REASONS YOUR PRAYERS ARE NOT ANSWERED BY GOD.

Prayer is the soul of man talking to God. It is the most standard and acceptable way of entering into spiritual realm.

Jesus understood the real construction of man and he said that man ought to pray and not to faint ( luke 18 vs 1). Prayer moves the land that moves the world. The only instrument that change the face of every work that is done on earth is prayer . Take time to pray for it is the greatest power on earth.

The store house of heaven are continually overflowing with bounteous blessing and benefits much more than anyone can ever imagine or exhaust. All that we need for happiness in life and in eternity are available in inestimable quantity. This is believable because heaven is the abode of God, the soul creator and controller of the universe and everything that makes it habitable and enjoyable. The secret of unlocking heaven where wealth abound is prayer.

The place of prayer can never be overlooked since no other activity can get the attention and favour of heaven. For example, Jabez wouldn't have achieved anything if he had not prayed to God who turned his life around for better and enlarged his coast. Prayer draws the hand of God, and when the hand of God is up on a small thing, it becomes big.

Prayer is an immeasurable privileged granted to mortal men to commune with the immortal God. Prayer is talking to God, pouring out our heart desire to him in recognition of his power and might to intervene favourably in our situation.

TYPES OF PRAYER
A. ADORATION / PRAISE : IT is the act of worshipping God declaring his majesty, power and glory, recognising that he is sovereign creator and merciful redeemer and praising him for his incomparable attributes ( psalm 103:1-5)

B. THANKSGIVING : IT is the act of appreciating God and giving him thanks for every thing in our lives. We are commanded to give thanks to God in all circumstances ( 1 THESSALONIANS 5:18)

C. PETITION / SUPPLICATION : petition is asking God to do or change something while supplication is earnestly asking God for assistance. This prayer is for special needs such as cleansing from sin, daily bread, accommodation etc, ( 1 Sam 1:9-20).

D. INTERCESSION : this is a prayer for other people, here, one stands in the gap for someone else, to plead on their behalf for forgiveness of sin, restoration from backsliding, spiritual strength etc ( Luke 22: 31,32).

E. AUTHORITATIVE PRAYER : This is the type of prayer in which we exercise our spiritual authority as given to us by God in his word ( Mathew 18:18). A way of doing it is using God - given Power to bind the forces of darkness and set their captive free.

F. PRAYER OF AGREEMENT : this is the prayer of two or more people coming together to agree with one another and with the word of God that something definite should be done. ( Mathew 17:8-13)

G. PRAYER OF FAITH : this involves praying fervently, consistently and perseveringly - according to the will of God until there is break through. Prayer of faith is rooted in our confidence in God's promise, power and faithfulness. Elijah prayed this prayer ( 1 king 18:1,41-44).

FACTORS THAT HINDER PRAYER
1. SIN: ( PSALM 66:18; Isaiah 59:1,2)
2. NEGLECT OF MERCY ( JAMES
2:13-17,MATHEW 7:2)
3. DISOBEDIENCE AND SELF WILL (
proverb 1:24-30,1 John 3:21-22.)
4. BEING UNTHANKFUL TO GOD ( 1 thess 5:8)
5. UNFORGIVING SPIRIT ( MATHEW 5:43-48,6:12,18:23-35)
6. DOUBT / LACK OF FAITH ( MATHEW 17:19,20.)
Break through Is only obtain through prayers.... Pray everyday.

ACADEMIC DISTRACTIONS THAT WILL STOP YOUR DREAMS.

Distraction is anything that attracts you away from your focus. So many students today are easily distracted for so many reasons with so many things. Most students that are easily distracted, lack the principle of conversion as they are only good followers but bad leaders.
Distraction attracts procrastination.
Procrastination is simply putting off today responsibility for tomorrow for an unreasonable and unacceptable reasons. This days students procrastinate most of their studies and activities and replace them with either of the following distractions:

Movies
Most students spend time watching movies for up to five (5) hours per day. Nollywood, Hollywood and all the other woods have observed this and have repackaged their production to have six (6) to nine (9) CDs ( DVD/VCD) with different names eg. Love ; lost love..

FOOTBALL
this is the order of the day. English Premier League, LA Liga, UEFA CHAMPION LEAGUE. just name them. Most students hardly miss a chelsea match because they are chelsea fans but will miss a mathematics class because they are not mathematics fans. These students don't have a study group, but have a football club., they don't have a study center but have a viewing Centre, no reading time table but they have match fixtures, they can't analyze formula but can analyze football matches. What a pity! If you convert the Time spent to watch football match ( 105 minutes full time plus 30 minutes extra time and say 15 minutes for penalty kick. I.e 150 minutes or two and half hours) to your study time, you will be amazed at how much you would have learnt by the end of the term.

FRIENDS
MOST students are good followers simply because they can't initiate anything. If you keep following you won't be able to take decisions. If a person decides to go to a night club instead of a night class, the following friend will also abandon him/her night class for the night clubs.

MUSIC
A very good and powerful distractor. With the invention of Mobile phones, most students now listen to music on the go instead of searching and loading their phones with audio lectures. Most students can sing ten (10) songs error free with each lasting for five (5) minutes while they can't quote ten laws or theories error free.

SOCIAL NETWORK
WE are in the phase of higher technology with lots of social networks in existence. Now, most students follow Twitter to attend classes on 2go, read Facebook with the question on WhatsApp. Now students chat while lectures are going on. The abuse of social networks has so much risen among students and this is seriously affecting them.


GAMES
Play station, x-box, bricks etc are now playing the students . Some students leaves their houses to their friends house just to play games instead of reading together. The worst of it all are those who don't know how to play the games, but enjoys watching others play it (spectators).

Other distraction can easily results from any of the following :
* sleep
* lack of finance
* Environment
* psychology
* Emotions etc

THE POWER BEHIND TALENT 2

Number of talent ( Gifts) answers the question on how many talents ( gifts) one can have at a time?. The truth is that one can have more than one talent. The way you handle your talent determines whether God ( the giver of talent) will add more to you or not.
The Bible says, in a rich man's house there are many vessels some are made of wood, some of silver, some of gold but if any one can purify himself of these things, he will be made vessel unto honour. We encourage you today to work with what you have. A worker is worthy of his wages. After er planting comes harvest. A talented worker cannot be idle cannot be poor and cannot be for food . It is your special ability that makes you remembered. It makes you relevant, it also makes you stands the test of time .


BASIC ENEMIES OF TALENT M

There are many enemies of talent, but distraction is the chief. Satan Cannot have power over you unless you are distracted . Fear is the greatest devastating instrument of the enemy but it begins to occur after distraction must have taken it's full cause . Other enemies of talent include :

1. Sin : this could be seen as breaking of God's law or behavior that is against the principles of morality. It is also an offense against the general public and is considered contrary to common sense . It militates against talent.

2. Inferiority complex : This makes one feel he is not qualified or that he has the lowest rank, social position, quality and importance . Anyone who has this type of feeling may not really like to function or show case his talent

3. Success : When people think they have made it, they relax and fail to do anything again.

4. Distraction : This is the major enemy of talent . It is saying no to Hebrew 12:2, Which says looking unto jesus, the author and finisher of our faith ...... It is trying to cover up disgrace or shame that may occur or may not really occur or the one that has already occurred .

5. Comparison : When you compare yourself with others, you will either think you have much or that you have not even started. Comparison never a true test of anything.

6. Negative thinking : The way you think is the way you act. When your thinking is negative your actions, and confession will be negative. What you think about yourself makes you say what you say about yourself. AS A MAN THINKS IN HIS HEART, SO HE IS.

7. Habits : This is a condition, a general quality of the mind or body. It is someone settled practice and usual behavior that cannot easily be given up.

8. Procrastination : putting off what should be done immediately till next time is a big enemy of talent. Procrastination is not only a thief of time but a grave where opportunities are buried.

9. Disobedience : A disobedient person knows the rules, regulations, principles, guild lines and order up on which he functions but refuse to pay attention to them. Production should be based on specifications.

10. Past failure : sometimes, one may not like to try again because he couldn't make it last time when he tried.

11. Discouragement : When one is discouraged from doing something, it means that difficult has been put on his way ; make it seem not worth while. It means that the person has been persuaded not to try to do anything. A lot of things can lead to Discouragement.

12. Laziness. Poverty will always overtake Laziness since anyone who possess this type of bad quality is inactive, does little work and is even unwilling to work. He knows what should be done but he is not ready to do it.

13. The opinion of others : This is also called public opinion - it has to do with what others think concerning you. Some people may because of other people opinion fail to face their talents. They may think you should be bigger or smaller or none of them.

14. Pride : pride goes before a fall . It is as a result of knowledge of one's worth and character . Too high an opinion of oneself, position and processions.

15. Tradition : These are opinion, belief, customs, etc handed down and is believed to be unchangeable.

Other enemies of talent are Environment, Satan, society pressure, opposition , etc.

COMPONENT OF TALENT

1. INDIVIDUAL TALENT : This simply describes talent which one has personally and doesn't depend on other people's talent to show case it. It is just what God has blessed him with specially. For example, an inspirator, a public speaker, etc doesn't depend on any other to function.

2. Collective Talent : This is talent of a group. The individual that makes up the group depend on each others talent to function. For example, in music making. All are expected to function in order to make music, the drummer, the vocalist, the boardist, the dancers, the lead guitar, etc.
In this component of talent, team spirit is needed to record a successful work.

TIPS TO HELP YOU MANAGE YOUR FINANCE

No matter what an individual, a corporate body, a self employed, a ministry, a college or a government are doing they need a financial foresight to be getting ahead and staying ahead.
Money will run to anyone who understand how to use it.

You need to be well informed on effective financial management. Why do companies fail? The risk of money involved in business as a working capital is as a result of lack of financial prudence. It could lead to excessive borrowing ; thereby pose a threat to the growth of the business. Though there are many ways companies or individual firm can fold - up are :

A. Increase in borrowing

B. Low profitability and.

C. Low liquidity etc

In managing, 5 major things to be considered are below :

A. Working capital

B. Gain

C. Capital employed

D . Cost and

E. Capital structure .

A. The working capital : is the part or whole money being used to operate the business. This makes possible the production, marketing or distribution of goods and services. It must be managed properly to avoid wastage.

B. Gain : it is the money receive less cost of production . This is different from the working capital. The gains must be saved. It must not be added to working capital except you want the business to be compounded. It could be used for expansion .

C. Capital employed : it has a direct influence to generate revenue, cost and profit. It can act as form performance indicators and it represents operations capability and competence. Also it is the revenue generational capacity, quality and volume. It is assets to generate value and customers service. It slow cost and profit generation in two phases productivity and operational efficiency.

D. Capital structure : this involved

different source of financial used in the business . The capital or fund are made to strengthen the business specially the period of economic melt down.

E. Cost : Business results, indicating all expenses incurred by the use depends on an individual ability to manage and control cost in order to enhance profitability ..

TOP SECRET TO MAKE MONEY AFTER SECONDARY SCHOOL

Do not worry. Sit down and have a rethink. There are hidden treasures that are needed to be tapped here . Be prayerful and ask God for a proper direction . Look ! People opened a shop without a kobo people have gone to school without a kobo. People have started churches without being sponsored . People have married without a dine. Many of these are bigger responsibilities than operating business . You can start farm clearing on your family land, then, farm on it without dine.

HOW TO RAISE MONEY FROM LITTLE SAVINGS.

If you have finished secondary school, no work . Find home teaching around your home where you will not spend a kobo . Let your employer to know about you and make sure you are in agreement of time to start, lecture duration, days to attend, money to be paid within a week or month. Have several home teaching works . Says five homes, be able to save part of them after sometime, you can start a business of your choice established from the little amount saved.

If you do not go to the primary school or you have to. Find people around that you can help wash clothes, then after you iron it. Go to many people likewise in a month you can save part of the money . Go the house around you , think of what you can offer to life, what that person cannot do. Imagine how you can approach someone to do it with agreement. Most billionaire you are seeing on the street did worst jobs. Rather than resort to criminal activities that God did not destined for you.

There are a lot of people out there that wanted someone to come making things done. " Not how far, but how well" how you start now matters . That is either a success or a failure depends on your choice..

B. BE AFRAID TO FAIL. Know that there will be success and there will be failure. Read books about risk management to bullet proof yourself from it.

Experience has taught me how to handle risk. Be broadminded, plan and choose the best alternative in achieving your goals. Risk management what is it about? The process of making strategic choices and allocating resources to implementing plans give rise to a risk.

It could be risk of :

A. Value loss.
B. Time scale
C. Resource commitment

When your strategy is unsuccessful and the business experience losses to investors criticisms. But when the strategy is successful investors will be committed to the business.
Risk can be avoidable by making strategic risk assessment, within the process of handling business, knowing your clients risk aversion and return time to you prepare long term .

Know it is a risk free or if risk is certain, then negotiate, evaluate and plan up to manage that risk or you do without it. Avoid greed and bad adviser, a risk will far from you.

BASIC TIPS TO PHYSICAL FITNESS.

* Avoid a regular intake of junk food as they do more harm than good. Try to eat nutritious and balance meal.

* Avoid smoking because it destroys important organs of the body.

* Stimulant ( Drugs, caffeine), deter physical fitness.

* Refuse to be depressed. Be in charge always and motivate yourself.

* Disease in general, particularly heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and other ailments are detrimental to physical fitness.

* stop excessive intake of alcohol.

Bible, the Holy book says " I wish you above all things that your soul mayest prosper even as you be in health. God wants you to be healthy and energetic. These are your vital ingredients for effective and efficient functioning. Be healthy and work as the Lord has commanded you.

Don't eat everything put in front of you . Be selective reject what you know will give too many calories. Slow down. Why hurry? Enjoy your meal by noticing what you are eating, the colours, the flavours, the interaction of foods. Listen to the body's signal that says, I'm full. I don't need any more.

Beware of the calories in what you are eating and drinking.

Note : Drinks can be a major source of calories, especially sweetened juices. Alcoholic drinks are also high in calories. Beware of those widely advertised soft drinks. Check the calories count on the label. You might be shocked.
Food manufacturers want you to eat more. Profit in their bottom line. They will try to exploit your weakness . Don't be taken in by their clever advertising and pretty pictures. You can say no!

Always eat your breakfast. If you skip breakfast, you are likely to concentrate less effectively in the late morning works, or study less efficiently, feel irritable and short tempered, or fall short of energy for afternoon ; for every filmsy excuse to skip breakfast, there is an even better reason to it.
Do not depend on alcohol and other drugs for stress management.

The use of alcohol and other drugs in an effort to reduce stress level actually contribute to stress in severe ways as the alcohol and other drugs wears off, the rebound effects makes the user feel very uncomfortable and stressed. Also proper diet should be taken to minimize stress.

Ensure you have adequate sleep successful management of stress and maintenance of good health, adequate sleep is important.

Don't kill yourself in a bid to perfect everything, do excellent jobs and God himself will perfect everything that concerns you.

WHAT IT TAKES TO SUCCEED

you are not truly free until you've been made captive by your mission in life . Peak performers are people who are committed to a compelling mission. It is very clear that they care deeply about what they do and their efforts, energies, and enthusiasm are traceable back to that particular mission. Seek happiness for its own sake, and you will not find it ; seek for purpose and happiness will follow as a shadow comes with the sunshine . As you reach for your destiny, it will be like a magnet that pulls you, not like a brass ring that only goes around once, destiny draws. Be committed to a course.

Commitment has to do with giving up one's self responsible for a particular undertaking. That which consumes you is what you are committed to. What do you do and how do you care about doing it.?

I look at a committed person as he who has decided to be strong enough for a particular exploit(s) that he wants to do. He who has made up his mind to be true to discharging his functions ; There is dignity in labour, go to work, whether it is raining or sun is shining. Don't allow anything to stop you. Be very ready to do it until you achieve a desired results, face every challenge that is associated with your work or course for living . Don't give up! Your miracle is on the way, it is not yet over until it is finally over.

STAGES OF COMMITMENT.

The different kinds of self resignation to fate ( destiny). The various types of concern one shows to what ever work he is doing. It is also called commitment measurement .

They are as follows :

1. PERSONAL COMMITMENT : Whoever single handedly pushes forward towards doing a particular job / work to achieve a desired aim is said to be personally committed.

2. WEAK COMMITMENT : When one level of commitment is half way and not properly rooted. The fellow seems to be sluggish and reluctant in discharging functions.

3. GROUP COMMITMENT : This occurs when a group of persons have collectively taken a stand to have something achieved.

4. STRONG COMMITMENT : One is said to be strongly committed when he is persistently throwing weight towards giving destiny it's requirements for the manifestation of the good works every destiny is associated with.

5. TOTAL COMMITMENT : When one is all round committed to a course, such person is said to be totally committed. I'm talking about when one has absolutely sold out himself to fate without any form of self reservation .

Note : As soon as you resign yourself to fate, your resignation is promptly accepted. You don't have a fate, you have a purpose. Everybody alive has a destiny . BE ON A MISSION.

TIPS TO MAINTAIN YOUR PHYSICAL FITNESS

Physical fitness is the ability to carry out one's physical activities without undue fatigue or tiredness and still have ample reserved energy to face unforseen emergencies and enjoy leisure time pursuit.

Fitness is not all about being slim, trim or even muscular but being able to cope with physical activities of daily living. Physical fitness is the body's capacity to actively engage in work and protect itself against infection, diseases and the effect of physical discomfort such as stress, cold, heat. It also implies a person having enough energy to cope with daily activities without getting undue tired, and energy to cope with emergencies as I have already said.

An individual who is physically fit can work properly in whatever capacity because the muscles are flexible and well strengthened.

Above all, longevity is assured when you are physically fit. A person must observe six things. These are cardio- Respiratory endurance or Aerobic capacity, body structure, body composition, body balance, both muscular, flexibility and strength are body structure, flexible and strong muscles, healthy heart and lungs, a good ratio of body fat to learn body mass and finally good balance.

A physical fitness programme is essential to be able to make up your body for the rest of your life.
Exercise with specified duration, intensity, and frequency which bears on all the six component of physical fitness. It includes a line up of physical activity that touches all the fitness requirements.
This can be as simple as walking a particular distance, swimming, jogging , skipping or even climbing a flight of stairs . Exercising in the gymnasium is also good particular for people with tight work schedules.

According to the assistant chief physiotherapist in the national orthopedic hospital, igbobi, Lagos state, Nigeria, Mrs Ademike sonuyi, majority of Nigeria are not physically fit due to various reasons. One of the reasons is that average Nigerian do not adhere to the important rule of making every meal a balanced diet. The Nigeria economy is also not helping the situation as schedules of majority of the private and some public parastatals, give no room for recreation is one factor that discourage people when it comes to commencing a fitness programme.
More so, Nigeria roads are so constructed that there is no provision for walking as means of exercising the body, she added .

" it is however necessary to consult a physiotherapist before embarking on a physical fitness programme. These professional are uniquely qualified to develop personalized conditioning programmes to promote fitness and avoid injury." when you see a physiotherapist, the state of your health is first ascertained and then a physical fitness programme that suit you developed ".

TOP KEYS TO SUCCESS

Courage means bravery - readiness to face danger, pain or suffering and have no fear. It is the quality that enables a person control fear in the face of danger, pain and misfortune. This is also the ability to act in the face of apparent catastrophe without being perturbed. Without courage, life is dull. You cannot embark on any work without the instrumentality of courage.

Ordinary people fear work, but it is only courageous men and women that takes the bull of work by the horn until it screams for mercy. One may not really need to be a Titan to be courageous rather it takes heart to have courage.

Our lord Jesus Christ is a very courageous man, the Bible says that he endured the cross, despising the shame and now is at the right hand side of the throne of God ( Hebrew 12 : 2 ) . It takes courage to despise shame and go ahead and discharged one's functions. People will always like to ridicule you each time they see you working - it take courage to bluff them and continue. The truth of the matter is that working is not suffering but, remember what transpired between God and Adam Genesis 3 : 17 - 19.

One must work courageously to get things done and not to fold his arm and expect things happen on their own. Every work one does is to put food on his table, So every effort one puts is to subdue those pain, suffering and misfortune that are associated to work and obtain desired results. If you still see work as punishment - well, it depends on the heart with which you approach it. Approach every of your work with courage and come out with desired results. It takes courage to despise sorrow and sweat.

IMPORTANT OF COURAGE
* Courage despise shame

* It makes for hardness

* it obtains result

* It also makes for boldness and audacity .

* Courage makes a man resistant and persistent .

* it also gives a person the capacity to go for the best.

* Courage gives you the power to endure till the end.

* it also gives a person the capacity to go for the best.

* It standardizes a man.

* It has power which knows no limit.
* It notices no fear.

* It makes a man relevant.

* Courage attracts honours and respect .

* Courage is the secret behind confidence.

* Courage notice no shame .

THE DISTINCTIVE POWER OF KNOWLEDGE

Generally speaking, knowledge is power. The force and energy with which you perform a particular job is determined by your knowing how to do it. It is understanding and familiarity gained by experience. It is range of information. When you are not informed, you are deformed .

Power is the capacity to do work. Meanwhile, the power of the muscle cannot be compared with the power of the brain. The power that has made America the most powerful country of the world is the world of the brain.

People go to school to acquire knowledge which gives them the capacity to understand situation and know what to do. A knowledgeable person is a technocrats he possess the technical know how and can bring about changes in the world.

Think about how man would have been going to places if he has got the knowledge of investing cars, trains, Aeroplane and so on. The difference between man and Other animals is knowledge. Knowledge preserves life and energy. Knowledge direct and focuses the brain to have a target.

Information is the main source of knowledge. Knowledge is the practical application of wisdom. When you know what to do concerning a particular thing, you are knowledgeable in that direction.

TYPES OF KNOWLEDGE
There are basically two types of knowledge.

1. RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE : Relevant knowledge and relevant information are used interchangeably to mean the same thing.
This type of knowledge provides man with the right facts that is connected with what is being discussed. It is relevant because our contemporary world has demand for it . Every century has the of knowledge that is relevant to it -that is standard knowledge. If it can proffer solution to the problem of this world, then it is relevant knowledge .

2 . IRRELEVANT KNOWLEDGE : This type of knowledge brings a man closer to his grave. It has nothing to do with the work at hand neither does it proffer any solution to the problem of this world. It might be a good idea but when it is not needed by contemporary world, it is said to be either outdated or sub-standard .

It is like using a part of an old model engine to fix and maintain a new model engine. A part of an model Mercedes Benz car cannot fix and maintain a new model Mercedes Benz car.

FACTORS THAT PROMOTES KNOWLEDGE

1 . THINKING : One who wants to acquire knowledge must always be ready to exercise the mind in order to form opinions and come to conclusions. It is always good for someone to sometimes roam about in his imagination considering how something can be done. Something that you have learnt to do, you should equally think on how to do it well.

2. TRAINING : This has to do with giving teaching and practice in order to bring to a desired standard of behaviour. If you are not trained, then you are a quack. A trained person is knowledgeable enough to function.

3. TIME : This is very important factor that promotes knowledge everything goes with timing. Something should be done at a suitable moment to achieve the desired results.

4 . PLANNING : A plan is an arrangement for doing or using something considered in advance on what he wants to do before beginning to do it. This helps him to arrive at a desired results.

5 . STUDYING : The Bible, a holy book says, study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed but rightly ( knowledgeable ) dividing the words of truth. It has to do with investigation, giving time and attention to learning or discovering something.

FUNCTIONS OF KNOWLEDGE

1. KNOWLEDGE COMMAND EASE : The wise teacher says that " the labour of the foolish weareth every one of them, because he knows not how to go to the city " ( Ecc. 10 : 15) .

He does not have the fact that guide into the city of plenty, so, the man that has no knowledge inevitably beats about the bush. He goes around one place in circles honestly convincing himself that he is working hard and making progress but all he gets is a thoroughly wearied body, then frustration. He does not even know that he is moving forward.

2. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER : It is knowledge that strengthens a man's muscles and make him put his fingers to work in the right direction. The power that one has over others is simply as a result of his knowledge.

3 . KNOWLEDGE COMMANDS PROFIT : Profit comes by every work that is knowledgeably carried out. Every successful work is a profitable work.

4 . KNOWLEDGE MAKES YOU RELEVANT : Knowledge is a crucial factor that makes a man or woman relevant in life. The brain is the residential address of knowledge .

Knowledge rightly applied is power

THE ROLE OF PEACE IN OUR SOCIETY

The term peace suggests being without war, quarrel, chaos, etc. It could equally be described as having non of those attributes that arouse bad feelings.
Peace has always been the prerequisite for development and progress. Nobody has ever made outstanding achievement in atmosphere of chaos, it is only when there is peace that one works effectively and efficiently well.
Peace flows from the outside to the outside the Bible talks about the peace of God that passes all understanding which shall dwell in our hearts.
The type of peace the world does not know about because it is fair much beyond humans imagination, it is greater than the understanding of human intellect.
A peaceful person is not quarrelsome, he is free from fighting or uproar, it is only a calm and a quiet mind that think out good systems and patterns and can adapt to change.
A peaceful person is good to be associated with such entities make peaceful environment and they are highly productive.
No matter how knowledgeable and skillful you may be, you need peace to be articulate in their applications to obtain a desired results.
Types of peace
1. Internal / inside peace : This is the type of peace that dwells in someone's heart. The Bible says that the peace of God which pass all understanding shall dwell in your heart ( Philippians 4:6)

2 . External / outside peace : God says that we should always follow peace with all men, also that the peace of where we are is our peace. This is also societal or environmental peace. The book of Isaiah 26:3 speaks about keeping you in perfect peace because your thoughts are fixed on where God is.
Peace pays a major role in our life and everything that has to do with our development. Peace enhances development in our society and introduced great to success of every one let's embrace peace today and get the best out of our country.

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POWER BEHIND TALENT 1

Talent is a particular kind of natural power to do something very well. So, if you are talented, you are a professional, what I mean is that you have been employed. You have an occupation. Potentiality is better than credentiality, so even without a certificate, you have a career. The gift and calling of God is without repentance. Even before you were conceived, God has given you powers and capabilities - the ability to function very well in some works. Talent is gift.
You don't need certificate / credentials to go to work because there are those who have certificate / credentials but lack the technical know -how.
Far be it that you will carry certificate you will not be able to defend. Find out what you have particular kind of natural power to do very well and begin to do it - that is your work, that's your calling, it is your profession. What you need to do is to submit him who has given the talent ( gifts ) and has called you to function ( duty)
People tends to look down on their talents because God gives it to them without them laboring much to obtain training on it. The truth of the matter is that the energy spent outside one's talents is a wasted energy. Psychologically there is what you derive joy in doing, not just that it makes you feel fulfilled but it makes you highly respected personnel. The things that makes people pay attention to you. That's your calling and what you are talented to do. For example, a talented musician derives joy in singing and doesn't find it difficult to remember what to sing and how to sing it. Each time he sings, he sees himself functioning in his original duty post.
A man who has a particular kind of natural power to do something well doesn't run from any kind of challenge his work poses. He sees every challenge that his work poses as one of those problems he is there to solve. Responsibility is better than reputation. Imitation is limitation. Don't join others to where they are making it, rather go to where you will make it.
Don't do what others are doing because there is what your fingers, brain and other sense organs have been crafted to do very well. The Bible says, the gift of a man makes a way for him and takes him to stand before kings and not mean men.
Be yourself and do your own no matter how small - the Bible says, despise not the days of your little beginning. You will be great. In that field of human endeavors, nobody is greater or better qualified than you, why? Because, you are talented ( gifted ) and called - that's the best qualifications.
At times, the beginning might be too small or you are afraid of how to start and stand properly. Fear not, God is with you. He has made the promise to be with those who are already to take off and remain in their tracks .maybe, you rise and fall, no problem, don't allow your heart to fail you, for it is by standing and falling a child learns to stand. The book of Jeremiah 8 : 4 says, when men fall down, don't they rise up again? Rise up, take a different approach, change pattern. It is not yet over until it is finally over. Isaiah in his word says, Arise and shine for your light is come and the glory of the lord is risen upon you. He went on to saying that nation will come to see your light because darkness as thick as nights will cover the earth but your light will soon shine ( Isaiah 60)
I believe that what prophet Isaiah is saying is that our talents will proffer solution to the big problems of this world. Yes, because when people hear that you have solutions to their problems, they will come from far and wide to see you and hear you. Your special ability at work in any field of human endeavors fight even witches and wizard very. The quality of work one does is determined by the natural endowment cum special ability present in him.
FEATURES OF TALENT
1. Talent doesn't believe in failure - that's why a talented personnel doesn't believe that something can't be done that need to be done. Talent has power and strength over failure and rules over it convincingly.
2. It doesn't permit cultural, religious limitations.
3. You can't stop talent because no man can stop God.
4. You can't discourage talent.
5. A talented person believes in changes and doesn't fear to initiate it 6. He believes that there is still a better way of doing a thing.
7. He doesn't fear mistakes and is ready to correct himself.
8. God's talent is irreversible and irrevocable unless the man that has the talent has just decided to trade it.

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THE POWER OF OPTIMISM

Optimism is the tendency to look upon the bright side of things. It is the belief that in the end good will triumph over evil, it can also be described as having confidence in success.
Optimism is the elder brother of opulence. An optimist person is always expecting the best and is also confident. Be an optimist and stop believing in failure. Believe that all things happen for the best because the Bible says that both good and bad happens for the goods of them that loves God. ( Roman 8:28).
Every success oriented work is supposed to be carried out optimistically. An optimist has no dull moment in life, He has no regrets, he always believe that the best is yet to come, that's why he gives no room to regret and limitations.
Dear, success Is not in the University but in the student , you don't need to attend the best in the world neither do you need the highest grade to succeed, what you need is optimism. This is what gives you the capacity to rise again after a particular failure. The Bible says : Do not weary in doing good because in due season you shall reap, if you faint not ( Galatians 6:9) .
Our lord Jesus is an optimistic man, that was what gave him the capacity to despise shame. Shame is associated with death on the cross, it is not death that is befitting of a son of God, but he looked upon the joy that Is set before him ( Hebrew 12:2) .
The world is full of discouragement, frustration, hatred, discomfort, fear, and shame. It takes optimism to work in the midst of all these things and come out in flying colors. Forget about pre-mature enjoyment which is a fore runner to permanent poverty . Remember that it is your ability to endure today that gives you the capacity to enjoy tomorrow. Your ability to work today gives you the capacity to rest tomorrow. God rested on the seventh day after he has finished his work of creation. Each day after he has created a particular things, he will say to himself this things I have created is good? Stop doubting your potentials, stop listening to discouragement unless you want to be frustrated and waste your potential, stop complaining and go to work, the result will take care of itself. Who said you will not succeed? Man, God is saying about the works of your hand is good that's what should give you concern.
See success where others see failure. Expect something good to happen, that expectations will energize your dreams and give them momentum. How we position ourselves to see makes all the difference. You can never see the sunrise by looking to the west. If you look at life the wrong way there is always cause for alarm. The choice is up to you. One of the greatest and most comforting truth is that when one door opens, another closes, but often we look so long and regretfully upon the closed doors that we do not see the one that is open for us.
Don't accept defeat, don't take no for an answer. Rise up and go back to where you failed yesterday, you will succeed. That place where you were despised, go back there, you will be celebrated. Those have commonized you must surely come to identify with you. An optimist is never a common person. It doesn't matter what is happening now what matters is what is going to happen when you are through with your work. Some people complain because, roses have thorns. Instead be thankful that thorn have roses.
The question I want to ask you is: Are you an optimist? If u are not, kneel down now and ask God to give you the power and spirit of optimism. It is a great instrumentality of work..
FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR OPTIMISM.
1. VALUE : This simply describes worth of something when compared with something else or when transmuted to its monetary equivalent. It is the quality of being useful or desirable. The quality things possess gives a man the capacity of being optimistic about getting it.
2. RESPONSIBILITY : This means duty that one is accountable for. Every one is accountable for the job / work that is bestowed upon him / her.
3. HOPE : This is the factor that makes one to continue to believe that the best is yet to happen. It believes in the good things that future holds.
4 . PERSISTENCE : This has to do with refusals to fail or discontinued in spite of arguments or opposition. It is persistence that gives one the capacity to live and exist.

" OPTIMISM IS THE POWER TO ACHIEVING GREAT THINGS AND SUCCESS IN LIFE NEVER UNDERESTIMATE IT "

SECRET TO BE A TOP STUDENT IN SCHOOL

A. Days Before the test
* when a teacher says something in class and repeat it write it down. It will likely be on the test.
* Do all practice questions : some may be assigned or in the textbook and the teacher may use them for his / her test.
* Prepare for pop quizzes. Read the materials ( even though you may not want to ) for 15 minutes every night just in case.
* Take note : focus on concepts, definitions, and formulas that you think will be on the test.
* Start studying a few days before a test: if you procrastinate until the night before, you probably won't remember the materials after the test. If you have leftovers time at the end of your study session, review some old materials so that you can keep them fresh in your mind for the final exam. A few minutes here and there will greatly reduced the amount of time you have to spend studying at the end of the year when you really want to coast along until summer. If you have several tests scheduled close together, think about the difficult of the material you already know as more challenging material, your grade in the difficult class will suffer. If you know the material already studying more isn't going to do much good.
B. A NIGHT BEFORE THE TEST
* Have your test -taking materials ready : you are already nervous, so the last thing you want to do is panic if you can't find your pencil or pen. Keep extra ones handy in your back pack.
* A night before the test: make a study aid with a summary of everything and check it over on your way to school and before class. Fit in all the studying you can.
* for many people, it is better never to study the day before a test, because that day is when all the information you know organizes itself in your brain. You may or may not be this type of person : if you are, you shouldn't even think about the test or any related materials exactly 24hours before the test until it starts.
* When studying for a larger test / exam, study only for 1 hour at a time, then take a 10 min break - but don't get distracted by games, TV, phone calls etc. During the break, as they make it harder to return to what you are learning.
* Have a healthy breakfast : Hunger pains and a growling stomach will hurt your chances of getting an A. Statistics have shown that males do better on tests with a slightly hungry stomach, and that females do better on test with a slightly full stomach.
* Avoid pulling an all - nighter to study for a test. It does not pay off. It's sometimes necessary to stay up late to write essays or complete project since its better to be exhausted and get credit for the assignment than to sleep and lose the point that could make a difference between an A and Be and a C. But remember if you can't concentrate, you won't do well on a performance based assessment. If you have a test the next day but need to finish a project, coffee is your best friend, but be warned that once the caffeine wears off, you will probably be even more exhausted than before.
C. DURING THE TEST.
* Take deep breaths while you are taking the test. Stay calm and pace yourself. When you are relaxed and when you sit up straight, you can remember things more easily. Also, your brain needs blood to think - occasional deep breath will oxygenate your blood more completely.
Congrats as you follow this steps it will take you to another phase of your excellence in academics.

THE SECRET BEHIND WISDOM

Wisdom is the commander of success. Success is the function of the sense. It is the result of the productive use of sense, sense that makes a man rich and add no sorrow to it. This kind of sense attract the blessings of the lord. We can say that your depth of wisdom determines your height of success. Most gains in life are the product of the brain. In scriptures, we
understand that life is eqhiuated with wisdom. The more enlightened you are, the higher you fly in life.
In the school of success , wisdom is what determines your status. That is why it is said to , with all you getting, get wisdom, get understanding. So wisdom is a good instruments of successful and outstanding work.
Simply put, wisdom is wise thoughts and sayings that produces every good work. Wisdom is the generator of wealth. Wealth is the product of man's capacity to think. Solomon was the wisest man that had ever lived and was also the wealthiest that ever lived. They weed wiser you are, the easier your work to you and the wealthier you become.
In the school of wealth, wisdom is the determining factor. More so , in every field of human endeavors, wisdom is the determining factor for changing of level. Solomon was essentially a committed, addicted, a habitual thinker, He said " I give my heart to think, to seek and to search, I commune with my heart.
The Bible says that God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceedingly, He also gave him largeness of heart like the sand in the sea shore. He had more wisdom
than all men of the East. The East was the center of civilization but his wisdom superseded that of all people of the East.
He spoke 3000 parables. His songs were 1005. His fame was in all countries round about. Solomon was a big time philosopher. He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of the wall. He spoke also of beast and birds and of reptiles and of fishes. Men came from places 4th of hear the wisdom of Solomon and from all kingdoms of the earth, to be instructed in Solomon's wisdom.
In the ancient times, schools were not built within walls. Wherever a wise man is, people gather from all over the earth to hear him. The person (philosopher )then becomes the faculty of all faculties, a moving encyclopedia. He taught philosophy, sociology, economics, and politics. As a big time teacher, he taught poetry, literature and the art.
The height of every building is determined by it's foundation. You cannot be richer than what your brain can carry. A wise man has good judgement and is also very prudent. He has peace of mind even in the face of chaotic situations. The way and manner with which a person performs his duties goes a long way showing how wise the person is.
It also determines the qualities, quantity, durability and acceptability of his work by the general public.
However, your detractors may not really like what you are doing but make sure that it is going in accordance with the wisdom of God. The Bible says that to know GOD Is the beginning of wisdom, that means that wisdom has no end.
Consider what the Holy Bible says that when a man's way pleases the lord, his enemies become peaceful with him. It is only a wise man that makes his ways to please the almighty God. The chairman of creation by wisdom established and founded the earth upon the waters. During the time he was about creating man, he said, let us make man in our own likeness. This has given man every right to work with wisdom as his creator God. People perish because of lack of wisdom. Wisdom Is the most principles thing in all thy getting get understanding.

TOP THINGS YOU MUST KNOW ABOUT DISCIPLINE

A psychologist and philosopher said that the different between failure and successful people is that successful people do things which a failure don't like doing not because they like doing it themselves but because success demands they do things that is disciplines.
Discipline can be defined as training one's mind and characters to produce self control and habit of disobedience following set rules for conduct.
Everything you know and do must be regulated by self control, which is simply discipline. It is paying the price demanded by your destiny. It is inevitably makes you perform unpleasant task but as Paul said "for our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worked for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory "(2cor 4 :17).
You cannot lead anyone or do exploit in something enduring if you are not an absolute master over yourself . Lack of self control is the most common killer of colourful destiny. It stops you from making exploit as you were created to do.
Apostle Paul wrote most of the epistles in prison. He never saw himself as a prisoner of man but as God's prisoner sent there to master his thoughts and do God's work. It is likely that if he was not in prison he would be preaching and teaching and would not have spared the time to write the epistles.
Martin Luther completed
his German ( first ever )translation of the Bible in protective custody imposed on him by highly placed friends. This was done to him to be focused and do the job.
Students are sent to dormitory to discipline them to be focused and study their books. A disciplined mind is an orderly and peaceful mind.
Discipline makes for stability and progress. It is the first law in heaven. It makes for respect and honour, you must be disciplines to be obedient and respectful. The one who discipline a man is the Holy Spirit :, that's why discipline is a fruit of the Holy Spirit.
Certain things that one wouldn't like to do, he is compelled to do them by spiritual force of discipline.
Every great exploit in modern and ancient times had been achieved under the weight of discipline. Great work and achievements bother on discipline : Every military formations is established, exist and triumph on discipline. In military, discipline is synonymous with effectiveness and efficiency. Great war generals tends to prefer great discipline, which in military parlance means following orders, to great thinking.
There are several types of tests of discipline in which the level of discipline of an individual is ascertained.
POWER AS A TEST OF DISCIPLINE :
Power has been defined as the ability to give command to people and obtain compliance. That means that orders are given command or order and he obeys it , he is disciplined. For you to test one and find out whether he is disciplined or not, give him commands or orders. In military, following orders often makes the different between life and death of an individual soldier or even of the entire formation. Discipline harness the mental and physical energies of the fighting force towards given goals or identified objectives.
AUTHORITY AS A TEST OF DISCIPLINE :
Authority has also been defined as the relationship that exists between persons or offices where one has the responsibility to issue orders to another who sees it as a duty to obey. A mind that is not disciplined can never see it as a duty to obey. Only a disciplined mind sees it as a duty to obey. (Romans 13 :1)
OBEDIENCE AS A TEST OF DISCIPLINE :
To obey means to conform to set rules for conduct. You see why a law-breaker is not disciplined. A highly obedient mind is a highly disciplined mind. To test one's level of discipline, look at his depth of obedience.
WORK AS A TEST OF DISCIPLINE:
There is dignity in labour. For one to work from a particular hour in the morning till a particular hour in the evening, he is disciplined. No work, no discipline.
Main types of discipline are :
Emotional discipline : this has to do with the harnessing of the power of feeling in such a manner as to give effect or reinforce the achievement of preferred objectives. The emotion is a very key player in the achievement equation, when the emotion is not disciplined, mood swings and often times, they swing low.
Discouragement leads to depression and depression leads to oppression :when one is emotionally disciplined, the vices of low moral ( demoralization ) dejection, frustration, discouragement, defeat and confusion cannot gain ground in his life.
Mental discipline : this involves bringing all one's mental powers to bear on the task of life without admitting distractions or relapsing into confusion. It does not imply that there are no distractions or irritations. It means that these interference are not allowed to scuttle the focus.
Physical discipline :This simply involves disciplining the physical body. One has to be disciplined In food in -take. More so, regular exercise is required to keep the body physically fit. Physical training for diverse kinds of physical endeavors takes discipline, to be enculated . For your body to be organized and be able to carry you to the mountains top that you are working towards, you need to be physically disciplined. You also discipline your body so that it work in paripassu with the directives of the mind and spirit.
Moral discipline : moral discipline is what is generally called character. It has deep connection with the emotion. It determines what one value and feel like doing. Author Walter, L.wilson said "God is not interested in making us what he wants us to be than giving us what we ought to have.
I have always told my audience that it is what you are that gives you what you want and not what you have that makes you who you are. The Bible says. " He opened also the ears to discipline, and commanded that they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasure, " job 36:10-11

DECISIONS

A young man was fishing. When he caught a big fish, he will use his stick to measure the fish. If the fish is longer than the stick, he will throw it back to the sea. If the stick is bigger than the the fish, he will put it in his basket. He was doing this for a long time, and some body was watching him, after a long time the man decided to ask him the reason for doing what he was doing, the man asked "what is your philosophy for doing this". His answer was "there is no philosophy in it, I use the stick to measure the fish because that was : the size of my frying pan. So many people have missed great opportunities because of their little thinking and imagination," as a man thinketh in his heart so he is ". Are you  like this young Fisher man that your imagination cannot tell you that you those big fishes can be cut into 2 or 3.
  The level of your success is determined by the worth of your decision. No matter your situation or present conditions, you can choose to be a success by your decisions. Winners never quit and quitters never win. Your present condition can only be a stepping-stone to your greatness, if you can see beyond it. A study of 300 highly successful people, Franklin, Deleen, Roosevelt, Helen Keller, Winton Churchill, Albert schweitzer, Albert Einstein reveals that one fourth had physical handicap such as blindness or crippled limbs, born into poverty or come from broken homes. All these people were able to overcome because they see beyond their present conditions. Your destiny is not determined by your defeat but by your decision.
   You should not limit your imagination with fear, sister's many tricky said" fear is faith that it won't work out ". Most people believe their doubt and doubt their beliefs :it's not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that things are difficult" (seneca). Be driven by excellence. Theodore Roosevelt conclude it by saying "the chief factor in any man's success or failure must be his own character.
      So never underestimate the power of your thoughts, imagination or decision for they can be an underlying factor to your success

Top Things you must do to succeed

Change has to do with taking something off and putting something else on . It could also be described as becoming different from what one used to be .A living thing is distinguished from a dead thing by the multiplicity of the change at any moment taking place in it .Change is evidence of life. It I'd impossible yo grow without change .Those who cannot change their mind cannot change anything neither can they do anything significant . It is even impossible for man to work and leave his foot print on the sand of time without change .The truth is , life is always at some turning point What people want is progress, if they can have it without change . impossible ! You must change and recognize that change is your greatest ally . The person who never change his opinion never correct his mistake . The fact is , the road yo success is always under construction .Yesterday's formula for success is
often tomorrow's recipe for failure .The man who uses yesterday's method in today's world probably won't be in business tomorrow.
You cannot become what you are destined to be by remaining what you are . Only fools and dead men don't change their mind . fools won't -dead men can't . The same kind of thinking that has brought you to where you are today ,will not necessarily takes you to where you want to go .There are people whose watch steps at s certain hour and who remain permanently at that stage .Does this world scare or inspire you ? Do not fear change ; it is the unchangeable law of progress .Don't be person whose mind is always open to new ideas , provided they are the same old ones . Defending your fault and errors only proves that you have no intention of quitting them. There are people who not only strive remain static themselves , but strive to keep everything else so ........... Their position is laughable hopeless.
, It's the most unhappy people who most fear change .When pattern and tradition are broken ,new opportunities come together .All progress is due to those who were not satisfied to let well enough alone .They were not afraid to change .
Change is not your enemy , its your friend , embrace it and succeed in Jesus name -amen .In that undertaking , you have not failed , use a different approach that's what changing pattern is all about . God bless you .
INSTRUMENT OF CHANGE
1:PURPOSE : This simply describes one's reason for being  created by God. For one to actualise his reason for living ,he must change from what doesn't work to something that works.
2: VALUES : Something that one regards highly and have a high opinion of makes him change his mind ,attitude and actions.
3: INFORMATION : What you have been told which could be either news or knowledge goes a long way towards making you change .
4 : CIRCUMSTANCES: conditions , facts connected with an event or person .These simply brings about change .
5 : IDEOLOGIES : what one has thought about and conceived in his mind goes a long way making him to have a change of behaviour and actions. CHANGE IS WHAT WE NEED TO SUCCEED .CHANGE IS CONSTANT MAKE PROPER USE OF POTENTIAL AT THE RIGHT TIME .

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SECRET OF GOAL SETTINGS

Do you know what makes life different? The answer is goal setting.
The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is quite feasible. Successful people have their goal in mind. They know where they want to go and finally they get there. So you need to start with a target , a destination , a goal.
   You may ask me: " How to achieve goals is easier said than done. " you are right. Many  people fail not because they don't have goals but
they haven't achieved their  goals. They gave up their goals during their journey.
  THE ROAD FROM GOAL TO SUCCESS IS A LONG ONE.
Here are one of the best and most effective goal-settings plans you will ever learn.
  Tool 1 : Decide exactly what you want in different aspects of life and write it down. Ask yourself, "what achievement would be worth your very best efforts? " what would you attempt if you knew it was impossible to fail?  "make it measurable, specific , clear, and detailed. Write out all the benefits and advantages of achieving your goals.
  Tool 2 : Attach a deadline for the achievement of your goal. If it is a large goal ensure you break it down into smaller parts and set subdeadlines.
  Tool 3 :make a list of everything you will have to do  (action steps) to achieve this goals. As you think of new item, add them to your list until it is complete.
  Tool 4 : Organise your list of actions into plan. Note that 20% of the things that you do will account 80%of your results. Therefore, organize your plans on the basis of two elements ; priorities, you will " major in minors" and spend much of your time doing small and irrelevant tasks that do not help you to achieve the goals. Determine what has to be done before something else can be done in order of relevance.
   Tool 5 : Identify the key obstacles that hold you back from achieving this goals. Identify the most important constraints or limitations holding you back and then focus on removing that obstacles. It could be a certain amount of money or a major resources. It could be an additional skills, character or habit that you need. It could be the assistance of one or more people.
Whatever it is, identify it clearly and work to eliminate it immediately.
Tool 6 : this is perhaps the most important in this process. Once you have determined your goals, developed your plan , attached your deadline and identified your major obstacles , take action immediately towards the achievement of your goal. Nothing moves until you move; step out in faith . Do something immediately to start your process of goal attainment.
Tool 7 :Do something every day that moves you to towards your most relevant goal .Develop a habit of getting up each morning , planning your day and then doing something and anything that moves you at least a step closer towards your most important goal . this habit of doing something every single day that moves you towards an important goal develops within you the power of momentum .Daily actions deepen your belief that the goal is achievable , and your goal begin moving faster and closer towards you .Following these steps makes you a super - achiever before long ! Plan and succeed !