McWilton

People have been robbed by the devil into thinking that pride is the acknowledgement of one's abilities; but I will show something else. Every business must be run by the proud since they advertise only about their strengths, and every marriage then must be started by proud man who convince their spouse that they are the real deal. Lemme run this; pride is the thing which makes God resist y ou; so Peter should have been resisted for saying "what I have I give", Paul for saying "whoever does not preach what I preach, even an angel from Heaven, must be accursed!!! But that wasn't pride, It was knowledge of who they were and what they had from God... PRIDE IS RIGHTLY THE INDEPENDENCE FROM GOD! WHEN WE DENY GOD'S TOTAL SUPREMACY OVER US, WE LIVE IN PRIDE. EVERYONE WHO HAS NOT RECEIVED CHRIST IS A HAUGHTY PERSON, AND EVEN IF GOD LOVES THEM THEY WILL GO TO HELL; JUST LIKE SATAN! In Isaiah 14, God shows us why He resisted satan- satan wanted t...

By Strive Masiyiwa A business associate of mine called me one day very excited; his close relative had just been elected President of their country! But as I listened to this London based professional banker, I realised a familiar story: He was already lining up "deals" ...back home, for himself!! Sadly this is what having a relative or friend in office or even as a clans man in office means to a lot of people on this beautiful continent of ours, Africa. There are a lot of people who also believe strongly that it is not possible to build successful business in Africa, unless you have powerful political "connections" or are prepared to share with those who award contracts and tenders. This belief is still so prevalent, that many who do it and "appear" to prosper by it do not even realise it is wrong. To unlock the full potential of Africa, we have to change the way many people think business should be done. On becoming a Chri...

By Strive Masiyiwa A young woman sat on a park bench over lunch. And while she sat there she noticed a butterfly trying to come out of its cocoon. She watched it struggle and struggle for more than an hour. Eventually feeling sorry for it she reached for a small scissors, and gently used it to clip open the cocoon. To her surprise the butterfly that was released did not fly away it just sat there totally crippled. You see, what she did not realise was that the struggle a butte rfly goes through, is what pumps blood into its wings so that it may be able to fly! Isaiah 40:31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. The eagle is an unusual bird, because it has mustered the ability to fly into a storm. It "mounts" strong winds as though it is going up a staircase. It is the only bird that you will find flying during a storm. T...

Extract from a speech by Strive Masiyiwa Every year I get approaches from big international companies who want to buy the whole of Econet from me. Some of these offers are usually very generous in their valuations. From a business principle, there is nothing wrong with such approaches. It happens all the time around the world. There is only one reason I would never sell, and that is because we do not yet have enough high profile multinationals built by Africans, to which young Africans can look to and say to themselves, "yes we can.. we Africans are able to build enterprises which can operate in the global environment!" For the next stage of Africa's unstoppable march to prosperity this is very important. Can you imagine Japan without its own Toyotas, or America without Coca Cola? What makes you think Africans do not also want to look up and see large African enterprises? Companies like Econet are there as a beacon to a new generation of African...

When you have a desire or a prayer, there is one thing you should never avoid- seeding. A seed is your connection to the man of God. A seed speaks for you. A seed is a language of prayer you can never be denied of your answer. When you seed, you submit to the man of God to take over your issue before God. You give them of man of God mandate to act on your behalf before god and to fight your battles. Abraham used to seed and sleep without hours of prayer as we do! He would raise an altar, sleep and wake up with an answer. A seed is more than a fast, its more than a prayer; it’s a blessing. Seeding to the man of God doesn’t mean he lacks, a seed helps you. A seed changes your life not God. Even God Himself gave His only Son to have the world. A seed attracts what you need. It attracts your miracle. You must have an altar to seed for you family and your business. Before you make big decisions, seed! Before you go for business or start one, seed. Seed for the breakthrough of m...