GET READY 4

It's a Christmas morning and as usual, there is so much excitement, so much joy and so much love in the atmosphere. 

Beyond the Merriment and the sharing of gifts, when I think about Christmas, I think about the celebration of a life not just a birth. 

Christ touched lives with his mission and purpose on earth. He so impacted the world that Civilisation decided to date things with reference to his coming. 

AD is the Latin word for "Anno Domini" which means in the year of our Lord and BC means "before Christ". 

Hence AD 2017 implies it's been about 2,017 years after the traditional date of Christ's birth. 

You might claim to be an atheist or a non-Christian; but may I remind you...if you believe in your birthday...then it automatically suggests you believe in Christ's coming...so if you don't believe in Christ's coming then it suggests you don't possibly have a birthday...which either makes you a liar all your life or a confused human being. 

In the spirit of love and celebration, I will like to encourage you to embrace living an impactful life beginning from today. 

Make a decision that 2018 will not just be an ordinary year but a year in which you will affect lives positively both locally and Internationally just like Christ had set the example. 

You will not fail!

On be half of the team at WOW INT'L I would like to say...

Good morning and Merry Christmas!

HOW BIG IS YOUR PREPARATION?

It is the season of Christmas once again and as the custom of some families are, it is normal to prepare for guests, hence the need for preparation of a guest list, list of menu to be prepared and list of gifts to purchase. 

There is one fundamental driver to the above preparation and that is the answer to the question: HOW MANY PEOPLE AM I EXPECTING? 

Cooking for 50 is never the same as cooking for 500. Cooking for 500 is not the same as cooking for 5,000 and cooking for 5,000 is not the same as cooking for the world.

True greatness is only measured by the size of impact. 

In your area of business, how many are you 'cooking' for?

In your area of calling, gifting or assignment, how many are you cooking for? 

When I see the magnitude of your preparation, I can tell you the size of your impact list. Those who intend to cook for 5,000 do not have the same lifestyle as those who intend to cook for just 50 people. 

Stop envying lifestyles that reflect 'I have done enough' except you truly have done enough according to God's definition of enough. 

There is a verse of scripture that I love so much and it has brought a strong sense of responsibility since July 1995 upon my life...

Jesus said to his disciples in Matt. 5:14

...ye are the light of THE WORLD...

It didn't say, the light of your family, 

It didn't say the light of your locality,

It didn't say the light of your country...

But the light of the world.

This is an indication of the size of your 'destiny impact list'. For the sake of leading by example, Jesus gave his life for THE WORLD by dying for the world. 

Jesus did not just die for those in his days but for the world ahead. This is the TRUE meaning of greatness according to God's standard. 

The question is HOW BIG IS YOUR PREPARATION? 

Start where you are but have the world in your vision and prepare accordingly.

You will not fail God!

NO WEEKENDS 3

Years ago, I read a book titled "AN ENEMY CALLED AVERAGE". 

Lately, I have come to conclude THE real ENEMY is not AVERAGE, because AVERAGE is just an output of some type of input. 

The real enemy is "HALF-HEARTED" Commitment. It's a commitment that doesn't stretch you.

A prophet died indebted and the creditors were to take his two sons as slaves: Elisha, the man of God asked the widow what she had? In her response, she said,  she had nothing but a jar of oil...Elisha gave her a specific instruction: 

"Go borrow...vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; BORROW NOT A FEW (Don't hold back..go all the way).." 2 Kings 4:3 (KJV Paraphrase are author's). 

Now, she did what was instructed, however, God could only fill as much vessels as she gathered. By the time the vessels were all filled, the miracle in the oil stopped. She sold them and paid off the debt of her dead husband.

WHAT IF SHE GAVE HER ALL and got twice or thrice as much vessels as she initially gathered? 

Friends, God CANNOT BLESS YOU BEYOND YOUR STRETCH. Elisha asked her to go beyond the vessels she had...He said "GO ABROAD","BORROW NOT A FEW". 

There is a deluge of Success coming your way...but it will demand a STRETCHED Commitment. 

Don't tell me "I believe I can make it to the top" until you tell me, how much you want to sacrifice: How much of your time, resources, sleep and comfort that you want to give up for your dream. 

Why waste valuable time in the name of "it's a weekend"? Let your Productive input to your goal go beyond week days. 

Ordinary men talk about "hours of input", Average men talk about "diligence" but men who reach out to the world talk "Sacrificial Commitment".

No one is to blame for your level of success!

You will not fail!

Good morning and Happy New Week!