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Saying YES

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I was the best at saying ‘No’ to things that seemed way bigger than me. You would always have a “Yes” from me, if it was something I considered I could do after, weighing and measuring it up against my strength, until I realized I was denying myself of the opportunity to grow. Sometimes, saying NO is not wrong, but when I considered my reasons for saying NO which were: -       Acting out of fear -       Measuring those tasks against my strength I was so wrong and to worsen it ...those two things are known for putting GOD off. The result: -   I was not learning and therefore I plateaued -   I had no idea what I was capable of doing because I kept doing the usual -   I had no idea what GOD could do through me A quick scenario.... Some years back, I stepped into my office and my coordinator motioned to me to come. When I got to his desk, he looked at me and said “You have been assigned to go make a presentation on our behalf at the bla bla bla of West Africa

Our True Identity

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The first time I read Zechariah 8:13b, I read it in the KJV version but the day I stumbled on the the NLT translation, I was hyper-excited, it got me dancing.  The NLT version reads: Now I will rescue you and make you both a symbol and a source of blessing The message translation says: From now on, you’re the good-news people. Back to the NLT translation which says: I will rescue you and make YOU a symbol and source of BLESSING .....Let us break it down from back to forward - Symbol of the blessing - Source of the blessing - I will  - Make you Let's look at what it means to be a "Symbol of blessing " First what is the Blessing? - GOD's provision and favour. What is a symbol? - A mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process, e.g. the letter or letters standing for a chemical element or a character in musical notation When you hear, the symbol of the naira, what comes to mind? The naira sig