Identity Card…

It is amazing how a person’s identity can be a struggle to define. The question arises with different situations, directly or indirectly. A query as simple as ‘who are you?’ and one wonders how itgets a response that insinuatesan attack on the personality. Your identity can neither be clearly understood nor presented until you are properly positioned.Therefore, you cannot be confident of the consciousness you do not carry. “There he came to a cave and lodged in it; and behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and He said to him, What are you doing here, Elijah?” 1 Kings 19:9 (AMP). That was the case with even a great man of God. He lost consciousness of all that God had invested in him, the moment he chose to be at a wrong location. A man loses sight of his destination when he gets de-focused off the goal he should aim. What are you doing here, with these strange people? What is the ark of God doing in dagon’s residence? There is a fact about being single-hearted withthe outline of your future. Run away from the lure to get ensnared in things that would not help you realize that goal. Do not be double-minded. Stay on track, remain stable and press towards your goal in the power of the Holy Spirit. A definite self-examination you need to practice frequently -You must be able to describe your own mission statement. You are an entity in itself - that should have an insight of who you are, what you are about and where you aim at reaching! You are the chief executive officer of the establishment called you- no other person should have an apt explanation of what you represent, better than you! Take hold of the pen by yourself and author your own story – your identity! You have been bought with a price; you are first a possession of Christ before any achievement in the world. The secret with maintaining your identity as a child of God is with your associations. “How blessed are those who reject the advice of the wicked, don’t stand on the way of sinners or sit where scoffers sit!” Psalm 1:1 (CJB). If you loaf around the wrong crowd, your good virtues diffuse into the negative energy they represent. You begin to think, reason, talk and behave like them. You cannot stand aloof; you become defined by the majority – that’s your identity! The world will describe you by the identity they recognize. It is by sustaining a relationship with Godthat helps the consciousness of who you represent in this world and your priority will not be misplaced. “For as you know him better, he will give you, through his great power, everything you need for living a truly good life: he even shares his own glory and his own goodness with us! And by that same mighty power he has given us all the other rich and wonderful blessings he promised; for instance, the promise to save us from the lust and rottenness all around us, and to give us his own character. But to obtain these gifts, you need more than faith; you must also work hard to be good, and even that is not enough. For then you must learn to know God better and discover what he wants you to do”. 2 Peter 1:3-5 (TLB). Henceforth, your delight should be in the things of God; His Word, as you meditate on these instructions day and night, He has promised that you will be like trees planted by streams — you will bear the fruitsof godliness in season and yourvirtues like fresh green leaves will never wither, everything you do will succeed. God that has promised is faithful to sustain you and bring your life to an expected attainment! Beloved, never lose your identity as God’s own! “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind”. 2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV).Work out your escape from the expectations of the enemy. The world is only taken by surprise when you succeed! Show us your identity card! ayanfeLAMPROS http://www.ayanfelampros.blogspot.com NOTE: AMP (Amplified Bible Version) CJB (Complete Jewish Bible) TLB (The Living Bible) KJV (King James Version) Phone Contacts: 0802 828 6163, 0803 5100 530.

The Remnant…

It bothers that very few people these days hold values in high regard. Sometimes one wonders at the boldness with which unlikely people deviate from the ideal. Not only is it that the society has become less of a community. Gone are the days that a child gets mentored by every adult in the neighborhood, but now, you must be doubly sure of who you entrust the care of your child to. “And he said, Oh, let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak again only this once. Suppose ten [righteous people] shall be found there. And [the Lord] said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake”. Genesis 18:32 (AMP) Abraham had to bargain with God when he pleaded that Sodom be spared of destruction. There is always a remnant of people who have their values intact, regardless of the widespread moral decadence in a society. God has His ways of preserving His own. There is yet a seven thousand reserve whose knees have not bowed down to baal and whose mouths have not kissed him! Even though maintaining chastity be not of popular honor anymore, if it takes the obedience of only a few, it is a value that has earned the upholders of the practice, much honor and God’s rewards. It does not matter that it is no longer ‘in fashion’. Child of God, don’t compromise your identity; that is what truly matters. Your titles have no importance with God and do nothing to count for eternity! When you take a lone stand with God is when you must preserve your integrity and sign in the correct time at the workplace. Few people will dare to say ‘No’ to unevenness in any amount it shows. There is a remnant of those who grieve and lament over the detestable trends in our world- The likes of John the Baptist do not mind the disapproval and labeling but speak the truth about what God requires from us and what He disapproves of. “So too at the present time there is a remnant (a small believing minority), selected (chosen) by grace (by God's unmerited favor and graciousness)”.Romans 11:5 (AMP). The world harasses us when we refuse to conform to its standards. Even though they may intimidate us, with God, we will always emerge victorious. This is the attitude we ought to have towards those who try to pressurize us into disobeying what we know to be God’s Will for us. When there are life conflicts, we are sometimes tempted to belief that we are alone in standing for God and get discouraged. We must remember that God has His remnant even in difficult situations. The remnants are those who have genuinely turned to God and whose hearts are with Him. I must say that ‘the remnants’ are indeed few! God changes the lives of those who receive Jesus and are willing that God work in them. “What is left of Israel shall not do iniquity or speak lies, neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth, for they shall feed and lie down and none shall make them afraid”. Zephaniah 3:13 (AMP) Beloved reader, are you in the number saved by God’s Grace? Broad is the route to destruction, but narrow is the way to salvation - I beseech thee, get enlisted today! ayanfeLAMPROS http://www.ayanfelampros.blogspot.com NOTE: AMP (Amplified Bible Version) Phone Contacts: 0802 828 6163, 0803 5100 530.