Samson: A Man of Faith?

In the popular Faith’s Hall of Fame found in Hebrews 11, Samson is a surprising entrant that seemed kind of out of place.

For years, I battled with the idea of this man being counted as one of the heroes of faith.

Seriously, it didn’t make any sense to my little church mind.

Religion had taught me that Samson was a moral and character failure that had the biceps, but not much of a brain.

But, I believe that Samson’s name wouldn’t have occurred in Hebrews 11’s Faith Hall of Fame, if he didn’t have a particular trait of faith that the Holy Spirit wanted to pass across to us.

However, I’ve found some interesting answers…

First of all, I don’t believe that Samson was a physically imposing figure.

But what of the movies and comics?

For once, forget the comics and movies depicting Samson as a muscular guy with bulging biceps and a 6-pack abs.

Astonishing, right? Stay with me…

You see, when it comes to describing the physical attributes of individuals, the Bible is quite explicit about it.

For example, Saul was a head and shoulder taller than all the Israelites of his day (1 Samuel 10:23); while Zacchaeus was extremely short (Luke 19:3); and 2 Samuel 23:20 refers to the two lionlike men of Moab. By the way, Vashti (Esther 1:11) and Rachel (Genesis 29:17) were very, very, very beautiful women.

My point is this: If Samson had been a muscular specimen of a man, the Bible would have mentioned it!

And since the Bible was silent about Samson’s physical attributes, it’s safe to say that he was a very ordinary-looking guy. The Bible was also silent about Jesus’ physical looks…but that’s a matter for another day.

Samson did not look like this!

It’s important that we understand this, because it’s key to our understanding how Samson could be an example of faith to us.

Judges 13 reports the story of the circumstances surrounding Samson’s birth. His parents had received the revelation from the angel of the Lord, and they were given specific instructions on how he should be brought up as a Nazarene because he’d be the deliverer of the nation of Israel.

Note that, Samson had not been born when the angel visited his parents with God’s Word about his life and destiny as a deliverer. Yet, Samson would walk in supernatural strength for one single reason.

His parents told him about God’s Word concerning his destiny!

Of course, his parents told him, what’s the big deal?

Well, Romans 10:17 tells us the implication of that truth,

‘So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God’

That is what made Samson a man of faith.

Samson had no physical sign that could indicate to him that he was going to be a great deliverer filled with supernatural strength. He had no angel appear to him, neither did he see a glory cloud or feel a goose bump…

All that Samson had was the Word from the angel of the Lord that his Mama had told him!

It was that Word that was manifested when Samson tore a lion like a baby goat (Judges 14:6).

That same Word caused Samson to tear out the gates of Gaza (Judges 16:3).

That same Word provided the wisdom that Samson used in catching 300 foxes, pairing them by their tails and putting a burning stick between the tails (Judges 15:4).

That Word came to Samson by hearing God’s Word about him, as his parents told him!

Samson was able to look at things that were not seen with the eyes of faith – created by the Word. He was able to call things that are not as though they were, because somehow, Samson got to know that he did not need to see large biceps and triceps, complete with well-developed pecs and 6-pack abs to match, before God could use him mightily.

Samson didn’t need any of this. His parents had told him that he would be the deliverer of Israel. Samson believed, and the Spirit of God could move him as He willed.

Friend, Samson may not have been an epitome of excellence when it came to moral matters. But, in terms of having a crazy faith in God’s Word concerning his life, very few can trump Samson’s attitude.

Has God spoken His Mind concerning your destiny? Emulate Samson – a man of faith!

The Word at Quantum Level

During the course of a Christmas break years ago, my fascination with quantum mechanics took a quantum leap.

For the uninitiated, quantum mechanics is a branch of physics that deals with the nature of matter at subatomic levels. ‘Subatomic’ implying sizes that are billions of times smaller than that of invisible atoms and electrons.

The funny thing is that I never really cared about Physics at any point in my life prior to that year. I had always considered the subject kind of vague and abstract and it never seemed to interest me.

However, that changed when I was reminded of a concept of quantum mechanics referred to as the ‘Wave-Particle Duality of Matter’. In simple terms, it means that at quantum levels, matter can either exist as a wave or a particle, but not as both at the same time.

You see, whenever the subatomic components of matter is manifested as a wave, it is actually a probabilistic pattern of where the subatomic component is most likely to be found. To get this idea, let’s assume that I am holding a ball which I intend to put into one of 10 square boxes in front of me. Now, while the ball is still in my hand, all the boxes have an equal chance of being picked, despite the fact that none of them physically has the ball in them. In the same way, at subatomic levels, matter exists simply as a wave of probability or potential of where it would most likely be found.

The whole story suddenly changes when an observer decides to observe this wave of probability/potential, because the subatomic matter would crystallize to form a particle at the exact point that was observed!!!

Now, I’m fully aware that some of you would roll your eyes and call this hogwash.

It’s not! All I’ve shared with you is practical science, with results that have been repeated in the labs, time and time again!

How then does all these relate to the Word?

Good question!

Hebrews 4:12 says, ‘For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword…’

The Word of God is a Living Force, full of unimaginable amounts of Life, Power, Wisdom, Direction, Understanding and Insights. However, just as in the Wave Property of Matter in Quantum Mechanics, that Direction, Power, Wisdom, Life or Insight that you need per time only exists in the form of potential that cannot be of any benefit to you….

…unless you observe it!

In the same way a wave would crystallize to form a particle wherever the observer looks, the Word you need to turn your life around for the better would crystallize anywhere you observe in the Word.

2 Timothy 3:16 tells us that ALL Scripture is inspired by God. This implies that every single part of the Bible – including the ‘boring parts’ and the genealogies – is backed up by God’s Inspiration and Power. Every single page of the Bible has the power to change your life…if only you’d pick it up and read!

It’s so simple. It’s so profound.

Are you looking for a Word from God? Perhaps you’re waiting for another person to speak into your life, while you have your Bible under your armpit. Awake and stir yourself up. Take responsibility for your life and get your Bible. Observe the pages of the Word, and watch spiritual possibilities crystallizing into the physical realities you desire to see in your life!

The Psychological Significance of the Bible Stories: David and Goliath

Stories in the Bible are compelling because they are packed with multiple layers of meaning. One reason for this is that the Bible stories describe reality on different levels at the same time.

Christians are already familiar with how the Bible describes the realities of the spiritual realm. We are made aware of how we can either yield ourselves to the influence of God and angels in the kingdom of heaven or to the devil and demons in the kingdom of darkness. There’s no middle ground. He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad. In the David and Goliath story, David was victorious because he was under the influence of God’s Kingdom and Goliath lost because he wasn’t. It couldn’t be any simpler.

The same David and Goliath story describes the realities of an “objective”, physical realm. In a talk he did years ago, Malcolm Gladwell, the bestselling New York Times journalist, gave an account of the David and Goliath story from another perspective. According to Gladwell, Goliath had a medical condition known as acromegaly which is the result of the overproduction of growth hormones by the pituitary gland in the brain. People with acromegaly have enlarged body parts and may experience symptoms such as impaired vision and limited mobility. If he indeed had acromegaly with its attendant symptoms, Malcolm Gladwell argued that from the onset of the face-off with David, Goliath was doomed to suffer defeat. The lesson here is that physical advantages can spell your doom in another context. As the Yoruba people say, The hand of a child cannot reach the ceiling, the hand of an adult cannot enter a gourd.

The Bible stories also describe the world of phenomena perceived from the viewpoint of subjective human consciousness and experience. Indeed, despite the conflict between science and religion, the Bible still remains the oldest psychological book. This post will be unpacking some of the psychological insights compressed into the David and Goliath story.

Whoever Controls the Frames, Holds the Power

Let’s imagine a scenario with two men. The first man, Mr. A, is well-to-do and has 4 cars, while Mr. B has only 1 car. If you were to give both men an additional car each, which man will be happier? Studies have suggested that Mr. B will feel a greater amount of happiness than Mr. A. Similarly, if you were to take one car away each from both men, Mr. B will feel more pain than Mr. A.

But that leaves an important question: Why would both men feel a different degree of happiness (or sadness) when the same number of cars is given (or taken away) from them? The reason is fairly straightforward. Both men are in different initial states. In other words, they have different frames of reference. Mr. A already has 4 cars, so giving or taking away one car from his collections is not going to affect his happiness much. On the other hand, taking away one car from Mr. B is likely to be hurtful to him because that will mean that he no longer has a car. And when you give Mr. B a car, his happiness will be great because you have literally doubled the number of cars he has!

People’s behaviors in a particular context are dependent on the frames of reference that are active in that context. In the presence of food, a man who just arrived from a dinner date will behave very differently from a man who hasn’t had anything to eat in the past three days. Similarly, on a hot day, the individual who has been indoors all day will not drink as much water as the individual who just came back from a run. Frames of reference even change rapidly from moment to moment. That explains, for instance, why the first bite you take while eating a meal is more satisfying than subsequent bites. At each moment, you’re in a different place, psychologically speaking.

In the David and Goliath story, you find that Goliath held psychological power over the Israelites because he changed everyone’s frames of reference. Even though the Israelites were in the same physical place with the Philistine soldiers, the two armies were in different psychological spaces.

Under normal circumstances, opposing armies simply arranged themselves in position and fought. Every soldier knew his tactical and strategic roles, as well as what was expected of him. What constituted victory and defeat was clear and members of the opposing factions conducted themselves accordingly.

By changing the rules of engagement, Goliath redefined the criteria for victory and defeat. Rather than fight in a war where victory was determined by the military savviness of the warring armies, Goliath wanted man-on-man combat:

Choose a man for yourselves and have him come down to me. If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will become your servants; but if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall become our servants and serve us.” Again the Philistine said, “I defy the battle lines of Israel this day; give me a man so that we may fight together.”

The amazing part of this story is not just Goliath’s 9-foot frame or the sophistication of his weapons. Rather, it is the fact that he dictated the frames of reference for everyone on the battleground and everyone behaved as though they agreed – consciously or unconsciously. No one engaged according to the rules of combat they were already familiar with. Rather everyone, particularly the Israelites, were paralyzed into a state of passive compliance.

As an interesting comparison, when you place an animal in an unfamiliar space – before it starts to sniff around for threats and opportunities – it freezes in a state of inaction. This is the observation that informs the colloquial expression, “Looking like a deer caught in the headlights”. By controlling the frames of reference, Goliath took the Israelites to a place they were unfamiliar with. And when you are in a place you are unfamiliar with, you will look like a deer caught in the headlights. That’s why whoever controls the frames of reference in an interaction wields the power in that interaction.

Also worthy of note is how God inspired David to defeat Goliath by the same rules that the behemoth had laid out. Just as Goliath had changed the rules of combat and took the Israelite army into unknown territory, David also changed the frames for Goliath.

And the Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!”

As Malcolm Gladwell noted in the talk referenced earlier, Goliath expected to engage in close combat with whoever came forward to fight for the honor of the Israelites. That had been the implicit terms of the frames of reference he had laid out for the battle.

Then David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone; and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead, so that the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth. So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him….

The last thing Goliath expected was to have a projectile hurled towards his forehead at speed from distance. Yet, that was exactly what happened as he embarked on a one-way trip to a psychological space foreign to him. The tables had turned and now, it was Goliath’s “deer-caught-in-the-headlights” moment from which he could never recover.

Error is Variation and You Need More in Your Life

In a previous post, I talked about how the life of the average person in the 21st century is devoid of variation. Individuals who permit variation in their lives are more likely to encounter alternative histories with potentially life-changing outcomes. They are the ones likely to forge quality relationships at a networking event. They are the ones likely to come in contact with paradigm-shifting ideas that could revolutionize entire fields and industries.

When we think about David’s life leading up to the encounter with Goliath, we find that the kind of life he led afforded him the opportunity to incorporate variation into his day-to-day existence.

But David occasionally went and returned from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Bethlehem

David occasionally left the routine, security, and predictability of the king’s palace to confront the unknown as a shepherd in the wilderness. As a result, David was exposed to more variability than he would never have encountered in a controlled environment like in the city.

For instance, at some point, David would have had to care for numerous sheep who may have gotten injured or sick at unpredictable times. Despite this not happening every day, the occurrence of sickness or injury to sheep in a flock remained within the realm of possibilities. Because these events could not be predicted ahead of time, David must have developed the skills necessary for taking care of a sheep when it was sick or injured.

In the same vein, David was exposed to the uncertain weather elements as he discharged his duties in the wilderness. Since there were no meteorological devices at the time, David needed to be ready for the possibility of sudden weather changes. As soon as the first raindrops fell from the sky, David had to find a way to get himself and the sheep under the shelter. Again, weather changes are always a possibility, even if they do not happen all the time. Over time, David must have developed the skills for coordinating his father’s sheep in response to sudden changes in the elements.

Finally, David was more likely to encounter wild animals in the wilderness than within the protected walls of the city. Note that hungry predators do not announce their intentions in advance. Rather, they all show up without any prior warning. In response to the possibilities of attack, David must have developed self-defense skills to keep himself and the sheep safe as they roamed the wilderness.

Indeed, life is like a series of games with different rules running at the same time. The more wide-ranging your skills are, the higher your probabilities of winning a good number of these games. You are equipped with the wide-ranging skills necessary for winning only when you are willing to confront the unknown by incorporating variation in your life.

Leaders are not Born, They are Shaped

Humans have the ability to categorize things into groups based on their similarity. Broadly speaking, people that have the same physical features can be said to belong to the same racial group. Fluorine, Chlorine, and, Iodine, are all elements possessing overlapping chemical and physical properties. As a result, they are said to belong to the same chemical group. This tendency for categorization is not limited to just tangibles, such as physical appearances or chemical compositions, but also our experiences. Experiences that make us feel a particular way are perceived by the mind as belonging to the same category.

In his conversation with King Saul, notice how David lumped the dead lion, the dead bear and a still living Goliath into the same category:

But David said to Saul, “Your servant used to keep his father’s sheep, and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock, I went out after it and struck it, and delivered the lamb from its mouth; and when it arose against me, I caught it by its beard, and struck and killed it. Your servant has killed both lion and bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God.” Moreover David said, “The Lord, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.”

David could not have been confident in his ability to defeat Goliath if he had not gotten the experience of defeating the lion and bear. Likewise, there was no way David would have defeated the violent beasts of prey if he had not been exposed to the possibility of such events in the wilderness. Indeed, the most dependable people in times of crisis are those who have habitually confronted the unknown with courage over time.

Many people desire victory over the Goliaths that rear up their ugly faces in their lives. Unfortunately, they cannot recall a single event where they confronted the unknown and emerged victorious. This is because they have no experiences in their histories that fall into that category of personal victories. All they have ever done is run away from the slightest scent of discomfort. As a result, such people will produce that famed “deer-caught-in-the-headlights” reaction when faced with uncertainty.

It has been said that leaders are not born, they are forged. Exceptional leaders are shaped into what they are, by the gradual, repeated exposure to various situations where the odds are stacked heavily against them. David did not just wake up overnight with the confidence to confront Goliath. On the contrary, that confidence had been shaped into him by the events that played out in the wilderness. The comparatively ‘smaller’ victories God gave David over the bear and the lion created experiences that could be categorized into his mind as the same thing. Consequently, as David faced Goliath, all he saw was another event waiting to be filed into his category of personal victories. And that’s exactly what played out.

The Law of Exuberance: Abundant Potential is Always Bubbling Within You!

The first of the 7 indisputable laws of Potential Crystallization is what I call the Law of Exuberance.

The Law of Exuberance states, ‘There is an abundance of lively potentials and possibilities bubbling within and around you.’

In the world of computer programming, the concept of open-source software intrigues me every time.

Here’s how it works:

From time to time, brilliant programmers spend countless hours perfecting a software that is designed to solve a problem.

According to the laws of demand and supply, money flows wherever solutions to problems are. Therefore, it follows logic that whenever there’s a software that can solve a specific problem, the creators should charge people money for the benefit of using the said software to solve their problems. And that is what normally plays out in the normal marketplace.

But it’s at this juncture that the concept of open-source software makes an unexpected detour.

Rather than ask the users to pay money as the software is utilized, these programmers do the exact opposite – they share the program’s source code, blueprints, and documentation freely with anybody that is interested in it. That’s tantamount to spending years of research creating a drug that can cure cancer, only to show everybody how to create it themselves in 10 minutes!

Indeed, this kind of unhindered giving is only possible with a perfect understanding of the Law of Exuberance.

When the creators of these open-source software develop them, their dominant paradigm is not the fear that someone will steal their idea and profit from it.

Rather, on the contrary, their dominant paradigm is two-fold: First, they know that that there is an abundance of good ideas bubbling within and around them, from which they can always go back to draw from; secondly, they know that their software is not in the most perfect form yet, and that it takes input from others to bring the program to its full capabilities.

The immediate goal of these folks is not to make as much money as possible, but rather, to play their role as solution providers!

Perhaps, it is no wonder that these open-source programmers either go on to establish great IT companies, or more likely, get snapped up by multi-million-dollar companies who provide the money, the platform and the resources to keep on producing programs and software that attempt to solve even more ambitious problems.

The truth is that the vast majority of us were raised with a scarcity mentality.

We were taught that there is never going to be enough resources for everybody.

We were taught that there was only one way to win – finding a way to ensure that every other person lost.

We were taught to act as animals in the jungle – totally lacking in understanding and reacting solely on impulse.

We forget Proverbs 11:24 which says, ‘There is one who scatters yet increases more; And there is one who withholds more than is right, but it leads to poverty’

The more you give, the more likely you are to receive.

The less you flow into others, the more likely you are to stink with stagnation!

Unfortunately, living from a paradigm of scarcity is like having logs of wood in place of eyes. You will be rendered totally oblivious to the abundance that is already around and within you.

If you want to crystallize your potentials without any tears, your default belief system must be one of abundance.

Your outlook towards life must be abundance.

You need to deliberately acknowledge abundance in everything you do.

You need to deliberately acknowledge abundance in everything you say.

You need to deliberately acknowledge abundance in your thoughts and reasonings.

This is not a call to trick yourself into living a lie.

On the contrary, this is a call to acknowledge the real objective truth – that there is an abundance of potentials and possibilities around you!

The Battle of Dunkirk and the Power in the Law of Cognizance

‘Unless you become aware of the spiritual realities, you can never profit from them’
– The Law of Cognizance

The year 1940 saw the Nazi German army at the height of its military superiority during World War II.

At the Battle of Dunkirk, the Allied armies, comprising mostly of British and French soldiers found themselves in a very precarious situation.

The German soldiers had ruthlessly taken advantage of an oversight in the French defensive line, while hitherto neutral nearby nations like the Netherlands and Belgium had also surrendered to the Germans.

This resulted in the Allied forces outmaneuvered and trapped by the German soldiers in all directions.

In addition, the Germans had planes that could fly over the trapped Allied armies and make short work of them with powerful bombs.

And to make matters worse for the Allied forces, retreat was impossible because they were bottled up in a water corridor that was about 97 kilometers deep and 24 kilometers long. There was no way the Allied armies were going to swim the long way home to escape their predicament.

Yet, over the course of 10 days, from May 26 – June 4, 1940, more than 300,000 Allied soldiers were able to escape from Dunkirk with the aid of boats and ships sent from England.

It turned out that for some eerie reasons, the German army momentarily halted its advance towards the trapped soldiers.

For three whole days!

That was more than enough time for the Allied forces to organize their evacuation efforts.

To this day, there is no consensus on why the German army decided to slow down their offensive at Dunkirk for three whole days, when the logical thing to do would have been to continue charging towards the trapped Allied armies and totally crushing them.

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In my opinion, the actions of the German army at the Battle of Dunkirk in 1940 will continue to be a cause of bewilderment to historians for one simple reason. Historians always analyze past events from a solely physical paradigm.

On the other hand, the accounts of war told in the Bible give a more complete picture of the variables that determine the results of different battles fought.

For instance, 1 Chronicles 14:10-17 gives an account of two battles fought between the Israeli army and that of the Philistines.

Before the first battle, King David of the Israeli army inquired from God to see whether he should go ahead and engage the enemy. God gave the king the green light and the result was a rout in favor of Israel.

Soon, another battle with the same enemy became imminent and David inquired of God again – refusing to take spiritual dynamics for granted.

This time, however, God’s instructions were slightly different.

‘…and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.’ – 1 Chronicles 14:14-15

God asked David to stand under the shade of mulberry trees and listen for the sounds of marching feet!

To the logical mind, that did not make any sense whatsoever.

For starters, you don’t stand idle when the threat of war is real. You gather your resources and prepare your army for battle.

In addition, it is impossible to march on branches and leaves still attached to the trunk of a tree. Besides, to the natural mind, merely standing under a tree to listen for a sound that others cannot hear is hardly a military strategy, especially when you know that the enemy is going to be better prepared because of their thirst for revenge.

But King David had an awareness of the spiritual realities available to him and the children of Israel that day.

He knew that the factors that determine victory in battle were more than the number of soldiers, horses, and chariots that an army had. David had an understanding that failure on his part to stay aware of the spiritual variables of war could cost him and his army severe losses.

David’s choice to stay consistently aware of the dynamics of the spiritual realm brought him and his army their desired results.

‘David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer. And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the Lord brought the fear of him upon all nations.’ – 1 Chronicles 14:10-17

Interestingly, there were spiritual dynamics at play during the Battle of Dunkirk that contemporary historians sometimes overlook during their analyses.

Just before the British military leaders embarked on sending boats and ships to evacuate the trapped Allied armies, the king of England at the time, King George VI called for a National Day of Prayer where he implored everyone under his jurisdiction to cry out to God for divine help. And his people responded, as there are eyewitness accounts, as well as photographs proving that the entire nation went on their knees, crying out to God for deliverance.

Just like King David centuries before him, King George VI understood that there were spiritual realities that were available to him and his nation.

As the nation took advantage of their connection to God’s Strength, Wisdom and Power in the spiritual realm, interesting events were unfolding in the physical realm.

As mentioned earlier, first, the German authorities decided not to press their advantage at Dunkirk for three whole days.

Then, the weather at the battlefield became very cloudy, such that it was not possible for the Germans to use their bomber planes in making life unbearable for the trapped Allied armies.

Even more remarkable, the water corridor was very calm, such that the evacuation efforts of the Allied armies via ships and boats were much easier than it would have been had the waters been turbulent.

Understand this: Talent, planning, and strategy will only take you so far. If you fail to take cognizance of the influence of the spiritual realm on events in the physical realm, you will always fall short in the long run.

7 Irrefutable Laws of Potential Crystallization: Get Results Like Clockwork

From numerous studies, as well as my personal experience, I have come to discover that success leaves clues every time. That’s simply the Creator’s mode of operation. It’s a Divine setup designed to give you an unfair advantage on this side of eternity. As a result, every iota of potential that is trapped within and around you can be conjured with remarkable predictability.

If you align your ears and pay critical attention, you’d discover that Wisdom shamelessly shouts answers and clues in the streets everyday. Unfortunately, people miss out on what she’s saying because their ears have been waxed shut.

No wonder, the Great Teacher said these grand words that are both powerful and sad because of how true they have consistently been since time immemorial:

“For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.”

In the short video below, I share the 7 Immutable Laws that govern the crystallization and manifestation of every potential trapped within and around you.

The 7 Immutable Laws of Potential Crystallization that I share in the video include:

The Law of Exuberance
The Law of Intangibility
The Law of Cognizance
The Law of Engagement
The Law of Shared Realms
The Law of Enunciation
The Law of Positive Feedback

At some point in the nearest future, I would expand these concepts into a short eBook. However, for now, I want you to familiarize yourself with these laws so that you can start unleashing every single drop of potential that God has dropped within and around you.

The Anti-Fear Kit: How To Eliminate Fear Without Faking It

You see, if you are serious about attaining mastery in the art of observing the unseen, you would not make any substantial progress if you entertain fear in your life.

Here’s how it works:

Fear may manifest itself in numerous forms and patterns, but we would discuss 3 fears that may truncate your efforts at attaining mastery in the art of observing the unseen.

Types Of Fear

The first form of fear is the fear of the unknown, which usually arises as a result of the uncertainties that one may have about venturing into the unseen realm.

The second is the fear of change, which rises as a result of the individual being comfortable with his status quo. People experiencing this kind of fear kick against any form of change because they have already adapted to their situations and do not wish to stretch beyond their comfort zones.

The final form of fear we would discuss is what I like to call the fear of man. This kind of fear arises when a person refuses to engage in observing the unseen because of the high esteem that he has given to the ‘tested and trusted’ opinions of men. Over the course of this post, we have been able to increase our awareness of the vast riches and potential that exists in the unseen realm. It is often sad to see an individual refusing to indulge in observing the unseen because of a bunch of mediocre opinions.

The Anatomy Of Fear

Many forms of fear are false!

Fear simply means False Events Appearing Real. I know that may sound trite, but majority of our fears are founded on a totally inaccurate description of reality. Fear is established on apparent realities that do not hold water as soon as the facts are changed.

For years, people feared venturing into the ocean in search of new territories. Why? They wrongly assumed that the earth was flat and that if one ventured far enough, such person would fall off the edge into oblivion. There was no proof that the earth was flat, instead, nature pointed to the contrary. Eventually, bold men, such as Christopher Columbus and his crew, ventured into the sea, far beyond where other men had assumed the edge of the earth was. Christopher Columbus continued going forward until he discovered the hitherto unknown American continent.

The facts were changed! Man no longer feared the edge of the earth, because there was none. Instead, as a result of the facts being changed, the European superpowers began the conquest and subsequent colonization of the American continent.

Interestingly, this was not the only time man’s fears were redefined when the facts were changed.

Malaria used to be a death sentence, but Quinine and Artemisinin changed that.

Man couldn’t fly anything heavier than lead without a balloon attached to it, but an understanding of the workings of lift, thrust and aerodynamics changed that.

Wireless communication used to be impractical, but an understanding of electromagnetic waves has turned the entire world into a global village.

Till the time when the world would come to an end, the facts would continue to change and man will continue to push the borders of possibilities.

The story of Christopher Columbus shows us why we need to be responsible with the kind of inputs that we permit in our lives. Granted, the scientific discoveries and technological advancements in Columbus’ day is nothing compared to what we have today, and as a result, many of the accepted beliefs of his day were drawn from anecdotes of men, rather than experimental experiences. However, at a point, Christopher Columbus challenged the popularly held belief that the earth was flat. As there was no way to test his new position, Columbus decided to venture out that far into the sea, to see for himself what lay beyond the then known world. He refused to accept the opinions of men as the final authority. Instead, he mastered his fear, ventured into the unknown and came back with news of a new continent that had been there all along.

You need to be responsible with the kind of inputs that you permit into your life. As I mentioned in the chapter about your Imagination, if you continue to consume inappropriate inputs from books, songs, movies and the news media, you’d keep on feeding your mind with the appropriate materials to keep your fear-full. Other inputs that may keep you fearful include your personal prejudices which have been informed by your cultural or religious beliefs, your family or educational backgrounds, as well as certain traditions of men which have been generally accepted as the perfect explanation of reality, despite being wrong – as in the case of Christopher Columbus.

The truth is that until you are more responsible with the kind of inputs that you permit into your life, you’d find it increasingly difficult to eliminate fear; and if you are continually fearful, it is virtually impossible to observe the unseen.
– Promise Tewogbola

Why? Good question.

You see, when you consistently consume the wrong kinds of input, you’d find you meditative process gradually gravitating towards the negative direction.

When you are constantly focused on the negative, worse-case scenarios in every issue, your meditation becomes full-blown worry. Now, the more you worry, the more you see more reasons to worry and if you keep at this long enough, your imagination takes up the baton from there. As you keep on worrying, your mechanical imagination starts playing your worries in 3D pictures, so that you are able to clearly see the worst-case scenarios you are worrying about.

You have to realize that the mind is very powerful. This is because, as you start seeing pictures of what you are worrying about, you’d also start seeing new information to worry about. When this happens, your mechanical imagination also catches up by playing you the most appropriate pictures to feed your newly-found worry. This cycle continues on and on until you’re able to find a way to get out of it.

This is why we need to be very careful of the kind of inputs that we allow to be fed into our minds. If we are not responsible in this area, our meditations would become full-blown worry, and our imagination will start working against us, instead of for us. When this happens, we delve into the realm of fear and we are unable to access the wealth of possibilities in the unseen realm.

Take note of this: At the root of all forms of fear is the seed of inappropriate inputs.
– Promise Tewogbola

I have good news for you, though.

It is very possible to eliminate the fear that is preventing you from observing the unseen realm.

It’s also quite easy to do so too.

You see, understanding fear, not the absence of fear, is the key to overcoming it.
– Promise Tewogbola

Destroy Fear Through Elimination By Selection

One powerful way you can replace the wrong inputs with the right inputs is by being more selective in the kinds of music that you listen to.

You see, there is nothing like good or bad music. In fact, the kind or style of music that you listen to speaks more about your personality more than anything else. On the other hand, good or bad lyrics may be played alongside musical notes. Thus, you need to be very careful and highly selective with the kinds of music that you listen to. You need to be proactive and responsible with the kinds of music that you allow to filter through your ears. Music lyrics have a way of permeating through your subconscious mind and affect your moods in the long run.

I can list so many anecdotes – personal and other peoples’ – about how this works.

For instance, another former colleague of mine was telling me the story of how she tried to console herself with some kind of songs after a particularly messy break up. She recalled crying helplessly when she listened to one song in particular. According to her, the song reminded her of the ‘good’ times that she had with her erstwhile boyfriend.

Now, I don’t know the particular song that my colleague was listening to, but my main concern is that the mere lyrics of that song evoked such a powerful emotion within her that she started crying.

The guy that broke her heart was not in the room. Perhaps, the two of them were not even on speaking terms.

Yet, a song was able to replay the emotional hurt that the break up caused and she relived it again and again.

I’m sure you can imagine what the effect that songs that applaud rape, incest, adultery, murder, bitterness, envy, strife and other vices would be on your observation of the unseen.

Of course, you’d naturally have a skewed view of the realities of the unseen realm. You’d walk in fear, because you’ve continually listened to that rap verse on cold blooded murder. You’d walk in uncertainty about your future because that your favorite soul song tells you that life is not worth living anymore. You’d limit yourself and what you can achieve because you’ve exposed yourself to that song tells you that the times are hard despite the fact that millions are making their millions, even in the so-called hard times.

Look, I’m not castigating you on your choice of music. As I’ve said before, there is no good music or bad music. Rather, the kind of music you listen to speaks more about your personality than your character. However, you need to be responsible with the kind of lyrics that you listen to. Anytime you listen to a song, you need to ask yourself this question: Is this song planting seeds of fear and death that would hinder me from attaining mastery in the art of observation?

Destroy Fear Through Elimination By Reduction

It would be my guess that the media works by the mantra: Bad news is good news because it sells!

That would have been funny if it was not sad.

Remember the story of Eve and the serpent in Genesis 3?

Verse 2 and 3 says, ‘And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden [the tree of the knowledge of good and evil], God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die’

The truth is that we live in the information age where the tree of the knowledge of good and evil is right at the tip of your finger. And believe me sincerely, except you live a minimalist life in some remote place on the face of the earth, it is certain that you take your daily dose of information every day.

If you neither read the papers nor listen to the 9 o’clock news, at least you have your social media account!

We live in a generation that is hooked to social media and if you do not read the papers or watch the news, information will still stream in your direction by virtue of your News feed that is renewed every moment!

By the time we are done with this session, you’d have no choice than to agree with me that over-exposure to the news – the way it is being presented today – would you harm than good.

You see, the media has a way of blowing things out of proportion!

If you are the type that is accustomed to taking input from the news consistently, you might just be laying down the foundation for fear in your life.

I was watching a video where Ryan Holiday, while talking about his book, Trust Me I’m Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator, explained how the media operates like a racket – operated for the benefit of a few at the expense of everybody else. According to him, since the world’s paradigm of information and news has shifted from scarcity to abundance, accuracy of information is no longer important. This is because media companies believe that we live in an age where information can be theoretically corrected, so reporters don’t bother to pay attention to the accuracy of their stories. This means that even if a media outlet gets the information wrong the first time, they always have the chance to fix the previous story with another one without a loss of reputation. Furthermore, since there is a competition for reader’s attention with the advent of more media outlets in this generation, news has to be louder, more extreme and more ‘gossipy’ to break through the noise. Besides, since reporters, especially those on the net, are paid based on the amount of web traffic they can generate, there is the motivation to churn out extreme and exaggerated news.

Another friend of mine who studied Mass Communication in the university told me about the Bullet Theory. According to this theory, the media’s message is like a bullet that is consistently fired into the viewer’s head, with the viewer totally unable to do anything about it. Anytime I think about the Bullet Theory, I am reminded of the Message Bible’s translation of Romans 8:36, “We’re sitting ducks; they pick us off one by one.” In this day and age, we have a passive relationship with the media where we accept everything that the media gorges down our throats without giving it so much as a thought. My point is that the media has a way of blowing things out of proportion and if you are accustomed to taking inputs from the news consistently, you are laying down the foundations for fear in your life. Now, don’t get me wrong. There are definitely good things that you can get from the news at times. However, the media is designed to manipulate people and keep them coming back for more bad news – day in, day out. You cannot afford that shipload of negative input if you are serious about eliminating fear.

Culled from my upcoming book “You Too Can Be Free To Master the Art of Observation:Timeless Principles for Effortlessly Crystallizing Every Single Potential Trapped Within and Around You”.

E = MC Squared (‘C’ is For ‘Consciousness’)

I learned a powerful lesson in consciousness when I went to my favorite supermarket some months ago.

I needed a black dye, but I did not know whether or not it was available in the store because I had never needed it.

So, I asked one of the workers there and sure enough, the guy directed me to the aisle where the dye was.

Equipped with the knowledge, I walked towards an aisle that I had passed nearly a thousand times before and picked up my desired item.

While I now knew where to get a black dye anytime I need it in the future, there are still thousands and thousands of products on other aisles in the supermarket that I was totally oblivious to their existence.

Did my ignorance make them less real?

No. The products were still there, but since I did not have the knowledge and need for these products, I was unable to see or experience them – in spite of the fact that they were located in the same supermarket!

You see, everything you’d ever need to live a successful and fulfilled life has already been created. It already exists. Just like my dye was already on its aisle in my favorite supermarket. However, just like I was unable to access my dye till I got help, a lot of people will never be able to access everything that has been provided for them because they do not have a consciousness of where to get it!

Your consciousness is one of the most potent forces that govern the quality of your experiences on this side of eternity. However, by understanding how to harness the power of your consciousness, you would be able to unleash every single drop of potential that God has wrapped within the fibers of your essence.

Have a Consciousness of The Invisible

This is the deal: People have not yet gotten it into their craniums that there are two aspects to life. These are: The physical realm, which constitutes of all that we can interact with our 5 senses and logically explain. And the spiritual realm, which is the invisible causal realm of completed perfect forms which can only be sensed by our spirits.

You see, every individual is essentially made up of 3 parts: spirit, soul and body. However, ever since the Fall, every child given birth to had a dead spirit that was separated from the Life-Giving Essence of God. So, such a child could only interact with his environment with his five senses (body) and his will, emotions, intellect, and conscience (soul). However, when such a person accepts Christ as his Lord and Savior, the very Life-Giving Essence of God quickens the spirit of such man – making it alive and responsive to God!

Unfortunately, spending years on a worldview which is solely conscious of the physical world can take its toll on your consciousness and the quality of your life. It’s only when you have renewed your mind on the Word of God (Romans 12:2) that such mental shackles are shattered.

For instance, Ephesians 2:6 tells us that as believers in the finished work of Christ, God has “made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.”

Note that the verb in that verse didn’t say ‘we will be made to sit’ or ‘He is making us sit’

Nope. The verse says God ‘has made us sit together in heavenly places.’

That’s past tense. A done deal!

But how can we be seated in ‘heavenly places’ if we are still very much alive in the physical realm?

Well, that’s because we live twice! In the spiritual realm, as well as, in the physical realm.

Yet, so many people don’t have the right consciousness and they live as though all there is to life is in the ‘here’ and ‘now’. A few more believe that their forays into the spiritual realm would only kickoff when they physically die.

Nothing could be further from the truth!

Jesus said, “…he that believeth on me hath everlasting life” (John 3:16, 6:47).

Do you think Jesus was merely referring to life in heaven after one’s death?

No, it includes the perks too. He was referring to the manifestation of the realities of heaven, here on earth. That’s everlasting life!

No sickness, no pain, no lack, no want. That’s everlasting life!

A life of purpose, abundance, fulfillment. That’s also part of the package called everlasting life.

As it is in heaven, that’s how it is on earth!

That’s the kind of life that Jesus Himself lived here on earth and He wants you to lead the same.

Have a Consciousness of The Finished Work

Genesis 1:1 is a verse that everybody should be really familiar with. It says,

“In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth.”

The first time I really meditated on this verse, the verb ‘created’ literally jumped out to me.

Note how the verse did not say,

“In the beginning, God began to create the heaven and the earth.”

Rather, in that verse, we have the past tense form of the verb ‘create’

This implies that in the beginning, God had already completed the creation of everything that needed to be created in heaven and on earth. He had already met every need that would ever be needed on the earth. God had already provided answers for every question that would ever be asked on earth. God had already dished out more than enough wealth and provision for everybody in each generation that would ever tread upon the face of the earth.

In the beginning, it was already finished.

In the beginning, the deal was already completed.

Right there, in the beginning, all prayers had been answered and all needs met.

In that very first verse, everything that would be necessary for a successful life had been created for every single individual that would be born.

Yes, in the beginning, everything was already completed in the spiritual realm of abundant perfect forms!

That’s why God did not bother creating anything on the physical earth for the remainder of the creation story.

All He did was to speak into physical manifestation everything that He knew was already present in the spiritual realm.

Little wonder that 2 Peter 1:3 says,

‘According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue’

Note how the verb is in the past participle form. God created you for glory and virtue and that is why in His Divine Power, He has given us every single thing that we would need to enjoy a full and godly life.

There’s more than enough for everybody.

There is more than enough resources.

There’s more than enough power.

There is more than enough for every single individual that has tread, that is treading, and that will ever tread the surface of this earth.

You were not created to manage through life. No! You were created to enjoy abundance here on earth. But you’d never walk in this abundance if you do not have the consciousness of this abundance. You would never access this wealth available to you if you do not have the consciousness of the fact that there is more than enough to go around.

However, this wealth is a spiritual reality and if you lack the consciousness of the fact that everything is created twice, you would be cheating yourself out of the abundance that God has made available for you.

My Consciousness Story

I remember a time when I was in a desperate need for a job. I was reaching my breaking point because I was starting to get really overwhelmed by my current situation. You know, it’s funny how all the Bible knowledge you’ve accumulated over time seems to desert you in the time of your need.

Anyways, God being faithful started reminding me of this very fact that I am sharing with you – you need to be conscious that there is a spiritual realm, as well as the physical realm. I started gaining my consciousness of the fact that I had everlasting life within me.

This was when it occurred to me that I would be doing myself a great disservice if I lived without a consciousness of the invisible abundance available to me at any given time.

It was like someone switched on my brain! My worries dissolved like a pillar of salt in water.

Since I made that shift in consciousness, I started becoming very thankful for getting a job. If you had seen me during that period, you would have thought that I won the lottery. Such was my happiness and excitement because of my consciousness of the abundance present in the spiritual realm of perfect forms.

Within two months, I got a job.

As I mentioned earlier, your consciousness is one of the most potent forces that govern the quality of your experiences on this side of eternity. The moment you start becoming conscious of the fact that there is a spiritual realm of perfect forms, it’s only a matter of you walking up to the aisle you want and picking up the items you need – be it peace, health or wealth.

If you want to learn more about consciousness, here are some other posts that I have written on the topic

How To Change Your Life By Observing The Unseen

Inward Observation, La Pausa, and How Questions Create Answers

The Power of The Christian Subconscious Mind

Are you a Christian that is being buffeted by the cares of this life?

Are you feeling overwhelmed with worries, bills and the challenges of life?

What if I told you that you had no real problem.

What if I told you that you had no other problem, but a consciousness problem?!

What if I could prove it to you – right here, right now?

Introduction

In what has to be one of the saddest statements of Jesus ever recorded in the Bible, He said,

“…for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light” (Luke 16:8).

As believers, we are the children of Light – but Jesus laments over us because the children of this world are living much better than we are.

This shouldn’t be so.

The very word ‘Christian’ means that we are like Christ!

It means that we are ‘little’ Christs.

Do you really think that if Jesus was physically present on earth today, He would be overwhelmed with bills, illness, worries and challenges of life?

Of course not!

Jesus knew who He was.

He knew where He was from and He knew where He was going. He knew the essence of who He was!

So, why is the experience of many believers so different from that of our Model – Jesus Christ?

It’s really simple!

We do not not know who we are.

When you possess an understanding of your identity, it influences the kinds of thoughts you have; which in turn influences the kind of words you speak; which in turn influences the kind of actions you take; which in turn would ultimately influence your character and the results you get out of life.

Understand this: Until we can get a fuller picture of who we are, as believers, we would keep on having challenges in this side of reality.

So, who are we then?

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First, let’s practice some First-Principles Thinking.

This is how the Bible describes our Heavenly Father:

God is Spirit, and all who worship Him must worship Him in spirit and truth (John 4:24)

If God is Spirit and we are made in His Image and Likeness, what does that make us?

We are spirits too!

1 Thessalonians 5:23 says, ‘I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.’

Man is a tripartite being – He is a spirit, possessing a soul and living in a body.

Efforts have been made to try to explain this mystery in other fields.

For instance, in psychoanalysis, the tripartite nature of man is expressed as superego, ego and id.

In quantum physics, it is expressed as matter, energy, and antimatter

In terms of space, it is referred to as here, there, and the space within

In terms of streams of consciousness, we have: conscious, unconscious and subconscious.

Nowadays, the term ‘subconscious mind’ is being thrown around with careless abandon.

But we know what it means.

The subconscious mind is the real you.

The real you is what is created in the likeness of God.

Your subconscious mind is your spirit!!!

Your spirit is the real you.

God’s Plan for Your Spirit

To understand the import of this reality, we need to take a trip back to where it all began.

When God created man, man was created to be in God’s class of being.

Man was made in the image and likeness of God.

To make man, God had to breathe out a portion of Himself into man.

“And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” (Genesis 2:7)

As in, He took off His very Essence and Being – the very Nature that made Him God.

God took that and inflated man with it.

Consequently, Man became a bundle of God’s raw, fresh and Divine Inspiration.

Man was made to be like God.

He could think like God.

He operated like God, manifesting the very wisdom of God.

What’s more, God gave man absolute and total dominion over everything that was on earth.

Little wonder the Bible says in Psalms 82:6,

‘I have said, ye are gods; and all of you are children of the Most High…’

And to show you that the above statement was not a mistake, Jesus repeated the same words again,

‘…ye are gods…’ (John 10:34)

Man was created to be god on earth.

He was created to exercise dominion and authority here on earth.

Genesis 1:28 says, ‘And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion…’

If you look at the trend of things, despite being in a fallen state, man has somehow been able to exercise his God-given mandate to rule and dominate.

Man has been able to make wonderful innovations and inventions.

He has been able to create beautiful works of art and cure previously incurable illnesses.

Man has been able to dig deep into the heart of the earth and find mineral resources to improve the quality of his life.

Man has also been able to extend his influence beyond the earth through space exploration.

Man was created to have dominion and not to be dominated.

Yet so many believers are living mediocre lives, being dominated instead of exercising dominion.

Many believers are living far below what God had in mind when He created them.

Little wonder God would say we ‘…all have…come short of the glory of God’ (Romans 3:23)

Things go downhill for man

After the Fall, man’s spirit became degenerate. In other words, his spirit was cut off and totally separated from God’s life. In short, man’s spirit man was dead!

Today, the fallen man’s spirit is still there, but it’s as good as it’s no longer there because it cannot function the way God had designed it to function.

Because of all these, mankind learned to become sensual, carnal – living solely through his five senses. He was totally unable to contact the depths of the spiritual realm.

The spiritual realm is the causal realm from which all things are created.

2 Corinthians 4:18 says,

‘While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal’

The only way you can look at something that cannot be physically seen is through the spirit.

Unfortunately, the fallen man’s spirit was dead, and he could only catch glimpses of the spiritual realm via trial and error as he yielded himself to God. This explains how inventions, works of art and some form of creativity could still be exhibited by man in the fallen state. By trial and error, man could draw out of the spiritual realm and reproduce imperfect versions in the physical realm.

Then Jesus entered the picture…

Here’s what Jesus came to do on earth:

He came to restore mankind back to the life of God.

Consider Ephesians 2:1-6,

‘And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus’

If you are a believer in Christ, your spirit man (or subconscious mind) has been quickened, regenerated and renewed!

It has already been restored back to the state Adam’s spirit was before the fall!

Your spirit man is just like Jesus (check out Ephesians 4:24).

Isn’t that awesome?

So, while unbelievers look at the state of man before the fall and start having wishful thinking about how bad things have gone since the original sin; you as a believer, can look back at the state of man before the fall and start to thank God for the state that Jesus Christ has restored you to!

Glory to God!!!

But there’s still another problem

Why is it that despite the fact that we have been restored back to the life of God in our spirits, we still seem to live the kind of ordinary, mediocre lives?

Why is it that we are still existing in far below the glory that God has bestowed upon us, when it is a fact that, right now, we are exactly like Jesus?!

Wow! Now, a lot of eyes are rolling at that question.

Perhaps you are thinking: Me? Like, Jesus? Seriously?

I don’t have time for arguments.

1 John 4:17 says,

‘Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the Day of Judgment: because, as He is, so are we in this world’

That is very profound.

The Bible did not say, ‘as He was while on this earth, so are we in this world’

You know, it would surely have been awesome and quite fulfilling for many of us to find out that we can live the same way that Jesus lived while He was on earth. After all, He raised the dead, healed the sick, made the maimed whole, preached the gospel far and wide…

But that isn’t what 1 John 4:17 is saying.

Look again,

‘…as He is, so are we in this world’

That is in the present continuous tense!

It means that as Jesus Christ is right now, that is the same way that we – as believers – are in this world.

So, the question now is this: How is Jesus Christ right now?

For one, Colossians 1:15 says that Jesus is the Image of the Invisible God. So, by inference, we also are the image of the invisible God!

Why?

‘…as He is, so are we in this world’

This truth has the potential to revolutionize your life.

And I’m not even started!

You know, when Philip asked Jesus to show Him the Father, do you remember Jesus’ answer?

‘…he that hath seen me, hath seen the Father’ (John 14:9)

Jesus was saying in essence that if one looked at His words, His actions, His deeds, He clearly mirrored the Father.

Little wonder 2 Corinthians 3:5 tells us that we ‘are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ’

This simply means that if any unbeliever has any doubts about how Jesus is, such a person should just look at me!

Why?

‘…as He is, so are we in this world’

See, the truth is that as a born again believer with the Holy Spirit resident within you, you are like-for-like, ounce-for-ounce, pound-for-pound exactly like Jesus Christ.

You have the mind of Christ (1Corinthians 2:16, Philippians 2:5)

You have His Spirit, and you’re One Spirit with Him (Galatians 4:6, 1 Corinthians 6:17)

You have His Nature (2 Peter 1:4)

You are joint-heirs with Him, having the same access to the Father that Christ has (Romans 8:17, 29)

You have His righteousness (2 Corinthians 5:21)

All these are your real reality!!!

So, if that’s your real reality in the realm of the spirit, why are you still having problems living from the wealth embedded within your very being?

You are not looking in the mirror

The reason you still live the same kind of ordinary life you lived before you got saved is because you have an identity problem!

You see, after spending so long living from the soul (i.e., your five senses, your will, your emotions, and intellect) before we came to know Christ, we had already been so used to having the soul in the driver’s seat of our lives. As a result, even when we now have quickened spirits reconnected to the life and nature of God, we still do not know how to live from the wealth in our spirits.

Take note that the problem has changed from being separated from God to being ignorant of the wealth within us.

And there is only one reason why you are ignorant of who you are in the spirit: You are not looking into the mirror.

Look at 2 Corinthians 4:18,

‘But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord’

The glass/the mirror reflects the image that is standing before it!

So, if you are seeing the glory of God in the glass, it’s because YOU are then glory of God standing in front of the glass!

What then is the mirror? You may ask.

Let’s check out James 1:23-25,

‘For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass. For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightaway forgetteth what manner of man he was. But whoso looketh unto the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man is blessed in his deed’

Many of us look into a physical mirror for so long in the morning. And any little chance we have to pass by any reflective glass, we step by it to assess our looks, our dressing, our accessories, and all. Now if any chance comes and we are asked to describe how we look, it is not difficult for us to do so, despite the fact that we are not seeing ourselves at the moment?

Why?

Simple. We have gazed at so many reflections of ourselves all day long and we know how we look.

The same thing applies in the spiritual realm.

The spiritual mirror is the Word of God.

The text we just read tells us that if a man hears the word and does not do it, such person is like an individual who has gazed at himself in a mirror and then forgotten what he looked like.

The thing is that many people have heard or read about these things that I’m sharing with you now. But they do not see the manifestation of it in their lives because they refuse to believe in the mirror of the Word that they have just heard. These people have gazed at the Mirror of the Word only briefly and have forgotten the kind of person that they are.

For instance, do you know that since you are born of God, you can never run out of options and be stranded in life?

Try telling that to a carnally minded believer.

But it is a basic truth of the Word!

1 John 2:20 says,

‘But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.’

We are born of God and we have an unction from the Holy Spirit. The verse did not say, ‘you know some things’. No! It says, ‘you know ALL things’. You don’t have the ability to be confused, stranded or at a loss. It is no longer in real your nature to do so.

That is so profound.

Now, when you tell a believer such truth, he is gazing at the Mirror of the Word at that moment, and he is excited at the truth that he cannot be stranded.

But just give the typical believer a day or two, and you’d find him battling with the same challenges he or she should be triumphing over.

You know why?

Such believer has forgotten the manner of man that he was!

This is because he has refused to check himself in the Mirror of the Word to see who he really is in the God’s sight.

You need to remember who you are, by gazing into the Mirror of God.

Remember who you are…

The word ‘remember’ comes from two root words, ‘re-’ and ‘-member’.

So, when you are ‘re-membering’, you are in essence reassembling and reconjuring every member that constitutes you into your mainstream of consciousness!

You have to look into the mirror of the Word of God and have the faith that the description you find is accurate. You need to experience yourself as who you are in Christ – in God!

God’s Words are infallible. You’ve got to produce and manifest what God has declared the real you to be in the mirror of the Word

When you look at a physical mirror, do you disagree with the image you see reflected because you don’t feel that’s the way you should look?

Of course not! You have absolute faith that the mirror is showing you the accurate description of who you are in the physical. The same applies in the spirit!

You have to have the absolute faith that the mirror of the Word is the accurate description of who you are in the spiritual realm.

The more you gaze at the mirror of the Word, the more you see yourself in the light of who you have been created to be.

When you gaze into the mirror of the word continually, you find out that you were designed to walk over sin, sicknesses, temptations, precarious circumstances, challenges of life and yes – the devil!

Once you constantly gaze upon the mirror of the Word, you’d realize that the way you think starts to change.

Romans 12:2 says,

‘…be transformed by the renewing of your mind’

Many are not living at the highest versions of themselves possible.

It is impossible for this to be so when you have not elevated your perception of reality from just what you can sense with your five senses.

It is until you change the way you think in the light of who you are in Christ that you would find your actions and deeds the following suit to conform to your spiritual reality.

Let’s look at 2 Corinthians 3:18 again,

‘But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord’

Note the phrase, ‘…are changed into the same image from glory to glory…’

I have said it before, and I am saying it again. You do not have any other problem but an identity and consciousness problem!

The more you gaze at the mirror of the Word of God, the more the way you think changes.

The more the way you think changes to conform to the realities of your spirit man as described by the Word of God, the more you manifest the glory of God – which is who you are in the Spirit.

The more you manifest the glory of God physically, the more victory you would experience over sin, sickness, poverty, lack and whatever the devil throws at your path.

So, stop living unconsciously.

Get this: It’s man’s second nature to live unconsciously; but it is his first nature to be spiritually conscious!

You have now been armed with the tools that would set you on the path to the best days of your life yet.

Speak, think and act as the God on your inside!!!