Written
by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
A man’s gift makes room for him and
brings him before great men. Proverbs Chapter 18 verse 16
Every
human being created by God has divine or what you may call natural leverages
divinely given by God to elevate the person in his or her life. The challenge
usually is knowing and understanding that you have leverages. So the start
point is getting to know and understanding what leverages are; identifying your
own leverages and deploying them to advantage. What then is leverage? Leverage
according to the Longman Contemporary Dictionary of English is the influence
that you can use to make people do what you want.
Talents,
skills and expertise, what I like to refer to as divine intellectual property
most often serve as launch pads into divine greatness if properly deployed into
divine purposes and activities. This is to say that talents, skills, and expertise
are divinely designed to move a person to greatness, affluence, fame and honor
progressively, from point A to point B if they are intelligently used as
leverages. Ideally, they are meant to be used as launch pads to leapfrog
present positions to higher positions. To some extent, they are leverages.
Joseph could interpret dreams. He used the ability to interpret dreams which
launched him into Pharaoh’s presence as leverage to become Prime Minister in
the land of Egypt.
The
Biblical Joseph started his career in Egypt as a servant in the house of
Potiphar and was interpreting the dreams of managing Potiphar’s house
profitably. Though what appeared to be negative circumstances pushed Joseph
into prison, it is significant and quite instructive to learn that Joseph’s
sojourn in prison was part of the divine pathways to greatness as prison became
Joseph’s launch pad to Pharaoh’s court and thereafter greatness in the land of
Egypt. Joseph did not stop interpreting dreams in prison. The circumstances of
being falsely accused by Potiphar’s wife culminating in an unjust life sentence
to prison in Egypt did not make Joseph a bitter person. Joseph maintained a
pleasant disposition, relating with everyone nicely (he had great interpersonal
relationship skills) and carrying out his duties diligently. The prison keeper noticed and assigned Joseph
the responsibility of managing the prison and prisoners. Joseph’s great
interpersonal relationship skills came into play when the Chief butler and
Chief baker of Pharaoh who were remanded in the royal gulag dreamt;
significantly slightly different dreams, but ironically on the same night. The
dreams left them flustered and unhappy as they had no idea what they forbode
because there was no interpreter of dreams in the prison. But unknown to them,
God had divinely put Joseph there to help interpret their dreams so that
ultimately, Joseph would be linked to Pharaoh.
Ever
observant Joseph noticed their sad countenance and asked what the problem was.
They told Joseph and he solved their problems. Quite instructive and
significant is the fact that Joseph actually solved his own problems by solving
their problems. How, you may ask? The butler remembered Joseph when it became
critical for Joseph to be announced to the world. Why? Joseph deployed his
divine launch pads to advantage. Sometimes, deploying your divine leverages may
require you providing pro bono services and you may appear to be playing. Do
not be perturbed. Joseph did and rose to become Prime Minister in Egypt. Ruth did
and became the wife of Boaz. From gleaning to provide bread in the home, Ruth
became co-owner of the field she gleaned in. Beloved, you are next in line for
ownership of great fortune and other resources. Do so by deploying your divine
launch pads to advantage. God bless and uplift you to great heights as you do
so in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Shalom.
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