
Commanding Good Success || United Evangelical Church || Lagos Nigeria || Apostle Joshua Selman
There is liberating power in God’s word
When the word of God is taught, when it is understood, when it is believed and when it is acted upon it delivers with guarantee.
Joshua 1:8 KJV
- God desires that we excel
- God desires that we are fruitful
- God desires that we make progress in life
John 10:10 KJV, Proverbs 4:18 KJV, Job 8:7 KJV
God is glorified when we succeed (bear fruit). (John 15:8 KJV, John 15:16 KJV)
Anything that fights your fruitfulness is fighting the will of God for your life.
Mark 11:13 KJV
Ingredients that construct success
- The Book (The Word of God)
- Your Mouth
- Your Mind (Meditation)
- Your Actions (Your Doing)
Success is based on laws and principles.
Sustainability means that you’re working by principles and by laws
To Succeed Means:
- To achieve your goals as desired
- When you are making strategic progress in life (incremental progress in life)
Progress demands that your next step becomes greater than your last step.
Job 38:33 NIV
Success is not a matter of luck, it is programmable.
Deuteronomy 28:1-2 KJV
5 Irrefutable Principles and Laws That Sponsors Undeniable Enviable Success
- The God-First Principle. Genesis 1:1 KJV, 2 Chronicles 26:3-5 KJV
Nobody prospers by himself, it is God that makes men prosper. Psalm 127:1-2 KJV, Psalm 3:1-5 KJV, Psalm 14:1 KJV, Isaiah 61:9 KJV - The Law of Mental Transformation. Proverbs 4:23 KJV, Proverbs 23:7 KJV
– Superior Belief Systems. This is the key to succeeding.
– The quality of a man’s life is/will be a direct reflection of your belief system
– What you have chosen to believe or what you have not chosen to believe is what is framing your reality today.
– Where you are today is a summation of your belief systems.
– Mindsets define our limits and our possibilities in life. Philippians 2:5 KJV
– What you believe matters
5 Ways Mindsets Are Formed:1. Culture
As a believer, you must filter everything from the lens of the word and know what to believe and what to dump away.
2. Your Background
(Family background)
3. Past Experiences
Good or bad
4. Your Association
You will always be a messless reflection of the people around you. Proverbs 13:20 KJV
What you believe or do not believe can determine whether you succeed or fail.Word Compliant Belief Systems:
1. Dominion in Christ. Genesis 1:28 KJV
Nobody wins until you have that mentality.
2. I am chosen and ordained to bear fruit.
John 15:6 KJV, John 15:16 KJV
3. I have the advantage of the wisdom, the favor, and the power of God.
1 Corinthians 1:24 KJV, Luke 2:52 KJV
4. The works of my hands are blessed.
Deuteronomy 28:12 KJV
5. I cannot be disadvantaged.
Romans 8:28 KJV, Psalm 107:2 KJVDon’t call yourself what God did not call you - The Power of Value and Productivity.
– The one who has answers is the one who will be needed.
– The one who has solutions is the one who will be sought after.
– The one who solves problems and meets needs is the one who will be rewarded. Mark 1:37 KJV, 2 Timothy 2:15 KJV, Proverbs 22:29 KJV
– Diligence is not a gift; it is a reward.
– The minimum standard in today’s world is excellence - The Advantages of Strategic Relationships
– You are as fortunate as the people who believe in you
– Greatness in life is God dependent and Men dependent.
– Everything money can buy, relationships can also pay for it.
– Master the art of sustaining strategic relationships. John 5:5-7 KJV
– This life runs based on favor with God and favor with men. Luke 19:31 KJV
Three Ways To Maintain Relationships:
1. Honor
– Practice Honor
– Don’t let what you know stop you from learning what you need to know. 1 Corinthians 8:2 KJV
– The easiest way to succeed in life is to secure the love of strategic people. Genesis 13:5-7 KJV
2. Mutual Contribution
– When God brings you before greatness, never look like a beggar find how to contribute to their life.
– Everybody’s need is his point of contact
3. Gratitude
– When you can not add value, bring gratitude.
– Be generous in expressing gratitude. Luke 17:15-17 KJV, Psalm 100:4 KJV, Luke 14:10 KJV - The Empowerment Factor
Your encounter with the anointing is what empowers you to produce.
Isaiah 61:1-3 KJV, Acts 10:38 KJV
– The anointing is an empowerment, an engracing that grants you the capacity to produce God’s order of results.
– The anointing is not limited to men and women of God; the anointing is needed for everything in life.
What Does The Anointing Do?
- It breaks yolks.
Psalm 66:3 KJV
Zechariah 1:18-2 KJV
- Judah – Praise
- Israel – Covenant and Promise
- Jerusalem – Peace
Proverbs 23:23 KJV