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The Agathokakological Christian

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The Battle Within Me** This morning I woke up spiritual. I said, Good morning, Lord. The birds were chirping. My heart was soft. I even forgave someone in advance just in case. By 9:17am, someone annoyed me. And suddenly, my salvation felt… 😂😂😂 That was when I remembered the word agathokakological. It means made up of both good and evil. It comes from Greek roots. Agathos means good. Kakos means bad. Logical means relating to. If we are honest, that word describes the human heart. Even the apostle Paul the Apostle admitted it. For the good that I would I do not but the evil which I would not that I do. This is from the Epistle to the Romans 7:19. I try to do good but somehow evil keeps subscribing to my channel. Because how can I pray in tongues at 6am and plan a sarcastic reply by 10am? How can I post God is good and still rehearse imaginary arguments in the shower? The truth is, every believer has two internal roommates. The Holy Spirit 🕊️ A...

You Want Light, But Who Will Pay the Prayer Bill?

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Want light? Pay the prayer bill. 💡🙌 Because even NEPA knows nothing stays on for free Romans 12:11–13 (MSG) Paul is basically shouting, “Don’t burn out! Stay fueled up! Stay on fire! Serve God with joy!” And honestly, Paul understood something many of us pretend not to know:  You cannot move forward on an  empty spiritual tank . It’s impossible. Even Toyota will disown you if you try it. Think about it: You can’t drive your car on  E,  and then blame the manufacturer. You knew the tank was empty. You saw the fuel light blinking like a Christmas decoration.  But you still kept going because “God will do it.” God will do it, yes… but  you will buy fuel. Same with prayer. You can’t coast on yesterday’s prayer like it’s leftover jollof.  Prayer is not “once and keep.” It’s daily fuel.  If you don’t intentionally refill, your spirit will start coughing like a generator with bad plug. And let’s talk about electricity. You can shout “Li...