GEMWoman April 2020

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SPIRITUAL WOMAN

SPIRITUAL WOMAN

Still Soaring:

Having a winning mindset regardless of the situation Esther Obasi-Ike

The faith that overcomes The faith that wins

year choose to be a selective

The faith that conquers

woman. You can’t be hanging around

meeting add to me? If I spend three

The faith that overthrows

with people who are wasting their

hours there, how will that advance my

lives. This year, I pray God will bring

life?

you into the right associations.

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The faith that does not take ‘no’ for an answer The faith that wins all the time

The chicken depends on hand

chicken eats anything and can

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you notice that chickens are seen

life. When you are reliant on people

flock with anything in search

anywhere, but eagles are a rare sight,

for your sustenance, it inhibits your

of food. The chicken is not selective

this is because eagles only go to places

ability to trust God. After all, we are

A chicken is a coward- a chicken

because it doesn’t not understand

that serve their purpose, The eagle

to “cast our cares upon Him”...When

is born a coward; everything

its purpose in life. It eats things that

does not accept every invitation. Don’t

you know the Lord you serve, you are

intimidates a chicken, but an

are digestible and those that are not

go where you are not needed; Joel

able to say, “I refuse to live a life of

eagle is stubborn, so stubborn that it

digestible. Anything goes into the

Osteen said, “Take out your time with

handouts.” ‘for those that know their

is called the king of the birds. It takes

mouth of a chicken, including sand.

those who celebrate you, not those

God shall be strong and they shall do

charge the way the lion takes charge of

The eagle is not like that, the eagle

who tolerate you.” Before accepting

exploits…’ (Daniel 11:32). gw

the jungle.

is very selective. Selective in eating

an invitation, ask yourself, ‘Who is

and selective in association. So, this

inviting me? What value will that

We’re talking about the winning faith of an eagle

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here are many characteristics that distinguish a chicken from an

eagle. I will quickly list four.

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A chicken is not selective- The

A chicken is a gate crasher; the chicken attends every party without invitation, don’t

outs- the Bible says that when people are the ones feeding

you and clothing you, they dictate your

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