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Text: Deuteronomy 2:1-3
Destiny is a function of time. And it is the devils target. Satan does not attack you because of your past, he troubles you because of your future – that is his primary target!
     For most of the time, when Satan see that he cannot derail you in destiny, he delays you; for when you are delayed long enough, you are destroyed.In the name of Jesus IT WILL NOT BE TOO LATE FOR YOU! 

In Matt. 25:1-12 ... Those 5 foolish virgins delayed the purchase of their oil. They bought what they should buy but at a wrong time. They delayed and the door was shut.
The door into destiny is close-able. Those five people were virgins, they waited for the bridegroom, they bought oil but they delayed and as such suffer destruction! You will NOT REGRET
  Delay is destructive therefore be warned. God knew this and when the strange forces of delay took hold of Lot, he sent down his angels to release him.(Genesis 19:15-16)

The angelic forces of God are here today to set you free! No delay will hold you captive any longer.
“Progress” is the plan of God, “Delay” is the strategy of the devil.
Deut 2:1-3
Friends, you have wandered too long, you have waited enough. What thou doest do quickly.
Turn! Turn!! Turn!!! It’s time for movement.
Stop talking, start moving
Stop sleeping, start running
Stop chasing the shadow; begin to pursue the real thing.
Start that business now!
Start that schooling now!
Start learning that thing now!!
The word says “turn”. Until you turn, your situation can’t turn. Life is no joke – begin to move.
“Today is the day of salvation” Now is the accepted time for your progress.

CAUSES OF DELAY
Until we recognize the immediate cause of delay we cant proffer genuine solution.
1. Indecision SoS. 5:2-6
He didn’t make up his mind on time, he delayed and he missed his lover. You will not miss your joy! Don’t be double minded. Don’t doubt. Don’t harbour unbelief.
They didn’t enter their rests because of unbelief which gave birth to indecision.
2. Wrong use of the tongue Num. 14:27-33
The children of Israel murmured and God caught them. He thereafter delayed the whole nation for 40yrs.
What are you saying with your mouth? (Don’t say I can’t)
Start singing songs of praises, make mention of his great works and see him make a way for you!
Miriam spoke against Moses, and the whole nation stood still until she was restored and healed!
3. Closed Gate Josh. 6:1-2
God gave them the land but the enemies locked the gate.
Delay sometimes may be the handwork of the enemies.
But God can open any gate.
4. Curses
When a man is operating under a curse, he will ever remain a struggler until he is set free.
Setting you free is not the real thing, but the ability to retain the freedom!
 If a man who is not paying tithe and progress is prayed for, he is temporarily free. But to remain free he must begin to pay tithe!
 If a man under the curse of failure and backwardness imposed by wicked men is prayed for, he is free temporarily.
But to remain free he must not play with sin!
5. Fear of failure Num. 14
God wanted them to go but they feared the opposition and God said they will wander in the wilderness.
Failure is not new. It is a necessary step toward success.
If we don’t take the risk of failing we will not get the chance to succeed.
If you are fearing failure, you are dodging progress!

Now How do you escape delay ?
1. Righteousness
Joshua led the children of Israel to conquer Jericho, they were to move forward and take Ai but Achan stole an accursed thing. And the whole of Israel was defeated.
Sin causes delay, it’s righteousness that can deliver you. That delay may not necessarily be because of your household enemies or witches in the village.
It may be because of that sin you are hiding!
It is that hidden sin that is hiding your success. Lose yourself. Come out of it.
2. Divine Intervention
Pharaoh delayed Israel, until God said enough is enough. This will not continue any longer and with his hand he brought them out and took them in into destiny.
In Exodus chapter 4, Pharaoh was told “let my people go”,but he refused. He delayed them until chapter 12 when the yoke of delay was totally broken and they were free forever.
Today is the chapter 12, of your life, every spirit of Pharaoh is giving up!

Rev.Dr. Sola Adetunji (adetunjisola2003@yahoo.com)

Destiny is precious; it is the reason for living. Lk. 24:44. Without fulfilling it you are a failure. Without fulfilling it, you are a here in vain.Many people are potential stars in the scripture but they died unfulfilled or partially fulfilled.

CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS IN DESTINY
Disobedience (The young prophet of IKings 13)
Eden is to be a garden of life but Adam was deceived and he lost his eternal heritage. Adam’s destiny was derailed because of sin, because he ate what he shouldn’t eat.
Covetousness
Gehazi ran after Naaman and Naaman leprosy cleaved unto him. He sought to deceive the man of God, he got his destiny destroyed on the platform of materials. Many ladies are lost today because of temporal things. Gehazi could have gotten a fantastic ministry but he died on the way.
Anger and Wrong Words (Psalm 106:32-33, Num. 20:7-12)
Anger is destructive, Moses destiny was short-circuited despite his services.
Adultery
Samson a great man of God, powerful and spirit-filled but his problem was women.(Jud. 16:1,4)If you are neck deep in lust you may soon get lost.
Unequal Yoke
Getting married to a wrong partner or entering into a business with a wrong partner or having a wrong friend can cause someone accident in destiny. (2 Chr. 18:28-33, 20:35-37)
Walking Outside Divine Will.
Satanic Affliction – Lk. 22:1-6
Giving place to the devil may result to accident.

How Do You Avoid Accidents?
WATCHFULNESS
Watch your heart against anger, pride or hypocrisy.
Watch your relationship. As a brother, when you are more convenient among sisters you are going to error. Watch the kind of woman you want to marry. Job’s destiny would have been short-circuited because of her wife who advised her to curse God and die! (Job 2:9)
Joseph wouldn’t have gotten to the throne if not because he knew how to run.
Gens. 39:11-13. At the junction of accident he ran. Beloved you may need to run from some company, and save your self. May you receive grace to run.
Your destiny is precious, its important. Don’t destroy yourself

  Text: Mark 4:35-39
At every junction of progress, at every edge of breakthrough there will always be challenges, storms or trials .In fact at every point in your life its either you are inside a challenge, just coming out of a challenge or getting set to enter another challenge!
Know for sure, that there is no star, who does not have  a scar, there is no champion who never had a challenge.⦁    The flower must be crushed before the perfume can come.
⦁    The wheat must be powdered before you can talk of bread.
⦁    Grapes must be squeezed before you can drink wine.
⦁    Pressure must come before pleasure
⦁    Crisis is the forerunner of colour
⦁    Struggle is the mother of success
⦁    Strive is the midwife of excellence
⦁    Cross must be carried before you can wear the crown
There is always a wilderness before Canaan; there are always giants on the way to the Promised Land.
God therefore is on the lookout for men and women who will not wither in their wilderness, who will not pack up under pressure, who will not collapse in crisis.
For your information: storms can become carrier of good things!
STORM CARRY JOSEPH TO EGYPT BEFORE  HIS BREAKTHROUGH CAME Gen 50:20
STORM TRANSPORTED JONAH TO HIS ZONE OF MANIFESTATION (where he preached and recorded 120,000 conversions)
IT WAS STORM THAT LIFTED SHADRACH ,MESHACH & ABEDNEGO IN BABYLON    Dan 3:30 (they were no longer servants they became celebrities).
If you are inside any storm now please stay excited: some goodies may be on the way!

Types Of Storms And Examples
1.Satanic storms
Storm can be engineered by Satan or satanic agents. Storms like these are designed to make you deny God, get frustrated, lose faith in yourself, throw away your confidence in God and His ability!
Example: Job experienced a Satan-inspired storm (Job 1&2)
2.Self Inflicted Storm:
I recall the case of a Professor Of Chemistry who was dying of a Lung Cancer and was still sneaking out to smoke from his hospital bed!
Before his admission into the hospital,he was a chain smoker who was permanently taking “Cough Syrup”. Despite numerous warnings,counsels and admonition he couldn’t do away with this destructive habit of Smoking!
PLEASE TAKE NOTE:
No matter the kind of destructive Habit you are involved in, God can deliver you and give permanent victory.
The Word says: I am the Lord of all Flesh, is there anything too hard for me?(Jer.32:27)
What Do You Do To Be Free from Destructive Habits
a.    Admit you have a problem: Until you know it’s a problem you cannot be victorious over it. 1Jn.1:9 Alcoholics who never admit they are alcoholics wont find freedom.
People filled with lust who wont admit they have a problem can’t get freedom.
b.    Believe that God can set you free:Faith is the forerunner of freedom.What you can’t believe,you can’t receive!(Luke1:45,Mat.19:26,Mark 11:24)
c.    Pray continually for the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit.When you consciously walk in the Spirit,fulfilling the Lust of the flesh will become difficult(Gal.5:16)
d.    Avoid any company that tempts you.Prov 13:20
e.    Get support from a spiritual friend, leader or mentor.( James. 5:16)

3.God Ordained Storm (Psalm 119:67)
This is obviously a difficult truth. No one  want to hear this: but truly God can ALLOW a storm to come to the path of a child of God…either to correct him, strengthens him or forcefully direct him!
God sent a storm to the ship carrying Jonah so that ultimately he will be able to get to Nineveh and preach the Word!

WHAT NOT TO DO INSIDE STORM
Recall the story of the storm involving Paul in Acts 27
1. Don’t surrender:
In Acts 27:20 Paul the apostle and other passengers in the ship “gave up all hope of being saved” But thank God for the angelic visitation that assured Paul that no life will be lost! (Verse24)
No matter what you are passing through don’t give up, the pressure is to make you precious so that you can become a treasure. Storms are temporary, you must not give up. Don’t allow that storm to sink you. That you face terrible things does not mean you should become miserable.
2. Don’t look at the storm (2Cor 4:18)
Don’t look at the storm  like Peter did! Those who look at the storm may sink in the storm.! Abraham looked at the storm of barrenness he gave birth to Ishmael..and up till today the generation of Ishmael are still troubling the Children of Isaac!
3. Don’t change your identity Ruth 1:19-20
The mind of Naomi is under torture, she almost denied the goodness of God. Watch your heart because that’s the determination of your height. Don’t let that storm distort your mind.
“If it did not affect your mind, it cannot destroy your life.”
Don’t change your “name’ like Naomi attempted to do!  God is working out something. You are not who circumstances say you are, you are whom God says you are.

WHAT TO DO WHEN THERE IS STORM
1.Believe you can overcome 1John5:4
You can only achieve what you believe that you can achieve. God will not by-pass your faith to give you a future. If you can’t see it in your mind, you may not be able to touch it with your hand.
I want you to see that victory…see that joy you have always wanted…see yourself giving testimonies…see yourself getting to your destination despite storms! The word says ‘nothing will be restrained from them which they have imagined to do’
Believe you can survive and you will survive.Believe you can excel and you will excel.Believe you can reach your goal and you will get there.Believe you can overcome that storm and you will overcome! (Gen.11:6,Mat.19:26,Mark 11:24)
2.Plan For Victory Luke14:28-30
Genuine victory is never accidental.It comes as a result of effective preparation and planning. God will always reward those who plan ahead with victory,achievement and peace of mind.
The Egyptians were able to overcome famine  because Joseph counselled them to plan ahead. Gen41:33-36   
Joshua and his army were able to subdue Ai(the second time) because a plan was in place.(Joshua8:3-8)
3.Embrace the Word of Victory Psalm 107:20,119:81
The word of God should be you permanent companion. It is not just enough to hear alone, you must also take a quality decision to do all of the word of God you hear, because it is the doer of the word that prospers and not just the hearer.Study,the Word.Meditate on it.Obey it wholeheartedly.
4.Having Done All Stand (Eph.6:13)
Sometimes after you have done all you need to do…your responsibility will be to STAND. God is sovereign. You may in some circumstances and in total submission to His will just accept whatever does or does not come your way. Many times you dare not question God. He knows the end from the beginning… and does do whatever pleases HIM. Sometimes you may not understand but as that popular hymns goes..We’ll understand it better by and by
5.Don’t Stop Praying (Luke18:1)
Prayer is not a one-time affair. If you want a daily victory…you will need daily prayers. We are not fighting against flesh and blood. If that storm is satanic in origin you will need to labour in prayers to be able to win and continue winning.

Curses are like cancer. They destroy and kill.When a man is under a cause his heaven is closed,his earth will be hard.He will labor like an elephant and be eating like ants.
When curses are in place they are very effective. Remember,the fig tree that was cursed withered – May your life not wither.
Some Silent Sources Of Curses Are:
Trusting in man (Isaiah 31:1,3)
The reason why things are not working for you is because of where you are looking. When you look at men, you are into idolatry and idolatry is an evil trap (Deut 7: 25)
God will use men for you, but you are to focus on the source not the channel. If you delight in trusting in man, God will simply make sure that things go wrong .
According to Jer 17:5,6 He is permanently in a cursed ground if his heart depart from God. His dwelling place will lack adequate refreshing. He will be blind to golden opportunities that are passing daily.
*The glory of God can not be shared with mortal men,therefore choose ye this day whom you in tend to trust— God or Man.

Deceitful Work (Jer 48:10)
As a child of God nobody may be able to monitor you or withdraw your monthly salary.
But there is a biblical punishment. Look there is no joke in this kingdom. Imagine a member of the choir not singing because he wants the group to fumble. It is better not to work for Him than to do it with a divided heart. It is risky.
You"ll loose your reward and get a curse as a bonus.
Now these are curses from heaven, no one on earth can break it except obedience!
Judges 5:23 
Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.
 Abandoning responsibility attract bitter curse. Indifference attract double curse, just as serving God attracts double honour.

 Rebellion 2Sam.15:6,18:6-9,14
Absalom stole the hearts of the Israelites. God fought against him and killed him personally. Whenever you rebel,you are cutting off from your source.
Psalm 68:6
God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

To be in a dry ground is to be fruitless and hopeless. Anything in a dry land always wither.
In the church, don’t be involved in rebellion.
In your working place, play safe when people are gathering against constituted authority
If you are wise, what destroyed the people of old should not destroy you. (Num.16:1-3,9,28,29)

 Wrong use of the Tongue
Speaking against fellow Christian and God’s servants can attract terrible curses
In Numbers 12:1-2, Miriam became accursed because of her tongue.
If you curse others, you are sowing a seed which you must reap.
Angels will confirm it and fulfill it.
Apart from this,Negative confession is bad [Num.14:1-2,28-29]
As a result of the confession of the children of Israel they were delayed for forty years in the wilderness!If you are not disciplined your tongue can keep you on the same spot for years so they will die. Prov. 6:2 says "Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. ..."

Other hidden causes of curses are
1.Laziness
2.Incest
3.Refusal to pay tithes
4.Dishonoring  your parent
5.Repaying Good with Evil

If you will endeavor to get rid of the cause by perfect obedience and restitution(correcting the wrongs )I see God blessing you without measure in Jesus name.