FINISH WELL 1

IS IT TRUE, THERE ARE TOO MANY CHURCHES IN GHANA?

According to  Kaledzi, 2016,  a post written on 25th March on his blog, There are too many churches in Ghana. Below is a qoute and question he asked:

"Is religious life in Ghana out of control? New Christian churches outside the main denominations are springing up, raising fears not only of spiritual confusion but also secular concerns about noise and inconvenience."

BELOW IS  A PORTION OF THE ARTICLE::

In 2014 there were more than 10,000 churches in Ghana. This refers not to the number of consecrated buildings, but to the number of faith-based groups claiming allegiance to Christianity. The pulse of the faithful may quicken on hearing of this growth in religious observance, but some residents living in the neighborhood regard it chiefly as a nuisance.
"We don't have peace of mind. They make noise throughout the whole night," one Accra resident told DW. "The churches are too many, everywhere, some of them make a lot of noise, you can't even talk," said another.
Wrecked classrooms
Part of the problem is that the new faith-based groups do not always have access to purpose-built churches but use educational facilities such as school classrooms for their religious meetings. Some of these facilities are wrecked during acts of religious observance.
The Church of Pentecost has several branches scattered across Ghana and they usually hold their services in classrooms. National chairman Opoku Pyinah admits there are difficulties but insists they are manageable. "Sometimes in some places, chairs and tables are broken, some classrooms become dirty. On the other hand, there are some places where churches pay for the use of such classrooms and some of them repair the chairs and tables that are broken," he told DW.

71 percent of Ghanaians identified themselves as Christians in a 2010 census

Some of the preachers are charlatans conning the gullible with messages of impending doom. Their activities have incurred the wrath of a former president of Ghana, Jerry Rawlings, who believes they are a sad reflection on the state of his country. "If we can behave in such an ignorant manner, should it surprise you that the country is being consumed by so much filth," he said in a stinging critique of the new brand of religious fervor.
'Cannot be inward looking'
But talk of miracles and instant riches is a huge crowd-puller. Some of the new churches have large congregations, but their pastors are inexperienced. Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong , General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, says religious life does not exists in a vacuum.
"Yes, there are challenges in the church, but it's not like let's do church, church, church. We live in a country; the church is situated in the nation. So the church cannot be inward looking," he said.
That is several steps away from a call for regulation. But freedom of worship is guaranteed under Ghana's constitution and faith-based groups can't be forced into joining associations that would be open to regulation. So unless the law is changed, the frustration felt by some Ghanaians at the unbridled religious fervor of some their compatriots may continue. 

MY ARGUMENT:
Do you also believe in this idea expressed by the author of this article; that there are too many churches in Ghana?
Are the churches really helping the country
What will happen, if we don't have any church at all in Ghana

EXPAND YOUR HORISZON

 And we are sure of this, that he will listen to us whenever we ask him for anything in line with his will (1 John 5:14-TLB)

Little birds are eager to stretch up and open their mouth as wide as they can anytime the parent comes around them-they know that they would not fail for food. God's treasures of grace are inexhaustible and His provision are boundless. He entreats us  "Open your mouth wide and I will fill it". By this He is telling His children to have a wild stretch of expectation and He will meet it. 
God shall never fall short of supplies in the face of your extensive desires.
My challenge today is to have a big picture and believe it is possible with God
Dream big
Think Big
And plan big
This will help you set sight on the big GOAL.
You limit God when you see small world, confine your life to a small corner, and engage in small business all your days on earth.
Start small but set Goals that will keep moving.

HOW DO YOU EXPAND YOUR HORIZON
1. Believe in the God who created all things
2. Believe He is able to take you to your big goals
3. Plan everyday with God's will in mind
4. Pray to God for constant strenght
5. Remember, God can take you beyond the farthest point you see.

FINISH WELL 2

IT'S NOT TOO LATE (HE CAN RESTORE)

∞∞∞HOW GOD RESTORES LOST YEARS∞∞∞

Take heart! There is hope, because God can restore what the locust and canker worm have destroyed.

Firstly; renew your love for Him. “You shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the Lord your God” (Joel 2:27). These people, who have endured so much, enjoy a communion with the Lord that is far greater than anything they had ever known before in their religious lives. Christ can restore lost years by deepening your fellowship with him. Pray by asking him to renew you love for Him

He Will Make You More Fruitful.  "The Lord blessed the latter part of Job's life more than the first. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand donkeys." Job 42:12 the life of Job is an example of how God makes one fruitful after going through all the pains of this life. You can be down but God can bring back and make you more fruitful.

LESSONS FROM THE BOOK: IT'S NOT TOO LATE

YOUR EXCUSE IS SOMEONE’S TESTIMONY …. WHAT’S YOUR EXCUSE?

“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death” (Rev. 12:11)

Have you ever gotten to the cross road in life where it feels like you have reached the end of a tunnel with no ray of light showing?  No cloud even in the form of a human fist……………...?

You might have messed up all the chances life presented you, missed opportunities and disappointed loved ones. Maybe, life actually never presented you with any opportunity to capitalize on and so you feel like the most unfortunate being on earth.

This book is for you. From history, you realize that God frequently uses broken and undeserving people to accomplish His purposes on earth. A broken person who has learnt dependence on God because he has realized per experience that reliance on himself and others is a recipe for failure.

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IT’S NOT TOO LATE

With God nothing is too late in His dealings with His children

When people wrote me off in life, Christ gave me the life and reason to live again

I gladly accepted Him as my Savior

This is my testimony I have in Jesus Christ

That anyone in Christ is a new creature

Old things I used to do, I do them no more

No longer walking with friends who negatively influence me

The very places I go to do bad things have now been replaced to be going to church

In Christ there is hope to live when all hope is lost

In Christ the worse of life can be turn to the best of life

In Christ there is beauty for ashes

In Christ, He will clothe with the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness

That is why I can confidently say with Christ nothing is too late