Victory Daily Devotional

GRATITUDE   Scripture: 1 Thessalonians5:14-22 Devotional:-“in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” ( V 18 ) NKJV      Gratitude is a singular factor that will always separate a person of success from failure. Gratitude is not just appreciation; it is a spirit of wisdom. When it is found in anyone, it makes them happy, healthy and successful on the long run. People who don't have this grace usually end up frustrated and losing all round.

STEP OUT Scripture Reading: Matthew 14:22-32 Devotional:-  " So He said, "Come." And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus" (v. 29) NKJV      Many people have not been able to take their first step toward success because they are not sure if they will make it. They keep calculating and their calculation is not equal to success on paper. So, they are not willing to start. I really do not know any venture that will give you a complete assurance of success at the beginning. That is why you must allow your life to be guided by divine vision and you step into it by faith.

COURAGE   Scripture: Joshua 1:1-9 Devotional:-   Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.   (V 6 )  NKJV          Courage is the act of willingness to dare the impossible. It is facing situation  notwithstanding  the fearful  nature . Though it  has  a little  differen ce  from faith , y e t,  we need the two. When you see anyone achieving anything  great,  he/she is just in the attitude of courage. Everyone who want to be successful must build up the habit of courage.

MENTAL RESPONSIBILITY Scripture: Luke 15:11-24 Devotional:- "When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, 'At home even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I am dying of hunger!”  (V. 17) NLT      In this part of the world, a major missing factor in our structure is taking mental responsibility. There is no problem created without a solution, but when people don't take mental responsibility, they will be trapped in their situations. It becomes more challenging now when a whole family or a community have this as a common challenge.

PERSISTENCE Scripture: Luke 18:1-7 Devotional:- “Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart,” (v. 1) NKJV      In the school of success, temporary people may not be able to go too far. Desperate people are often met with severe frustration. Those who have learn the act of success must have learn the act of persistency. This is very vital because nothing good are easily found on the surfaces. They always demand continue digging.

STRONG DESIRE Scripture: Proverbs 10:23-32 Devotional:- “The fear of the wicked will come upon him, And the desire of the righteous will be granted” (v. 24) NKJV      Only people with strong desire can stand strong to achieve success either on a short or long term. It is strong desire that keeps you alive till your dreams are fulfilled. It is the strong desire in your heart that will make you stand for your vision in the face of critics. It is your strong desire that can make you withstand all weather and yet get to your destination.

OBEDIENCE TO GOD Scripture: Isaiah 48:16-22 Devotional:- " Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: "I am the LORD your God, Who teaches you to profit, Who leads you by the way you should go”  (V 17) NKJV      As we aspire to succeed in life, we need to know that there is a spiritual direction to our lives. This is because we are a spirit man. We are made like God and God is a spirit. He who neglect his spirit will end up governed by a wrong spirit to a terrible end. Obedience to God is being guided by the Spirit.

FAITH Scripture: Romans 10:10-18 Devotional:- “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (v. 17) NKJV      When it comes to success, it will be impossible to experience it without faith. This is because faith is action of our conviction. It is faith that helps us to draw on the strength of God. It is faith that connects dreams to achievement. It is faith that makes man stronger than barrier. It is faith that ignite the fire of possibility in us.

COMMUNICATION SKILL Scripture: Colossians 4:1-6 Devotional:-  “Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one” (V 6) NKJV      Communication is the ability to transmit, convince and affect others actions with your intension. It is your instrument of motivation. Since you cannot succeed alone, you need to learn Communication skill to be able to clearly guide others into your vision. It is communication skill that will help you educate and convince others into your vision.

FINANCIAL SKILL Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:10-20 Devotional:-  "And you shall remember the LORD your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day” (V 18) NKJV      Another important skill to make a man become a success is the financial skill. This becomes a major affair when people don't have the foundational opportunity to have developed mentally in the area of finances. Some people live with this struggle all their life. Those who are able to overcome it are those who have to learn and develop this skill in the course of the journey of life.

SEED AND HARVEST Scripture: Genesis 8:20-22 Devotional:- “While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, And day and night Shall not cease" (V 22) NKJV        To become a success demands that we cultivate a lifestyle of sacrifices. It is our seed life that determines our harvesting life. The word of God says “what we sow is what we shall reap” (Galatians 6:7). All we have in life is direct proportion with what we sow. So, to get more in life, we must be willing to sow more.

RELATIONSHIP SKILL Scripture: 1 Corinthians13:1-13 Devotional:- Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; ( V4 ) NKJV      In the school of success relationship skill is key. Everyone who want to live as a success must not only learn but cultivate the habit of relationship. The relationship skill as it were can make a fool to become a success and can make a wise man to fail ( Ecclesiastics9:11 ). No matter how long someone prepare in life without relationship skill the preparation is not complete.

DECISION MAKING                                     Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:11-20 Devotional:-"See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil” (V 15) NKJV      The act of taking decision is a singular act that characterized winners from looser. Decision making is a natural part of all human. It is when we look at it from a big dimension that we get scared. It is the same principle that governs small decision that also governs big ones. Decision to eat a kind of food or to go to toilet. It is the same as decision to buy or not, to go or not.

POSITIVE WORD Scripture Reading: Numbers 14:1-10 Devotional:-  “If the LORD delights in us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us, 'a land which flows with milk and honey” ( V. 8) NKJV      Our words are commands to the forces of the spirit of God that are assigned by God to be around us. (Psalms 91:11-12; Hebrews 1:14; Exodus 23:23). Their responsibility is to help us in the invisible part of our assignment. All they need to receive is a word of God from us. They are assigned to serve us (Psalm 103:20). When we speak the word of God, they take action to perform it.

POSITIVE HEART Scripture Reading: Mark 9:17-27 Devotional:-  Jesus said to him, "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes." ( v.23 ) NKJV      A positive heart is a heart that sees success despite the surrounding circumstances. What you see often in your mind will always be your result in life. A positive heart is capable of producing anything. It is capable of achieving anything.

VISION MODELING Scripture: Acts 4:9-20 Devotional:-  Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus. ( v.13 ) NKJV      A man of vision has his mind and eyes focused on the vision of his life ( Luke 12:34 ). Because he has his eyes focused on the vision of his life, he will soon begin to look like his vision. The reason God design it that way is that we might be able to model our vision i.e., look like our vision.   The reason we need to look like our vision is that, the people who have portion in it might see and identify with us.

VISION Scripture: Habakkuk 2:1-4 Devotional:- Then the LORD answered me and said: "Write the vision And make it plain ( V. 2 ) NKJV      Vision is the clear view of your destination in life. It is the revelation of your major goal of life. It is an insight into where God is taking you to. It is foresight into the greatest desire of your life. When God reveals a vision, it shows you the end of your journey i.e., the total consummation and climax of your achievements.

TAKING RESPONSIBILITY  Scripture Reading: Luke 15:11-24 Devotional:- "And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him” (V. 20) NKJV      One of the habits that makes a man a success is taking responsibility. It is not everything you delegate out. Quite a number of things no one can do for you. It is your responsibility. A man becomes a success when he takes responsibilities over the affairs of his life and businesses.

MASTER ACHIEVEMENT   Scripture Reading: Genesis 26:12-22 Devotional:- “And he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. So he called its name Rehoboth, because he said, "For now the LORD has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land" (v. 22) NKJV      For a man to keep succeeding, he has to master the act of achievement. In other word, he must become a professional achiever. Though you may not know how to do everything, but there is something you know how to do. Master it so well that you will always achieve it, and through that, God will give you all that you need.

SETTING GOALS FOR ACHIEVEMENTS Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:1-11 Devotional:- “Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD and the king's house; and Solomon successfully accomplished all that came into his heart to make in the house of the LORD and in his own house” ( v.11 ) NKJV      There is a power in every man that rises to succeed or achieve a desire and that power is ignited by setting of goals. If you don't set a goal, you are only aiming at achieving something that will be left for chances and it will likely fail. So, goal setting awakes the energy of responsibility in us to pursue till we achieve our goals. Setting goals makes you have a plan or a lineup of activities to run through to success. Therefore, for a man to become a success, you must cultivate the habit of setting goals.

BE  PATIENCE  Scripture: Hebrews 6:7-12 Devotional: -  that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises ”   (v.  12 )  NKJV         In the school of success, there are so many things to learn. He that want to be successful must be ready to face it. Learning is building yourself to be capable to become a success. Everything you are able to do, you learn them one way or the other. Everything you learn takes time to become part of you.  So,  you need to be patience  (Luke 21:19) .

GET A COACH Scripture: 1King 19:19-21 Devotional:-  “So Elisha turned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen and slaughtered them and boiled their flesh, using the oxen's equipment, and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he arose and followed Elijah, and became his servant” ( V. 21 ) NKJV      In the school of success, getting a coach or a mentor is vital. We can easily study principles but application is not as easy. This is because in the course of application we are met with challenges that the book of principal does not foresee. Or our personal approach could hinder effective result in application of knowledge. Yes, on the long run, we could get it right with time but what should have cost us six months to get could us even ten years. This is the advantage of a mentor.

SKILL Scripture: Psalms 18:31-36 Devotional:-“He teaches my hands to make war, So that my arms can bend a bow of Bronze” ( v. 34 ) NKJV      Part of the factors of success is developing skill in your pattern and passion. Skill is the ability to do things with speed and accuracy in your strength for achievement. This is what makes you an achiever. Developing your skill in your area of passion makes you far better, this is because you are already anointed to get result when you focus on your pattern of life.

PERSONAL PATTERN               Scripture: Judges 16:15-20 Devotional:-  And she said, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" So he awoke from his sleep, and said, "I will go out as before, at other times, and shake myself free!" But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him ( V.20 ) NKJV      God in his wonderful way has made each one on the earth so wonderful. Do you know that God made each of us with a particular pattern of doing things that brings result? This personal pattern in our life is our area of anointing with grace. When it comes to what you do, there is a way you do it that makes it work. This is part of what you should discover about yourself. It is your personal pattern, secret, or call it trade secret ( Deuteronomy 29:29 ).

SELF ESTEEM  Scripture: Psalms 139:12-18 Devotional:- "I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well” ( v. 14 ) NKJV      To be a success, one of the factors we must labour to attain is to build self-value which produces self-esteem. Self-value is seen the good and the grace in ourselves. It is realizing that no matter how bad we are, there are so many good things about us. The reason why many struggle before they can have self-esteem is because they place their value of life on money or material things. So, when they don't have as such, they feel like a failure, some even feel inferior to others because they compare themselves with others ( Numbers 13:33 ). Some have unrealistic expectations about their lives which makes them crash into low self-esteem, instead of realizing their capacity.

IDENTIFY YOUR PURPOSE Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1-7 Devotional:-“And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules” ( v. 5 ) NKJV      A major factor hindering many people from becoming successful in the black race is the inability to live in the purpose of life. God has made all things to fall in place for man when he lives in his purpose ( Matthew 6:33 ). To be able to live in the purpose of God for our lives, we have to discover that purpose and then give ourselves to it. A major hindrance to the discovering of the purpose of men is man not thinking of the need for the purpose. By so, man live for the wrong purpose which is material. These are the things that are already provided for us.

DISCOVER YOURSELF Scripture: John 1:19-28 Devotional:-  He said: "I am 'The voice of one crying in the wilderness: "Make straight the way of the LORD,"' as the prophet Isaiah said."  ( V.23 ) NKJV      In the school of success, self-discovery is a major factor. This has to do with understanding your composition. It has to do with understanding your strength, your area of grace and the very area you are best to fit-in in life. No one is made to succeed in all things but each one is wired to be the best in some area.

FACTORS OF SUCCESS Scripture: Ecclesiastics 10: 5-10 Devotional :-“If the ax is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength is needed, but skill will bring success” (V. 10) NIV      Surely, there are factors of success. These are set of steps that leads a man to become a success. Factors are the components of what combines together to make a man a Success. Factors of success are how, method, or way to success. They are necessary ingredients in the soup that makes a man ready to keep the part of success.

WHO IS SUCCESSFUL?    Scripture: Genesis 39:1-6 Devotional:-  “The LORD was with Joseph, and he was a successful man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian”. ( V. 2 ) NKJV      A successful man is a man that is full of successful experiences. By the reason of his success ability he has developed, he has been able to succeed and have many accrued success testimonies. If we are not willing to learn and develop the skill for success, we will keep struggling. To become a success is one thing and to be an achiever is another thing. Most people live to achieve what they are not built up to do. We envy each other but fails to acquire what it takes.

WHO IS A SUCCESS? Scripture: Ecclesiastes10:10-15 Devotional:- The labor of fools wearies them, For they do not even know how to go to the city! ( v. 15 ) NKJV      A success is a life developed to be able to succeed. A success is someone who have learnt the skill of success and has master them over time. Because people do not understand what success is, they don't know how to succeed ( Ecclesiastics.10:15 ). A success is a person who has learnt how to achieve a thing in life.

WHAT IS SUCCESS? 1 Samuel 17:31-39 Devotional:- “Your servant has killed both lion and bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God." (v. 36)      A major hidden challenge in the life of most people today is the inability to define what success is. Due to this ignorance, people try to attain success in a wrong way, pursuing what is not success. This ignorance has made many to put the cart before the horse and had made life a total struggle. The biggest trouble of the world today is people trying to become successful in a wrong way.