By: Pastor Emmanuel Oladimeji Venue: UNILAG Multipurpose Hall Date: Sunday, 5th November, 2023 Text: Matthew 25: 1-25

Samson was anointed and called by God, but there was a time in his life, he could not deal with a secret battle. What you don’t deal with will eventually deal with you.

The reasons people fail in life and destiny have no respect for position, gender, race or age.

Here are some reasons people fail in life and destiny 1. Lack of discernment (Matthew 25:1-25)

There are times we need to draw some boundaries in our social engagements. Discernment is a primary gift every believer must have.

2. Carelessness (Hebrews 2:3; Revelation 2:11) A nonchalant attitude towards everything is dangerous. 3. Ignorance. about the laws of life, destiny, and the kingdom. A man is bound to fail when he lacks knowledge about his life.
“And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee. And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me.” – Ezekiel 2:1-2

4. Abuse and misuse (Matthew 25:14-30). This could be in terms of power, position, opportunities and privileges at your disposal; you must guard jealously what God has given to you.

5 Laziness and Procrastination. The end result of laziness is poverty. There is a place of prayer and fasting, there is also the place of diligence. Proverbs 15:19; 10:4. Once you are lazy, you end up as a beggar. If you must be great, you must deal with laziness and procrastination

Prayer points
– O Lord, deliver me from myself – O Lord, deliver me from my distraction – Lord, open my eyes to see the secrets behind what I am going through; and show me the way out. – Lord, please help me.