The basic steps to achieving success.

Dream and dream big: Most successful people that I know started from dreaming. These dreams may come in a flash as ideas, others may come while gisting or even while in an event. The most important thing is to identify them as viable and let them flourish in your mind.

Bring your dreams into vision: As soon as these dreams/ideas have been identified to be viable, sit down and think about them. See them with the eye of the end. Now come out of the dream and be real in your analysis. Make it clear and draw up a road map to follow. The direction of this map is it where you want to go?  As soon as these questions are cleared in your mind and you are confident within, then go for it.

Take action: You have carried out the theory what remains is the practical. The real work begins. Start your research, ask questions be the fool. Do what you have to do and remember to move on, some people and or life style may have to be dropped. Start out on what is available.

Withstand your critics: Be ready to withstand your critics because they must come. See them as the pushers. As soon as you have moved from your comfort zone, know there’s no more going back. Learn from what they have to say and get better. Never let anyone take away your drive.

Stay focused: Create a mental picture of this beautiful future ahead and keep it there always in front of you. Imagine yourself get to the finish line and listen to the sweet sound of the cheering fans both sides of the track. Visualise yourself in front of millions receiving award in recognition of your hard work. Let this be your guide and motivation.

Be ready to take risks: Any venture without the risk is not worth trying. That is what makes it extraordinary. Fear is the only thing that brings us down. Be brave and courageous. You are not the first person who has tried things that did not work and will never be the last. Not trying is even riskier than trying. Life itself is  a risk so why not take the risk for a purpose.

Your destiny is in your hands

Picture curtesy of Valdo.

"God has  provided you with all that you need to excel in what you do. It is only you that can hold yourself back."

Talent and character must work together: Just like I said earlier, he has given us allthe  talents that we need to work with to achieve  what ever we intend to achieve. Calling on God every minute of the day asking for every little thing can only be compared with attitudes that children can exhibit. For a child, the mum must cook the food, bring it out to the table , sit him down, scoop the food from the plate to his mouth and also chew it for him. How amazing is that! Yes don’t shout that is how much we have abused our relationship with God.

In the parable of the three talents, the master gave out 3 different talents to different individuals, and sent them out to increase and multiply their talent. To one he gave 5talents, to the other he gave 2 and to the next he gave 1. Those he gave 5 and 3 talents went out and brought back double the fold. While the one with only one talent refused to even make use of the one talent that he had . So he went and planted in the ground for the master to take back his thing. When the master came back he congratulated the hardworking two and gave them more talents. While the lazy one he sent away empty handed. (Mathew25:14-30).  God can only give you more responsibilities if he sees that you are up and doing taking care of what he already gave you. Think of it, would you continue to train a child who never passes his exams?  If you do that, you would waste the whole resources that belong to the rest of the family on him.

Faith alone is not enough: So many Christians believe that if they go church every blessed day that it is their evidence of serving God. Not every one who calls father, father knows him. God’s word lets us know that faith without work is dead. And it is said that to work is to pray. How you carry out whatever assignment you are given is what makes the difference. We everyday continuously call God a liar by asking him for what he has already given us. He gave man dominion over the earth and what is in it He has already given us all that we need. It is only for us to open our eyes and look around us, take action with what we have, in order to get what we desire.

Be accountable for all that you do: When God gives us a job, just like any other master. He is waiting eagerly for us to come back with detailed reports on what we’ve been up to with all the resources. When you are coming back to God in prayer why not make it a time of accountability and thanks giving instead of a time of asking for more. He knows what you need and when to give it. Carry on with your own duty and just give him feed back and wait for his reply and response.

When you realise that you are accountable to someone higher than you are, then you will have to check that what you do is in line with his purpose.

Mother's day: A time to reflect on motherhood.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Mother's day is a day that has been set aside to remember and celebrate the many contributions of women(mothers) in the structuring and nurturing of our society and family.

Women are co- creators with God and deserve to be honoured. Every woman is a mother whether or not they have children. By nature, women nurture others and often do not receive the same care and love that they have to give day in day out.

In the church, this day has become for us a day to pay tribute to Our Lady, the Blessed Virgin Mary. For her motherly love and care towards the entire Christian family. She the mother of Christ who is our saviour, making her the symbol of our salvation and faith.

Different places have different days that they have chosen to celebrate motherhood. In the UK for instance, it's every 4th Sunday in lent. On this day Men are specifically expected to show love, respect and care to the women in their lives. 

Pearl and rose perfect for you mum!

Picture credits to: Stuart Miles and Victor Habbick.

Daily Bible Verses: Romans8:28-30.

In all things God works for our good!
We know that in all things God works for good with those who love him, those whom he has called according to his purpose. Those whom God had already chosen he also set apart to become like his Son, so that the Son would be the first among many brothers. And so those whom God set apart, he called; and those he called, he put right with himself, and he shared his glory with them.

Daily Bible Verse: Romans8:26-27

The spirit always pleads for us!
In the same way the spirit also comes to help us, weak as we are. For we do not know how we ought to pray; the spirit himself pleads with God for us in groans that words cannot express. And God, who sees into our hearts, knows what the thought of the spirit is; because the spirit pleads with God on behalf of his people and in accordance with his will.

Daily Bible Verses:Romans8:22-23.

We all are yearning for freedom from sin!

For we know that up to the present time all of creation groans with pain, like the pain of childbirth. But it is not just creation alone which groans; we who have the spirit as the first of God's gifts also groan within ourselves, as we wait for God to make us his sons and set our whole being free.

Daily Bible Verses: Romans8:1-21

Glory awaits  those who believe!

I consider that what we suffer at this present time cannot be compared at all with the glory that is going to be revealed to us. All creation waits with eager longing for God to reveal his son. For creation was condemned to lose its purpose, not of its own will, but because God willed it to be so. Yet there was the hope that creation itself would one day be set free from its slavery to decay and would share the glorious freedom of the children of God.