Thursday, February 5, 2026

CHOSEN ONE , ATTENTION

  Listen carefully, chosen one, this is not a motivational message. This is a divine interruption. 

And if this message irritates you, unsettles you, or makes you feel exposed, that's because it wasn't meant for the comfortable. It was meant for the selected. 

You didn't click this by accident. Algorithms didn't bring you here. Coincidence had nothing to do with it. 

Heaven did because there is a shift happening around your life right now that the people watching you in silence can already feel even if you can't fully explain it yet. 

From the moment you were born, you were marked and that mark has made you a problem to insecure minds, threatened egos and jealous circles who sense you're about to outgrow every room they tried to trap you in. 

The Bible already warned them in Isaiah 45:3. 

I will give you the treasures of darkness and hidden riches of secret places that you may know. That I the Lord who call you by your name and the God of Israel.

 And that verse is not poetic. It's violent to envy because it confirms what they fear you are about to receive what they never had access to. 

So before we go any further, if this feels uncomfortably accurate, don't stay silent like the people who smile at you but secretly resent you. 

Prove you belong here, just say, "I am ready." and let the algorithm in the unseen realm know you're not hiding anymore. 

Because this message doesn't activate spectators, it activates participants. 

And if you're still listening, it's because something inside you already knows. 

You were never ordinary. 

You were never random. 

And you were never meant to blend in. 

You were chosen. 

And the moment heaven starts moving, it always starts by calling its own by name. 

And here's where people get uncomfortable.  Because divine timing doesn't ask for permission. And heavenly alignment doesn't care about human comfort. 

What is unfolding in your life right now is happening on schedule. 

Not late, not early, but precisely when heaven decided the pressure was enough and the preparation was complete. 

You may have felt delayed, overlooked, even stalled while watching less qualified people move ahead of you. 

But that frustration was the evidence that you were being calibrated, not rejected. 

Because Ecclesiastes 3:11 already settled thi argument when it declared, "He has made everything beautiful in its time. 

Not in their time, not in public opinion's time, but in God's time." 

And that timing is brutal to jealousy because it proves you didn't climb. You were aligned. 

Heaven has been synchronizing events, separating people, closing doors. 

You beg to stay open and opening paths. 

You never plan to walk all while your critics assume nothing was happening. 

Not realizing alignment is always invisible before it becomes undeniable. 

This is why things suddenly feel accelerated. 

Why conversations are shifting. 

Why certain people feel nervous around you for no clear reason. 

They can sense that you are no longer wandering. You are lining up. And when alignment locks in resistance becomes irrelevant. 

If you felt this strange pressure mixed with anticipation, like something is about to break loose without warning, that's not anxiety.  

That's timing clicking into place. 

And Amos 3:7 makes it clear that surely the Lord God does nothing unless he reveals his secret to his servants. 

Meaning, you're sensing it because you're meant to, while others are blind to it by design. 

So don't second guessess the delays. 

Do not mourn the closed doors. 

And don't explain yourself to people who weren't invited into this season. 

Heaven is not scrambling. 

Heaven is precise.  

And right now, your life is not falling apart. 

It is snapping into divine alignment, whether they're  ready for it or not. 

Divine timing is not polite. 

And heavenly alignment does not wait for human readiness. 

What is happening around your life right now is not random delay, not bad luck, and definitely not punishment. 

It is precision. 

Heaven is never late and it never rushes. 

It moves when the pressure has done its job and when you are strong enough to carry what is about to be released. 

Ecclesiastes 3:11 already exposed the truth most people hate to accept. He has made everything beautiful in its time. 

Not their time, not your critic's timeline, His. 

This is why you felt stuck. 

While less qualified people moved ahead of you, that wasn't injustice. 

It was insulation. 

Heaven was keeping you out of rooms that would have corrupted your assignment too early.  

Alignment always feels like delay to the untrained eye, but to destiny, it is protection disguised as frustration. 

And the people who mocked your pace never realized you were not slow, you were being positioned. 

Notice how things are shifting without your effort. 

Conversations changing. 

Certain people acting strange around you. 

Doors closing suddenly while others begin to crack open without explanation. 

That's not coincidence. 

That's alignment locking in. 

Amos 3:7 makes it uncomfortable clear. Surely the Lord God does nothing unless he reveals his secret to his servants. 

You're sensing it because you're allowed to sense it. 

Others feel threatened by it because they're excluded from it. 

Here's the part that offends insecure people the most when alignment clicks, resistance becomes irrelevant. 

You don't have to announce your next move. 

You don't have to defend your delays. 

You don't have to explain why you're suddenly calm while everything accelerates. 

Heaven is not scrambling to fix your life. 

It's executing a plan that was written before your enemies even noticed you. 

So, stop apologizing for the timing. 

Stop questioning the closed doors. 

Stop trying to make sense to people who were never meant to walk with you into this season. 

Your life is not falling apart. It is snapping into divine alignment and whether they're ready or not, no longer matters. 

Understand this immediately because this is where passive listeners get separated from activated ones. 

This is not information meant to entertain your mind. 

This is activation meant to confront your spirit. 

And if you try to consume this like casual content, it will pass right over you without effect. 

Information can be ignored, debated, or forgotten. 

But activation demands a response. 

And that's why this message feels intense instead of comforting. 

Hebrews 4:12 already warned that the Word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword. 

Meaning, it cuts, it exposes, and it activates what has been dormant. 

And that is exactly what is happening here. 

This is not here to explain your life to you. 

It's here to switch something on. 

You've already heard enough teachings, hear enough advice, consider enough opinions from people who do not carry what you carry. 

What you need now is not more knowledge. 

It's alignment with what's already been placed inside you. 

James 1:22 makes it offensive to spectators when it says, "Do not merely listen to the word and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says." 

In other words, listening without movement is self-deception. 

That is why this message refuses to be soft. 

Activation does not ask if you're comfortable. 

 It asks if you're ready. 

It forces you to choose whether you'll stay hidden, silent, and shrinking, or step into what has been waiting on your obedience. 

The people who are irritated by this tone are revealing exactly why they remain stuck. 

Because activation threatens comfort, and comfort has become their god. 

So if something in you feels stirred, exposed, even challenged, that is not resistance. That is recognition. 

The switch is being flipped. 

Romans 13:11 says it without apology. The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber. 

This is your wakeup call, not a lecture. 

This is activation. 

And whether it works or not depends entirely on whether you respond or retreat. 

This is the line where denial ends. 

Because what is coming next is not symbolic, not  metaphorical, and not something you someday grow into. 

It is a supernatural reversal already in motion. 

A transfer that has been authorized in heaven and is now manifesting in the natural. 

What was blocked is being unlocked. 

What was withheld is being released. 

And what was delayed is being accelerated. 

And Proverbs 13:22 makes it painfully clear why this offends so many people.

The wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous

That verse does not negotiate. 

It declares and it exposes the reality that some people were only ever placeholders for what was  always meant to land in your hands. 

This is not just about money and anyone who reduces it to that is revealing their spiritual immaturity. 

This is a destiny shift. 

Authority is being transferred. 

Influence is being repositioned. 

Access is changing. 

You are moving from being overlooked to being unavoidable in the same environments that once ignored you are about to require your presence. 

Deuteronomy 8:18 settles the argument when it says it is He who gives you power to get wealth. 

Meaning the source of what is coming cannot be traced to luck, favouritism, or manipulation. 

It will be traced back to obedience. 

And understand this clearly. 

This moment is intentional, ordained, and deeply personal. 

This message is not landing on a broad audience. 

It is finding individuals. 

Jeremiah 15 already explained why this feels so specific when it says, "Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I set you apart." 

What is unfolding now was scheduled long before the jealousy, the isolation, and the opposition ever showed up. 

You are not reacting to circumstances. You are stepping into an appointment. 

So if your spirit feels unusually alert, if your patience has been tested to the edge, if the pressure suddenly feels like it is about to break instead of crush you, that is because heaven is not experimenting with your life. 

It is executing a decision that has already been signed, sealed, and released. 

This is your reversal. This is your transfer. 

This is the shift that proves you were never forgotten, only prepared. 

This is where the narrative flips and weak explanations collapse because the isolation you went through was never evidence that something was wrong with you. 

It was proof that something was forming in you that could not survive constant access. 

Betrayal, loneliness, and warfare were not random attacks. 

They were filters. 

And only people carrying weight get filtered this aggressively. 

If you were ordinary, you would have been left alone. 

But Luke 12:48 already exposed the rule when it said to whom much is given, much will be required. 

Meaning the pressure matched the calling long before the reward ever showed up. 

You did not lose people because you failed them. 

You lost them because elevation creates friction. 

As you rose internally, externally, things had to break. 

And insecure people always call that breakage your fault because they can't admit they were never meant to go with you. 

Psalm 66:10 says it without empathy. 

 For you, oh God, have tested us. You have refined us as silver is refined. 

And silver does not get refined in crowds. It gets refined in fire alone where excuses can't survive. 

This is why the attacks felt personal, coordinated, and relentless. 

Warfare intensifies when heaven upgrades someone's capacity because opposition does not waste resources on small threats. 

The nights you cried alone, the moments you questioned yourself, the seasons where support vanished without explanation, those were not signs of abandonment. 

They were signs of separation. 

Isaiah 48:10 makes it plain. I have refined you, but not as silver. I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. 

Elevation always demands heat. 

And anyone promising promotion without pressure is lying to you. 

So stop replaying the betrayal like it was a mistake. 

Stop interpreting isolation as rejection. 

Heaven does not isolate what it plans to discard. 

Heaven isolates what it plans to anoint. 

The hardship didn't break you because it wasn't designed to. It trained you, strengthened you, and stripped you of dependencies that would have sabotaged the next level. 

What felt like warfare was actually confirmation. 

And the fact that you survived it already proves you were never meant to stay where you were. 

Here is the truth that offends fragile faith and exposes shallow thinking. 

Spiritual warfare is not heaven punishing you. It is hell reacting to what it knows is coming. 

Punishment corrects wrongdoing, but warfare confronts authority. 

And if your life has felt disproportionately attacked, it is because something about you has already been registered as a threat. 

Ephesians 6:12 makes it impossible to keep playing  victim when it says, "We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers." 

Meaning, the intensity you faced was never about people. It was about position. 

If you were out of alignment, there would be no resistance. 

If you were insignificant, there would be no coordinated opposition. 

The fact that pressure increased right when you tried to walk in obedience is not a coincidence. It's confirmation. 

Job 18 exposes this uncomfortable pattern when God himself points out Job to the adversary, proving that warfare does not start because someone failed. It starts because someone is trusted. 

Hell doesn't monitor disobedient people closely. They're already contained. 

This is why the attacks felt strategic instead of random, felt relentless instead of brief, and felt personal instead of distant. 

You were not being disciplined. You were being challenged. 

1 Peter 5:8 warns , your adversary, the devil prowls   around like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour. 

And lions don't stalk prey they can't see value in. 

The roar was meant to intimidate you into shrinking, backing off, or questioning your calling before it fully manifested. 

So stop apologizing for the warfare. 

Stop assuming something is wrong with you because the resistance is heavy. 

Heaven does not reinforce what it intends to abandon. 

Warfare is a receipt. It proves something has already been authorized over your life. 

And the fact that you're still standing, still moving, still hearing this message confirms that the attack failed and the assignment remains untouched. 

This is where the argument ends and the panic starts for anyone who tried to stop you because scripture does not suggest protection over your life. It guarantees it. 

Isaiah 54:17 does not say some weapons won't work or most attacks will fail. It says without apology, no weapon formed against you shall prosper. which means the weapon can be formed, released, funded, whispered about, and even aimed directly at you, but it will not succeed. 

God never promised you wouldn't be targeted. He promised the outcome was already decided. 

Notice the wording because this is where people misinterpret the verse and weaken it. 

The weapon is allowed to form. The betrayal was allowed to happen. The gossip was permitted to circulate. The opposition was given room to organize, but prosper never. That's the line heaven drew. 

And every attack that didn't finish you is proof the boundary held. 

What they built with intention to destroy you   became evidence that you are untouchable where it actually matters. 

This verse is not comfort, it is confrontation. It tells your enemies they can try and still lose. 

It tells you that survival was never luck. It was coverage. 

Psalm 34:19 reinforces it when it says, "Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. Not some of them, all of them." 

Meaning, the volume of attacks was never a sign of failure. It was a sign you were righteous enough to require deliverance instead of discipline. 

So, stop asking why it happened and start recognizing what didn't happen. 

You weren't taken out. 

You weren't silenced. 

You weren't destroyed. 

The weapon existed, but the outcome never aligned with their intention. 

That verse was not written to make you feel safe. It was written to remind you that every plan formed against you already hit a ceiling. It could not break through. And the fact that you're still here is the loudest validation scripture can give.

Here is what most people never understand because they're too emotional to see it. 

Clearly, the valley was not rejection. It was rehearsal. 

You weren't pushed down because you were unwanted. 

You were lowered because what you're being raised into would have destroyed an unprepared version of you. 

God never develops leaders on mountain tops. He develops them in valleys where ego dies, motives are exposed, and dependence gets stripped away. 

Psalm 66:12 says it plainly. We went through fire and through water. Yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance. 

Notice the order. Pressure. First.

Abundance, later. 

Anyone promising elevation without a valley is selling a lie. 

The valley felt humiliating because it dismantled who you thought you were, but that dismantling was necessary. 

Rejection removes crowds. 

Preparation removes weakness. 

In the valley, you lost applause. 

Access an affirmation.

 So that when you rise, none ot those things control you. 

Hosea 2:14 exposes God's strategy when it says, "I will allure  her. Bring her into the wilderness and speak kindly to her." 

The wilderness was not abandonment. It was  privacy. God had to get you alone so He could rebuild you without interference. 

This is why the valley was quiet. 

This is why explanations were scarce. 

This is why prayers felt unanswered. 

You weren't being ignored. You were being insulated. 

Lamentations 3:31 to 33 makes it uncomfortable for the offended when it says, "For the Lord will not cast off forever. Though he causes grief, yet he will show compassion." 

The pain had an expiration date even when you didn't know it, and the grief was doing work you couldn't see at the time. 

So stop interpreting the valley as proof you were unwanted. 

Heaven doesn't prepare what it plans to discard. 

The valley was where your vision sharpened. 

Your discernment matured and your dependence shifted from people to God. 

What felt like rejection was actually the removal of distractions. 

And what felt like loss was training in disguise. 

You didn't go down because you were disqualified. You went down because you were being conditioned for a level where excuses, insecurity, and emotional fragility are not allowed to survive. 

This is where denial becomes impossible because the reaction people have to you has never matched what you actually did. 

And that's because you carry something they feel long before they can explain it. 

Your presence speaks before your mouth ever opens. 

And that silent signal agitates insecure spirits who rely on control hierarchy and comparison to feel safe. 

Proverbs 27:19 exposes this dynamic when it says, "As water reflects the face, so one's life reflects the heart."

Meaning, when you walk into a room, you become a mirror, and not everyone likes what they see staring back at them. 

You did not have to compete, announce yourself, or demand attention. 

The tension showed up anyway. 

Conversations shifted. 

Energy changed. 

Smiles stiffened. 

And suddenly, you were treated like a threat instead of a blessing. 

Even though you hadn't taken anything from anyone, that reaction wasn't about your behaviour. 

It was about your substance. 

2 Corinthians 2:15 makes this uncomfortable truth clear. For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ. And aroma is felt, not debated. 

To some, it attracts. 

To others, it irritates. 

Either way, it exposes. 

This is why people formed opinions about you without evidence. 

Why assumptions replaced conversations. 

Why motives were assigned to you that you never carried. 

They sensed weight before they saw results. 

And weight unsettles people who survive by appearances. 

John 15 says, "The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it," but it doesn't say the darkness won't react. 

Darkness always reacts to light. Not because the light is aggressive, but because it is revealing. 

And here's the part most people won't admit out loud. 

Your presence threatens systems built on mediocrity. 

You didn't break the rules, but you exposed how fragile they were. 

You didn't raise your voice, but your silence made theirs sound empty. 

You didn't push for position, but something about you suggested you wouldn't stay small. That was enough. 

This is why you were felt before you were understood.  

Because what you carry does not ask for permission to be noticed. 

And the moment you enter a space, truth starts making insecure people uncomfortable.

What most people labeled as misunderstanding was never confusion. It was intimidation. 

Wearing a polite mask. 

They didn't fail to understand you because you were unclear. They failed because understanding you would have required them to confront what they lack. 

Spiritual weight creates pressure and pressure exposes fractures. Which is why envy and fear showed up disguised as judgment, distance, and quiet resistance. 

Proverbs 14:30 says it cleanly. A heart at peace gives life to the body. But envy rots the bones. 

And that rot is exactly what you were sensing when people smiled at you, but tightened up inside, the moment you entered the room. 

Envy didn't rise because you took something from them. It rose because your existence reminded them of what they postponed, compromised, or abandoned. 

Fear followed closely behind because spiritual weight can't be controlled, managed, or predicted, and insecure people survive on predictability.

Mark 6:3 shows this pattern when those closest to Jesus dismissed him, saying, "Isn't this the carpenter?" 

Not because Jesus lacked power, but because familiarity couldn't handle authority growing beyond its comfort zone. 

Misunderstanding became the excuse they used to justify their reaction. 

It was easier to label you arrogant, strange, intense, or too much than to admit they felt small standing next to you. 

John 3:20 exposes the motive when it says, "Everyone who does evil hates the light and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed." 

Fear does not always run, it resents. 

And resentment always looks for a reason to discredit what it can't diminish. 

So when envy whispers and fear hardens hearts around you, do not internalize it as a flaw. 

Spiritual weight disrupts emotional comfort. 

And people who avoid growth will always react defensively to those who carry depth. 

You did not create the misunderstanding. They did because facing the truth you carry would have required a level of honesty they were never willing to reach. 

You did not imagine the shift and you were not being dramatic. 

The atmosphere really did change when you walked in because spiritual weight disturbs environments that survive on surface level harmony. 

Rooms built on comfort can't hold conviction and systems maintained by compromise instinctively push back against anyone who carries clarity. 


 Proverbs 29:27 draws a hard line when it says, "An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous, and one who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked." 

That tension isn't personal. It's spiritual. 

And it it announces itself the moment you arrive. 

That's why conversations stop mid-sentence. 

Why energy dropped. 

Why the room felt colder without anyone saying a word. 

 Your presence introduced truth and truth doesn't blend. Truth confronts. 

Lost opportunities and cooled relationships weren't bad timing or unfortunate misunderstandings. 

They were resistance. 

Daniel 10:13 exposes this hidden layer when it speaks of a delay caused by spiritual opposition, proving that what looks stalled on the surface is often contested in unseen realms. 

What was blocked was not denied. It was fought over. 

Some doors closed not because you weren't qualified, but because your presence threatened agendas that needed silence, compliance, or control. 

Some relationships cooled not because you changed but because you stopped shrinking. 

John 15:19 makes this reaction unavoidable. If you belong to the world, it would love you as its own. 

As it is, you do not belong to the world.

Belonging always comes with a price and resistance is what happens when you refuse to pay it. 

So stop calling it coincidence. 

Heaven doesn't waste alignment on randomness. 

When atmospheres shift and access disappears around you, it's not rejection, it's exposure. 

Something in those spaces couldn't coexist with what you carry. 

And instead of transforming it, resist it. 

That resistance didn't remove you from your path. It confirmed you were walking on the right one. 

Here's the truth that makes insecure systems nervous and small-minded people uncomfortable. 

You were never meant to fit in because containment was never part of your design. 

You were not created to adapt to broken environments. You were sent to expose them simply by existing as yourself. 

When you tried to blend in, you felt restless.

When you tried to shrink, you felt suffocated. 

That wasn't rebellion. It was designating misuse.

Matthew 5:14 already said it without apology. You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. 

Light doesn't negotiate with darkness. 

And cities on hills don't apologize for visibility. 

You were designed to disrupt atmospheres, not decorate them. 

The discomfort people felt around you wasn't because you were loud or aggressive. It was because your clarity disturbed their illusions. 

You didn't attack the room. The room felt attacked by your integrity. 

Acts 17:6 described this exact reaction when they said, "These men who have turned the world upside down have come here." Also, truth always gets accused of disruption by systems that depend on disorder to survive. 

This is why attempts to box you in never worked. Labels didn't stick. Roles felt too small. 

Expectations felt insulting. 

You were never arrogant. You were misassigned.







Many are called , but few are chosen. 








God, Restore My Lost Years and Rebuild My Life With Grace

MAN WHOSE LIFE LOOKED BEYOND REPAIR

AND TERRIFYING EVERYONE AROUND HIM.

 Before we pray, let's first take a moment to listen to God's word and then we'll pray together. 

In Mark 5, there is a man whose life looked beyond repair. He was not just struggling with bad habits or painful memories. He was tormented. 

He lived among the tombs, cut off from people, cut off from peace, and cut off from dignity. 

Scripture describes him crying out day and night, hurting himself and terrifying everyone around him. 

He was alive, but he was not living. And his soul was chained. And then Jesus stepped onto the shore. 

That detail matters. 

Jesus did not wait for the man to get better before coming near. Jesus did not require the man to clean himself up first. Jesus moved toward the place everyone else avoided. 

And he moved toward the person everyone else had given up on.

That is how Jesus still loves today. 

When people step back, Jesus steps in. When others label someone as hopeless, Jesus sees a life worth restoring. 

Then something happens that shows the power of an encounter with Christ. 

The people of the town came out and saw what they never thought they would see. 

Mark 5:15 says, "Then they came to Jesus and saw the one who had been demon-possessed and had the legion sitting and clothed and in his right mind." 

And they were afraid. It says he was in his right mind, no longer tormented. 

One meeting with Jesus Christ changed what years of chains could not change.

 And this is not just a story about demons, but this is a story about restoration. Because many people may not live in tombs, but they still feel like they are surrounded by death inside. 

 Some feel trapped in cycles they cannot break.

 Some feel constantly attacked in their thoughts. 

 Some are smiling in public but bleeding in private. 

Some are exhausted from fighting battles no one can see. 

But our Father is not limited by what has limited you.  

Jesus Christ is not intimidated by what has intimidated you.  What feels impossible to you is not impossible to Him. 

And Mark chapter 5 does not stop there. 

It shows another moment where life seemed finished. A little girl was dead. The room was filled with grief, noise, and helplessness. 

Yet Jesus walked in with authority that did not match the atmosphere. 

Mark 5: verses 41-42 says, "'Then he took the child by the hand and said to her,  “Talitha cumi,” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, arise." Immediately the girl arose and walked, for she was 12 years of age, and they were overcome with great amazement. 

The dead responded to the voice of the giver of life. 

This is the heart of what you need to carry today. 

Jesus Christ restores. 

He restores minds that have been battered by fear. 

 He restores hearts that have been shattered by betrayal. 

He restores families that feel like they are breaking. 

He restores years that feel wasted. 

 He restores purpose that feels buried.

 Maybe you have been asking, "Lord, let favor find me again." 

Maybe you have been quietly pleading, "Lord, prove that  you have not forgotten me." 

If that is where you are, do not be ashamed of that cry. A hungry heart is an honest heart. 

 But along with your prayer, take hold of God's word as a foundation. 

Because when feelings rise and fall, truth stays steady. 

 God spoke through the prophet Joel to a people who had suffered loss, devastation, and deep discouragement. 

 They looked at what was gone and wondered if they would ever recover. 

 And then the Lord gave them a promise that still strengthens weary hearts today. 

 Joel 2 verses 25- 26 says, "So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the crawling locust, the consuming locust, and the  chewing locust. my great army which I sent among you. 

You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied and praise the name of the Lord your God who has dealt wondrously with you. And my people shal never be put to shame. "

Notice our Father does not only restore small things. He speaks about years and seasons. 

He speaks about what felt stolen and unreoverable. 

He is able to rebuild what you thought was permanently ruined. 

And yes, sometimes restoration does not happen in a single night. 

Sometimes God heals layer by layer. 

Sometimes he strengthens you before he changes the situation. 

But even in the waiting, he is still working. 

That is why first Peter 5 :10 is so precious. 

 It does not deny the pain, but it does not glorify the pain either. 

 It shows what God does after the storm has done its shaking.

1 Peter 5 10 says, "But may the God of all grace who called us to his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you." 

Our Father is called the God of all grace. Grace for your mistakes, grace for your healing, grace for your growth and future. 

 If you feel like your life has been out of control, bring it to Jesus Christ. 

 If your mind has been noisy, bring it to Jesus Christ. 

 If your heart has been tired, bring it to Jesus Christ. 

 He is still the one who makes a tormented man sit in peace. 

He is still the one who tells what is lifeless to rise again.

 Keep believing and reading His Word. 

 Keep praying even if your voice trembles. 

Jesus Christ is not only able to restore.

Jesus Christ is willing to restore. 

Now let's take a moment to pray together. 


 🙏🏽 🙏🏽 

King Jesus, you are sovereign and wise. 

You are merciful and gracious. You are loving and kind. You do not change with my circumstances. 

Even when my strength is low, your power remains full. 

So today, I thank you for who you are right now. 

l am grateful Lord.

 I come before your throne with humility. 

I come as I am. 

You already know what is happening inside me. 

You know the thoughts I have not spoken. 

You know the fears I try to hide. 

You know the places where I feel tired from carrying too much.

 And still you welcome me. 

 Thank you for receiving me with compassion. 

 Have mercy on me, Lord, and teach me how to trust you more deeply. 

I confess that I often depend on logic and reasoning. 

I try to figure out every step before I move. I try to predict what wilI happen and I try to protect myself from disappointment by overthinking. 

But all it does is drain my peace. 

It steals my rest and makes my heart heavy. 

So today I lay that burden down. 

I ask you to help me release the need to understand everything before l obey you. 

Help me choose faith even when I cannot see how things will work out. 

Your Word in Isaiah 55: verses 8 to 9. 

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. "

Our Father, I receive this truth. 

Your ways are higher than mine. 

Your thoughts go beyond my limited vision. 

I only see what is in front of me, but you see the whole path. 

 I only see one moment, but you hold the full story. 

 You see the past, the present, and what is coming all at once. 

You are never confused. 

So, I honor your wisdom today. 

Forgive me for the times I questioned your plan and doubted your timing. 

Forgive me for the moments when I looked at delays and assumed you were ignoring me. 

Forgive me when I feared that things would not work out, when you were already working on it. 

Lord, wash my heart from unbelief. 

Heal the places where disappointment has made me cautious. 

Give me a softer heart that trusts you, Lord Jesus. 

Teach me how to ignore what fights against my faith. 

Teach me how to recognize doubt before it settles deep.

When anxious thoughts rise, help me answer them with truth. 

When reasoning tries to sit on the throne of my heart, remind me that you are King. 

Help me trust your Word fully so confusion does not control me. 

Help me to take my thoughts captive and bring them under your authority. 

 2 Corinthians 10:5 says, "We take every thought captive to obey Christ." 

 Lord, I want that kind of discipline in my mind. 

I want my inner life to belong to you. 

 Holy Spirit, bring understanding into my heart.  

Help me accept that your ways are not like mine. 

You do not operate within the limits of human thinking. 

You do not need perfect conditions to move. 

You do not need human approval to bless. 

You are Almighty. 

You are the King of kings. 

You are eternal and pure.

So help me stop trying to force you into my expectations. 

Teach me to trust your nature. 

Teach me to rest in your character. 

 I also ask you to remind me that you often work through what people consider small or weak. 

You lift what the world overlooks. 

You strengthen what looks fragile. 

You use unexpected paths to bring about your purpose. 

1Corinthians 1 27 says, "But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise. God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong." 

Our Father, let this comfort me when I feel inadequate. 

Let this lift me when I feel behind. 

Let this steady me when I feel like my progress is slow. 

 If you can use the weak, then you can surely use me. 

My limitations are not too much for you, Lord. 

Even when things look like they are falling apart, I believe you can bring them into place. 

Even when the enemy intends harm, I believe you can turn it for good. 

 Even when I feel stuck, I believe you can open a way. 

Your word tells me in Romans 8:28, "And we know that for those who love God, all things work together for good for those who are called according to his purpose." 

Lord Jesus, I hold on to that promise. 

I love your purpose for me.

I may not see the whole picture, but I trust the One who does. 

I may not understand the process, but I trust You. 

So today I choose to place my trust where it belongs. 

 My trust is not in my abilities or money or people or good luck. Those things can shift in a moment. 

But you remain faithful and wise. 

 I refuse to lean on my own strength like it is enough. 

Lord, I want to trust you with all my heart. 

I want to acknowledge you in all my ways. 

Teach me how to worship instead of worry. 

 Teach me how to wait without becoming bitter. 

When I feel pressure, remind me that l am not alone. 

Lord, I receive your peace. 

Let it guard my heart and mind. 

Let it calm the storm inside me. 

Let it settle me when I feel restless. 

And when I do not know what to do, I ask you for wisdom. 

You are not the harsh Father who shames me for asking. 

You are generous. 

Show me what to do next. 

Show me what to release and what to hold. 

Give me discernment so I do not rush into things that are not from you. 

Lord, I surrender my life to you again. 

 I place your plan above my personal ambition.

 I place your will above my preferences.

 I want what you want. 

Even when it stretches me, even when it humbles me or takes longer than I hoped, I give you my complete commitment. 

Have your way in my thoughts, choices, relationships, and in my future. 

Teach me to say yes to you quickly and sincerely.

 Thank you for hearing me, LORD. 

 In the precious and mighty name of Jesus Christ, I pray. 

Amen. 


Dear reader,

If this prayer has touched your heart,  please say amen as a sign of faith. 

I pray that every blessing in this prayer is now upon you in the name of Jesus Christ. 

And if you need a special prayer, feel free to let us know in the comments. We would be honoured to pray for you. 

May the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you always. Amen.


Lord Jesus Christ, Teach Us to Pray Together and Walk in Wisdom

COULD GROW EVEN IN DIFFICULT SEASONS? 


Most of the battles in life are invisible to the eye. 

That is why wisdom is not optional for a believer. 

Wisdom helps you see what is really happening and it helps you respond the way God calls you to respond. 

You are not living in a neutral world. 

You are walking through a spiritual battlefield and there are real schemes designed to weaken your faith. 

Scripture reminds you in Ephesians 6: verses 11 to 12 that you are called to put on the whole armor of God because your struggle is not merely against flesh and blood. 

That means the enemy loves distractions that feel normal. He loves attacks that look like personality conflicts. He loves pressure that feels like life. 

But underneath it, there is a plan. 

And one of the first places the enemy aims to strike is unity. 

The devil works hard to create disharmony between believers, between friends in Christ, between spouses who pray, between family members who are meant to stand together. 

Why does devil do that? 

Because unity is powerful. When God's people truly come together, great things happen. 

Look at what happened in the early church. Acts 2:verses 1 to 2 says, "When the day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 

And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 

Notice what came before the mighty move of God. They were together. They were in one accord. They were not competing, not performing or trying to outshine each other. 

Their focus was the Lord Jesus Christ. 

Their hearts were aligned. That is where the Spirit moved with power. 

Now think about your own life. 

If you and another believer came together with one heart, one focus, and honest prayer, do you understand what kind of doors God can open? 

If your home became a place where prayer was a daily practice, do you see how peace could return, how wisdom could rise, and how strength could grow even in difficult seasons? 

This is exactly why the enemy tries to disrupt it. He will make prayer feel inconvenient. 

He will make unity feel difficult. 

He will make small issues feel bigger than they are. He will tempt people to assume the worst, to speak carelessly, to hold grudges, to stay offended, and to withdraw. 

And if he can keep believers separated, he can keep them discouraged. 

If the devil  can keep families from praying together, he can keep them spiritually exposed. 

You have seen how easy it is for people to agree on entertainment on food, on travel plans, and on parties. 

Everyone shows up for what is fun. 

Everyone makes time for what feels rewarding. 

But when it is time to pray, suddenly it becomes hard to gather, hard to focus, hard to stay consistent. 

That is resistance. 

And this is where you need wisdom because wisdom helps you recognize spiritual patterns. 

God is willing to give you that divine wisdom. 

 James 1:5 says that if anyone lacks wisdom, they should ask God who gives generously

So you can go to the Lord now and say,  "Lord Jesus, open my eyes. Help me see what I am dealing with. Help me respond with grace and discernment. 

"Help me stop reacting in the flesh and start walking in the spirit. That prayer matters." 

And here is something else that strengthens your life immediately. 

Build your personal prayer life. Yes. But do not stop there. 

Find someone to pray with. 

 Every so often stand with another believer in prayer. 

Pray with your family. 

Pray with your spouse. 

Pray with your children. 

Even if it starts small, let it be sincere. 

Let it be consistent. 

Jesus Christ himself gave a promise about believers' agreement in prayer. 

Matthew 18 :19 to 20 says, "If two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them of my Father who is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them." 

This is Jesus Christ telling us that unity invites His Presence in a special way. 

Agreement means coming under one Lord, one truth, one purpose and praying with one heart. 

Unity in faith is precious to God. 

 Psalm 133:1 says, "How good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity." In prayer, with God.

Unity in faith is not only pleasant, it is powerful. 

It creates an atmosphere where healing can happen, where burdens feel lighter, and where faith rises again. 

And when you feel weak, a prayer partner can help you stand. Ecclesiastes 4: verses 9 to 10 reminds us that "two are better than one, and if one falls, the other can help lift them up." 

This does not mean you depend on people instead of Jesus Christ. 

 It means God often strengthens you through the body of Christ. 

When we pray together, we sharpen each other. 

When you confess your struggles with humility, you stop giving the enemy secret space to work against you. 

1 Peter 5: verses 8 to 9 warns us to be alert because the devil is looking for someone to devour. And this verse calls you to resist him with steadfast faith. 

One of the ways you resist the devil is by staying connected in prayer with another Christian . 

So ask the Lord Jesus to send you a prayer partner.

Ask Our Father to place someone in your life who will pray with you instead of gossiping with you. 

Someone who will stand with you instead of draining you. 

Ask our Father to place someone who will speak the truth. And as you wait, keep praying and keep seeking God. 

If unity has been broken, bring it to Jesus Christ. 

If you have been carrying offense, bring it to Jesus Christ. 

If you have been isolated, come back. Our Father loves to strengthen His children and He loves to build His church in Love. 

Let this be your step today. 

Choose unity over division. 

Choose wisdom over reaction. 

And trust that when God's people come together in his name, he is still the one who moves with power. 

Now, let's take a moment to pray together. 


🙏🏽: Lord Jesus, I do not want confusion to rule my home and I do not want division to steal the peace YOU desire to give. 

I ask YOU to bring unity into my family and I ask YOU to bring us into agreement that Jesus Christ is the KING of Kings and the LORD of Lords. 

Let this be a truth we live by together. 

Help us to stand in one accord in every season of our life. 

Lord, I want my family to be able to pray together. 

I want my home to be a place where Your name is honored, where forgiveness is practiced, where patience grows, and where love becomes stronger than pride. 

Teach us to seek YOUR face together. 

Teach us to humble ourselves together. 

Teach us to choose peace over being right. 

Your word shows me that unity is not only a good idea, it is a holy desire in Your heart. 

So l ask YOU Lord to give me the grace to be a peacemaker. 

Let my words bring healing and not harm. 

Let my attitude reflect Christ and not the flesh. 

Lord, send people into my life who I can pray with.

 Send believers to me who will encourage my faith and stand with me as I seek YOUR face. 

I ask YOU to surround me with men and women who love YOU deeply, who take prayer seriously, faithful and who are not ashamed of Your Presence. 

Remove relationships that pull me away from YOU and connect me to relationships that draw me closer to YOU. 

I do not want to walk this life journey alone when YOU have created the body of Christ for fellowship, support, and strength. 

Help me not to isolate myself and help me not to become suspicious of people because of past hurts. 

Heal the places in my heart that have become guarded and teach me again how to trust in a wise and godly way. 

I hold on to Your promise in Romans 15: verses 5 to 6. "Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another according to Christ Jesus, that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ."

Lord, I ask YOU to make this real in my life. 

Give me a like-minded spirit with other believers, not based on personality, background, or preferences, but according to Christ Jesus. 

Let my relationships be shaped by Your love and Your truth. 

Let my family, my friendships, and my fellowship become a place where YOU are glorified with one mind and one mouth. 

Give me the grace, Lord Jesus. to stand together with friends, family, and fellow believers. 

 Help me to value godly unity the way YOU value it. 

Sometimes my feelings rise quickly and sometimes I want to withdraw, but I ask YOU to help me respond with wisdom. 

Help me to listen before I speak. 

Help me to apologize when I am wrong. 

Help me to forgive when I'm hurt. 

Help me to refuse the pride that divides and refuse the stubbornness that hardens hearts. 

Let the Holy Spirit shape my reactions because I want my life to reflect YOUR heart. 

In the mighty name of Jesus Christ, I rebuke the schemes of the enemy. 

I declare that the devil will not succeed in bringing conflict into my family. 

I declare that he will not succeed in planting strife among believers around me. 

I reject every plan of division, every spirit of offense, every pattern of misunderstanding, and every cycle of silent bitterness. 

I refuse to let the enemy divide and conquer in my home. 

I ask YOU Lord to expose what is hidden, to correct what is wrong, and to restore what has been broken. 

Let peace, respect, and love return. 

Lord, I also pray for each person listening because YOU alone know their situation. 

YOU know the parts of their life that are under attack. 

YOU know the conversations they fear, the relationships that feel strained, the homes that feel tense, and the friendships that feel unstable.  

Yet even in all of that, we look to YOU. 

Your Word in Psalm 46:1 says,"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."

So I ask YOU to be Present Help right now. 

Step into the middle of every problem and let Your Presence bring calm, direction and hope. 

Lord Jesus Christ, YOU are my Shield and my Defender. 

YOU are my Chief Cornerstone. 

Your word in Psalm 28:7 says, "The Lord is my strength and my shield. My heart trusted in Him and I am helped. 

So I choose to trust YOU, Lord. 

I cannot heal broken families by myself. 

I cannot restore broken marriages by myself. 

I cannot fix broken homes by my own strength. 

Lord, but YOU can. 

YOU are able to soften hard hearts. 

YOU are able to rebuild what was damaged. 

YOU are able to restore joy where there has been heaviness. 

So I ask YOU to do what only YOU can do. 

Lord, bring us together in one accord for Your glory. 

Unite us in seeking Your name. 

Let prayer rise again in my home. 

Let worship return again in my heart. 

Let faith become stronger than fear. 

And as YOU lead people into my life, help me also to live in a way that protects unity. 

Help me remember Your instruction in Romans 12: verses 14 to16. 

Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice. Mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. 

Lord, give me a heart that blesses instead of curses. 

Give me a heart that rejoices with others and mourns with others. 

Remove pride and conceit from me. 

Teach me humility that looks like Jesus Christ. 

May my heart be pure, Lord. 

May I never shun people away out of pride or bitterness. 

Let the divine love of Christ be seen in how I treat others, in how I speak, and in how I respond. 

Make me be Your blessing to those around me. 

Help me to love people in truth, to walk in wisdom, and to stand for peace. 

Let my relationships reflect the light of Jesus Christ. 

Lord Jesus, I bless YOUR Holy Name. 

Thank you for receiving me again. 

In the mighty name of Jesus, I pray. 

Amen. 


Dear fellow saint of God, if this prayer has touched your heart, please say amen as a sign of faith. 

I pray that every blessing in this prayer is now upon you in the name of Lord Jesus Christ. 

And if you need a special prayer, feel free to let us know . We would be honoured to pray for you. 

May the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you always. Amen.


Wednesday, February 4, 2026

AI+BI+CI x DI = Empowering, Enriching and Impacting Society and Environmental Wellbeing.


AI + BI + CI x DI = Empowering, enriching and impacting society and environmental wellbeing

Thursday, 23 May 2019 

With the emergence of AI, machines, computers, robots will take over a number of tasks and responsibilities that have been carried out by humans and in the new age of this digital transformation, a number of professions will get redefined in the future

There has never been a time like today where many are raising concerns for society’s wellbeing, survival and thriving, despite many progressive advancements in the digitally transformed world. 


We are already in the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution era, where we see profound systemic change in all frontiers that concern human society. Here we constantly face society being challenged by megatrends through the development in technology such as Autonomous Vehicles, 3D printing, Advanced Robotics, etc. The emergence of a whole new world order with the narrowing down of the digital divide with role played by smart phone, computers and robots using Artificial Intelligence in our society’s day-to-day life, public domain and in the business world.


I am not an expert on emerging global technology advancement or in the emergence of digital transformation. A typical commercial banker transformed in to hardcore social entrepreneur and impact investor with the courage of my conviction, I have somewhat great interest to fathom the positive and negative impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on society. 


 


Artificial Intelligence (AI)


The ‘Intelligence’ simply is all about the capacity to learn and solve problems. The Artificial Intelligence (AI) goes beyond this simple definition, and it is showcased as the intelligence by machines with the ability to solve problems and with the ability to rationalise and basically with the ability to act like humans. Artificial Intelligence (AI), also called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in comparison to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals. 


This indeed is a dynamic dimension that can trigger multiple positive and negative impact for planet, people, profit and the progress of the human society. On the positive side of Artificial Intelligence impact and the benefits are very significant and revolutionary.  


Some of the key deliverables of Artificial Intelligence include initiatives like ability to analyse satellite images to identify which areas have the higher poverty levels in countries, creating robots that can teach subjects to the students in schools and in universities solving a variety of problems of patients in hospitals and healthcare industry, robots running diverse mega industries with least supervision, replacing human labour to do the repetitive laborious tasks, market analysis and data mining, accounts, finance and portfolio management, etc., the list can go on onto many areas where human engagement is needed.


The negative side of Artificial Intelligence is mainly significant on the society through the redundancy of numerous professions and jobs hitherto carried out by humans. With the emergence of AI, machines, computers, robots will take over a number of tasks and responsibilities that have been carried out by humans and in the new age of this digital transformation, a number of professions will get redefined in the future. 


Most of the back office work will be taken over by machines, computers and robots; in addition many factory workers will lose jobs, many finance and accounting, auditing and portfolio management jobs will be lost too. With the innovations taking place in the field of microbiology and nanotechnology the ‘Medical Nanobots’ will take over the jobs of the doctors, physicians and surgeons. Even some of the hospital functions will be carried out by ‘Medical Nano Laboratories’ run by machines and robots only. 


Once in full swing, with the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI), machines, computers and robots will replace and make redundant a vast number of people across countries and in economies from the minor labourer to the highest level of most qualified professionals. This digital and technology transformation will indeed create major issues to the countries, societies and economies. 


To face the challenge of large number unemployment in all categories and the need will arise to find solutions of redeploying the people in to new income generating activities. Impact would be more visible in developed countries, will spare, however less developed countries and will have little breathing space, but it’s a matter of time as they too will have be ready for this change eventuality.


 


Basic Income (BI)


The concept and the idea of Basic Income (BI) for every person is very old; it was in the 16th century, Sir Thomas More came up with guaranteed minimum income for every person from the state welfare system in United Kingdom. Many countries in the world, the developed and developing, have different types of social benefits programs and initiatives driven by their respective governments to support the poor and unemployed people. 


The modern concept of Basic Income (BI) which is known as Universal Basic Income (UBI) and Basic Income Guarantee (BIG). The concept of Basic Income (BI) is the approach of the governments, the economies, the societies and the corporate business entities working on a model that would provide all citizens, members and employees with a given sum of money irrespective of their resources and employment status. The proposition of the Basic Income (BI) is to prevent and reduce the poverty and to reduce the inequality among the citizens, members and employees.


There are a number of positive and negative factors on implementing a concept like Basic Income (BI) with the idea everyone in the country, society or in the business entity getting an unconditional income of money that they can use any way they wanted looks very irrational and unfair. But with the emergence of the fourth industrial revolution led by the digital and technology transformation with the Artificial intelligence (AI) in the driving seat, the concept and the model of Basic Income (BI) is being discussed as a possible solution that addresses the significant job losses across many employee segments. 


Many of the countries in the world are now carrying out multiple pilots on Basic Income (BI) and how they can adopt as key strategy. There would be many challenges and pros and cons in implementing the concept of Basic Income in some of the countries, societies and economies. However the concept and the model of Basic Income would ideally suit to overcome many setbacks insignificant increase of unemployment triggered by Artificial Intelligence (AI).


The model of Basic Income (BI) could be tailor-made depending on the key sectors where large employment losses and marginalisation key professions that would take place. I strongly feel any country, society or a business entity adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) should embrace the model of Basic Income (BI) and tailor-make it to get the best advantage as a win-win solution from the point of the respective country’s society and the business entity’s progressive development agenda.


This probably is the right time for the Sri Lankan public and private sector to look at very seriously in this emerging concept and the model of the Basic Income (BI). Particularly in the light of impact of the technological advancement and digital transformation in the Sri Lankan public and private sector and the challenges that will arise and how best the adaptation of the concept and model like Basic Income (BI) suit the Sri Lanka requirement. There is no question, some of the public and private sector entities have to move away from traditional Personnel Management and Human Resource Management ideas and practices to more progressive approaches in employee right positioning strategy and employee enrichment strategy for better performance. The concept and model like Basic Income (BI) ideally fits when adopted to suit to Sri Lankan requirement in facing the challenges in journey towards the Artificial Intelligence.


 


Continuous Improvement (CI) 


I had the great privilege and the opportunity of spending one whole day at the Toyota main factory in Toyota City, Nagoya, Japan in the year 2006, during an official visit to Japan. It was indeed an unforgettable and awesome experience and was the very first opportunity I have seen the world renowned Japanese concept KAIZEN better known also as Continuous Improvement (CI) in practice. 


The Japanese word KAIZEN gives the meaning ‘good change’ or ‘improvement’. In the factory floor and the walls of Toyota Manufacturing Plant in Nagoya, the word KAIZEN is very prominently displayed. In the Toyota factory KAIZEN is like a religion that is practiced by every employee of Toyota. 


I was informed that annually over 60,000 new innovative ideas for improvement are received by the top management. Over 60% of these new innovative ideas for improvement come from the blue collar factory workers and most of the time these ideas for improvement are put in to production process for the improvement of the production of new Toyota vehicles.


The concept and the practice of Continuous Improvement (CI) is all about creating continuous improvement based on the innovative ideas that small and ongoing changes can reap significant improvement. The concept of Continuous Improvement (CI) can be adopted to any industry and business process in the manufacturing or service delivery. What is most noteworthy is the ability to use in the personal life in the skills and personal performance improvement.


To face the challenge of the negative impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI), when alarming job losses across many professions take place in a country, society and business entity, adopting the concept and the practicing model of Continuous Improvement (CI) ideally suits. When certain jobs or professions get redundant and lost due to Artificial Intelligence (AI), redefining respective jobs and professions and putting the employee or employees into a process of Continuous Improvement (CI) of the skills, knowledge, capacity and the ability will transform the redundant employee or employees to more ‘Productive Assets’ of the country, the society and the business entity. 


 


Divine Intelligence (DI) 


I have seen many of the corporate leaders in the world and in the recent past in our own country speaking with great enthusiasm on the positive impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) once in place in the country, the society and their respective business entities. They would also have the privilege of using driverless cars instead of using their chauffer driven luxury cars. 


One of the key issues I have particularly with Sri Lankan corporate leaders is that they have not much looked at the negative impact of the social issues that will arise out of vast job losses that will take place in the adaptation of Artificial Intelligence (AI). 


The concept of ‘Divine Intelligence’ (DI) is most probably a bit alien to most people in the world as well most of the Sri Lankans. However, this is a concept that is practiced by Jewish people in Nation of Israel for over 3,000 years. It arises from the practice that is recommended in five books called Torah written by Moses for Jewish people for their use. One of the key practices from the Torah is to ‘Love your neighbour as yourself’. 


The Torah also defines love in three areas, ‘Eros’ the love between man and woman, ‘Philia’ the brotherly love, the most important is ‘Agape’, which is the ‘sacrificial love’. Most of us are very much into the practice of Eros and Phila which indeed work in mutually benefited framework and most often Eros and Philia kind of love is considered very selfish in the approach, the practice and the impact. The Divine Intelligence (DI) is directly connected to Agape which is ‘sacrificial love’ is to demonstrate the practice of ‘Love your Neighbour as Yourself’. 


When looking at some of the problems faced in the world and in our own country most probably the time has come to graduate from Philia ‘brotherly kind of love’ to Agape which is the ‘sacrificial love’. Two of the richest men in the world, Warren Buffet and Bill Gates have shown to all of us that this is possible. Warren Buffet has only kept 5% of his wealth for him and his children and has donated the rest of the vast wealth to Gates foundation for the programs that will benefit the society and the environment sustainability globally. 


Same is true about Bill Gates and Melinda Gates who have not only given the most of their wealth to the wellbeing of millions but also committed their time and energy to work fulltime for Gates foundation for the programs that impact millions out of poverty and healthcare of millions across the world. This I would say is ‘Sacrificial Love’; they have not only sacrificed their wealth but also their personal engagement, even involved in travelling to remote parts of Africa and Asia. I cannot find a better example than this. 


Some time ago I wrote in the Daily FT an article on the ‘Science of Wealth Creation and the Art of Wealth distribution’. People like Warren Buffet and Bill Gates have mastered the ‘Science of Wealth Creation’ and equally mastered the ‘Art of Wealth Distribution’. Unfortunately this kind of conviction is not among Asian corporate leaders and it is worse among Sri Lankan corporate leaders. 


Most of the corporate leaders forget, though they are constantly in their respective businesses deals in millions, billions and even in trillions rupees of dollars, that the Creator deals with all of us in tens, twenties, thirties, forties, fifties and sixties in our lifespan in years. When we reach seventies, eighties and nineties, we cannot reconcile the values in millions, billions and even trillions to tens, twenties, etc., and vast amount of wealth in the very old age become meaningless. 


It is time the Sri Lankan corporate leaders recognised this reality and begin to become agents of ‘Social Transformation’ through wealth creation skill to graduate into wealth distribution mode by following the lead showcased by Warren Buffet and Bill Gates.


While I appreciate tremendous success achieved by the Sri Lankan corporate leaders and great performance of their business entities, showcasing unprecedented profits they make which indeed is vital for the economy, I greatly find fault with most of them for the lack of their conviction and commitment to empower, enrich and impact the society and the environment in Sri Lanka. I am not talking about Corporate Social Responsibility or Philanthropy, but key engagement that goes beyond and how the Sri Lankan business leaders take responsibility in their individual capacity as well as by leading their business entities in the social transformation. 


Klaus Schwab the founder of World Economic Forum, constantly articulates year by year at the World Economic Forum, the responsibility of global corporate and business and political leaders on the need for impactful social transformation. He advocates the need of businesses to move towards, responsible and inclusive businesses that can impact the social enrichment and reduce the economic inequality. 


One of the strong commitments of Klaus Schwab and his wife Hilde Schwab, is to create a thriving social entrepreneur ecosystem and impact investing landscape across the world and they are investing so much of their resources and energy towards this agenda, and they both have showcased the attributes of Divine Intelligence (DI) through all of these initiatives.


It’s time for Sri Lankan corporate leaders and business drivers of all shapes and sizes understand these key developments that are taking place globally and to work on creating a sustainable and impactful social transformation to enrich the society when looking at embarking into adaptation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiatives in their respective business entities.


The Divine Intelligence (DI), surpasses, human intelligence and much more advanced than the Artificial Intelligence (AI), because the bottom line of Divine Intelligence (DI) is commitment to Empowering, Enriching and Impacting the Society, ‘Love your Neighbour as Yourself’, the Agape which is the Sacrificial Love in action. 


We have no option but to adopt the innovation in technology and the digital transformation, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here to stay and move fast and to get the best advantage of Artificial intelligence (AI) is to adopt the formula below:


AI+BI+CI x DI = Empowering, Enriching and Impacting Society and Environmental Wellbeing.


 


(The writer is the Founder and Chairman of Lanka Impact Investing Network Ltd. (LIIN), the first Sri Lankan Impact Investing fund. He is also the co-founder of Ath Pavura TV reality show Sri Lanka’s most successful TV reality show for social entrepreneurs and impact investors. Chandula is one of the most respected senior bankers in the country, with lead expertise on development and retail banking. He serves in boards of the number of international and Sri Lankan financial institutions.)