WHAT NEXT AFTER GETTING PROPHETIC WORDS

One of the major problems believers have is that we don't know how to handle the word of God. We often attend meetings such as this, get prophetic words and then we wait for the words to happen.

Sometimes, they don't then we begin to wonder if we heard well or if God lied or if God changed His mind.

Now, here is the thing: God never lies 

So many times, there are things attached to seeing the fulfillment of the words we receive. There are necessary steps we have to take to ensure these words come alive. Prophetic words are a revelation of what is set to happen.  There are definite, concise prophetic words and there are words given to us as keys, whether the door will be open or  locked is left to the holder of the key, that is the man who receives the word.

 

WHAT NEXT AFTER WE GET WORDS?

1. GIVE thanks over the word

Thank God for revelation.

Thank Him for what He is set to do.

Thank Him for giving you access into what is to happen in the future. 

Now, Thanksgiving is not because God will change His mind if you don't thank Him, but I've found that giving thanks strengthens our resolve about the word.

The assurance we have about it is deepened.

It Is harder for the devil to put it to you that you didn't hear well.

When you worship and thank God with all your heart, your heart posture towards the word also changes.

Let me make a sample.

Toye is my friend. He gives me a plate of ewa agoyin. I love ewa agoyin so much so I go back and thank him with all of my heart. He of course accepts my thanks. That ewa agoyin is stamped as mine already. I will not think that maybe I didn't hear Toye well when he gave me. I'm emboldened about my right to the ewa agoyin

2. Read all of the words you got again. 

Go through them over and over. Soak them into your subconscious

3. Time for Interpretation

Some words are clear on receiving them. For some words you need interpretation. Who best to give an interpretation of the word than the one who gave it?

“I saw by night, and behold, a man riding on a red horse, and it stood among the myrtle trees in the hollow; and behind him were horses: red, sorrel, and white. Then I said, “My Lord, what are these?” So the angel who talked with me said to me, “I will show you what they are.”” Zechariah 1:8-9 NKJV

See 

Zechariah saw a vision and he saw red horse; he did not immediately say ah color red is for danger

A bad thing is about to happen to me 😭😭😭

He did not conclude

What did he do?

He asked the angel

What do these horses mean

You see this asking thing ehn, it saves you from a lot.

Zechariah asked

He didn't jump into conclusions 

He asked

So ask!

Ask God!

Ask the person who gave the vision. He will explain it

4. Application of the word

After getting an understanding and interpretation of the word, the next thing is to know how to apply it.

An example of this is the vision gotten for Paul. They had seen a vision that Paul would be imprisoned in Jerusalem. Agabus was a respected prophet. Some other people saw this vision too 

Imagine 5 people coming to tell me that they saw that I went to Abuja and was arrested/thrown into prison. It looks like a warning. They may say the application of this is to not go to Abuja. But Paul understood that wasn't the application of that word. It was a knowing ahead. And they were just meant to pray. Not for Paul to be kept out of prison but for God's will to be done even as he enters prison

Application matters.

How do I apply this revelation that I have received?

What do we do after it? 

It didn't stop at Joseph knowing a famine was coming, he also knew what to do with that revelation 

Steps to take to ensure they were not victims of that prophecy they received

As you pray for interpretation, also pray for application.

Ask what to do and how to do.

5. Seek to know the timing attached to the words.

We got a lot of words at the spiritual pool.

Some are immediate instructions

Some are towards the end of the year.

Some have no time frame.

It's important to know the time frames. There are words that you have to move with immediately 

As you go through the words you got on Saturday, spiritually identify and map out the words according to time. Note that not all the words may be time-bound and that is fine. If you don't get any specific time in the spirit, leave it to God.

Then there are some words with very very funny timing.

They annoy me also 😂😂😂

I will give you an example

“Listen, I am coming soon! I will bring rewards with me. I will repay everyone for what they have done. Revelation 22:12

‘Listen, I am coming soon! Great blessings belong to the one who obeys the words of prophecy in this book.’” Revelation 22:7

See

I am coming soon

What year was this told to John? Has He come? 😭

There are words you get and you are waiting for every day

Then it starts pissing you off cos it felt like there was a sense of urgency when you got the word 

Why then is the word taking time?

Is God repenting of His word? Whenever I have moments like this, I pause.

I don't discard the word as untrue because of it. Take it back to God

Verse 7 clarifies this very well.

The main message in this is that great blessings belong to those who obey. The message is actually to stay in obedience till He comes.

We may want to focus on Him coming soon (timing). But the message for us in that verse is actually us obeying before He comes 

Staying in obedience

He is coming and He wants men to stay in obedience until He comes. Sometimes you may have words that it seems like the timing is looking like now now but after a while, they are not happening. Don't discard those words 

Go back to the drawing board. See if you missed the subject of that message. The main instruction it had for you. Then pray to God for interpretation, rinse/repeat the process.

So again,

Go through the words you got

Sort them out based on timing

Categorize them also.

If you have words for marriage, ministry, career, family

Separate them and arrange them in the order of the time frame revealed to you.

The things that will happen first, note them down. The next thing is to go through your list again. Some things may take effect next year but the actions God wants you to take needs to start immediately 

This means they will come up on your list

Reorganize

Everything that has immediate action plans, separate and put in a place you can see

Note down the action plans too.

E.g God told me about a book He wants me to write to be released in September 

So action plan no 1 is to wake up at 5am daily

Pray and then wait for the spirit to speak to me then start writing.

I will definitely not start writing the book in September.

It has to start now.

The next thing will be to check how long it takes to publish a book if I need a month. It means I must be done with writing and editing in August

This goes to my planning

You see how what God has told me has become my vision board? It has now become my direction. I'm planning based on it.

Get sticky notes. Get "to do" apps if you work better digitally. Align your plans with the words you've received. 

If God tells you you are traveling out next year. You will need to make passport plans first. Pray on it and know how you will travel

Is it school?

Permanent residence?

Sometimes God may want to use someone and they come last minute with everything. This is possible too. Just make sure to prayerfully know your part to play in the fulfillment of these prophecies

6. Pray like if you don't pray the word will not come to pass

Pray like a "mad" person

Pray o

Pray

War!

Actually, this is the right word. Go to war with the word. Declare it every day.

Stand on the word. Pray it till it comes to pass. Some words may tarry. Don't stop 

As long as God has told you they will come to pass, timing may change for some reasons sometimes but don't stop praying.

7. Have Faith

Believe that what God has spoken to you is true and will come to pass no matter what. Believe, strongly. Get scriptures to substantiate your claim and strengthen your faith. The man who will see must first have believed. Stay in Faith

8. Rest

Don't try to force the word to come to pass

Don't try to "do"

God will keep His words

You've done your part, now rest.

He will do it

He will make it come to pass

A lot will happen as you wait upon the word but you just Rest. Don't let the devil shake you. Don't let the enemy lie to you 

You have the word. It is the receipt of that which you've bought with Faith

So rest, you get receipt eh

WORDS FROM SPIRITUAL POOL (PART 2, 2022)

Spiritual Pool (Part 2, 2022.)

Date: July 2nd, 2022.

WORD ALIVE

My children

The desire of my heart

Tell my children I long for them

I long for fellowship with them

I look forward to your worship and testimonies

Oh! When you tell of that which I do and how it makes you feel, it makes me happy and I am spurred to do even more.

Tell them I love to hear their voices

Tell Mary I miss her voice

Tell her to talk to me in all honesty and openness

Tell her to let go and forget what is not

I just want her vulnerability 

I want to see her smile at me again

Tell her I long for her

Tell Tobi  

Am I not God?

I will bring him into my promises

Tell him to walk with me, blameless!

Tell Oluchi I reward her

Tell Becca rest has come

Bola, ija dopin. Stay in Thanksgiving

Tell my children to stay true in fellowship

I crave fellowship

I crave them

Tell them my ears are opened

I listen to all they have to say

I just want to hear their voices

They can tell me everything 

They can confide in me

Tell them, for I wait!

I am strengthening fellowship

I am establishing intimacy

I am redirecting back to first love 

I am rekindling love

I am restarting fires

I do it, not them

Tell them to just come to me

Just come

I will do what I have said

Jumoke there is clarity. I give you sharper eyes and even more gifts. I open you to wealth of knowledge.

Seun  I am able to do it

Baba e ni mo je.

Will earthly fathers give their children stones when they ask for bread?

Temitope  

Calm

I just saw water pouring over you softly and I heard ease, rest.

Tell my children,

Doors open

Mountains shift

They will see my hand perform my word

Tell them to declare it daily

Tell them

I am building a nation of intercessors here

I am raising an army

...of men that will wield my power and cause things to happen

The spirit of Elijah!

Tell those who think they are small in the spirit that there is a shuffling,  a rousing of waters that brings them up spiritually.

Tell those who think they are big in the spirit to know they are small, for there is more accessible to them. 

There is more

I see a climbing of ladders

Some will leave, bless them

More children come.

Tell them to open their arms to the children that come, to help them steady their feet. Carry all along.

New ranks in the spirit come

Let no one think they are too young

I will assign work to some of them 

Tell them to be open 

Those who think they stand, tell them to stand well in the spirit lest they fall 

Everyone, hold each other's hands!

I have raised you for a work in your time 

For such a time as this

Stay connect 

Destinies are intertwined 

There is so much ahead

In the coming years, I will reveal a new plan

Until then, let everyone feed spiritually and be ready.

Pray together

Pray alone 

Pray!

Pray!

Pray!

Help one another

I kept hearing this song:

In the morning, early in the morning. In the morning I will arise and praise the Lord

Tell them to start their days with me.

Timmy, I have put a new hunger in you. You are insatiable. 

Cynthia, stay with me.

Tell all of them,

I will bring to pass my word.

They should just stay

They should just stay

I will do it

I said it so I will do it.

I am able to do it

New jobs

Healing

I save and deliver from the snare of the Fowler

You will testify to this 

I save from mistakes and their cost 

I will do it

There is an outbreak of the spirit coming.

It will come in the place of prayer

Mouths will refuse to shut 

Rivers in the belly will gush out endlessly

It will usher in a phase for this family

Wait in the place of prayer, for it will happen there

This is the word of the Lord to us as received at the spiritual pool

God gives us the Grace to enter and walk in them.

For Word Alive 

“For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, And do not return there, But water the earth, And make it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower And bread to the eater, So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.

PROPHECIES FOR PART TWO 2022 (THE BETTER HALF)

Watchword for Part 2 2022 (The Better Half)

Better half

Overflow

Abundance (Plenty of surplus)

Completion & Perfection

Solutions and Answers

Unusual Grace and Favour

Speed and Sustenance

Your efforts will not be wasted. You hit targets. Minimum efforts yield maximum results. God blesses your efforts

Month of Harvest

Toil is over

It is the month of overflow

Abundance and surplus

Perfection and favor 

Sudden answers 

Sudden goodness 

Be mindful of your words

There’s a turnaround 

Open heavens 

Bunch of goodies

 

 

This is the better half of the year

There’s an overflow

In this second half

There is plenty, we move in surplus and abundance

The Lord says we have entered our better half

There is an overflow in this second half

There is plenty 

We move in surplus and abundance

In this half, He is completing things that have started, things that have been put in motion

He is bringing them to completion

He is giving solutions

He is giving solutions to people

We carry solutions that the world is waiting for

I sense some people bringing products that the world needs

Solutions that people have been waiting for

Solutions to things people have been waiting for

Every single month is laced with answer

Every single month is laced with solutions

New ideas and wisdom to build on it

He is giving ideas and for those that have ideas already, he is giving the wisdom to build on it

Unusual grace and favor

There is satisfaction, a filling

Physical and spiritual satisfaction

The Lord distinguishes you

There is a distinguishing

I see the hand of the Lord putting a mark on someone’s forehead right now

There is plenty

There is all-round fruitfulness

First, in the Spirit there is abundance. With joy begin to draw

I am your sustenance

I satisfy you completely

I hear this for someone The Lord will lead you into uncharted territories. Step into the waters even if you do not understand it. The Lord sustains you inside of it.

It is harvest time

Toiling is over

A completion to what the Lord has started

Speed is released

You cover grounds

Favour

Perfection

He perfects all things

He’s perfecting health, joy, marriages, homes, and businesses, his words concerning us

The Lord says He is shepherd, you shall not want nor lack

Disappointments are coming to an end

Everything that has been delayed before now, The Lord says it is time

Sudden answers

The Lord says to watch the words that come from our mouths. Everything you declare will be established for you.

There is a turnaround

Crooked paths are made straight

This month is the month of freshness and of a new beginning 

It is the month of refreshing 

I am visiting my children with a lot of goodies 

Tell them to get ready

I direct

He is overriding debt

He is writing off debts

I hear Open heaven

I see a rush of goodies

NEVER WALK ALONE

 Our topic for today is Never Walk Alone

One of the major disasters of our generation is people trying to do this God thing alone.

The one who is a disciple of Christ will/should never walk alone

I cannot overemphasize this; there are no lone wolves in the kingdom.

Maybe the church has hurt you before now. Maybe you've been let down by members of the body of Christ but you see in this body, we will have to walk together. 

You cannot walk with Christ without His body.

No matter how gifted you are. It doesn't matter how much you are called and the anointing on you, you need the body of Christ to be successfully discipled.

Whatever you try to do alone is unbiblical.

You are misunderstood? You will still have to do this thing with the body of Christ o

The church is an integral part of God's design for discipleship. In fact, you cannot be a disciple and despise the body of Christ. There will be a problem.

Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it. Matthew 16:18 NLT

Though it was Peter Jesus was addressing. It wasn't Peter that will crush the gates of hell

Also, it wasn't Peter that Jesus prayed the gates of hell will not prevail against....It was the church. The body! There is a covering upon the body that you will not find alone.

It is why when men will go astray or backslide, the first thing the devil tries to do is draw them out

He tries to deceive them that they can walk alone. But this is a lie. You cannot walk alone.

You also should be walking with the right people. Walking wrongly is as useless and harmful as walking alone.

If we look at the story of Jesus sending the 70 out,   He did not send anyone alone. None was sent alone. They were sent in pairs. Even God does not do alone. When God was going to create in the beginning, He was accountable to the members of the trinity.

I know it's very easy to want to slip into our spaces, especially when we are going through stuff. Sometimes we even tell ourselves that we will catch up when we are done with that phase but here's what I've found most times: by the time you come out of that phase, you will find that your friends have moved on to a new phase. You feel left out and you just completely step back. You now try to do it on your own but you keep struggling. And before you know it, you stop trying

You are now alone. Maybe with new friends. But you know something is different

It is also why I always ask people "Why are you taking that break"

You don't need a break from eating

You don't need a break from social media

But you need a break from church or the body of Christ......Hmmmm

Are you sure that's not the enemy trying to break you from something? It is even in times of offense and confusion that we need the body the most.

You cannot function fully as a follower/disciple of Christ without God's other children.

Take advantage of your communities. Stop punishing yourself walking alone. Stop delaying destiny

If you are under the sound of my voice/typing right now and you know you've been walking alone for a while now, this is your cue to go back. I sense it so strongly. Go back to your covering. Don't put yourself in harm's way

Go back! I can literally hear a scream in my head. If you don't have a church, please reach out to me

You have to belong to a church. This is not negotiable 

Word Alive is not a church. You must be planted in a local church.

And for everyone here but not here

I don't know what to say 

But please, don't play yourselves.

If you are here, it is because God led you here

Be part. Do not segregate yourself.

See, if you feel left out. This is your cue to force yourself into circles (I'm not joking)

I sense these things strongly in my spirit. There are dangers ahead. But safety isn in the family God has provided for you

Your church is big? Talk to 2 random people and collect their numbers next Sunday.

Join a unit.

You don't have friends on word Alive? I can categorically tell you that I didn't know up to 10 people on this group in real life when we started. Even right now, the people I knew before we started Word Alive are not up to 20 and we are over 200. So you don't have to know anybody before

For those that felt disconnected and kind of blocked everyone out

This is your reminder that you are actually deeply loved, even in your local church. People may not know how to express it to you properly because of the break in communication, but know that there is love for you.

Please, allow this love in.

God wants to love up on you but He wants to do it through people.

The father's love awaits

Please, open the doors of your hearts.

Please.

For every one of us,

Please stop trying to do life alone

You will fail woefully at it (no jokes)

And you may lose a lot too

Save yourself the stress

Take the father's love

He extends it through men

Take the father's hand,

He extends it through men.

This teaching took another turn but I trust the Lord has a reason for it. My drive-home point was discipleship but I see instead God screaming out His love.

It feels like people have been looking for His love in the wrong places and He says it is right here, in my body.

Just open up and receive it

If you don't have friends in church, I will need you to also promise me you will go out of your way to make at least 2 next week. 

And I just declare upon everyone that has tiny bits of church hurt and fear of being hurt by people, it is gone. The Father's love sweeps it all away.

For everyone struggling to open up, I declare that you receive help right now in Jesus name.

This probably sounds like a cliche but I sense someone needs to hear it: Jesus loves you. You are actually really loved by the father. Really really loved by Him

DISCIPLESHIP SERIES 5: ACCOUNTABILITY 2

Today, we continue with our series on Discipleship.

Our last conversation was on Accountability which we will be concluding today

To refresh our memories, can anyone remember our various definitions of Accountability?

“Accountability is having someone you submit to. Not only do you tell them about what you have done/going to do, you also respect/honor them enough to take corrections from them” - Samson

“Accountability is submission to the people or person we have chosen to be accountable to.” - Sumi

Q: WHY IS ACCOUNTABILITY IMPORTANT IN DISCIPLESHIP?

Ans1“This is because discipleship requires consistent training and discipline.” - Sumi

Ans2 “The first disciples were accountable to one another. Timothy had Paul. It is very important to have someone that can tell us the hard truths, encourage us, pray with us and support us. The discipleship journey is a long, hard one. We need all the help we can get.” – Samson

 

Thank you so much for sharing guys. We will continue from where we stopped the last time.

“Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.” 1Thess 5:11 KJV

“being subject to one another out of reverence for Christ.”  Ephesians 5:21 AMP

To be subject is to put yourself under another. As I mentioned the last time, there is no accountability without submission. A proud person cannot be accountable.

Accountability requires a certain level of ‘teachability’, openness and humility. If you meet a believer (especially a leader) that does not have up to three people they are accountable to, there is an issue.

People say one person but my personal benchmark is three because sometimes, the counsel of one person can lead astray; especially if they can't talk to you or you withhold from them.

One of the major issues I have seen in the body of Christ is that most of us choose mentors that are outside our reach. Remember I mentioned the mentor-mentee relationship is a good form of accountability? More like the easiest in this clime.

Imagine me saying I'm accountable to Daddy Adeboye but Daddy Adeboye doesn't know my daddy talk more of knowing me 🌚. How does he check me when I'm doing something wrong? How do I reach out to him before I even do anything at all?

The reason so many of us are not accountable to the people we can reach is not because we already have accountability partners, it is largely because we cannot submit.

Again, pride!

Accountability is not being obedient to another human being or them bossing you around; rather, it is a check and balance system that helps you stay on track with God. It helps bring you to greater obedience to Christ. Accountability is targeted at your growth in Christ.

Whoever you've chosen to be accountable to has just one goal in mind, your growth. So sometimes you may not like the process or even the level of invasion but look at the bigger picture: YOUR Growth.

 

IS ACCOUNTABILITY BIBLICAL?

So I saw a tweet about two years ago where someone said the bible doesn't encourage us to have accountability partners, it is not a scriptural instruction.

First, we've broken down what accountability is to us, now we will move to checking if this is biblical.

“Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty [conceited, self-important, exclusive], but associate with humble people [those with a realistic self-view]. Do not overestimate yourself.” Romans 12:16 AMP

·       PAUL AND TITUS

Titus was accountable to Paul.

Now, here's a catch. Titus and Paul were friends, yet, he was accountable to Paul. He was referred to as a spiritual son a number of times too (this is for you people that frown against men of God or revered men in faith being called daddy, please it is biblical 😁). If you are not humble, you will almost say Paul was too bossy with the way he gave out instructions to Titus.

However, it is way beyond this. Paul was a mentor and spiritual father to him and Titus was accountable to Paul.

Accountability is not possible without submission.

·       PAUL AND TIMOTHY

We see a relationship of accountability between Paul and Timothy also. Paul was responsible for these men, so he sought out their growth and success in ministry.

SO HOW CAN WE MODEL THIS IN OUR CHURCH TODAY?

1. Your local church

This is your first accountability place. You must submit to the leaders in your local church. If you are in a place where you can't submit, please leave. It is important that there is someone watching over you both in prayers and physically.

Now, for churches that are very big and you get lost in the crowd, is accountability possible?

Yes! (For most big churches that I know of)

There are units, departments and cell groups in most churches. This is not just so you are serving or working for the church, it is a discipleship measure too.

If nobody knows you in your church, there is a huge problem and this is me putting in lightly. This is your primary feeding place, it is your storehouse. So it is very important that you are seen by any form of leadership in that congregation and have people watching over you.

How many of us are in church units here?

Please if you don't have a church you attend or call home, send me a private message

I personally am against believers not going to church or having a home. We've not been called to a lonesome journey. And no! Word Alive is not a church. Find a church please.

Except for those that can't attend church yet due to persecution. The rest of us? You have to be planted in a local church.

2. The Holy Spirit (but not limited to)

This probably should have been number 1. The Holy Spirit is our voice of reason. He leads us in this path of righteousness and we should be accountable to Him

He says a thing? Follow.

Note that I said not limited to. If the only person you are accountable to is the Holy Spirit, you are lying to yourself o.

Even Papa Adeboye has people he is accountable to. So yes, be accountable to the spirit. It is a must. But you are not limited to this.

Also, your level of accountability to men stems from here. I can tell if you are a stubborn person to the Holy Spirit from conversations. The way you submit to people is an outflow of your submission to the spirit. If you struggle to submit to people, check this place very well.

3. Parents

This is a major form of accountability but so many of us in this part of the world do not even have good relationships with our parents so this is usually removed. I was almost going to remove this from my list also but the Spirit says to keep it because we will be better parents to our kids.

We will take up the responsibility given to us by God Almighty.

4. Mentor/Mentee Relationships

I think most people do this and it is very advisable. Just make sure your mentor is reachable/accessible to you. Let them also have a sense of responsibility over you. If not, they may not be assertive when you are moving wrongly. The people you are accountable to should not look at your face at all and be ready to tell you the truth even if you will cry after. Of course, they shouldn't do this in a demeaning manner, they should instead do it in the most effective way possible but if it still seems tough, their duty is to convey the message.

5. Friends

This is one form of accountability that is looked down on and that is largely because most of us are not submissive aka we are prideful. It is also the easiest form of accountability and very effective too.

I would likely tell my mentor about the big decisions in my life so I'm not disturbing them. But you see those small decisions? They make up a lot of our life experiences and are equally important. We are most likely to share these tiny decisions with our close friends or people around us.

First, we must surround ourselves with Godly people. Men that fear God and also have an understanding of your purpose. Your friendships should not just be gossips and gist about other people.

Build wholesome friendships.

Get people that will speak over your life and stand with you in fulfilling purpose. Surround yourself with men that will know when you are moving away from purpose and correct you.

“As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.” Proverbs 27:17 NKJV

“Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another.” Ephesians 4:25 NKJV

Surround yourself with people that will speak truth to you, people that will push you towards purpose.

Who are your friends? Ask yourself this please.

I sense some of us will need to reshuffle our friendship lists. It is not just about having good friends now that we can be accountable to. You, can you submit to your friend? Or you are the type that must have the final word in everything?

We know it is your life o, but God has placed people in it to help you.

Submit!

Your friends are likely to also not say anything to you if they notice you don't listen to others.

6. Small groups and cells

This goes beyond prayer groups or bible study.

You know the way Word Alive is, where we are not just praying and sharing scripture together but sharing our lives, we discuss all that we are going through; wins, Ls, burdens, Ideas, Successes, Relationships, name it.

This part of the group is what breeds accountability. This was the vision for Word Alive when we started. Somehow, we've grown in numbers and it's becoming difficult to achieve this because some people are slower than others in easing into the process. But God has given us a mandate on discipleship for this season which we will introduce in the second half of the year.

By God's Grace, we will be having smaller cells to share our lives with. This way, we can keep tab on growth and offer maximum help to ourselves. Everyone can truly belong to the community regardless of temperament and fit in perfectly. I will share with us in due time when this will start.

Also, if you've not been maximizing this family, I am giving you side eye o. Not because I am the head of Word Alive but I tell you, this is a community for you. There is no way you are committed here that you won't grow. I have receipts in human form for this o.

You also are blessed with friends here. I know people that are starting businesses from here, people going into marriages, people with forever friends too that even me as founder cannot come in between.

Don't live in Isolation.

Embrace that which the Lord has provided for you.

If you don't talk to anyone off the group or find it difficult making friends here and you would love to, kindly reach out to me, please.

There is only one goal for all of these activities: Your Growth

But first, you will have to prioritize that growth by making decisions in the right direction.

I will like to quickly add that you shouldn't do anything with anyone in isolation or in secrecy o. I use God to beg you. If anybody ‘cuts eye for you’, please tell me. 

If anyone is trying to enter any kind of relationship with you (Business, romantic, friendship), please casually share with me. It is very important. This is to avoid people preying on others

If you also like someone and would love to be with them, kindly reach out to me also. Note that I do not have the power to stop anything o. It is just for accountability's sake, and to avoid stories that will break us up as a family. I am definitely not directly interfering in your personal businesses 😁. But I may happen to know something you don't know, so please I'm begging reach out to me if you ever find yourself in any of these situations.

DISCIPLESHIP SERIES 4: ACCOUNTABILITY

Q1: What does accountability mean to you?

Answers:

“Accountability. From the word I hear keeping account, getting the details or run down of an event. Accountability in our context is keeping someone updated on the particular events in an aspect of your life or all of it.”  - Chelsea

“Accountability is to be held responsible for an action.”  - Chijioke

“It means being able to give details about what is being given to you either Money, task, etc” - Bisi Kalejaiye  

“The acceptance of responsibility for one's own actions.” - Ewadunni

 

Q2: Can you name 3 people you are accountable to (Please don't say God or any other member of the Trinity 😁)?

Bisi Kalejaiye - My husband, My Aunt, A sister friend.

Chijioke - My biological parents, my leader in choir unit, my fiancee

Chelsea - I'm accountable to my mum, My pastor, My choir head

Debola - My mum, My dad, My siblings and friends

 

Accountability is simply the act of submitting ourselves to at least one other person. Accountability is not just I'm accountable to xyz so I'm telling them my plans. It goes beyond that.

Accountability is submission to the people we have chosen to be accountable to.

 

Why is accountability important in discipleship?

Discipleship requires constant/consistent training and discipline and if we look at our last prophetic meeting where we all discussed our struggles, a common factor for most of us was self-discipline. This will mean that if man is left alone to disciple himself, he will struggle with it and maybe fail thanks to inability to stay consistently self-disciplined.

So yes, Accountability is also us giving another the key to helping us stay disciplined. So when we think of accountability in the body of Christ, the first thing that comes to mind is, "someone you can report another to when they mess up". Yes, the person you are accountable to is this. They hold you responsible when you fail to meet up.

But accountability is way beyond this.

Accountability is a principle that helps you not to fail in the first place, of course, you will have to be submissive.

Think of accountability as your help towards staying committed to God and keeping your commitments (to God, self and mankind), just like a life chaperone.

It is allowing another to speak truth to your life. That's such a very powerful thing.

Who can we be accountable to?

Your accountability partner can be anybody:

1. Friend

2. Spouse

3. Groups

Most importantly, spiritual leaders. The reason spiritual leaders fall into this category is that accountability involves submission and most people do not know how to submit. So because I cannot change it for my pastor, it is easier for me to be accountable to him.

For those of us that already have people we are accountable to, what is the process like?

Debola - For me, it’s informing them of my struggles or asking advice from them or just talking to them really. Alternatively, it’s them seeing me do wrong and they calling me out on my wrong and setting me straight.

QUESTIONS

Q1 - First, the person I'm accountable to has the right to question me and demand for necessary information on details concerning my life right?

A1: Yes. And you should also be submissive enough to let go of this information and take their input

Q2: So I spoke to a female pastor and told her I want to be accountable to her. Funny enough, she doesn't ask me anything? Is just like I'm forcing myself to be accountable by her. What should I do??? That's why I didn't put her as someone I'm accountable to in your previous question.

A2: On this, 2 will walk together only if they agree. If you feel led to her, this is fine. Continue to update your actions and all to her. If you are not sure this is a leading, you can find a spiritual leader more accessible to you. Because leaders are largely busy you may not be able to get their attention 24/7, but at least they should be there to an extent.

Q3: How about if you don't have someone? How about if you are not accountable to anyone?

A3: So you have to have someone. There is someone in your circle, from your friends to leaders. There should be someone you are accountable to at every point in your life