Divine Destiny – “Too Ordinary”

Divine Destiny – “Too Ordinary”

In the past posts of this series, I have tried to assure you that you are talented, encouraged you not to be afraid, and enlightened you or the dangers of being busy doing the wrong thing.

However, in this post “Too Ordinary”, excuse me if I say, this time around, you are right, and I am confirming how simple, common, general and undistinguished you probably are.

Look around you; are you surprised to see that you look like every other person?
One head, 2 eyes, 2 ears, 1 mouth, in school, at work, jobless, criticizing the money guzzling MPs in UK, concerned about the state of the economy, fearful of what the future holds and hustling through the remains of large scale redundancies.

Irrespective of your geographical location, you are one of billions of people that are driven by the domineering controls of pain, fear and greed.

I know you have heard of the uniqueness of your DNA, and although that in itself is meant to give you succour and assurance that you are somehow unique, but you quickly dismiss the idea because DNA seems to be more of a criminal discovery technique than an identity recovery technique.
The news is full of revelations on how crimes committed in the 19th and 20th centuries are being solved with the help of DNA.
In fact, to find positive uses of DNA in mainstream TV, Jeremy Kyle Show and Trisha Goddard Show seems to be the first points of call. You will hear about scandalous practises where paternity is constantly an issue.

In all, you have followed the crowd for so long, that you are lost in the crowd.
“I am just an ordinary guy” you say (or girl). The truth is, the people around you know as well.

I wish I can say that you are not ordinary, but you tell me, what becomes of you after you die?
If you are poisoned, will you not lose your life?
If you fall ill now, is there any hope for you, save the decision to remove ‘life support’.
Are you worth any more than the pipes, and inhaler stuck to your face? Tell me, are you?

Your usefulness is as far as your breadth can carry you. When you die, you become useless.

Isaiah 38:18 -19 (NIV)
For the dead cannot praise you; they cannot raise their voices in praise.
Those who go down to the grave can no longer hope in your faithfulness.Only the living can praise you as I do today. Each generation tells of your faithfulness to the next.

The bible even describes how ordinary life, your life can be:

1Peter 1:24 & Isaiah 40:6-8
For, "All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall...”

I may not be able to capture the thoughts going through your mind now; however, I can add this one to it.

How about me? I mean myself, the writer of this post. Do you think I am ordinary too? Would you like to ask me? If you have just asked me that question, then my answer is:

NO!!!!! --------------- I am not ordinary, in fact, I am extraordinary.

If I am poisoned, I will not die. {Mark 16:18}
I should not fall ill. {Exodus 23:25 - 27}
If I eventually die, I am part of an elite group of people who are transformed to reign with God. {2 Timothy 2:12}
I live a different life. {Galatians 2:20}

Are you tired of being “Too ordinary”?
Fed up with the status quo and not content with letting every other thing take control your life?

Then allow me to introduce you to Jesus.
Knowing Jesus will bring peace into your life and a sense of belonging.
In time past, I was lost, hopeless and ordinary, but all that has changed:

1 Peter 2:9 (AMP)
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a dedicated nation, [God's] own purchased, special people, that you may set forth the wonderful deeds and display the virtues and perfections of Him Who called you out of darkness into His marvellous light. [emphasis mine]

1 Peter 2:10 (NLT)
Once you had no identity as a people; now you are God’s people.
Once you received no mercy; now you have received God’s mercy

Living an extraordinary life is living above limitations, and I invite you to join me and many others who are already enjoying this life.

If you are reading this and you are already living that life, then pass this on to as many people as you can who need a change of Destiny.

If you are reading this and you have an idea of what I am talking about, but you have not surrendered your life to God. You are still trying to do things your way, find your own answers, and by your acts continue denying the existence of a great God.
It is time to stop, and acknowledge that it is only a matter of time before you steam runs out.

I grew up with my parents telling me how unique, special and one of a kind I am. They showed me in the bible that I am fearfully and wonderfully made. They believed I am unique and I believed it too. Generations before them also believed in that uniqueness, but alas, it took science this long to verify that we truly are unique.

Are you still basing your existence on scientific proof?
You may not live long enough for science to find out, but there is a short cut. All you need to know about yourself is in God’s word (The bible).

You don’t have to stay on the level of the ordinary; you can be transported to the horizon of the extra-ordinary. You are not just unique, you are special.

I would encourage you to let it all go [the hardship, the toil, the pains, the hurt, the fear and the ridicule] and let God fix your brokenness.

Say this prayer with sincerity, accept Jesus into your life and enter into divine rest.

“Jesus, I thank you for your love shown towards me in dying for me, resurrecting to give me hope and making me a candidate of a new life promised to all who believe. I believe in my heart and confess with my mouth that I accept you as my lord and saviour. Come into my life and refresh my existence. Amen”

If you have said that prayer, CONGRATULATIONS, you are BORN AGAIN. Your Spirit man is now awakened and this begins the process of the regeneration of your mindset so that the devil will no longer cheat you again.

Get in touch with a local bible believing church to share your experience and get support as you start to fulfil your God given “Divine Destiny”.

You can also message me on facebook, call me or text me on 07874156104 if you need any help as you grow in God.
God Bless you.

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Divine Destiny - Too Busy

"Divine Destiny - Too Busy"

In this fast paced world that we live in right now, being busy has almost become the norm for everyone. From school days to university days to office days to every other day, everyone seems to wish that the day is longer than 24 hours.

To be busy is to be actively or fully engaged or occupied. So when you are too busy, then you are ‘too’ all of the above.

We probably know some people who claim “they are too busy to eat” [I say and do that sometimes], but we also know that, lack of food is detrimental to the sustained functioning of the human body. Hence, being too busy to eat is not a good idea [fact].
In fact, if you are busy doing anything, a balanced diet should be one of them.

We have to be busy though; we have to be doing something.
Apart from the insanity that boredom and stagnancy can bring, you should be aware that the devil finds work for idle hands.
A step into making sure the devil is not using you is to be doing something [hoping that thing is not the devil’s work]

Jesus also said in Luke 19:13 “....occupy till I come” [more on that later]

The pressing question is what are you busy doing?
Are you too busy doing your 9 – 5 or 6 - 6 job that you ignore the things that really matter in life?
Are you too busy doing coursework and writing exams when you should be playing free kicks on the football pitch and restructuring your education around your football career?

Are you too busy on the phone, too busy sleeping, too busy playing, too busy talking, too busy partying or even too busy thinking, in expense of fulfilling your destiny?

Are you too busy doing the wrong things?

Scientifically, work is done when a force moves a body a certain distance.
If you carry a load weighing 10kg (100N) on your head, and you stand stationary, the amount of work done by you is zero.

Work done = force x distance moved (100N x 0 = 0)

To be a little bit lenient, let’s say your scalp compresses by 0.5mm (0.5 x 10-3m) under the influence of the load, then:

Work done = force x distance moved (100N x (0.5 x 10-3m) = 0.05J

If you now squat a distance of 1m and back up again with the load on your head, then your work done is approximately 200J.

Question!!!!!
Is there a reason for carrying that load on your head?
Do you know the purpose, because recognisable work is done when the force moves a certain distance and accomplishes a purpose or better put achieves the right result.

Are you covering the distance that leads to fulfilling your Divine Destiny?

Martha and Mary are busy individuals who engage in a lot of things.
In Luke 10, the bible tells the story of Jesus and these two sisters.
Martha was too busy making ready and putting all things together to be a good hostess that she couldn’t sit down with Jesus.
Almost in the same way, Mary was too busy sitting at Jesus’ feet, listening, that she couldn’t help Martha out with the preparations.

Martha voiced out her concern saying “Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”

Jesus will not be fooled by this singular concern of ‘lack of help’ so He responded
“"Martha, Martha ...you are worried and upset about many things..."

Many things!!!!! I thought it was just one thing, but Jesus knew better and finally He said
"But only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."

What are you busy doing?

Proverbs 22:29 (AMP)
Do you see a man diligent and skilful in HIS BUSINESS? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.

It is not about being diligent and skilful alone, it is also about “your business”. Are you doing your business or you are busy with someone else’s.

Luke 19:13 says “..... Do business till I come”. Another translation says “...occupy till I come” and when the master came, he asked of the servants according to each person’s business.

Have you ever wondered that the servant that didn’t do any business [who hid the mina] probably helped one of the successful ones, either by giving ideas, being a critic or just giving encouragement – not minding his own business!!!

We have to be occupied, not just because it is good, or it keeps the devil away, but because Jesus said we should.

In my last two posts:
‘Too untalented’ assures you that God has given you the required capabilities to fulfil your Divine Destiny.

‘Too afraid’ elaborates on the gigantic nature of God’s plan for your life and the importance of knowing that fear (cowardice or timidity) is not in your nature/being [2 Timothy 1:7]

In this post, the admonition is to keep busy “Doing the right thing”.

What is the right thing you may ask, what has God planned for me to do on this earth?

I am currently on that journey with a “Purpose Driven Life” course which will finish in 5 weeks. If you want me to share my experience, please let me know.

In conclusion, God is happy when you do His will, so why not say this prayer to Him:

“God, if you are there and you really care, please show me my purpose on earth, because I want to be busy doing the right thing.”

Divine Destiny - Too Afraid

Following on from my last post “Too Untalented”, I am hoping that you have been encouraged and motivated to begin the process of finding out and using your talent to glorify God.

Remember this series is about day to day hindrances to walking in Divine Destiny.

“Divine Destiny – Too Afraid”

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I am very tempted to start by saying “fear is the opposite of faith”... Ooops, did I just say it???...

Ok, let’s take it from here. Fear, acted out, is an emotional response of some sort to danger or possibly threat.

The concept of fear is broad and cuts across all disciplines as it is widely regarded as one of the innate emotions that we possess as humans.

However, for this series, I am concentrating on the fear that is responsible for you not achieving your Divine destiny.

This fear often expresses itself in anxiety [fear of something that is yet to happen, or anticipation of a future occurrence].

To be more direct, a very familiar phrase is “What if I fail”?
Some fearful positive thinkers say “What if I don’t succeed”? Claiming they don’t use the negative word “fail” – a ‘half full glass’ mantra.

Many successful men and women in the world today will tell you that “trying is the first step towards fulfilment”
If you do not try, then you do not have any probability to succeed. So we say the probability to succeed with a fear of trying is zero or better put, I say:

“To stop trying is to have failed.... because you can never succeed without trying... It’s like football... you cannot win a game by not scoring... you may not loose... but you will not win."

– Emmanuel Onitiju

Notice I did not say ‘to not try is to have failed’, rather ‘to stop trying...’
I know you have tried, are trying, and still trying, and until you breakthrough, then don’t give up.
During a Sunday sermon, my Pastor shared the story of Abraham Lincoln (learn from failure), and, what courage the 16th President of USA has to continue trying again and again without giving up.

A search through the word of God – ‘the Bible’, gives examples of people who were ‘too afraid’ when it came to fulfilling their Divine Destinies.
Sometimes this feeling of fear comes from our feeling of inadequacy, but have you seriously thought about it?
You will always feel inadequate because, God almighty, the creator of the universe wants to do something and he has chosen you.

It is high time you stopped feeling and start participating, stopped thinking and starting acting, stop fearing and start believing. – Emmanuel Onitiju

What excuses have you been giving, that is feeding your “too afraid” state of mind?
Moses said he is slow of speech
Noah was a drunk
Abraham was very old
Jacob was a trickster
Rahab was a harlot
Zaccheaus was too small and you may be too big
This is what the bible says:

2 Timothy 1:7
“For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control.

The Greek word translated timidity or fear is “Deilia” meaning cowardice and that is the only time the word occurred in the New Testament.
The person that you really are [a Spirit being] does not have cowardice in the makeup.
Do you know why these are given Spirits? Because God knows that in yourself [flesh] you are limited in what you can do, so you are expected to maintain a connection with the Spirit so that Love, Power and Sound Mind can become alive in your life.

I am now confident enough to say “fear [in context] is the opposite of faith”
Divine Destiny is the blueprint of God for your life.
God’s plan for your life is gigantic; so much so that it is only Him, working through you, can make it happen.
I am tempted therefore to say that because the plan is so big, it is natural for you to be afraid, but that is not true.

Fear (grk: Deilia) is not in your nature, therefore it is necessary that we walk in faith as we press towards the goal unto the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Arise and step forward to be counted, you are taking what is yours, and nothing can stop you.
“Stop being too afraid... start being tuned in faith”

Divine Desitny - Too Untalented

In my church, the month of May is our month of “Divine Destiny” and I am posting a 4 Part series on the same topic, however, dealing with physical day to day limitations that inhibits our climb to achieving our God given destinies.

Check this American Untalented video and see talent - not singing....

TOO UNTALENTED

If any work/project is to be done, believe me, there must be resources available.

Simply put: lack of resources = abandoned projects.

When people say I’m too untalented [or good for nothing, useless, waste of space etc] the next question is to ask them, is that a fact or fiction?

WHY?

I believe there can be people who are untalented!!!!!!!!

Now before you stone me, accuse me of blasphemy or close your browser (as if it has been possessed), just give me a few minutes to explain the predicament of untalentedness, if anything can be called thus.

Matthew 25:14 – 30, tells the parable of the talent, describing what the “Kingdom of heaven is like”.

All the servants were given talents according to their abilities. To the first servant, he gave 5 talents, to another, 2 talents, and to one just 1 talent.

The talent(s) that you have are a reflection of your ability.

“Do you want to know how good you can be? Then, check how good you already are.”
- Emmanuel Onitiju

The first servant had 5 talents, traded with them and in return, made another 5.
The second servant had 2 talents, traded with them and made another 2
The third servant dug the ground, hid the Lord’s talent, and was bold enough to vehemently show his rejection of the task the master gave him.

Vs 28 “Therefore, take the talent from him......”

At a particular point in the life of the 3rd servant, he became untalented.
Initially, the servants never knew they had talents until the Lord of the house revealed it to them.
After the revelation, the servants assumed the role of taking care of, nurturing and growing the talent until the day of accountability. However, due to the 3rd servant’s handling of his talent, it was taken away from him... and he became untalented.

I hope by now, you are in deep reflection of the possibility of becoming untalented, but before you put yourself down, or jump for joy that your suspicion about you being untalented is now biblically proven, it is important that you understand the process of becoming untalented.


1.) Firstly, you have to have found your talent.

2.) Secondly you must have underperformed, been wasteful and not made “ANY” returns on your talent, and

3.) Thirdly the Lord of the house must have come back to make you account for the talent(s). Until these happen, you CANNOT be untalented.


You will be glad to know that if you are reading this, you are not dead yet, and if Jesus has not come, there is NO WAY you can be untalented.
It is true you may not have found it yet, but that you don’t have any talent is false.

Now that it is established that you are talented, and your talent is an indicator of your ability, then your ability is necessary to achieve a certain goal.

1 Peter 4:10 – 11
“As each of you has received a gift (a particular spiritual talent, a gracious divine endowment), minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ABILITY which GOD SUPPLIES, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever Amen

Your talent(s) and the corresponding abilities are for the glorification of God.

Matthew 5:16
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”

And in John 15:8
“When you bear (produce) much fruit, My Father is honoured and glorified, and you show and prove yourselves to be true followers of Mine.

Jesus said, bearing fruit which glorifies the father makes us His (Jesus’) followers.
All through Jesus’ life, a constant theme that is at the forefront of his mission is to do the will of His Father, so that the father might be glorified in the Son.
In other words, Jesus’ endowment i.e. talents were all used to help him fulfil the will of God on earth.
In order to achieve His aim on earth, and accomplish the deeds of His “Divine Destiny”, Jesus applied his talents and corresponding abilities to fulfil the will of the father.

Jesus has called us to be his followers, and also made it clear that as we follow him, our purposes in life are different.

Mark 8:34
“When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me”

Your cross is your cross, hence the uniqueness of your talent(s) according to your ability.
There is a plan fashioned by God for your life, and He has given you the combination of resources that you would need to make it.
Using your talents bring glory to God as you apply them to the purpose for which they were given.

Divine Destiny is the blue print of your life made by God.

If you want to bring glory to God, you need to do His will, doing his will means walking in Divine Destiny.
Divine Destiny calls on the provision of your talents and the ability that God has given you.

All that will be thrown away if you “hala, shout, whisper, mutter or think that you are not talented.”

You are talented... and you need to use those talents to glorify God.

If you want to be untalented – simple – bury your talent and wait for Jesus to come back. ------------- Now I know you wouldn’t do that... right?

The word is “Let your light so shine....that they may glorify your Father”