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    The Determinants
    The Determinants
    The Determinants
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    The Determinants

    By Dag Heward-Mills

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    Life on this earth is affected by different things. Have you ever wondered why life is fraught with unexpected results despite all your efforts to succeed? There are factors, elements, indeed determinants that influence the outcome of the things we do. In this book, you will encounter determinants that cross the path of everyone.

    This book gives you a chance to make the best of the race of life! May you be guided by the revelation of this book, to walk as one who is aware that, “Time and chance happeneth to us all.” Let these determinants move your life forward!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDag Heward-Mills
    Release dateAug 27, 2019
    ISBN9781643292038
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    Dag Heward-Mills

    Bishop Dag Heward-Mills is a medical doctor by profession and the founder of the United Denominations Originating from the Lighthouse Group of Churches (UD-OLGC). The UD-OLGC comprises over three thousand churches pastored by seasoned ministers, groomed and trained in-house. Bishop Dag Heward-Mills oversees this charismatic group of denominations, which operates in over 90 different countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Caribbean, Australia, and North and South America. With a ministry spanning over thirty years, Dag Heward-Mills has authored several books with bestsellers including ‘The Art of Leadership’, ‘Loyalty and Disloyalty’, and ‘The Mega Church’. He is considered to be the largest publishing author in Africa, having had his books translated into over 52 languages with more than 40 million copies in print.

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      The Determinants - Dag Heward-Mills

      Unless otherwise stated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the King James Version of the Bible.

      Copyright © 2019 Dag Heward-Mills

      The Determinants

      First published 2019 by Parchment House

      1st Printing 2019

      Find out more about Dag Heward-Mills at:

      Healing Jesus Campaign

      Email:  evangelist@daghewardmills.org

      Website:  www.daghewardmills.org

      Facebook: Dag Heward-Mills

      Twitter:  @EvangelistDag

      EBOOK ISBN: 978-1-64329-203-8

      All rights reserved under international copyright law.  Written permission must be secured from the publisher to use or reproduce any part of this book.

      Contents

      Chapter 1: What Are Determinants?

      Chapter 2: The First Determinant: Speed

      Chapter 3: How to Improve Your Speed

      Chapter 4: The Second Determinant: Strength

      Chapter 5: Men of Strength You Can Follow

      Chapter 6: How to Improve Your Strength

      Chapter 7: The Third Determinant: Wisdom

      Chapter 8: The Men of Wisdom You Can Follow

      Chapter 9: How to Improve Your Wisdom

      Chapter 10: The Fourth Determinant: Understanding

      Chapter 11: What Understanding Determines

      Chapter 12: What Happens to People Who Lack Understanding

      Chapter 13: The Men of Understanding You Can Follow

      Chapter 14: How to Improve Your Understanding

      Chapter 15: The Fifth Determinant: Skill

      Chapter 16: The Men of Skill You Can Follow

      Chapter 17: The Sixth Determinant: Time

      Chapter 18: The Men of Time You Can Follow

      Chapter 19: The Seventh Determinant: Chance

      Chapter 1

      What Are Determinants?

      I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

      Ecclesiastes 9:11

      The determinants are the characteristics and the virtues that determine the outcome of everything you do.  Every area of life is therefore affected by determinants. Both spiritual and non-spiritual things are governed by determinants.  

      1. The outcome of your life is governed by the determinants. 

      2. The outcome of your ministry is governed by the determinants.

      3. The outcome of your business is controlled by the determinants.

      4. The outcome of your education is determined by the determinants. 

      5. The outcome of your marriage is determined by the determinants.

      6. The outcome of your project is determined by the determinants.

      7. The outcome of your relationships is determined by the determinants.

      8. The outcome of your journey is determined by the determinants.

      9. The outcome of this season is determined by the determinants. 

      10. The outcome of the crisis is determined by the determinants. 

      11. The outcome of your leadership is determined by the determinants.

      12. The outcome of your pastoral work is determined by the determinants.

      13. The outcome of your calling is determined by the determinants. 

      14. The outcome of your career is determined by the determinants. 

      15. The outcome of your friendships is determined by the determinants. 

      16. The outcome of your job is determined by the determinants. 

      17. The outcome of your apostleship is determined by the determinants. 

      18. The outcome of your singing career is determined by the determinants.

      19. The outcome of your crusade is determined by the determinants.

      20. The outcome of your children is determined by the determinants. 

      And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

      Romans 8:28

      Usually a number of factors are responsible for the success of any endeavour. It takes more than one thing to make anything work well.  That is why the Bible says that All things work together for good to them that love God.  Good is accomplished by a number of things working together and not by one isolated factor.  

      A Common Mistake

      Most people are impressed by one feature of a successful person.  For instance, if a singer is successful, people may be impressed with her voice. If a woman is successful, people may be impressed with her strength of character.  People may be impressed with a boxer’s strength.  A successful pastor may be noted for his preaching style. A common mistake is to think that one thing has given rise to these successes.  However, that is never the case.  

      The boxer you are impressed with may also be diligent, hardworking, consistent and even prayerful.  He may also have been trained by a very good coach.   

      The pastor you are impressed with may have many hidden strengths, talents and practices that you do not know of.  Since most of the pastor’s life is hidden from your view, you are not likely to know all the other things that are working together for good to happen.     

      I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

      Ecclesiastes 9:11

      Ecclesiastes 9:11 is a simple scripture which teaches and declares that speed, strength, wisdom, understanding and skill usually determine the outcome of anything. This scripture also teaches that the common determinants of life can be set aside because time and chance could neutralize the effects of these determinants. God can intervene and cause you to have far more than you deserve. A powerful curse could also change the outcome you expect.

      Indeed, how true that is!  There are people who work hard and fast but are still very poor. There are many excellent singers who have amounted to nothing in this world.   There are many powerful preachers who do not have much of a crowd to preach to.  There are many excellent footballers who do not have a team to play in.  It takes more than just being a good player to have a good outcome in your career. 

      Ecclesiastes 9:11 is a beautiful scripture and it reveals that speed often determines the winner of a race. (However, time and chance once set aside all the known determinants of a race, when the slowest swimmer in an Olympic Game won the gold medal. All the other swimmers were disqualified by

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