Mariega Efe

It was another bright Sunday morning. For Sarah, Sunday mornings were usually eagerly awaited. A smile lit up her face as she remembered she song that has been rehearsed the previous day. She had been assigned to do the lead singing - an opportunity many members of the choir craved,especially on Thanksgiving Sundays. The chiming of the grandfather clock in their state-of-the-art living room broke her reverie. It was already 6:45am.she was almost late for the pre-service prayer meeting for workers. She had a hurried bath and a quick bite. The service would be longer than usual today but far more interesting too. She quickly inspected herself in the mirror and smiled in satisfaction. Leaving instructions for the housekeeper, she left the house. Thank God she didn't have to walk. Daddy was out of town so she could go to church in his car. The idea of driving straight to the VIP parking lot was very appealing to her. Daddy, as one of the Deacons, had a special reservation in the VIP ...

"That I may know him, and power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death, (Philippians 3:10) Paul said that I may know Him and power of His resurrection. What you do not know can injure you. The Bible says, we should be ready to give answer about the faith that we have. Most people do not know anything about EASTER. Easter in the Christan sense is the celebration of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Historically speaking, the word Easter is an adulterated word of the name of a goddess that was worshipped in Europe many years ago. It was called the goddess of the early morning sun. That is where the name Easter came from. What happened was that many of the early Christian converts were worshipping this goddess at that part of the year. When they got converted, they were still drawn to that festive celebration. The church was in a dilemma as to what to do. Coincidentally, at that same time, the Jews celebrated thei...

Is beautiful, a perfect button nose? Is beautiful pretty brown eyes centered around a perfectly symmetrical face? Different time periods around the world suggest that people have always had different ideas of what a persons beauty on the outside consisted of. We must realize that everyones definition of beauty on the outside is going to be different, and if we live our lives trying to make ourselves beautiful on the outside we will quickly forget to develop our person on the inside. Not doing this will allow us to turn into someone we are not, someone that only lives to live up to someone elses standards instead of our own. Being yourself in all phases of life is the pure definition of being beautiful, so make an effort to make a positive effect on the world daily. Let everyone see your natural beauty, disregard what you look like on the outside and show someone how good of a place the world could be if we could just let the light inside of ourselves shine.

PURE "And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure, (1 John 3:3) Twenty one years ago, I visited one of my relatives, they own a hotel and they lived in the same premise. One afternoon, a young Lady that was brought to the hotel by someone, who checked into the hotel was staying in one of the rooms, she was strolling in the compound and she came towards our house where I was spending. sometime with my relatives somehow we entered into a conversation, I began to talk about Christ, I spent about forty five minutes with her. When I finished, she thanked me, went to the hotel room packed her luggage and she took off. When the man returned, she left a note for the man and in the note she said, 'thank you very much for your kindness, I just discovered that I have been living in sin, I shouldn't be in this hotel room with you. Please forgive me because I don't want to wait for you to convince me, that is why I have packed my luggage i...

TEXT. 1 SAMUEL 9 v 1 to 20 There are times we make plans in life, after all our efforts, it will end up contrary to our hope and desires. Not Every negativity that comes our way is form devil. Some are God's raw material for our elevation. God has the capacity to move us from negative challenges to positive surprises. What is Turning : Movement in a new direction. Your life will move into a new divine direction today. if forces of darkness making your family and life to move in negative direction is catching fire now.  What is Negativity : Hopeless state which Indicate opposition or resistance into a new level. Every thing that looks Hopeless in your life and family, hope is coming your way now this morning. whatever that resisted your promotion is catching fire now.  What is Positivity : Encouraging or promising of a successful outcome. Your life, business, career, marriage, finances will move in encouraging state. God has the capacity to move us from challenges...

Temptation is a strong force that determines your success or failure in life. It is real, its power cannot be undermined and no human being is exempted from being tempted. Anytime you overcome temptation, it becomes a vehicle to move you closeer to your destination. Temptation will either make you or break you; it will either move you forward or place a limitation on your life. The choice is yours. There is no great man that has not gone through great temptations. Work is part of life, you cannot seperate the two. Great people pay a price to be great. If you do not sweat to succeed, you will sweat to keep it. Christianity does not insulate you from problems, but empowers you to overcome them, and for every temptation, there is a way of escape. You will never move to the next level unless you have faced and overcome temptation. Some people serve God only when it is convenient; learn to serve God in season and out of season. Your problem is not unique to you neither are you the fir...

Sin Stay vigilant because the devil will not sit back and watch your dream materialize. Sin will kill your dream, mar your destiny and rob you of your life. It takes you from grace to grass and your destiny will be grounded. If you love your dream, hate sin with a perfect hatred. You will loose any victory you get through double standard. If there is no human being or authority you can obey unconditionally as a Christian, you are in trouble. Any time you take what is not rightfully yours you erect a pillar of hindrance on your way to success. MEDITATION Sin is rebellion against God, foolishness of action, faithflessness and refusal to do good when you know what you should do. Sin will cause a hindrance to your dream manifestation. Sin will make you suspend and even forget your dream. It will encourage you to procrastinate and say "I will get there later." Instead of living a life of sinfulness, be clothed with the image of Christ. When you remain unchanged, it means t...

The anointing is the spiritual representation of God's authority, placed in you by the Holy spirit, empowering you to attract, exhibit and use God's presence, power, favor and authority. The anointing will give you that extra edge to see that your dreams succeed. The anointing is God's power and authority on you, permitting you to go beyond your own ability and achieve that dream. When the man in you is tired, the anointing will provide the extra power that will bring the dream to manifestation. Only by treasuring the word of God can you be kept out of sin and this is the truth, when you treasure God's word you consciously and unconsciously stay away from sin. If the word of God cannot change you, then it will confront you. When God makes you, nobody can unmake you and any advice void of the word of God cannot stand the test of time. MEDITATION God can take you beyond your salary, qualification and other constraints you may think you have, he can enlarge your coa...

In your sowing remember your dream. The quality of your seed will determine the quality of your harvest. When a dream is revealed, sow a seed for its manifestations. Do not wait until conditions are right before you start sowing. MEDITATION If the dream is really important to you, sow a seed for its manifestation. If you want love, sow love; if you want money then sow money. Whatsoever a man soweth that he will reap also.

Your character can be an asset to your dream. It can also cut it short. If you want to manifest the power of God, you must first manifest the character of God, in order to attract the power that will bring about your dream manifestation. Patiently acquire all the knowledge required to make your dream possible. Knowledge is power. MEDITATION If you want to change the world around you, you must first be changed by God. The way you live your life will affect your character and your character will affect your dream. Mary was a woman of good character. It brought her angelic visitation.

Don't you always wonder why relationships are fun in the beginning and then it feels like something isn't there anymore later on? It's because someone stopped doing what they did to get you and now that you're theirs, they feel like they don't have to try as hard, they feel like they don't have to do as much. Before, they used to pay attention to you, text you all the time, reply back quick, be on the phone for hours, have so much to say, always doing this & that for you when you don't even ask them to, be all over you and now, they keep their hands to themselves, they ran out of things to talk about, conversations go dead, not making you feel like you're wanted by them and that's when you guys start drifting. If you want your relationship to last longer, never stop dating each other, never stop doing the things that made your partner fall in love with you, be creative, invest in your relationship, maintain the communication, be open to each, be ...

There is a huge difference between being moral and being righteous. Morality pertains to what you do. Morality is strictly self-willed or simply put,no divine assistance. Whereas righteousness is a nature -that is the nature of God. Adam was made righteous from the beginning but when sin entered,he fell from the glorious state. Romans 5:12; No matter how moral you are,the bible declares it as filthy rags before God because of the Adamic sin that has been transferred to man-kind. But thank God for Jesus Romans 5:19, the same way sin was imputed to man because of Adam's disobedience, so also righteousness has been imputed to those who believe because of the obedience of Jesus. Morality cannot save you. In the name of Jesus, I am born again, I am not moral; I am righteous.

Your life will always be to a large extent what you make of it. The mold to your success and fortune are in your hands. You cannot do everything, but you can do something. You choose your thoughts and actions. Only you can find success. Nobody can do it for you. Nobody will do it for you. You have to make it happen.  If you take responsibility for your actions,you can live your dreams.

1. The potency of prayer hath subdued the strength of fire; it hath bridled the rage of lions, hushed anarchy to rest, extinguished wars, suppressed the elements, expelled demons, burst the chains of death, expanded the gates of heaven , assuaged diseases, repelled frauds, rescued cities from destructiion, strayed the sun in its course and arrested the progress of the thunderbolt. Prayer is all - efficient panoply, a treasure in diminished, a mine which is never exhausted, a sky unobscured by clouds, a heaven unruffled by the storm. It is the root, thefountain, the mother of a thousand blessings. 2. Dr. Alexis CaL'ei-Nobel Prize Winner in Physiology. Realised from laboratory observations that cancer patients for whom medical treatments had failed were responding to prayer. To their amazement, they noticed physical shrinking of cancer cells as people were praying for the patients's divine healing. Dr. Alexis compared prayer to the force of terrestrial gravity. 3. Dr. lerom...

A dream is a supernatural picture of who you should be that is printed on your heart by God himself. A man that desires success must have a dream. Your dream is the vehicle that carries your success. God has to be in the centre of your drream for you to succeed. Your future is packaged in the way you think today. The day you stop dreaming you start dying. Nothing is as potent as a dream whose time has come. Having a dream is not the same as day dreaming. If you value your dream, value your relationship with God. The possibility of the fulfillment of your dream is 100% dependant on your relationship with God. MEDITATION Do you have a dream? What do you see yourself as? Was the picture printed in your mind by God hiimself? If you do not have a God given dream to propel your life, you will go through life without a sense of direction. Your relationship with God is the power that moves your dream.

Reading today's scripture, vs 4 says "When they could not come nigh unto Jesus, because of the Crowd, they uncovered the roof". The Amplified Bible says: " They dug through the roof...". What Manner of Faith! Digging is tough! Waiting is tough! But Listen Child of God: The way TO is always THROUGH! Yes there is always a way (a roof) out of every battle! Find It! Refuse to give up. If these Men saw the crowd and gave up, the Devil would have rejoiced, but they had a stubborn determination and persistence to open the roof. Yes every obstacle has an opportunity and every opportunity has an obstacle, but never forget that for every crowd of delay or disappointment, there is a roof if appointment! Patience will show you the roof! Dig through that roof because this is your special month. Happy New Month People of God.

The DOS of the Word of Life Bible Church are at it again as they celebrate their annual international convention/Trade fair with the Theme "THE GOD OF MY TOMORROW". Ministering are great ministers of the gospel, Jakie Talena from Abuja, Abiola Omobode from Benin city, Ayuk R. Ayuk from Cameroon etc. Ministering in songs is the DOS choir and other anointed gospel artiste. Chief host is Papa Ayo & Mama Helen Oritsejafor Date : March 10th - 13th Time : 3:00pm daily, 8:00am on Sunday. Venue : WORD OF LIFE BIBLE CHURCH, ITERNATIONAL GOSPEL CENTRE, 118 - 120, Ajamimogha Road, Warri - Delta State.

PREAMBLE This is a note to advise ourselves as a reminder on the essence of career development. I will be looking at a general overview of the process of career development. I will address the theoretical aspect of this discourse only and base the write-up on researched work, and as it progresses, it should access our individual lives as an empirical study. What does ‘career’ means and what does ‘career development’ means? What are the problems associated with career development in this age and what hope there is that it is tenable to develop a feasible career that can carry and individual through life? How do we assess to ascertain that the career path we have chosen will serve us best when we are old? How do we ascertain that our chosen career will leave a legacy for our children? At the end of this, we should be able to provide answers to these questions on a personal basis. It is one thing to know the principles of life; it is another is to apply the principles. The success ...

You do not need more motivation. You do not need to be inspired to action. You do not need to read any more lists and posts about how you are not doing enough. We act as if by worrying we can add a cubit to a string of our hair. We act as if we can read enough articles and enough quotes, and suddenly the little switch in our brain will put us into action. But, honestly, here is the thing that nobody really talks about when it comes to success and motivation and willpower and goals and productivity and all those little buzzwords that have come into popularity: you are as you are until you are not. You change when you want to change. You put your ideas into action in the timing that is best. That is just how it happens and it is often than not referred to as 'God's time'. And what I think we all need more than anything is this: permission to be wherever we are when we are there. You are not a robot. You can not just conjure up motivation when you do not have it. So...

Only hopeful people will achieve set goals. Only hopeful people stay strong without giving up. Only hopeful people make it into their dreams. Hope is a very vital tool to making it in life. Hope is strenght, hope is the air we breath in everyday, and hope is continuation to the end. When you are hopeful you are not worried or in a hurry when others are because you know come rain come shine you will succeed even when and where others are failing, even when delayed you know you won't be denied. But to be hopeful you must have something to place your hopes on, something you have built to an extent of fulfilment in an alternate manner waiting for the final or last puch to take its natural course, such that you can say if "A" doesnt work "B" will work this is where your hope is now built on and where lies your strenght. But you wont have hope when sitted doing nothing. Hope is as a result of doing all you know to do and leaving the rest to GOD for fulfilment. The...

  " And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.”   Exodus 2:11 The question now is; why was Moses not discouraged, disappointed or disgruntled? Why did Moses keep going back to Pharaoh? This is because God delivered him from three things that i will show you. First, God delivered Moses from Pharaoh’s intellectual control. Moses was educated in Pharaoh’s house. In other words, he had the world’s education. There is actually nothing wrong with education but the only problem is the world system teaches you to think like a natural man. The world system teaches you to believe your senses alone. You are moved by what you seem smell, touch or feel. In Exodus 2 from verse 11 , When Moses was grown and realized that he was a Hebrew instead of thinking like a Hebrew he acted like an Egyptian. He became violent. He saw the...

By Ernest Ubeku It’s never fair to walk into someone’s life and make them develop feelings for you and make them believe that you are different from the previous ones they have been with, they trust you and give you their heart, love and body, they rely on you, they plan all their future with you, they sacrifice all the little they have for you, they are so proud of you to the extent of introducing you to their family members and friends, they change their attitudes and behaviors, drop their habits, lose their friends and sometimes their jobs, became enemies to some people, and they even get abused all because of you. Then out of the blue or over a small stupid issue, you are done and you are ending it with them. You no longer have feelings for them. You forget all what you have been through with them. You forget the promises you made to each other. You completely forget everything. You start seeing how bad, ugly and stupid they are. You start calling them names. It’s not fair at all...

Phill met God and God said, "Well, Phill, I'm really confused on this one. I'm not sure whether to send you to Heaven or to Hell. After all, you enormously helped society by your good deeds, investing in people and helpiing the less privileged. I'm going to do something I've never done before. "I'm going to let you decide where you want to go." God continues. Phill said, "What's the difference between the two?" God said, "It might help you decide if you took a peek at both places. Shall we look at Hell first?" "Yes" said Phill. Phill was amazed. He saw a clean, white sandy beach with clear waters. There were thousands of beautiful men and women running around, playing in the water, laughing and frolicking about. The sun was shining and the temperature was perfect. "This is great!" said Phill. "If this is Hell, I can't wait to see Heaven." God said, "Let's go!" and off they went to...

Freedom Freedom is the right to live as you wish. If you wish to free yourself from enslavement, you must chose freedom and the responsibility it entails. There is a price for every freedom, something to be given up for every liberty. Its up to you to weigh the price you must pay for each of your freedoms. And everything you want has a price. Freedom is the opportunity to make decisions. Its the capacity to take a hand in your own development. Freedom is the right to choose. Its the right to create for yourself the alternatives of choice. No one is free who is not master of himself. You are free to do whatever you would like. You need only face the consequences of your actions.

Good health is something many of us take for granted and never think about, until we get sick. When that happens, we’ve gotten in the habit of reaching for medication or seeing a doctor for relief. There’s nothing wrong with that, but Believers must not forget the origins of where true healing comes from. A sound mind and a healthy body keep us operating at peak efficiency, and they are blessings from God. Many wise doctors ask the Great Physician to work through them, because they know that there are some things even they can’t fix. Healing is more than just prescribing medications and performing surgery. The world’s medical and psychological communities now admit to the powerful effect the mind has on healing. This is confirmed in the Word of God. “A calm and undisturbed mind and heart are the life and health of the body, but envy, jealousy, and wrath are like rottenness of the bones” (Proverbs 14:30, AMP). We can use the keen, intelligent minds God g...

Until the time that His word came Joseph was a victim of trials PSALMS 105 VS 19 - 20. He was a victim of delays and disappointment. Nobody seems to understand His. Beloved great men and women are victims of great trials most of the time. Yes they have a vision but lack motion at a time. Their present state looks COMPLETELY opposite of their future expectation. But there is a certain night and a set time When God's word will come to take you out of that situation to your desired expectation. You might not look great but you were born with greatness waiting to manifest.  Friends I like you to know that your word has come. When Joseph’s word came the King sent for Him and loosed Him. Joseph experienced a sporadic over night turn around. Get ready for your over night turn around. Joseph left the prison to the palace in just one night. I don’t know how long you have been struggling and waiting your word has finally come. The word of God is the womb that carries your miracl...

Kirk and Tye Happy birthday to God's generals in gospel music. God has used this great men to touch lives and bless people around the world. God bless you both and grant you more anointing and grace to keep on the good work.

Knowledge is Power I was in my final year in the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma hoping like every other graduating student, to graduate without any issue or carry-over, Little did I know that something bad was cooking up for me. There was a particular course we did and we all sat for the exam but unfortunately, we all failed the exam. The result was sent to the senate for approval but was rejected because they refuse to believe that mass failure was possible. Although it was solely the fault of the lecturer, how do you expect a student to pass a course he knows nothingg about, the lecturer never came to lecture all through out the semester and expects the student to pass his course, not that there were recomended materials to help the students, because it was new course. The senate returned the results un-approved, and the lecturer decided to upgrade everyone's result but unfortunately for me I didn't find mine. I reported the issue to the lecturer and he insisted I must ...

Putting religious sentiments aside, Nigerian men of God have an eye for beautiful women and the pictures of the wives of top pastors in the country buttresses this point. There is a saying that “behind every successful man is a woman” . Successful Pastors in Nigeria have extremely beautiful and successful wives by their side.They are not just virtuous women, they are great mothers to their children and they are very fashionable.   Here are the top 9 most beautiful wives of pastors in Nigeria:   1. Helen Oritsejafor Helen is just as fashionable as her husband, founder of Word of the Bible Church, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor. Light skinned and pretty, her love for wide brimmed hats is unparalleled and she has them in numerous eye-catching colours to match her expensive outfits.        2. Pastor Folu Adeboye A mother of four children and grand mother, Pastor Folu or Mummy G.O. as she's fondly called is the author of num...

Those who want to progress and experience the principle of lifting must delight themselves in the Almighty God. They should strictly adhere to God's statutes and devotedly carry out the duties in the house of God. The solution to your various challenges cannot be found on the streets but in the house of God. However, your focus must not be on your probles but sacrifice. Put your sacrifice on the alter, even your righteousness. If Zachariah had opted to having a child before doing God's work, he wouldn't have had a child. Jacob in Genesis 30v33a says: "so shall y righteousness answer for me in time to come". Jacob refused to cheat on his uncle Leban, despite being ill treated by him. Just put all your sacrifices of time, talent, treasure, tears and thanksgiving on the alter; leave it there and be happy and the joy of the Lord will be your strength.

Successful people have two things on their lips, "smile and silence". Smile can solve problem while Silence can avoid problems. Sugar and salt may be mixed together but ants reject the salt and carry away only the sugar. Select the right people in life and make your life better and sweeter. If you fail to achieve your dreams, change your ways not your God. Remember, trees change their leaves and not their roots. You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones to every dog that barks. Haters will see you walking on water and say its because you can't swim. Even if you dance on water, your enemies will accuse you of raising dust. Make it your ambition to live a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your own hands. Remember, don’t ever wrestle with a pig. You’ll both get dirty, but the pig will enjoy it. -- Be Inspired and have a great day ~ By PRINCESS ONYII

The Bible ☎📞When in sorrow, call John 14 ☎📞When men fail you, call Psalm 27 ☎📞When you have sinned, call Psalm 51 ☎📞When you worry, call Matthew 6:19-34 ☎📞In danger, Psalm 91 ☎📞When God seems far away, call Psalm 139 ☎📞When your faith needs stirring, call Hebrews 11 ☎📞When you are lonely and fearful, call Psalm 23 ☎📞When you grow bitter and critical, call 1 Cor 13 ☎📞You feel down and out, call Romans 8:31-39 ☎📞You want peace and rest, Matthew 11:25-30 ☎📞When the world seems bigger than God, call Psalm 90 ☎📞When you want Christian assurance, call Romans 8:1-30 ☎📞When you leave home for labor or travel, call Psalm 121 ☎📞When your prayers grow narrow or selfish, call Psalm 67 ☎📞When you want courage for a task, call Joshua 1 ☎📞When you think of investments/ returns, call Mark 10 ☎📞How to get along with fellowmen, Romans 12 ☎📞For great invention/ opportunity, Isaiah 55 ☎📞For Paul's secret to happiness, Col 3:12-17 ☎📞For idea of Chrisitanity,...

by  Adenowo Sometimes we fall in love with people not because they are good-looking, rich, caring not even because you love them but because you just wanna be close to them...Its not because there ain't people who are better than them 10 times over but you choose them for reasons you sometimes cant even explain...Have you ever been so close to someone and when they get you angry, you wonder how did I even get this close to this guy/babe? if you have ever asked yourself such questions...then you alone will understand my point... But many times this people you fall in love with or you are "fond"of really take you for a fool atimes...they think because you have shown them too much that you love them..it literally means you gonna die if they exit your life for a second...smiles.. The fact is that I love and adore you so much doesn't mean my breathe will seize if you walk away..truth be told I'll feel weak...I'll cry...brood over the memories..the good times we...

Permit me to give you this words of wisdom this day.it will also be a greet blessing to you....please read and meditate .... 1.ON EARNING: Never depend on single income.make investment to create a second chance.  2.ON SPENDING: if you buy things you do not need,soon you will have to sell things you need. 3.ON SAVING: Do not save what is left after spending,but spend what is left after saving.  4.ON TAKING RISK: Never test the depth of a river with both feet.  5.ON INVESTMENT. Do not put all eggs in one basket.  6.ON EXPECTATION. Honesty is a very expensive gift,do not expect it from cheap people.  7.If you are depressed,you are living in the past.If you are anxious,you are living in the future.If you are at peace,you are living in the present.past is a waste paper.present is a newspaper and future is a question paper. 8.When bad things happen in your life,you have three(3)choices.You can either let it define you,let it destroy you or you can let ...

I just read an article about what the writer calls the 'come-to-my-house-syndrome' among Nigerian men. of course the writer is a lady, and majority of the people that commented were ladies. Naturally my views on the topic was biased to an extent. I couldn't help asking some questions: 1. The writer complained that Nigerian men don't know Jack about how to date/court a lady anymore. All they do is "come to my house" just after meeting. (And most times, "come to my house" leads to sex demands). But then, why do many of these ladies treat the few guys who court or intend to court properly as if they are not serious? I mean, a young man approaches you and asks you out on a date. Probably takes things slow, trying to get to know you, and never makes any sexual demand. The lady feels like, "he is a nice guy. I like him shaa, (but as a friend). What option does that leave the 'properly groomed Nigerian men' (as they were referred to in the ...