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Psalm 119:105 - Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
When God’s word guides you, character will be in place and you will succeed.
I did not get to where I am by luck; with all humility, I consciously allow God’s word to guide me. I remember when our ministry was still young and my father had tooth problem and needed a dentist but I didn’t have money to take him to the hospital. I had to wait until I get money to do that; I did not touch church money though it was in millions and I am the visionary but I knew that Salvation Ministries is different from David Ibiyeomie and my father was not a staff of the Commission. So, I made sure I did not use church money to solve my personal needs; that is integrity.
If you want lasting success, let the word of God be your guide. The moment you put the word of God aside, you are saying that God is not part of your life. There is no civilization that overtakes the Word of God. Truth cannot be buried; the Bible cannot change. You must take it raw and believe it if you want to be successful.
One of the ways you can build your character is by maintaining a healthy conscience.
Rom.9:1 -I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
The conscience is the moral being within you; it is the police of the heart that controls your life. When your conscience is dead, life has ended. To succeed in life, business and career, you must have a living conscience. Most times, making a mistake is not the issue with God but having a conscience is more important. There are people who don’t even feel it when they make mistake; their conscience is already dead. A dead conscience does not see evil as evil anymore. If you want to last in life, never get to a point where your conscience is dead; where you call evil a weakness.
A man’s treatment of money (how he makes and spends money) is the most decisive test of his character. There were times my wife and I have stayed with no food to eat; and with church money in our custody; yet we never tampered with it. Today, the story is different. A man with a living conscience will feel guilty when he is wrong. Never keep a man with a dead conscience around you; it is not the mistake the person made but having a dead conscience. In the day of your trial, it is your character that will speak for you.
If you want to be successful, watch your thoughts because they will become words and your words will become actions; your actions will become habits, your habits will become your character and your character will become your destiny.
Thoughts >Words >Action >Habit >Character >Destiny
Every word and deed of a parent is a fiber woven into the character of a child that will ultimately determine how that child fits into the fabrics of the society. Anything you do, your children imitates you without talking. Every child have traits of their parents’ character. The workshop of character is everyday life – the eventful and the common places; that is where the battle is either won or lost.
Prov. 4:27 - Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
Titus 2:6-7 -Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled. 7 In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness {NIV}
The discipline of desire is the background of character because when liberty lacks control, it becomes captivity.
Henceforth, everything about your life will speak success! I see you succeed as you make God’s word your guide and keep your conscience alive in Jesus name-Amen!!!
God bless you #DavidIbiyeomie
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