EFFICACY OF WISDOM (Simple Secrets to a Great Life)

A special prayer of wisdom Whitesuns proverbs and Inspirational thoughts of greatness

Ojada, Whitesun Sylvester

TABLE OF CONTENT CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER THREE CHAPTER FOUR CHAPTER FIVE CHAPTER SIX CHAPTER SEVEN CHAPTER EIGHT CHAPTER NINE CHAPTER TEN CHAPTER ELEVEN Wisdom CHAPTER TWELVE Wisdom CHAPTER THIRTEEN CHAPTER FOURTEEN CHAPTER FIFTEEN CHAPTER SIXTEEN CHAPTER SEVENTEEN CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Wisdom is Your Weapon Wisdom does not Fail Wisdom destroys Doubt Wisdom Gives Birth to Success Wisdom : An Instructor Wisdom Produces Grace Handling Challenges through The Love for Wisdom Wisdom Vs Discipline Common Sense Vs Wisdom Wisdom Gives Birth to Greatness The Principles of Wisdom Gods Wisdom and Mans Wisdom Wisdom Gives Freedom Wisdom Eliminates Fear Wisdom Brings Hope Wisdom Makes You a Celebrity Operating in Faith through

ACKNOWLEDGMENT Every great work and accomplishment begins with an inspiration. No man ever achieves greatness without inspiration. On this note, I want to express my gratitude to Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, Pastor Olusola Olubode, Pastor Joy Daramola, Pastor Sunny Iwepuenu, Abraham Lincoln, the Ojada family for their inspirational examples and the pattern of success set before me. DEDICATION I dedicate this book Efficacy of Wisdom to Almighty God who has given me the inspiration and grace to publish this gift. Words are not enough to express my joy and excitement. I trust and believe that this gift will be a great source of inspiration and blessing to you and others all over the world. God is marvelous! He makes and unmake, He lifts and promotes, He inspires and brings to manifestation things that exist in the spirit realm I love God.

INTRODUCTION Efficacy of Wisdom is a book inspired by Gods spirit to teach, direct, reposition and instruct millions around the world on a more excellent way of life. Its an eye opener to the reality of the potentials in Gods children. Not everyone may be able to recognize the spirit of wisdom, but with practical walk with the spirit of wisdom, I have been able to outline how it operates and how you can also walk in its path. This is so because every great achievement in life comes into being from it. Wisdom is not ordinary and you have to recognize its presence and be able to identify with its voice to walk and relate with it. You must also
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allow the spirit to conquer your flesh to be able to observe its ways. No matter whom you are and whatever your achievement, this book has something vital to communicate to you. As you read through, open your heart and spirit to receive the message therein because it is capable of making you fulfill the dreams you are passionate about. The words contained therein are not words of this world, but are words of the Spirit (Gods Spirit and Inspiration). As you read on, whatever revelations and impact you receive, make positive use of them, and please dont forget to send your testimony (ies) to me. God bless you.

CHAPTER ONE The love for Wisdom Firstly, to be able to possess something and eventually appreciate it means you have some degree of love for it. Thus, the first step in the acquisition of wisdom is to love wisdom. The second point is to be able to utilize and apply it to your life. To apply wisdom in your daily life, job, family, career and other endeavor is very easy, but a lot of people find it very difficult to do so. Wisdom is like a force that cannot be visualized, but its proper application is often visible and gladdens the heart. Its improper application could also make one sad. For instance, your brother requires urgent medical attention due to ill health and needed some cash to offset his bills at the hospital. He comes to ask you for money and all you had on you at that time was your tithe which had been set aside from your income of the previous month. In such scenario, what do you do? With wisdom, you will be able to make the right choice by paying your tithe and ignore your brother. But that might seem to be very unfair decision to the carnal man. That guy is wicked, they would say; can you imagine his brother dying and yet the only money he had to save his life, he gave it out to God. Such action will seem very foolish to natural human reasoning. That is the wisdom I am talking about; the wisdom of God. That guy knows when he pays his tithe, the devourer will be rebuked, his security and that of his family will be guaranteed, his prosperity according to the word of God (Malachi 3:10) will be assured because

God has said in the scripture above that we should prove Him after paying our tithe if He will not open the windows of heaven and pour us blessings that our room will not be enough to receive them. Let me elaborate more on the love for wisdom. Before I proceed, Proverbs 19:8 says anyone who gets wisdom loves his or her own soul. Proverbs 8:17 also says, I love them that love me and those that seek me early shall find me. In other words, wisdom finds pleasure in people when they have love for it (Proverbs. 8:17). When you apply wisdom to your life all the time, you will suddenly become a friend of wisdom. The more you function in wisdom, the more it reveals itself to you. The wonderful thing I have studied about wisdom is that it was with God throughout creation and was Gods delight, rejoicing always before Him (Proverbs. 8:25-31). This means that with wisdom, you can achieve everything. To begin to function in wisdom, you must fear the Lord (Proverbs. 9:10). To fear God is not to tremble before Him as a consuming fire. He is a loving God even though He was described as a consuming fire. God acts towards you according to your deeds and attitude to life. You fear God by doing what He says you should do because He and His words are one. When you despise God, when you disobey the instructions of a man of God, perhaps your pastor or leader on the Word he has given, then you are not living in the fear of God. As such, wisdom cannot be compatible with you because wisdom functions closely with instructions. In most cases, when we are given instructions perhaps in our offices, schools, churches, family etc, they dont always sound nice at the first. There are always reasons to grumble and criticize the person giving the instruction, but this ought not to be. When you are given instruction(s) whether it seemed right or wrong, accept it first and then offer a better alternative if the need arose.
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CHAPTER TWO Wisdom Vs Discipline The most difficult task I have discovered over the years is the ability to differentiate between wisdom and discipline. Now, wisdom is a spirit, one of the seven spirits of God (Isaiah 11:2). Wisdom is what makes you do what you ought to do, say what you should say and go where you should go. Wisdom has a voice; it whispers information and instructions to you on what to do at certain circumstances in life; it is a force that moves you. For example, there are certain circumstances when you knew what to say or do to solve certain problems and challenges around you, but did not act on time due to indecision or procrastination. However, something very terrible then occurs thereafter due to your attitude. I guess you might say, I wanted to do so and so or say so and so before this incident happened; I wish I had done this or said that. At times you felt like crying, or even blamed yourself and held yourself responsible for such happenings. You see, that was the voice of wisdom talking to you which you ignored. Proverbs 8:10-11 says Receive my instructions, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold; for wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. Hence, wisdom makes you do what is right and acceptable. But this is not the same thing with discipline. Discipline does not work with your brains, it is not internal (I mean inside you), but it is strictly external. Proverb 29:15 says, The rod and reproof give wisdom; but a

child let to himself bringeth shame to his mother . How is this related to this subject, you may want to ask? I will explain. You see, the rod the Bible talks about is not wisdom in itself, but it said to give wisdom. However, anyone who has discovered that rod gives wisdom has become wise himself and does not need the rod anymore. But the one who has not found wisdom needs physical discipline to get wisdom. So discipline is a practical action to correct, improve and put you in the right order for change. Discipline is like a bitter pill that is not usually acceptable to ones natural senses because it is not appealing to ones feelings, but needs it to survive. Just as the Bible has said, the way to destruction is wide and open, but the road to life is tiny and narrow (Matthew 7:13-14). Or like Paul the Apostle who said that he punishes his body, putting it under control whether he likes it or not. If you are carefully observant, you will see that when someone is sick, the doctor will not allow him or her to take into his body sweet substances at that period because what the body needed to fight that infection are bitter substances. The reason is because the ailment is seeking out for the good parts of that body to destroy and so when it begins to observe that a bitter substance has been injected into the system, that infection leaves the body immediately because it no longer enjoys what it absorbs anymore due to the bitter substance that has gotten into the body. In the same way, when we are corrected with regards to our attitude, behavior and life style, it is never sweet to us. We always wanted that sweet experience (our own desires and likes). But that bitter substance, which is discipline, is the right thing we need to be better persons and unique individuals. Discipline comes before wisdom. There are two types of discipline. The first is personal (within yourself), while the other is external (another
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person). It could be from your parents, lecturer, teacher, pastor, society, police etc. Both sources are very important. However, the external type of discipline is necessary for children, teenagers and youths. Even though some young men and women may embrace it, it is often difficult for older men and women to conform to this type of discipline because they feel that they are grown up and already knew what is right and wrong and no longer subject to corrections. But God is the Master Disciplinarian Officer. He disciplines all sets of people regardless of whom they are. His reason for doing this is because He is a loving God and disciplines all who He loves. I have discovered that discipline is a refiner. It refines and beautifies you just as raw gold goes through the fire before it shines and glitters. More so, if you are fortunate to have parents, pastors, community leaders, political leaders, lecturers etc, who are disciplinarians, dont hate them, dont get mad at them, but try to find out what they are trying to achieve with their actions. I have found out that some things in life cannot be achieved normally. Until you put in ceaseless effort and actions, no good result will be achieved. There is a proverb which says, Action speaks louder than words. That is true. In conclusion, you should love discipline and apply wisdom when carrying out disciplinary actions.

CHAPTER THREE Common Sense Vs Wisdom I have heard people say, Common sense is not common. Before I proceed, let us understand the meaning of the word Common. According to the Advanced Learners dictionary, the word Common means to occur, found, or done often, something not rare, something shared by two or more people. In order words, that word Common does not mean less important or insignificant. For example, every one brushes his or her teeth everyday and this becomes common, but that does not make the daily exercise less important or worthless; else ones mouth may bring forth bad odor throughout the day if one decides not to clean up. Therefore common sense is supposed to be taught right from the infant stage of life. Common sense is not supposed to be taught at adulthood, but to children who are still growing up. Examples are how to eat, how to sit properly, how to brush their teeth, how to greet, how to put on clothes, walk etc. But when you have come of age (Adulthood), what should be of importance to you is to acquire wisdom (Proverbs. 4:7). Wisdom is the principal thing in life. So get wisdom and in all your getting, get understanding. However, wisdom is the foundation for everybody who wants to make it in life. Dont run after money, wife, husband, pleasures of life, riches, wealth, joy, happiness, fulfillment, love, successful marriage, peace, growth, prosperity. Firstly, go after wisdom because all the above mentioned and many more are the children of wisdom. When you get wisdom, you will begin to give birth to or produce them and much more.
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Nobody teaches an adult common sense as he or she already knows what ought to be done. But most of the time, they are faced with the challenge of how to do it right. Proverbs 24:16 says For a just man falleth seven times and riseth up again. When you apply your knowledge to things you think should be workable (like your job, family, academic etc) and do not work out as expected, do not despair, dont give up, but try another strategy. Whatsoever you are doing, be conscious of two things; time and timing. When I say time, I mean the hour, the season, the present stage of achievement while timing means projection, forecast or pre-arrangement. The importance of achievement is not how quick you get at it, but how unique, how intelligent and how beneficial your achievement is that matters. However, there are some things that should not take you much time to achieve while some may take a longer time. There are also certain things that common sense will help you to achieve while there are others that require wisdom to get. For instance, common sense will make you get enough water to have your bath, but wisdom will make or cause you to have a clean bath. Notwithstanding, you should as a wise person know what length of time to allocate in achieving certain desired goals in life. If it takes you ten hours to execute an assignment which shouldnt take more than an hour, you are still operating at the realm of common sense and havent grown to the level of functioning in wisdom. But whatever state you find yourself, there is hope for you. John 3:27 says, A man cant get or receive nothing except it is being given him from heaven You may ask and receive wisdom, but because it is given you from heaven doesnt mean it will come to pass if you are idle. You must be seen to be doing something. Whatever thing you know and feel you like to do or want to become in life, you need to develop yourself to achieve it. A lot of people believe what will be, will
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surely be. That is not true. My pastor, (Pastor Chris) will tell you, what will be, will not be. This is very true. If not, why dont you sit at home and expect to be a professor. A lot of people suffer for nothing. Hosea 4:6 says, My people perish for the lack of knowledge Dont be ignorant of the affairs of life; life is full of challenges and you have to meet them; life is like raw food, your time and energy is needed to get it ready for you to eat or else you will be hungry even though there may be enough at your disposal.

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CHAPTER FOUR Wisdom Gives Birth to Greatness I have studied the history of great men and women around the world as well as the bible and found out that the use of wisdom is the secret behind their outstanding success. One of these great men is King Solomon. I was highly amazed after reading about his life story. The man Solomon was rich in knowledge and wisdom. In Proverbs 4:3, he said. For I was my fathers son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother What a description. Wisdom made him the only son of his father and beloved in his mothers sight. That doesnt mean he was the only son, but was distinctive from others. No wonder he was the richest and wisest king that ever lived before Jesus. No one can achieve greatness without the function of wisdom. Many people have lost their potentials and many more have lived unfulfilled lives due to lack of wisdom. For instance, Samson the strongest man in the Bible was very powerful, but did not function in wisdom and knowledge. He lived an unfulfilled life because of Delilah (Judges16:15-35). But, Solomon who had seven hundred wives and three hundred concubines was still able to achieve greatness despite his atrocities. However, he fell because he disobeyed God when warned against Pharaohs daughters, the Moabites Ammorites, Edomites, Zidonians and Hittites, who lured him to worship their gods (1Kings 11:1-3). There is a seed of greatness in everyone created by God, but not all can achieve greatness. This is so because such people might not know how to develop that seed of greatness through wisdom. I have seen people with so much innate qualities and abilities, but couldnt make any meaningful accomplishment in life. Some individuals are great teachers, doctors, singers, business men and women. But when you
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have a close interaction with them, you will find that their experiences in life are nothing to be envious or proud about. The reason is not because they are not doing well in their chosen professions, but because they did not function in wisdom richly enough to appropriate what they know or do to achieve greatness and be all round success in all aspects of life. The ability to function in wisdom richly is to add more knowledge to the knowledge you already have and apply it as much as you can. Abraham Lincoln, a former United States President said: I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday. In other words, if you dont make plans to learn new things everyday and most importantly apply them (practice them), it is most likely you will be dormant in life no matter what you know. Have you not seen people who have acquired series of degrees, but have no job? They complain about everything and blame the government and society. Meanwhile, they do not do anything to bring about change or use what they know to make the society a better place. Even when called for a job offer, they will reject it because of the pay packet and tell everyone who cares to listen, Imagine me, company A called me for a job placement only to offer me pittance as salary and allowances even with all my degrees and abilities. Can you imagine that? With all their abilities and knowledge, they will sit at home doing nothing. I have seen people say, For five years now I have been seeking for a job. How sad! I cant imagine it. To them, they want to secure a job in a particular position in a particular organization. Or perhaps hit a contract worth several millions of naira or dollars overnight without necessarily working hard towards it. They will prefer to remain at home if this day dream is not actualized.

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What these set of folks do not realize is that, one, they have succeeded in denying themselves the ability to create jobs for themselves. Two, they have placed a limitation on themselves; three, they believe they are not creative, innovative and above all, not useful until they are offered multi million naira or dollar jobs. If only they are wise enough, they could end up as employers of labor with time. Wisdom enables you to appropriate what you know to achieve meaningful desires in life. Wisdom is a refiner. It helps you see beyond your immediate view. Through wisdom, greatness is established and sustained. The truth is, the more you know about wisdom, the better you live. You cannot enjoy life more than how much you know. For instance, a man who knows that the only way to wash his clothes is through scrubbing with his hands will never live to enjoy washing his clothes with the use of washing machines. There are principles of achieving greatness through wisdom. Find out how other successful people had attained outstanding heights; find out the several challenges they went through and how they were able to overcome them. This will help you a great deal.

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CHAPTER FIVE The Principles of Wisdom One of the principles of wisdom is to know that you possess it. You might think you have a lot of sense, but being sensible is not wisdom. To function in wisdom properly, there are some things you cannot afford to do or say. One of the destroyers of wisdom is bitterness. Bitterness scares wisdom, it makes it dormant, speechless and could depart from you because it struggles to manifest in an atmosphere of strife, bitterness, envy, timidity and fear. Have you ever been so angry at certain times in your life and didnt even know what to do about the situation? At such times, you may be confused, dejected and frustrated. What happened at those times was the fact that the spirit of wisdom had left you because of strife and bitterness. If you ever find yourself in a situation like that, dont take any drastic decision that might worsen the situation. Rather, look for a quiet place to cool off, avoid everybody and every form of distractions to get yourself together again because any decision taken at such times, there is a high tendency that such decision might be wrong. Wisdom demands that you listen to it. Proverbs 8:6 says, Hear; for I speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things Wisdom speaks to us all the time. How do we then recognize its voice and how do we know it is speaking? Wisdom speaks in a voice of thought. A lot of thoughts come to your mind, but to differentiate wisdom from others is what makes you a wise person.

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Let me explain. There are carnal thoughts, which could be thoughts of lust, envy, bitterness, hatred, fear, selfishness etc. But there are also righteous thoughts like those of honesty, peacemaking, charity, preaching the gospel, giving to the needy, giving support to someone in need, praying, attending church services, love etc. There are also voices you hear at certain times such as the voice of the devil and the voice of God through the Holy Spirit. For you to be able to identify these voices, you have to be rich in Gods word. When the thoughts of lust comes to you and you are already grounded in the word of God, you should quickly get rid of such thoughts from your mind by declaring the word of God in Romans 12:1 which says, I beseech you brethren by the mercies of God that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable unto God which is your reasonable service. You may say no to yourself by quoting the scripture which says, My body is the temple of the Holy Ghost (2Corinthians 6:16). The nasty thought will fade away. Guard your heart with all diligence for out of it are the issues of life (Proverbs 4:23). The voice that speaks to you to do the right thing is the voice of wisdom. At times, it may come to you as a thought. Remember, The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom (Proverbs 9:10). To fear God is to do according to His word, because God and his word are one. Acting according to His word will make and cause you to begin to function in wisdom. Wisdom comes to you when you are in a joyous mood, excitement and at peace with all men. Joy attracts good things to you like forgiveness, love, wisdom, kindness, favor, blessing and so much more. When these positive thoughts sink into your spirit, they will make you a wise person. More so, listening to wise people like pastors, teachers of the word, presenters, etc will help you a great deal. Whenever you are faced with challenges of life, seek counseling.
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The Bible says that a multitude of soldiers go to war and win when they have many counselors and not many weapons. This life is all about information. What you know is the weapon you will need to fight with. When you are uninformed, you are deformed. The words you hear gradually shape you. Have you taken time to imagine why armed robbers and fraudsters never desist from their evil ways despite several successes? The reason is because they have a counselor who tells them the tactics to adopt in their next operation. Thus, after every deal, there is always another deal waiting for them to carry out and a new strategy is revealed to them time and time again. And so the more they strike a new deal and succeed, the more they will want to strike another one. However, because they have received bad counsel, they will continue in their evil ways. In the same way, a child of God who wants to make progress and succeed in life needs continuous counseling. Never imagine you already know everything and no longer require further counseling. Sometimes the principles or strategy you apply to achieve something in the past might not work for the present because of the time, age and situation (condition) surrounding that particular thing. It doesnt matter what the challenge is, there is always a word to subdue and put it under control (a word of wisdom)

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CHAPTER SIX Gods Wisdom and Mans Wisdom But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned(1Corinthians 2:14). A natural man cannot understand the things of God because he is not spiritually grounded. Isaiah 11:2 reveals to us that wisdom is one of the various spirits of God. God operates from the spirit while man operates from the natural realm. That is, man looks at the outward appearance which he visualizes with his physical eyes, but God looks inwardly and searches the heart through the spirit. The wisdom of man is based on natural senses. It tells you one plus one equals two i.e. 1+1 equals 2. But with the wisdom of God, such additions are not the same. This is why many people get mad working with God. 1st Corinthians 2:11 say, For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? Even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. The reason why they get confused and mad is because they see God from a mans perspective, trying to assume He thinks the way man thinks. The Bible says, For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts higher than your thoughts (Isaiah 55:9). A lot of Christians see God from the natural and serve Him from the natural realm. That is the reason they ask funny questions about Christianity. Remember, God is a Spirit and those that worship Him must do so in Spirit and in truth for the Father seeketh such (John 4:23-24).

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To understand the mysteries of God, you must know His word. I hear people say God is mysterious, but that is not true, He only performs mysteries. In (1Corinthians. 2: 9) the Bible says, But as it is written, eyes have not seen, ears have not heard, neither has it entered into the heart of man, what God has prepared for them that love Him. Verse 10 of that chapter says, But God hath revealed them unto us by His Spirit, for the Spirit searches all things, yea, the deep things of God. From the scripture just revealed, you can clearly see that God is not mysterious. God reveals things He has prepared for us through the Holy Spirit. That is why it is important for every child of God to be filled with the Spirit to live a fulfilled Christian life. However, God has made His principles known to us through His word. Everything that pertains unto life and godliness, God has given unto us. There is nothing in life that you desire to have which is not in the Bible. But as simple as this truth is, a lot of Christians have handled the Bible as a less important book. I mean a book they only open when they go to church on Sundays. Meanwhile they have all the time in the world to read other books and engage in activities that will not take them to Gods destiny for their lives. The wisdom of God is hidden in Gods word. That is why the bible says the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom (Proverbs 9:10). It is important that when Gods word comes to you, act on it no matter what your senses, mind and circumstances try to tell you. As a Christian, you cannot function with the wisdom of this world and be able to live a supernatural Christian life. However, the choice is yours whether to function from the natural or the supernatural side of life. The Bible says, To be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life
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Operating from your natural understanding and knowledge can keep you on a spot for a very long time. But when you operate from the wisdom of God through His word and Spirit, it wouldnt take you a long time to achieve great things in life because it doesnt take God much time to do something great in ones life. The crown of glory can be found in the wisdom of God. In Christ is hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge (Colossians 2:3). If you are in Christ, let the spirit of God control you, lay your own understanding and ideas to rest, and those around you will not be able to comprehend the beauty of your life (Proverbs. 3:5).

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CHAPTER SEVEN Wisdom Gives Freedom A lot of people have being in the bondage of ignorance for a very long time and do not even know that ignorance is their problem. Such folks will blame everything and everybody around them except themselves for their misfortune. The reason why people suffer is because they are the problem of themselves; they are responsible for the happenings in their lives. It is not as if they have any major problem, but because they are not working in the light of wisdom, they will never know what to do to be able to come out of the darkness of their ignorance. People worry not because they are dejected, oppressed or humiliated, but because of those tasks they wish to carry out which they do not know how to accomplish. There are some things you may know. Knowing them alone will make you free in your spirit. Worries are associated with ignorance; people become worried when they do not know what to do. But wisdom makes you free. When you know what to do, and how to do it, you become happy and find yourself rejoicing. Those around you might even ask what has caused your excitement, but they will not know it is what you now know that is giving you joy. Proverbs 12:8 says that A man shall be commended by his wisdom. Wisdom is a ticket to a happy marriage, family and business. If you carefully observe, you will understand that the more you know, the better you live. Your knowledge brings you honor, peace, joy, abundance etc, but ignorance brings shame, disappointment, backwardness, etc. A lot of people are suffering because of what they have failed to do, but didnt realize it. However,

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their ignorance will not change the situation as everything around them will still remain the same until they discover how to go about it. Let me tell you a story. There was a young man whose father died and left with him some inheritance. The man grew up living on the little inheritance left behind for him and never discovered that there was other inheritance he had not discovered. After graduating from school, his situation became worse because there was not much for him to carry on with life. He now had to live on his uncles and relations who provided him support. This man began to look for a job, but couldnt get one until his uncles and relatives began to give excuses of their inability to continue supporting him. It got to a point he was left in a world of his own. However, one day while searching for one of his credentials, he stumbled on some documents belonging to his late fathers secret companies which were not made known to him by his father before he died. When he saw and read through the documents, he was amazed at the contents. He had found treasures at last! He screamed and was full of joy and excitement. More so, these companies were located abroad and kept all the information to himself. Eventually, he took time to find out the location of the companies and became the Chief Executive Officer after a short period of time. You can imagine a job seeker becoming an employer of labor over night. Relief and freedom visited this young mans life through knowledge and the application of wisdom. We could also imagine what would have being this young mans life experience if he never discovered his fathers wealth all his life. T hink about it. In life one needs wisdom when in the search of freedom. I have heard a lot of people say they want financial freedom, family freedom, and marital freedom and so on. But the truth is, you cannot be financially free or get freedom from family because the more money you have, the more budget you have to face. It is better to say, I
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want to be financially buoyant than to be financially free, because finance itself does not bring freedom; it is the usage of it that gives freedom. On the other hand, family freedom as some people call it goes a long way to do with the application of wisdom. In life, there are things you must know while you are still with your parents or family. Knowing that alone will make you free even while with them. Situations will not bow to you when you keep crying and complaining about all your problems to people around you. Things begin to change when you apply wisdom and work in faith and not by sight. Have you ever thought about what brings distractions? When your eyes are closed, for instance, and a gun is pointed right at your forehead, you might not be moved because you cannot see what is happening; you might even be smiling. But immediately your eyes are opened, guess what will happen?. You will have to either scream or be gripped with fear and shock. Wisdom gives freedom when properly applied.

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CHAPTER EIGHT Wisdom Eliminates Fear Fear brings doubt, confusion, discomposure and disbelief. But wisdom is like a light that brightens your whole life when you work in it. Fear cannot come in to your life because wisdom will eliminate it. Hosea 4:6 says, My people are destroyed for the lack of knowledge, People get destroyed if they are afraid when confronted by terrible situations which brings fear. When fear comes in, destruction is certain. The reason a lot of people are afraid is not because of the difficult situation they find themselves they are afraid because of fear of the unknown. However, the story of a young girl will help us understand this discussion better. A young secondary school girl was once told by her peers in school she should not allow boys to touch her, because if they did, she might get pregnant. From then on, she became afraid of her fellow male students in school. Whenever they got close to her, she will run away from them. One day, she told her parents about her dilemma. When her parents heard her story, they laugh at her foolishness. She was amazed at her parents response and wondered why they were laughing. She was then enlightened on how and what could make a woman pregnant. From then on, her fears not to allow male colleagues shake hands with her, touch her or even hug her disappeared. All along, she had been living with what never existed which had locked fear into her heart. But the key of wisdom and revelation brought that fear out and gave her boldness and confidence of who she really is. 1John 4:18 says, There is no fear in love; because perfect love
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casts out fear; because has to do with punishment. He that fears is not made perfect in love. It is most likely that there are a lot you do not know that is making you afraid. Always do a research on whatsoever thing that makes you afraid and you will end up being happy and know the right way to go about it. Fear will have no place in your heart anymore because knowledge has the ability to cast it out. Wisdom can be trusted to deliver you from fear. Know that fear is not of God. With fear, you get connected to the devil; but with faith, wisdom, knowledge and revelation, you are connected to God. This is the reason why the Bible said, Then you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free (John 8:32). Hosea 4:6 also says, My people are destroyed, perished for the lack of knowledge. Fear is a spirit. This is also the reason why the Bible says, (For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power and of love, and of a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7). Whenever fear comes, you can say to it, You are not allowed into my heart. Guard your heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life (Proverbs 4:23). When you work in this consciousness, life for you will be a wonderful experience. Just imagine living a life without fear. I realize that people are afraid of almost everything. They are afraid of their family members, relations, future, dreams, spouse, husbands, wives, grandmother even the house they live in. Wisdom gives you confidence. Knowing that you will make it in life and not fail will help you stay focused on what you are doing to achieve success. Peace would be established in your heart when you are working in wisdom. Fear comes with challenges; every challenge has its own fear. The fear that comes with the challenge is always in the How part of it. Whenever you are faced with a challenge, it is mostly new; and when you are faced with something new, there is always doubt and fear of
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how to meet that challenge. Most of the time, the fear is in the ignorance of that particular challenge. But when you are enlightened, your fears disappears. There are things that used to be very dreadful to you, but after being introduced to it, you find yourself having fun with that very dreadful thing. Fear is a threat to your belief and desire. Never accept the life and threat fear will bring your way. However, respond to fear with the word of God. Put the word of God to test whenever fear comes your way. God is not afraid to be put on the spot. Whenever you speak Gods word, you are releasing His power. The fear of failure is in disbelief. If you think you cant, even when you try, the challenges you will meet in trying to achieve your set goals can even stop you. In every achievement, there are challenges which will always stand as a stumbling block. You should be able to differentiate between challenges and obstacles in the course of your achievement. You can achieve greatness when you see from your spirit that it is possible to achieve it. Confront fear with the application of wisdom; that way, you will overcome fear.

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CHAPTER NINE Wisdom Brings Hope Anyone that functions in wisdom is always hopeful. Even if all hope seem lost, but because of what you already know, hope will be restored. One thing is to have a challenge or fall a victim of circumstances and another thing is to know that the challenge cannot consume you. A lot of people give up easily when their faith is challenged. I hear people say I am finished. The reason why they think so is because at such times, they do not know what to do. Confusion had set in because they do not function in wisdom. So they lose hope. But wisdom brings hope; I mean the wisdom of God. Think of King Solomon in the Bible. He was so full of wisdom that he always knew what to do at any point in time because he functioned in Gods wisdom. He ruled his kingdom well and influenced other great kings with his wisdom. Wisdom made him reign and famous. If you know that even when everything is taken from you, you can still make it big again, you will not be perturbed or cry and complain to everyone around you. But rather start re-strategizing, making new plans to move on with life. Hope is hidden in knowledge. Pause and think about it; what are those things that give you hope? It may not be because you are so sure you will succeed. Otherwise, there are times you just feel there are no reasons to live any longer. There may also be times when life might not be interesting as hoped for. You just feel like giving up and let go; but at such times, your inner man tells you, dont worry, it will get better; do it this way, this time it will be better. That is the voice of wisdom speaking to you, telling you what to do. With these words of
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wisdom, you are hopeful again. There may be certain desires you want in life that seem impossible

to you. At times, you say to yourself, maybe this is not for me, and then you give up. But at other times, when you get more information about such aspirations or when someone gives you a word of advice or counsels you, you believe again that you can achieve them. Wisdom comes to you when you listen to wise counsel. Something also happens to your spirit when you listen to the spoken word. At such times, your spirit is stirred up, you can receive and give, your faith is built up, and your spirit opens to become anything you want. The crown of glory is in the hand of wisdom. Hope brings a mental picture of your fulfillment, it creates joy in your spirit, it increases your strength and makes you stay focused. To be hopeful is to build up courage. No man on earth will be happy if he is not hopeful. Hope gives you the strength to move on in life even if everything seems bad. The spirit of wisdom collaborates with the spirit of continuity; the spirit of continuity brings a persistent mind set; a persistence mind set produces a physical achievement and paralyzes every questionable doubt. The reason why you believe you can make it is because you have hope; you look up to tomorrow for a better life. Hope is hidden in wisdom. When you function in wisdom, you will be a hope giver because when you speak, hope is restored to the listeners who might think it is finished. Keep hope alive and believe once again that you can succeed. I have taken my time to read about King Solomon and how a queen from a distant country visited him and opened her heart to him (1King
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10:1-13). Wisdom produces the right spirit within you. It prepares you to see afar off; no man has ever functioned in wisdom and remained the same; he becomes powerful. The wise man who was poor in the Bible rescued a city with his wisdom even though he wasnt remembered (Ecclesiastics 19:15). The crown of wisdom can pull you from penury to sit with princes. Life becomes worthwhile when you are working in wisdom; even if everyone is complaining and getting worried, you already know what to do. The most dangerous person on the face of the earth is a confused man. A confused man has no hope. I guess you have heard of people who took their lives by themselves. Confusion is what led them to do that. They thought they couldnt continue again, so they stopped themselves from existing. Know this, the reason for life is not for you to grow up and give up; or else you wouldnt have been born in the first place. Everyone is born to fulfill a purpose. Remember, no other person can be compared to you; your race for success is not competitive even though we live in a competitive world. Dont give up because hope is hidden in wisdom. All you need do is to ask God for wisdom just as Solomon did, because that is the ladder for higher life.

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CHAPTER TEN Wisdom Makes You A Celebrity I have seen a lot of successful people being celebrated. I took time to find out the reason for this and I discovered that their celebration is hidden in the impact they have made in the lives of others through wisdom. When you take out time to study successful people, you will discover one thing common to all of them. They are always full of joy, smiles and laughter. This is so because when they see the impact they have made in the lives of others and the society at large, it gives them joy. Also the achievement they have made gives them the strength to do more. However, they have discovered that every instruction given out, every word of advice comes with a force of accomplishment. That force is wisdom. The more successful a man is, the more wisdom is accrued to him since no man can be successful when he is not wise. However, those who have failed may not necessarily be that they are foolish anyway. Ecclesiastics 9:11 says, The road is not to the swift, the battle is not to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to the man of understanding, but time and chance happeneth to them all. More so, you need to know that the word of God is to be worked out. A lot of people just pray to God and sit down expecting God to do something; such individuals are often disappointed. They look up to God to have everything done for them. A man of wisdom goes after what he wants and takes a hold on it. A wise man believes in achievements; he is never happy until he has achieved something. His mind is set on making something happen.
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You will become a role model; an icon when you are an achiever. This kind of achiever I am talking about is not the one who achieves one thing, stood still, looked back and expects people to clap for him. I am talking about an achiever who will not look back after achieving something; he does not consider or compromise what he is going to get in return for what he has done. He does not even have it in mind that some group of people will celebrate him. It is God who lays it in the hearts of those he has impacted positively on their lives to celebrate him. He gives bountifully not expecting anything in return, but gets an amazing reward. A celebrity is a man of great understanding. Until a mans mind is overthrown by wisdom, he cannot do greater things. A man of wisdom is conscious of sowing seed; the more seed he sows multiplies for him. The thoughts of a wise man are continuous progress and advancement. The man of wisdom is a man of courage; his life style is a great influence on those within his sphere of contact and beyond. A successful man who is often celebrated has been committed to producing successful people; the people he has produced through his success are those who celebrate him. I have not seen a successful person who has not been celebrated. Whether good or not, as long he is well-to-do, you will always see people he has being of assistance to that will celebrate him. However, the wisdom through which such people function always surpasses the ordinary thought of a man on the street. A celebrity does unusual things. He does not do what everyone else does. I have discovered that wisdom is developed; it is like a seed that God deposited in your heart; the more you develop it, the more it grows and you begin to function beyond the ordinary man on the street. People begin to see you as an abnormal person. For instance, Pastor Chris my pastor and mentor, is a preacher like every other man
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of God around, but I have discovered that he preaches the gospel in an unusual manner, teaching the word with passion, conviction, shouts and great joy. And that is why his ministry is the fastest growing ministry today. He is a great celebrity of our time because when he speaks and demonstrates Gods word, he is not just preaching, he drives greatness into ones spirit, and through his teachings, you cannot remain the same after listening to him. One thing is sure, the reason why he is able to do all these is wisdom; he does what he does with style, revelation and fun-filled which you cannot do without. A celebrated man is a man who thinks and acts wisely; he does not welcome ordinary things, he is concerned with things that work. Wisdom is a producer of celebrities.

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CHAPTER ELEVEN Operating in Faith through Wisdom The life of a Christian is a life of faith. The Bible says, Without faith it is impossible to please God (Hebrew. 11:6). In chapter 11:1, we are also told that faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. You see, faith without wisdom may not produce any result. This might sound silly, but let me explain. When you read through 2 Kings 3:11-14, you will find the story of King Solomon, the wisest king who ever lived before Jesus; how God appeared to him in the dream and blessed him based on his (Solomon) request. This is so because faith is based on faultless truth. For Solomon to walk in wisdom, knowledge, riches and largeness of heart, God had to tell him exactly what He has given him. Behold, I have done according to thy words: Lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.(1Kings 3:12). If you dont have information about what you have, you will not walk in the light of it. If this account has not been written for us to see, we wouldnt have known that Solomon was the wisest king who ever lived. We might just assume he was one of those great kings. Before you begin to act your faith, get information first, and then apply practical wisdom before acting your faith or else you might just fast and pray over wrong information given you without knowing it. When you dont receive answers to your prayers, you might wonder why, but you never knew you had prayed amiss. That is why it is important we listen to the spirit of wisdom, which speaks all the time.

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For instance, someone decides to act his faith and got about two hundred people together for ministration. He got on stage without a microphone, and tried hard to use his ordinary voice to speak to the congregation. Just guess what will happen to his throat after he is done. Not only will everyone not hear him while he spoke, he might get weary and not be able to continue the next day. But if he had used a microphone, he would have had a wonderful time communicating to everybody with ease and still continue the next day without being stressed up. The appropriation of your faith will help make it work at all times. There are times you need a miracle based on your faith to get out of some situations. What I mean is, your faith and hope in God at such times is not based on something you think you know, but on what He is about to do that you know He is capable of doing, but didnt know how He will do. Learn to work out your faith through wisdom. The wiser you are, the more your faith produce tremendous results. No man of faith ever lived without wisdom. However, a certain great man (a gospel artist), performing before a great multitude at one time was openly asked if Jesus Christ was a white or black man? This is a critical question, but as you can see that from the various pictures on display everywhere, He could be regarded as a white man. Jesus Christ is for both the white and black. Besides, He never separated Himself or practiced any form of racism at any time. He came for the Jews and also for the Gentiles; He came for the whole world. With wisdom, the gospel artist was able to give a satisfactory answer. He said, Jesus Christ is neither black nor white. According to him, Jesus represents all races. That was remarkable! The Bible says, Through Knowledge shall the just be delivered(proverbs 11:9). That is very true. There are some times we do not need much faith to change situations in our lives. What we
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require is simple wisdom. The Bible says again, Then you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free (John 8:32). I would want to describe faith as a touch-light and wisdom as the switch. You may have a torch-light, but until you turn on the switch, the torch will not produce light. Enlightenment brings freedom, joy, and satisfaction and also gives direction. The Bible told us how the children of Israel knew Gods acts, but Moses knew Gods ways. The children of Israel had revelation about God, but Moses had a better revelation. Act your faith through wisdom.

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CHAPTER TWELVE Handling Challenges Through Wisdom Everyone on the surface of the earth face challenges, but not too many people handle their challenging times with wisdom. One thing I have found out about most people is that whenever they are faced with challenges of life, they often reacted too quickly, sometimes irrationally, without first meditating and thinking over them before deciding on how to go about the situation. confronting them at that period. Most of the time, they saw those challenges as the end of the road. This often led to frustration, anxiety and confusion. The truth is, there is no challenge of life without an answer. If only we could meditate enough, think deeply about the situation and seek wise counsel, we will eventually come out victorious and be better placed to face the future with a more excellent mind-set to handle future challenges. Challenges of life are always experienced by everyone whether black or white, rich or poor, intelligent or foolish, knowledgeable or not. But your interpretation of the situation is what really matters. Some challenges could be opportunities for some, while for others; it could be a stumbling block. Let me tell you a story of two young men who were shoe makers in search for the right location to practice their trade. They both traveled to a city where people residing there do not put on shoes. One of them said to his colleague: Fellow, we cant do business here because the people here dont wear shoes. The other guy didnt see what he saw,
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but rather, he saw opportunities. He said: We might have to teach these people how to put on shoes and after we will start producing shoes for them That was exactly what they did. When they started the business, it was a mega success because they were the only ones producing shoes for everyone in that country at the time. What do you see in the face of challenges? What you see is what you get. When you conceive difficulty, you surely reap difficulty, but when you see success and possibilities, the same you will get also. Wisdom helps you see life in a much easier perspective; it makes your life very simple, but not cheap. Wisdom helps you position yourself higher than your real situation. For instance, a lady who does not have expensive clothes to wear, but always kept herself clean and maintained the cheap ones she has will always appear more attractive than another lady who puts on expensive clothes, but never kept herself and her clothes clean. Wisdom does not mean you have to be too economical with yourself in case you are beginning to think that way. That is not what wisdom is. It is something everyone puts into practice. It is not only for the rich. At whatever level of life you find yourself, you can still practice the use of wisdom. But the practice of wisdom depends on your level or position in life. For instance, you cannot function on the same level of wisdom of a Chief Executive Officer in a multinational company when you are just an employee on a lower cadre. No matter how much you try, there are certain things you cannot say or do if you have not risen to a certain level in life. Your height determines how much you can see. When God told Abraham to look as far as his eyes could see which has been given to him as an inheritance (Genesis 13:14), why didnt God tell Lot who was with Abraham to do the same? This is because Abraham has worked with God in a higher realm of faith. However, I have observed too that when God wants to bless you, He reveals it to
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CHAPTER THIRTEEN Wisdom Is Your Weapon In life, there are several weapons that can be utilized to fight adversaries; one of which is wisdom. Everyone has a fight to carry out, but your success depends on the type of weapon you adopt. For some, their weapon could be physical combat with the opponent, biting tongue, anger, diabolical powers. Others could adopt hostility, gossip, bitterness, envy, etc. However, the best option is the use of wisdom. Proverbs 2:-1-5 says, My son, if you will receive my words, and lay up my commandments with you; so that you incline your ear unto wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding; yea, if you cry after knowledge, and lift up your voice for understanding; if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hid treasures; then shall you understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God. Most people adopt physical combat when they are faced with opposition, but you can save your strength when you operate in wisdom. Ephesians 6:12 says, We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principality and against powers, against the rulers of darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in the high places. Such people will fight with weapons that are capable of destroying their lives. The things you know how to do define you, and what you do translate into what you get. The maxim Knowledge is power is true, but most times people neglect powerful statements of this nature because they are regarded as too common. The popularity of truth doesnt make it insignificant. The beauty of knowledge and wisdom is in acting and putting them to
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practice. Until you are envious of someone, you might never know the impact of the level of destruction it carries along. Your experiences in life determine your conclusions about life. Never conclude on experiences that are not pleasant, your experience in life cannot define what life really is because life is to you what you make of it. Proverbs 4:7 says, Wisdom is the principal thing, so get wisdom and in all your getting, get understanding. Therefore wisdom is a weapon with which you fight the battles of life. No matter how tough a situation is, when the right steps are taken with conviction, the situation will be handled. Wrong steps combined with right steps bring delay and lack of accomplishment. But right steps and consistent effort brings success and progress. To be successful, there are things you must do. You cannot take the wrong steps and expect to be successful by chance because success gained by chance is equally lost by chance. Success has its shape, signs, voice and face. To know the shape of success is to know the right order and steps that must be taken to accomplish a purpose. To know the signs of success is to visualize and review your effort. To know the voice of success is for people to speak of what you have achieved. And to know the face of success is to see the beauty of your achievement. You cannot lose while fighting if you have not conceived losing in the battles of life. What you see of life is very important. There is a power of meditation; what you see is what you meditate on and what you meditate on has a magnetic force of bringing it to reality. Have you ever heard people say, I just thought of something and suddenly it came. They didnt know it will come to pass; it was just a thought, but it came anyway. Why did it come? The reason was that the human spirit can perceive what will happen in the near future. If only we can listen to our spirit which sees ahead of us and can communicate with our mind what might happen to us, we would be
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extra-ordinary. This is why when an ailment is about to occur, you can feel the symptoms. This means that your spirit is not ignorant of what happens to you. However, what you know is your defense. The reason why some terrible things happen to us sometimes is because when we perceive an impending danger, we hardly do anything to avert it. We rather wait endlessly to see the outcome. For instance, someone who has plans to travel early in the morning had a ghastly motor accident in his dream while asleep; what should he do? Ordinarily, he should have postponed the journey and talk to God concerning the dream and intending journey. But ironically, he could say, I am covered by the blood of Jesus and goes ahead with the journey. I believe he must have sought Gods direction concerning the journey and as a child of God, the weapons of our warfare are not canal, but are mighty through God to the pulling down of strong hold. In 2 Chronicle 20:1-23, when you carefully read through the above scripture, you will find that God is powerful and fights in a silent way. The Bible says, (As Gods people sang praises on to the Lord, their enemies stood against themselves and were smitten). The things of God cannot be understood by human reasoning. Fight with the right weapon to defeat, defend and overcome your adversaries today; fight with the power of wisdom.

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CHAPTER FOURTEEN Wisdom Does Not Fail In life, it is not about knowing so many things, but about knowing those of them that work. There are two kinds of wisdom; the wisdom of the world and the wisdom of God. The wisdom of God does not fail. When you function in the wisdom of God, you will move mountains. It is the highest ruling power. Wisdom rules and dominates, it works and is dependable. Therefore you must know when to act in wisdom and when to speak forth words full of Gods wisdom to overcome lifes challenges. There is a peaceful experience in life associated with working in wisdom. You will suddenly find out that you are living a very quiet life, but become more powerful and influential. The crown of wisdom is found on the head of those who embrace it (Proverbs 8:1). When you open up your heart to wisdom, when you accept its instructions and put to practice instructions given, you will be a supernatural being. The reason why some things dont go well in peoples life is not because something is wrong with their plans, but such plans could be badly executed. For example, a hardware computer engineer who forgets to fix the hard disc when assembling a computer system will end up achieving nothing as the system will never come up when booted. In the same vein, when you are carrying out a process, you do not get discouraged until your effort leads to the desired success.

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Another thing to know why some plans fail might be the circumstances and conditions surrounding you at that point in the time. However, it is imperative to know the plans that can work and those that cannot.

People are quick to apportioning blames to certain problems than to proffer workable solutions. They are often quick to discuss and murmur about the problems rather than proffer solutions. In life, nobody is perfect. No matter how knowledgeable you are, you might find yourself in a difficult situation, and end up doing those things you didnt intend doing initially. Why is this so? The reason is because when we do those things we are not passionate about, we disable the force of wisdom at work in us. Everyone who is born-again carries a force of wisdom (the Spirit of Wisdom) that controls him/her. How do we disable the force of wisdom and how do we recognize that force when it comes? Firstly, you must understand that wisdom has a voice. So when you engage in something and the spirit of wisdom reveals vital information to you concerning what you are about to do, perhaps to stop you from going ahead, but somehow you ignore those instructions, you have only succeeded in disabling its force. Because wisdom is a spirit, the only way it can communicate with you is through talk. When you dont accept its words, it will stay away because you have disobeyed its instructions. No matter who you are, there are times you may be ignorant of something. But there is good news for you. The Spirit of Wisdom has answers to all probing questions. That is why we must commune with the spirit at all times. Your spirit is your powerhouse in accomplishing anything in life. If your spirit is ignorant of something, it will be very
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difficult for your mind to attract it. Your spirit has a magnetic force of communicating signs and instructions to your body, mind and sight. Whatever your spirit attracts is capable of manifesting physically, whether negative or positive. However, your spirit does not have authority over itself. You are in control of your spirit and one good Life becomes exciting thing about it is that it responds to training. You can train your spirit to become master over all circumstances of life. when your spirit man is alive and happy because the state of your spirit man defines your success and fulfillment in life No matter what your definition of success is, know that success itself is spiritual.

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CHAPTER FIFTEEN Wisdom Destroys Doubt Doubt is one of the elements of failure. In Mark 11:23, Jesus illustrated the danger of doubt. He said, Verily, verily I say unto you, whosoever shall say unto this mountain be thou removed and be thou cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass, he shall have whatsoever he saith. My focus here is on the word doubt. Jesus had to point out the reason behind failure; in other words, faith that boasts of great things cannot accomplish anything when it doubts. Wisdom takes away doubt from a mans life. A man who is full of Gods wisdom and knows what he wants to do, no matter the level of information at his disposal, will never have a doubtful mind. James 1:8 says, A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. When you are doubtful, you become double minded and the moment this happens, you become unstable. It thus becomes very difficult for you to know what to do to move ahead in life. Dont let doubtful mind destroy you. You must eliminate it from your life because the wisdom of God will not accommodate doubt. I have seen people who are doubtful of almost everything. They even doubt themselves and when they hear someones testimony, they still doubt its authenticity in their heart. They would say, How can such a thing happen? Maybe it was said just to convince unbelievers. They already believed in their heart that such testimony could be a frame-up. Even if they receive a word of prophecy, will still doubt it. No wonder the Bible says, He that observes the weather shall not sow (Ecclesiastics
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11:4). This is very true. There must be a definite mindset, a definite conviction in your spirit concerning a particular thing. When you are working in wisdom, you dont just believe all the news that comes your way (except from your prophet, or the spirit of God). There are different kinds of wind blowing around us. The winds of unbelief, wind of fear, wind of doubt, wind of failure and discouragement and so on. But as you continuously function in Gods wisdom, even when the winds come, you will not be moved because your heart is founded on the wisdom of God. Gods wisdom is trustworthy for a steady and upward progression in life. The only time doubt can creep into your mind should be when wisdom is absent. One of the devils strategies to deceive you is through doubt and when he sees that God gave you a brilliant idea to do something, he comes in immediately and begins to talk to you about that same thing (idea) God has shown to you. First, he will begin to ask you questions , Are you sure this thing you have just been told is true? Are you sure it will work out? Just look around, is there any successful person in the profession or business you are about to embark on in this part of the world? If there are, it should be for millionaires and not poor people like you who are even struggling to pay his house rent? By the time this type of thought comes to you, you begin to have a rethink and doubt sets in. Your mind will begin to wander and find yourself at the middle of the road trying to make up your mind. At that moment, everything points to the negative. No green light; all you see is the light of discouragement. This is a sign of the devil trying to make you believe that what God has shown you are not real. He will try as much as possible to convince you to give up on the idea God has given you. But when you are operating in the wisdom of God, even when the devil speaks, you will recognize his voice and ignore him. At a time like this, you will need to dwell more on the words of God.
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For instance, if God tells to you to speak to somebody who is not born again and the devil tries to convince you it is not possible for the person to be born-again because he is regarded by everyone as a wicked person, what you need do is to dwell on the word of God by quoting Matthew 28:18-20 and Mark 16:15-18. The devil will flee from you.

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CHAPTER SIXTEEN Wisdom Gives Birth to Success Proverbs 4:8-9 says, Exalt her, and she shall promote thee, she shall bring thee to honor, when thou embrace her she shall give to thy head ornament of grace; a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. This is wisdom being spoken of. Successful people are wise people; no foolish man has ever made it in life. The key to prosperity is hidden in wisdom and knowledge. The reason why most people dont make it is not because they didnt have the opportunity, but because they were operating in the principles of success of this world which has failed several times. There are always definite orders in which things are done to achieve success. Apart from the miraculous workings of God that could make someone successful beyond human imagination, these orders have to be followed to the letter. Success is a journey and not a destination. One of the reasons why some people become successful and later fall is because they view success as a destination. No matter how successful you are, there are sacrifices you must make because life is continuous. As the days roll by, it opens new pages of life that comes with new challenges which will require new skills to handle. Success has no end. You can only keep moving from one level of glory to another as you achieve success over success. The one that you achieve today may only take you but for a while. A time will come when that success you have achieved will expire. This is the reason why you should not stop to achieve more success and strive to make progress irrespective of how successful you might be. There are two types of successes. To be a success according to the world is when one has a lot of money in the banks, companies,
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influence, power, fame, houses, cars, several wives and concubines and so on. There is another kind of success, the God kind of success; that is, success borne out of the word of God; success that functions under Gods financial and material principles; success that is beyond the physical. There are prosperity achieved through Gods grace and influence and there are others under devils influence and control. Have you not seen people who were very successful once upon a time and suddenly became helpless and hopeless? Whatsoever the devil offers you; he takes back in multiple folds. This is why John 10:10 says, He came to steal, to kill and to destroy. The devil does not bless or prosper anyone using men as his instrument of destruction. The devil has succeeded in deceiving a lot of people through various tricks. The devil may is not physical, but operates through people such as native doctors, herbalists, juju priests, spiritualists and so on. Many people are desperate to be successful in life. And whenever anyone talks to them about prosperity, they do not think twice about where such prosperity will come from and immediately embrace it. That is why several people have become victims of the devils devices and strategies. Some may present themselves as prophets, prophesying lies to you. But when the Spirit of Gods wisdom is at work in your life, it will cause you to produce success because the wisdom of God is fruitful, makes you productive, makes you understand the devices of the devil when his tricks are thrown at you. The wisdom of this world is foolishness unto God. The things people place value on means nothing to God. Success has a channel and a pattern. These channels and patterns when dully followed will make you successful beyond your imagination. With little effort, your result will be tremendous. It pays to follow instructions. Proverbs 4:13 says, Take fast hold of instruction, let her not go, keep her, for she is
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This is very instructive. Most people like to do their own

thing their own way, not considering the laid down principles and instructions of God that works. To follow Gods instructions are like driving on an already completed road. But doing your own thing your own way is like struggling to clear the road yourself.

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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Wisdom: An Instructor. Proverbs 8:10 says, Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. Wisdom is a teacher and an eye opener. It has a voice and sight (Proverbs 8:4). When you yield yourself to listen to the voice of wisdom all the time, it will be obvious that you are a wise person because it will manifest in your speech, thought, attitude, behavior and actions. Remember, wisdom is a spirit (Isaiah 11:2). Until you have value and respect for spiritual things, you cannot function properly in wisdom. If wisdom is an instructor, so what do you do? Let us look into the Bible once again. Proverb 8:33-34 says, Hear instruction and be wise, and refuse it not; blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. What are contained in these verses require that wisdom be given priority because it says instruction makes you wise. And it also warned that you shouldnt refuse it, why?; because it says that blessed is the man that heareth her, watching daily at her gates, waiting at the posts of her doors. In other words, you can knock on wisdoms door on daily basis when you need information on anything; she is always ready to speak. Proverb 8:1 says, Doth not wisdom cry? And understanding put forth her voice? Verse 4 of chapter 8 also says, Unto you oh men I call, and my voice is to the sons of men . All you need do to function in wisdom mightily is to abide by the rules. Firstly, by listening; secondly by acting on instructions received; and thirdly, by knocking (i.e. requesting, seeking to receive instructions). The influence of wisdom is enormous. The joy and benefit of working in
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wisdom is so much. It matters a lot what you listen to; what you hear in any form is capable of shaping your life; the information you receive determines your future. We are in an age where information is updated daily and these form of communication through various means are relevant to us. But you will have to analyze such information to know which to apply because it is not all information received that you can utilize since they might not be relevant to you. Some information could be false and twisted to suit their purposes. With wisdom, you can tell which is true and which is false and twisted. Nothing can be as exciting as getting something that works among many others that wont work. Why are several people suffering, poor, broke and living a beggarly life? And why are others living in luxury, comfort, riches and wealth? The difference between them is knowledge and revelation. The information at the disposal of the rich and wealthy man is what puts him in his Jeep and has provided him his mansion, which also makes him to reign, travel round the world and makes so much money that intimidates the poor, down-trodden and broken-hearted folks out there. On the other hand, the ignorance of the poor is what puts him in a state of lack, frustration, want and poverty he finds himself. The issue of poverty and wealth is a matter of choice; you can choose to be rich or poor through wisdom or ignorance.

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CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Wisdom Produces Grace The word Grace means elegance of movement, polite, good will, attractive qualities or behavior, unearned favor of God or Gods unmerited favor. These and many more are the things wisdom produce in peoples lives. Proverb 4:7 says, Wisdom is the principal thing. It therefore means wisdom must be your foundation. It helps you walk in the right direction, enables you to have goodwill, earns you Gods favor; and above all makes you attract good qualities. The extent of your wisdom determines the extent to which your grace can take you. When the level of wisdom functioning in you is high, the grace that will work for you as a result of your wisdom will also be high. The knowledge that you have attracts favor that comes with wisdom. No matter whom you are or what you do, wisdom will produce results for you. In chapter five we have read previously where I outlined the principles of wisdom, I enumerated certain things you should do and shouldnt do to function continuously in wisdom that could lead to fruitfulness. If you do those things without ceasing, definitely good results are sure. If you dont do them completely you will not always get the desired results. Here are some of the things you must not do; bitterness, anger, worry, confusion, hatred etc. They are some of the things that hinder wisdom which produces grace in ones life. What you do not know could be your problem and what you know could also be your problem. How? What you do not know how to do can prevent you from achieving your desired goals and objectives. At the same time, what you know and do not apply can also stop you from achieving your set goals and
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objectives as well. These two sets of people have a problem, but there is hope for both of them; wisdom is the answer. Wisdom is more than just knowing about something. It swings you to action, and causes you to achieve what you already know. It speaks and moves; it attracts and loves; achievements and visibility are the joy of wisdom. The more of wisdom you practice, the more revelation it gives you because it loves those who listen. (Proverbs 8:1-3). Wisdom is a speaker and a listener; guard your heart with wisdom that produces grace at all times because out of it comes your fulfilling future. Whitesuns Proverbs 1) Life without money leads to mourning. 2) The glory of a mans success is the extent of his wisdom. 3) Truth without conviction is like falsehood to the hearers. 4) A gathering of wealthy people intimidates and scares the poor. 5) An adult who despises good counsel will be disgraced at the end. 6) A child who claims to be fully grown up is a child indeed. 7) Any child who accepts he is a child has come of age. 8) Successful people are happy people, but failures are often sad. 9) A smile does not define happiness. 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) Peace of mind is the joy of goodwill. Those who embrace knowledge embrace life. Good knowledge rejected will be regretted when needed. Grace propels movement, but its absence brings stagnation. War without a will is a lost battle.
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Thank you is grace for another blessing. One mans weakness is another mans strength A poor man is not he who has no money, but one who lacks positive ideas. The glory of a man is to respond to the call of God on his life. Money doesnt bring fulfillment, but its use does. Vision without conviction is assumption. Assumption is a shadow of an unseen truth. Everything matters to something. Marriage without money is mourning personified. A confused man with plenty of money is loss of purposefulness. The wish to be something you cannot achieve is an error of judgment. Meditation is the key to manifestation of ideas. Nothing means anything to a man who knows nothing. Ignorance makes a man ignore knowledge without knowing it. The path of greatness belongs to the diligent and just. Real strength is spiritual. No one becomes anything without giving something. Lust is a feeling of deceit. Grace takes away disgrace from a mans life.

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SOME MOTIVATIONAL SAYINGS AND QUOTES 1. Faith is the response to the human spirit to the word -Pastor Chris 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Preparation plus opportunity equals success. -Pastor Joy Daramola A man does not marry a wife; he marries a girl and it is his responsibility to make her a wife. Pastor Sola Olubode A man who runs after several women might end up pursuing them away. - Whitesun A man of ignorance enjoys everything. Whitesun Anyone who the holy Spirit is pleased to live with is Pastor Chris 7. When failure becomes natural, defeat becomes normal- Pastor Sola Olubode 8. When you ask god for money, he does not give you money. He will rather give you his Spirit because gods spirit is the answer.Pastor Chris 9. I am from the government of heaven- Pastor Chris 10. 11. 12. When you have done all that the spirit tells you to do, there A man loves the one he serves and the one who serves him, Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them is nothing more to do. - Pastor Sola Olubode but fights the one who competes with him.- Pastor Chris to be since you cannot also make yourself as you wish to be. Thomas A Kempi 13. 14. The one who chooses to ignore the truth is a fool. Pastor Those who function at the realm of the senses are highly Chris limited.- Pastor Chris
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A man who trusts in his mind is a fool. - Pastor Chris God considers your adversaries when He wants to bless The spirituality of life is the foundation of lasting successThe biggest wealth comes from doing nothing - Pastor Sola Giving is the only ladder that can take you to the highest It is better to speak wisdom foolishly, like the saints, rather A single conversation across the table with a wise man is

you.- Pastor Chris Pastor Sola Olubode Olubode ceiling of fulfillment - Pastor Sola Olubode than to speak folly wisely, like the dons G. K. Chesterson worth a months study of books Chinese proverbs When we know how bto bread our own hearts, we acquire For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, wisdom of the hearts of others Denis Didebot and knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner He giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God.-Ecclesiastes 9: 17-18 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. Wisdom is knowing when to speak your mind and when to It is human nature to think wisely and act foolishly The fool wanders, the wise man travels Thomas Fuller Wisdom in a poor man is a diamond set in lead Thomas The wise know the value of riches, but the rich do not know Ninety percent of all human wisdom is the ability to mind mind your speech Evangel Anatole France

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Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use -

Herodotus PRAYER OF WISDOM I activate the operations of the spirit of wisdom in my life. My heart and mind are open to receive Gods wisdom and revelation at all times. The spirit of wisdom is at work in me, causing me to do exploits, producing in me grace to excel in life. I am fruitful because the wisdom of God is producing results in me. I do not lack wisdom because Christ has endowed me with wisdom. I conquer and overcome the challenges of life through the wisdom of God at work in me. I cannot be confused, discouraged or hopeless because I am a solution provider, a hope giver, a counselor and help to the needy. My life is a wonder because I am complete in God. There are no missing parts; I am born a celebrity because Gods wisdom is at work in me. I live by the wisdom of God; I am a champion, a winner and full of the knowledge of Gods word and inspiration. I cannot fail with the wisdom of God in me. I walk in the the light of its guidance, course and direction every day. I overcome every challenge of life and dominate in Jesus Name. Amen. THE DISABILITIES OF MONEY 1. Money can buy you a bed, but cannot buy you sleep. 2. Money can buy you a house, but cannot buy you a home. 3. Money can buy you food, but cannot buy your appetite. 4. Money can buy you happiness, but cannot buy you joy. 5. Money can buy you education, but cannot buy wisdom. 6. Money can save a life, but cannot give life.
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7. Money can take you to the best hospital, but cannot buy you health. FOOD FOR THOUGHT My definition of POVERTY P - Penury: I am penniless. Anyone who embraces me will suffer rejection, discrimination and shame. Destitute reside in my home; to be in want are my day-to-day experiences. I never have enough to sustain myself. O Obscurity: Darkness has become my delight because that is all I know. Dimness is my friend. Anyone who finds me will walk in the path of shadows. (He will only dream, but such dreams will never come to fruition).I am gloom; wishes and sighs are my lot. V Variance: Inconsistency is my life style; I am never stable, neither do I experience upliftment nor constant growth. The me you know today is a me you will never see forever because I am full of differences. Conflict is my birth right and confusion is my joy. E Excuses: Why I couldnt make it is the reason I exist because almost is my justification. Explanation is my joy of fulfillment. My defense is the reason why I couldnt go, do, say and act. I am always full of apology. R Regret: I am often sorry for and feel sorry for myself and very unhappy with my life and situation. I lament and wish I never existed even though I am often apologized to. T Terrify: Fright is my everyday experiences. Everything scares me. Panic and shock grips me every now and then. Alarm is often raised for my sake, but couldnt figure out why. Y Yet: Up till now, no one cares about me. So far, no good thing is said about me. Neither is appraisal done nor compensation given to me

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ojada Whitesun Sylvester is a renowned author whose works have been a source of great blessing and inspiration to many. The book Efficacy of Wisdom is his first writing effort and has received positive commendations and recommendations by many as a historic book on wisdom. He is also an actor and a motivational speaker. ABOUT THE BOOK This book is written to enlighten you on the operations and manifestation of the spirit of wisdom in your life. It helps you understand and know what wisdom is capable of accomplishing through you. It provides information on how to position you through its guidance in every situation. Many of us have made serious mistakes in life, but wisdom says Now therefore hearken unto me O yea children, for blessed are they that keep my ways (Proverbs 8:32). It also warns: But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul; all that hate me love death (Proverbs 8:36). This book was written to help you escape the rod of foolishness and ignorance.

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