Eternal Excellencies

1 ETERNAL EXCELLENCIES
ETERNAL
EXCELLENCIES
BY
ADIELE VICTOR
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Copyright 2014 by Adiele Victor.

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Table of Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................. 7
CHAPTER ONE
THE BEST SEASON OF OUR LIVES............................................................................ 8
CHAPTE TWO
WHY DO PEOPLE SUFFER........................................................................................... 16
CHAPTER THREE
BREAKING THE AMORPHOUS GLOBE OF MEDIOCRITY........................... 31
CHAPTER FOUR
A DEFINING POINT........................................................................................................ 42
CHAPTER FIVE
THE DAYS AHEAD .......................................................................................................... 64
CHAPTER SIX
BEYOND HUMAN ............................................................................................................ 77
CHAPTER SEVEN
ITS UP TO YOU ................................................................................................................. 89
I dedicate this book to a true Excellency, my grandma Mrs. Constance Nkachu IjomaOrji. You have left a standard, and your deeds would be told for generations to come.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
To the God and Father of my Lord Jesus Christ, the one who has given me
the Holy Ghost, who has been the inspiration behind this book, I count it
an honour to be deemed a vessel fit for your use Great King.
APPRECIATION
I would like to appreciate all those who have contributed to the success of
this book, to my dear friends and mentors. I say a big thank you.
INTRODUCTION
You know, so many times we look at the future and feel so powerless; we
see all the people around us, and begin to wonder if we could do any
better, we see the great ones around us and also wonder if we could be
anything like them. At the end we come up with various theologies and
philosophies, we begin to say things like no one knows tomorrow or things
like the future isnt certain.
The next few pages of this book contain proven and tested truths that will
give you a positive look on life; tenets that assure you of a great tomorrow.
However, this book has not been written to just make you feel good, but it
lets you know your responsibilities and it drives you to pursue your course.
Just as Richard Bach said "Sooner or later those who win are those who think that
they can.", the most pre-eminent benefit this book will give you is its ability
to show you your matchless potentials and how you can activate them.
I would like you to grab my hands as we journey through the seven
chapters of this book, that will place you on the right track to making a
lifelong impact and I am positive that at the end of this book, you will leave
with the mind-set of a king.
CHAPTER ONE
THE BEST SEASON OF OUR LIVES
The good old days this is the slogan common to most of the senior
citizens of any nation. Then they go ahead to talk about how they made so
much money, were so popular, had so many lovers, were so hot, so smart,
unbeatable and on and on and on. Then we begin to ask ourselves, how
come this guy is no longer who he used to be? The answer this fellow
did not make the best use of his youth.
TIMING
The best time of any mans life is his youth. When a man plays away his
youth, his chances of having a greater future is not so much of a reality.
The reason is very simple: it has been discovered that the great men of
today did not start their journey today. Success belongs to those who
prepare for it . So many times, people think success comes through luck;
they say God blesses some and leaves some others impoverished but we
have come to realize that in reality; who you are today is a result of who
you have either directly or indirectly chosen to be . When so many folks

hear this, they begin to say I did not choose to be in such and such a
company; I did not choose to be unemployed; I did not choose to have this
bad luck, and so on. They begin to blame the government, their parents,
family etc. The foundational truth is that you are where you are because
you chose directly or indirectly to be there. Now, very seldom do people
ever choose to be poor. It is difficult to see someone who makes up his
mind to work towards failure but the big boomer is that majority of people,
the big bulk of folks spend their lives choosing indirectly to fail. One thing
you should know is that there are no neutral grounds; its either now or
later, yes or no, true or false, good or bad. So whenever you choose not to
do the good, you have indirectly in this context, chosen to do the bad.
When someone believes that God blesses some and leaves others
impoverished, this kind of thinking leads to total irresponsibility. Where
folks leave everything up to God, Nature or Life, they play away their
youth with such ideologies as, Why dont I just have all this fun now; if I
dont do these things now when else can I do it?
Another funny thing is that, people have come to believe that whatever
will be, will be. This is the biggest lie of all times.
The only things that happen to us are the things that we make happen.
Nobody was born out of whatever will be, will be. No woman sits in her
house and just gets pregnant and no student passes an exam without
preparing for it. The only people that get a desired output are those who
put in the required input.
Now, we have established that if anything meaningful is going to come out
of anybodys life, it is going to be a product of that individuals input but a
very undisputable fact of life is that there is that factor called Timing.
No matter how much passion you have for piloting, at the age of 65 you
cannot and will not be permitted to fly a plane. No matter how skilful a
footballer is, at the age of 30, you are already considered old. If you want to
build a great company or enterprise like Apple.Inc whose founder started
at 21, or Google whose founder started at 25, you ought to have started by
now. Our youth is the best time for us to start anything we want to do.
Before we even go further, I want to give you my own definition of a
youth. Many people have their own definitions so I will do no injustice to
give you my own definition. My own definition of a youth is one who has
the ability to make choices regarding the direction of his life; one who is
still energetic and flexible in movement.
This definition tells a lot. Though there is no age bracket to it, if you can
make spontaneous changes which wouldnt harm anyone, you are a youth.
One could be married and still be a youth and one could be single and not
be a youth. The hallmark of youthfulness is strength and flexibility. How
you know that you are going past your youth is when you discover that you
cannot just do things because of their implications on those to whom you

are committed.
Flexibility of the youth happens to be its greatest benefit but unfortunately,
so many folks tend to misuse this. They get to experiment with so many
vices; drugs, all forms of sexual immortality and so on. But just as flexibility
can be misused it could also be properly invested. Sadly, majority of people
are of the other side of those who misuse their youth
From my study of great men and their brands I was astounded to find out
that nearly all of them started building their brands in their early days. I
would like to espouse you to some of their stories briefly.
We see a man who at the age of six, made his first sales profit of five cents
by selling 6 packs of Cola which he bought from his grandfathers grocery
store. At the age of eleven, the same man purchased his first three shares.
At the age of 17 he had already made about $5000 by selling newspapers. It
is no surprise that at age 78 he was ranked the worlds richest man, and is
currently the second richest man in the world. This is the story of Warren
Buffet. Business.
Next is a man who began programming at the age of 13. Together with his
friend Paul, he ran a small company called Traf-O-data and sold a
computer to the city of Seattle that counts traffic, while he was yet an
undergraduate. He wrote a version of *the programming language BASIC
for the MITS Altair microcomputer. Today the company Microsoft which
he founded at the age of 21 has become a household name; Bill Gates

Technology.
Aliko Dangote: Nigerias richest man, Africas No 1 and the worlds no
50th richest man started selling boxes of sweets to his schoolmates right
from primary school. He started the Dangote Group as a small trading firm
at the age of 20. Most companies and houses in Nigeria and most of Africa
were either built with or contain Dangotes products.
There are many examples of these people: Tiger Woods, Abraham Lincoln
and so on. Most of these men started in their younger years. The truth
you are getting too old is a statement constantly made by a great
preacher. Remember we are talking about becoming an Eternal Excellency.
You are not going to make a great edifice without a deep foundation, and
you do not broadcast your foundation; you do not build your foundation
when you are under the spot light. This fact is very evident in most
developing countries where you see presidents who have very poor
leadership capacities and very high grammatical error tendencies. The issue
is not that they do not want to learn leadership skills or grammar. Rather, it
is that by that time, they are expected to have learnt it. But, you see its easy
to note the cheap flaws of those on television, but many folks in their
respective offices are also guilty of this. Most of the top executives
developed themselves when they had fewer things bothering them during
their youth; which is the best time to break and form habits. Like a wise man
once said, The playboy of today is the Casanova of tomorrow. It is a
popular saying that the child shows the man. The question is this: what
kind of person have you positioned yourself to be?
Dependence vs. Independence

I would like to draw a parallel between two of lifes phases; dependence
and independence. Basically, dependence talks about ones reliance on
someone else for support i.e. parents, family, government etc. whereas
independence has to do with ones ability to cater for oneself without
external support. It is apparent though that in our country, you hardly have
an independent person who does not have somebody depending on him.
Most youths fall into the dependent class, though there are some who are
in the class of the independent; nevertheless, most of the younger youth
fall into this class. I want to contrast these two periods to you and by so
doing, show you how to harness your period as a dependent.
Time Factor
While you are in the dependent class, you most assuredly do not work,
hence, you have time; free time, time to think, to learn, time to make all the
necessary sacrifices you need to make and stuff like that. I remember
during my Industrial Training while working with some young employees,
one of them was talking about some skills he would had loved to acquire,
but he could no longer pursue such programmes due to his work schedule.
It then dawned on me that so many young people today are preparing to

have lots of regrets later in life.
Shock Absorption
One of the many benefits of the youthful days (dependencies) is that we
have many people to help us absorb shock (losses and pains). This is a very
important factor because assuming you start up a business while a student
in school, and you make use of your monthly allowance, if you should
incur a loss, the worst thing that would happen is that you will wait for
your parents or guardians to send you another sum for allowance. But
when you are in the class of the independents, every wrong investment you
make will not just affect you, but those who are dependent on you will also
be greatly affected.
What do you have to lose if you make a mistake? If you want to be a
musician, start singing; if you want to be a business tycoon, start doing
business; if you want to be a preacher start preaching; if you want to be a
writer, start writing. Have you thought about it? Why did Warren Buffet
start selling at 6? Why did Bill Gates start programming during his teenage
years? It is all because they knew what they loved and started at it till they
became masters at it. It is only practice that makes perfect . You do
not learn maturity, you only become mature . To be a master in

anything, you need more than knowledge, more than skill, more than
formal training you need experience, and that comes with time, so why
dont you start now?
CHAPTER TWO
WHY DO PEOPLE SUFFER?
Now I want us to look at a very serious, but most often unattended

question Why do people suffer?
First of all I want to ask you this question: do you believe a whole bunch of
people are suffering? Well, I dont know about you but in my locality you
dont have to raise your head too far, just look outside the window of your
house or your car, and then you see it all; a whole bunch of people
suffering. I mean, not just suffering but I mean really suffering. For
example, you can see a man pushing a trolley loaded with up to twelve to
fifteen gallons of water, not because he wants to build his muscles, but this
guy could carry that gallon for up to twenty to a hundred meters just for an
unbelievably small amount of money. In my opinion, that is called
suffering. If this was all suffering was, you could say it is so easy to know
those who are suffering, but I tell you in the corporate world, there are
those who work in their offices from sunrise to sunset and at the end of
the day, they have just enough money to take care of their families. They
then experience medical challenges which will cost them all they have
earned and return them to a state of being broke. I dont know what you
may call this, but I call it suffering. Now you know that to pay your tax is a
social responsibility to the nation but I have met men, whose gross income
will not be able to take care of themselves and their families and yet, they
still cannot escape tax. They have to pay it. Then I ask you the question
again- are people suffering? Maybe I should help you by giving you some
definitions of suffering.
One definition of the word suffering means to put up with something
painful or unpleasant. Another definition says it is to experience or
undergo something unpleasant or undesirable. The last definition we shall
be considering states that it is to suffer means to feel pain or great
discomfort in body or mind (all three definitions are from Encarta
dictionary).
So now let me rephrase the question; are people;
(i)
Putting up with something painful or unpleasant?
(ii)
Experiencing
or
undergoing
something
unpleasant
or
undesirable?
(iii) Feeling pains or great discomfort in body or mind?
Well, I feel this makes the question easier to answer; in fact, I can imagine
you saying in your mind that if these definitions are true, then everyone is
suffering. Sure youve got a point in that, but the truth is that not everyone
is suffering, but that a vast majority of people are suffering. In fact it is so
bad that it has become a normal thing in the minds of many; they just
expect to suffer. I want to share this thought with you: now, if there was a
God who made all humans and placed them on earth just to suffer, what
kind of a God will that be? I tell you, that kind of a God deserves to be
stoned to death, and if he is that powerful, then everybody should have
been suffering, else those who arent suffering must be more powerful
because, they have dodged his plot. But it is evident that the God who
created humanity did not make, neither has he caused mankind to suffer.
At this point I deem it most necessary to draw the line between suffering
and sacrificing. We all may have to sacrifice once in a while in order to
attain a desired objective, but that doesnt me we are suffering.
As I have said earlier, God has not made anybody to suffer; the
government hasnt, you know even statistics shows that 1% of the worlds
population are in possession if 40% of the worlds wealth, while the
remaining 99% of the entire worlds population are suffering for just 60%
of the worlds wealth; no wonder the majority are suffering. There are
reasons why that 1% is lounging while the other 99% are struggling and the
major one is:
Ignorance: On a fateful day while working with my fellow engineers on a
new site, I felt hungry so I decided to go get myself a meal rather than a
snack as we usually did. On this day I stepped into a University close to the
site where I worked, then I saw this restaurant and I walked into it; I
looked at the menu and Boy! They really had some mouth-watering meals.
So I told the lady serving to put fried rice (I pointed at it) then beans (I also
pointed at it) then I asked her if she had fish, she said yes, then I told her
to put in fish, then I asked for a bottle of Coke (you should have seen how
authoritative I was), then she served it in a tray and stretched it towards
me. As she did this, I dipped my hands into my pocket and brought out a
Five Hundred Naira note. I just flaunted it in front of the cashiers face,
expecting her to start counting my change. This woman looked me in the
eye and said thats not enough; your food costs Six Hundred and fifty
Naira, and here I was with my five hundred naira note expecting a
balance. I just paused for a moment (you see, being a student in a different
school where such an order wouldnt have exceeded maybe, four hundred
naira, I just assumed it was going to be same price because this was also a
University just like mine), then I dipped my hand into my pocket again
brought out my last cash (about two hundred and fifty naira and handed it
to the cashier, leaving me with just a hundred naira. At that moment, I
knew there was a problem because I left my debit card back at home and I
needed at least two hundred and fifty naira to return home from work. The
meal I was once looking forward to munch with so much enthusiasm
became an assignment because, as I took every spoon all I could think of
was my transport fare; I was actually eating in pain (you know what I
mean).
If I had taken time to find out the cost of the meal (which was possible), I
would have planned my spending better and at least enjoyed whatever I
had bought, but because of being unaware (ignorant) of the prices, I got
myself into that mess.
Ignorance which means unawareness of something (often something
important) or simply put, the lack of knowledge is one of the biggest
reasons why people suffer. As an enlightened man once said, you pay for
everything you dont know. How true a saying this is; people die
because of ignorance, just like the man who goes to hang a wet cloth on a
33kilo volt transmission line or the fellow that dives from a springboard
into the shallow part of a pool. Of course these maybe extreme cases of
ignorance but I assure you that they have surely happened somewhere. The
amazing thing is that most ignorant people do not know just how ignorant
they are.
ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE vs. RECEIVED KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge could either be acquired or received, I would like to explain
them this way; by definition, to acquire means to get or obtain
possession of something, whereas the word receive means to take or
accept something given. Hence, I will define acquired knowledge as
knowledge that is taken hold of or dug out by an individual, whereas
received knowledge is one that is accepted by an individual to whom it is
given.
A vast majority of humanity is suffering because they thrive on received
knowledge. If all you have is received knowledge i.e. knowledge that is
just given to you void of active involvement in the processing of its

facts, then you are bound to the ground. One of the major problems we
have today is that most of our school graduates are only possessors of
received knowledge. All they know is what the lecturer has taught them
in school; all that the lecturer knows is all his lecturer taught him years
ago. They know nothing about life and nothing about anything else but
you know what, they will never accept that they are ignorant. I always
say to folks if all you know is what you were taught in school, you
are headed for a miserable life . Nobody ever made a mark through
using only common sense. Common sense only makes common
people. Common sense is received knowledge; it is knowledge as

everyone should know. Acquired knowledge on the other hand, has to
be actively sought for; you have to take it for yourself. You do not get it
by sitting in a classroom, by combing the streets, or by just doing as
everyone else is doing. Acquired knowledge is SOUGHT for; you get a
topic you are interested in and begin to research on it, find out what to
do, to make things work.
Do you know why the big corporations remain at the top? It is because
they spend time and money on acquisition of information relevant to
their area of expertise. They have their research teams that figure out the
trends in their industry and how to stay on top of the charts. Funny
enough, even a number of those researchers do not know how
important it is for them to research for information that will change

their life situations.
A wise man once said to his audience, you go to school to learn how
to learn. If only all students will have this mind set! What a difference
it would make for one to understand that all the assignments and
examinations were just to teach them how to get things done right and
in quick time. It makes all the difference in the world to know that you
are not spending four, five, six or seven years of your life just to acquire
a Certificate but to learn how to pursue knowledge.
The key to having acquired knowledge is that you must have a focussomething you are looking for. For example, if I want to begin a
business, I begin by learning what it takes to run a successful business,
then I study successful businesses and how they succeeded, I would
study failed business, why they failed and so many other things. The
point I am making is that I would study my subject intrinsically. No
school can tell you everything about something; if you want to be
ahead you have to have an edge, and knowledge gives you that edge.
These few things I have told you just now should show you why so
many people including graduates, corporate workers and business
owners are still suffering today. It has been observed that one definition
of success is based on exposure, and exposure comes from information
and this information most often than none is acquired knowledge. Let
me give you a very common instance: In Nigeria the common definition

of success is finishing school with a 1st Class Degree or a Second Class
Upper Degree, and then getting a job in a prestigious company or even
any company at all with your certificate. Its funny because it is also so in
most parts of the world, but you still wonder why people suffer. I just
pointed a good reason for you. If you are exposed or rather informed
you will find out that the people we celebrate today, the Aliko Dangotes,
Bill Gates, Steve Jobs etc. had another definition of it. I say to my
friends that, the will to go stems from the knowledge that there is
somewhere to go. You do not embark on a journey to nowhere. If

you must have real success, you must know what success looks like so
go ahead; begin studying the life of great men and great companies,
because if you dont know what it looks like, you cannot press for it.
Just as the definition of success as by common sense leads to
impoverishment, there are some other basic truths I would like you to
know that will help you channel yourself towards making a mark.
(1) SUCCESS IS NOT AN ACCIDENT

This is a fundamental truth which I believe you must have known if you
bought this book yourself, but sadly the vast majority of folks do not
know this. Success is not an accident, but you know what everyone says
(received knowledge) they say success is an accident, sure they do not
say it that way, the clothe it another way by saying whatever will happen
will happen or whatever will be will be or another way they put it is that
God (or the universe or Nature) makes some successful while it makes
others unsuccessful. Again I repeat, success is not an accident. If success
were to be an accident, why dont we all just sit at home and wait for the
accident to happen, or for nature to bring food or money into our
houses? Oh no, we wouldnt dare that. This shows that even those who
say this do not believe it; they still go out every day to struggle for the
money; they dont wait for it to come. Having studied several great men,
I have discovered that not a single one of them got there by mistake; is
it Nelson Mandela who went in and out of prison for what he believed
should be done? Is it Bill gates who had the confidence and courage to
drop out of school to pursue what he believed could prosper? Is it Dr.
David Oyedepo who spent most of his fortune in his early days buying
literature books in an attempt to develop himself? If you nurse that idea
of success being an accident (even though no one really believe this, but
most nurse it) it will only make you doubtful of the fact that your efforts
could make much of a difference in the scheme of things, hence you
wouldnt give life your best shot and you find yourself in the large army
of the mediocre.
(2) BRAIN
WORK
IS
MORE
PROFITTABLE
HARDWORK
THAN
Back in the days, especially in most African countries the nobles were
the fighters, those who were warriors they were the great men of their
time even in a country like Nigeria. Before civilization the farmers were
the big shots, but unfortunately today, most of them are suffering. You
know why? Things have changed and paradigms have shifted. Now
those who earn the most are those who sweat the least. Brain work (or
mental exertion) is of a far greater value than hard labour (physical
exertion). Let me illustrate this for you: take for instance, a construction
company; those who labour the most are the labourers, next to them are
the machine operators, next to them is the Supervisor who should be on
the site, next to him is the Chief Engineer and then the Project Manager
then the main contractor. The order of pay also slides from the
contractor who may not even set his foot on the site, down to the
labourers. You know why this is so? It is because the risk bearing also
slides downward from the contractor to these labourers. Your ability to
handle people and manage tasks (which is primarily what we call brain
work) is of more value than your ability to perform physical, exertive
exercises.
John D Rockefeller said: if the ability to deal with people is as
purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more

for that ability than for any other under the sun.
(3) NOBODY EVER GOT RICH BY SAVING ALONE

A parable was told by the greatest person whoever walked the surface of the
earth: Jesus. The parable told is that of the talent.
The Parable.
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For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own
servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two,
and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his
journey. Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and ma de them
other five talents. And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. But he that
had received one went and dug in the earth, and hid his lords money. After a long time the lord of
those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. And so he that had received five talents came and
brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have
gained beside them five talents more. His lord said unto him, well done, thou good and faithful
servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter
thou into the joy of thy lord. He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou
deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them. His lord said
unto him, well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will
make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord Then he which had received
the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou
hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: And I was afraid, and went and hid
thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. His lord answered and said unto him,
Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where
I have not strawed: Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at
my coming I should have received mine own with usury.
Matthew 25 vs. 14 -27

Here, we see the master telling the fellow who went to save the money,
why didnt he at least give it to the money exchanges for usury. This shows
us that saving is not even considered as an option of making money.
I have actually been in a place where two guys were arguing and they began
to talk about their accomplishments and all they had to say was how many
digits their accounts displayed. Although we were students, it struck me: if
the only thing we have is money not even a source of money, just money
itself (saving) then we do not need a prophet to tell us that very soon, we
wouldnt have a thing to show forth.
Saving itself is a great thing and one of the principles of financial discipline
and increase. Sure you must save; saving happens to be a better option than
careless spending, but a much better way is investment. Most people,
especially the poor and middle class have been enslaved by saving alone.
You cannot get richer by saving alone. Saving should be a means to an end.
For instance, if you want to start up a business and the capital you need is
about N1000, but all you get per day is N10, saving half of it (your money
per day) say N5 for 200 days will be able to give you your required profit to
start up a newer business (this is what is called investment in its most basic
form). But on the other hand if you just save the money for no reason at all
but to amass it, you are simply doing nothing of value because, its either
you spend that money or you die and leave it. Warren Buffet has become
famous as one of the richest men and biggest philanthropist because he
saved and bought other companies with the profits he made. Never forget,
saving alone does not make anybody any richer.
(4) MATURITY IS GROWN INTO NOT LEARNED

A better way to say this is that you do not learn maturity; you grow into
it. So many times we downplay the idea of a young individual starting a
business, saying that he has no experience. I remember a few years ago
when I was telling someone about my intention of starting my own
company immediately after I finished school. She said to me, well thats
a great idea; in fact business is the way. But you see you must work for a
while at least so you can gain experience. Most of us have this notion
about business start-up, but just as Peter J. Daniels said, The crowd is
always wrong, they can only affirm what is right, they never
initiate it. How true this is. I began to study different people by names
in the business world and I found out unlike the advice I got, most of
them started their own thing without having to work under anybody
else under the guise of gaining experience. If you would, you could work
for someone and also run your company at the same time. There is
nothing wrong with that.
That is just one side of the coin; on the other side, there are those folks
who believe you must know every single thing about the business world
and your own business and in fact everything there is to know before
you go into business. Again, I say this is a grave misconception. Nobody
ever started with all the knowledge there is about what he does;
although you need to know the basics, you do not need to know
everything. Little wonder you can find someone who has read about a
hundred books on business, attended seminars, even held a degree in

business but has not started a single business. Like I said, maturity is
grown into, it cant be learned. Whatever it is you want to do, you need
to understand this basic truth: just start, let the other things follow. If
you want to be a musician start singing let the other things follow, if you
want to be a dancer, start dancing. Do not wait till you get famous
before you start, why not start now?! Like the popular saying Rome
was not built in a day, If you ever want to amount to excellence,

youve got to start playing early.
Preparation is essential and really important and I am not downplaying
the place of it, but so many people spend their whole life time preparing,
and end up doing nothing; youve got to make a step and begin
something. You cannot make a success out of life by just preparing to
do, you have to do.
Its just like in ships; you can do all you want with the steering of a ship
and that ship will neither change its position nor direction, but when the
ship is in motion a change in the steering position has a visible impact.
So remember, maturity is not learned; its grown into so that, the earlier
you start, the faster you attain the required experience.
I like to end this portion with this story: a man once asked his son, son
what do you want to be when you grow up? He said, Dad I would like
to be a professional footballer (American football). The next morning
at about 5 a.m. the dad came into the room and woke him up; the young
boy was startled because it was unusual for him to be awoken at that
time. Then the dad said, if you want to be a great footballer, you must
wake up and run now. So the boy woke up and ran with his father.
They continued until that little boy became a great footballer, and when
he was asked about his success he said, I owe it all to my father.
Maturity is gained over time; the earlier you start the better for you.
CHAPTER THREE
BREAKING THE AMORPHOUS GLOBE OF MEDIOCRITY
Mediocrity simply means averageness; that is, a quality that is adequate or

acceptable, but not very good. In this chapter we will discuss how to break
out of the amorphous globe of mediocrity.
In the previous chapter, we talked about how many people have taken
suffering to be standard. This however, is most common in the developing
countries than it is in the developed ones. For example, in most parts of
Africa before you see somebody on a wheelchair, you could bet that that
fellow must have used every means possible to do without that wheelchair,
even if it meant walking in pains. That is to say they are ready and willing to
suffer to the point which they can do nothing again- when it is really bad.
But in developed countries, once they feel a slight pain and the d octors tell
them they are confined to a wheel chair, they do not hesitate to do that,
they just go on with their life (in their wheel chairs). That is because they
are not accustomed to enduring pains unlike the former.
In the case of mediocrity, it happens to be common to every nation on
earth. Every nation is made of three classes of people: the poor, the rich
and the average (mediocre). It is a known fact that in every nation, the bulk
of the population lies between the poor and the average, while a very select
few occupy the realm of the rich. If this was all that there was to it, it
would not have been a big deal. The problem we have is that folks have
taken the average life to be the standard; people have now gotten the idea
of just escaping the poverty line. Mediocrity has become the standard for
which many are attaining even without knowing. Well, this is happening
because there are so many poor folks around and also, many have this idea
that only those in political offices and sort attain to that height of the
rich. I dare say thats a lie.
One secret most people do not know is this; The worlds system was
not designed to make anybody rich, it was designed to make

mediocre at best out of men . The organization of things generally has
placed people not to rise above mediocrity and thats the reason only very
few people who are able to chart another course for their lives are able to
break out and walk in the realm of the rich. No wonder when Bill Gates
found something worth doing, he dropped out of school to pursue his
dreams; Steve Jobs would rather take calligraphy classes than do what was
organized to make a nobody out of him; the Google boys, doing their
Ph.D. headed for nothing but mediocrity dropped out of it to focus on
their greater plans. Here is the key; the entire worlds system, its education,
government and organization were made to make at best, stereotype
citizens, to make everyone on a level ground. In other words, if nations
plans work 100%, it means everybody would be equal. But remember that
there is no perfect system; there are those who cannot afford an education,
some of which occupy the realm of the poor; there are those amongst
them who walk in the realms of the average and the rich depending on
their individual inputs of self-development. There are those who can afford
an education, most of which at best, occupy the realm of the mediocre
(largely because they think schooling is all it takes); some walk in the realm
of the rich and some also in the arena of the poor all based on each ones
individual inputs.
Now let me explain what I mean by a mediocre. A mediocre is one who is
barely able to cater for himself and his family (nuclear or extended); one
whose influence does not spread beyond his locality or household. From
this little picture, I hope you can see that even many of the people you
thought were above mediocrity are actually right there, and that most
people get comfortable when they attain mediocrity. Remember the book
you are holding is to teach you how to be an Eternal Excellency, which is
someone, whose influence will remain even long after he or she is gone.
THE WAY OUT
During my sojourn on earth, I have read quite a number of books and
listened to some men talk, but one thing that appals me is to hear people
rant about problems without giving any meaningful solution to them so I
will give you the solution in this situation on how to break yourself away
from the comfortable globe of mediocrity. The first and most important of
them all is to have a dream.
A dream in its simplest definition is that thing you would like to see
yourself do if you had everything working for you (by this I mean time,
freedom etc.) in uttermost sufficiency. In order words, it is that one thing
you would want to do if you were not limited by anything at all. It could
also mean something that somebody hopes, longs or is ambitious for.
To break out of the amorphous globe of mediocrity, you need to have a
dream, not just a dream but a good dream. This is where the subject
becomes crankier.
I heard a story of a man who at a very old age, probably above sixty
celebrated the new bicycle he had just purchased; I mean that was the most
expensive commodity he had ever purchased. It surely must have been a
dream come true, but this is the point I am trying to get across: even
though that was a dream come true, it wasnt a great dream at all. Funny
enough I will now ask the question: how do we know if our dreams are
great dreams? The answer is simple.
EXPOSURE
Your dream cannot be greater than your level of exposure. In the previous
chapter, we dealt with the issue of ignorance which covers this topic of
discussion very well, but as it relates to dreams, I can only say to you that
the more informed you are, the better dreamer you will become. For
instance, in the illustration I gave about the man who greatly celebrated his
purchase of a bicycle, in this present day and time, I truly cannot say this
was not a great feat for this fellow, but I surely can say its not a dream I
would have any adult pursue. Now for this man, if all his friends and
counterparts were all walking on foot and he had never seen a car he would
be justified for having this as a dream; on the other hand, if everyone
around him was riding a car he would not have had any justification for
having such a low dream. The same goes for every one of us; to say your
dream is to be a doctor is not good enough a dream. For one, there are
many doctors graduating from school every day; but to say you want to be
a better and more renowned surgeon than Dr. Ben Carson is a better
dream, because not everyone is as good as he is. Remember, the book is
not a book for low shooters or mediocre; I am counting on you as one
who is on the way to becoming an Eternal Excellency.
A better picture I have of a dream is that thing which you are ready and
willing to trade your life for. This, I tell you is a far better definition of a
dream. Do you have a dream? Really, I wouldnt be surprised if you do not.
I mean do you have a course for which you are ready to trade your life for;
do you have something for which at the end of your life, people can say
that you pursued? The bitter truth is that most people do not, in fact a very
large percentage of people do not, and amongst those who do, they have
no idea, how worthless their dreams are. For example in Nigeria, most
peoples dreams are just to have a family. They do not even consider the
financial implications of this, like a man I met a while ago. He was a poor
labourer with two wives and had a plan of going back home to marry
another. I do not know if he is trying to beat the Biblical King Solomon or
what, but even at that he cannot because King Solomon was loaded. I can
even remember a movie I once saw, where this guy said his whole life goal
was to be a husband. Oh boy, I feel so sorry for his wife because, if he
really meant what he said, then he would not mind dying the day after his
marriage ceremony because he has fulfilled his lifes dream.
Although I would rather people had low dreams than none at all, let me
give you a hierarchy of dreams as a student of Banking and Finance: to say
your dream is to be a banker is just there (does not worth much of
anything); to say you want to be the best banker in your organization thats
good; if you say you want to be the best banker in your country thats
better, but if you say you want to be the best banker that ever was, boy I
tell you thats just the best you could dream for.
If you want to aim for anything aim big or if you want to dream of
anything, dream big; if you want to think of anything think big and if
you are expecting anything, expect the best.
But you see, most people would rather go the other way or would say such
dreams are unrealistic. How can you think of being the best banker there
is? They would rather just settle in being paid well, they forget very quickly
that nobody has made any great impact on the planet earth by being paid
well; even the richest men in the world are not rich because they are being
paid well but because they make good money. When you are leaving this
earth, will you be happy just to know that you were paid well or that you
filled a spot in your life time? Remember I am talking to Eternal
Excellences, those whose names will revolve around the spiral of the clock.
Now I will answer a question you probably would have been asking; how
do we dream big?
BIOGRAPHIES
This is a very simple but profound thing most people have not given
thought to; it is one thought I have not heard many people place major
emphasis on. It is also the answer to the question how do I know I can
achieve my dreams? Read biographies of great men; other Excellences.
Just in case you do not know what biographies are, they are stories of
people written by others while the story of a person written by that person
is his auto-biography. Here, I just classify both as biographies. In all my
course and walk with the greats, I am yet to see a great man who has not at
one time or the other, referred to what was learned from the life story of
another great man. You hardly see a true Excellency today who has not
mingled with the excellences that have gone before. Like the saying goes
the secrets of great men lie in their stories , so if you ever want to be
great, you have got to learn the secret of these great men.
Another big advantage of studying biographies is that it gives you a

reservoir of triumph. For instance, when you study biographies of certain
men, you begin to see how they broke out of all the prevailing obstacles
surrounding them and achieved greatness despite their setbacks. This helps
you to see that you can also walk through your obstacles and achieve
greatness just as they have, because the journey to success is full of
obstacles and only those who know they can, will attain.
Having established how to dream well, now I want to tell you what is most
important in fulfilling your dreams and there is only one principal factor I
will concentrate on in this book, which is
DISCIPLINE
So much has been said about this. Its been said to be the Soul of an
army, which makes large numbers formidable procures success to

the weak and esteem to all- George Washington Its been said as what
makes the great, great and I affirm to these statements. As a wise man
once said, The rich and the poor both do the same things; its just
that one does it consistently while the other does it as convenient .

Dr. David Oyedepo always says discipline means doing it as demanded
and not as convenient. How true it is! Nobody ever achieves much of
anything without discipline; no painter ever finishes a painting without the
discipline to sit down and get to painting until he finishes it. In connection
to fulfilling our dreams, discipline is of much relevance as well. Usually ,
great dreams which I could call life time goals usually comprise smaller
goals and if you do not get those goals achieved, forget about the big
picture.
In the making of an Eternal Excellency, the one trait I would exalt above
all else is that of discipline. It is a trait more valuable than skill, charisma,
composure or anything else. If you lack discipline, be sure that you are not
going anywhere. Discipline means to be confined to a set of rules; it means
to subject oneself to a set of rules in order to achieve a certain reward.
There are essentially two types of discipline:
(i) Self-discipline
(ii) External discipline
For real success, you are going to subject yourself to real self-discipline.
Nobody can force you to succeed, they can only tell you to, but it has got
to be a personal decision. This is one big reason there are many failures in
life, this is the same reason why most people love to work in a salaried job.
Many people are not willing to discipline themselves; they think they
cannot discipline themselves. So they want to be under a boss who will
sack them if they do not meet up to the set standards, but as I told you
earlier and I repeat again, nobody ever made any lasting impact especially in
the economic world by getting paid. It is still for the same reason (lack of
discipline) that many companies fail, usually due to undisciplined founders
or the inability of the owners to discipline its staff. It all revolves around
discipline. Whether you succeed or fail is all a function of your discipline
quotient.
HOW TO BECOME DISCIPLINED
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know that you can be disciplined
make a resolve to be disciplined
Get a bunch of Rules
On this point I will dwell a little bit; if you want to be disciplined, get a
bunch of rules or laws, whichever one you would like to call it. There is no
discipline without rules. So get to putting down some dos and donts on
which you want to build your life on. I must tell you not just to burden
yourself with just any rule, but get to finding out the rules that are relevant
to your being a success.
Finally: Dont Give Up. After you have gotten a bunch of rules you want
to follow or live by, then begin to live by them and just like everything else
you become perfect over time and not in a day. This is really where most
people miss it. If you have been living your life carelessly since you were
born, its definitely going to take you some time before you break some of
these habits you have always followed. So ensure you follow the rules,
make sure you dont break them, and if peradventure you fall out of line,
just get back in line. Do it until discipline becomes your habit.
What you want to do with ease you must first learn to do with
diligence
You are about to enter into the heart of this book.
CHAPTER FOUR
A DEFINING POINT
At the end of this chapter, you are either going to throw this book away, or
you are going to read through to the end with a new sense of life and with
great enthusiasm, hence, the book will become one of your most valuable
assets. You are welcome to the heart of the book; it is definitely going to
change you
IS THERE REALLY A GOD?
In recent times, there used to be this argument as to whether there is a
God or not; so many say that if in fact there is a God, how can all these
things be happening? I mean the stealing, the killings, the economic
inequalities and so forth. Others say God is just a figure we have adopted
and formed in our minds; some ay that we are our own gods and we
evolved from the apes, baboons and chimpanzees. Well, I really do not
have much time to argue with anybody concerning these issues, simply
because I know that deep down in the heart of every man, we all know that
THERE IS A GOD, and the sad fact is that most do not know how to get
to Him, so to justify their inadequacies, they simply resort to saying there

is no God.
Folks, there is God and you know it, even if you think you are an atheist, I
dare say you are lying to yourself and the truth is that you are swimming in
the stream of Self-deceit, which is the worse form of deceit. Like a story a
man once told: there were a couple of guys in the army who said there was
no God, but when the bombs started flying and bullets filled the air these
same folks started calling on God (who they didnt believe) to save them.
Like the bible says in Romans 1 vs. 18-22
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of
men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is
manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the
creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his
eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew
God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their
imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they
became fools
Notice where it says, so that they are without excuse, the sun, the moon,
the stars, flowers, everything shows that there is a God
As I said earlier, most however, believe there is a God but they do not
know anything about Him, neither do they know how to reach him, so I
will be showing you some of the dominant characteristics of this God.
THE NATURE OF GOD
Now that we know that there is surely a God, the next is to find out the
characteristics of this God. I would take you through this one characteristic
of His that I have found out to encompass His full nature, which is that
HE IS LOVE.
God is love; HE IS LOVE. The Book even says so, and by book, I mean
the HOLY BIBLE in 1 John 4:8 and 16:
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. And we have known and believed
the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God,
and God in him.
You see, the truth is that so many people have no idea what love is, so
when I say God is love, they really do not know what to match Him with.
So in a pictorial form, I would explain what I mean by God is Love.
I will use the illustration of love given to us by God Himself, in 1 Cor.
13:4-8 to explain what LOVE IS and by so doing, explain who GOD is.
1 Corinthians 13 vs. 4-8:

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not
puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked,
thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things,
believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth: but
whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease;
whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
1 Cor. 13:4 says: Charity suffereth long.
(1) GOD is Long Suffering and Kind
The question here is: what does it mean to be long-suffering? To be long
suffering means to be able to endure for a very long time.
In other words, it means God has the ability to tolerate the intolerable, the
most uncomfortable person or condition and be kind while He is doing it.
On the other hand, most humans are very unlike that. Humans most of the
times are not long suffering and when they choose to be long suffering;
they are not kind while they are doing it. One of the places you see this is
during rush-hour traffic; you will see everyone in their cars suffering long
(because they cannot do anything about it) but if you dare try to take an
opportunity to get into their traffic space, boy, they just begin cursing and
yelling at you. This is a typical example of being long-suffering and not
kind. But praise GOD, He is long-suffering and also kind, not because he
cannot do anything about it but because this is who he is so he gives you

His kindness for your entire life time and endures all your inadequacies but
still remains kind to you. God is not angry with you; He is not wicked to
anyone. As long as you are alive, he is tolerating your person and still
remains kind to you, because thats just who He is.
CHARITY ENVIETH NOT.
(2) GOD is not Envious Of Anything (Anyone)
I really love the fact that this particular characteristic of God was pointed
out to us. You see, some folks think that because they have found a special
way of making money either through money rituals or even good ways
such as through innovations and inventions that they can make God
envious. I tell you, thats a lie. The Scripture tells us that God is not
envious. I really wonder how foolish some man could be to think God is
envious of him. Well this is just to tell us: GOD IS NOT ENVIOUS OF
ANYTHING. He created all things.
(3) GOD Vaunteth not Himself; He is not PUFFED UP.
Well its good to know that God is not just a lousy show off. Another
translation, the Amplified says It is not boastful or vain glorious, does not
display itself haughtily. Isnt it good to know that God is not boastful or
vain glorious? So many folks tend to misunderstand the story in the Bible
about the man who was born blind from his mothers womb in John 9 vs.
1-3 And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. And his
disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was
born blind? Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the
works of God should be made manifest in him.
They tend to think that God put that blindness on that man, but if you
know that God is not vain glorious or boastful you would understand that
God wouldnt put sickness or poverty on people in order that He may heal
them and get glory out of that.
God is not vain glorious. It tells us that if God is healing the sick, then
because He is not vain glorious (or a prank star), He most definitely didnt
put sickness on people. God is not puffed up; although He has got
swagger, He is not a show off. Have you ever wondered why God does not
appear in the sky every morning waiting for people to greet Him? I bet if
men were God, the whole world would have to assemble at a particular
time to pay him homage.
(4) God does not behave unseemly.( vs. 5)
Another translation put it this way:
It is not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); it is not rude (unmannerly) and
does not act unbecomingly. Love (God's love in us) does not insist on its own rights or its
own way, for it is not self-seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no
account of the evil done to it [it pays no attention to a suffered wrong].
That is to say that God does not behave unmannerly, he does not act
unbecomingly. This blows away most of our theories where we say God
works in mysterious ways. Yes, God certainly works in diverse ways but
not truly mysterious. Remember He said, I am the same yesterday, today
and forever: Heb 13:8.
He also said I am that I am Ex 3:14. You see, the only people who would
think God works in mysterious ways (you cannot tell what hes going to do
next) are those who never knew His yesterday, so He looks entirely new
like a stranger today. If you settled down to study your Bible you would
discover that God has a consistent nature. He even said For I am the LORD,
I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed-Mal 3:6
You could actually know God, you could know his lifestyle, although none
of us truly knows everything but at least we know His rhythm, we can tell
what He would or wouldnt. God does not behave unseemly i.e. He doesnt
kill people, He doesnt make anyone a failure, He doesnt bless you to curse
you. He has a nature; He can be known. Why dont you try knowing Him?
(5) God does not seek His Own
In other words God isnt selfish; God is not just interested in us serving
Him. He is also interested in helping us. Now, lets look at something that
bests illustrate this truth, in 1 Tim 2:4. We are told that God wills for all
men to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth, but Jesus said
Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to
destruction, and many there be which go in there at: because strait is the gate, and narrow
is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.- Matt 7:13-14
That broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there be
which go therein. This is a classic example that shows us how God does
not force His will on anybody; I mean He just said He does want all men
(meaning all of humanity) to be saved (which includes being saved from
hell and destruction), but He later said that the road to hell is broad (so
large) and many folks are trooping into it. God never forces anything on
anyone, God never seeks his own (seeks his own rights); He has given us a
choice, and everything happening in our lives are portraits of our choices.
If God was to force His will on Humanity, there would be no sin, I mean
the moment you dared sin you would die (that includes your thoughts as
well). The fact that most of us are alive is a great pointer to show that God
doesnt insist on his own rights. Hear what He says I call heaven and earth to
record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing:
therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:- Deut. 30:19
In order words, God gives us a choice, but He does us good by telling us
the right choices to make; but again He makes your will stronger than His
by giving you the power of choice.
(6) GOD IS NOT EASILY PROVOKED (vs. 15)
God is most definitely not easily provoked, what an amazing fact to know.
You know that there are those people who do not even give you a chance
to apologize when you wrong them. I mean, the moment you step on their
shoes, their impulse response is a slap or a shout; I mean thats the way
they are programmed and if you are unlucky to do that when they are
holding a knife, I feel so sorry for you. If God were anything like that, I
tell you there wouldnt even be a world to start with; I mean nothing at all,
maybe only water and dry ground. God is a balanced God; He is the
expression of perfection; He gets provoked of course, it is all over the Old
Testament but He is not EASILY provoked. If you have done something
wrong all He really wants is just repentance; He is not holding punishment
for you. Thats why he said Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD:
though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like
crimson, they shall be as wool Isaiah 1:18:
He is always ready to forgive even the murderers; He is not mad at them
(that doesnt mean He approves of their deeds) but it is just His nature:
LOVE. So contrary to what you were taught when you were small, God is
not an invisible police man holding His gun cocked, pointed at you just
waiting for you to act wrongly so He can shoot you; He is not easily
provoked.
(7) God does not think evil towards you.

Evil is the direct opposite of good. It baffles me when people associate
certain kinds of things to God. In primary school I was taught that evil is
the direct opposite of good, and I wonder if this is same in every country,
because if this is true, when you see something not good then it most
certainly is evil.
So I ask: is hurricane a good thing? Is earthquake a good thing? Is murder a
good thing? Is rape a good thing? Is the collapse of a building a good
thing? I bet that everyone who has got just a little intelligence would be
able to tell that these are not good things but folks today in forms have
categorized all of these (earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes etc.) as acts of
God. If these things are not good then they must be evil. So in other
words God must be an evil genius? Not at all. No wonder we are told
categorically that God thinks no evil.
Several times in the Bible, we are told that God is a good God. David, one
of the closest men ever to God wrote about four times in the book of
Psalms that God (the Lord is Good) Psalm 248, 1005, 1353 and 1459; it was
also written in Jeremiah 3311, Rom 325 and Nahun 17, that The Lord is is
good. Do you know that even death itself is evil hope you do, death is
evil and it also cannot and is not from God? 1 Cor. 15 vs. 24-26
Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the
Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. For he must
reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is
death.
Here we are even told that the last ENEMY shall be destroyed, which is
death. In other words, death is not from God. I am sure you want to
know where all of these things are from if not from God; friends just relax,
I will tell you later in this chapter. The fact we are establishing here is that
God thinks no evil, so if you have any evil going on around you maybe
sickness, poverty, business failures etc. Be sure its not from God, because
God is a good God. Finally, just to assure you, I will read His message to
you.
For I know the thoughts that I think towards you saith the lord thoughts of peace, and
not evil to give you an expected end. Jeremiah 29:11.
(8) God doesnt rejoice in iniquity but rather in the truth (vs. 6)
I hope you have been following all thats been going on here. There are
certain things God does not like and generally we call these things evil,
iniquity, sin or wickedness all of these are the same, as we see it over
here. Sin is sin; God is not pleased with sin, neither does He rejoice when
anyone is living in sin; He doesnt hurt people for sinning, neither does He
kill anyone for sinning; He doesnt bring evil to the sinner (and there is a
very important reason, He doesnt, I would address that later in the
chapter) but that doesnt mean He loves sin.
One thing we must learn to accept is that there is such a thing as right or
wrong, good or bad. We are not animals; we have morals which God has
given us. He is not pleased when we just live like amoral beings. He doesnt
rejoice in iniquity. I will expatiate more on this later in this chapter.
(8) God bears up under anything and everything, ever ready to believe
the best of every person; His hopes are fadeless under all
circumstances and he endures everything.(vs. 7)- amplified
From the characteristics we have examined earlier, it is quite easy to infer
that this is consistent with the nature of God. You cannot push God to the
wall; you cannot make Him do His worst. God bears up under anything
and everything as the old timers say nothing is too difficult for thee.
God is the most stable being there is.
Also, He is ever ready to believe the best of every person; if only we know
how God believes in us, it is going to just change our perception of life.
Thats the reason why God could let a serial killer live because He believes
the best of every person; the same reason why God wouldnt hurt you
when evil thoughts stream through your mind; He believes the best of you
can still emerge. The best example was of a man called Saul in the
Bible: And Saul, yet breathing out threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the
Lord, went unto the high priest, Acts 9:1. He persecuted the people of God,
imprisoned them but God never terminated him; rather God called him to
preach to people. This just shows that if nobody believes in you, God does.
His hopes are fadeless even when you dont have hopes for your future; He
still hopes you can make it. As we said earlier He endures all things.
(9) GOD never Fails

This could mean so many things, but I will just explain two of these things:
(1) It means God will always remain God, God will always be God. This is one
truth you should hold so dearly, because people today are really going
crazy, going about with the notion that there is no God. This lets us know
that whether the President, the most famous man or even the preacher says
there is no God God is always God. As a matter of fact in the book of
the beginnings, that is Genesis in chapter one We were told that In the
beginning God created . Thats to show that God was already
there before the beginning and you can be sure He will still be even after
the end.
(2) It means God never fails to accomplish what He wants to do. This is going
to lead us to some very important points, but first I want you to know that
God never lets us down; you cannot hand over any issue to God and have
it fail in fact, you cannot pray to God about something and have Him fail
you if and only if you play by the rules. This is where so many miss it;
there are rules God has set for those who want to enjoy a walk with Him.
Its just like in the bank; although you have an account in a particular bank
you dont just go to the person at the counter and ask for your money; you
need to fill the appropriate slips and follow the recommended steps if you
really want to get any money out of that account; it doesnt matter how
much you beg or yell; at worse, the security will throw you out. It is the
same with God; if you follow the rules be sure of success, if not you will
get otherwise. But God never fails.
So we got all of these from the truth that, God is LOVE. Now that we
know a bit about whom God is and how He is love, I am going to show
you His biggest demonstration of love.
WHERE EVIL COMES FROM
Having established that God is love and that He is not the author of
sickness, death or failure, I want to take out time to show you the one who
does these things, and how he does them. It is an age long stuff from the
very beginning after God created man.
God gave man all the dominion over the entire earth, over every single
thing on the earth; in fact, because God had created man in His own image
and likeness [and God being the father of Spirits (the spirit realm)] He also
thought it wise to put man in charge of the physical realm (the earth).
And God said; Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have
dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and
over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God
created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female
created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and
multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the
sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Gen 1 vs. 26-28
But we are made to understand that the devil was cast out of heaven, due
to his desire to be worshipped and be in charge of heaven instead of God.
For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above
the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the
north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.- Isaiah
14:13-14.
Even after being cast out of heaven, the devil never lost that desire to be in
charge, so when God gave man charge over the physical earth, he began to
seek ways to take that control of this physical world from man, and this
was what led to his deceiving man.
And the woman said unto the serpent, we may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall
not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman,
Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes
shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. - Gen 3
After he tricked man into eating the fruit in which God commanded man
not to, man unknowingly sold the control of the earth into the hands of the
devil. Up until that time, death wasnt mentioned, sickness wasnt

mentioned, poverty, failure etc. All those began when the devil gained
dominion over the earth, though Adams treason. We see that when the
devil was tempting Jesus, he offered him the whole world
Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all
the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things
will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.- Matt 4: 8 9
All the sicknesses, diseases, deaths and poverty constitute a part of mans
selling out to the devil; a bigger one is that man became a sinner; a better
way would be to say sin entered into humanity, because the devil is the
author of sin. Remember what God said as a warning to man.
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, of every tree of the garden thou
mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of
it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.- Gen 2
vs. 16-17
So when he partook of that tree, man became dead. But being dead here
doesnt mean physically dead because we later saw that man was banished
from the garden and also gave birth; it refers to spiritual deadness which
means being dead to God.
In other words man became dead to God; it became impossible for man to
please God, as he became a sinner by default. The devil now being the one
with the power over the occurrences on earth began to afflict man with
different kinds of diseases, poverty and even death.
Having established the fact that God is love, it therefore wasnt consistent
with Gods nature to leave man to the control of the devil that is, to
suffer, and therefore He began to make provisions for man to be able to
escape the evil of the devil. In the former times He appointed priests to
make sacrifices on behalf of His people in order that their sins could be
washed away.
Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first
tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God. But into the second went the high
priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and
for the errors of the people:- Heb 9vs 6-7
This worked perfectly well for them and cleansed them from their sins
although it had to be performed at certain times and during intervals. The
devil still had the right to afflict them with anything he wanted to whether
sicknesses, poverty, failure or even death. So God had a better plan, one in
which man could take back his dominion over the occurrences on earth
and specifically in his life, one in which man could oppress, rather than be
oppressed of the devil. Since the dominion was given to the devil by man
in his physical body (Adam), it was necessary that it must be taken back by
man in his physical body, but all men were spiritually dead at this time and
thus subject to the devil (principally because all men were offspring of
Adam).
Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned
after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.Rom 5vs14
God needed a man, who was spiritually alive (meaning alive to God), one
who had a life which was not subject to the devil, but yet still had this
physical body to undertake the task of regaining mans dominion back
from the devil and settling the issue of sin once and for all. And this is the
reason why God sent Jesus, His only begotten Son.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth
in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. - John 3:16
Jesus was that man who God sent to save mankind from the manipulation
of the devil and his cohorts and one of the many reasons why He alone can
save man is because He had a different kind of life, not the life of a normal
man. Remember He was born of a virgin, meaning He was not born of any
mans sperm.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused
to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Then
Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example,
was minded to put her away privily. But while he thought on these things, behold, the
angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David,
fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy
Ghost. - Matt 1 vs.18-20
He was born of God, with the life of God, but lived in the physical human
flesh from his mother, Mary. In other words, Jesus was God made flesh.
Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: - Col 1vs15
Let me also explain it this way: in the process of reproduction there is a
need for the sexes to copulate; the man produces the sperm (which
contains life) and the woman provides the eggs for fertilization (which
gives body to the life from the sperm), then after a certain period, the
woman gives birth to a child. This is how we were all born, but in the case
of Jesus there was no mans sperm fertilizing the eggs from Marys womb
but God put, life into Sarahs eggs (so that life could get flesh) and this was
how Jesus was born.
But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the LORD appeared unto him
in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife:
for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost . Matt 1vs20
So Jesus walked through the earth, limiting himself by putting on the
human flesh is a great act of humility because Jesus was with God right
from the beginning; Jesus created man.
For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and
invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things
were created by him, and for him:- Col 1vs16
As a matter of fact the Bible tells us expressively that it is not wrong to say
He was equal to God. Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be
equal with God. - Phil 2:6
Yet, He agreed to become as one of us His creatures; He agreed to be
humiliated by His creatures, to be spat on Matt 26:67-68, to be killed by the
same ones He came to save. Although, throughout the earthly life of Jesus
we know He never sinned. 2 Cor. 5:21, who knew no sin; yet He died as a
sinner. While He was on the cross He said,
Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani 8 that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken
me? Matt 27:46,
The reason God departed from Him was because he hath made him to be sin
for us, who knew no sin that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. [2
Cor. 5:21],
So He actually took the sin of the whole world; your sins, my sins all on
Himself and just as it is for everyone that sinned, He (the only son of God,
God made flesh) went to hell in our place. And having spoiled principalities and
powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it Col 2vs15. He
didnt battle with them in heaven, or on earth but rather in hell.
Now, because He had a different life from any other man who had walked
through the surface of earth, He was able to contend with the devil for
dominion over the earth, and I tell you the Good News He didnt just
win that fight, He single-handedly made a fool out of the devil and his
cohorts. On the third day, He rose again
..but unto him which died for them, and rose again.2cor 5: 15
Friends you no longer have to go to hell; Jesus has already gone in your
place. You no longer need to suffer any more; Jesus has already suffered on
your behalf all that is required is that you believe.
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is
made unto salvation Rom 10:10.
No wonder God has said but without faith it is impossible to please Him. Heb
11:6. All that Jesus did, He did for your sake because God saw that you
couldnt help yourself; rejecting Jesus will mean you have rejected Gods
plan of salvation because, He is the only way.
If you want to make Jesus Lord over your life, after believing that He is the
son of God, you can now say these words:
Lord Jesus, I believe you are the Son of God
I accept salvation in your name
And I receive all the blessing you have for me
Thank You for saving me. Amen.

I welcome you to the kingdom of Light.
CHAPTER FIVE
THE DAYS AHEAD
For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. And truly, if7 they
had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had
opportunity to have returned. But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly
wherefore God 2is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a
city Hebrews 11vs14-16,
But ye are come unto mount Zion and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly
Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels To the general assembly and church
of the firstborn which are written in1heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the
spirits of just men made perfect, And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to
the blood of sprinkling that speaketh better things than that of Abel Heb 12vs22-24
Once again, I welcome you to this great and mighty kingdom into which
you have entered, especially for those who have just taken hold of salvation
in the name of Jesus, and for us who have been there for quite a while. I
say, its good to have you here.
As we all know, Africa is a continent, Europe is another one. Most folks

from the African continent tend to move to Europe in search of better
lives. On the other hand, folks do not like to move from Europe to Africa
- they see it as a form of punishment, some others even see it as an
adventure. Very seldom do you see people move from Europe to Africa in
search of a better life. I said all of this, in other to establish this fact, that
every land, every place, every continent has its own peculiarity. Some have
great living standards, others dont. Some operate on capitalism, others on
socialism. Some overburden its citizens with taxes; others dont know how
to get taxes from its citizens. Some are politically stable, others are not but
all have their own cultures, norms and opinion on what is good or bad.
In the world just as we have different continents; Africa, Europe, Asia and
so on, in the spiritual realm, there also exist two realms. There is the
kingdom of light and the kingdom of darkness. They could also be referred
to as the Church and the world, or the Jews and the Gentiles. In other
words, God recognizes humanity in two forms; the world and His Church.
If the world hates you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you, if ye were of the
world the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen
you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.John 15v18-19.
The born again child of God is no longer classified as part of the world
(although we are still in the world) and this is a very great relief, if only we
knew what this meant. From the generations past, prophecies have come
from God (through men) as to what shall be happening to the world in the
end time. I will just take time to show you a few.
First in Isaiah 60: 2
For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the
LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
We are made to understand that there shall be darkness, even gross
darkness covering the earth, and deep darkness the people. Darkness here
is a word used to encompass all forms of evil such as poverty, sickness,
lack, failure and even unexplainable diseases. So the prophecy here is that
such things are an exclusive resolve for the world and most certainly will
occur. The funny thing about it is that this is already happening. We see so
many economies failing here and there; we see world leaders falling
abruptly, the Americans are talking about a recession. Those who felt
schooling was the way out are now losing jobs to machines. The rate of
unemployment is so high in most countries of the world both developed
and underdeveloped.
Terminal diseases are on the increase, as is the case with cancers and HIV.
We see small children now laden with what we used to term as Old
peoples sickness like high blood pressure, stroke etc. I hope I dont
sound wicked when I tell you, it hasnt even started. The prophecy here is
that deep darkness shall cover the people (the world), so I dare tell you that
there is still some depth of darkness the world is yet to experience. It is in

knowing things like this that we can fully appreciate what Jesus said to us:If the world hates you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the
world, but have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. John
15:18:19
Isnt it great to know that you havent been reserved for all of the suffering
of the world, because you are not of the world? In fact, God Himself
ensures that we do not partake of these evils.
I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep
them from the evil.John 17:15.
In Mal 4:1, another prophet said
For, behold, the day cometh that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all
that do wickedly shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the
LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
Here he tells us that all the proud, (including those who think they dont
need God) which comprises most of the world and its leadership and those
who submit to their lordship that, the day that cometh shall burn them
up. It tells you what lies ahead folks, Jesus further prophesied about the
future
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be
famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places Matt 24vs7.
If you dont know, these things are already happening. Nations are most
definitely warring against nations. We hear about earthquakes, hurricanes
and all of its different names. Friends, there is a lot for the world and a
portion for us.
I dont know about you, but I am sure glad that I am not of this world.
Who wants to be a part of this mess lying in store for the world? But a
more soothing report is that God has plans for us his Church. Its going to
take more than a book to outline all of Gods promises and plans for us
His Church, so I will just highlight a few of these.
Firstly, let us examine this chapter in Isaiah where a contrast was openly
made between the church and the world.
Arise, shine; for thy light is come and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people but the
LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. Isaiah 60:1-2
Here he openly tells us that darkness shall cover the earth and gross
darkness the people, but He himself shall arise upon us. In other words, he
will show himself in our affairs, and His glory shall be seen upon us,
meaning that there shall be a notable difference between the world and us.
In verse 3 it says And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the
brightness of thy rising.
That implies that a time would come when kings will actually come to you,
they would actually seek for an opportunity to be around you. You become
so relevant that everyone would be glad to have you around. Such that
when you leave a place, the people there cannot but notice your absence.
Thats what we are talking about; you becoming an eternal Excellency.
Now I want to take out time to show you men in this Kingdom, the
kingdom to which you now belong and how they conquered their world.
We read about King Solomon in the early chapters of the book of first
Kings. King Solomon was a man who lived in so much wealth and is even
reputed to be the wealthiest man who has ever lived.
In 1 Kg 10vs14-29
Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and
six talents of gold, Beside that he had of the merchantmen and of the traffic of the spice
merchants and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country and King
Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred 7 shekels of gold went to
one target and he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to
one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. Moreover the
king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold. The throne had six
steps, and the top of the throne was round behind and there were stays on either side on
the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays. And twelve lions stood there on
the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any
kingdom. And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold and all the vessels of the
house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing
accounted of in the days of Solomon. For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with
the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and
silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth
for riches and for wisdom.
We are made to have an idea of Solomons wealth. We are told that he

made silver to look as common stones, actually, nothing in His entire
household would be made of silver.
Another from our kingdom was the man Isaac, the Son of Abraham. A
story is told about Him;
Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and
the LORD blessed him. And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he
became very great: For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great
store of servants: and the Philistines envied him. For all the wells which his father's
servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them,
and filled them with earth. And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art
much mightier than we. And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of
Gerar, and dwelt there. And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged
in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of
Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had cal led
them. And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing
water. And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is
ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him. And they
digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah. And he
removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called
the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and
we shall be fruitful in the land. And he went up from thence to Beersheba. And
the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy
father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my
servant Abraham's sake. And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of
the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well. Then
Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the
chief captain of his army. And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye
hate me, and have sent me away from you? And they said, We saw certainly that
the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even
betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee; That thou wilt do us no hurt,
as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have
sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD. And he made them a
feast, and they did eat and drink. And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware
one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace. And it
came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well
which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water. - Gen 26:12-32
This man was so prosperous that the people around him began to envy
him [vs14]. Just imagine being so rich that your President begins to envy
you, to the extent that they send you out because your individual economy
is greater than that of your nation. This was the case of the man Isaac [Vs
16]. This was a man from your kingdom, your family, the family of God to
which we belong.
Another was the man JOB;
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job and that man was perfect and
upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. And there were born unto him seven
sons and three daughters. His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three
thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very
great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.- Job 1:1-3
We are made to understand that the man was greater than all the men in
the east were (verse 3), and this was before he was tried. After he was tried,
we are told that he was two times better off than he was before. I hope you
can imagine the extent of his greatness. This is a man from our family, our
kingdom. We have every single bit of advantage and help he had and even
more only in His family.
When we talk about brains and wisdom, we have the man Solomon again,
acclaimed by everyone as being the wisest man who has ever lived. So wise
that all the leaders in his days longed to hear him speak.
And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his
heart -1 Kings 10:24.
You can go ahead and imagine your President or Governor or your boss
counting it a privilege to hear you speak expect it. This is what obtains in
our family. We are not non-entities.
We see the man Elisha, who acted as a double agent. Without being in the
presence of their enemy squad while they planned, he was able to discern
their plans and save his nation.
And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass no such
a place; for thither the Syrians are come down. And the king of Israel sent to the place
which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor
twice. Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing and he
called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not show me which of us is for the king
of Israel? And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet
that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest 6 in thy
bedchamber -2 Kings 6:8-12.
As a result, rather than his nation, he became the target of the enemy. You
should be on the drivers seat, you can be the man in that your office.
We are not to be left out, but rather looked on. Thats your family for you,
a family of Excellencies.
We have those who have done unimaginable things right in this kingdom,
your kingdom. The kingdom of God, Gods big family: We have Elisha
who has made metal float out of the bottom of a river.
But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said,
Alas, master! for it was borrowed. And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he
showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did
swim. Therefore said he, take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it 2 kg
6:5-7.
We have Philip who was teleported,
And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit1 of the Lord caught away
Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more and he went on his way rejoicing. But Philip
was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to
Caesarea.-Acts 8:39-40.
Folks, we belong to a kingdom where nothing, absolutely nothing is
impossible. I dont know about you, but I am sure glad I belong here.
Somebody might be saying these are all Bible stories, they no longer
happen these days. Let me give you some examples of contemporary men
who have lived and live in this kingdom.
We see a man by name George Washington Carver, an inventor who

revolutionized the agricultural sector. He is reputed to have discovered
more than 300 products from peanuts, 100 from sweet potato and about
75 from pecans. This man was highly sought after in his days (just like king
Solomon) by people like Henry Ford (CEO of Ford Motor Company),
famous inventor Thomas Edison (whose offer he refused). He spoke to the
US Congress and served as a consultant to several corporations. At his
death, he was honored by the state and federal government as well as
foreign leaders worldwide. The very farmland where he worked on became
a national monument. In fact this man was given a day in his honor,
January 5th (George Washington Carvers day). He openly testified that his
faith in JESUS was the only mechanism by which he made his discoveries
and impact. Friend, this is a man from our family- the Kingdom of God.
Another fellow by name Robert Gilmour Le Tourneau is known to be
responsible for the invention of many earth-moving machines. He
developed about 70% of the earth moving machines used in World War II.
It was said that his machines were designed with technology which was
years ahead of his time. He held over 200 patents on inventions. He
received several awards (about 30) for his contribution to engineering.
Several corporations honored him. He owned and acted as President of
many Christian organizations. He gave about 90% of his company stock to
sponsor Christian missionary works. On His grave the scripture But seek ye
first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto
you Matt 6:33 is boldly engraved even until this day in his University
campus in Longvicio, Texas (another from our kingdom).
David O. Oyedepo who by faith built the largest church auditorium in the
world: a 50,000 capacity building in a year without any pillar thus defying
all Scientific and Architectural laws. From this kingdom.
In talking about doing the impossible, we have men like Smith
Wigglesworth who raised about twenty people from the dead. Yes, I
mean, Raised the dead! Folks, we are in a family where nothing is
impossible, in this kingdom we are limitless, and we are absolutely beyond
Human. Lets talk more about this in the next chapter.
CHAPTER SIX
BEYOND HUMAN
When you see people who have the ability to walk on water, part oceans,
proffer lasting solutions to national issues, tell other peoples dreams, get
money out of the mouth of a fish, feed a multitude of people out of
nothing, survive infernos, teleport, open deaf ears, open blind eyes, raise
the dead and other countless impossibilities, I believe it becomes apparent
that those folks are beyond human. Every born again child of God has the
inherent ability to do all of these things (although not all actually get to the
point of doing them; however, others go the deeper to the point of
performing these and as such are beyond human.
Let me show you what makes us beyond human; lets take a look at the
following scriptures.
I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. Psalm 82:6
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
1 Corinthians 3:16
If what was said in Psalm 82:5, is true, (and it is) then that alone makes us
beyond human. The Bible even goes further to show us in 1 Corinthians
3:16, our physical bodies are the temple/house/tabernacle of the most high
God. In other words, although we look like ordinary people, the reality is
that God is actually the one inside our physical bodies.
Just as I stated earlier, the conception of Jesus Christ was not by mans
input it was actually by God putting His spirit into Mary, this is how Jesus
was formed, and while he lived on the earth people began to testify that He
was beyond human
The men marvelled saying, what manner of man is this that even the winds and
the sea obey him? Matthew 8:27
Thats my testimony, that I am beyond human, whats yours?
In an attempt to elaborate this, lets take a look at this scripture
To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among
the Gentiles which is Christ in you the hope of glory Colossians 1:27
Did you notice it says Christ in you? This will not mean much to you if
you do not know who Christ is so lets take a look at this
In whom we have redemption through His blood, even the forgiveness of sins Who is the
image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature. For by him were all things
created, that are in Heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be
thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers, all things were created by him, and fir
him. And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. And he is the head of the
body, the church, who is the beginning, the first born from the dead, that in all things he
might have the preeminence. For it pleased the father that in him should all fullness
dwell, Colossians 1:14-19
Here we see exactly who Christ is. Notice the verse 15 says he is the
express image of the unseen God which is equal to saying when you see
Him you see God and this is the mystery the Bible goes further to express
in 1 John 4:4 that Greater is He, that is in you, than he that is in the world.
When I talk about Eternal Excellencies, I am talking about men that would
do such strange things that the world will continue to celebrate them for
generations to come, and the only people who can fit into this class are
Christians. Because we are limitless as Christians, we can do just anything,
we are as unstoppable as God is, in fact we do not lack anything at all.
who hath given us all things that pertains to life and godliness 2 Peter 1:3.
We are made to understand that the kind of wisdom the world would pay
anything for is available in Christ who is resident inside of us
In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge Colossians 2:3
That is to say, in every field, the knowledge and wisdom that any other
person may spend all their lifetime acquiring is available to you. The big
question is, how do we get these things out?
Its all through the Holy Ghost, when Jesus was talking about this Holy
Ghost, He specifically said the Holy Ghost would take of what is His all
the abilities of God and make it ours.
He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall show it unto you. All things
that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall
show it unto you. A little while and ye shall not see me and again, a little while, and ye
shall see me, because go to the Father John 16:14-1
The Holy Spirit is the third person of the God head; He is the spirit
that moved upon the face of the deep.
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.
And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters Genesis 1:2
He is the one who worked the birth of Jesus
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused
to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost Matt
1:18
He is the same Spirit which raised Christ from the dead
for if the spirit which raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you.. Rom. 8:11
In a nutshell, He is the person of the God head at work on earth today. He
is responsible for every single manifestation of God in this our current
dispensation and as such, you cannot amount to anything if you are not
acquainted with Him.
HOW TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT

(1)Be Born Again
If you started this book from the very beginning, I have already laid the
foundation about being born again. The Holy Spirit is Gods gift to His
children (born again) only.
(2)
Ask
If you want Him, you have to ask, be serious about it and just ask.
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more
shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him. Luke 11:13 .
How Do You Know You Have Received the Holy Spirit?
Well this is a very simple question to answer, yet many have great trouble
with this. So I will just go ahead and answer it. First, I want to remind you
that as Christians, our standard is the Bible.
The Bible gives us certain truths about this Gift of the Holy Spirit. First in
Luke 11:9-13
And I say unto you, Ask, and 2 it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find
knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For everyone that asketh receiveth; and he that
seeketh findeth and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. If a son shall ask bread of
any of you that is a father will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish
give him a serpent? Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? If ye then,
being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your
heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him
We are specifically assured in verse 9 that if we ask, we shall (most
definitely) receive and in verse 13 it is made clear that this was in total
connection with receiving the Holy Spirit. Therefore, we know we have
received the Holy Spirit because we have asked, so the only requirement is
that when you ask, believe you receive it and you shall have it.
Secondly, and this is the most profound one for which many get into
trouble, is the issue of speaking in tongues. From the Bible, every time a
person receives the baptism of the Holy Spirit, the first thing that happens
is that they speak in tongues. Tongues are an inspired utterance given to
the believer by the Holy Spirit dwelling within him.
And they were filled with the spirit and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit
gave them utterance, Acts 2:4
And when Paul had laid hands upon them the Holy Ghost came on them and they
spoke with tongues and prophesied. Acts 19:6
The outward proof of having been baptized with the Holy Ghost (another
way of saying receiving the Holy Spirit) is that you speak in tongues. The
point here however is that many fail to recognize that the Holy Spirit does
not do the praying. You do it, but he gives the utterance. In other words,
he puts the words in your heart but you speak it, and you have a right to
decide whether to speak or not. However, the fact remains that when you
asked to receive the Holy Spirit, God gave Him to you and all you need do
is to speak the words he gives to you.
So, many may be thinking; all Christians are not beyond human, in fact I
even know so many Christians who dont even match up to normal human
standards. It is not uncommon to think that way, its true that very few
Christians operate at the class of being Beyond Human, far short of
being Eternal Excellencies, however there is a reason for this, and thats
because only very few Christians are full of the Spirit.
In the Bible, it is clearly stated to us that most of the people who did extra ordinary acts were men filled with the Spirit (men of the Spirit):
(1) STEVEN whose face shown as that of an angel
And all that stood in the council looking steadfastly on him, saw his face as if it were the
face of an Angel Act 6:15
This is the man said to be a man full of the Spirit
..and they chose Steven a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost Act 6:5.
(2) PHILIP; the man who teleported

And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit1 of the Lord caught away
Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more and he went on his way rejoicing. But Philip
was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to
Caesarea. Acts 8:39-40
He was among the men who qualified as full of faith and of the Holy
Ghost. Acts 6:3-5
(3) The great apostle PAUL who did so many remarkable things in his
lifetime, and who is still as relevant today as when he was alive. He was
also a man of the spirit. In fact, he advises us to be filled with the spirit
.but be ye not drunk with wine, wherein in excess, but be filled with the spirit
Ephesians 5:18
Being filled with the Spirit is different from being baptized with the
Holy Spirit. Being filled with the Spirit is a continuous process, as a
matter of fact the Greek translation of Ephesians 5:18 is be being filled
with the spirit. So, the day you receive the Holy Ghost with speaking in
tongues, you get filled with the Spirit but that alone does not make you a
man of the Spirit, it is when you are continually being filled with the
Spirit that you become a man of the Spirit full of the Spirit.
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BENEFITS OF BEEN FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT

(1)You are able to pick signals from God
This is the number one benefit that puts us ahead. Imagine if you knew
all the occurrences of the future, what is going to happen wouldnt
you be better off? Sure, if you knew the stock market was going to crash
you wouldnt dare make investments there. Being filled with the Spirit
enables you to get information that is not available to the world, because
God is always ready to give his children all it takes to be on top, its just
that we are not usually positioned properly to receive.
There is the story of a man who became a millionaire when millions
were scarce (unlike today). This man was an investor, but he never made
any wrong investments and made large gain. He never made losses
because whenever a proposal was brought to him, he sought Gods
counsel on what to do- and he always got it (because he was full of the
Spirit) and followed it.
(2)
You Become Truly Limitless
When full of the Spirit, you begin to see the world as God sees it. What
men see as obstacles becomes inconsequential to you. You are no longer
limited by natural laws. It is at the point when you are full of the Spirit
that you can dare to walk on water and see it as dry ground. When you
are full of the Spirit, you are able to take any challenge. You believe you
cannot fail. The promises of God become so real to you and so easy to
walk in. I will share a personal testimony along this line. On a certain
day after fasting and praying, I then lay on my bed just worshipping.
Then I decided to look at any random portion of my Bible so I
stumbled on Hebrews 12:22
But you are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly
Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of Angels
As I shut my eyes still singing, I had my first vision in which I talked to
some folks in heaven and got some directions concerning some steps I
wanted to take. The point I am trying to get across to you is that I was
filled with the Spirit, so it became easy for me to walk in the reality of
those words Specifically the one that said I was in the midst of spirit
of just men made perfect (which was mentioned in the following
verses). No wonder even John the author of the book of Revelation told
us that he got the book when he was full of the Spirit.
I was in the spirit on the Lords day, and heard behind me a great voice as of a
trumpetRev. 1:10.
When we are full of the Holy Spirit, we cease to be human, we literally
become gods in human flesh and this is the picture of an Eternal
Excellency.
How To Be Continuously Filled With the Holy Spirit

And be not drunk with wine wherein in excess, but be filled with the spirit;
Speaking to yourselves in Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual songs, singing and making
melody in your heart unto God Ephesians 5: 18- 19.
We can classify all of this singing of psalms, hymns and spiritual songs
under the broad scope of praise and worship. As we have established
before, God is now resident in our lives as Christians. It is worthy of
note that having God resident in you does not mean He will manifest
himself in your life, but there are things that we can do to make God
manifest himself in us and the most important is being in an atmosphere
of praise and worship.
The Bible says a lot concerning the effect of praise to God. In the book
of Exodus 15: 11 we are told that God is fearful in praises, the Amplified
Bible translates this as awesome in splendor -thats to say that when we sing
praises to God, He reveals himself in our lives to such a point that he
does awesome things through us.
In the New Testament, Jesus himself said;
but the hour cometh and now is when the true worshippers shall worship the father in
spirit and in truth: for the father seeketh such to worship him. John 4:23
So when you choose to live a lifestyle of worship, God is constantly ready

to manifest his Spirit through you. If you want to constantly be full of the
Spirit, make up your mind to worship and praise Him continuously.
CHAPTER SEVEN
ITS UP TO YOU
The greatest gift God has given to man is the power of choice. You could
choose to have a bath and you could choose not to. You could choose to
become a thief. You could choose to be a saint. Its all about you and your
choice; no one else can do anything about it, not even God. Of course,
people could advise you, yet its still up to you.
You could be a nonentity or you could be an Eternal Excellency. Its all up
to you, not your father, your mother or even God, friend, its all up to you.
Your world revolves around your choices, your decisions and your
knowledge. Its all up to you. You can manifest as a limitless being,
designed by God to be an Eternal Excellency, the joy of many generations;
but friend, its your responsibility to see it made. Therefore, in this chapter,
I am going to give you some additional responsibilities which constitute the
fiber of a lifelong Excellencies.
BECOME A MAN OF FAITH AND OF THE SPIRIT.

This is our most important responsibility as Christians; to be men and
women of faith and of the Spirit. The truth however is that not every
Christian is a person of faith and of the Spirit.
Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy
Ghost and wisdom Acts 6:3
Here we see that if all of them there were people of faith and of the Spirit,
then the apostles would have just picked any one of them. Just as it was in
that time, we still have loads of people who are not people of faith and of
the Spirit.
In Hebrews 11, known as the faith hall of fame, there are several stories of
Eternal Excellencies, which show the incredible things they were able to
achieve just because they had faith. I illustrated clearly in the previous
chapter, what things men did when they were under the control of the
Spirit. So we see that there have been men of faith (the Word) and also
men of the Spirit, but the greatest potential is reached at the point where
one becomes a man of faith and the Spirit. To become this man, you
must submit to these two forces
(1) The Law of Faith
(2) The Ministry of The Spirit
The Law of Faith

What is Faith?
The classic definition of faith is found in Hebrews 11.
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:1-2
Another preacher teaches that faith is the response of the human spirit to
the word of God. Now the Bible tells us that faith comes by hearing the
word of God:
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God Rom. 10:17
This means that you cannot separate faith from Gods word. To get
anything from God, you need to have faith.
For without faith it is impossible to please God Hebrews 11:6
To mark your superiority over the world, to truly manifest your full
potential as a Christian, its got to be by faith
For whosoever is born of God overcometh the world, and this is the victory that
overcometh the world, even our own faith. 1 John 5:4
Faith simply put is believing, not just believing anything you want but
believing that Gods word is so. Faith, by my definition, is acting like Gods
word is real.
To get from where you are to where you want to be, friend, it has to be by
faith. The man who lives by faith takes his throne as the god over th e
affairs of His life, and we can verify that by simply comparing these two
scriptures.
If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believe Mark 9:23
With men it is impossible, but not with God. For with God all things are possible
Mark 10:27.
The question is not however whether you have faith, because the Bible says
you do have it
.according as God has dealt to everyman the measure of Faith Romans 12:3
The question is whether you are growing in it.
How to Increase your Faith
(1)Study The Word
This is the number one inexcusable action you must take if you want to
increase your faith.
And now brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of His grace, which is able
to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified Acts
20:32
We see that one prescription to increase your faith is to study the word.
Also in Romans 8:17 since faith comes by hearing, it can also be increased
by hearing. Read the Bible, study it, get tapes, videos, podcasts, books, etc.
Go online, just study materials drawn from the word of God.
(2)
Meditate On the Word
Meditating on the word of God simply means to ponder upon or critically

examine what has been said. For example, if God says, You are the apple
of my eyes, you begin to think deeply about it, begin to visualize it and
begin to think of yourself as the apple of His eyes. The scripture says we
should meditate day and night
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein
day and night Joshua 1:8
So, while walking on the street, you could just be pondering or thinking
about that thing that you have read, just imagining that it is so. Thats
meditation.
(3)
Get your Mind Renewed by the Word
This is the very next step after meditation. In fact, I always think of it as
the reason for meditation. Look at Romans 12:2
And be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind,
that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God. Romans
12:2
We are instructed to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. In

other words, to be transformed into a person who is beyond human
indeed, you need to renew your mind. Mind Renewal simply means a
change of mindset, and that action happens after prolonged meditation on
certain truths, that is, you continue thinking and pondering on what God
has said about you, you keep seeing what he has said as your reality, you
keep on imagining yourself doing what He says you can do, up until the
point it becomes your present hour reality. It becomes your mindset.
(4)
Confession
This is the final key in the school of faith. It is the single and most
important of all of them although it cannot function without the others.
Dr. David Oyedepo puts it this way, If its too big for your mouth, its
too big for your hand. Lets take a critical look at this scripture in Joshua
1:8
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein
day and night.
Did you notice that it says the book shall not depart out of your mouth?
That indicates confession. Confession involves proclaiming what you
believe. It doesnt mean just saying anything, but saying what you believe.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it shall eat of the fruit
thereof. Proverbs 18:21
In this verse, we are made to understand that our state, whether we live or
die, whether we fail or succeed, whether we just survive or are prosperous,
is a function of how we use our tongues (what we say). It also says, they
that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. In other words, those who use their
tongues to say the right words are going to have the benefits. We are
further advised in the Bible in Psalm 34:12-13
What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days that he may see good? Keep thy
tongue from evil and thy lip from speaking guile.
Therefore, the quality of life we live is a direct function of what we say.
The things we see in our lives today are a direct consequence of what we
have said, and the things we are going to see are a function of what we will
say.
This is one reason people suffer, the very words of their mouths have
ensnared them, their negative speech, words like I do not have money,
things are hard, my son is foolish. You hear people say lots of
negative stuff and one way or the other, it gives their lives directions. As I
have said, failure is a choice, dear friend, begin to speak what you want to
see. The future is yours.
THE MINISTRY OF THE SPIRIT
I said a lot about this in the last chapter when I talked about filled being
with the Spirit but there still remains much to be said.
(5) Speaking in Tongues

This is an essential key in the ministry of the Spirit. To have your spirit in
charge you have to pray with it, and thats what speaking in tongues is all
about.
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is
unfruitful 1 Cor. 14:14.
When you speak in tongues, you energize your spirit, because your spirit is
what is praying and at that moment, your understanding is unproductive. If
we want to live the kind of life God has prepared for us, it is going to be by
our ability to suppress our humanity by our spirituality. The terms I used
here, humanity and spirituality, can be loosely substituted by the terms
flesh and Spirit. To live beyond human abilities you must be able to tap
into your Spirits ability, but in Galatians 5:17;
For the flesh lusteth against the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh: and these are
contrary the one to the other, so that you cannot do the things that you would.
We are made to understand that the flesh and the Spirit struggle for
control, but the fact is that we choose who wins the contest.
For he that soweth to the flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption, but he that soweth to the
spirit shall of the spirit reap life everlasting Galatians 6:8
Therefore, if we want to walk in a realm beyond human abilities we
develop our spirit by speaking in tongues.
(6) Fasting
Fasting is separating yourself from things (that you would normally like to
do) so you could be with God. Fasting in itself is a very touchy exercise in
that when we decide to fast, our body begins to fight back at us. This
shows that the flesh is practically warring against your spiritual desires
(your spirit) and once again, you choose who wins. When you fast, you are
training your spirit to dominate your flesh and remember, if you want to
see anything great happen to you its going to involve your Spirit. So start
fasting, ensure to put your spirit in charge.
A combination of these six steps positions you to be a man of faith and of
the spirit and I tell you, nothing can stop you, nothing in the world is able
to stop you.
I will end with a story that illustrates the practical combination of these
principles.
At some point in my life I was passing through a tough situation then I sat
down to find out from Gods word that I could do anything absolutely
anything, but the problem was how I was going to change this.
After some searching, I found the keys I just shared with you. Then I drew
up a plan. First, as I woke up every morning I took my Bible and meditated
on the Scripture in Col. 1:27 and Col. 2:3. The understanding I got from
these verses made me come to an agreement that if Christ is in me, and in
Him lies all the mighty untapped treasures of wisdom and knowledge, then
I am a possessor of the sorts of information that the world would pay
anything for. So after meditating I began to confess that the wisdom that
the world is searching for is available to me. I began to confess that kings
are coming to hear the wisdom that proceeds out of my mouth. And after a
while, I began to see myself as one bigger than the inventors of all times, I
had my mindset changed. It was also during that period that I began to
confess that I am an Eternal Excellency, the joy of many generations
according to the scripture.
Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will
make thee an Eternal Excellency, A joy of many generations. Isaiah 60:15.
That is the inspiration behind this book. I then spoke in tongues in order
to energize my spirit, because I knew my success is in my spirit, after which
I talked to God and went ahead with the days work. After doing this
consistently, I just couldnt imagine myself fall short. At the end I was able
to gallantly walk out of the adverse situation. The important thing here is
that I now know what to do in order to surpass myself. Although I did
everything physically recommended, I know my change came from the
Spirit.
Our confessions are our driving force. If your spirit is alive, your
confessions will push you towards what you say, you just have to be
consistent with it. This book you are reading is a product of my confession,
every morning right from my third year in school, I always confess that
kings are coming from far away to hear the wisdom that proceeds out of
me and I believe that is the force that pushed this book out of me. Begin to
practice what you have learnt.
The Ball is in your court, its all up to you. Surpass human abilities and
become an Eternal Excellency.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Adiele Victor Chinedu is the founder of the Kingfisher group, a
conglomeration of companies dedicated to establishing the superiority of
Gods wisdom over the current world system, and thus taking over the
world economics for Christ one step at a time. He runs with the vision that
one day all nations; all people and sectors will surrender to the lordship of
Christ via the operation of the children of God at their optimum
capabilities. He is born to the family of Mr and Mrs Adiele. He has four
siblings Princewill, Kingsley, Ugochukwu and Favour.

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you have either directly or indirectly chosen to be . When so many folks

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cannot just do things because of their implications on those to whom you

he founded at the age of 21 has become a household name; Bill Gates

Dependence vs. Independence

It then dawned on me that so many young people today are preparing to

not learn maturity, you only become mature . To be a master in

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Now I want us to look at a very serious, but most often unattended

Putting up with something painful or unpleasant?

just given to you void of active involvement in the processing of its

people. Common sense is received knowledge; it is knowledge as

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important it is for them to research for information that will change

me give you a very common instance: In Nigeria the common definition

somewhere to go. You do not embark on a journey to nowhere. If

(1) SUCCESS IS NOT AN ACCIDENT

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purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more

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(3) NOBODY EVER GOT RICH BY SAVING ALONE

Matthew 25 vs. 14 -27

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(4) MATURITY IS GROWN INTO NOT LEARNED

hundred books on business, attended seminars, even held a degree in

was not built in a day, If you ever want to amount to excellence,

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Mediocrity simply means averageness; that is, a quality that is adequate or

not designed to make anybody rich, it was designed to make

Another big advantage of studying biographies is that it gives you a

army, which makes large numbers formidable procures success to

that one does it consistently while the other does it as convenient .

know that you can be disciplined

make a resolve to be disciplined

Get a bunch of Rules

You are about to enter into the heart of this book.

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to Him, so to justify their inadequacies, they simply resort to saying there

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1 Corinthians 13 vs. 4-8:

cannot do anything about it but because this is who he is so he gives you

(7) God does not think evil towards you.

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(9) GOD never Fails

devil. Up until that time, death wasnt mentioned, sickness wasnt

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Thank You for saving me. Amen.

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