Thursday October 09th, 2025
« Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not be terrified or dismayed (intimidated), for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” »
15 I am the Lord, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.”
16 Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea and a path through the mighty waters,
17 Who brings forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power (They shall lie down together, they shall not rise; They are extinguished, they are quenched like a wick):
18 “Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old.
19 Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
20 The beast of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I give waters in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My people, My chosen.
21 This people I have formed for Myself; they shall declare My praise.
I grew up in a very poor home. My father was extremely poor, yet he had two wives and many children. He also had a small farm that could not support the family if he died. So, I decided that I wasn’t going to die in that state of poverty and I knew that the only way out was to study hard in school. I studied hard and gained admission to Ilesha (Nigeria) Grammar School but when the results came, my mother called me into the room and said, “You this boy, what are you trying to do? You know we have no money, and you say you want to go to Grammar School.” Then she begged me, “Please my boy, Christmas is coming, I will buy you good clothes. Forget about this Grammar School.” I told her, “I don’t want Christmas clothes. I want to go to school.” This was in 1955. To show her how serious I was, I refused to eat for two days and was prepared to continue my hunger strike on the third day when she and my father somehow got some money and deposited it to the school. One way or the other, I finished secondary school and gained admission into the university and today I am where I am.
- Success does not come to people who consider their limitations before they move. Proverbs 26:13NLT
« The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion on the road! Yes, I’m sure there’s a lion out there!” »
No matter the odds against you, if you can ignore those odds and just set out, there is success waiting for you out there.
See those things that you call limitations as tests challenging your abilities.
A champion is rated by the opponent he faces, the bigger the opponent, the greater the title.
The stronger the opposition you face; the greater your level of success.
Most people know the heavyweight champion of the world, but if you are to ask around only a few know the lightweight champion.
The reason my success story is interesting to many is because of the low level I came from. Get up and face those limitations; the reward will be worthwhile. 2 Chronicles 15:7ISV
« Now as for you, be strong and never be discouraged, because there will be reward for your work.” »
Application – There is no limitation you cannot surmount if you have Christ in you, Philippians 4:13.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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