Written
by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
The angel told
me to give Zerubbabel this message from the LORD: "You will succeed, not
by military might or by your own strength, but by my spirit. Zechariah Chapter
4 verse 6 Good News Translation.
God has never
failed and will never fail. Great food for thought! May be, may be not
depending on the side of the divide you are in. But the truth irrespective of
whatever divide you are in is that God does not fail and will never fail. That
significantly says a lot about you. Why and how? You are created in the image
of God, the Author of success meaning that even before you were born, God had
designed and capacitated you for success. There is therefore absolutely no
reason why you should not succeed. Success is in your DNA. IT IS YOUR BIRTHRIGHT and INHERITANCE which cannot be stolen no matter how hard the enemy
tries. You are the only one who can stop YOU FROM SUCCEEDING.
You
can become national and global assets to kings and nations if you know who
exactly you are and why God put you on planet earth. David knew the you in him
which explains why he could run after the wild beast that came preying on the
family flock he kept. It was also this wonderful knowledge about who he was
that empowered David, a mere youth to challenge; not only an experienced
warrior but a giant who had successfully immobilized the entire army of Israel
for forty days. David knew you, the you in him; he successfully brought Goliath
down and the army of the Philistine that had held sway because of Goliath was
overrun by the army of Israel. Please read 1st Samuel Chapter 17 for
details and Holy Spirit inspired insight.
Mordecai
knew the you in him and refused to literally worship Haman. Though Haman
resorted to making the King agree to his decree to annihilate the Jews,
Mordecai was not intimidated. He took on Haman in prayers and Haman and his
household were destroyed.
Therefore,
let loose the floodgates of success latent in you by being you. You never
belonged by being them. You belonged by being you because they wanted to be
like you. They needed the refreshing grace, vigor and life you brought to every
situation. Why then do you want to be like them; to fit into their lifeless
mold that is void of energy and power? It is the life and vigor you bring; the
refreshing presence of God that makes the difference and which is what makes
you relevant, significant and needed. Therefore, continue to be YOU and
innovate on YOU rather than be a lifeless copy, an unsigned copy, an imitation
of someone else. YOU are YOU and it is the YOU in YOU that will take you to the
heights God designed for you from the foundation of the world. Therefore, do
not stop being YOU.
Joseph
did not become Prime Minister in Egypt by trying to be like the wise men of
Pharaoh’s court. He became Prime Minister because he was different, the ideas
and solutions he proffered were different and made a great positive difference
in the land. Daniel rose to the peak of leadership and governance structures in
Babylon on account of the fact that he was different. He was Daniel and not the
other wise men of the court. He operated from You will be highly sought after,
relevant, significant, honored, wealthy and famous in the mighty name of Jesus
Christ.
Cristiano
Ronaldo’s name is money, his legs are money because he is Ronaldo and plays
Ronaldo. He does not imitate other players, He simply plays his game and he is
a success story. Surprisingly, Ronaldo did not become rich only through playing
football. He also makes money from adverts and promotions as well as other
activities tied to his celebrity status, courtesy of his great artistry and
mastery of the game of football that he plays his own way. So also do many
other celebrities who are well known for doing certain activities well without
imitating other people. They are who they are doing what God designed them to
do.
You
can also do same with the grace and gifts of God in your life. You may have
achieved global visibility given to you by God on account of certain divine
tasks you accomplished well in the past. You can create a spectacular but
unique brand and line out of that. Perhaps you have a knack for dressing well,
actually, a divine ability; certainly you can create a fashion brand or line –
jewelry, accessories such as shoes, belts and hats with the great ability God
gave you to dress well, the ability to combine great clothes, jewelry as well
as other accessories to ALWAYS achieve a great refined look that speaks of
sophistication, elegance and excellence.
Celebrity
status is also a way of making money and preaching the gospel to many people as
it empowers you to reach a larger audience, to influence a greater number of
people for Christ, to teach them to live holy lives that are a sweet fragrance
to God. Break with hiding in the backyard or back side of the desert and step
into the klieg lights where you truly belong because you are divinely designed
to succeed by being YOU. Shalom.
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