Take Responsibility! Take Charge!
As human beings we are purely responsible for our lives. We must be in Charge at all times!
We must not relinquish responsibility to another regardless of our situation or circumstance especially if you are a bonafide adult. Sometimes it looks as though someone is the cause of all troubles, perhaps it’s our sister, brother, father or best friend or perhaps it’s the wicked boss in the office?
The truth of the matter is its NOBODY! We cannot lay the blame of our lives not working or not panning together at the feet of another. I am not saying we do not have enemies and plenty of adversaries but regardless of the opposition we face and will yet face we must not allow the devices, tricks evil imaginations and machinations of other people determine our journey in life.
There will always be challenges, problems will always abound but they come to strengthen and empower us for our reign, for the greater the test the greater the testimony.
So it’s important that we realize that our lives are our RESPONSIBILITY! We must take responsibility for the good, the bad and the ugly that happens in our lives and not just about the good alone.
When we realize that our lives are in our hands then we will work hard at ensuring it works! The only one who can directly affect our lives is GOD! God alone should be given the power, influence and the charge over our lives.
We should relinquish control of our lives to God because we are sure of:
1. God’s Love
2. God Care
3. God’s Support
4. God’s Guidance.
5. God’s Plans.
We do this with the knowledge that is a joint venture partnership that is bound to succeed, because one with God is a majority and if God be for us who can be against us?
Essentially the essence of this piece is for us to weigh and realize the magnitude of the great responsibility that we carry by taking control and charge of the reigns of our lives.
We must by the help of God decide:
1. Who we are?
2. Where we are going?
3. How we intend to get there?
It’s the greatest and most important questions we can ask and answer to live a successful and fulfilling life on earth.
Who we are is the question of identity. While where we are going is that of direction and focus!
How we get to our various destinations answers the question of strategy!
It’s important that we answer these questions in order that we do not look back and regret the actions we took or did not take at the end of our lives, God forbid that we have regrets at the end of our lives.
Who are you? Who defines who you are?
Does our past define us?
Does our occupation define us?
Does our family define us?
Does our present situation, challenges define us?
Does society define us?
Who defines who we are?
Who should define us?
Are we defined by the colour of skin or by the colour of our eyes?
Does our accent define who we are?
Who are you?
Who you are depicts what you can do! Yes who you are defines your essence.
Its imperative that we take the lead, and take time to define and redefine who we want to be rather than allow others put their definitions upon us.
I am many things to many people at different times for different reasons and for different purposes but at the end of the day only the CREATOR knows the real you. He alone can truly best define you because He made you, created you, and molded and shaped you even in your mother’s womb.
The question of identity and purpose is what helps us to have a concise and clear realization of the true visions of our lives.
If you do not know who you are then life will remould you. Take for an example an eagle bird that was born amongst chickens and left to brood with the pack for too long, after sometime the law of association sets in, and pretty soon the eagle bird begins to behave like a mere chicken. So it is with our lives, if we do not quickly realize who we are we, the environment, and our associations begin to reshape and remake us? So a prince begins to act like a commoner and God forbid like a criminal.
This is why it is important that we do ourselves one of lives biggest favours by defining who we are?
Do not let your circumstances, your past, your present, your limitations, your conditions your status, your name, your country, your people, your gender, your tribe, your church, your accent, define you.
Do not take on labels put on you by people. Do not accept unacceptable togas and discomfiting titles.
Come to terms with your heritage, and realize who you are and what you can do!
Why be a chicken when you can be an eagle?
Why be a goat when you can be a horse?
Why be tortoise when you can be lion?
Why be a dog when you can be an elephant?
Why be a follower when you can be a leader?
Why be small when you can be great?
Why die when you can live?
Why be single when you can be happily married with children?
Why be lonely, sad and depressed when you can be lovely, happy, satisfied and fulfilled?
Why stay small, limited and clueless when you can be great, incredible and enlightened?
Why settle for less when you can have the best?
Why be ordinary, when you can be sensational and dazzling?
Why complain, when you have the potential to lead, innovate and motivate millions.
Why be down and out, when you can be up and about soaring, reaching and achieving?
Why follow the brood, when you can blaze a trail and chart a new order?
Why merely survive when you can champion a cause, create a new world order.
Why allow status quo when you can change the world and make history.
Why be a, nobody when you can be an OBAMA?
Why be local, when you can be international?
Why be unknown, unsung, when you can be a hero, a superstar and a genius?
In order to leave a definite legacy we must all answer these 3 basic fundamental questions at one point or the other in our lives!
Now is the time, today is the day to answer these questions, of:
1. Who we are?
2. Where we are going?
3. How to get there?
When we answer these 3 important questions then we know without a shadow of a doubt that we are in control and in charge of our lives and that the only other person that can influence and impact our lives is our Creator and our God.
As the year draws to a close we must begin to take stock. We must decide that the coming year we would be more:
1. ORGANISED
2. CREATIVE
3. INNOVATIVE
4. DECISIVE
5. COMPOSED
6. FOCUSED
7. DETERMINED
8. PURPOSEFUL
9. CONSTRUCTIVE
10. DOGGED
11. PRODUCTIVE
12. PROACTIVE
It’s possible!
It’s achievable!!
Lets’ go forward!
Lets’ make progress!
Lets’ take charge!
Lets’ take control!
I see greatness.
What do you see?
I see possibilities.
What do you see?
I see glory?
What do you see?
Who are you?
I know who I am!
I am a GEM!
I am a TREASURE!
I am a STAR!
What says you?
Remember you are God’s best, highest and greatest!
Copyright @ VICTORIA PRAISE ABRAHAM. OCTOBER. 2010.
