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The Elasticity of The Human Brain

22 Jan 2021 Nwodo Divine Leave a comment

I ran an experimental workout yesterday on Brain ELASTICITY. I took a reading adventure that took me more than ten hours.

Though my goal was not to spend time studying, but to observe the widening of my brain horizon.

It was quite tough reading for that duration. I was checking for the limit of my brain’s elasticity in the place of study.

I found out that the human brain has no ELASTIC LIMIT when it comes to being fed with information. It cannot get overfull.

It can be stretched and stressed, but each time you go beyond a certain threshold of stretching, your brain masters it and conditions itself to survive under such mode of stress and strain.

Those who study for long hours can attest to this.

The brain can be conditioned to embark on a work, apart from studying for lengthy hours without experiencing any BREAKDOWN, hence the complexity of the human brain.

Don’t get it twisted. No human is blessed with a special breed of brain to be exceptional. Never!

We all have more or less the same brain potential, but not many folks have crossed the stress threshold of their brain. They would rather sleep than stress the brain.

I once introduced a concept which I called “Brain Potential Power” (BPT). I posited that the brain can actually be stressed under certain conditions but if it can get ACCUSTOMED to such stress, it will ‘marry’ the stress as its natural disposition or abilities.

Say for instance, you can only study for thirty minutes and whenever you try to go beyond that, you get brain pain.

You can actually get rid of that pain by enduring it and going beyond those thirty minute.

When this is done steadily, your brain gets schooled to familiarize itself with the NEW development of scaling above mere thirty minutes to probably an hour, such that you can at anytime study beyond thirty minutes without any noticeable pain.

Christian Uchechukwu

Spirituality

ANGELS

21 Jan 2021 Nwodo Divine Leave a comment

Let me talk a little on Angels today: ”Do you know you’ve encountered Angels and maybe severally?”

UNUSUAL APPEARANCE

You’ve ever observed a person you rarely see but always see when you’re in some grave danger and when it’s resolved, they’re no more? And on and on like that It goes…

They may not appear in the form you expect as with wings and in white garment and the likes but they do severally appear besides those appearances in human form to men.
They did with Abraham(Gen.18).
They did with Lot(Gen.19).
They did with much more…

When they do, some men of the Spirit could realize it and some others do not but irregardless, they must accomplish their task at the time.

I’ve had Angelic visitation too of the white garment and the likes we do know of but of this I speak now, very often. This happens many times in the lives of God’s children.

You must not be ignorant of the divine and of Angelic operations. You must be sensitive as a child of God.
Sometimes we get distracted and it’s okay. But, come right back. Get in the race. Run with speed. Run with determination.

Speaking of these Angels, they’re ministering spirits to the saints and to the church.
Seeing such important role they play, why ignore their operation?

OTHER SCENARIOS

There were times too you’ve been delivered from some accidents maybe on road and from some harm and others.
Those are Fruits of Angelic operations!

HOW TO RELEASE THEM

–Prayer: Prayer has always and always will be key.

Angels do not move till God speaks. God does not move till we speak (Pray). This should tell you how important prayer is. It should be for us as breathing itself for of such was it to the Apostles and early Church and thus could they last.

Our prayer releases God into action which brings Angelic interventions.

A WAR

There’s a war going on in the earth whether you realize it or not. But as a Soldier of Christ, you should know that.
We’re not the ones fighting but we play a major role in the battle.

By our prayers, we empower the divine and Angels and when we don’t pray, we don’t. I know it may seem hard to get but, the prayers of the church releases and empowers Angels. What happens then when they don’t?

Today, they pay less attention to the battle they’re in and tangle in worldly affairs, seeking after wealth and much more and rarely after deliverance of the oppressed and darkness destruction. As the scripture says, we shouldn’t be ignorant of the enemy’s wiles (2 Cor. 2:11).

JESUS AS EXAMPLE

Want much of Angelic visitations in your life? Got to be prayerful!

Jesus prayed in the wilderness after which Angels came and strengthened Him.

He prayed at Gethsemane and Angels came and strengthened Him.

He prayed much more times and received Angelic visitations and intervention (not all were accounted in the scriptures).

We’ve got to pray too!

©Jemifor Zaphenathpaaneah Roland

GENERAL

The Power of a Positive Mentality

16 Jan 2021 Nwodo Divine Leave a comment

More often than not the term “Mentality” is used to lay emphasis by humans on a regular basis, positivity, negativity, hopes, dreams, aspirations, beliefs and the outcome of things as it is said and believed by the larger society depends on a person’s mentality.

But the question is what really is mentality?

Mentality, according to The Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary is the attitude or way of thinking of a person or group.

Cambridge English dictionary defines mentality as a person’s particular way of thinking about things. That is to say, the entire lifestyle of a person can be traced their mentality.

Mentality being a person’s way of thinking goes similar with mindset which is a way of thinking, an attitude or opinion especially a habitual one.

The word ‘Habitual’ is very important in this context as it deals with the regular and behavioural manner of a person which has become a habit and Habit is an action performed on a regular basis.

If mentality is a person’s way of thinking and a person’s way of thinking is their mindset and their mindset is habitual, it is a clear proof that you are what you think, and a good or positive life goes in line with positive thinking while the opposite does otherwise.

Giving illustrations from the bible.

The story of the twelve spies in the book of numbers who were chosen from each of the twelve tribes of Israel by Moses to scout the land of Canaan for forty days in a quest to know their possibility of conquering the land – Numbers(13:3-20)

When they returned, ten of the spies described the people of Canaan as strong and their cities as fortified and very large, thus believing they were not as strong as the people of Canaan likewise their fortified cities. Numbers (13:25-29)

The ten spies portrayed a negative, mediocre and loser mentality.

But Caleb, who was among the twelve spies, quietened them and assured them that they could take over the land because God was with them.

He portrayed a positive and conquering mentality – Numbers 13:30.

But the other ten spies stuck to the mindset that the Canaanites were better off.

They saw themselves as grasshoppers before the Canaanites. (Numbers 13:31-33)

A person’s negative mindset can become permanently habitual if it is not adjusted quickly.

Despite the positive view of Caleb, the ten spies clung unto their negative mindset.

Joshua and Caleb, the only brave two out of the twelve spies, eventually led the conquering of the land of Canaan by being driven by a positive mindset and faith!

Another Biblical story that illustrates the power of positive/faith thinking is that of the woman with the issue of blood. – Mark 5:25-34

Scriptures tell us that she decided within her heart, saying, “If only I can touch his garment I will be made well.

For faith to work and bring expectations to reality it must be fueled by a positive mentality.

Faith with Positive Mentality is the gateway to receiving all that is expected from above.

Conclusively, the story of David and Goliath in 1 Samuel 17 also teaches us about the power of a positive mentality.

Scriptures tell us that the Israelites shook to their bones at the sight of Goliath but David was empowered by a positive mentality and a deep rooted faith in God, and he conquered!

There cannot be the presence of strong faith without a positive Mentality.

Expectations can only come to reality where the presence of a positive mentality and faith abides.

God does not work with a negative or mediocre mind.

A negative mindset is a product of doubt. God never works with one who thinks negatively.

Change your mindset.

Change your life.

You are what you think!

Oshen Gift

GENERAL

The Power of The Mind and Imagination

15 Jan 2021 Nwodo Divine Leave a comment

Recently, I was meditating on the interior anatomy of man. I scrolled around Genesis, and observed that after creating other animals and man, God told man to dominate and subdue everything He had created.

I was highly appalled at this occurrence.

The Lion is one of the strongest animals that has ever existed. The roar of a lion can be heard more than three miles away. A Lion’s bite can tear into even the thickest of flesh.

With these mighty features of a Lion, God gave man dominion over it.

The Elephant is probably the largest elephant in the world. It weighs scores of kilograms. It’s trunk is so strong, that it can lift heavy cars and destroy even houses with it.

With these frightening features of the Elephant, God gave man dominion over it.

Time will fail me to make mention of the likes of the Tiger, the Swift Cheetah, the Cunning Hyenas.

Or is it the snake, with venom that can cease the pumping of the heart within seconds?

God gave man, a frail creature made of dust, dominion over all these animals.

This means there was a distinguishing factor between Man and these animals.

It also means that man had something higher than the attributes of these animals.

He did not have a thick skin like the Elephant. He did not have speed like the Cheetah. He did not have ferociousness like the Lion. He did not have a venom like the snake.

But man had a gem. A precious one.

God created man with A Mind.

The Mind is the greatest treasure man has ever had. The Mind is unlimited in its propensities and potentials.

The more you task your mind, the more it produces some of the most fascinating of imaginations.

The greatest of scientists and inventors all worked with their minds.

If you want to succeed in Business and in financial independence, you must be a master thinker.

The Mind is one of the busiest laboratories in history. I call it a laboratory because it is the place in which analysis is made and inventions are birthed.

Yet, you can take control of your mind, and so task it, that it becomes a near-omniscient force for you.

The mind, like the human body, has muscles. It has what is known as FACULTIES.

These faculties include;

1. The Imagination
2. Reason
3. Memory
4. Intuition
5. Perception
6. Emotion

Each of these faculties are very important in living with an unlimited mind.

They must be developed by your intentional efforts.

I was with a friend sometime ago, and she was reading the book of a renowned Author and she said, ‘God just blessed this man with a great mind. Look at the marvelous works he is producing’

When she said it, I smiled. But now, I realize that she was wrong.

God never created anyone with a sharp mind and then create others with a less sharp mind.

Every child is born into this world void of knowledge and wisdom.
The only thing scriptures tell us, that resides in the heart of a child is foolishness.

Any man you see with a swift memory, an astute reason, a Powerful imagination and an unparalleled reasoning, wasn’t born with it.

He spent time investing in his mental wellbeing.

How much have you invested into your mind?

Many believers invested in their phones.
Some of invest in their physique. They do all possible to develop a tanned body outlook.

But how well do you exercise your mind?

Until we begin to take these things seriously, we will remain reactionary believers rather than proactive believers.

Netflix will come with their Antichrist inventions, and we’ll wail and curse and turn into weeping prophets.

After a while, we will rest.

The US Democrats will come with their astute, cryptic election winning strategies, we’ll cry, wail and then, become silent again.

Charlie Charlie will come. We will cry, wail, call it demonic and horrific and use the biggest Spiritual terminologies, and then, everyone will rest again.

Satan will keep pushing his agendas, and all we will do is to criticize and write long, forgettable Facebook articles against it.

Because we have failed to train the weapon of incredible inventions, THE MIND.

The secret of every great writer, inventor or creator, is their ability to use their Imaginations to conceive unsearchable secrets.

While meditating on this subject, I realized that a lot of us have lost the Imaginative powers we had as kids.

A child can look at a paper, and without any foreknowledge or past knowledge, see that paper as a tool for making an airplane.

Based on that inner insight, the child will take the paper, and convert it into a airplane.

How? The Imagination.

A child will look sand, and see it as a tool for building.

He will bend down, not minding what you think of his actions. He will proceed to take the sand and begin to mould it into a ‘house’

Some will even add gate and windows.

How on Earth would a child conceive the vision of making a house with sand?

The Imagination.

Your Imagination is more important than you estimate it!

Spirituality

STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING SPIRITUAL CAPACITY

12 Jan 2021 Nwodo Divine Leave a comment

Both physical and spiritual capacity building, have strategy, when the strategy is implemented, the importance of capacity building will be achieved.

Strategies are consistent with some FACTORS that aids the two aspects of capacity building, but we are concerned about the spiritual aspect.

Amongst the factors, are the two eminent ones which are:
Resistance and Investment.

Resistance in this context, refers to elements that will either disable or enable you to build spiritual strength, depending on your reaction to it.

While Ivestment is the input effort of a believer, to implement the strategies and benefit from then.

Among the strategies are;

i. Meditation

ii. Application.

You are to study the word of God and meditate on it, meditation enhances the capacity of your spiritual mentality.

The next thing is to apply the word of God in everything you do. When you apply the word of God, it is called exercise. Paul attested to that in 1Timothy 4:7

He said, “….EXERCISE thyself rather unto godliness”.

Godly living is one of the applications. Praying in the Holy Ghost is one of them.

Jude 1:20 But ye, beloved, BUILDING UP yourselves on your most holy faith, PRAYING IN THE HOLY GHOST.

However, it doesn’t happen overnight, it takes persistence and dedication.

Spiritual fitness involves a PROCESS. The process is not sweet. In that process, you must invest your time and effort. You give yourself to the sacrifice of fasting, praying and meditation.

When you go to the gym, you use equipment that gives resistance to your movements. Whether they’re weights, a stair climber or a treadmill, these workouts are designed to make you struggle.

Likewise, we encounter “resistance” which God uses to build the muscles of our spirit man. As we go through struggles and difficulties, we are forced to dig deeper, seek harder, and trust God like never before.

• Study and meditate consistently on the Word!
• Build up your spirit man daily, by praying in the Spirit!

This is where lies your spiritual capacity, this is where the ‘state’ of your spirituality is determined.

“If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small. Proverbs 24:10”

The days of adversity will try your strength, to know whether it’s little or great.

In the next message, we will further consider the importance of building spiritual capacity, so that the full import of this subject matter will be understood.

Let us pray!

David Chikwado Caleb

Spirituality

BUILDING SPIRITUAL STRENGTH _ 1

12 Jan 2021 Nwodo Divine Leave a comment

Spiritual strength, as opposed to physical strength, is the extraordinary ability to engage yourself in spiritual things. It is also the ability which enables you to withstand spiritual difficulties.

Generally speaking, without spiritual strength, spiritual things cannot be handled. Hence, it becomes mandatory to “build spiritual strength”.

In this context, ‘building’ means ‘enhancing’ while ‘strength’ means ‘capacity’. By rephrase, it means enhancing our spiritual capacity.

Therefore, building spiritual capacity is the work of engaging in spiritual workouts to generate the required ability to function adequately. It is a deliberate effort to gain spiritual fitness or stamina.

For example, we build our mortal body and gain fitness by doing physical exercise. This can be similarly considered with spiritual exercise, we engage in spiritual things to strengthen our faith and enhance our capacity at different levels.

On the other hand, we eat foods which builds our body cells and supplies energy from the organelle called mitochondrion.
Under some situations, protein can serve as a valuable energy source.

A class of proteins known as fibrous proteins provide various parts of your body with structure, ‘strength’ and elasticity. They provide nutrients which transport throughout your entire body, and stored for usage.

In addition, carbohydrates are body’s main source of energy. They provide energy, store energy, build macromolecules, and spare protein and fat for other uses.

In that comparative case, the word of God is the spiritual food that provide wholesome nutrients, those nutrients are the living particles of the Spirit. He transport the energy that enables us to be builded on daily basis.

“LET the word of Christ dwell in you RICHLY in all wisdom….” Colossians 3:16

You will be builded and enriched by the word of Christ ‘if’ you unreservedly and consistently behold it.

Paul said LET, which means PERMIT or ALLOW. Until then will Christ’s word be able to dwell RICHLY in you.
This imply that the degree to which He’ll dwell in you, is proportional to the degree of your allowance.

If your degree of allowance is little, then His word is dwelling poorly in you. This shows you are responsible for your spiritual capacity, you are accountable in building it while the Holy Spirit is responsible for supplying help which facilitates you to build it.

The Holy Spirit provides spiritual strength but it is the duty of believers to initiate and intensify the strategy, which must be in place for spiritual capacity building.