Divine Encounters

Day 9 Reading: Gen. 29:1- Gen. 30:43 Marriage is not to be entered carelessly. Jacob knew who he wanted to marry. He was willing to work hard for his wife. Notice that Rachel whom Jacob met him at a well just like his mother was met at a well. Be careful which well you meet your spouse or any relationship. Is it a life giving well or one that snaps life out of you?  Be careful when celebrating that people don't hoodwink you. Jacob was so happy that he was conned. He woke up the next morning and realised that he didn't get what he wanted. However, this didn't stop him from pursuing his dream. Don't allow the bumps and mishaps of life to stop you from making the dream real. Learn from Jacob who renegotiated his contract with Laban. Develop the skill to renegotiate in life when things don't go  your way. There are somethings in life I will only understand in Heaven. God cannot be questioned and His purposes are supreme and work together in all things. ...

Have you ever gotten to a place where you are fed up with the life you have lived so far and just desire to see a change. Over the last few days in the midst of the euphoria of being in the host city of the Olympic games I have become very discontent with my life. Now I am not being ungrateful that I am alive or even healthy; and I am not complaining. I just don't think I have achieved all that God has destined for me. I believe and know that I was born to influence this world for God. I was born to make a difference not just be different. In the middle of the night recently while walking the streets I began to cry as I realised that I haven't even scratched the surface of all that I can be. As I looked within myself and looked at all that God has for me I realised that its time to make necessary changes that will affect every area of my life. God has placed a hunger within me to strive for more and it begins with a Change begins with a cry. A cry for better or more; a...