Religious Christianity

Have you ever wondered why in Nigeria we pray so much, and quote Scriptures so much, yet corruption and two-facedness thrive and prevail the most? Are the prayers inauthentic? Are the people fake? Or can it be that it simply is the fact that spirituality and carnality can and do coexist because we are spirit and flesh? 

If that's the case, even as we expect the divine intervention of God, the reality of the treacherous heart of man cannot be ignored. Smack in the center of the manifestation of Gods influence and performance can be the very expression of the worst of man's carnality. Just take a look at Nigeria - prayers, thunder and lightning cohabiting with hidden agenda and schemes!

Divinely Ordained Loyalists

Some folks unfortunately have had the "privilege" of learning that part of navigating life is learning the value of being alone. Jesus was an expert at aloneness. He knew how to steal away and create the solitude needed to invest in his purpose and destiny through prayer. He also had his band of followers - his disciples, who sacrificed and abandoned all they had to follow him. He balanced the act of both being alone and having a band of followers. In the most trying time of his life, his ability to invest in his aloneness enabled him to survive the abandonment by every single one of his followers.

In this social media age, there is an obsession with follower count, reaction to posts, and likes clicked. I have always been an outsider—I never fit in, refuse to conform to the status quo and dance to the beat of my own drums. This nonconformity has bolstered my faith in being who I am. 

Having a followership has always amused me because I am a rebel and a bohemian. God covenanted Himself with me when I was despicable and discarded. My mindset is still inherently a rebel at heart. And I discovered that I have my tribe, my fellow marginalized folks who are disenfranchised and just doing their own thing. Somehow, like it was done for Saul when he was anointed king, and for David with his 600 followers, God is the author of followership. Not one's super stellar image or whatever. He causes your own to hear your heart and to follow your truth spoken. Faux followers will always be there to sing song whatever flavor of the month tickles their fancy. Once a reason to stab and betray shows up, they rush for it in honor of their true intent. 

I am hoping that in this new advent, I am fearless enough to invest in aloneness more like Jesus did. And to not get seduced by followership. The only relevant followership is the divinely ordained ones. The variants will always betray when they have the slightest excuse. So is there a relevance to their body count? 

Living in The Supernatural

Here are a few things about this event:

Shortcut: The disciples were operating in the natural and took the boat. And their route was long and tedious all night journey. Jesus operating in the supernatural, had a shortcut to walk up to and catch up with them.

The Elements: The natural elements had become a hiderance to the disciples, and were attempting to drown them. While Jesus was impervious to the very things that were attempting to drown them.

The Laws of Nature: The boat was operating by a law of nature. The elements was operating by a law of nature. Jesus came and overrode the natural laws because he operated on a higher law. The lesser laws always submits to the higher law, for example The law of aerodynamics overrides the law of gravity and enables a jumbo jet fly.

Stepping out the boat: Peter was in the natural, and saw the supernatural. It was scary yet daring. Unlike the others, he chose to step out of the comfort zone of the natural into the scary unknown of the supernatural.

Follow the word: The word received by Peter was "Come". As long as he was fixated on Jesus, and obeyed that word, he transitioned from the natural and operated in the supernatural. Unfortunately, he took his eyes off Jesus and became more aware of the winds and waves. And that sucked him right back to the natural. 

A recap of the points listed above suggests that we have access into the supernatural by faith. The just is supposed to live by faith. When we live by faith, we operate by the law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus, which is greater than any known law. Jesus, The Resurrection and the Life is operating in us and for us. There is no limitation that can hinder. We defy natural limitations, and experience supernatural shortcuts. The very things attempting to drown us become stepping stones in our supernatural shortcut route. Yet just as easy as it is to receive the Rhema word to access into and operate in the supernatural, so it is easy to fall out of it if we allow what we see, feel, hear and process to become more significant and relevant than the Rhema word received, and staying focused on Jesus.

Season 3 CFK Episode 12 Final Episode

 

ChatFest with Kenneth Season 3 Episode 12 is the finale of my foray into the talkshow space. And an introduction to my new transition Follow Kenneth on All Social Media: Kenneth Tamara EPK: https://artistecard.com/kennethtamara Webpage: http://kennethtamara.blogspot.com/ Support: CashApp - $KennethTamaraNow PayPal - https://www.paypal.me/KennethTamara Zelle – KennethAkponwei@yahoo.com Access Bank – 1647579449 (Nigeria) Music Credits: Sick Hop Beats YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/sickhopbeats Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sickhopbeats/

The Anointing for Speed

According to the scripture (1 Kings 18:46), the hand of God came upon Elijah and endowed him with the ability to outrun Ahab's chariot for approximately 20 miles (32.2 kilometers).

The king's chariot was the most luxurious and sophisticated vehicle of speed in that time period, with the most horsepower for momentum. Contextually speaking, it would be comparable to a luxuriously customized Escalade for Presidents and Heads of State. Imagine a prophet outrunning an Escalade on the highway going 80 miles (129 kilometers) an hour!!

There is an enablement from God that can endow speed to overcome the limitations of space and even time. A luxuriously customized Escalade for world leaders symbolizes Wealth, Luxury, Privilege, Power, Social Status, Pedigree, etc. The benefits attainable by all these were overshadowed by the Hand of God on Elijah - a man in the Old Covenant. How much more we who are of the dispensation of the New Covenant, with the indwelling of God, His Presence and Glory in us? We can supernaturally overcome the limitations of space and time! Feats that require years to accomplish are attained in days and weeks; results that should require a lengthy protocol be completed seamlessly and effortlessly. Things attainable and achievable only by having power, uber wealth, and privilege, are suddenly accessible by the "speed anointing" at work. The Anointing for Speed can enable one to achieve supernatural results!!

Apostle Paul said to covet the best spiritual gifts (1 Corinthians 12:31), so now that we know of this anointing, covet it! God has already promised to restore the wasted and lost years of our past (Joel 2:25). Receiving the unction of this anointing by faith is a heavenly enablement to transcend the limitations of space and time to get supernatural feats accomplished!

Reflection on my 53rd birthday

First of all, I want to thank everyone who prayed for me, reached out to me, had well wishes for me, sent out well wishes to me, and showed me love. This is top in my birthday moments.

I came into Friday November 15th ready to "hear" the voice of God to me in my now. And when you ask God to speak, He SPEAKS!

Of course after hearing God speak, and knowing my trajectory for my new year, it is a celebration time

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I do have to celebrate and appreciate the folks who came out to celebrate me

And of course, thank you to my only Begotten Son for his heartfelt well wish for me (CLICK HERE to read it on instagram)

Season 3 CFK Episode 11 Save Opobo Foundation

 

ChatFest with Kenneth Season 3 Episode 11 is a conversation with Sobere Opusunju, the founder of Save Opobo Foundation. He has a tech initiative to acculturate the Opobian youths - an initiative other communities can emulate Follow Kenneth on All Social Media: Kenneth Tamara EPK: https://artistecard.com/kennethtamara Webpage: http://kennethtamara.blogspot.com/ Support: CashApp - $KennethTamaraNow PayPal - https://www.paypal.me/KennethTamara Zelle – KennethAkponwei@yahoo.com Access Bank – 1647579449 (Nigeria) Music Credits: Sick Hop Beats YouTube:    / sickhopbeats   Instagram:   / sickhopbeats