“If you prayed before starting, why are you so afraid? If you know God has good plans for you, why are you so afraid? Is your situation unknown to God? Is God unable to help you? If you know God is in control, why are you so afraid?”
“Are you praying for something you think it’s too late to do anything about? Would it be safe therefore if Jesus said, let it be done as you believe? Are you praying for a patient to recover and you also think it’s just a matter of time before they die? What if after prayer Jesus says, let it be done as you believe? Are you praying for success but you also know the answers you gave or what you did gives you no chance, and you are just praying for the sake of it? What if Jesus responds and tells you, let it be done as you believe?”
“When you face misfortune after misfortune in a way that can’t be explained- who do you consult? When you are worried about uncertainty of the future who do you consult? When you want to control a loved one or a boss who is out of control, who do you consult? When things are not just working out and you need a breakthrough, who do you consult?”
“Conspiracy theories about a village witch killing successful people. Conspiracy theories about people who have taken the church hostage. Conspiracy theories about people planning to finish all Africans. Conspiracy theories about this or that…A conspiracy theory that doesn’t instill fear and helplessness is fake. A conspiracy theory will spread faster and wider if it explains current phenomenon and then instills fear and helplessness.”
“God silences His enemies using children. God wins against His enemies using the least expected means – infants. God will ultimately have His way. Nothing stops God from winning.”
“Start low. Start small. Start insignificantly. If that is all you got, start anyway. The start may be a shameful one because it is the opposite of the desired future, but start anyway. The future will be better than your wildest dreams. Start anyway, it will end well.”
“Don’t give up. No situation is permanent. Don’t kill yourself. No situation is permanent. Don’t quit. No situation is permanent. Keep trying the impossible will happen. No situation is permanent.”
“It is wrong to have bodyguards for show off. It is wrong to have bodyguards as a way of matching worldly standards of leaders…A church worker does not get power and respect from show of security force and opulence. Such power would be inferior to the power of our God. It is a sign of spiritual immaturity to seek respect in such worldly ways.”
“The gracious hand of God provides. The gracious hand of God protects. The gracious hand of God is all that we need today. May the gracious hand of our God be with you and me today, in Jesus’s name, Amen!”