Do you want 5.0 this semester?

   There’s no doubt that God’s word is real and it (the word) is true and faithful. As we have heard many times, “God cannot lie”. We see that in Num23:19(KJV):”God is not a man; that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent . . .” If you didn’t know that before, know it from now. His word which is real says in Rev5:10 that “And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on earth”. This tells us that our reigning in life is NOT a PROMISE, we are not waiting for it to happen; it is a RIGHT. He HAS MADE us; that says a lot. The simple truth although I found it hard to accept at first is that if we are not experiencing dominion in any area of our lives, we must be doing something wrong or not doing anything at all. God will not break His word to please you but rather you must align to access what he has said concerning you (Jhn10:35). With this understanding, I will be sharing with you with some keys that God has shown me and when I applied them, produced amazing results that could not be denied.

As a secondary school student, unsaved, lost, heard of Christ but not connected to Him, not understanding my place and my rights in Christ, was a mediocre and a failure. I failed a lot of subjects then that my dad’s mood towards me changed and I became a joke in my environment. A time came in the year 2008, and everything turned for the better when I got saved. The least I got was a grade ‘C’ since that time and that is since SSS2. God is faithful, He really is. He changed me wholly and fully when I encountered His word while searching for the secret to doing well in school and something struck me in 2Tim2:15:” Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth”. He opened me up to that scripture and made me understand that if I study to His approval and not mine, I’ll never see shame. Friends, that changed my life forever and thank God every time for that encounter. Understand that Jesus died for you to become rich in all things and that includes your academics (2Cor8:9). He redeemed us from the curse of the law which entails failure and connected me to Abrahamic blessings (Gal3:13-14 paraphrased).  That goes to show that in God’s eyes, we can’t fail and we are not permitted to. There are certain things we should do to align ourselves with God’s word. I will be highlighting some with the help of God.

Firstly, you need to be connected to God to access this kind of academic excellence. You need to become a child of God first before you talk about having rights; we see in Jhn15:4 “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me”. Secondly, find what His word says about your success and believe it with your HEART and not your HEAD. Keep on saying it until it enters your spirit. Thirdly, prove you believe by working and studying. This is a very delicate area because everybody wants success but very few are willing to pay the price. You want excellence in your tests, examinations, study. We see in 2Tim2:6:”The husbandman that laboreth must be first partaker of the fruits”.  Turn every stone, cover what is needed. The reason that unbeliever is topping you in class is because he/she is working more than you, so work! Fourthly, rely on the Holy Spirit for help and direction. He is the one that guides you to what is needed, strengthen you to do the required, and reminds you of what you have learnt. He has always given me ‘areas of concentration’ even few minutes before the examination begins. Talk to Him, inquire of Him and obey Him. Lastly, don’t rely on your own understanding; always put God first and acknowledge Him.

God wants you to reign in life and all He wants is for us to align with His word. All these keys are useless if they are not applied (Jas1:22; 2:17). Friends, it’s a lie from the devil when you think that you are not built for distinctions in your academics. I used to think I wasn’t meant to be at the top in class but was meant to be a footballer because I was good at that then but how wrong I was and He proved it in my life. The word of God says in Phil4:13: “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me”. I urge you to believe Him this forth coming examination and indeed every shame will be exchanged with a double portion.

EKEH KELECHI.C

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