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CHAINS PART 4- COMPLACENCY

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Complacency which could be a result of the praise of men is the real chain tying so many people to a spot.

The voice of men is one of the channels through which God CONFIRMS one's purpose but not the main channel.

How then, many people are misled by the voice of men having failed to discover their purpose existence, personally.

The society has misled so many people with words such as these; "You are very good at singing; don't you think it is time to produce your own album?" "You have the gift of prophecy, don't you think God is calling you into ministry?" "You have the gift of leadership, don't you think God wants you to found your own church?" "Your love for children is so amazing, have you considered having a school?" "Oh! My brother, you are very funny, have you seen yourself being a comedian?".

These words are true, most of the time. Just that one must be sure of the purpose of every of his potentials. Some gifts/talents are just like ingredients to cook or prepare someone for the main purpose.

Then, if one banks on the words of men and build on what is 'a part', neglecting the search for the major, the person might not prosper or be stagnated.

"Food wey sweet na money kill am". This is a very popular quote in my country, Nigeria.  Foods get delicious when cooked with the right recipes. I mean when the recipes are complete. Your major purpose is complete when all the gifts needed are present.

 

But then, can a man prepare jollof rice without rice but with only sauce? It is not possible. Because the sauce is fantastic does not make it "jollof rice". It is just sauce and part of the recipe to prepare the rice. Now, if one thinks because of the taste and aroma assumes it is the jollof rice, what do we say?

Focusing on one of the ingredients that make your purpose will never take you beyond a spot.

Many pastors, school owners, music ministers/artists, business owners, motivational speakers, teachers, lawyers, and so on struggle and find it difficult to move beyond a spot even though they are sure they have the gift.

In reality, does the gift really signify the purpose? Most of the times, no!

Multi-talented people are the most confused (when they have not realized the main purpose of their existence). Various people can commend you when you sing, they will advise you to start your own music ministry/career but, wait. What if, it is only an ingredient? What if, it is just the sauce and not the whole jollof rice? You need to be sure!

If you bank on the praise of men, you cannot fulfill the purpose of God for your life.

A lot of people die on the mountain, today, praying for open doors, when eventually they are on the wrong path of purpose. God can only grace and increase you when you have found purpose and you are living in it.

Another side of this is, many people have refused to develop themselves all because the few people around them say they are good.

To move beyond a spot in this present world, you need to breakthrough from complacency, break out of comfort zone and do the extra-ordinary.

Those who own the world are the people who always search for more. Because, no matter how excellent, no matter how glorious, no matter how beautiful you are doing it now, the truth remains that, there is more!

The summation of it all is, know who you are, know who you are created to be. If you know who you truly are, you can never be misled by the praise of men, you can never be chained by the past or present success, you will always focus on the more.


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