Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
This brings to mind what I have observed over time. And I am sure you
have also done same. It is that certain people in certain environments choose
to stay stuck within the rot and limitations of the environment because
nothing, no one challenges them to break free of the rot and limitations of the
environment. About everyone in such environments are dirt poor; live off bins
and the generosity of other people; drug use is rife and high; prostitution and
teenage pregnancy is the order of the day; refusal to excel is an accepted norm
and way of life and any attempt by anyone or group of persons to excel is
always fiercely resisted because the environment and nurture has conditioned
them to hate and reject excellence in any form. It usually takes only
extravagant grace to bring such people out of such environments where the blame
game is the order of the day. They blame about everything on the government,
members of their families, Churches, neighbours and what have you when in
reality they should be blaming themselves for their inability to take positive
life transforming decisions and actions to move their lives forward.
The very lazy man who refused to work in Proverbs Chapter 22 verse 13
kept giving excuses that there were lions in the street. The question that begs
to be answered is how come the so called lions prowling the streets did not eat
up the other diligent people going about their daily tasks and who also walked
on the streets where the lions prowled?
Beloved, do not wait for other people to do for you what you can do
and should do for yourself. Do not live a life of making excuses or blaming
people and circumstances for your failures and misfortunes.
Through refusal to till your ground while you pay unnecessary
attention to the grounds of other people. This is to say that you deliberately
choose to till the grounds of other people while deferring the tilling of your
own ground to when you are done with the tilling of the grounds of other
people. Say who would want you released from tilling their grounds to till your
own ground when they discover that you are very useful to them?
Issachar chose to till the grounds of other people and became
enslaved. Circumstances forced Jacob to work the grounds of his uncle and
father in-law, Laban. Laban wanted to ensure that Jacob’s borders did not
exceed the confines of the Laban dynasty so that Jacob would continue to serve
Laban and his children forever. Jacob though did not keep his life on hold in
the process. Fortunately, Jacob was
smart enough to plan his exit strategy.
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