By: Pastor Kunle Olaide
Date: Sunday, July 31th, 2022
Venue: University of Lagos Multi purpose hall
Text: 1st Thessalonians 5:3, Job 32: 8, Romans 12:2
Every mind wants to succeed
Every success meets at the top
The ladder of success does not discriminate against who climbs it.
Success itself is arriving at God’s expected end for you.
If your thinking can be suspended, your destiny can be arrested
If thinkers go on strike, the world will be grounded to a halt
Thinking is not the same thing as worry, thinking looks for a solution, and worry magnifies the problem.
Every man carries a Spirit, Soul, and body. There are three components of the Soul. They include Memory, Emotion, and Mind.
The mind is the biggest factory in the world; spend more money on your mind than on your wardrobe.
Types of mind in man:
- Natural/Canal mind. Romans 8:6. This type of mind is not necessarily evil but such a mind is not spiritual.
- Demonic mind. Genesis 6:5
- Christ-like mind/Godly mind. This type of mind manifests in a different formats. They include;
– Sacrificial mind. Philippians 2:5
– Transformational mind. Romans 12:2. As believers, we are not supposed to conform but to convert. We are not thermometers, we are thermostats.
– Generational thinker. Such individuals think about the future. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob means the God of generational thinking. Sew seed today that will germinate tomorrow.
The way you spend shows your thinking pattern. If you are not thinking of the future, the future will not remember you.
2 Corinthians 8:9.
Every human needs strength and it is manifested in three ways:
- Endurance: This is applicable when you are dealing with the devil.
- Long suffering: This is applicable when dealing with man.
- Patience: This is applicable when dealing with God.
How to prepare for the kingdom.
1. Read your Bible. Joshua 1:8. Cultivate the habit of not eating before reading the word of God daily.
2. Pray continually. You can always know people by what they ask for.
Bartimaeus asked for sight, the lame man at the beautiful gate asked for penny and Solomon asked for wisdom. What you ask for in your closet defines you. When you see a successful man, ask for mentorship.
There are two thrones in the life of a man.
- Energy. An average man uses energy to work and it can always fail.
- Grace. Hebrew 4:12. This is important in people’s lives. It begins to work when energy is finished.