living in weeks

Living in Weeks : 

Ayo Okelana Pastor-in-charge RCCG, Emmanuel Missions Chapel Redeemed Christian School of Missions Ede, Nigeria Living in Weeks

Introduction : 

It is amazing to know that very few people LIVE on Earth, though statistics show we will soon be 7 billion. Inventions, idea generation and implementation, patent rights, copyrights, all explain the reason why so many people exist by name and very few do exploits. The big book says: … but the people that DO KNOW their God shall be strong, and do exploits. Isn’t this truth obvious among those who actually know their God? Introduction

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Those who know their God will not waste God’s resources: Time Money Food Children Brain People Opportunities Position Prompts How many have you WASTED in days? You must rise to be a WASTE MANAGER of wasted time resources. See a very serious Poem below on wasted time:

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Wasting Time As the hour disappearsI wonder what happenedMixing hopes and fearsOf a future darkenedEach hour that I looseBy choice or mistakeShows that I abuseMy power to awakeYet I can never stopWasting my life awayAs the pleasure to flopTakes my destiny away It is so painfully easyTo waste the time givenKilling the mysteryOf a life unprovenSo I waste the presentTo the before, to the afterNone so brilliantAs the one who gets better Posted by Frederic Moraillon http://poemsintheworld.blogspot.com/2007/12/wasting-time.html

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Living is a CHOICE and the opposite of dying. Yet, LIVING is a process. Just as Dying is another process. You know the word “process” describes a condition. A condition that is not sudden or accidental, but: Gradual An EXPRESSION of something in stages A set of ACTIONS An ONGOING activity

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The word “living” tells us that you are not just existing. Any one that wants to live in 2011 does not just want to live by just bearing a name – Bassey, Bisi, Ndubuisi, Risquot, etc. Living means you want to be responsible for EVERY thing you do. And that means you do not want to say: “sis Bola made me do this or that”.

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That means you want to say: “whatever happens in my life I caused it”. So many people like to blame others for their ACTIONS. Living means not blaming anyone for WHAT YOU ALLOWED in your life. That means making a DECISION to live and to live without remainder, even if your life has been a recurring decimal.

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To live means having a good understanding of the word “WEEKS”.

Living In Weeks: What does it mean? : 

Having the understanding that every YEAR is a combination of weeks. Knowing that there are ONLY 52 WEEKS in every year. Being prepared to evaluate ones live on weekly basis. Exercising the power to achieve something each week. Conquering powers that are called “Week-raiders.” Living In Weeks: What does it mean?

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To every week is attached a good number of Time-RAIDERS.

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That you will not be raided and robbed this week starts with a DECISION and ends on a PRAYER note.

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Several folks we shall soon consider have MADE this decision. Why don’t you ADD one more virture: prayer.

Quotes on Weeks : 

I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week sometimes to make it up. - Mark Twain A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week. - George S. Patton “Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week”  - Spanish Proverbs “Few people think more than two or three times a year. I have made an international reputation for myself by thinking once or twice a week.”  - George Bernard Shaw “Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week”  - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes on Weeks

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Wisdom teaches that looking above is more beneficial that squatting beneath. The Bible is full of achievements and great leadings on the week.

Weeks in the Bible : 

In the later beginning, God created the Heaven & Earth in a Week – Gen. 2.2-3 Israel lived a live of weeks – Exod. 34:22; Deut. 16:9-11;Gen 29.27,28;Lk 18.12 The priests thought in weeks – I Chron 9.25; 2 Chronicles 23.8 Jesus operated in weeks – Mt. 28.1; Mk 18.2 You have a mandate to lead your life in weeks IF you will apply your heart to wisdom - Ps 90.12 Weeks in the Bible

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If living in weeks is possible why are people “leavening” and leaving without leaving a mark behind better than indolence and poverty?

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The Leaven or the YEAST we used for our bread and dough today is the life so many Christians are exhibiting. They move from day to day playing roles that do not conform to their original persons and personalities. We can live straight. We can live right. We can live without fear. We can live with purpose. We can live…, but so many are still ignorant of the week.

Ignorance About the Week : 

Many people do not believe in the week. People who have been taught to live a day at a time without prompt ACTIONS end up living a year at a time. A lot of people have forgotten that God evaluated His work in a week. Many see the week as ordinary calendar numbering. Very few are able to see weekly possibilities. Any thing you cannot achieve in a week you MAY NOT achieve in a year. People do not know the secret in weekly planning. Ignorance About the Week

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How then can we live better than our fathers ?

Live In Weeks: How? : 

See life in weeks. Decide to life in weeks. Count in weeks. Relate to people in weeks. Get a planner that works in weeks. Make sure you ACHIEVE something every week. Plan you Life in weeks. An average life-span of 70 years is ONLY 3620 weeks An old man who died at 100 only spent 5200 weeks If you are already 35 you have spent 1810 weeks Live In Weeks: How?

Conclusion : 

It is good to close on this note. Please know that: Several powers are out to steal your week. Many weeks in your life have been stolen already. You must ARISE now to find out your mandate for every week. A good Knowledge of your weekly assignment is paramount . You must make yourself ready to DO projects with HASTE. You must REFUSE to mind how weak or tired your body is. You need to TAKE enough rest. You must WATCH what you eat. Conclusion

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You have the responsibility to CHOOSE your friends. You must SEEK counsel on TIME MANAGEMENT Be angry at Week-raids Fight them as much as possible. Look out for week-raids. Ask God to open your eyes to their strategies. Speak positive words to yourself. Develop a positive self image. Acquire knowledge. Share knowledge

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Can you do these with the arms of flesh? The TOOL of prayer is a better option! Pray Until Something Happens Good - P.U.S.H. G

Prayers : 

Every power fighting my week must die. Every form of distraction warring against my life, be dissuaded in Jesus’ name. You committee of forces breaking down my resolution power – loose your hold in Jesus’ name! I decree a discerning heart, a stable mind and a peaceful atmosphere around my being Jesus’ name! Every unfriendly friend – lose interest in me in Jesus’ name! You week-raids robbing my destiny! Collide with the Rock of Ages. Fire of God! Purge me for better productivity this year in Jesus’ name. Prayers

Further Assistance? : 

Contact Ayo Okelana RCCG, Emmanuel Missions Chapel, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria Email: ayookelana@yahoo.co.uk Phone: +234 80 55 45 90 52 You have been destined to live, REFUSE to die. Further Assistance?

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God Bless you as you take the required steps Thank you