The
founder and Head Pastor of The Synagogue Church of God, Prophet TB
Joshua, has just shared some throwback photos of when he was 17, 20 and 25 years
of age.
founder and Head Pastor of The Synagogue Church of God, Prophet TB
Joshua, has just shared some throwback photos of when he was 17, 20 and 25 years
of age.
“I
found myself in a family background that irritated me. My natural
circumstance of birth was poverty. I come from a very humble background.
Poverty loomed large in the family. The little education I had was
through self effort. I know many people with a similar circumstance of
birth who did otherwise. They allowed their circumstance to influence
their will. Their dreams crashed on the rocks of disappointment, failure
and setback.”
found myself in a family background that irritated me. My natural
circumstance of birth was poverty. I come from a very humble background.
Poverty loomed large in the family. The little education I had was
through self effort. I know many people with a similar circumstance of
birth who did otherwise. They allowed their circumstance to influence
their will. Their dreams crashed on the rocks of disappointment, failure
and setback.”
Today,
many people blame their situation on family background. Some would say,
“I am poor because everyone in my family is poor.” If you make excuses
for being poor, your poverty cannot be excused. Remember, you are
responsible for what you give your attention to; so it is unnecessary to
blame your situation on anyone. Today, it is common for people to blame
their failure on their family background, whereas they attribute their
success to their personal effort. If you attribute your success to your
personal effort, you should also accept the blame for your failure. When
we make excuses for our wrongdoing, such misdeeds would not be excused.
many people blame their situation on family background. Some would say,
“I am poor because everyone in my family is poor.” If you make excuses
for being poor, your poverty cannot be excused. Remember, you are
responsible for what you give your attention to; so it is unnecessary to
blame your situation on anyone. Today, it is common for people to blame
their failure on their family background, whereas they attribute their
success to their personal effort. If you attribute your success to your
personal effort, you should also accept the blame for your failure. When
we make excuses for our wrongdoing, such misdeeds would not be excused.
I
recognised early enough that victory obtained through Christ was a time
past victory. I mean, it is victory assured. Rather than despair and
blame my situation on family background, I began to be proud of my
situation in order to feel Christ’s victory over me. I became content
with my situation, knowing that my situation is redeemable through
Christ and that the redemption was a time-past one. I mean, redemption
assured. Then I began to take God at His Word in order to have His way.
recognised early enough that victory obtained through Christ was a time
past victory. I mean, it is victory assured. Rather than despair and
blame my situation on family background, I began to be proud of my
situation in order to feel Christ’s victory over me. I became content
with my situation, knowing that my situation is redeemable through
Christ and that the redemption was a time-past one. I mean, redemption
assured. Then I began to take God at His Word in order to have His way.
Nobody
is too good or too bad to qualify for His grace. Remember, it was
possible for me to sit somewhere and begin to make excuses for my
situation. I never did. Whatever I am today is a product of that
conviction that victory through Christ is victory indeed. The rest is
history!” – TB Joshua
is too good or too bad to qualify for His grace. Remember, it was
possible for me to sit somewhere and begin to make excuses for my
situation. I never did. Whatever I am today is a product of that
conviction that victory through Christ is victory indeed. The rest is
history!” – TB Joshua