“One day as I was observing how wisdom fares on this earth, I saw something that made me sit up and take notice…All the same, I still say that WISDOM IS BETTER THAN MUSCLE…” (Ecclesiastes 9:13, 16 The Message, emphasis mine)
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You Are Loaded – Too Loaded!
This morning I continue my thoughts from yesterday. If you missed that, check it here. You had better believed that statement. Look at these scriptures. It will blow your mind to think that all these refer to you.
“You are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because GREATER IS HE THAT IS IN YOU, than he that is in the world.” (I John 4:4)
“But WE HAVE THIS TREASURE IN EARTHEN VESSELS, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.” (2 Corinthians 4:7)
“The kingdom of God comes not with outward observation. Neither shall they say, Lo here! Or Lo there! for, behold, THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS WITHIN YOU.” (Luke 17:20-21)
“Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to THE POWER THAT WORKS IN US.” (Ephesians 3:20)
“But THERE IS A SPIRIT IN MAN: and the inspiration of the Almighty gives them understanding.” (Job 32:8)
“Therefore I remind you that you stir up THE GIFT OF GOD WHICH IS IN YOU…”
(2 Timothy 1:6)
(All scriptures are taken from the King James 2000 Version of the Bible. All emphases mine.)
You are too loaded to fail! I challenge you today: Release your potential and be a blessing to your world. Don’t die with your music still in you. You will succeed!
LOOK INWARDS!
“The great tragedy of the average man is that he goes to his grave with his music still in him.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
When you come to know who you are in God and discover what you are wired up by God to do you will find success and satisfaction. Learn to look inwards. Looking around will get you nowhere. You are loaded! Discover your gifts and talents. It’s your inside advantage – the very key to the riches, the success and the fulfilment you’ve been looking for. All you need do is discover it, develop it and display it.
An ancient legend has it that at a time in the history of man, society so abused wisdom that the council of wise men decided to hide the secret of happiness and success from mankind. A council meeting was convened. The following discussion ensued:
First Wiseman: “Let us bury it deep down in the earth.”
Chief Wiseman: “If we bury it in the earth, man will learn how to dig deep and will one day discover it.”
Second Wiseman: “Let’s carry it to the top of the highest mountain.”
Chief Wiseman: “If we take it to the top of the highest mountain, man will learn how to climb to the top of the mountains and discover it and use it for himself.”
First Wiseman: “Let us sink it deep in the ocean.”
Chief Wiseman: “If sunk into the deepest ocean, man will learn how to dive in and will one day discover it.”
After a long silence the Chief Wiseman said, “Here is what we’re going to do. We will hide it deep in the inside of man himself, for he will never think to look for it there.”
Today, are you not still running to and fro, digging, climbing and diving, searching for something you already possess within yourself? Think about it. YOU WILL SUCCEED!
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DON’T STOP YOUR EDUCATION!
I’m passionate about education, education of the right kind. Education – the one that does not just swell your head but changes your mind and expands your world.
I’m a personal development junkie – buying and reading books, attending seminars, listening to CDs and watching videos and documentary TV shows is my drug. In short, learning is my addiction!
And it has improved me, expanded my world and literally changed my life. It will do the same for you too, if it hasn’t yet. When you know truth, it sets you free from the limitations of mediocrity (see John 8:32). Education, of the personal development type changes lives. Here I present supportive evidence from no less a person than Nelson Mandela in his biography, Long Walk to Freedom:
“Education is the great engine of personal development. It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor, that the son of a mineworker can become the head of the mine; that a child of farm workers can become the president of a great nation. It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another.”
Don’t stop your education, now that you are out of school or once you are out of school, whatever your own case may be. Take that course, read that book. Attend that seminar. No one may notice now, but soon they will! Keep learning, it will impact your earning. Keep learning, it will enable you to keep leading. Real education is found in what changes your life, not just what goes into your head. Have a great learning week, this week. You will succeed!
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YOU ARE SPECIAL!
You are special. Has anyone ever told you that before?
You are special! Your life is too important and your heritage too great to ever be compromised!
You have a peculiar destiny. Your origin is divine (Genesis 1:26).
You are a creature of purpose (Romans 8:28) and of an infinite, unquantifiable value.
Your biological inheritance goes back in an unbroken line to the first man – Adam – created in the image of God (Luke 3:23-38).
You are fearfully made. You are wonderfully crafted (Psalm 139:14). You are the crown jewel of God’s creation – a unique specimen of divine glory!
You are one of a kind. There is nobody else like you. Amongst all the 7.1 billion people on the face of planet earth today, there is only one YOU! Your DNA proves this. Your thumb print confirms it.
You are original. Why die being an inferior copy of another. Even if you try, the best you’ll be is second best. Be uniquely you, for in that you’ve got no competition. And on that path, you’ll know no struggles.
Accept your destiny. All of your experiences have brought you to this grand moment in history. All of creation waits your unveiling (Romans 8:18-23). Manifest! Show forth!
Acknowledge your heritage. Celebrate yourself. Or nobody else will. YOU WILL SUCCEED!
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I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY!
Blessed is the man who having nothing to say abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact.
This thought came to my mind earlier this afternoon while on the way to picking my son from school. If you’ve been following my blog here you’ll notice I haven’t made any post in about a week now. It’s not for want of something to say but of saying something that will be a blessing to my readers. I’ve always believed that you should talk only when you have something to say, not just because you have to say something!
I think in these days and with various social media platforms – facebook, twitter, myspace etc – we have to re-learn how not to talk unless there is something important or beneficial to say. We have to learn afresh to resist the urge to talk for talking sake. We should speak to bless lives. The Scriptures put it this way: “Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt…. (something) good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.” [Colossians 4:6a; Ephesians 4:29b]
If you’re feeling me on this, you might also enjoy this post I wrote earlier in the year, TURN OFF THE TAP! YOU WILL SUCCEED!
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What better way is there to say it? You were blessed to be a blessing (Genesis 12:2)
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THOUGHTS TO CHEW ON
Faith is holding as true, the reality of what I believe God for (knowing that He has done it for me); and holding in an atmosphere of expectancy the evidence that it is done even though I as yet cannot see it. – A personal paraphrase of Hebrews 11:1
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LET GO OF WHATEVER MAKES YOU STOP!
“Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us…” (Hebrews 12:1 NKJV)
In life, it’s inevitable that you meet with hindrances, cogs in the wheels of your progress – inhibitions that makes you stop! And I am saying today: LET GO OF WHATEVER MAKES YOU STOP!
The J. B. Phillips translation of the New Testament puts the above scripture this way: “Surrounded then as we are by these serried ranks of witnesses, let us strip off everything that hinders us, as well as the sin which dogs our feet…”
Let go of whatever makes you stop! Strip it off. Now!
Inhibitions are weights, snares, hindrances to fulfilling our divine destiny, don’t give it room! Destroy your inhibitions!
Some relationships will ground you, get out of it!
Some habit(s) will frustrate your purpose, let go of it (them)!
Hatred, resentment, unforgiveness (call it by whatever name), is a sinker. Don’t let it sink you!
Sin sinks! I repeat: Sin is a sinker! Don’t allow it. Only fools make a mockery of sin! (Proverbs 14:9) Sin sunk Samson! It sunk Gehazi. It killed Achan. Run for your life!
Procrastination is a habit which easily besets us all. You please yourself temporarily at the expense of achieving your goals. The truth is, as Christopher Parker said, “Procrastination is like a credit card, it’s a lot of fun until you get the bill.” Let go of it!
Attempting to do more all in a bid to please some other people at the expense of your core purpose in life will not get you far. Stop it! I may not know the formula for success but the simplest way to be a failure is to try to please everybody!
Or you try to please people at the expense of God? Trying to fulfill the expectations of men without recourse to God’s demands over your life? Let go of that too, now! I may not know the secret of failure but one sure way is to try not to offend anybody!
Let go of whatever makes you stop!
So, what other things do you know that can hinder us that we need to let go of? Please share. YOU WILL SUCCEED!
