Now Ministering: Pst Mike Nwangwa @mikeonwangwa
Topic: Gratitude, Faith, and Answer

Gratitude is the quality of being thankful. 1Thess 5:16,17 and 18.

#ChurchGRA #Gratitude #MyTurnToShine

Now Ministering: Pst Henry Ojei
Title: On Fire for God

To be on fire for God is not how much you shake your head or shout but a consciousness. When you have it, you know it. Your desire is aligned with God's desire.

#ChurchGRA #GRAService #Restoration #prayer

Fire is contagious, it spreads to those around it. When you are ablaze for God, it is evident in the life of those around you. The fire can't be contained.

#ChurchGRA #GRAService #Restoration #prayer

Anywhere you are, they should be able to identify you with Christ. A quiet Christain doesn't go far. People around you ought to feel your fire.

#ChurchGRA #GRAService #Restoration #prayer

Triangle of Fire

Fuel
Heat
Oxygen

Without these three fire can't take place in the natural realm.

#ChurchGRA #GRAService #Restoration #prayer

As a child of God, you need to consistently be on fire for God. Here are three things you need to stay on fire for God.

1. Word of God. This is the fuel that ignites the fire in you. The Word of God is spirit and life.

#ChurchGRA #GRAService #Restoration #prayer

Now ministering: Pst Gabriel Oboh
Message Title: Gratitude in Marriage

When a man is grateful to the wife, he will get double from the wife and vice versa. Anytime you're grateful to your spouse your cup overflow.

#ChurchGRA #Gratitude #MyTurnToShine

Gratitude is an appreciation for something one has done for you. (2 Samuel 9:1) Couples expect their spouse to show appreciation for things done. Whenever this isn't forthcoming, there will be a reaction from such a spouse.

#ChurchGRA #Gratitude #MyTurnToShine

In a similar vein, God expects us to express gratitude to Him for all He has done for us. The story of the ten lepers portrays this fact. (Luke 17:11-19)

#ChurchGRA #Gratitude #MyTurnToShine

Whenever you don't show gratitude to your spouse, you are removing something from your spouse. Many times couples focus on things that have not to be done rather than appreciating things that have been done.

#ChurchGRA #Gratitude #MyTurnToShine

How do you show appreciation in marriage?

1. Never trivialize what your spouse has done; no matter how little it may seem, always appreciate their effort.

#ChurchGRA #Gratitude #MyTurnToShine

Now ministering for second service: Pst Joel Awogu @AwoguJoel
Topic: Restoration
Text: Isaiah 54:2-3
Things you would experience this year, expansion, and your products would be blessed.

#ChurchGRA
#HappyNewYear
#FirstSundayOfTheYear
#Restoration

In this new year, you would experience restoration in Jesus' name, Amen.

#ChurchGRA
#HappyNewYear
#FirstSundayOfTheYear
#Restoration

Things you need to do this year
1. Enlarge the place of your tent

#ChurchGRA
#HappyNewYear
#FirstSundayOfTheYear
#Restoration

Expand your mind. Think Possibilities. your current state of mind won't be able to contain what God is planning for you. Mark 2:22

#ChurchGRA
#HappyNewYear
#FirstSundayOfTheYear
#Restoration

New experiences must bring new thinking. Think BIG. Think beyond your house.

#ChurchGRA
#HappyNewYear
#FirstSundayOfTheYear
#Restoration

Now ministering for second service: Pst Joel Awogu @AwoguJoel
Topic: Man in Three Dimension
Text: 1Thess 5:23
Sometimes, we do things amiss without understanding who we are.
Who are you? Do you know what manner of being you are?

#ChurchGRA #GRAService #Restoration

Man is a combination of three things. The Body, Soul, and Spirit.
Take good care of these three things. Most times you guide your car, phone. Do you guide your spirit?

#ChurchGRA #GRAService #Restoration

God relates to us through our spirit and if you don't take care of your spirit, you won't hear from God.

#ChurchGRA #GRAService #Restoration

What do you do to your soul? Mind what gets in your mind.
Nobody makes you feel bad without your consent. Mind what makes you envious of others. These are things that destroy the soul.

#ChurchGRA #GRAService #Restoration

Protect your spirit from what can quench your fire. Things like laziness, pleasure. Mind what brings these three down (Spirit, Soul, and Body)

#ChurchGRA #GRAService #Restoration

#RoyalAmbassadors #PraiseandWoraship
🎶The heavens declare, Your power and royalty
Lord You reign
King of all ages, You are the ancient of days
Lord You reign
Your throne is established in justice and righteousness
Lord You reign🎶

#ChurchGRA #GRAService #Restoration

#RoyalAmbassadors #PraiseandWoraship
🎶Great are You Lord and greatly to be praised
Lord You reign
We cry Holy, Holy is our God
Let Your glory, glory fill this place🎶

#ChurchGRA #GRAService #Restoration

#RoyalAmbassadors #PraiseandWoraship
🎶Arugbo Ojo
Arugbo Ojo
Iwo Aseda, Laweda, Lameda o (You are the ancient of days)
Arugbo Ojo
Arugbo Ojo
Iwo loniyin, kaabo, kaabo, marora
Arugbo Ojo
#ChurchGRA #GRAService #Restoration

#RoyalAmbassadors #PraiseandWoraship
🎶We cry Holy, Holy is our God
Let Your glory, glory fill this place
Arugbo Ojo (You are the ancient of days)
Arugbo Ojo (Aterere Kariaye ooo)
Iwo Aseda, Laweda, Lameda o
Arugbo Ojo🎶

#ChurchGRA #GRAService #Restoration

#RoyalAmbassadors #PraiseandWoraship

🎶Who has the final say?
Jehovah has the final say
Who has the final say?
Jehovah has the final say🎶

#ChurchGRA #GRAService #Restoration

I’ve put together my list of top 10 tips for early career researchers and I’m going to share it here as promised. But first a disclaimer...I don’t know everything. This list is based on my experience in academia. I would love for others to add and augment. With that in mind....🧵

1: Decide what you want your LIFE to be. This career could consume you completely if you let it, but it won’t always love you. Focus on the other things in your life that bring you joy and fulfillment and cultivate those just as much as you cultivate your research career.

2: Decide what you want your CAREER to be. What are your values? What are you in this for? There will be hard times. But knowing your values and what success means to you can help guide you through them.

3: Decide whose opinions really matter to you. Mastery requires feedback and you will get a lot of it, some useful some less so. Identify the small circle of people you can really trust to give it to you straight. This includes forming a no committee.

4: People are people are people. Don’t be afraid to email someone about a postdoc or job or grant idea. We’ve all been there. Some people are not generous people. This is good information to have. Move on to other colleagues and mentors if you encounter these people.

I used to work 14+ hour days and have a 'no days off' mentality. This year I cut that shit off and focused on building a career and life of quality. The results are higher income, more time to enjoy life, schedule on my terms + stronger relationships. Fuck your "hustle."

The reality is 99% of people's "hustle" is just them hustling themselves. Hustling yourself out of life and into a worker cog. The exact opposite of what you want to become when you're an entrepreneur. You're becoming the same system you sought to destroy.

To build a successful business it takes way more than just plain old hard work. I am a huge believer in American grit, not American hustle. You need hard work, but if that is all you can bring to the table, you have no place running a business.

People work hard because they believe in what they're doing or they feel they have to make it happen. I get that. We have families and people counting on us. But you are failing them all when you live in your office.

We are privileged in even being able to run a business. If you are lucky enough to do that, you owe it to yourself, your loved ones, and the people counting on you to do it the right way. Be healthy. Sleep. Live your life. Be more than your career. 🖤

MY JOURNEY AS A DIESEL PLANT FITTER
My journey started in March 2005 when I got an offer of apprenticeship from CMED. I knew nothing about cars and earthmoving equipment.

I also did not know what a Diesel plant fitter was (our education should do better on this front, careers should not be accidental). When I was chasing apprenticeship, I wanted to be an Auto electrician. When the CMED advert came out I did not have a driver’s licence

or learners’ licence, which is a prerequisite if you want to train in the Automotive industry. Diesel Plant Fitting is classified under the Mechanical Industry, so a driver’s licence is not required on application. I was, however, asked for it during my interview and I had one

The interview was hilarious, I cracked their ribs every now and then but that is where I learnt how to take control of an interview. (I knew no one there as well). I told them from the onset that I knew nothing about the trade, but keen to learn, that is why I applied

They asked me what I knew about mechanics in general. I responded that I knew bicycle mechanics because that it what we had at home and everything else contained in the O level integrated science book Science in Zimbabwe. So, they asked me about stuff that was in

I turned 30 recently.

While far from old and wise, I have learned a few things along the way - on life, business, writing, investing, and growth.

Here are a few important lessons learned...

Embrace Failure

Put simply, failure leads to growth.

Do not hide from failure. Seek it out. Allow yourself to be uncomfortable. Embrace it.

The most transformative moments in your life will always come from failures.

Stand on the Shoulders of Giants

As Isaac Newton famously wrote, “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.”

You will only go as far as you can see.

Seek out mentors who champion your cause and empower you to see further.

Prioritize People

Everything in life comes down to people and relationships.

Networks compound as well as any financial investment.

Build an army that is deep and wide.

Cultivate deep relationships, but also learn to appreciate the power of weak ties.

Give > Receive

Focus on what you can do for others, not what they can do for you.

Give more than you receive.

This mentality will lead to more success and growth, but also to more fulfillment and joy.

The reason to try a new approach to things is because you have demonstrated proof that existing approaches are not working.

let's unpack:

1. what counts as proof?

2. what counts as failure?

3. not working for whom?

4. not working towards what end?

what counts as proof? and what counts as failure?

in order to answer this one needs to understand a thing well enough to know what success looks like and to know what failure modes exist.

A thing can fail by succumbing to a known failure mode, or failing in a new way. New failure modes commonly emerge from new contexts. Or they may be due to new developments in an existing context.

proof of failure means you have observed (rather than concluded via hearsay or via abstract reasoning) failure in a known mode or new mode. in order to obtain this proof, a relatively close distance or even insider perspective is usually necessary.

failure modes are specific to the thing being examined but there are some very common patterns. here's a couple of the most common patterns: