Why belief is important in achieving goals

There is a saying that goes, “Tell God your plans and watch him laugh” and if I’m being frank with you, I realised subconsciously last year that this was something I was subscribing to

E.g. when things didn’t always look 100% for Media Magic, I questioned God.

In so doing, I realised I didn’t question God’s power or ability but I did question His will and His desire towards me

In other words I didn't question if He could bless me but I did wonder if He would. Can you relate, sis?

What this really comes down to is past disappointments

As Nigerians say, life will show you "shege" (trouble or hardship), leading us to believe that what we want isn’t always in the cards

But, I think that what I came to realise is, as cliche as it may sound, delay is not denial

If you ever find yourself not wanting to engage in something or give up because you’re not sure whether it’s for you:

3 disempowering life and business Beliefs

Last week, we talked about the fact that lack of faith decreases our capacity to succeed

Remember that, sis?

The most obvious way that lack of faith shows up is through unbelief or lack of faith in God

which, according to The Parable of the sower, usually happens because of “the cares of the world” (Matthew 13:22)

But another way that it shows up is through a lack of belief in ourselves

For example-

When the woman approached Elisha to appeal to him for (divine) help in her situation (2nd Kings 4:1-7), I don’t think that she expected to be the answer to her own question or the solution to her own problem

Why?

Because she came to him talking more about the problem than what she might have or be able to do to solve it

In fact, it was not until Elisha asked her what she had in her house, that she even took inventory of what she had at all (2nd Kings 4:1-2)

As soon as she did take stock of what she had (a jar of oil), this precipitated the action that she took to activate her miracle

i.e. borrowing vessels from her neighbours, filling them up and selling them to the point that she could pay off her debts and “live on the rest” with her sons (2nd Kings 4:3-7)

So often, as modern women, we do the same thing

Cue edge snatching moment…