Today, I want to share a few things with you on our Christian faith and distractions. It is no news that we live in perilous times. The world is darker now than ever. And I don’t mean physically dark. I mean the activity of different foreign spirits is on the increase.
They don’t come physically as scary creatures with horns. No. They come subtly, quietly infusing different systems and minds through different tactics.
These things do not run away from us just because we’re believers. They still stroll towards us once in a while. They come and end up trying to distract us from our faith and relationship with Jesus.
Terrible things happen when we lose focus of Jesus, ask Peter.
While we live on earth, we must be constantly reminded that this world is not our home. We’re just here for a while. We will have to go home at some point.
Knowing this should help us to be cautious and wary of anything that tries to take our face away from the faith. I am sharing a few of these things today and my suggestion on how you can avoid or overcome them.
Of course, the Holy Spirit is your best guide through these things so even after reading through, trust the Holy Spirit to guide and see you through.
Media, particularly Social media: I’m sure you almost predicted this. Social media is the biggest distraction for almost everyone. If you haven’t taught yourself how to be disciplined and know how to put your phone away, you will struggle with this terribly. I don’t know what to suggest for this distraction but I’ll share a few things I do; I had to tell myself that I am the owner of my phone and not the other way round. My phone does not own me, so I can not be subject to it. So, I made the decision to pray first thing every morning and possibly study a devotional before I even pick my phone or go on social media. Also, during the day, whenever I feel like I have been on my phone for too long, I just keep it aside and do other things offline. This really helped me.
Lies from the devil:
1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
The Bible tells us that Satan is a liar and the father of lies. Satan is a master of senses and knows how a normal (carnal) mind works. So he brings all forms of lies before you. Many of which may make sense judging from what your current reality looks like. Allowing the lies of the devil into your mind makes you deaf to what God is saying, there by distracting you from Jesus who should be your focus. For this, reading the word of God more often is an antidote. Declaring every great thing the Bible says about you and saying it until you believe it. You are chosen, not forsaken. God is for you, not against you! You are a child of God. ❤
Activities: Work, school, study, even personal development. These things are all good, but they have a way of shifting our focus and making us concentrate on them. You can get so carried away with life that you forget godliness. The way out of this is to maintain a great prayer life. Set out time during your Lunch breaks or just in the middle of your day to pray, look through your Bible or just sit still before God.
Earthly achievements: These days, everyone is pursuing something. Getting that degree, publishing that book, organizing that seminar, and so on. Whether we admit it or not these things can be huge distractions to our walk with Jesus. You can get so carried away by them that you lose sight of things of eternal value. My suggestion for this is to always keep Christ at the centre of your life. Let it all be through Him and about Him.
Carry God along in your activities. Remind yourself of eternity and that there is an achievement that exceeds all the achievements here on earth. Be kingdom minded, knowing that you are in this world but you are not of this world.
Matthew 6:19-21 “Stop storing up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moths and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. But keep on storing up treasures for yourselves in heaven, where moths and rust do not destroy and where thieves do not break in and steal, because where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
Challenges: When we’re faced with tough situations, we tend to look everywhere but God. Challenges have a way of sapping our strength and faith and making us look like we have no hope. When this happens, turn back to the source of your strength. Your Hope and Love. Instead of running around, run to God.
Working for God: Yes, you read it right. Revelation 2:3-4 You also possess endurance and have tolerated many things because of My name and have not grown weary. But I have this against you: You have abandoned the love you had at first.
Remember that story of Martha and Mary in the Bible? Yeah.
So many people choose to be Marthas today. Going over and beyond for God. Doing so much for Him but very little with Him. Working for God, if not balanced can be a distraction to your Christian faith. Kingdom service in any form is great but your priority should be fellowship with God. Everything else should flow from this.
What other distractions are there to our Christian faith and how do you avoid them? Let me hear from you in the comments below.
It’s another 25th of June when the world celebrates the birth of an enigma, a deliverer and a priceless gift to generations; Apostle Joshua Selman.
Apostle Joshua Selman is the President of Eternity Network International. He is a teacher of the Word whose is known far and wide for the illumination and deliverance his messages bring.
As is our culture on this blog, we dedicate every 25th to make a blog post to honor AJS. If you have not seen the post for the previous years, you can find them below
Today, I am sharing 29 interesting facts about Apostle Joshua Selman with you all. These facts are things he is vocal about and has stated at one time or the other in his messages and things that family and close friends say about him.
I study the life of many great people because, I believe that though you may not find one huge secret about their greatness, scattered around their story you will find principles and secrets that got them to where they are today. Great people are not made by accident. Success happens as a result of a build up of many events. The facts you’re about to read are on different areas of Joshua Selman’s life.
Some of them are about his childhood and some of the things that led him to where he is today. Other facts are about his current lifestyle and things that I have observed about him. They will give you insight into his life and person. A number of the other facts are just random interesting facts about Joshua Selman.
Be inspired, encouraged, blessed and entertained as we celebrate a gift of God to mankind.
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Facts about Apostle Joshua Selman
APOSTLE JOSHUA SELMAN IS NOT ON ANY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM! Any page you see with his name is a scam, please beware.
Apostle Joshua Selman is the second of four children. He has an older sister and 2 younger siblings.
He’s a graduate of Ahmadu Bello University where he studied chemical engineering.
He is from Jos, Nigeria
He gave his life to Christ at a very young age at one of his school’s fellowships.
He attended Benny Hinn school of ministry.
Apostle Joshua Selman has a very glaring and contagious love for God which he never tries to hide.
He believes very much in intimacy with God and always says that everything believers do should be from the strength of their secret place with God.
Apostle Joshua Selman lives a modest lifestyle. Most of the events in his life are private and unannounced. He is more interested in focusing on God, his goals and making impact than he is about publicizing these things.
Apostle Joshua Selman is said to have been a giver since he was little. When he was in a boarding school, everytime he was given his allowance to take back to school, he would share more than half of it amongst his siblings, and take whatever was left to school. Little wonder his life today is one that keeps giving.
Contrary to what you may have believed, he doesn’t eat only spiritual food. He eats physical food too. In fact, he loves ice cream an
d is vocal about it.
Growing up, Apostle Joshua Selman had always known he was a different child. His mum has been heard saying many times that when other children went out to play or visit friends, young Selman would be in a small room behind his father’s house reading the Bible and praying for hours.
Apostle Joshua Selman once shared that when he was in secondary school, he was made the time prefect in JSS2 and had the responsibility of waking up early. He said in those days, the Holy Spirit would wake him up at about 5am every morning so he could fulfil his duty and ring the bell. This story is a huge blessing to many. One of the members of the ministry Koinonia, shared this with Dupe’s blog, “Why that particular story remains with me is that, it just showed me how God is concerned about every tiny detail of our life and wants us to excel even in the little things that seemingly means nothing”
Apostle Joshua Selman once shared how he started a fellowship/started in secondary school. What stands out about this story is the name they called the group then, it was called “Operation Katacruz”. That name made people reel out in laughter when he shared the story.
He is an amazing singer. Apostle Joshua Selman is not just a teacher. He is a great singer too. One of the things that many people have said they love about him is his voice when he sings. Many times, while preaching, he uses songs to buttress the message and that singular act ministers to many.
Apostle Joshua Selman is an ardent believer of balance and moderacy. He is not extreme on anything. He believes that school of thoughts and beliefs should be balanced and not bias or extreme.
Apostle Selman is a ardent believer of process, preparation and seasons. He believes that men are made in their times of refining and process and this preparation is indispensable for sustainable success.
Apostle Selman is very humble and this is the testimony of everyone who has met him. Regardless of his obvious results and feats, he remains broken before God and meek before men. He is never seen struggling for the spotlight.
Apostle Selman is a sincere and deep lover of people. His actions towards and for people always shows his compassion and love for them.
Apostle Joshua Selman loves and is very passionate about the Body of Christ. He believes in oneness in the body and that we exist to complement each other.
Apostle Joshua Selman is friends with Minister Dunsin Oyekan and Minister Nathaniel Bassey. The three men have similar convictions, chief of which is their love and passion for God.
Apostle Selman loves children and always makes them feel noticed and special. Just like our Lord Jesus did, he welcomes children into his bossom at all times
Apostle Joshua Selman is easy going, humble and fun to be around. Despite his notable achievements, he is very humble and welcoming. Many times when people are startled and honored to see him, and they do not know how to approach him, he gives a big smile and says “My name is Joshua Selman”, extending an arm of greeting to them and making them feel welcome.
Apostle Joshua Selman understands the psychology of human relationships. He believes that everyone should be valued and respected and never fails to honor everybody. Everyone around is made to feel special and valued.
Apostle Joshua Selman believes that YouTube is the most educative platform. He encourages people to get better at their skills and knowledge by watching videos on YouTube.
Apostle Joshua Selman is passionate about personal development and growth. He believes that people should never see graduation from any institution of any sort as a reason to stop learning. He believes in studying and reading wide and practices this in his own life by studying many books and learning from different platforms.
Apostle Joshua Selman has a very large library. Many times in his messages, he has said that he would gladly let go of any of his possessions but he’ll not be happy to let go of the books he possesses particularly the ones that carry his revelations from God.
Apostle Joshua Selman is nocturnal. He believes in using the night time to pray and study and he practices it. He has shared that most days, (when he is not ministering), he only gets to sleep at 5am.
Apostle is not just spiritual. He is Savvy and Streetwise. Try having a conversation with him on contemporary topics and you’d be amazed at how trendy, savvy and streetwise he his. Add his sense of humor to this and you have someone you’d spend hours with and lose track of time.
There’s so much more to be said about the life of Apostle Joshua Selman and how it creates an ensample for us in the Christian faith, just like Apostle Paul said, but we will stop here.
Today, we’re grateful for the gift of Apostle Joshua Selman as he He
continues to be an enormous blessing and an inspiration to everyone around him.
Happy birthday Joshua Selman. I celebrate the unquantifiable impact you have made in my life and the lives of millions of others.
For more information about Apostle Joshua Selman, kindly read this post.
Our world is currently experiencing a lot of challenges and there is a need to protect your mind from all the toxicity. I shared a few ways to do that on my YouTube channel. Catch it here
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“As long as I am in the world, I am the Light of the world [giving guidance through My word and works].”John 9:5 AMP
