Femi LazarusCEO at Femi Lazarus Consulting

Everything grows in the direction of the desire behind it.What is really driving you?

13 Apr 2026 · 3 min

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In this short motivational sermon, Speaker A questions why many of God’s children seem to lack the wisdom and success that should accompany their faith. After a period of personal reflection, the answer is presented by Speaker B: a lack of desire. The speakers argue that desire is the fundamental force that propels personal growth, influence, and achievement. They explain that desire pushes against the limits of one’s environment, which can act like a womb that aborts ambition if not aligned with that desire. Using Nigeria as a case study, they note that many Nigerian business owners and ministry leaders think only locally, which hampers scaling and broader impact. The talk urges listeners to ask honest, probing questions about their own motivations, to cultivate a global mindset, and to become a force of influence beyond their immediate surroundings.

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Why is it that God has all these amazing things in him, and many of God's children, their experience contradicts the wisdom that is in God? Why? The answer is very simple. God— it took me time asking this question. What's going on? Why is he like this? And when I finally found the answer, I was shocked. You want to know the answer? You want to know the answer?
Simple. They have no desire.
That's it. It will even be a surprise for them for certain things to happen.
They have no desire.
Many people have made peace with it. I just want to survive. How many people here are actively— no, see, listen to what I'm saying. Not wish, actively preparing to be a force of influence, not just in Nigeria or Ibadan, in the world, that every day when you wake up, that is what is driving you. You will notice that your desire gets to the limits of your environment. So your environment can be a womb that is aborting you. One time we found out the reason why many Nigerian business owners— look at this— are not scaling like their counterparts in some of the African nations. So we have to start studying why, and we found out that there are just very few business owners in Nigeria who are thinking about their businesses beyond Nigeria. And we also found that also in ministry, we prepare to be local champions. Many have no desires. They have no desires. They have no desires. And that's— this is the point. You have to ask yourself honest questions.
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