What is Spirituality

Going to programs, praying, fasting, speaking in tongues and sweating 😹, reading the Bible, etc. And you can’t balance with another thing what is not balanced. As armless as those things sound, you can be doing it the wrong way. You can be Spiritually imbalanced. You can be Spiritually wrong. What are you looking for 🤷🏽‍♀️ If your spiritual life is imbalanced on its own, trying to balance it with something else will lead to nothing 🤷🏽‍♀️. Anyways that is not where I’m going tonight. One day, I was telling my husband that, how can a student be challenged to pray 10 hours every day, edakun 🤷🏽‍♀️. Many of you are not spiritual, you are only full of noise. You appear everywhere you can, here and there.

Spirituality is defined as:

Praying diligently, i.e., knowing when to think and when to pray and when to act is everything.
Reading the word: Getting the picture of your life from the word and not just trying to put yourself up for something because people are doing it.
Service: Not just appearing everywhere there is a popular man of God, crowd, and digital camera to snap you while sweating is important. Serving God diligently and knowing when you are actually wasting your time.
If that is you, your spiritual life is imbalanced and any other load you try to carry with it will also not be balanced. And if we look into your spiritual activities, the only thing we find is Speaking in tongues at programs, posting Bible passages that have never ministered to you on status, and shouting revival on Facebook, finish.

You see in this life:

Going to pray inside the bush
Looking for an encounter that will shake you and later give you a headache and nothing more, ko necessary 🤷🏽‍♀️
How many of you noticed that the most popular men of God, as in the ones that will be in the top 10 list as far as the result is concerned, are not the complicated preachers 🤷🏽‍♀️. You will tell somebody, if I pray for you now, right here you will receive the Holy Ghost and he responded, ko possible, is it that easy 🤷🏽‍♀️. Even with 10 days of fasting and prayer, I have not received.

The reason we are having many spiritual nonentities is not far-fetched, we just love it when things are difficult, when things don’t come easily and I don’t know why. Did you study Yongi cho? His simplicity is something else. But you want something hard, something that will hit you and your body will be shaking. Since you have been shaking, what has happened 😹. This life is not hard, my brother 🤷🏽‍♀️. Serve God and get serviced. And ye shall Serve the Lord, and he shall bless…

Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and every other thing shall be added…

The first reason you were created is so you can serve the Lord,
👉🏼Spirituality is us and the foundation, so it is spirituality that will accommodate the relationship. If you study your Bible because you want to take SFA for instance, God will speak to you too; he can’t leave you empty. Serve God and get other things you need effortlessly. God wants to show you the way. God wants to show you things that eye has not seen nor ears have heard.

Many times when we read the Bible to take a teaching, for example, we think it is because of people but if you are humble enough you will realize more than people, God wants to speak to you. If the foundation is right, everything placed on it will stand. When you saw this topic you were like wow, let me go and learn how to balance my spiritual life with a relationship when you don’t have a spiritual life.

Get your spiritual life right before thinking of other things. And that is the problem with this generation. Spirituality is not just saying or wishing or thinking it. You are not spiritual. You that go into a relationship without even saying a word of prayer is asking the question on how to balance your spiritual life with marital.

👉🏼 Do your Relationship/Marriage spiritually. They work hand in hand.
👉🏼 We can’t separate the two: Spirituality and Relationship. The two can ride safely. If you remove being spiritual and you focus on marriage, there will be trouble at the end, though it might not look like it now. Lay the foundation with God. Start with God. Let Him lead you. Let him guide.

If you still don’t know how God leads, get my book on Finding God’s will. It is just #1000. He is the only one that knows the end from the beginning.

👉🏼 Get knowledge. Let Him show you the way. Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way.

Proverbs 19:2

Let me show you the word of God. My sister, you see the Bible now 🤷🏽‍♀️. DESIRE WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE is not good. You have been desiring and dreaming a good home all your life but not once have you gotten yourself a book to know how, you will agree with me that the devil is doing press up on your future. Make your hair with whatever amount o, it is your money. On your head is 10,000 or even more hair. Very easy. Knowledge will make your journey faster and smoother. So easy. Knowledge makes things very easy.

Masterclass in courtship. Smooth courtship is the result, simple. It’s an audio message that you can listen to from the comfort of your home. Masterclass in a relationship will expose you to everything you need to know about laying the right foundation, it will answer all the questions on your mind as far as the foundation is concerned. Thank God there is another admission going on in Sadoz KBI, grab the opportunity now.

👉🏼 Know that there is time for everything. But many do not know, they think they can just do anything based on the way they feel. It doesn’t work like that. As long as you are not getting the right knowledge about doing a relationship the proper way, the level of your Spirituality does not matter, you will keep failing. How will it now balance at the end 🤷🏽‍♀️, It cannot. Many have carried the load of love on their chest when they ought to be pursuing God and a career. Many put on their chest how to find, maintain, and grow love when they ought to be finding purpose.

And leads us to another point. So that you will not lose maritally, do it at the right season. Whatever crop or plant you are supposed to plant in a particular season and you don’t plant will not grow 🤷🏽‍♀️ and one will lose. There are many things you need to pay attention to now, please give them their own time and don’t choke them with marital thought. Relationship this, relationship that, why? 👉🏼 The totality of your life is not Relationship. You asking this question and that question, questions that do not concern you. You are on every relationship page on this planet Earth. How do I know my purpose?

But you have never asked yourself or anybody questions about how people make it. What is the price to pay for greatness? What if this? What if that? Is Relationship here and there. How to manage time effectively. How to pray and receive answers. How to love the Lord. Are you you, are you that? Are you lying down? Any small thing, have you eaten? Some after getting engaged, the only thing that matters in their life is how to talk from morning till evening with the one they love.

From one romantic talk to the other. It is from one topic of discussion to the other. No time to share the word of God together or pray. How do you make out time for spiritual things in your relationship? As if the only life they have is Relationship. If you meet to pray and you realize you are into a gist already, end the gist and do the right thing. Have a time scheduled only to do spiritual things. And put boundaries on the time, such as whatever happens we are not going to discuss anything before we share the word or pray every Friday 5 pm.

It could be that the first conversation we will have every Wednesday will be to share the word. It will help you. Such as, we will not exchange greetings when we meet to pray, we will just go straight to the business of the day. If you will always realize you have wasted time talking instead of praying when you scheduled it, then set stricter boundaries. Start with God. Before you begin to ask questions about their day and what they eat. Before you begin to profess love. But waiting to get married to have a firebrand lifestyle will lead you to nothing. Such a lifestyle will be easy to transfer into Marriage. Start now.

I want a fire-branded woman. 👉🏼 When you seek a fireman/woman, don’t be a fire extinguisher. Now he said let us pray, you are yawning. A man that can tarry for 20 years. Immediately he said, tell me about your best color, super story will start. You want her to be like Deborah in the Bible but you have not allowed her to fight a single war with her purpose and win. Your senses are charged and sleep run away. You have not allowed her to bring down the kingdom of darkness through her purpose. You bring her down with words, you are scared she will not submit to you again. You are scared, she will have so much power.

Make sure your actions are not Fire extinguishers, as against your wish. And you might not have a say. As she wants to do this and that, you drag her backward.

And lastly. 👉🏼 Be what you want. Be what you want. You cannot pray five minutes but want someone that prays five hours, even God is not partial, it cannot happen. You grow up deliberately. Some of you think when you marry someone that can pray for hours, something will jump out of them into you, then you begin to pray 10 hours without knowing. The equation does not balance at all. There is nothing accidental about growth.

You make an effort. You build strength. You build capacity. You tarry. You ignore your feelings. You endure. You displease yourself. You delay gratification. Be who you want to attract, and boom you are there. One step at a time, and the blend will be wonderful. Be spiritual. You will attract a spiritual person. Be spiritually balanced. You will attract a spiritually balanced person.

Our topic tonight is: IN TIME LIKE THIS

A lot has happened this year alone than at any other time in the life of Nigerians. Most especially from unthoughtful government decisions and wars across the world. One was the cash crunch and then the effect of the removal of subsidy. But what should a believer do in times like this? People are really suffering, isn’t it? And where is the face of God? What should we do?

Let me tell you two things—These two things should never leave your heart even if you will forget every other thing I will say tonight.

1. GOD NEVER PLANNED THAT THE COMFORT OF HIS PEOPLE IS BASED ON THE COUNTRY THEY LIVE IN.

Should I rephrase that or it’s simple enough? You are in Nigeria, yes! Things are expensive, yes! Yes but no problem! What concerns a pilot with potholes! That’s the way God’s people should be! Job 22:29—When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person. I pray for you—when men say there is a casting down, you shall say there is a lifting up IN JESUS NAME! YOU WILL NOT GO DOWN WITH NIGERIA ECONOMY IN JESUS NAME. Your parents will not go down. Your finances will not go down.

I told you there are TWO FACTS you must always know—

2. GOD WILL ALWAYS MAKE A WAY OUT FOR HIS PEOPLE.

It is only if you have not seen it! God is always making a way forward! Look at this passage—1Co 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. May YOUR EYES see the way out. May you see the way of escape! May that opportunity that will take you out and above the economic woes come to you! Someone said THERE are NO MORE TESTIMONIES of a new job.

I told him—it depends on where you are looking! As far as SADOZ is concerned, we have seen more JOB testimonies since May this year than any other. Isn’t it? Promotions. Increment of salary. Look at this testimony of UK VISA. SEED PRAISE BIRTH SALARY INCREASEMENT. Miracle no dey tire Jesus, I have come again to testify to the Glory of God for the perfection of His work over me, when I got this Job I started complaining of too much of tfare It got me really worried, then daddy told me to be thankful and sure God is gonna make a way, so I started thanking Him, even when the thought Of calculating tfare comes I will say Thank you Jesus, for that week at work I was just getting blessed by customers and the following week the salary was increased, more than double of what they planned to be paying before, I shared this good news with someone and she came back the following day to tell me she made up her mind to be a full and consistent SADOZite 🤓 Is God not wonderful, HE IS INDEED. All Glory to God. Look at this👉🏼 UK VISA GRANTED. Daddy 💃 💃 💃

God of SADOZ approved it. God of, IFE ADETONA approved it. Uk Visa 🇬🇧. Daddy I’m happy, you stood by me, you let me feel everything, YOU ARE THE BEST PAPA. I love God, I will serve Him till my last breath. I love SADOZ, where I know everything, the ministry trained me and made me. I love you Daddy. I said I should gather a few testimonies the other day for an emergency testimony bulletin, GUESS WHAT?

I gathered 3 Pages! Your NEW testimony is ADDING UP to it in Jesus Name! Let me show you another scripture! Before then, I have bad news about Nigeria—should I say it? Things will still go tougher o. But God will intervene in two ways: General way and Special way. Generally, for the sake of believers who don’t know how or have the faith to discover God’s way out, God will create a sort of general relief. Do you get? But SPECIFICALLY, God will create a way out for YOU! You will not just cope, you will enjoy. You will marry, have children, be enriched, travel abroad IN THIS SAME YEAR O. You will buy cars!

Now look at this passage—Malachi 4 1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. 2 BUT unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. Say…BUT UNTO ME, IFE ADETONA that fear His Name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and I shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

So, what must you do! what must I do to get this promise of God that I have been hearing! Thank God you said THIS PROMISE OF GOD. PROMISE of God, God terms and conditions. See—this time and season, it is only those who know the way of God that will have a good laugh! This is HIS WORD Mathew 6 33 But seek ye FIRST the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. My dear, it is only those in God’s service that will have a good life. Seek YE FIRST! If you have been in His service, this is not the time to back down. It is not the time to relax. It is a good time for refire and continuity. Receive GRACE IN JESUS NAME. Seek ye first in SERVING!

The service of God is in three folds: REACHING OUT TO SOULS. GIVING. PRAYING. How many of you see the prophecy that I sent across some days ago? I’m going to resend it. Reaching out to souls is in terms of TEACHING AND ANAGKAZO (evangelism) just like we do every week! Giving, in your tithes, offering and sacrifice. This is not the time to stop but the time to be rededicated. Praying for the kingdom. We pray every morning 6am to 7am on t.me/sadozite just for the kingdom. This is the system that attracts INSTANT PAYMENT AND REWARDS in times like this. May you not be found wanting!

Acts 26:22 22 Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come. You see Paul stating that HE keeps ministering to the old and young. To those that will insult and accept us. To those who are far older than to younger ones without any discouragement. Hebrews 6:12 12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. There is a promise at the end! And that end is NOW✅. But you—require faith and PATIENCE.

1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. Be steadfast. Be unmovable. Always abounding. Your labour is not in vain. Can you say MY LABOUR IS NOT IN VAIN! that is for those who are laboring! Mathew 6: 33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. May you come to that stage in life that you won’t have to THINK or WORRY about what to eat or spend in JESUS NAME.

That is beginning to happen to you from now in Jesus Name✅. You know the way there? Be in HIS SERVICE. Don’t just be in His service, Labor. Don’t just labor, labor well. 1Ti 5:17 Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially they who labor in the word and doctrine. Double honor will come to you. Your biggest excuse is I DON’T HAVE TIME. Don’t say you don’t have time, say I DON’T LOVE HIM ENOUGH. Because you always have time for whom you love. See—when you love God and prove it with your works, that work that doesn’t give you time, GOD WILL GRANT YOU EASE! I know someone who was earning 25k. Now, earning 146k. But has more time now than then. That’s what God does for His lovers. But when you love Him in return, here is what you get:

1Co 2:9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. Receive grace in Jesus Name! Before we pray, get this information We have been doing some hard work in promoting our Youtube channel. We see it as an avenue to promote the gospel of Christ. And so far, it has proven so. We have started uploading some major videos and live sessions on it such as- HOW TO BE BAPTIZED IN THE HOLY GHOST WITH THE EVIDENCE OF SPEAKING IN TONGUES. HOW TO BAPTIZE PEOPLE IN THE HOLY GHOST. HOW TO HEAR GOD ….and more.

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In Psalms 55:17, it’s written, “Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.” This verse highlights the importance of prayer throughout the day. To truly develop an effective prayer life, one must establish an operating system for prayer. An Operating Prayer System involves dedicating specific times for prayer, which can be categorized into two types: Structured and Unstructured Systems.

The Structured System is about maintaining a consistent and interval-based prayer schedule. For instance, setting aside specific hours like 8:00pm to 9:00pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for focused prayer. This structured approach helps cultivate discipline and consistency in your prayer routine. On the other hand, the Unstructured System refers to those moments when the Spirit prompts you to pray without a pre-scheduled time. This system relies on spiritual sensitivity and promptings.

The effectiveness of your structured system directly impacts the potency of your unstructured system. When you engage well in your structured prayer times, your spiritual senses become sharper, making you more receptive to promptings from the Spirit during unstructured moments. In essence, a robust structured prayer system nurtures a vibrant unstructured prayer experience.

A crucial aspect of a strong prayer life is having dedicated prayer times. Interestingly, the word “LIFE” can be synonymous with “TIME.” So, when you claim to have a prayer life, you essentially have a designated PRAYER TIME. To enhance the effectiveness of your prayer life, it’s essential to establish a structured prayer time.

To illustrate the importance of timing in prayer, let’s turn to Acts 3:1, “Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.” This passage demonstrates that the early disciples had designated times for prayer, referred to as the “HOUR OF PRAYER.” Additionally, understanding the Jewish timing system sheds light on this concept. According to Jewish tradition, a day is divided into twelve hours, starting at 6am. Each hour has significance for prayer, emphasizing the importance of designated times:

• 1st Hour: 7am
• 2nd Hour: 8am
• 3rd Hour: 9am
• 4th Hour: 10am
• 5th Hour: 11am
• 6th Hour: 12noon
• 7th Hour: 1pm
• 8th Hour: 2pm
• 9th Hour: 3pm
• 10th Hour: 4pm
• 11th Hour: 5pm
• 12th Hour: 6pm

The correlation between specific hours and prayer is evident in Acts 2:15 as well: “For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.” The consistent prayer practices of the psalmist also highlight the significance of praying at different times of the day, as seen in Psalms 55:17.

Furthermore, the concept of watchmen adds another layer to effective prayer practices. Watchmen engage in full-time prayer ministry and adhere to a schedule of eight prayer watches throughout the day:

• 6pm to 9pm: 1st watch
• 9pm to 12am: 2nd watch
• 12am to 3am: 3rd watch
• 3am to 6am: 4th watch
• 6am to 9am: 5th watch
• 9am to 12pm: 6th watch
• 12pm to 3pm: 7th watch
• 3pm to 6pm: 8th watch

The practices of the Jews, the psalmist, and watchmen emphasize the power of incorporating a timing principle into your prayer life.

In conclusion, establishing an effective prayer life requires an operating system that encompasses both structured and unstructured prayer times. The timing principle, drawn from Biblical examples and traditions, highlights the importance of having designated prayer times for a vibrant and impactful prayer journey. Take time to reflect and consider how you can incorporate structured prayer times into your daily routine, aligning yourself with the spiritual rhythm observed by the early disciples and watchmen.

Stages of Prayer

“Prayer lays hold of God’s plan and becomes the link between His will and its accomplishment on earth.” – Elisabeth Elliot

Let us delve into the stages that an individual who prays goes through. Prayer can be both personal and corporate, but the focus of this book is on personal prayer for believers.

There are three stages that prayer progresses through:

Activation Stage:

This initial stage introduces an individual to the act and art of prayer. It forms the foundational understanding of prayer and follows immediately after one accepts the life of Christ. Regardless of whether someone attends church or engages in earnest prayer beforehand, entering this basic stage requires having the life of Christ within. Admission into the School of Prayer is marked by possessing the life of Christ. Therefore, lacking this foundation means one cannot activate their prayer life, as it is the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous person that avails much, not that of an unrighteous person. Being devout or involved in church activities does not equate to righteousness. A case in point is Cornelius in the Bible, who prayed devoutly but did not truly love God. Acts 10:1-2
[1]There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
[2]A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.

Unction Stage:

In this stage, an individual is no longer reliant solely on the prayers of others, but they are expected to have developed their own connection with prayer. The ability to pray is experienced with urgency, prompted by the Holy Spirit. This unction stage is activated by the Spirit of God Himself, leading to moments of sudden urge or burden to pray, even when not in a specific atmosphere.

Switch Stage:

At this stage, an effective prayer life is defined. Individuals can switch on their own prayer power, without depending on their spiritual mentors or specific settings. Here, Apostle Paul’s words resonate, expressing the choice to pray with the spirit or understanding. The stage accommodates both structured and unstructured prayer. Structured prayer involves having a prayer schedule, while unstructured prayer occurs when one’s spiritual senses catch a frequency, prompting prayer. The effectiveness of structured prayer sharpens the spiritual senses for unstructured prayer. (1 Corinthians 14:15
[15]What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

By now, you may have identified your current stage. However, the journey of prayer continues beyond identification. It’s a pursuit of more, striving toward the fullness of Christ. Even great spiritual figures find themselves grappling at the switch stage, underscoring the ongoing nature of this spiritual journey. (Ephesians 4:13
[13]Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

Dear Heavenly Father, we come before You on this day with gratitude in our hearts. Speak to us and enlighten our understanding, revealing the truths You have in store for us tonight in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Introduction:
As we continue our series on “Knowing Your Identities in Christ,” let’s recall the significance of understanding our identities as believers. If you missed the previous session, you can catch up here: Link to Recap. In the first part, we discussed how the lack of identity knowledge leaves many vulnerable to the devil’s schemes. Moreover, some believers’ prayers go unanswered due to their lack of identity awareness. (1 John 5:14)

We learned from the story of Elijah that knowing one’s identity is crucial. Elijah confidently demonstrated his identity by saying, “If I be a man of God,” and he acted accordingly. This certainty of identity empowered him to perform remarkable feats.

The Power of Identity:

Your identity in Christ is closely tied to the will of God. Praying in alignment with His will ensures your prayers are heard. The Word of God encapsulates His will, and within it lies our identities. Just as Elijah remembered his identity, you too can assert your identity, align with God’s will, and experience extraordinary results.

It’s important to note that Elijah’s exceptional status is not unique to him alone. James reminds us that he was human like us, which underscores the potential within believers. (James 5:17) Moreover, Jesus affirms that even John the Baptist, though esteemed highly, is surpassed by those in Christ.

Recap and Further Identities:
In our previous session, we unveiled two identities. Let’s review and explore more tonight.

1. You Are a Christian:
The term “Christian” carries immense power, as it incorporates “Christ.” “Christ” means “The Anointed One,” indicating that you too are an anointed one. Recognizing this identity is essential, as the anointing resides within you. This identity can unlock various realities in your life. To delve deeper into this, watch the insightful teaching by @⁨~iNSIGHT⁩, SADOZ president, at Link.

2. You Are an Ambassador:
2 Corinthians 5:20 reveals that believers are ambassadors for Christ. Similar to an ambassador representing a king in another land, you represent God’s kingdom on Earth. Just as the actions of an ambassador reflect the entire nation, your actions reflect Heaven. While the devil rules this earthly realm, remember that you come from above, with authority over his works. (2 Corinthians 4:4)

3. You Possess the Mind of Christ:

God created man on the sixth day and gave him a mind—an instrument of creation. Your mind holds the raw materials of creation and spiritual intelligence. By tapping into this mind, you can extract solutions from challenges. Philippians 2:5 encourages having the mind of Christ, the Word that created everything. This mind enables you to create from nothing and empowers you for greatness.

4. You Are a King:

Revelation 5:10 declares that God has made us kings and priests. Ecclesiastes 8:4 underscores the power in the words of a king. As believers, we’re called “King of kings.” Knowing your identity as a king grants you authority and power in your words and actions. Embrace this identity to exercise dominion and operate in divine influence.

Conclusion:
Understanding your identities in Christ is the key to a victorious life. As you grasp these truths, you’ll operate in the supernatural, wield the authority of a king, and experience the transformative power of your identity. Walk boldly in the reality of Christ’s finished work and fulfill your purpose as a representative of God’s kingdom on Earth.