Every talent in us needs determination to make it worthwhile. It is you alone that can nurture it to develop. An example of this could be found in 2Tim. 1:2. Apostle Paul's charge to Timothy, a lazy person who waits for something to turn up and make things work for him is a failure. Nothing of success will take place without personal contribution through self denial and hard work.
It is easy to become a failure, all you need is an idle dream. Many dreamers are failures because their dreams are idle. It is the man who wills and keeps on willing who wins.
Don't wait for an opportunity to happen before you explore. Go make your opportunities, put your whole self into life, study and drive yourself to succeed.
Case study
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison believed in the possibility of inventing the incandescent lamp, and so set out to work on it. Even when he carried out the experiments several thousand of times and did not get satisfactory results, he kept at it until he achieved his desired result.
He focused on the possibility, so he persisted even in the face of seeming failure. When asked why he failed in his previous experiments before the one that finally succeeded, his reply was, "no i didn't fail. I only discovered several ways by which it was impossible to make an incandescent lamp".
Even though we are faced with many setbacks, that doesn't mean we are failures.
During our last YOUTH SUNDAY, the officiating pastor said something that brings about this write-up which is:
Know that your worst enemy is you.
(those in church that Sunday will remember this)
What does this means? How do you translate it?
It simply means that the enemy against that success level of yours can only come from you. It might look tough, hard and difficult, but one thing is sure, your determination will determine the level of your result. are you determined to succeed? Will you refuse to accept defeat as Thomas Edison? The choice is simply yours.
No circumstance, no person or combination of persons can conquer your dream as long as you do not destroy your own dream yourself. Be satisfied with your effort, but don't relax on it, always seek to improve yourself. Don't allow your self to fail for you are not a failure.
Do have a beautiful, stress free week...
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