So Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the field, and glean heads of grain after him in whose sight I may find favor.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.” Ruth 2:2 REFERENCE Ruth 2:1-16 The Apple dictionary defines opportunity as ‘a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something.’ It is also a good chance of advancement or progress. It is one of life’s greatest gifts to man. Moving from one step to another in life is often a function of the opportunities open to you, that you can discern and take advantage of....

Then he said, “Take the arrows”; so he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, “Strike the ground”; so he struck three times, and stopped. And the man of God was angry with him, and said, “You should have struck five or six times; then you would have struck Syria till you had destroyed it…” II Kings 13:18-19 REFERENCE II Kings 13:14-19 This idiom, “Shoot for the stars,” basically means to set one’s goals or ambitions very high; to try to attain or achieve something particularly difficult. It was Norman Vincent Peale who said, “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll...

And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the swine ate, and no one gave him anything.  “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father…”’ Luke 15:16-18 REFERENCE Luke 15:11-24 The title of today’s devotional looks paradoxical and you may be tempted to ask, “What blessing can be associated with discomfort?” No doubt, discomfort is an inconvenience; it is associated with difficulty and things that are irritable in life. Nevertheless, discomfort can...

“Provides her supplies in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.” - Proverbs 6:8 REFERENCE Proverbs 6:6-8 No matter where you are in life, remember, you can still reinvent yourself to produce a better and an improved version of you. To reinvent yourself, PREPARATION is a must, because nothing just happens. To prepare is simply to get something ready for use, or to become ready for something. Therefore, you have to prepare or get ready for the improved version of yourself that you will like to see this year. What will the new and improved YOU look like?...

 I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. I Corinthians 2:3 REFERENCE I Corinthians 2:1-5 I listened to an interview with Rushion MacDonald. His story reinforced the belief I have that no matter where you are in life, you can still reinvent yourself. To reinvent is to change something that already exists so that it appears entirely new or different. It is to improve upon something that already exists. The word is synonymous with ‘remake, revamp, renovate, and refresh.’ Thus, to reinvent yourself means, to make noticeable changes in your life that would produce a better or...

By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised. -Hebrews 11:11   REFERENCE Hebrews 11:8-12   After waiting for what seemed like an eternity to have God’s promise of a child fulfilled in her life, Sarah came to a point where she esteemed God’s character above her need for a child. She started from unbelief, moved to doubt, but got to a place where she judged (considered) God to be faithful; whether she had a child or not. She must have said, “I may...

By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised. - Hebrews 11:11 REFERENCE Hebrews 11:8-12 Quite often, as the year draws to a close, many people pray to have 24-hour miracles or 11th hour miracles, but God is not tied to our calendar and just because something hasn’t happened within a ‘specified’ time does not mean it will not happen. It is more important that we develop faith in God’s person than in what He can do or what we want Him to do for us. It...

For thus says the LORD: After seventy years are completed at Babylon, I will visit you and perform My good word toward you, and cause you to return to this place. Jeremiah 29:10   REFERENCE Jeremiah 29:10-14   One of the greatest gifts God has given to man is ‘TIME’. It has helped man to plan, set goals, make appointments, and has been exchanged for money severally. However, time has been one of man’s greatest source of frustration because he cannot hasten it, delay it or control it. The only person that can control time is God, and He is...

“But you, O Lord, are a merciful and loving God, always patient, always kind and faithful.” Psalms 86:15 (GNT)   REFERENCE Psalm 86:15-17 (GNT) When you know the character of someone, you can predict how he/she will act or react in certain situations. Likewise, our Christianity can only be as good as our knowledge or concept of God; and it is only when we have a balanced perception of God's character that we can cultivate a healthy and sustainable relationship with Him. Some people perceive God to be like their earthly fathers who mete out instant justice by punishing them any time...

O Lord, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot. The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; yes, I have a good inheritance. ~ Psalm 16:5-6 REFERENCE Psalm 16:1-6 As he was about to bring the people of Israel into their allotted inheritance, Moses said, “For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, that flow out of valleys and hills” (Deuteronomy 8:7). What a blessing to inherit a land with water brooks, because Jeremiah tells us it is a curse to inherit the parched places of the earth (Jeremiah 17:5-6). Water in...