Maximizing Personal Retreats – Apostle Joshua Selman
Whatever God tells you, He can do it. Don’t mind what you see when He’s speaking to you, just take your eyes away and with childlike foolishness, say Lord, I believe
A retreat is part and parcel of the spiritual growth process of a believer.
A retreat is a time when you end and and begin seasons of your life with God, this should not be done in the flesh.
The most spiritual aspect of your lives is when seasons are ending and when seasons are beginning, because this is when satan gets at people.
It is a time when you are exclusively alone with God.
There are certain things that God will not tell you in public, He tells you only when you are alone with Him.
End of year retreat is very important
A retreat should be at least 2 days, one day alone should be dedicated to thanksgiving. Take out time to have personal retreat.
What are the activities that should happen in a retreat?
Thanksgiving – when you thank God, mention things one by one. Your end of year retreat is barren of God’s power without thanksgiving. God never gets tired of people thanking Him.
Don’t be careless with your thanksgiving, forget not His benefits. When you thank Him, mention things one by one. Take out quality time to thank Him.
Review your progress for the current year. Seriously, sincere and unashamedly review the year.
Break your review into 6 different units:
Your spiritual life (passion for God, illumination of the word you have accessed, character) –
What did you know/understand now that you didn’t understand in the previous year. In retreats you must be honest, unashamed and very sincere before God.
Mental development and capacity (did I cooperate with the word of God to develop my mind, did I acquire useful info that will set me on the cutting edge of relevance).
Be able to communicate the life of Christ to your environments.
To be continued.
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Today is Oil For Today – Day 145. Let’s lift up our voice one more time as we pray to God! Watch Video on Youtube HERE. Check other days HERE.
Scriptures For Today
Oil For Today – Day 145
He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?
Romans 8:32 NKJV
Prayer Points For Today
Oil For Today – Day 145
Begin to thank God for sustaining you to the last month of 2021.
Worship the LORD for not allowing the storms of 2021 to drown you.
Thank God for the gift of His Son to you, through whom you have all things.
Begin to pray that the LORD will lift up His countenance upon you in this last month of 2021.
In this month of December, the covenant of protection is activated for me and my family in the name of Jesus.
Every promise of 2021 that my hands have not handled yet, I declare that this last month will bring it in Jesus’ Name.
I declare that this month is my month of great rejoicing and laughter in the name of Jesus.
I declare that no scheme of hell will be fulfilled in my life and family in the name of Jesus.
I bind the spirit of infirmity in my life in the name of Jesus; I declare that life flows in me.
Let’s begin to thank the LORD for answered prayers.
Confession For Today
Oil For Today – Day 145
Father I thank you for the gift of your Son. Thank you because I have been translated from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light. Thank you because I have outstanding success. This day, the lines are falling unto me in pleasant places. I have a goodly heritage. Everything I touch is blessed. Everywhere I go, I receive favor. I have favor with God and man. The help of God is available for me. God is coming through for me. In my relationship/marriage, I will not be stranded. In my business/career, I will not be confused. So shall it be, in Jesus mighty name, Amen.
Today is Oil For Today – Day 144. Let’s lift up our voice one more time as we pray to God! Watch Video on Youtube HERE. Check other days HERE.
Scriptures For Today
Oil For Today – Day 144
Now the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; for he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys.
Job 42:12 NKJV
Prayer Points For Today
Oil For Today – Day 144
Begin to thank God for today.
O LORD, that thou would bless me indeed today and in these remaining days of 2021 in Jesus’ Name.
I declare that this year ends on a higher note of glory than it began for me in the name of Jesus.
I command ‘the cattle on a thousand’ hills, which belongs to my Father, to begin to aggregate in my direction now.
As the year 2021 ends, I will not experience lack, harm or shame in the name of Jesus.
In my relationship/marriage, the LORD crowns this year with His goodness in the name of Jesus.
Every spirit seeking to bring me shame and disgrace today and in December, I bind you in the name of Jesus.
Today I receive the anointing that will distinguish me from my contemporaries in the name of Jesus.
I receive great grace to make today count in my life in the name of Jesus.
Let’s begin to thank the LORD for answered prayers.
Confession For Today
Oil For Today – Day 144
This last day of the month, I receive my last minute miracle. I receive my arrears for all my labor this year. The blessing of the Lord is resting upon me and making the difference in my finances. The Lord is blessing me beyond measure. I am ending this month happy. I receive tremendous increase upon the works of my hands. I will end this month well. God is crowning my month with His goodness. Increase aggregates to my direction. This day, there shall be no lack in Jesus mighty name, Amen.
We started on this yesterday. If you missed Part 1 yesterday, you can read it HERE
If he can disregard your God, he would disregard you!
Beware of a handsome face sitting upon an ugly heart. The ugliness would eventually extend to the face in no time.
Beware of the handsome man that wants you to compromise your faith in order to satisfy his rush of adrenaline.
Beware of the one that can combine an ugly heart with a handsome face.
Fine man, but he beats his wife!
Handsome man, but irresponsible!
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Lord, give me a spouse handsome within and without.
Lord, give me a spouse beautiful within and without.
I pray for you, God will honor your prayers! You will not regret your actions in Jesus name. You will not spend the major part of your life agonizing and living in pain over a fine face, but ugly heart. God will guide you, lead you and honor you in Jesus name.
You will not miss it!
For those who are already married, God will make your union a beautiful one within and without.
That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace: [13] That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets: [14] That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.
Psa 144:12-14 (KJV)
So shall it be in Jesus name!
Your home will be blessed. Your children will be blessed. The works of your hands shall be blessed.
CONFESSION FOR THE DAY I will marry rightly.
PRAYER FOR THE DAY Lord, lead me to the right person for me.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Isaiah 30:21 [KJV] And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
Joy Reloaded was taught by Rev. Dunamis Okunowo on the 28th of November 2021 at Shouts of Grace Center, Joke Plaza, Beside Trans Amusement Park, Bodija-UI Road, Ibadan.
In his teaching, Rev. Dunamis made mention of the following important points:
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
Romans 14:17 (KJV)
That scripture means that:
The Kingdom of God is righteousness.
The Kingdom of God is peace.
The Kingdom of God is joy.
Therefore when you step into joy you step into the Kingdom, because the Kingdom of God is joy. Joy reloaded is for you.
You can’t get filled with the Holy Ghost by watching movies up and down. Joy in the Holy Ghost is not watching comedy. Joy in the Holy Ghost is that joy birthed by the Spirit of God.
And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all [these] things are done in parables:
Mark 4:11 (KJV)
One of the emblems of the Kingdom is Joy (Romans 14:17); therefore when the Scripture talks about “knowing the mystery of the Kingdom,” one of the ways to interpret it is “knowing the mystery of joy.”
Joy is mysterious because it produces, even though you may not know how it does it. Joy reloaded every day should be your stance.
When you respond to situations with joy, you bring the Kingdom of God to that situation.
And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.
2 Chronicles 20:22 (KJV)
The feeling of fear is okay, but it is the way you respond that matters. It’s not easy to praise God in the midst of afflictions, but you have to bring yourself to that point.
Do you want God to step into your situation? Then praise! When you are supposed to be sad, dance. When you are wronged, respond with outbursts of praise. When you rejoice, you unleash the ministry of angels in your life.
Nothing steals my joy; that should be your stance. Joy is a decision you have to make; in the morning, joy; in the afternoon, joy; in the night, joy.
You sustain/perpetuate a blessing by your heart of gratitude. Joy reloaded!
Seek to stay in joy.
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