Happy New Year

 

Happy New Year

To God be the Glory - Great Things He Hath done.

It has pleased God in His mercies to grant us entry into the latest year on Planet Earth - the year 2023 and to January 1st which is the beginning of the 1st month of the year.

What can we say but Thank You Lord. And how else can we appreciate God for this wonderful gift to us but to be grateful.

I welcome you to this new year and pray for you that it shall be your merriest and happiest year yet.

I pray that God shall bless the works of your hands that they may prosper

I pray that you prosper in health and wisdom

I pray that your finances shall be on the upward swing this year

I pray that whatever is your heart's utmost desire shall be met in this year and that God shall protect, defend, strengthen and shield you every time and always.

Happy New Year

Dr. Jerry - the First

#successwithdrjerrythefirst

5 Things Everyone Should Do In The First Week Of 2021

5 Things Everyone Should Do In The First Week Of 2021

 

The first week of any new year is usually the first week of the first month which is January and so 2021 is not any different.

The first week of January is the period 1st to 7th of January and we wish to advise on what should be done in order to enjoy a successful year

1.      Bid Farewell To 2020

Many a time, even though the last year ended on the 31st of December, we still carry issues of the old year into the new year - some might even last as long as the first 6 months.

We wish to advise that you conclude everything about 2020 - all the failures, the adverse effects of the corona virus, maybe the loved ones lost to death, maybe bad business environment, maybe bad economic condition, the hurts, the blackmails, the betrayals  - everything - conclude everything, get 2020 over and done with.

Don’t carry the garbage of the past year into the new year.

Are there people you need to forgive? Ask God for help to do that.

2.      Make A Decision On What You Really Want In 2021

During the cross over night service, most persons are led to make certain resolutions they intend to keep in the coming year.

Statistics has shown that most resolutions do not last more than 2 weeks and this is majorly because they were made on the spur of the moment and were not really intentional.

To really decide what you want in a period of time, you have to be intentional about it. This may seem a tough nut to crack but it can be cracked.

Just take out time, sit by yourself, ruminate in yourself and ask yourself certain questions - the answers you provide to those questions will lead you into deciding on what you REALLY want in 2021.

Don't delay the exercise - later never comes

3.      Look Out For Persons Of Like Mindedness And Get A Team Going

To be successful, you have to mill around successful people.

If you have made up your mind on what you really want, then you have to look around your friends zone for persons who are forward looking and upwardly mobile to band them into a team.

One person can achieve so much but a team can achieve so much more

4.      Conduct A SWOT Analysis On Yourself

This analysis will help you to create your balance sheet - a process that will help to improve the areas of life where you have lacked or not performed well in the outgone year. When you gain balance, movement is steady, smooth and successful.

5.      Get A Coach

It is obvious that some one or some persons have done what you want to do and did it so well that they were adjudged successful.

The popular saying that you don't need to reinvent the wheel is still very apt.

So, seek and locate someone who has achieved that which you dream of and get close to him or her, ask them to Coach or Mentor you.

A Coach will shorten your learning curve and help you to conserve the 10000 hours you need to perfect any skill.

A Coach acts as your accountability partner - We all have blind spots and it takes a good eye to see it and help us through those areas.

That's it.

We believe that if you put these 5 things in perspective and actually do implement them, your story will not be the same by December 31st 2021.

We wish you God's speed

Dr. Jerry - the First Oguzie: JP

#Successwithdrjerrythefirst 

4 Golden Pieces Of Advice For 2021

 

4 Golden Pieces Of Advice For 2021

There is really nothing new under the Sun. These pieces of advice are as old as mankind itself but only very few adhere to them and make their lives and the living of it much more worth the while.

Take a good look at these areas of your life, and if they are not in good order, maybe the advise thereafter will help

1.     Your HEALTH

It is popularly said that prevention is better than cure and these days we even say that prevention is cheaper than cure.

Don't wait until you get knocked down by sickness before you go to see a  qualified Medical Doctor (Always ask to see a Medical Doctor - many people are answering Doctors now because they have Ph. D. and some are answering Doctors even when they have no such qualifications)

Other things to do concerning your health

-       Eat well

-       Sleep well

-       Exercise well

-       worry less

-       drink lots of water - plain old water - tasteless, colourless, odourless

-       mind your own business

2.     Your MONEY

Create a 2nd income stream or third or fourth (there can be no end to it)

To do this

-       Go to bed early, rise up early

-       Cut down on TV watching time

-       Keep away from negativities and negative people

-       Work hard (I have never heard that anyone died from hard work)

-       Work smartly too

-       Go online - the internet was invented for you to use

-       Pray always and without ceasing

3.     Your FINANCES

You need to learn how to manage your money so that you can create wealth for yourself and your family

To do this:

-       Live within your income

-       Spend less than you earn

-       Invest the remaining

-       Budget for what you want and save towards it

-       As much as lieth in you NEVER BORROW to buy anything

-       Never try to impress anyone - nobody is actually interested

-       That old adage - cut your coat according to your cloth is still very apt now

4.     OTHERS

-       JOY is innate, allow it to flow out in season and out of season

-       The door to HAPPINESS is always open, don't let things and people decide when you can be happy

-       LOVE is the ultimate - don't cheat on your spouse if you are married and if you are in a committed relationship don't cheat also

-       CHILDREN are gifts from God but ensure to train them in the nature and nurture of the Lord

2021 is here

Use it well

Dr. Jerry - the First Oguzie: JP

#successwithdrjerrythefirst

It's Here - Finally Year 2021 Has Arrived

 

It's Here - Finally Year 2021 Has Arrived

 

Hurray, finally Year 2021 has made its grand entry into our lives.

Since the 1st of December 2020, we have been waiting and expecting to see January 1 2021.

We fasted, we prayed, we went to the Mountain and slept on the plains, We went up the Hills to have a foresight of the year but No, we did not, all we could do was wish and wish and wish.

Finally our wish has come true. God in His Infinite Mercies has led us by His Mighty Hand and brought us into 2021

So, this is the new year, the year 2021.

What are you going to do with it?

That's a personal question and no one else can answer it for you but we can only suggest that whatever you choose to do with this year, do not abandon the driver's seat on your ship - Your Life is your very own space ship - be on the driver's seat, take responsibility for your life. Stop allowing others to rent your grey matter, put it to effective use for yourself. It is time for you to be the Architect and Builder of your own life and the Master and Captain of your own soul

There is GOD and under Him I pronounce unto you that in

This Year - 2021

You shall experience growth and elevation

Your borders shall be expanded and your coasts enlarged

God shall perfect all that concerns you, He shall fight your battles and you shall just hold your peace

No weapon fashioned against you shall prosper and every tongue that shall rise up in judgement against you shall be condemned

God shall be Your Provider, Protector, Shield and Guardian and under His very watchful Eyes, nothing shall be by any means hurt you.

It's a year of manifold blessings and you have been rightly positioned to appropriate the blessings

Always be grateful

Happy New Year

And a very prosperous one

Always be Blessed and be Happy

Dr. Oguzie Jerry - the First: JP

The 1st Of January 2020 - Happy New Month

It is the 1st of January 2020, the beginning of a brand new month, the FIRST month of the year of our Lord, Two thousand and Twenty (2020).

It is another God-given opportunity for us to make a go at life and living; to erase the bad memories of the past year and concentrate on moving forward.

Interesting things would happen in this month but the most interesting is that you shall witness it all and be alive to tell the tale.

In this month, God shall re-write your history, and you shall have every reason to rejoice.

In the place of stones in the mouth, He would give you meat

In the place of rock, He would give you bread

In the place of bitterness, He would give you honey

In the place of barrenness, He would give you children

In the place of mourning, He would give you joy

In the place of lack, He would supply all your NEEDS

In the place of joblessness, He would lift your head up

When your detractors confound you, He would raise a Banner of protection

When they come against you in seven ways, He shall scatter them in a hundred ways

He would provide the Strong Tower into which you shall run in and be Almightily protected

He shall not allow you to be put to shame

He would uphold you by the Power of His Mighty Right Hand

And any tongue that shall rise up in judgement against you, He shall deal with

He is God, He is your Father, He loves you so much, He would bear you in His Palms and nobody can prize you away from Him.

That is my prayer for you this 1st day of this new month of January 2020, by the 31st of January, we shall take stock.

It is also my prayer for myself

Happy New Month

Do have a great month

Today

Bless and be Blessed

Dr. Jerry - the First: JP

#DrJTF

Happy New Year

When we sleep and wake up in the morning hale and hearty, we may not appreciate how miraculous that is and so we tend to take it for granted. I need to remind you that hundreds of thousands of people go to bed in the night and before the morning dawns, they have transited to the land where the dead go to; other hundreds of thousands go to bed and wake up in a shape that was not how they were when they went to bed and all that.

And so when you wake up from sleep, hale, hearty and of sound mind, you simply have to be grateful to the Creator.

Not all who saw January 1st, 2018, are alive today to witness January 1st, 2019 and since God has made it possible for us to be here today, we simply have to be grateful.

And in this New Year, I have just one wish for you - that you realize what is of utmost importance to you, that which your heart doubles in its beating at the mention of it, that which you crave with all your being and just PURSUE IT

If you never go for what you desire, there is no way you can get it

Rise up and take the first step

Happy New Year to you and all that is yours

Dr. Jerry - the First Oguzie: JP

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New Year Resolution

New Year Resolution

15 New Year’s Resolutions Worth Making By Every Person

1. Be open and receptive.

Be open and receptive to whatever life sends your way.

2. Allow.

Allow life to shape you and to mold you in a majestically and graceful way.

3. Surrender.

Surrender to what is.

4. Let go.

Let go of fixed plans and concepts and allow events to follow their natural course.

5. Accept.

Accept life unconditionally and trust that it’s all happening for your highest good.

6. Embrace.

Embrace with grace all that you face.

7. Be soft.

Be soft, fluid and yielding, just like water is, and you will overcome whatever is rigid and hard.

8. Trust.

Trust the wisdom of life more than your own wisdom.

9. Treasure the moment.

Treasure the moment. Don’t let it pass by you unnoticed.

10. Be of good cheer.

Be of good cheer, there is always another way.

11. Where there is no love, put love.

Follow the advice of St. John of the Cross, and “Where there is no love, put love — and you will find love.”

12. Give thanks for all things.

Cultivate the habit of giving thanks for every experience and every interaction life sends your way, either good or bad because all of them are meant to contribute to your growth and evolution.

13. Speak from the heart.

Speak with love, speak from the heart. Speak in such a way that people love to listen to you. And when people talk, listen with your heart. Listen in such a way that they all love to speak to you.

14. Work with love.

Whatever you do in life, work at it with all your heart. Work at it with love, passion, and dedication, “as working for the Lord, not for human masters.” ~ (NIV) Colossians 3:23

15. Seek to become all that life created you to become.

Be who life created you to be, not who the world thinks you should be. “Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.” ~ Catherine of Siena

Happy New Year!

May 2018 bring you all that your heart and soul desire, and may you receive all your blessings, obvious or disguised, with grace and gratitude 

Source:     Purpose Fairy

Pope Francis New Year Resolutions

If the Pontiff has said it, then all man must listen and behave

See them here:    

Make These Your New Year Resolutions No Matter Which Else

15 New Year’s Resolutions Every Person Should Actually Make

Making New Year’s resolutions and staying committed to them can be a challenging thing for a lot of people.

And even though I think it’s important to have a vision, a clear direction or goal before starting the New Year, all these New Year’s resolution lists can create a lot of stress and anxiety in people, causing them to feel disappointed when things don’t go as planned.

And that’s the reason why I created this list of 15 New Year’s Resolutions Every Person Should Make. 

This is a different kind of New Year’s Resolutions List, a list that’s meant to help you do the things you want to do, while at the same time learning to be calm, flexible, open and receptive when things don’t go as planned.

Because you and I know that life doesn’t always goes as planned, and that’s okay.

Anyway, here are 15 New Year’s Resolutions Every Person Should Make.

 
1.     Be Open and Receptive 

Be open and receptive to whatever life sends your way.

2.     Allow.

Allow life to shape you and to mold you in a majestical and graceful way.

3.    Surrender.

Surrender to what is.

 4.     Let go
 

Let go of fixed plans and concepts and allow events to follow their natural course.

5.    Accept.

Accept life unconditionally and trust that it’s all happening for your highest good.

6.    Embrace.

Embrace with grace all that you face.

7.    Be soft.

Be soft, fluid and yielding, just like water is, and you will overcome whatever is rigid and hard.

8.   Trust.

Trust the wisdom of life more than your own wisdom.

9.     Treasure The Moment

Treasure the moment. Don’t let it pass by you unnoticed.

10.    Be of good cheer.

Be of good cheer, there is always another way.

11.    Where there is no love, put love.

Follow the advice of St. John of the cross, and “Where there is no love, put love — and you will find love.”

12.     Give Thanks For All Things

Cultivate the habit of giving thanks for every experience and every interaction life sends your way, either good or bad because all of them are meant to contribute to your growth and evolution.

13. Speak from the heart.

Speak with love, speak from the heart. 

Speak in such a way that people love to listen to you. 

And when people talk, listen with your heart. 

Listen in such a way that they all love to speak to you.

14.     Work With Love

Whatever you do in life, work at it with all your heart. 

Work at it with love, passion, and dedication, “as working for the Lord, not for human masters.” ~ (NIV) Colossians 3:23

15.    Seek to become all that life created you to become.

Be who life created you to be, not who the world thinks you should be. 

“Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.” ~ Catherine of Siena

Happy new year!

May 2017 bring you all that your heart and soul desire, and may you receive all your blessings, obvious or disguised, with grace and gratitude 

Source:     Purpose Fairy

New Year Resolutions - Did You Make Any?

Every year at about this time, a lot of people set on paper what they intend to drop and what they intend to pick up in the new year.

I remember years ago, when I was still trying to understand life and the process of living, I never really was into new year resolutions because for me then, it was easier written than done. 

What I mean is that it was easy to write down all the things in the world that I was doing "wrong" and would love to drop and the ones that I actually would love to take on; but no sooner the resolutions were made than they were broken.

I considered it then as an exercise in futility.

But when I turned 18 so many years ago, I came to realize that it was not the paper on which the resolutions were written that actually made it difficult for me to keep, but my mindset. I realized that I was the one sabotaging my own efforts at being a "better" person and so I told myself that I needed to 'alter my mindset" and I did that.

For over 50 years since then, no year has passed by without my resolutions being written out on paper and without me going all out to ensure that I keep to them.

And as the years have gone by, my resolutions have continued to drop in number, no longer about things to drop, guess all the habits are set now; but more on what to give and how to give it.

That's it

And so, how about you?

Do you make resolutions?

Have you found it worth the while?

or do you think it is an exercise in futility?

Share your opinion with me

And have a wonderful day

Dr. Jerry - the First: JP

#DrJTF

Happy New Year

It is that time and period when we rejoice that God has done it again for us.

In allowing us to not only see the last day of the outgone year, but also in bringing us into the new year, He has done what no man can ever do.

And because it is of His own mercy that we are in, then He would definitely guard and guide us with His Mighty Right Hand that nothing shall by any means harm us.

But there is one thing, we must never take God for granted for he who does that would surely remain grounded

And in 2016, if you really want to fly, then keep God where He ought to live, right inside your heart occupying your very soul and mind.

If you allow Him to take you by hand, then my friend, you shall not only achieve all you set out to achieve in this very year of 2016 but you would also arrive your destination safely.

Happy New Year my friends

May this year bring you closer to all that you want which have given you a source for concern for so long.

And that's my prayer for myself too

Let God Reign

Dr. Jerry - the First: JP

#DrJTF

Happy New Year

It is that time and period when we rejoice that God has done it again for us.

In allowing us to not only see the last day of the outgone year, but also in bringing us into the new year, He has done what no man can ever do.

And because it is of His own mercy that we are in, then He would definitely guard and guide us with His Mighty Right Hand that nothing shall by any means harm us.

But there is one thing, we must never take God for granted for he who does that would surely remain grounded

And in 2016, if you really want to fly, then keep God where He ought to live, right inside your heart occupying your very soul and mind.

If you allow Him to take you by hand, then my friend, you shall not only achieve all you set out to achieve in this very year of 2016 but you would also arrive your destination safely.

Happy New Year my friends

May this year bring you closer to all that you want which have given you a source for concern for so long.

And that's my prayer for myself too

Let God Reign

Dr. Jerry - the First: JP

#DrJTF