Spirituality – Woman of Substance International https://iamawomanofsubstance.org Thu, 18 Nov 2021 08:15:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Special Invitation: The Threshing Floor https://iamawomanofsubstance.org/special-invitation-the-threshing-floor/ Thu, 18 Nov 2021 08:15:41 +0000 https://iamawomanofsubstance.org/?p=238 At the THRESHING FLOOR:

  • We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons.
  • We knock down the strongholds of human reasoning  to destroy false arguments. 
  • We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. 
  • We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ. 
  • And after you have become fully obedient, we will punish everyone who remains disobedient.”

‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭10:4-6‬ ‭NLT‬‬

The world doesn’t fight fair. But we don’t live or fight our battles that way—never have and never will. The tools of our trade aren’t for marketing or manipulation, but they are for demolishing that entire massively corrupt culture. We use our powerful God-tools for smashing warped philosophies, tearing down barriers erected against the truth of God, fitting every loose thought and emotion and impulse into the structure of life shaped by Christ. Our tools are ready at hand for clearing the ground of every obstruction and building lives of obedience into maturity.”

‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭10:3-6‬ ‭MSG‬‬

“For though we walk in the flesh [as mortal men], we are not carrying on our [spiritual] warfare according to the flesh and using the weapons of man. The weapons of our warfare are not physical [weapons of flesh and blood]. Our weapons are divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. We are destroying sophisticated arguments and every exalted and proud thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought and purpose captive to the obedience of Christ, being ready to punish every act of disobedience, when your own obedience [as a church] is complete.”

‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭10:3-6‬ ‭AMP‬‬

In the scripture, the threshing floor is a place of separation and revelation. A place where the harvest was prepared by separating the grain from the useless straw for the purpose of exposing and collecting the most valuable part of the crop.

These are some of the reasons you must make The Threshing Floor your constant! 

Join other praying women EVERY SATURDAY MORNING (6:00 am EST) to tear down satanic strongholds in our lives, families and communities. . .  

God is asking you to meet Him at the Threshing Floor so He can reveal to you THE TEMPLATE of your destiny! 

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At the Threshing Floor,
Bimpe Ishola

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Time is Life https://iamawomanofsubstance.org/time-is-life/ Sat, 14 Aug 2021 01:42:13 +0000 https://iamawomanofsubstance.org/?p=209

“Time is used to buy life. Whatever you are, you spent your time buying it. Whatever you invest your time in, you become.”

Dr. Myles Munroe

By March 2020, the world population was estimated to have reached 7.8 billion. Despite the large number, humans are diverse in nature – physical appearance, social status, economic and political idiosyncrasies, accomplishments, interests etcetera. The only common commodity given to all humans is TIME!. Whether young or old, small or big, rich or poor, white, green or brown skin color, we all are given the same amount of time.

Time is a gift from your Maker. It is a piece of eternity; a limited period during which an action takes place. Life is the passing of time, therefore, time is life.

Time can be a blessing as well as a curse.It depends on how you use it. Time has a beginning and an ending. You cannot prolong, slow down or hold time. But time can either be managed, used, invested or converted. You can convert your time to build, develop or construct things. Attending this conference could be your starting point, join us.

Click here to learn more about the conference and register.

Time can be abused. Like money, time can be squandered or lost. Time is more important than money. It can be devalued or depreciated. You can add value to your life or devalue it by how you spend your time, who you spend your time with and where you spend your time.

God does not live in time but He gave us time to live purposefully.

“He has made everything beautiful and appropriate in its time. He has also planted eternity [a sense of divine purpose] in the human heart [a mysterious longing which nothing under the sun can satisfy, except God]—yet man cannot find out (comprehend, grasp) what God has done (His overall plan) from the beginning to the end.”

‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭3:11‬ ‭AMP‬‬

So, the question is: Who have you been spending your time with?  Where and how have you been spending your time? If you have been spending it well – managing, converting and investing it to pursue your divine purpose, good for you! If, on the other hand, you suddenly become aware that you have not made a good investment of your gift of time, it is not too late. You can redeem your time. How?

Reclaim, repossess, start converting your time to value. It’s time you start to pay your outstanding debt which you owe yourself and your Maker!. Take ownership of your time, start to design your day to create value in your life. Double your efforts because your given time is very limited. 

If you are struggling identifying your purpose, a good investment of your time will be to reach out for help. I delight in helping people unveil their hidden treasures, maximise their potentials so you can start to live life of impact. I am offering you a 30 minutes free exploratory session to start unpacking what is holding you stuck.

“TO EVERYTHING there is a season, and a time for every matter or purpose under heaven:”  ‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭3:1‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

To learn more on HOW TO REDEEM YOUR TIME, join us at this virtual conference.

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The Theology Of Productivity https://iamawomanofsubstance.org/the-theology-of-productivity/ https://iamawomanofsubstance.org/the-theology-of-productivity/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2020 06:51:39 +0000 http://iamawomanofsubstance.org/?p=65 At church yesterday, during Sunday School, our teacher made reference to an article which he later shared with me. The article describes what is now known as “The Rule of Awkward Silence”. When faced with a challenging question, instead of answering immediately, the rule allows you to pause and think deeply about how you want to answer. The rule is also being embraced at business meetings where at the start of a meeting, participants take like 30 minutes to read printed memos in silence without interruption before making comments. It is claimed that the rule is being adopted by valuable business owners like Tim Cook and Jeff Bezos and they have reportedly given positive feedback. 

I found the article fascinating because it collaborates how science is increasingly tracing many of their inventions or discoveries to the Bible. 

The Rule of Awkward Silence is stated in James 1:19 

“So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;”

‭‭James‬ ‭1:19‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

When business owners set goals for production or plans expansion into new markets, they are simply imitating an industrious God who created a complex and fruitful world. He started a farm, Eden Inc., put man on that farm and told him to work, be industrious and expand the enterprise globally. That is what Genesis 1:28 is about:

“Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

‭‭Genesis‬ ‭1:28‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

The primary word which the Bible uses to define productivity is fruitfulness. The Bible will often describe a productive person as someone who bears fruit. 

Fruitfulness or productivity is important, and it starts with God.

“Ephraim shall say, ‘What have I to do anymore with idols?’ I have heard and observed him. I am like a green cypress tree; Your fruit is found in Me.”

‭‭Hosea‬ ‭14:8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Join me at a FREE WEBINAR on Friday, October 2, 2020 at 12noon EST when I’ll be sharing with you – HOW TO MAKE IMPACT. Sign up:https://connectcoachingcenter.net/webinar/how-to-make-impact/

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A Heart Of Worship https://iamawomanofsubstance.org/a-heart-of-worship/ Thu, 27 Aug 2020 03:14:39 +0000 http://iamawomanofsubstance.org/?p=28 Oh, how I love Jesus
Oh, how I love Jesus
Oh, how I love Jesus
Because, He first loved me

By Hannah Oyebanjo.

A heart of worship is a gracious heart that understands the depth of God and His infinite purpose for creation. It’s a heart absolutely sold outto God without any consideration whatsoever for physical circumstances and conditions. A heart of worship defies sex, status, prestige etc. as both the seemingly poor and the rich can display this treasure. Man was created to worship. Show me a worshiper and I will show you the in-dwelling tabernacle of Jehovah God!

A heart of worship sees God at work in every and all instances. Doubts and fears may surround, but a heart of worship blazes through them all, bursting into ecstatic magnification of ‘The One Whose Name is Love’.

The heart of worship is enmeshed in praise, enwrapped in thanksgiving. This heart bows and trembles always, before the Lord and Maker when and when not in need. It’s a lifestyle, a default programming for Worship. Free flow of worshippers’ tears, arms raised in the beauty of holiness, knees bowed to the soon-coming King, crowns cast to the Ruler of the universe Who never makes mistakes and Who is never too late in all endeavors.

A heart of worship sees the full hand of God in all circumstances. God will show up and surely, He does. Should He choose not to show in His ultimate wisdom, worship is ceaseless!

The pathway of the Heart of Worship permeates the physical to outer and stronger realms where God is enthroned. This is where He divinely channels and directs all affairs of life without questioning. The heart of worship crowns Him Who reigns over and over, for the more of Him he crowns, the more of Him he discovers to yet be crowned!

Endless praise of Jesus the Son of the Living God is the flow from a heart of worship. This action transcends the visible and the known. For this reason of mortal incomprehensibility, some unwise people think such display and outlandish lavish of love is uncalled for. Alas! who is wise, but the possessor of A Heart of Worship?

And so, she had long thought about His sincere care and love. What manner of love and man is this she long considered? What shall I render and what can I possibly do to show a little of my gratitude ‘she mused’. An unscripted idea warmed up her tender heart. This would seem crazy to men but then who cares? Where were ‘men’ in the darkest point of my life ‘she whispered’. And so, she washed His feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair! What glory have I than in Him? Who could have helped to clean all my mess other than Him, whose blood was shed for a renewed me ‘she muttered’. Transformed, translated and equipped to reign with Him someday in an exquisite estate, prepared by Him whose name is more than beautiful, whose glory is un-searchable. A pure Heart of Worship. Everything else on this side of eternity will be corrupted. They will fizzle out like vapour, but A heart of Worship is eternal. It is the golden chariot of great grace upon which the wise rides to experience His in-explainable splendor. All things may fail, but a heart of worship never fails.

Oh Lord, we pray that you endow us with this pure, selfless and immortal heart of worship, flowing from our redeemed souls, daily touching the very throne of Your Majesty, provoking Your release of greater grace for the race of life we run. Amen

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