DISCIPLESHIP THOUGHTS

Hello Disciple! Trust all is well with you and that you are getting better each day. As I always say, DISCIPLESHIP is a SUPERNATURAL process. It is being TRANSFORMED and CONFORMED into the LIKENESS OF CHRIST every day as we live DAILY in INTIMATE COMMUNION with our SAVIOUR, LORD, and ELDER BROTHER. Recently, in one of the IPL cricket matches, young Vaibhav Sooryavanshi of RR was asked how he was able to hit almost every ball for a SIX. His answer was superb. This is what he said: “I keep it simple: I watch the ball and play the ball, and do not focus on the bowler.” This is what we have been focusing on in several of the previous posts. You become what you FOCUS on . If our focus is to become like YESHUA, then we are going to become exactly like HIM. What are we actually FOCUSING on? This is something we must answer honestly. There are many distractions out there trying to rob our attention from what is truly TRUE, PURPOSEFUL and ETERNAL. Our main goal is SONSHIP, not just being a BELI...

Romans 7:24 “What an agonizing situation I am in! So who has the power to rescue this miserable man from the unwelcome intruder of sin and death?” Hello, my friend and disciple of our Lord! How has your day been so far? Were we not glad for the welcome showers we had a couple of days ago? They surely brought the temperatures considerably down. The monsoons are just days away, bringing much needed refreshing coolness and deliverance from these agonizing summer days. Apostle Paul spoke about an agonizing situation that he himself had experienced, the battle with SIN and DEATH. If we were to read the whole chapter and skip the last verse, the climax of the story would seem like a tragedy, a bad ending to the Gospel. Many Christians cry over this long battle with sin and resign themselves to the “fate” of living a defeated life. Sadly, we have often majored on Romans 7:24 with great passion about the “powerful” fallen nature, yet failed to demonstrate the far more powerful presence of Jesu...

Dear Friend Good Morning! I woke up a bit late today, and as usual my morning includes some intentional expressions of loud praises and thanksgiving to my Creator. I thank Him for many things: His saving grace, eternal life, the opportunity to become better today, and most importantly, His mission for my life.  By the time I go through this list, my anxieties, worries, and emotional lows take wings and flee from my mind. My thinking becomes better positioned, and my body feels more energized to take on the day with purpose and joy. Dear friend, most of our feelings are not facts. When we intentionally think and speak God’s thoughts, we immediately experience a shift from darkness to light, from gloom to a sense of bloom. God is not in control of our thinking, we are.  The control is in our hands.  He has given us the ability to guard, direct our thoughts and renew our mind. As I often say, demons are not always poking their scrawny fingers into our minds. However we can a...

Hello Saints! The IPL is now in its final phase, and the four teams are competing intensely to emerge as champions. One quality I noticed among these teams is the unity, cohesion, encouragement, and motivation they give one another, even when someone underperforms or makes mistakes. They continue to back each other, strengthen each other, and move forward together. This is something the Ekklesia must correct within itself. Too often, we behave like crabs in a bucket, pulling one another down, dishonoring one another, and being overly critical of each other. The Apostle Paul says it beautifully in Philippians 2:3–4: “Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.” This is something we must intentionally practice in our gatherings, homes, ministries, and relationships. Honor, encouragement, and humility create an atmosphere where people can grow, heal, and flourish in Christ. The Kingdom advances best when so...

Hello Disciple! I trust you woke up with a PURPOSE today. If you do not have a PURPOSE to live for, ask the LORD. He will guide you day by day and REVEAL HIS gifts and callings to you. Your part is to SEEK HIM and HIS plans for your life. Here is a principle that the “gurus” of this world have photocopied. Sadly, many of us do not realize that this PRINCIPLE already exists in HIS WORD. If we can SEE the END at the BEGINNING clearly, then we are already at the END even from the BEGINNING. Confused? Look at the verse below: Hebrews 12:2 “Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, WHO FOR THE JOY SET BEFORE HIM endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Jesus saw HIS MISSION as already accomplished. HIS PURPOSE WAS SET BEFORE HIM even as a child. The BLUEPRINT of the FATHER BURNED within HIM with passion, and HE journeyed in HIS MISSION with a FACE like FLINT. For those involved in business or any other mission, you ne...

Hello Disciple! This morning I was reading Genesis 28, and I found the chapter very interesting. If I were to write a book, the title would probably be ROCK–REST–REVELATION–ROAD . That may be too long and not very appealing for a blog post title though. :) Jacob is a fascinating biblical character from whom we can learn a great deal. His turnaround in life did not happen quickly, even though he had powerful encounters with the MOST HIGH GOD. He went through very HARD TIMES before becoming the person God wanted him to be. In the case of Obed-Edom, it was a quick transformation — just three months in the PRESENCE of GOD, and everything went well for him thereafter. But for Jacob, it was different because his ASSIGNMENT was different, since his descendants would become a blessing to all the families of the earth. I noticed a certain PATTERN in the lives of those who went through the “ HARD PLACES .” The result of that season in their lives brought them to a place of becoming RESILI...

Hello Disciple, Good Morning! Yesterday, we touched on the topic of how we can enjoy PEACE in the PRESENT by LOOKING at our FUTURE that is already in our PAST. At first, this may not seem to make sense, and that is understandable. For more context, you may want to read yesterday’s blog post . Today, more and more people are becoming physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausted, and not always because of outward circumstances themselves, but because of the STRESS and ANXIETY those situations produce within us. Naturally, one of the first responses is to seek medical help and support, and there is absolutely wisdom in that. However, we must also look at the deeper ROOT of what is happening within our hearts and minds. A TREE is known by its FRUIT. Stress, Anxiety, and Worry (SAW) often reveal that we are leaning too heavily on our own understanding instead of FULLY TRUSTING GOD in our situations. Many times, we carry burdens we were never meant to carry alone. So here is a ...

Hey good morning friend! As I am writing this blog, I can hear the birds chirping in the background; what a beautiful ambience for this moment. It also reminds me not to be anxious about anything. If GOD can take care of the birds and all His creatures, how much more will He care for us, who are made in HIS LIKENESS? We can wake up with PRAISE and THANKSGIVING on our lips, knowing that He has already taken care of our FUTURE. Our FUTURE is our PAST. This statement may sound contradictory; however, it is a POWERFUL truth rooted in the WORD. How can we REMEMBER the FUTURE before we experience it? You see, disciple, our FUTURE is already PAST in the eyes of our FATHER, and now we are in HIM. Our LORD often LOOKED BACK AT HIS GLORIOUS FUTURE,  which was already completed in HIS perspective. Let the Scriptures speak for themselves: Read John 17:4–5, John 13:3, Isaiah 46:10, Hebrews 12:2, Mark 11:24, and many more. Living as Sons means being conscious that we are SEATED in CHRIST a...

Good morning Disciple! Trust all is well with your soul and that you are experiencing the overflow of GOD’s LOVE, JOY, and PEACE in your life. We are KINGDOM citizens, and creation is waiting for the sons and daughters of GOD to manifest HIS PRESENCE. Are we building ourselves for that? When Jesus was traveling with HIS disciples in a boat, they encountered a sudden storm in the midst of the Sea of Galilee. Now, use a bit of your imagination to enjoy the drama that unfolded. The disciples were running around, yelling at the top of their voices. Fear gripped them, and in their minds they could already see their pictures in the obituary column of the “Jerusalem Times.” Of course, it was all in their imagination! If they had mobile phones, I’m sure they would have sent video or voice messages to their loved ones, bidding them farewell. However, the scene shifts to what Jesus was doing at that very moment. Any guesses? He was in DEEP REST in the midst of all the DRAMA and CONFUSION. The di...

Hello Disciple! How are you doing? How is your spiritual and physical health keeping? A few days ago I took a complete body check up to evaluate my current health condition. Thanks be to GOD, the doc gave a thumbs up. All is well! In Revelation 3:13-18, the Ekklesia in Laodicea also took a SELF-DIAGNOSES of their spiritual condition,  themselves. They generated a GOOD REPORT, which said, as per  Revelation 3:17   1.I am rich,  2.have become wealthy,  3.and have need of nothing God looked at their report and dumped it in the bin - HE gave HIS report about them. It said: 1. You do not know that you are wretched, 2. miserable, 3. poor, 4. blind, 5. and naked  Who's REPORT will you believe? The greatest tragedy in life is not merely the trials or challenges we face, but living in self-deception . What does this teach us, disciples? We need to Live everyday, conscious of GOD’s X-RAY eyes located inside us. This is the Fear of GOD, this FEAR will drive ...

Hello Disciple! How are you? Are you moving forward and getting better each day?  Are you in the X, Y, or moving to the Z zone. You are wondering what is this XYZ all about. Thank you for asking. Its something I coined and recently shared in a gathering to describe the 3 stages of spiritual life - the baby stage , the stagnant stage and the ultimate becoming a ' son and daughter ' responsible stage . Get into the DISCIPLESHIP Ship and start sailing towards your SONSHIP dear one and that is GOD's goal for you and me. The Key point of the message was from 2 Samuel 6:10-11 about a man called OBED-EDOM. He was an average 'joe' living on 'James street', nothing particularly interesting or fascinating about him or his family. But suddenly all things changed when the ARK of the LORD was kept in his house for 3 months. The differentiator was the ARK or the Presence of the LORD that changed everything about Ordinary OBED into an EXTRAORDINARY OBED and all his hou...

Good morning Friend! I hope we have woken up this morning with life and energy to face a new day. That means, dear friend, we still have hope to live better today and to expect a better future. Be encouraged the world has not collapsed on us. So, take it easy! Chill! Often, we wake up to a new day with overwhelming feelings of sadness, loneliness, stress, or a sense of being stuck in our situation for a long time, unable to break free from it. My friend, most of us go through such seasons. We may FEEL TRAPPED and unable to “UNSTUCK” ourselves, so to speak, like walking through a dark tunnel with no light at the end. I once read an article written by a neurosurgeon who explained that feelings are essentially chemical events in the brain, they are not always facts. Yet, many of us tend to believe our feelings as the truth. Studies even suggest that a large percentage of our feelings are unreliable, often shaped by past experiences rather than the present reality. Do you know that our REP...

Hello Disciple! Here we are on the first day of a new month—what a glorious opportunity we have over the next 30 days to grow better each day. In May, be bold, let your story be told—your future is brighter than gold. Beloved friend, your future is not defined by your past failures or mistakes or the situation you were born into or the wrong choices you have made. We are defined by the FUTURE that God has for us. You can be all that God desires you to be. But it all begins by CHANGING YOUR THINKING. Thoughts are powerful. Thoughts become real when we repeat them constantly in our minds. Many of us worry about so many things, and our worries can become our realities. That’s why the Scriptures command us not to worry or be anxious about anything. Do a “biopsy” of your mind—examine the thoughts you think repeatedly. Check to see whether they will help you or harm your future. Choose what you want. Let me close this blog with a powerful Scripture from Proverbs 23:7a : “ For as he thi...