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

A person’s life does not consist in the abundance of what he has but what he gives. The essence of living is giving, no matter how small it may appear to be. Giving is one of the divine keys to prosperity, breakthrough, healing, you name it. Beloved, you can give yourself out of lack, begging and borrowing. Therefore, give out your pain and insufficiency to sufficiency and abundance so that you will no longer experience financial struggles in Jesus mighty name.  And the catch is that you can never out give God. God alone owns resources and us. Therefore, our lives and resources should be committed to serving Him.

There is power in giving especially giving to what is relevant. Giving to a good cause brings rewards. The hand that gives is always on top and has power. On the other hand, the hand that receives is always below the hand that gives. To be on top, you should be a giver. There are some challenges that you are going through today that can disappear because of your giving.

When people come to seek you because of the gift of God in you, meet both their spiritual and physical needs. Do not send them away empty handed no matter how small your resources are. For all you care, that may be all they require for their needs to be met. All the disciples of Jesus Christ had were five loaves of bread and two fishes; yet because they laid it on the altar for all to benefit from, the loaves of bread and fish multiplied and compounded; and fed five thousand men, excluding women and children. Additionally, there were twelve baskets left over. Please see Luke Chapter 9 verses 10 to 17.

The Power of Seeds

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; To shew that the LORD [is] upright: [he is] my rock, and [there is] no unrighteousness in him. Psalm 92 verses 12 to 15

Seeds will always grow, fruit to harvest and produce both bread and more seeds for planting and harvest, thereby setting in motion the laws of increase through addition, multiplication, compounding and geometric progression. Seeds then are the ingredients for fruitfulness while fruitfulness leads to increase in life through addition, multiplication and compounding.

Seeds are the potentials of greatness if you know what to do with them.  This is because you can only fruit when you understand the seeds God blessed you with. Significantly, the importance of seeds is that seeds ensure sustainability which explains why God deposited the seeds in you at creation. Until you discover your seeds, you cannot fruit. Do you recognize your seeds? The seeds were there even before you got saved and it is even possible that the areas of your sins are seeds that were misguided. In such a case, what to do is turn them around for God so that you can begin to fruit as originally designed for you by God from the foundation of the world. Please also take time to study His word and fellowship with Him so that you will correctly identify your seeds, know exactly what God wants you to do with the seeds so that He alone will make you fruitful to the glory of His holy name.

From Obscurity to Limelight

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, [and] lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set [them] among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth [are] the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them. 1^st Samuel Chapter 2 verses 7 to .

God is the one who makes a person great. God has control of the universe in his hands. Please see Romans Chapter 6 verse 14. He is also still in the business of raising the poor out of the dust and sitting them among princes 1^st Samuel Chapter 2 verse 8. God promises to take His children from one level of glory to another. God sometimes takes people out of obscurity into limelight by shedding His glory on them. God in His infinite mercy and great love sheds His glory on as many people who honor Him irrespective of their ages. Samuel was a youth yet He received the glory of God and was used by God to speak to Eli and his family and later the nation of Israel. You can also be used of God today and beyond and become globally famous, relevant and significant to humanity. Therefore, seek and revere His glory.

The favor of God always takes people from the dust and ash heap positions of life to royalty, wealth, significance and honor in life. When God favors you, He is giving you springboards and leverages to become who He designed you to be from the foundation of the world. It is my prayer that God in His infinite wisdom of election and purpose will favor you on all sides in Jesus mighty. God Who ordered your steps to this blogpost will certainly favor you with the dew of heaven and the treasures hidden in the sands.

Beloved, it is wonderful to be young, desirous of greatness and limelight especially when you are full of life, great ideas, strength and friends as well as a loving family. However, you need the favor of God to accomplish divine purpose so that you can soar to God’s heights for your life. Therefore, press for the favor of God.

God raised David to become King in Israel, Joseph to become Prime Minister in Egypt, Esther as Queen in the land of captivity and Daniel as a respected and high ranking official in Babylon on account of the favor of God upon their lives. You are destined for the top. Therefore give God quality praise with your youth and strength and talents and trust Him to orchestrate the move from obscurity and poverty to limelight and wealth. The Bible says that the expectation of the righteous shall not be cut short. My prayer is that God will grant your expectations in Jesus mighty name.

Hidden Riches of Secret Places

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

The hidden riches of secret places or treasures of darkness mentioned in Isaiah Chapter 45 verse 3 are God’s treasures to you, which you may or may not know about. You may even know about them but have no idea how to unlock them for both your personal benefit and that of humanity. However, the can be unlocked through a deep fervent consecrated relationship with God. Some classic and timeless Biblical examples include Joseph, Daniel, Bezalel, Oholiab, Solomon.

The information regarding how to unlock the hidden riches of secret places as well as the treasures of darkness are not in the public domain. They are with God and in the hands of God. They are the blessings of the deep, the blessings of heaven, of the womb and the breasts, the blessings that God pours out when He opens the windows of heaven for you. In essence, they are trade secrets, secrets you keep to your chest as they are not for everyone. That is why the Bible refers to them as hidden riches of secret places; treasures of darkness, blessings of the deep, the womb and the breasts. They have to be searched out, unlocked; so to speak from God. How?

Daniel for instance requested for answers to the king’s dream as well as its interpretation from God and God gave him the answers. Please see Daniel Chapter 2 verses 16 to 19. The Bible records that the secret was revealed to Daniel in a night vision. This implies that it was a divine secret that Daniel accessed through prayers and that divine secret opened the doors for Daniel’s greatness, honor, fame, wealth and great desirability in Babylon.

Desire to be Wealthy

Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha

Truly desire to be wealthy. Do not seek wealth because you have bills waiting to be paid, you want to be like the Joneses, or you want to show off.  Desire and seek wealth because it is the will of God for your life. Please see Deuteronomy Chapter 8 verse 18, 2^nd Corinthians Chapter 8 verse 9.

One of the benefits of redemption is divine wealth transfer through Jesus Christ Who became poor so that heirs of salvation such as you and I would become rich. Also, God in His infinite mercy gives you power to create wealth so that you can be wealthy. To do this, God blesses the work of your hands (Psalms 85 verse 12, 104 verses 13 to 15, Zechariah Chapter 8 verse 12, Leviticus Chapter 26 verses 1 to 10, Deuteronomy Chapters 8 verses 6 to 9, 11 verses 10 to 15, 12 verses 7, 17, 14 verse 29, 15 verses 4, 10, 14, 18, 16 verses 17, 15, 23 verse 20, 24 verse 19, 28 verses 1 to 13, 30 verses 5, 9, 16); gives you divine ideas and unusual abilities (Joseph, Daniel, Huram and many others; and also safeguards the works of your hands from satanic predators be they spiritual, physical or mental (Malachi Chapter 3 verses , Ezekiel Chapters s 34 verses 25 to 30, 36 verse 30).

Beloved, it is the will of God for you to be wealthy, live in wealth and enjoy wealth. Please see 3^rd John 1 and 2.

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!