Paul Adefarasin

YOUR NEW DAY IS BREAKING,WILL YOU BE READY?

Why did Jacob have to struggle for so much of his life?I mean, he struggled in the womb.He struggled with his only brother and twin.He struggled with even his uncle Laban.He struggled with his dad.He even struggled with himself. And ultimately, the man wrestled with God.If he was chosen, I must ask, why then did he have to wrestle so much?I mean, Genesis 32:24 records a defining moment in his life:“Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of day.”And at this turning point, the verdict from God was unmistakable.I quote his response: “For as a prince thou hast power with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”The struggle was not about rejection.It was about transformation.Did you know that life’s greatest battles hardly ever announce themselves as obvious opposition?Infact, more often, they appear as pressure, delay, and resistance — each demanding discernment and a response.Because God develops capacity before He releases influence.He reforms the man before He entrusts the mantle.So perhaps the wiser question to ask is not,“Why is this happening to me?”But instead,“What is this producing within me?”Because before outward change, there has to first be inner reformation.

THE POWER OF SMALL BEGINNINGS

Not every transformation begins with spectacle.Some of the most decisive shifts in life and civilisation actually begin quietly — in thought, in conviction, in the unseen and deep places of the heart.Jesus taught us that the Kingdom of God is like a seed. Small at first. Hidden like yeast; Yet carrying within it the power to reshape everything.What appears insignificant may already be very significant in God’s hands. What seems hidden may already be mightily at work behind the scenes.

THE POWER OF SMALL BEGINNINGS

There are people who relate to God through systems, structure, and routine. They are denominational. And then there are those whose lives are shaped by something much deeper, they have what i call insider access.This Sunday, we continue our journey by looking at a dimension of the Kingdom that is rarely discussed, but deeply relevant. It is a way of living where clarity is not forced, authority is not loud, and direction flows from alignment, and not from outward pressure.It is not about position.It is neither about perfection.It is about where decisions are informed.Because when life is governed by The Lord from inside out everything else begins to settle, align and to impact.

There are people who relate to God through systems, structure, and routine. They are denominational. And then there are those whose lives are shaped by something much deeper, they have what i call insider access.This Sunday, we continue our journey by looking at a dimension of the Kingdom that is rarely discussed, but deeply relevant. It is a way of living where clarity is not forced, authority is not loud, and direction flows from alignment, and not from outward pressure.It is not about position.It is neither about perfection.It is about where decisions are informed.Because when life is governed by The Lord from inside out everything else begins to settle, align and to impact.

LIVING FROM HEAVEN TO EARTH

There are times when life is active and productive, yet something still feels unsettled. We are moving, but not fully aligned. Busy, yet sensing that something deeper requires attention.In such moments, God is not calling us to do more, but He is calling us to see more clearly. To adjust perspective and to live from the glory that He designed and not from the pressure or the pace of the space.

WE'RE NEVER ALONE ( THE TABERNACLE IS THE SHADOW, WE ARE THE SUBSTANCE )

WE'RE NEVER ALONE ( THE TABERNACLE IS THE SHADOW ,WE ARE THE SUBSTANCE)

DAVID'S TABERNACLE.

GRATITUDE

GRATITUDE

Have you ever had a season where everything looks fine on the outside, yet something inside quietly holds back?Your feet move, but your heart hesitates. Your plans advance, but your soul cannot keep pace.Often, this is what happens when gifted people carry unhealed pain. Trauma that was never named or healed begins to misshape vision, drain confidence, and delay destiny.You are present in the room, but a part of you is still doubled over in a moment you never left. The traumatic moment lingers…Scripture shows us this picture in Luke 13. A woman came to the synagogue, bent over and unable to stand upright for eighteen years. People saw her posture. Jesus saw her person.Where others saw a condition, He saw the image of God within her — still intact, still waiting to stand tall.I want you to know that He sees where you are. He knows where He is taking you. The question is: do you see Jesus?

THE IMAGE WITHIN: HE SEES WHERE YOU ARE

Life often bends us out of shape, subtly impacting upon our confidence, our discernment, and our self-perception. Yet, there comes a moment when God calls us to see anew, to see clearly and to see correctly. He invites us to view ourselves and our future through His lens, rather than through the distortions of our experiences and our emotions. Here’s the enduring truth: nothing around you straightens out until something within you stands upright. Vision precedes provision; clarity precedes change. This divine restoration of sight always paves the way for a renewal of life and hope.

IMAGO DEI: SEEING AS GOD SEES

When you look at your life, what do you really see? Do you see the limits — or do you see the glory that is still waiting to emerge?Everything changes when vision changes. That's when you start seeing as God sees; that's when you stop reacting to life, and you start shaping it instead.You’re not defined by what’s visible; instead, you’re strengthened by what is eternal. The same Spirit that hovered over chaos in the beginning at Creation now lives inside of you — still calling light out of darkness, still turning confusion into purpose, still healing what’s been broken.In Luke chapter 13, Jesus saw a certain woman who had been bent over for eighteen years. Everyone else instead only saw her pain, her poor posture, her terrible past. But Jesus saw her whole, full, well, upright, standing tall, and restored. And when He spoke what He saw, creation aligned and agreed with His word.That’s what happens when Heaven becomes the lens through which you see your world. Faith starts to rise. Confidence returns. The impossible begins to yield.I want you to know that God has already forgotten all your sins, but He will never forget His promised purpose in your life. So, you have to forget what He has already forgotten and hold fast to what He still remembers about the goodness of your future that's soon to become.That is the power of the eternal God’s foresight into the future. That when you see as God sees, everything straightens — your posture, your purpose, together with your forward focus and your life.

THE IMAGO DEI: STRAIGHTEN ME UP