CHANGE YOUR ORIENTATION NOW! (PART 1 OF 3)

BE SPIRITUAL, NOT RELIGIOUS

March 19, 2022

CHANGE YOUR ORIENTATION NOW! (PART 2 OF 3)

March 22, 2022

21st MARCH 2022

“Know therefore that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God, who keeps His covenant and His lovingkindness to a thousandth generation with those who love Him and keep His commandments – Deuteronomy 7:9

As we already know, obedience to God’s commandments is why God hears our prayer. Therefore, if we obey, God will fulfil His promises, and He is unstoppable at that! Everything we need from our father in heaven is already provided; we only need to ask for it and receive it by his power and authority. When God gives, He adds no sorrow to it!

There are many reasons why our challenges are sometimes not solved. The reason sometimes is our BAD ORIENTATION. Most of us believe strongly that the devil is why we are continuously deprived. We also believe that God is perpetually at war with the devil to give us a good life. Furthermore, we have so much “weaponized” God, erroneously believing that God is a God of war and that He is constantly warring with the devil on our behalf. That is not true! God does not have to fight the devil to make provisions for us. All we need, God has already provided! We only have to unlock and receive His blessings. In doing that, we have to follow certain principles in obedience to the commandments of God. These principles are as follows:

1. Live above fears (LAF) In the past twenty. Jesus says to Jairus, ‘Don’t be afraid; just believe.'” ~ Mark 5:36. Jesus made that statement even when it was clear that Jairus’s daughter was dead. This means that fear prevents the power of God from working for us. The Master also tells us not to worry about anything whatsoever. (Luke 12:22-26) The position of Jesus was echoed a long time by God through His prophet Isaiah; thus, “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.” (Isaiah 43:1)

PRAYER

Lord Jesus Christ, I thank you for the revelation of the scriptures. You are my provider and strong tower. Everything I need, I now receive by your name and authority. AMEN.

FURTHER READING: John 14:27; Philippians 4:6-7; Psalm 56:3; Joshua 1:9; Matthew 6:34

Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi

Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi was born in Nigeria to Patrick Abuda Obeakemhe and Juliana Fatimatu Obeakemhe, both from Ogbona Town. With a master’s degree in law, she was called to the bar at the age of twenty-two, and she is currently the principle partner of the law firm Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi & Associates. She is also the founder of two philanthropic organizations: the Living Waters Mission and the Rose Croix Foundation. In addition to law, Lawrence-Dokpesi was drawn to spiritual pursuits at an early age, having begun studying philosophy, theology, chaplaincy, and spirit therapy by the age of eighteen. Inspired by her spiritual calling, she has produced ten intensively researched manuscripts on spiritual matters. Although Understanding the Spiritual was the last to be written, it is the first to be published. Lawrence-Dokpesi is a mother and a wife living in the city of Abuja, Nigeria.