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HOW TO MAKE MORE MONEY P.4 And be happy

WHY SELL YOURSELF CHEAP P.8 SOMEONE HAS TO PAY P.3 MARRIED BUT IN LUST P.10 A CONVERSATION WITH YOUR FATHER

e v i s u l c x E INTERVIEW WITH

MULTI AWARD WINNER

SHOLA VICTOR SAJOWA P.6

P.5

“Missionary IS NOT A MISSION IN A HURRY.“ BE PATIENT (ISAIAH 40:31)

FROM THE EDITOR Do It Yourself!!!

Olamide Ajayi is a consultant with vast knowledge, anointing, skills

It is a terrible thing to be humbled by God. Friends,I beg you in the

and grace on how to help you make money and still remain a child

name of Jesus,never allow God to humble you. It is a terrible thing.

of God. You can please contact him for more insight.

James 4:10 says, “Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and

Pastor ‘Layo Afuape (PLA) blessed me a great deal with her article.

He will lift you up.”

Her message in this edition made me make some moves, thank

1 Peter 5:5...”God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.”

Most times, we get carried away and make the assumptions that all our achievements are the works of our hands, our efforts, our skills,

you ma.

Bunmi Johnson is a man of God with unusual unction and grace to pray. Simple but powerful message on ‘Conversation with your Father’ from a wonderful brother in whom I am well pleased.

our talents, our academic prowess, our oratory skills, our special

There is also a very great article for married couples and singles of

anointing...list unending. We forget easily that without God,we

marriageable age. Most marriages break because there is no free

are absolutely nothing. We begin to brag, “look at my beautiful

will for either of the party to pour out their heart and voice their

children, I trained them well; I worked hard to get that position; I

concerns. I have heard wives tell their husbands, “but you are a pas-

laboured ceaselessly to build this church (your church or God’s?); I

tor, how can you be lusting after another woman?” Auntie, remem-

prayed for X, Y, Z and they got their miracles (so you have become

ber the Bible says, “the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.” Before

prayer-answering machine).” Such people are not different to the

he became a ‘man of God’, he was first a man. Instead of judging or

arrogant king Herod who was eaten by worms while he gave the

scolding him, why don’t you help him with prayers. The article in

people an oratory, forgot to humble himself and give God the

the married/singles section is for you.

glory...Acts 12:21-22.

Shola Victor-Sajowa is a big auntie and mummy to many of us who

Interestingly, if you don’t do it yourself, I mean humble yourself,

know her. She is a blessing. She is an epitome of God’s exceptional

God will do it for you and I can tell you it won’t be a pleasant

grace wrapped in a human being. She is truly a God-lover. A men-

experience.

tor to uncountable all over the world, especially in the gospel

Isaiah 2:11...”Proud men will be brought low, arrogant men will be humiliated; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.” (NET) For those who think they can pray and fire will fall like Elijah did on Mount Carmel, all God may have to do is to cause them to lose something precious. Then, the fellow will know that only God

music industry. She was just awarded “the gospel artiste of the year.” A woman of God indeed. In this generation of noise makers, she is a true minister of God in songs, a minstrel.

Once again, to everyone encouraging us in one form or the other, thank you again and again. May the good Lord bless you.

answers prayers, not man.

Every blessing in Jesus name.

I beseech you with the mercies of the Lord, do it yourself (DIY),

Oluwole David

humble yourself and know that without God, you are nobody. May the Lord give us the grace in Jesus name.

Editor In Chief

Special thanks to those who have been praying for us to ensure we

Oluwole David

continually be a source of inspiration and encouragement to the world through this channel. We thank very specially Bisi Olujitan-

Associate Editors Bayo Coker, Ibrahim Adebeshin

Adisa, Grace Adetunji, Faith Ibrahim, Pastor ‘Layo Afuape who have sown from their hearts to help us in producing more copies

Contributing Writers

of this magazine and reaching more people all over the countries

Pastor Layo Afuwape (PLA) Bunmi Johnson Olamide Ajayi

the magazine is being read. Your seeds will speak for you in Jesus name.

It must be mentioned that we also now have a website up and running- www.davidscamp.org. Kindly, look it up, recommend to

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SOMEONE HAS TO PAY THE PRICE price, preached the gospel everywhere

uities; the chastisement for our peace

and prayed without ceasing for the things

was upon Him, and by His stripes we are

his son, Joel is now enjoying. Though

healed.”

John paid the price, Joel, now pastoring

In my quest for knowledge, I stumbled

the largest church in America is reaping

OLUWOLE DAVID is a prolific writer, an

the fruits.

ardent Bible student, an author and has compassion for

The question is, ‘What sacrifices or prices

the liberation of souls that are yet to know about the

are you paying for your children and even

faithfulness and goodness of God. He wrote the book,

children’s children yet unborn? Proverbs

“The 5 Smooth Stones that will defeat your Goliath.”

13:22a...”A good man leaves an inheritance

He can be reached by email: oluwoledavidfg@gmail.com

to his children’s children...”

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omeone said and I quote, “nothing cheap is good and nothing good is cheap”. Even the sales ‘buy one, get one free’ can’t be

as quality as when it is in its original good state. In my short journey in life with little

HOW THE APOSTLES DIED. 1. Matthew Suffered martyrdom in Ethiopia, Killed by a sword wound.

2. Mark Died in Alexandria, Egypt , after being

behind his father’s house and his people

dragged by Horses through the streets

to a place “God will show him.” One of

until he was dead.

the most difficult aspect of Christianity

3. Luke

is you are required to believe what you

Was hanged in Greece as a result of his

haven’t seen. Abraham sacrificed his com-

tremendous Preaching to the lost.

fort zone. * Joseph paid the price for the whole of

anything good from this world for your-

Israel. He was sold into slavery; endured

self and your family, you’ve got to pay the

the shame of losing his designer blazer

price. Like they say, “no cross, no crown.”

to wearing knickers as a slave. He was

whom there was no blemish, good look-

bless you.

*Abraham paid the price of faith, leaving

experience, I have learned if you want

In Daniel 1:4, there were lots of men in

on this information and I thought it will

wrongly accused, thrown into prison and forgotten, yet he kept a good attitude,

4. John Faced martyrdom when he was boiled in huge Basin of boiling oil during a wave of persecution In Rome. However, he was miraculously delivered From death.

John was then sentenced to the mines on the prison Island of Patmos. He wrote his

ensuring the price was paid.

prophetic Book of Revelation on Patmos

edge and quick to understand but Daniel

* Moses paid the price by going on exile

returned to serve As Bishop of Edessa in

went further to pay a bigger PRICE and he

for 40 years to go and learn ‘patience’ and

modern Turkey . He died as an old man,

got a PRIZE for his sacrifice.

how to be a good leader after being a

the only apostle to die peacefully

Are you aware three consecutive kings

good shepherd keeping the sheep of his

favoured Daniel in Babylon?

father-in-law. He lost his palatial privileges

5. Peter

1. King Nebuchadnezzar...Daniel 2:46-49;

to be an instrument of deliverance. He

2. King Belshazzar...Daniel 5:29;

paid the price for 40 days and 40 nights

3. King Darius... Daniel 6:18-23

just to receive the 10 commandments.

Daniel paid the price in Daniel 1:8 not only

* Esther paid the price by fasting with all

for himself but for his friends in Daniel

her maid for 3 days and nights o secure the

2:49, and all the children of God that were

lives of the Jews,especially Mordecai from

taken captive to Babylon.

the brutal plans of Haman the Agagite...

ing, gifted in all wisdom, possess knowl-

Do you know your prayers, giving, sacri-

Esther 4:16

. The apostle John was later freed and

He was crucified upside down on an OLUWOLE DAVID x-shaped cross.

According to church tradition it was because he told his tormentors that he felt unworthy to die in the same way that Jesus Christ had died.

6. James The leader of the church in Jerusalem , was thrown over a hundred feet down

fices and show of love to the needy today

* Jesus paid the ultimate price of all prices

from the southeast pinnacle of the Temple

can be a way of paying the price that your

for the redemption of our souls. Isaiah

when he refused to deny his faith in Christ.

children will reap the fruits in the future?

53:5...”But He was wounded for our trans-

For many years, late John Osteen paid the

gressions, He was bruised for our iniq-

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HOW TO MAKE MORE MONEY AND BE HAPPY

Continued from page 8

BY OLAMIDE AJAYI Is the author of many books including the best sellers “Make It Happen” and “Think and Grow Rich”. He has a reputation as an erudite Human Capacity development Expert and an Intrepid Entrepreneur. He lives in London where he currently advise for major Financial Management Companies UK.

care of your family? I highly doubt so.

So, isn’t it time you take your finances a tad more seriously?

What Really Is Money?

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aturally, most if not all of us want and crave for something better than we currently have.

It is all part of us if we want a bigger Car, a better house, buying good things for the family and travelling around the world. We keep hoping for more but we should realize that; in order to get what we don’t have, we have to do something we have never done before. That simply means; we can’t afford to continue to do the same thing in the same way and expect to get a different result, in fact, that is ‘insanity’ in its tangible form. As an employee, you can’t stay at the same job forever and hope that a miracle will happen and your boss will suddenly give you a raise. You will be lucky that there is no downsizing in your company. Switching

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to another Company will only provide a short term solution to a long term problem. Sure, you can take up a second or even third job, but do you have enough hours and stamina in a day to sustain it? The bottom-line is; trading time for money isn’t wise financial sense in the long term. You keep on increasing the hours just to win the rat race, but in the end of the day, you are still a rat on the mill! Increasing your wages only puts you in a higher tax bracket. Your salaries increase but so does your expenses on your house and car. How will you invest in yourself when all the time you spend working for a Company, working for the government paying taxes and working for the bank paying off your house and car? What if you fall sick and can’t work tomorrow? Will the government take

You see, there are many ideas of what people think money is. Some say “it is a form of measurement”. Yes, but a measurement of what? In the olden days, people measured wealth by how many cows, sheep, and horses they had.

But do people measure wealth today by your cows and horses? How about slaves? Was there a time where manpower is considered a hot commodity?

Are slaves worth anything today? Are your dollar bills sitting in the bank going to protect you if a recession strikes the Country? No, wealth cannot be measured by the dollar bill. Some say “it is a form of power”. Yes, money can give you power, but wait a minute, if you are stuck on a desert island forever with a

Remember, money is an excellent servant but a bad master. If you are trading your life away for the dollar, money then has power over your time and life...........”

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A CONVERSATION WITH YOUR FATHER -BUNMI JOHNSON

is privileged to be a Pastor, a

teacher of the Word and a man of prayer. His mandate is to see lives transformed through the teaching of the Word of faith and the dynamic power of prayer. He is happily married to Aderonke and they are blessed with a son and a daughter.

I have heard teachers describe prayer as “communication” or “dialogue” and many other terminologies”

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n my few years of learning and teaching the subject of prayer, I have come across many definitions. As a matter of fact, some of us as teachers have made the subject of prayer very boring, uninteresting and tasking for those that are yet to discover the

simplicity of prayer.

I have heard teachers describe prayer as “communication” or “dialogue” and many other terminologies. Experts in Theology have not made things easier and in our attempt to explain divinity to humanity, we have confused humanity especially in the area of prayer.

Whilst I was growing up in the faith, I read many books, attended many prayer schools but my eagerness to discover what prayer is did not stop until the greatest Prayer Warrior explained it to me.

I am not attempting to underestimate the importance of books because I have a personal library full of them and they have contributed tremendously to my growth as a believer. I also do not wish to belittle the relevance of prayer schools because I have coordinated and taught in many prayer schools.

The truth I am trying to drive home is this, nobody can teach you on prayer better than the Holy Spirit. He is the best teacher and the greatest intercessor I have ever known.

“Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.” (Romans 8:26) By the help of the Holy Spirit, prayer is made simple. Many years ago, in my quest to learn how to pray, I prayed a simple but desperate prayer “Holy Spirit, I don’t understand how this prayer thing works, teach me yourself”. Within a short while, the Holy spirit gave me a simple definition of prayer from Mathew chapter

6 verse 9: “After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.”

What then is this definition? Prayer is simply a conversation with your father.

This sounds very simple but if you can grasp the wonders behind this definition, you will find prayer very enjoyable and simple but powerful. Let me share with you two key things the Holy Spirit shared with me regarding this definition.

• Prayer is a conversation because there is no formal protocol or procedure required. It is simply a conversation that can take place anytime, anywhere and anyhow.

• Prayer is a conversation with your Father. It is not a conversation with a stranger or with your employer, it is with your Father. Have you ever seen a child that calls his dad’s PA (Personal Assistant) to book an appointment to speak to the dad? No way! Every child just bumps into their dad’s room and chats away especially if the child is still young. I remember a particular night my son wanted cake, he woke me up at about 12.30am and said “Dad I want cake”. It was late, but he didn’t care, all he wanted was to have a conversation with his father. No wonder Jesus admonished us to behave as children (Mathew 18:3 ). But why? Because we have a father-child relationship with our Father in Heaven.

If you can see prayer as a conversation with your Father, you will find it easy to pray and to ask God for ANYTHING at any time because you are his child.

Until I come your way again in this wonderful magazine, enjoy your conversation with your Father!

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AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with THE

MULTI AWARD WINNER

SHOLA VICTOR

SAJOWA STAR INFLUENCE OF OUR TIME

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The name, ’Shola Victor-Sajowa’ is a household name in the gospel music, especially here in the U.K. From the horse’s mouth, who is actually Shola Victor-Sajowa?

Thank you for the question. Thank you for this opportunity.

“Who is Shola Victor-Sajowa”? I’m a child of God. I’m married.

A mother of three, married to my sweetheart. We’ve been married now for 22 years. I’m a worship leader. I love to worship my King. I believe, you know, that one of the things I was created to do is to pleasure Him through my songs.

I’m also an entrepreneur, I’m into the fashion business. That’s crucially a bit of what Sajowa is, and more a mother of three wonderful children. I hope that answers your question.

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You just released an album titled:”As Love Demands”. What prompted such a title?

What it was, I remember there was an event in my church, my local church, KICC. We were invited to minister at the Women’s Conference. I was one of the artistes to minister. And when the M.C was to introduce me , he said,”Ladies and gentlemen, this is Shola Victor-Sajowa. She is a God-lover.”

And I actually almost cried on that day because quickly, my mind just did a fast forward and rewind, you know, to think of God’s faithfulness and all that He is to me; My Father, my Maker, my Lord, my Saviour, my Protector, my Deliverer and I say that heavily because He has delivered me from so many things.

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For everyone planning to get a copy of the latest album, what should they be expecting?

Now for anyone planning to get the album, “As Love Demands”, get ready for a mixture of styles. An album full of love-God’s love. Our response to God’s love, you know, there are different songs in there. One of my songs is, “No Stones”, you know, it says no stone is gonna take my place; You are my Creator. He said, “if you don’t praise Me, I will raise up stones.”

You know, I just said to myself, “stones ké?” They’ve not been where I have been. Stones cannot have the memory I have of where God has brought me from or my experience. I’m in the right place to praise God, you know, for where He has brought me from. Who I am basically. So yeah, I’ve got different styles.

I’ve got Nigerian song with an African twain.

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How is your relationship with God, and how does it impact your music?

Erm, I will say it’s a growing relationship. It’s a walk that will continue till I see Him face to face and even then when I see Him face to face, the work of God still continues because then you are in His Presence for life. You know, it is from here to there and forever. So it’s a growing one, it’s a continuous one. It’s an endless relationship. It’s a love walk. I’m His baby. I love to call myself the King’s daughter. The daughter of the King of glory Himself.

My relationship with God is one of intimacy. He is my Father.

He teaches me. He helps me to the point of, for example when I

lose things, He leads me to where the thing is.has delivered me from so many things.

my choices, to correct me. The word of God to me is a mirror, I look at myself in the mirror of the Word and make changes.

We have heard not too good stories about some music ministers living the opposite lifestyles of what they minister. Is it possible to be a musician/ gospel artiste and still keep yourself unblemished despite temptations that abound?

Yeah apart from that my relationship with God filters into everything I do. I have a wonderful family. I am married like l said earlier on. I have been married now for about 22 years. He is my best friend. We spend time together, we go out with the children, you know, sometimes, we have film day out or we stay at home. We have days, “okay, I’m not cooking today. “ We have a special day, you know, maybe order a take away, just watch films, we pray together, we study the word of God together.

I’m also an entrepreneur like I said earlier on. I’m into fashion, image consultancy. I’m also a personal shopper to many, many people. So yeah of course I hold conferences. There’s this, I don’t know if you’ve heard of “Art of true worship” Conference which was birthed out of the fact that I began to get requests from worship leaders, individuals and even choirs who wanted me to come and mentor them or teach them. And I thought to myself if I was going to be visiting all these churches and places that they were asking me to come and teach, I won’t be able to do it so we came up with the idea of, “Art of true worship”.

We’ve had about three now, if I’m correct. But we’ve also had to hold other events which included, “As Love Demands.” It has now become a brand in itself because now I’ve got about two videos coming out from that album and we are planning to work on other songs, new songs and one from my first album.

What else do I do?

Do you know I love watching people? I study people without them knowing. It helps me appreciate God’s awesome wisdom of creating people, different colours, different races, experiences, and the languages. Beautiful people, tall, short, slim, I just watch people, people don’t know and I enjoy it.

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You see my understanding is the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. If you fear God, you will not live a life that is contrary to what He expects of you. So we need to start from there. If you say you are a gospel artist and you are not born again, which gospel are you representing? Which gospel are you preaching? We preach albeit through songs.

As a gospel artist/minister you are to minister good news, God’s messages to the dying world.

Do you fear the Lord? If you fear Him, everything you do will be done starting from that point,no matter what the temptations are. Whether you like it or not, temptations come.

You must have the ability to ‘run’. When I say the ability to run, Joseph ran when Portiphar’s wife was trying to tempt him, the guy legged it. You must know how to flee from all youthful lust or whatever it is that the enemy is throwing your way. Making sure that this is done with the fear of the Lord and He will help us.

We don’t live the life of a believer with our own strength; it’s not by power nor by might. You can’t do it with your own strength.

It’s a daily dependence on the Lord.

Prayer-Prayerfully live your life in his presence. He then helps you to live an overcomer’s life but you must be a God lover and somebody who fear God. You can’t say you love God and you are beating up your wife. You know what I am saying? It just doesn’t click. I saw something recently that really scared me.

Yeah! You are right. I had seen people who were supposed to be believers in situations where I was shocked. I don’t know, when I saw it, I just felt like, I told my husband we have to prayed for XYZ. We have to, and I showed him what I saw, you know. I don’t see how somebody who is just coming to Christ, to the Lord and seeing this person doing what the person was doing , I couldn’t see how what he is doing will draw them closer to God. And if my eating meat will make someone to stumble, I better not. So we have to live a life of example of believers, may God help us.

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What do you do away from Singing or everything about music? Please, take us into your quiet time?

Away from singing, erm that’s a many pronged question because when I am not singing, I’m building my relationship with God. I meditate on Him, I do my best to study the Word and let the Word inform my lifestyle. The Word of God I mean, to inform

Do you know I love watching people?

I love watching people. I study people without them knowing. It’s kind of funny. It helps me appreciate God’s...........”

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From where does your inspiration to write songs come?

It comes from, yeah naturally, I’d say it comes from God. Also, there are times that it could be I’m hearing a song. Somebody is playing on a keyboard, playing something, you know, as they are going on, I’m hearing a song and I quickly write it down.

Sometimes, you might be singing a song, but I’m hearing another song or if there is a message on my heart that I want to share, maybe about love, maybe about the fear of God, maybe about creation, anything, you know.

Sometimes, it depends on the topic I’m thinking about and I could hear sort of music playing and I find myself singing songs that I have never sang before. So grateful for technology. I use my phone to record all my new songs, and I quickly get it down.

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WHY SELL YOURSELF CHEAP?

YOU ARE MORE THAN THIS! Pastor ‘Layo Afuape Parish Pastor

The Redeemed Christian Church of God Great Beauty Tabernacle Catford, London.

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hatever any person settles for determines the flow of your pleasure, comfort, peace, joy, success, and likewise God forbid also your pain, sorrow, hardship, suffering, delay and tears.

God has a good and perfect plan for us if only we can tap into it, be patient for it to materialise and apply the wisdom of God in sustaining it. He reassures us in Jeremiah 29:11 that “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope”. This means

God’s plan for everyone of us should give peace of mind. Can you wait for God’s plan to manifest in your life or you will rather walk out your own plan?

Would you settle for God’s plan and apply His rule for that plan or settle for something else?

God had a good plan for King Saul but he settled for less, in turn his kingdom was taken away from him due to his disobedience to God (1 Samuel 15) and given to a little boy, the anointed David - 1 Samuel 16:13. Likewise, God had a good plan for Ananias and Sapphira that they would flourish, they settled to lie about the money they had brought to the Church. Both died prematurely as a result - (Acts Chapter 5).

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God had a great plan for Lot and his family when He wanted to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 19. God sent His angels to go and rescue Lot’s family.

Lot was very reluctant to embrace God’s plan (verse 16), the angel of God had to seize his hand and the hands of his wife and two daughters and rushed them to safety outside the city. The Bible says this happened because the Lord was merciful. May God be merciful unto you in Jesus name-Amen.

- What has God asked you to do that you are being reluctant to do?

- What has God asked you not to do that you are being reluctant in obeying?

- What are you addicted to right now that you are reluctant to let go and ask God for grace to do the right thing?

- What has the Holy Spirit been asking you to learn but you have been reluctant to pursue - academic pursuance, hair dressing, dress making, IT training, business analysis, project management, etc. ?

At least Lot left the city and adhered to the strict instruction given to him and his family by God - that they must not look back. Lot settled for obedience, he escaped death, but his wife settled for disobedience (she looked back) and became a pillar of salt. Her

husband became a widower and her children became motherless - what a painful experience for this family because of what the mother settled for - lust of the world.

Be careful what you settle for in life. In Numbers Chapter 16, Dathan, Korah and Abiram settled for rebellion against their leader, Moses. The result- they died and even shortened the life span of everyone in their families - they destroyed generations. Proverbs 24:21 says we should, not associate with rebels for disaster will hit them suddenly. May evil will be far from us in Jesus name-Amen There are many crying in their marriages today not because God is not hearing their prayers but because they chose for themselves. God is good in forgiving, but the affected person will still bear the consequences. Do not settle for wealth, looks, academic achievements, gifts of the Holy Spirit with no fruit, at the expense of your joy when making decision about whom to marry.

Do not settle for fast life at the expense of waiting for God’s blessing. Some are in prison now as a result, or running around with no peace from the law. Remember that the blessing of the Lord brings no sorrow - Proverbs 10:22. Some have settled for occultism just for wealth when seeing their mates in so called ‘riches with no history’. Beloved, remember our Lord encourages us in Proverbs 23:17 that we should not let our heart envy sinners and also in Proverbs 24:19 - 20 “Don’t fret because of evil doers, don’t envy

lit of the wicked will, be snuffed out’.

God will reward your labour.

“Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty” - Proverbs 21:5.

Be wise, do not settle for what will cause you trouble instead of peace.

Do not settle for co-habitation or fornication for God says we should not have sex before marriage - 1 Corinthians. 6:9-19.

Do not settle to betray your loved one because of envy for God will avenge and will also make sure His plan for that your loved one comes to pass - Genesis 37 and 42.

Do not settle to cheat during examinations for you will be caught and that will likely be the end. Is it worth it? Think about it. Avoid settling for things that will bring trouble into your life, be wise, settle for things that will bring peace according to God’s plan.

Beloved, do not settle for things that will cause you pain, sorrow, hardship, suffering, difficulty. Do not snatch another man’s wife or husband - it is called adultery. Please read Romans 7:2-3 and Mark 10:11-12 carefully. We can live a holy life if that is what we settled for and with God’s help, we will shine in Jesus nameAmen.

You can avoid certain troubles in life if you follow God’s order for your life.

Be wise, be patient, be hopeful and be obedient. May the peace of God reign in all areas of your life in Jesus name-Amen

WHY SELL YOURSELF CHEAP ?

YOU ARE MORE THIS God has a good and perfect plan for us if only we can tap into it, be patient for it to materialise and apply the wisdom of God in sustaining it. He reassures us in Jeremiah 29:11

Please think carefully before you take that step. Be very cautious before you make that decision. Make sure God is in it before you go ahead with that plan that you will not regret in Jesus name. “We can make our plans but the Lord determines our steps” - Proverbs 16:9

the wicked, for evil people have no future; the

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MARRIED & SINGLES CORNER MARRIED BUT LOST IN LUST

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an you talk to your wife or husband about anything? Can you go to them about your struggles?

Can they come to you about their struggles? To those in marital covenants (husband and wife), you should be able to pray with your spouse through whatever struggles that come your way, no matter the struggle. There should be honesty in your marriage like no other relationship you have. If you have an intimate relationship with Christ, you should ALSO have an intimate relationship with your husband or wife.

I remember early on in our marriage I was struggling with LUST. Even though I had married my husband and was being totally fulfilled sexually, I still had this issue. I was working in the mortgage industry at the time and was working with a client who was “nice on the eyes”. Being that I had to check out so many things about him, I found out this guy had great credit, was in the military, had no children and had lots of what we called “Man Toys” (motorcycles, fast and furious racing cars and loads of electronics) and those THINGS really caught my attention. This guy knew I was married, but he flirted with me every time I had to call him about his deal or when he came to my office. His advances were beyond flattering as now I was beginning to have impure thoughts about him and I had not even been married 6 months. I had set up an appointment to meet him at a house for sale so he could make his decision on if he was buying it or not. I knew in my heart what was going to happen if he and I met at the house alone but I wanted to go anyway. My thoughts were wrong and I was convicted, but my flesh wanted what it wanted and it wanted to be fulfilled. That day I got off work knowing what was planned the next day, knowing that it would not be just a meeting with this guy to look at a house, but it would have been a premeditated act of adultery.

Instead of walking into our apartment loving on my husband like normal, I told him that I needed to talk to him

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At that very moment, I saw a look in my husband’s eyes that I had never seen before.

It was like all the hurt he was feeling was gone” right away. My husband dropped everything he was doing to listen to me and I just poured my heart out to him in tears. I knew what I was saying was hurting him. For a husband to hear that his wife had been thinking immorally about another man was one thing, but for him to hear that it was planned to “meet and cheat” was another. I didn’t know if his heart was breaking. I didn’t know if he would be so mad that he would leave me. I just didn’t know how he would respond to my confession. But I had to get this out and I had to get this out to HIM! Not to a friend, not to an acquaintance, not to a family member, but to MY COVERING! I sat there with crocodile tears rolling down my face, crying so hard but telling my husband EVERYTHING! I told him how I wanted to give into my flesh, how I had been thinking and lusting after this guy, and even about the meeting that was set for the next day. I told it ALL! And then I said words he and I will never forget. I said, “If you don’t pray for me, I am going to fall away”!

At that very moment, I saw a look in my husband’s eyes that I had never seen before. It was like all the hurt he was feeling was gone. It was like the authority that he has in Christ just took over. Before I could say another word, he grabbed me in his arms, hugged me and prayed for me like no one had EVER prayed for me before. I’m not one to say you feel a lot of things happening spiritually when in prayer, but that time when he prayed, I literally felt something lift from me. The more he prayed, the more I cried and the more we embraced. By the end of the prayer we were both in tears, his shirt was drenched and I KNEW I was free! I just knew it!

Of course sex was next and it was (at that time) the most passionate, reassuring and confirming sex we had had

because it was like it sealed the deal that there would be NO ADULTERY in our marriage, not even the “Look of the Eye” adultery talked about in Matt 5:28 and Job 31:1. Afterwards while we held each other he said, “No secrets. You always come to me and I will always come to you and we will pray each other through”. I said to him, “Always. No matter what it is, we will be honest”! And I thanked him for loving me through instead of being mad and upset! And we have been that way ever since, even through our

trials, we’re honest. Even if it takes a few days before we say anything, we are still HONEST! We stand on God’s word, especially James 5:16! It doesn’t matter where you are in your marriage, if you BOTH are believers, you should be able to go to each other in HONESTY, share your struggles and PRAY for each other! I know this is another long one because yes I could write all day (lol) but I just feel it pressed upon my heart to share about “confessing and praying in marriage” because many couples are not

HOW TO MAKE MORE MONEY AND BE HAPPY trillion dollars, will that money mean squat to you? If someone offered you water and a helicopter to fly out of there, you would trade all your money in a split second, yes I bet you would! So money is not an accurate measurement of power- it heavily depends on how wisely you use it. Many believe that “It is the root of all evil” and several others take on this belief without much questioning. Now, now, now,… money is NOT the root of all evil and the Bible never mentioned anything like that. It only says “the LOVE of money is the root of all evil” and there is a reason for that (otherwise, why do you think Churches still accept monetary donation and charity?)

Remember, money is an excellent servant but a bad master. If you are trading your life away for the dollar, money then has power over your time and life and unless you have proper financial intelligence, the lack of money can spawn a lot of evil thinking and negative mindset as observed in primarily cheats, thieves, criminals, breakups, freeloaders, cheapskates, prostitutes, and more to name.

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Then

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praying as they should! You never know when you will have to pray your husband or wife through! You never know when your husband or wife will be struggling with something unless you can go to each other about anything and pray each other through!

There have been times we have had to put our feelings aside and just PRAY for each other! I say all of that to say you should always be able to go to God and then to your spouse! But the questions are DO YOU? And if not, WILL YOU?

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money like a donkey and a carrot.

Understand What Money Is? Awareness Before Change While money has naturally been developed by merchants in the early days to replace the questionable barter system, money today is literally invented by the rich and wealthy. Entrepreneurs are willing to part with their money to buy other people’s time. Other people’s time i.e. employees and self-employed people becomes their employer’s asset and affords the employers priceless resource to go on to create more wealth for themselves. And here’s the thing: as long as you work for money, you are enslaved by it! Unfortunately, 80%90% of the populations today are being enslaved involuntarily. What we don’t realize is that there is a part of our soul that cannot be bought at whatever price.

Would you chop off your little finger if your boss offered you 24 months of your salary immediately? You and I know we are worth more than that. But when you hear of cases of people selling their body parts for cash in some Countries, we can have our eyeballs pop out of our eye sockets. On the other hand, we occasionally DO SELL out a part of ourselves for

Now don’t get me wrong; I am not banging on working at a job (I’m still working as self-employed attached to a Company) but let’s face it: our needs today are growing more than ever before in any period of history. Prices go up, salaries don’t.

There are more baby boomers than ever and have very little pension to show for their decades of years of work or efforts.

And there is no guessing to how many people really, really hate the unhealthy, hectic lifestyle of getting up early, coping with stress of most parts of day, join traffic jams, spend more money and time in travelling, enjoy very little rest, and repeat the vicious cycle. The first step to CHANGE is to be aware of the problem.

Awareness before change (or ABC for short) is necessary if you are to make any changes in life and then get out of the rat race. We need the awareness to know what state we are in so we know where we are going. I hope this write up has been a blessing to you. I’d like to give you practical insights on how to get of the rat race and start living the much desired financial lifestyle in my subsequent write ups so Stay connected to this magazine.

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SOMEONE HAS TO

PRICE

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PAY THE

9. Andrew

by the evil Emperor Nero at Rome in A.D.

Was crucified on an x-shaped cross in Patras,

67. Paul endured a lengthy imprisonment,

When they discovered that he survived the

Greece. After being whipped severely by

which allowed him to write his many

fall, his enemies beat James to death with

seven soldiers they tied his body to the

epistles to the churches he had formed

a fuller’s club.

cross with cords to prolong his agony. His

throughout the Roman Empire. These let-

* This was the same pinnacle where Satan

followers reported that, when he was led

ters, which taught many of the founda-

had taken Jesus during the Temptation.

toward the cross, Andrew saluted it in these

tional doctrines of Christianity, form a large

7. James the Son of Zebedee,

words: ‘I have long desired and expected

portion of the New Testament.

this happy hour. The cross has been conse-

Perhaps this is a reminder to us that our

was a fisherman by trade when Jesus Called him to a lifetime of ministry. As a strong leader of the church, James was ultimately

crated by the body of Christ hanging on it.’

He continued to preach to his tormentors

sufferings here are indeed minor compared to the intense persecution and cold cruelty

beheaded at Jerusalem. The Roman officer

for two days until he expired.

who guarded James watched amazingly as

10. Thomas

their times for the sake of the Faith.

James defended his faith at his trial. Later,

Was stabbed with a spear in India during

the officer walked beside James to the

one of his missionary trips to establish the

Mark 13:13...”And ye shall be hated of all men

place of execution. Overcome by convic-

church in the Sub-continent.

tion, he declared his new faith to the judge

11. Jude

paid such far-fetched prices, and we plan to

Was killed with arrows when he refused to

go to the same heaven where they went,

deny his faith in Christ.

the question then is WHAT PRICE ARE YOU

12. Matthias

PAYING for the gospel?

and knelt beside James to accept beheading as a Christian.

8. Bartholomew Also known as Nathaniel Was a missionary to Asia. He witnessed for our Lord in present day Turkey. Bartholomew was martyred for his preaching in Armenia where he was flayed to death by a whip.

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8.

faced by the apostles and disciples during

for my name’s sake: But he that endureth to the end shall be saved.” If the apostles of old

The apostle chosen to replace the traitor Judas Iscariot, was stoned and then beheaded.

13. Paul was tortured and then beheaded

with

THE

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Final word for your fans, followers of your music & young people who look up to you as a mentor all over the world.

A final word to people who follow me.

Number one, be a God-lover, live for Him. There is so much distraction going on and around, keep your heart and head in check, particularly when you have success coming your way.

Please,understand it’s God who is at work in you both to will and to do of His own good pleasure. It’s not all about you. It’s all about God who is doing the work in you.

If He did not give you the life you have, you will not be able to do what you are doing. Do not allow pride; it’s very easy for gifted people to get carried away and become proud.

Let your gifts be used to His glory please. Know who you are in Christ and know whose you are, don’t mix up the message, don’t get it twisted, don’t let fame get into your head. Serve God, love Him, fear Him, honour Him, adore Him, lift Him up.

Wherever you go, be a voice and see what a wonder He will make of your life.

Okay! I pray this blesses you. We are also working on another

album. By the grace of God in January, we’ll be doing the premier of my new video. It will be great to see everyone of you there.

Thank you once again for this opportunity. I pray everyone who reads this magazine would be blessed by it. Thank you for the opportunity, David’s Camp. God bless you.