GET HOLD OF THIS SEASON

 GET HOLD OF THIS SEASON

Uganda as a nation is approaching her golden Jubilee a time when she will be celebrating 50 years of her independence whereas at Victory Church of Christ Ministries God has led us to seek Him through prayer and fasting for 90 days for a clear breakthrough and Dominion in the Land over the Kingdom of Darkness from 13^th. 02.2012 to 12^th May 2012.  And for the first time in the 10 years of her existence. What does this have in connection with us the youths? It’s a lot. To some youths 90 days of fasting and prayer may look like it is inconveniencing. But what is 90 days of fasting and prayer in exchange for divine intervention compared to hundreds of days full of suffering, pain and bondage because you neglected the discipline of fasting and had no understanding of the times and seasons of your life.

The bible in 1 Chronicle 12:32 says: “And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.” KJV

The bible says that while the other tribes of Israel were the other tribes were in thousands, the Children of Issachar were only 200 but had understanding of the times. The 90 days prayer fast we have began for Dominion is to give us understanding as youths on how to exercise dominion over our circumstances. A person once said that ‘what ye knoweth, ye conquereth  but what ye knoweth not conquereth thee’

For you as a youth to make a difference in your School, family, work place, marriage, Church and nation, God wants you to utilize the given time frame to seek Him for dominion. Perhaps the reason why you haven’t seen much out of your labor in this city is because you haven’t given yourself to seeking God and utilizing your God given authority as a believing Youth. In Psalms 2:8 says: Only ask, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the ends of the earth as your possession (NLT).

I remember the last time I went for a season of prayer and fasting that never left my life and family the same was a 21 days fast  I did way back in 2004 after I realized I was in a wrong place. At that point, I thought my life had come to an end because of the witchcraft that my step mother (now the late) practiced against me and my siblings that brought our entire family to face grinding poverty and failure in whatever we did. This prayer worked for me and my family. At this time we needed understanding of what time we were in and what we ought to do and that was our time of freedom as we saw the person who hunted us leave and unfortunately die without Christ. To me it was like a dream seeing the tears I have cried come to an end.

As a youth perhaps you have suffered and faced struggles that have made your life miserable and uncertain. May be you feel like you are failing in your studies, Job, marriage etc. or you see no progress in whatever you do. The answer you have searched for all this time may be in these 90 days of prayer and fasting for Dominion. Take hold of your season by seeking Him through a prayer program.

Let us look at passages in the book of Daniel. Daniel also is a man who got hold of the season and changed his nation by reason of understanding.

 “… I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem. And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes :”( Dan 9:2-3 KJV)

 “In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks. I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled. Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.(Dan 10:2-3,12 KJV)

 ‘I Daniel understood’ and in verses 12 of Daniel chapter 10 we see the angel appearing to him saying: ‘for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand … thy words were heard’ (Dan 9:2 KJV). In other words, Daniel got hold of his season; he refused to continue in bondage. He wanted change for his entire nation.

As I speak now we are preparing for the golden Jubilee as a nation but looking around at what is happening in our nation, we need God’s intervention to deal with things like corruption which is in high gear at the cost of people’s lives, abominations, the threat of homosexuality, Promotion of Abortions aided by some perverted people from the western world and the promotion of early sex etc. These things are disgracing. And who are the main target? It is we the youths. That is why if we as youths are to stop this cycle of perversion in our country we ought to be youths who have understanding of times and who know what Uganda ought to be like. But this begins with us getting hold of this season by responding to His call for us to seek Him while he can still be found.

In conclusion, I have spoken to many youths who were affected in their academics, marriages, Jobs, ministry etc because of the injunctions that were placed against their lives making them unable to attain success and progress in all their endeavors but whose lives changed the moment they got involved in a prayer fast like the one we are undergoing now at Church for 90 days. Perhaps the only last blow you need to deliver against the devil to push him out of your way to enable you gain Dominion in the Land against the Kingdom of darkness is this 90 days prayer fast.

And now may God bless you as you journey through the 90 days prayer and fasting for a breakthrough and Dominion in the Land over the Kingdom of Darkness.

Bril Emma Opanyi

P. O. BOX 34167, Kampala Uganda. Tel, + 256 775585176

E-mail: youth@vccmin.org/brilemma@yahoo.com

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SECURE YOUR LIFE

SECURE YOUR LIFE

I would like to encourage my fellow youths and parents through this message to do the right thing to help keep our families secure.

Many families have fallen apart due to a number of things I am going to share with you. And this is my own true story. I come from a polygamous setting of six mothers. When I was four years old I saw my father and mother divorce in the open, leaving us with no option but to do what step mothers would tell us to do. At the  age of 13 years I felt like my life was going nowhere and for three times I attempted suicide. I had no future to look forward to. In the contest of witchcraft fights between our step mothers we were like goal keepers. Every witchcraft missile released always ended up hurting us.

At the age of 17 I gave my life to Christ. In spite of the fact that I was saved, I was not certain whether I and my family had a secure future. However before getting saved, I tried to look for meaning everywhere. I always wanted to grab every golden opportunity that would come my way but all was always a disappointment. I tried finding meaning in bars and hooking up with wrong groups of youths but still all these did not give me meaning for my life.  I wondered why I had no job inspite of the fact that I was always developmental oriented and had qualities that made some parents to wish I were their son. Why did I suffer all these tragedies? The answer is simple. The foundation on which my life and that of my family was standing was not a secure foundation. It was a foundation that does not support progress, success, employment and in brief it was a foundation full of disappointments and frustrations. And now this brings me to this question, what must you do as a youth, mother, father or guardian in a family to have your family secure?

1. Rebuild Your Family Foundation

When I got saved I began to look for a way out of this kind of bondage which was for me to understand. I began to fight for something better. I began to rebuild my foundation no longer basing on my past but on God’s word. I and my family members who knew the Lord began to involve ourselves in prayers and fasting, having family prayer altars and reading of scriptures to guide us. It was through prayer and fasting that I came to know of Victory Church of Christ ministries in Luzira. So hungry and eager to know the exit out of my struggles that I began to hearken to God’s word that was always preached. At first it seemed like I was getting nothing but I kept writing every important point preached and  to attend the deliverance sessions that were always carried out every Wednesday by Pr. George Oduch. This helped me to rebuild my foundation on the word of God. This is an encouragement to you the youth who feel like you want to quit, you feel hindered and over loaded with burdens you can’t carry. The answer to the end of your struggles lies in knowing God and what He promises in His word for you. You make that your foundation.That is what will give you security. Don’t tamper with witchcraft and polygamy. And if you have it in your roots pray and cut it off from your own life.

2. Have  a connection with a right Church

Over the years I have met youths who keep saying “this thing of Church all the time”. Yes it may look like your seniors  or those who cares about you are burdening you with going to Church always yet you need it. There are times when I sit down and I ask myself this question. Had I not found a good Church that carries out deliverance like Victory Church of Christ Ministries, where would I be now?

That’s why I want to tell you especially the youths, if there’s something you should do before you think of getting a job, married, promoted, starting up a business, having success in school then it is seeking for your deliverance first. As I have told you earlier I could not get a job despite the fact that I was a bright young man, I could not continue with my studies until I got a connection with the right Church that helped me get delivered from all kinds of opposing forces from my family background. I remember when I was going to sit my S.4 exams my own father an Engineer refused to pay my fees because my step mother told him not to. At that point I felt like my life was shuttered.  It was like the future I had dreamt of was no more and worst of all my other siblings were looking at me for an answer. When that happened they also felt like there was no head way for them. However, because of my association with VCCM, I was taken back to school and later to do Media related courses that have empowered my life positively and also given me a living that in return has also helped me to support my family and others.

3. Have discipline and be focused

Lack of focus is probably one of the reasons that has brought many families sorrow.  When you hire security in your home, it is because you are looking for some sort of safety and for that safety to be realized, the security guard ought to focus on the job. This too applies to us as a family. For us to keep our families secure we ought to focus on what will safe guard our families and that is the word of God. When your children know the word of God and apply it in their day to day life, it will be so hard for promoters of evil like homosexuals, lesbians, sorcerers, ocultic practitioners, sexual molesters, drug users etc. to gain control over them.

Way back through facebook, I got to know some lady from Columbus in the Sates who had arranged my air ticket to travel and work abroad. Seeing the opportunity of becoming wealthy in a short time I okayed the idea. I went through the processes required but because I had knowledge of God’s word I inquired of the Lord and interestingly God gave me wisdom to check out for the organization details on the net only to realize this was a shadow organization whose job is to recruit young energetic African youths into homosexuality. This gives me reason enough to tell you the youth who is in high gear to go to the US and many other European countries to hold on a little. What you are looking for is not there but it is right here in your country all you need to do is discover it, go for it and work for it. While to my dear parents I urge you to teach the children the laws of the Lord that when they are of age they won’t live to make you regret why you produced them. Deuteronomy 11:19 (Amplified) says “And you shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you rise up.”

However on the side of discipline, I want to encourage my fellow youths both in the Church family and biological family to take note of this point. We the youths are tomorrow’s leaders and one of the key factors that will help us prepare to lead is discipline in all areas of our lives. Let us give our parents a reason to know that while they are gone the future will still be secure. Let us be men and women that our Nation will look to for solutions. And above all let us make our parents’ proud of us not bitter about us. Ephesians 6:2 says “Honor (esteem and value as precious) your father and your mother—this is the first commandment with a promise—”

Finally, I want to encourage everyone reading this message that for you to find meaning for your life it’s not in drugs and bars like I thought before, it’s not in hanging out with women or men as some do, it’s neither in quitting your marriage for another one and it is not in foreign donors but it is in Christ Jesus. This very moment Jesus is saying; “Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden and overburdened and I will cause you to rest,(I will ease and relieve and refresh your souls)  take My yoke upon you and learn of Me, for I am gentle (meek) and humble (lowly) in heart, and you will find rest ( relief and ease and refreshment and recreation and blessed quiet) for your souls.’(Matthew 11:28-29 Amp)

Are you a father, mother or a youth who is tired and want to give up in life? Hand that yoke to Jesus and He will give you rest. And if you are not yet born Again why not entrust your life to Christ who alone can give meaning to your life. If you are ready to do so, say this simple prayer of commitment: Say

“Dear Jesus. I come to you as a sinner. Forgive my sins.  Right now I entrust you with my life as my Lord and Savior. Make my family and my life secure. Amen”

If you said that prayer from your heart, you are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Find a bible teaching Church near you where you can fellowship in order to grow spiritually. Let us know about your commitment to Christ through our contacts.

Mr. Bril Emma Opanyi

brilemma@yahoo.com, +256 775585176. P.O. BOX 34167, Kampala Uganda

Welcome to worship with us this Sunday at Victory Church of Christ Ministries Luzira Kampala. We are located 100 meters from Luzira stage 7 on the Road to Lakeside College School and i know God will abundantly Bless You.

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EMOTIONAL DANGERS OF TEEN SEX

EMOTIONAL DANGERS OF TEEN SEX

In discussions of teen sex, much is said about the dangers of pregnancy and disease but far less about the emotional hazards. That’s a problem, because the destructive psychological consequences of temporary sexual relationships are very real. Being aware of them can help a young person make the decision to refrain from premature sexual involvement— both to avoid getting hurt and to avoid hurting someone else and above all to avoid sinning before God.

For human beings, sex is about much more than the body. It’s the emotional or psychological dimension of sex that is distinctively human. Our entire person—mind, body, and feelings—is involved. That’s why sexual intimacy has potentially powerful emotional consequences.

Over the past I have come across many young girls who have vowed never to fall in love again with any man and young men who say women are not trustable. Why because at some point their emotions were damaged by the aspect of early or teen sex.

And now let’s look at these dangers:

1. Emotional stress. 

 Many teens go for sex with no idea of what they are heading for and so this causes them to worry about pregnancy and disease. For many young people who have become sexually active, the fear of pregnancy or getting a sexually transmitted disease causes major emotional stress.

2. Regret. A 2004 survey by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy asked teens, “If you have had sexual intercourse, do you wish you had waited?” Two-thirds of all teens said yes. Girls are more vulnerable to feelings of regret. A girl who sees sex as a way to “show you care” may feel cheated and used when the boy doesn’t show a greater romantic interest after the sexual experience. Said one 15-year-old girl: “I didn’t expect the guy to marry me, but I never expected him to avoid me in school.” . I have asked several youths about the subject on how they feel after having this teen sex and the answer is they feel so empty, as if something they treasured so much has left them. I have seen many people go insane in response to regret of a relationship and early sex which has made them angry, bitter and unforgiving in life.

3. Guilt. Guilt is a special form of regret—a strong sense of having done something morally wrong. Guilt is healthy if you take it as a sign that your conscience is alive and working— and as a reason to avoid in the future the behavior that caused you to have a guilty conscience. That is why the Bible in Philippians 4:8 says: “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things”. That’s why if there are things that you know bring guilt to you after doing them then let them go and begin to think on things of virtue.

4. Loss of self-esteem and self-respect. Sometimes the loss of self-esteem after uncommitted sex leads a person into further casual sex, leading to further loss of self-esteem in an oppressive cycle from which it may be hard to break free.

5. The corruption of character. When we treat others as sexual objects to be used for our selfish pleasure, we not only lose self-respect, we change our character—the kind of person we are becoming.

6. Fear of commitment. Young people who feel betrayed after the breakup of a sexual relationship may experience difficulty trusting in future relationships. They don’t want to be burned again. In the world we are living in many having given up on the subject of relationship just because they felt betrayed. The bible says in Christ Jesus we are a new creation and the old is past away. Begin to focus on the great commission ahead of you, the dreams and vision of being someone better and above all allow God to lead you.

7. Depression and suicide. Research finds that teens who abstain from risky behavior—such as sex, drugs, and drinking—are the least likely to experience depression. Both males and females who engage in high levels of risky behavior are the most likely to get depressed.  A 1991 study in Pediatrics found that the attempted suicide rate for sexually experienced girls between the ages of 12 and 16 was six times higher than it was for girls of that age who were virgins.

8. Damaged or ruined relationships. Sex can turn a good relationship bad. Other dimensions of the relationship soon stop developing. Negative emotions enter the picture and eventually, they poison the relationship. I witnessed two young couples who got married and one day they came to a strong augments and began fighting. In the process the man told the lady how he was not saved but just came to Church in order to get a born again lady because of his past disappointments and the lady too said she also came to Church to hook up with a born a gain man. These two were going through a damaged and ruined relationship trends that point to teen sex.

9. Stunted Personal Development. Premature sexual involvement not only can stunt the development of a relationship, it can also stunt one’s development as a person. The risk appears to be greater for girls who get sexually involved and thereby close the door on other interests and relationships.

10. Negative effects on marriage. Most teens say they dream of being happily married someday. They should ask themselves, “What sexual decisions at this point in my life will help me realize my dream of a happy marriage? What problems might I cause for myself or future spouse by being sexually intimate before marriage?” Here are four: 1) comparisons to previous partners; 2) infidelity; 3) infertility; and 4) a greater chance of divorce.

Sex can be the source of great pleasure and joy. But it can also be the source of deep wounds and suffering. What makes the difference is the relationship within which it occurs.

Sexual intimacy is most joyful, meaningful, and fulfilling—most emotionally safe as well as physically safe—when it occurs within a loving, total, and binding commitment: marriage. Sexual union is then part of something bigger—the faithful union of two people’s lives.

Teens I believe we can wait. Patience pains but it pays. Give your life a meaning by using your body for glorious purposes. Remember your life on earth is God’s gift to you but what you do with your life is your gift to God. What kind of Gift would you love to give God?

Let us know how this message has blessed your life and call us or contact us for more help on the subject. +256 775 585176, +256 772 465 293

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