Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
Relevance leads to significance. Please read Romans Chapter
12 verse 2, Acts Chapter 20 verse 32, and Psalm 119 verses 105, 130.
Impact, transformation brings relevance and relevance leads
to significance, honor, fame and wealth. Writing or doing anything for the sake
of money, fame or honor is good, in point of fact very good. But what is best
is doing it to impact and transform lives positively. You can make great
clothes or jewelry or write interesting pieces which do not impact or transform
lives. They are like seasonal stuff which reign for a season and they are gone.
But when they bring about transformation through the positive impact on lives,
they become classics which are relevant and for all seasons and generations.
Some examples include the book, A Man for All Seasons; the musicals, The King
and I, Sound of Music; the works of William Shakespeare, the cartoon, Lion
King, and corals and pearl jewelry particularly single strands on any woman’s
neck (considering the dramatic transformation they bring to a woman’s face.
Transformation then based on positive impact should be the
goal of any enterprise. For instance, basic questions such as why do I want to be
in the fashion industry; is it to help people dress well to glorify God or just
be another name in the industry to make
a name and money irrespective of whether people dress godly or not? Why do I
want to write, is it to make a name and money or to impact lives and in the
process make both a name and money? Also, why do I collect what I believe are
timeless and outstanding pieces –name, money or just for the fun of it?
The Bible records that Haggai and Zechariah impacted the
people of God positively with the prophecies they gave by the Spirit of God. As
a result of their prophecies, the people of God were galvanized into positive
actions – the rebuilding of the Temple of God despite personal and
institutional challenges which assailed them. Additionally, Zechariah’s
prophecies helped to rebuild the confidence of the people, first in God and
then in themselves as God’s chosen people; called forth to show the praises of
God.
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