Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
Joseph was born a five talent person - a dreamer of
dreams, an interpreter of dreams and situations, blessed with the divine gift
of solving problems and creating order out of chaos. Significantly, God was
with him and he had divine favor.
Unfortunately for Joseph, he was born and raised in
a one talent environment devoid of the nurturing processes and care to express
and utilize his five talents for the actualization of divine purposes.
Additionally, Joseph talked endlessly about his talents and future goals by
sharing his dreams of global leadership with one talent people accustomed to
one talent environments, consciousness and mentality. This attracted the envy
of his brothers who did not understand then that the potentials for global
leadership and greatness were not dependent on the biological position of
seniority which the birthright of the first son automatically conferred on the
first son as the leader of the pack of the sons. They were therefore very angry
with Joseph, became very envious of him to the point of hating him and refusing
to speak with him. In their one talent environment, mentality and
consciousness, Joseph was cheeky and a threat to their leadership security. As
time wore on and events unfolded, their hatred grew to the point where they
wanted Joseph dead. But for the intervention of Reuben, Joseph would have been
killed by his blood brothers simply because of their one talent mentality,
consciousness and environment.
Eventually Joseph was sold into slavery, still by
his brothers. Yet Joseph never for once allowed his environment to define him.
He refused to be subjected to a one talent person even in a one talent
environment ruled by a one talent consciousness and mentality. Joseph treasured
his five talents and allowed them to shine. In no time, Potiphar noticed and
immediately acted. Joseph was promoted Chief of Staff above everyone he met in
Potiphar’s house. But even then, Potiphar’s house was not the five talent
environment God had for Joseph. Therefore challenges that would orchestrate his
movement to the five talent environment showed up and Joseph was moved to
prison. Was this promotion or demotion? Joseph again defined the environment.
He did not allow prison and the unfortunate circumstances he found himself in
to define him. Rather, he defined the environment, his five talents shone
through and he enjoyed privileges in prison.
Unknown to both Joseph and all who thought they were
working successfully at putting out the lights of God in Joseph, prison was
actually Joseph’s God ordained launchpad for taking him to the five talent
environment ordained for him from the foundation of the world. Prison was the
platform and opportunity for showcasing his five talents albeit to servants;
but servants of Pharaoh who stood before Pharaoh and could speak up for someone
to Pharaoh.
Joseph interpreted their dreams accurately and even
urged the butler to remember him. But it took two whole years before the butler
remembered. When Joseph was brought out of prison into Pharaoh’s court, he yet
defined the environment by showcasing his five talents – he did not allow the
environment and people intimidate him. Rather, he intimidated the environment
and the people and became Prime Minister in Egypt.
Beloved, irrespective of what the circumstances are,
I dare to challenge YOU to ALWAYS DEFINE YOUR ENVIRONMENT WITH YOUR TALENTS. This
is because if you don’t, a one talent environment laden with one talent
people, consciousness and mentality with
all the limitations at its disposal will limit to hinder you by dampening your
enthusiasm, discourage you with tales of this is how it has always been; no one
ever crossed this line before. REJECT the lies and move on. Get out
of that limiting environment.
For too long you permitted your environment and all
its limitations to limit you. Now is the time to define the environment. Break
loose from it now so that the real you will emerge and flourish to greatness,
power, abundance and success by DEFINING YOUR ENVIRONMENT.
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