Already In You: Recent Episodes
Ife Oyeleye
I made the decision. I gave my life to the Lord. He saved me. From sin.....from myself. I start this walk. I'm committed to doing THIS THING WELL. I’m smiling. I do all the things – read my Bible, pray, serve. I have zeal. Life makes sense. He might as well come back now cuz I’m READY! Ok? Fast-forward 6 months, better yet, 6 weeks. Wait, what happened?
Already In You wants to help you uncover reasons so that your heart connects with what your hands are doing. Christ can be practical. All you need for life and godliness has been given to you. It's given. It's yours. It's Already In You!
Anxiety is broken at the realization that your thoughts on the best way out of your situation might not be identical to His thoughts on the best way through it. And that is ok.
An anxious thought is a snowball rolling down a hill. It can quickly become an avalanche. But turn up the heat of your prayer life to handle it quickly.
The grace needed in moments of anxiety are only sent in humility.
He has what you need, per usual.
But your demotion must precede its release.
Now, I know that Hope is important.
But what do I do if I already lost mine?
How do I get it back?
Dying embers of Hope need gasoline. That Gasoline is His voice. Pour it on and watch it explode!
When your Hope is built on Him and not things, not only do you get more hope, you also get Joy and Peace too! Your Hope is not based on what happened in 2023 or what will happen in 2024. Build it on HIM!
....and We're Two Years Old!!! Happy Birthday AIY! Thank YOU, family, so so much!
Hope rests in knowing that He knows what I don't. And if He knows, then I don't have to.
Noah and his Ark show us that Hope keeps you going. Issue after issue, question after question - Hope allows you to believe despite it all.
You say you love Him. But does your love have all the right components? Without hope, you're not loving properly..... you're not actually loving at all.
Hope allows you to see your problems for what they are and STILL, at the same time, see a God that cares!
You believe He created the Universe and all that is in it.
You believe He created the stars and the moon, the trees and the flowers, you and me.
How can you also believe that your one issue is too much for him?
2023 Ain't Ready! You still have what you need to do what our Father wants! No Goliaths are permitted to remain. Period!
Season 2, here we come!
Who Am I?
I am Salt - a very specific salt that tastes nothing like your salt.
I flavor in ways you can't.
If I am not to be known by my limitations, I should also not be known by my strengths.
I am not my Limitation. I am also not my Beauty or my accomplishments.
I am Short. I am Tall. I am Big. I am Small.
I am not JUST short. I am not JUST tall. I am not JUST big. I am not JUST small.
I AM NOT MY 'LIMITATION'.
Created by Perfection. Yes!
I am Perfection. No.
You were perfectly created BUT you are not God. Not today, not tomorrow, not ever.
ON PURPOSE!
His plan, from the onset of the World, was to save us - you and me.
Who is God? SAVIOR!
God is not bound by time like the rest of creation because He isn't created. He just is. He always was. And He always will be. (Mic Drop)
When I call your name, it does more than contribute to the identity of the you being called. It creates expectation in me, the caller, as well.
He is the Resurrection and the Life.
Facts
But what else is He revealed to be in the stories that surround his death, burial and resurrection?
Even when His plan lacks a key component for the next part of the plan to continue, He has a plan for that too. Nothing can Limit Him. Not even Himself.
From the beginning, we see that He is a God that creates, He speaks, He brings order, He illuminates, He creates distinctions, and He acknowledges progress. All this from just the first 4 verses from the Book written about Him!
The Triune God aka the Trinity
3 in 1? How? Three Distinct Functions but One God?
Huh? Make it make sense.
Let's try............
My level of preparedness for a flat tire is not only in the spare that I should keep in my car at all times. If I have a tire but lack the knowledge of what to do with it when I get a flat, then I am as unprepared as I would be if I didn't have one at all.
So pack your Rainy day kits. But know how to use it too.
We're still packing our kits, making sure we have what we need when the going gets tough.
Umbrella? Check!
Batteries? Check!
First Aid Kit? Check!
Spare Tire? ..........
We're still packing our Rainy Day Kits, right?
Your flashlights have batteries now? Cool.
Now, let's make sure we have our First Aid kits.
Your umbrella is in your car for the rainy day you know is coming at some point. Put this in the trunk of your heart for the agony that will do the same.
Let's Hammer down the Fact one more time. What you need to do the Father's will this year and EVERY year, you have! Period!
But can you be obedient?
In Part One, He asked you, "What's in Your Hand?" In Part Two, He's asking, "What do you have in the House?"
What you need to do what He wants, You have already...it's in the house. Do you see it?
Let's dig this well deeper.....
Let explore some of the ways we limit ourselves while our Father looks at us and reminds us that what we need, we have.
If you've ever wondered why God didn't give you this or that so that you could do some extraordinary thing you wish you could, then this episode is for you......And for me.
Let's wrap this up ya'll and take a closer look at Joseph, who showed us how to do this singleness thing right right. Okay?!?!
Continuing with the topic of Singleness, let's explore the difference in needs for those who have been waiting and those who simply aren't. What does He want from me while I live life in the here and now?
Singleness is, by far, the most frequently sought out topic by the people who I have talked to over the years. And, I understand why. So what better place to start than here? In this first episode, I focus on my single friends that are over 28 because the needs are NOT the same. Let's explore what the Father expects from you and what you can expect from Him while you wait.