Whatever that stops you from taking initiatives would stop your destiny from manifesting.

1. STOPPERS OF
INITIATIVE
PRESENTED
BY
SCOTT ODIGIE

2. Reference:
John6:6 (NLT)

3. He was testing
Philip, for he
already knew
what he was
going to do.

4. Overview

5. God’s commitment is
giving direction, but taking
initiative is man’s
responsibility. The greatest
challenge with the Nigerian
Church is expecting God to
play their own role; the
height of irresponsibility.

6. The Stoppers

7. 1. Fear:
Jos.6:1
(NLT)

8. Now the gates of Jericho
were tightly shut because
the people were afraid of
the Israelites. No one was
allowed to go in or out.

9. Failure
CriticismsFuture

10. 2. Low self-
esteem:
Jud.6:15
(NLT)

11. “But Lord,” Gideon
replied, “how can I
rescue Israel? My clan is
the weakest in the whole
tribe of Manasseh, and I
am the least in my entire
family!”

12. 3.
Experience:
2Sam.18:22-
30(NLT)

13. Vs.19. Then Zadok’s son
Ahimaaz said, “Let me
run to the king with the
good news that the Lord
has saved him from his
enemy Absalom.”

14. Vs. 20. No, Joab told
him, “it wouldn’t be
good news to the king
that his son is dead. You
can be my messenger
some other time, but not
today.

15. Vs. 21. Then Joab said to
the man from Cush, “Go
tell the king what you
have seen.” the man
bowed and ran off.

16. Vs.22. But Ahimaaz
continued to plead with
Joab, “whatever happens,
please let me go, too.”
why should you go, my
son? Joab replied. There
will be no reward for you.

17. Vs.23. yes but let me go
anyway, he begged. Joab
finally said, “All right, go
ahead.” then Ahimaaz took
a short cut across the plain
of the Jordan and got to
Mahanaim ahead of the
man from Cush.

18. Vs.29. What about young
man Absalom? The king
demanded. Is he all right?
Ahimaaz replied, When
Joab told me to come, there
was a lot of commotion.
But I didn’t know what
was happening.

19. Vs.30. Wait here, the
king told him. So
Ahimaaz stepped aside.

20. 4. Bad
Habits:Pro.22:13
(NLT)

21. The lazy person is full of
excuses, saying, “If I go
outside, I might meet a
lion in the street and be
killed.

22. Excuses
Procrastinatio
n
Complaining

23. 5. Tradition:
John
1:46(NLT)

24. Nazareth! Exclaimed
Nathanael. “Can anything
good come from there?”
“just come and see for
yourself,” Philip said.

25. Conclusion

26. It is your season of
outstanding success in
the midst of recession.
Thank you for listening.