THESE ARE THE THINGS YOU MUST KNOW BEFORE JANUARY ENDS Some people will be so occupied with this festive season and will still claim they are still in the mood thereby postponing when they need to start praying.  Some will have the believe that the year just started and that they still have the whole ELEVEN more months that can be more than enough to crush their goals. The truth of the matter is that if you are not serious now, you won't be surprised when December comes and you are yet to do anything worthwhile with your life.  Some believe they have to rest for the whole of January. They don't want to get involved in any thing. They have forgotten that early starters have an edge over others in life. They do not understand the concept behind rising up early when others are busy whiling away time.  It's still January, roll up your sleeves and get to work. Do not wait till March before you start crushing your goals.  Do not wait till your ...

2020 IN VIEW "As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information." Benjamin Disraeli A mentor spent more than an hour with me on phone giving me instructions on how to live my 2020 , I was  struck by one of the instructions he gave me. "Get books in that area you wish to develop in the forthcoming year. If you were constrained by your financies, get books that can help you in that area ." I already have four major areas of my life I want to address in the forthcoming year.  Write your visions down. Have a set goal. There is nothing like I have the goals on my head. When you have your visions in black and white, there is something it does for you, it keeps you on track so that you don't run another man's vision. It makes you accountable. Write the visions down that you may run with it.  Get books to groom you on relationships, spirituality, career wise and in all walks of life. Readers are leade...

SEVEN(7) PEOPLE YOU SHOULD AVOID IN 2020 ======================== "Friendship is not by force but by choice".  Reverend Kola Emiola In 2020, if you really want to run fast, crush your goals and dreams, there are certain people you should avoid. It is indeed true that friendship is not by force but by choice. Below are the set of people you should carefully avoid in 2020: =========================== 1. Those who derive pleasures in your falling: . . This year, I have seen enough reason why I shouldn't open up to some people anymore. This is because I saw how they gloried in other people's fall. So, it happened that a brother opened up to someone and the next thing is to see that person broadcasting it with joy. I was saddened by this act. Hey friend, in 2020, anyone who will not care to see you rise, anyone who derives pleasure in your falling, anyone who always wish you bad luck is not worth being your friend. Start disconnecting from them, ev...

MINDING YOUR OWN BUSINESS  ©TRAILBLAZER AREGBESOLA BUNMI Do you see any man who's always going around talking ill of others, he's a man who has nothing he's doing. He is not occupied. The devil finds work for a lazy man.  And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you.. 1 Thessalonians 3:11 In essence, learn how to mind your own business. You don't have to be involved in every discussion. Get something doing.  Have you ever observed that it is when you seem less busy that evil thoughts start ruminating in your heart? This is the time you will remember that friend of yours who you always engage in unfruitful discussions with.  This is the period the devil is always looking forward to, in order to strike.  Make your mind productive this weekend. Find something doing. Meditate on the word. Never you give an allowance for the devil.  Have a fruitful weekend.  ...

YOUR COUNSEL MAY NOT BE NEEDED ©TRAILBLAZER AREGBESOLA BUNMI We can always give our piece of advice to people on issues, and at the same time, we must learn how not to enforce our opinion on people. Don't be Lords over people.  I have seen persons who became  cold-hearted towards others who refused to take heed to their pieces of advice. You have given your own opinion, you may follow it up with prayers if it will be needful.  I read a story online of a brother who rained curses on a sister just because she rejected his proposal. The guy was like if you don't marry me, you won't find  anyone interested in you again.  Even Jesus never forced anyone to follow him.  I was surprised when I read 2 Samuel 17:23 where Ahithophel hung himself when his counsel was not followed.  What an angry man!  That act of yours that always want people to do everything you say, to follow you  without thinking twice is bewitchment. ...

THE POWER OF THE MIND BY TRAILBLAZER AREGBESOLA BUNMI So I saw a story online few days ago whose caption portrayed it was a godly story. I took my time in reading all the episodes. I was just shaking my head in between. The reason been that the story portrayed unforgivingness and all of that. The story didn't end well. I blamed myself for taking my time to read such a thing. Christ wouldn't have taught us to live the way the story ended.  As I wanted to pray in the night, all the story began to replay in my mind. It was like I was seeing a movie. I began to ruminate about the story and I was just saying to myself the story shouldn't have ended that way. At that point, I began to understand the power of thoughts. It's true I read the story in the afternoon, but it has been stored in my subconscious mind.  Have you ever retired to bed in the night before and all what you did during the day, the things you read, where you went, the things you said ...

ISSUES WITH RUNNING MOUTH? QUICK LOOK AT THE WAYS OUT  BY TRAILBLAZER AREGBESOLA BUNMI When you see a man who talks too much, he is a man who is not given to prayer. How tongue will always boast of many things. No matter how he tries, his tongue will always betray him.  I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. Psalms  39:1 Do you have issues with running mouth? I have got a lasting solution for you.  Do you have issues with minding your business? You always want to pry into the affairs of others even when you are not needed? I have a way out for you. You and I know you can't continue like this. Read on if this matters a lot to you.  Pray I say pray and you will learn how to mind your own business.  Men who prays more are men of few words because their strength is expended in the place of prayer. How will a man who has prayed 6 hours...

DO UNTO OTHERS WHAT YOU WANT THEM TO DO TO YOU BY TRAILBLAZER AREGBESOLA BUNMI  Don't mind that man who finds it hard to submit to someone whom God has placed over him but forces his will on his  followers or wants them to listen to him when he gives out instructions.  You will definitely reap what you sow. It's impossible to plant tomatoes and reap yam.  Never you dishonour any man in position today  because men who will dishonour you when you find yourself in that position in the future are warming up. You may not be able to decipher the personality of the man sleeping beside you now. Don't treat men like trash and expect honour from anyone.  Are you there and all you do is to condemn men who are ahead of you? Sooner or later, men will do same to you. Do you make life unbearable for the leaders whom God has placed over you?  Don't be surprised when you occupy a position later and someone does the same to you.  Do y...

LESSONS FROM THE HEAVY WEIGHTS GUY  BY TRAILBLAZER AREGBESOLA BUNMI So, I saw this guy who was lifting weights. He was so determined and rugged. He carried it with so much rigour. He is doing this in order to keep fit and to be in good shape. The training was hard on him but he was persistent. I thought I had seen it all until I saw another hefty guy carrying those weights even when it was raining. We all hid ourselves when the rain started but this guy didn't leave that spot. No man could talk him out of the rain. He was persistent. It wasn't easy on him. And I began to ask myself that why would a man want to kill himself in order to have a good physique and to keep fit?  Was he doing it to compete? It's probably no.  Those guys who didn't see them when they  were going through the process will want to be like them overnight. That's not possible. That's another message for another day though.  ................................................

DISCERNING VISION PARTNERS BY TRAILBLAZER AREGBESOLA BUNMI When you share your vision with some persons, just believe that your vision will never get to see the light of the day. They are called vision killers. You need to be separated from them.  When you partner with some persons, your life will remain at the exact point for years. You are not going to get anywhere with them. I have shared my visions with some persons before and all they made me know was how those dreams were rather too big to be actualized. At the end, because I didn't give heed to their counsel and because I had others who were great source of encouragement to me, those dreams came to pass.  Friend, even when no one believes in your vision, even when no one seems to be a source of encouragement to you, encourage yourself in the Lord. Do not let that vision die in your hand. At this point of your life, you need to be intentional about who you let in into your life if y...

PROCLAIMERS OF BAD NEWS BY  TRAILBLAZER AREGBESOLA BUNMI There are some people you get to meet in this journey, they have never got something good to say. Each day you meet with them, be ready to hear the latest bad news. They are proclaimers of bad news and we, I mean sons of God are proclaimers of good news which is the Gospel. There was this woman then, each time she comes to our house, she would share with us how some people lost their lives in an accident, how someone died of sickness and so many horrible news. She never told us someone got to build a house or even got saved. Those news are terrifying. If what gives you happiness is to share bad news with people, then you are not an emissary of the kingdom. That friend of yours, you have never told her how God loves her and does not want her to perish. Each time you appear, she is always afraid of the unknown because of the horrible news you will come to share. We have been called to share the Gospel whi...

PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY BY TRAILBLAZER  AREGBESOLA BUNMI I have an application lock on my phone. When I open it, it reads "protect your privacy."  With it, I can password any app on my phone. If you don't know my password, you won't be able to operate some functions on my phone. Not everyone should be let in to the secret of your life. Some issues of your life must be kept secret. You remember Samson who revealed the secret of his life his enemy, Delilah? You don't even know the person you are sharing your life with if he desires to see your progress. Don't be surprised if you see him as the cause of your downfall later. There are some people, if they meet someone today, the person knows already 80% of their life. They even start the story from their paternity. Our lives must be passworded as a Christian. We should not have running mouth. We need to pray that God teaches us to bridle our tongue. Your best friend shouldn't know t...

OVERFAMILIARITY CAN DENY US OF MANY BLESSINGS BY TRAILBLAZER AREGBESOLA BUNMI Each time I am home, my sister would always beg me to plait my hair for me and I will be like you can't make my hair  but have seen her make beautiful hair for other people. What's worrying me? Overfamiliarity. I have been very amazed when people give testimony of how a man of God prays for them and they are healed. The wife of the same  man of God is at home sick but due to the unbelief of the wife and the familiarity, she doesn't believe in her husband's prayers and so she will remain in that state.  So many opportunities some of us have missed because we are proving too familiar with our friends. We think since we are close to them, we are closer to opportunities  and we can also misbehave. Some of us will not even ask questions about how they were able to get to that point. We know they are very much ahead of us, instead of us to humble ourselves, we bring ourselves to t...

PROCRASTINATION AT ITS PEAK BY TRAILBLAZER AREGBESOLA BUNMI Those days I was still in school, the serious students amongst us would always read their books prior to exam period. You will always see them a week or two weeks after resumption reading their books with all seriousness . It is not so with the lazy students amidst us. They will pile all their notes till the end of the semester. By this time, the atmosphere where they are reading is tensed. Without doubt, their assimilation rate will be slower and there is this saying that "poor preparation leads to poor performance." I have seen a woman whose husband divorced because she couldn't make good food. I begin to ask myself what she did with her single days. Did marriage meet her unaware? I guess not so. Those days she was supposed to learn how to make delicious  dishes, she probably used them to watch television or spent them on things that didn't add value to her life. Or probably she thought h...

THIS IS HOW TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE CALLED TO DO  BY TRAILBLAZER AREGBESOLA BUNMI  Most women who go into mentoring other women would know they didn't get there in a day. In a way, if they were observant, they would have seen it a long time before they became known.  Friends would have been coming to them to ask for their counsel in some issues. In a way, people would have been sharing deep issues of the heart with them.  A renowned  gospel artiste didn't get there in a day. They would have noticed how they have been obsessed with sounds over the years.  In like manner, if you are the type that people find it easy to approach to gossip about others, it shouldn't surprise you that they already know the stuff you are made of.  You shouldn't enjoy the process but rather, you should cry to God for mercy because it's not a good thing. It means you have made yourself someone who sows discord among others. In a way, people know that's ...

THE BECKONING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT BY TRAILBLAZER AREGBESOLA BUNMI The other day, a friend was telling me how she felt heavy in her spirit. She was kind of searching where it emanated from. She was searching her spirit because she felt she had talked too much that day.  Oh yes! This is the kind of dealing I cherish. This is the kind of thing I love. That when I am beginning to talk too much, the Holy Spirit will be able to beckon me. That I would know when to talk and when to keep silent.  There are some times when I talk I just know the talk is okay for the day. Oh yes! This is what I like and not the one I would talk and talk and become empty, depressed and angry with myself at the the end of the day.  Many times when I retire to my bed, I can't but think about how I have spent my day. Those things I have reacted to in ways I was not supposed to. I then ask for mercy that I might not repeat such again. Oh yes! That's the kind of dealing I desire. This i...

DISAPPOINTING THE DEVICES OF THE CRAFTY BY TRAILBLAZER AREGBESOLA BUNMI They that await your downfall will only wait in vain if you are in alignment with God.  Job says, He disappoints the devices of the crafty so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. Yes! That's the scriptures. Before He can do that, we must have an identity in Him.  I watched a movie one time. There was a brother who was once a sinner but who got converted. He stayed in a house in which the landlady is a witch. The woman set a trap to kill him before day break.  The woman stayed around his window anticipating bad news. She thought he was dead. When she decided to take a walk round the compound, he saw the beloved brother polishing his shoe. Nothing happened to him. Glory to God. This put the woman in wonder.  The Bible portion of Job 5:12 has come to pass in the life of the brother. The devices of the wicked shall not stand in the life of the righteous. ...

GOD IS NOT STEREOTYPED BY OLUWABUNMI AREGBESOLA Because God moved through water yesterday does not mean he has to work through it at all times. Stop building doctrine around an encounter. So many of us have limited God to a particular way he once moved. We want him to continue that chain with us. Even though he is communicating something else, we just shut our ears and pretend as if we can't hear. We shouldn't build our tent around a particular encounter. We should know God is not stereotyped. He is dynamic. He is the God of all times. He does things according to the counsel of his will. Stop limiting him. Do we really want to run this race successfully? Then, we need to keep focusing on him and be sensitive to his leading per time. We should know when God moves and we must be ready to move with him hence, we will faint along the way. A man who refuses to move when God moves will soon be confused. Our feet need to be quickened so we know when ...

KNOWING GOD FOR YOURSELF BY TRAILBLAZER AREGBESOLA BUNMI A man of God said in a program I attended few weeks back: "our children must have their personal experiences with God. They must not only know God as the God of their fathers, but their God, too." It is true your parents are praying for you, watching over you at all times, but I want to tell you that you need to have your own personal experience with God. How does a lady whose mother is the one who reminds her to pick her Bible to read or to pray survive while alone? That means when such lady gets to school, she would not bother opening her Bible because there is no one to remind her. You don't need to wait for the family devotion daily for your survival. Your altar is calling you. Personal prayer is important as far as family prayer is. Be responsible and accountable. You don't begin to train your children in the way of the Lord when they are old. Teach them in the way of the Lord and w...

YOU CAN BE FREE FROM ADDICTION BY TRAILBLAZER AREGBESOLA BUNMI Few years ago, I was addicted to Indomie noodles. If I did not eat it then, I would not feel comfortable. When I saw how addicted I was to the food, I had to inculcate the discipline of doing without the food. With the help of God right now, and with personal determination, even if I don't eat it for a year, it makes no difference.  Addiction is anything which takes good part of your time. Knowing fully well that time is life, if what you are addicted to is evil, your life is endangered. If it seems you can't quit it, then it is an addiction.  The truth is, even a Christian can be addicted if he is ignorant of what Christ has done for him or who he is in Him.  Majority who are addicted to wrong things never bargained for it in the first instance. They thought they would just have a bite and call it off but addiction was what they got.  It is not immediately when you start f...