DON’T UNDERESTIMATE YOURSELF
SCRIPTURE: One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him, There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many? – John 6:8-9
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Nobody knows your real capacity in life except the God who created you.
With God, there is potential in everyone and everything to be great. For instance, the five barley loaves and two small fishes that Andrew despised were what the Master multiplied and fed 5000 men (besides women and children) with and what remained was so much that twelve (12) baskets of fragments were picked up as left-over after the feeding. What a mystery! Human beings would always underrate, undermine and underestimate potential. The world’s evaluation of your life should, therefore, not intimidate you. What they feel about you should not infuriate you. Nobody knows your real capacity in life except the God who created you. You don’t even know your full potential; if you did, you would definitely behave differently.
Thomas Edison (the famous inventor of the incandescent bulb and of thousands of other inventions) failed mathematics in grade three and was classified as a mentally retarded child. But later on, he became the father of mathematics and physics. Bill Gates (the billionaire founder of Microsoft) dropped out of college to pursue his passion in mathematics and computers. Today, he ranks beyond many institutions, spending millions of dollars daily on charitable causes across the world.
A wise man once said, ‘What lies behind you is history, what lies before you is destiny. But both of these are tiny matters compared to what lies within you.’ No examination has ever yet measured your potential. Refuse to be undervalued.
Remember this: Nobody knows your real capacity in life except the God who created you.
ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Refuse to look down on yourself, no matter what you may be currently passing through.
2. Renew your mind through the study of the Word of God.
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: CREATED FOR A PURPOSE
PRAYER: I refuse to be despised. I shall be who God wants me to be, in Jesus’ Name.
DAILY READING: Ezekiel 23:1 to 49, Hebrews 10:18 to 39, Psalm 109:1 to 31, Proverbs 27:13
QUOTE: The best way to live is living with no thought of failure. Culled from 365 WISDOM CAPSULES by Dr. Paul Enenche.
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