Delight in the word.

“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.”Psalm 1:1-2(KJV) Our opening scripture shows us that if you want to be successful, you must delight in the word of God, in other words, you must love the word of God and it must be your meditation, day and night. The amazing thing about loving something is the tendency to always meditate on that thing. Therefore,...

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Arise!

“Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.” Joshua 1:2(KJV)  Notice in our opening scripture, God said to Joshua, arise and take the children of Israel into the Promised Land. Now, Moses was supposed to bring them into the Promise Land; but Moses died, and they mourned him for 30 days. After 30 days God said, “Arise, you and all these people.” The NIV says, “… You and all these people, get ready.” This shows you that...

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Your success is your responsibility.

“When everything was hopeless, Abraham believed anyway, deciding to live not on the basis of what he saw he couldn't do but on what God said he would do… ” Romans 4:18(MSG) From our opening scripture, Abraham had to believe God inspite of the hopelessness he saw. He took personal responsibility for his success in the word of God. Do you know that Wilson Churchill who can be attributed to be one of the greatest Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, was thought to be a dunce. But he took responsibility for his life and he became successful. Success...

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Your road map for success 2

 “The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.” Ecclesiastes 10:15(KJV) There is a company called YTL headed by Francis Yeoh. He is an ethnic Chinese in Malaysia, but he is a Christian. Francis Yeoh’s father was involved in a construction business and he wanted to join his father when he was about sixteen years of age. But his father refused to allow him join him but instead sent him to England to study Civil Engineering. After graduating from school and studying engineering, he took...

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Your road map for success 1

“The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.” Ecclesiastes 10:15(KJV) Just as we see in our opening scripture, for you to be able to fulfill God’s dream for your life, you must know the how to? The ‘how to’ is your plan. It is said that there are enough resources for the man that has a well articulated plan to utilize it. There are more than enough resources for that man.  There was a time when Jesse Duplantis wanted two hundred thousand dollars, and Oral Roberts needed one million...

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Define your dream

“And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.”  2 Chronicles 2:5(KJV) From our opening scripture, we see from the words of King Solomon that he knew exactly what he was setting out to do. Therefore, for you also as an individual, before you set out on any project, your dream must be defined. As a ministry, what we want to achieve is defined. I have had it written down for many years and I am seeing most of those things come to pass. There was a research carried out on Harvard graduates and they said only ten...

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Pay attention to details.

“For wealth is not for ever, and money does not go on for all generations.” Proverbs 27:24(BBE) From our opening scripture we are able to learn that money is transient in nature, we must learn to pay attention to certain important details that will cause us to master money and make speedy progress in our lives or in our business. This is because a lot of times, the difference between success and failure are in these little details like having proper financial management. As you pay attention to these important details, you must also learn to...

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Be diligent.

“The hand of the diligent shall bear rule …” Proverbs 12:24(KJV) Our opening scripture lets us know that the diligent would surely arise to leadership and authority. Your diligence is what will make someone leave your competitors and come and buy from you. Being diligent in what you do is what will make others seek for your service and prefer you above others? Diligence would give you an edge over others because you will be able to offer what they cannot offer. As you prepare for success, you must believe in your dream and in all God has called...

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Strategy for growth.

“Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.                 Proverbs 24:3-4(KJV) If your business is going to move from one generation to another, you must have a plan. For instance if you observe coca-cola or some other companies like them, they are always researching. It is also amazing that most of the malls in America play a particular music...

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Preparation births excellence.

“Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD, and until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was perfected.” 2 Chronicles 8:16(KJV) Excellence is a product of preparation. There is a restaurant in America called Buffalo Wild Wings. The lady that runs the restaurant was asked to tell how they became successful; and she said that one of the reasons they were able to spread was because they researched. Then they asked her, “What are you going to be doing to be able to spread your business...

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Hindrance to success.

“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.” Psalm 1:1(KJV) From our opening scripture, we see that one of the things that will hinder your success is the counsel of the ungodly. Many years ago when America began to go deeply into debt, the nation went into debt first, and then the nation got its people into debt. America is the largest debtor in the world. It was a choice based on the wrong counsel. I heard someone say that Nigeria should...

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Measure your success.

“This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind” Ephesians 4:17(KJV) Don’t judge your success by the symbols of success but judge your success by the day to day accomplishment of goals and targets in the direction of your destiny. If you don’t know this, you may never understand what true success really is. For instance, if you are through with your university education and you have your Bsc or Msc or Phd and you are satisfied that you’ve achieved that level of success,...

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Succeed daily

“He prayed, " LORD, God of my master Abraham, give me success today and keep your promise to my master. ”                         Genesis 24:12(GNB). In our opening scripture, Eliezer the eldest servant of Abraham prayed to God to make him successful because of what he has been sent to do by his master Abraham. Success is the day to day accomplishment of goals and targets in the direction of your destiny. It is very important...

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You are responsible for what you become.

“This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.” Joshua 1:8(KJV) From our opening scripture, God made Joshua know that he was responsible for what he becomes. He clearly gave Joshua what he needed to do to be successful and prosperous. God told him; keep the word of God in your mouth, speak the word of God and meditate on it day and...

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You have no reason to be a failure.

“The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.”                     Proverbs 12:24(KJV) Have you seen Nick Vujicic, he has no hands, only one small leg. Yet he is not poor today. He swims, he writes, he is a motivational speaker, he has spoken to a stadium full of people. So what excuse would you want to give on why you are not a success? You must take full responsibility for where you are. That is when you will start walking towards success. But when you...

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