INTRODUCTION:
Visions, dreams, hopes and aspirations are the vehicles through which our lives make meaning. Difficulties kowtow to the power of our desire to reach the summit of life. To jump higher is a WILL and to sit idle is also a WILL . To pan out in life is a WILL and to bask with fiasco is also a WILL. Greater achievements are the by-product of the power of the WILL.
A willing mind hypnotizes a willing heart. The Heart is the seat of the body but the heart greatly becomes subservient to the desires of the mind. To fulfill the dreams of your heart, you must format your mind to positivity.
“A LIFE BEREFT AND DESTITUTE OF A GOAL IS TANTAMOUNT TO A CLOSED FILE”
A file embodies the systematic order of sacrosanct correspondences, but it just become leaflets if untouched. In the same vein, our existence under the sun becomes meaningless if we are not fueled by the power of activity. We must make it a point to put ourselves into good use in order to make an impact on this planet earth. The command God gave to man in the beginning was:
BE FRUITFUL AND MULTIPLY; FILL THE EARTH AND SUBDUE IT; HAVE DOMINION OVER…(Gen. 1:29)-NKJV
This command totally embodies the totality of man. We were created to fill a vacuum and to activate the essence of our natures and attributes as humans. God is an orchestrator of visions and dreams. In the beginning of existence, man was blank in mind and at the same time bereft of the understanding of life, but God in His great wisdom enlightened man and gave him a living picture of who he really is, why he was made, and what he must live for as a being created in His image and likeness.
A conspicuous life is one lived through the lens of the aforementioned command given to man in Genesis 1:29. Fruitfulness emanates from a heart that has the ego-drive and the ability to be what he/she wants to be. Irrespective of who you are, you are possessed with the panache and the bravado to become what you want to be. The reverse is also true if you are an ardent pessimist.
IDLENESS IS ONLY FOUND IN THE CEMETERY
We all have the potential to add our names to the ‘Guinness Book of Records’ or to add our names to the Memoirs of Fame. You are created wholly, fearfully and wonderfully by God and after your birth, God exclaimed, “BEHOLD, YOU ARE GOOD.” Your goodness was given to you as a mainstay and as a stepping stone into your being better and best. The master in the parable of Jesus (Luke 19:13) commanded his servants to “OCCUPY TILL I COME”. The word “occupy” means to “put yourself into good use” or “to utilize what you have” till i come. God is a God who is Resourceful and Industrious. He appreciates persistence geared towards making genuine profits and He frowns at being dormant in business.
Journey with me as we discover the power of becoming importunate in the discovery of who we are in order to recover of our losses. I believe you would be on fire to be the person God desires you to be and nothing will inevitably deter you from notching up your dreams and bringing them into manifestation. These dynamic keys are: KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING, RESPECT, DESIRE, MEMORY, IMAGINATION, AND COMPANIONSHIP.
I am creating this piece to serve as a benchmark as well as a catalyst to energize you to become what you have dreamed of. I will keep you in the know that, greatness commences from the citadel of your mind and that pulsates through the fortress of your heart of hearts which in turn mesmerizes you to go for the gold regardless of how tall and wide your visions are. You can make it to the apogee of life and your aspirations are just encroaching at your door; it all begins from the power of your MIND. I would be accentuating on 7 dynamic keys which have the power to turn your dreams and cause them into reality. Your aspirations are just a “figment of your imagination”, but when you give yourself to these keys which are in the offing, your hopes and dreams would be a manifestation.
FIRST KEY: KEY OF KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as expertise, and skills acquired by a person through experience and education. Greatness and exploits begins and ends with the power of knowledge. Knowledge is power and there can never be an existence of affluence unless it is supplemented by the efficacy of knowledge. Our identities are revealed through the power of knowledge. Knowing who you are is the starting point on the ladder of greatness. A person who is oblivious of his or her own self has booked the flight to fiasco and shambles. Fulfillment begins from self and not just self but the knowledge about self.
It’s very patent that we cannot know ourselves fully but we have to have ample knowledge about who we are so as to know our strengths and capabilities which would fuel our peregrination and rev us up to fulfill our dreams and aspirations. We must KNOW WHO WE ARE BEFORE WE CAN KNOW WHO WE WANT TO BECOME.
Our identities start with our names and names are the icons which illuminate our existence. Names are spirit and spirit attracts spirit. The label on a commodity serves as an attraction for patronage. In the same vein, the kind of name we have attracts the kind of destination we are opting for. Kind attracts kind and we must be very circumspect with regards to the kind of names we give to our children. I definitely know that names are subject to cultural specifications, but our roots emanate from biblical standpoints. Names have its etymology from the Bible and if we have to understand the meaning and connotations of names we have to consult the Bible.
In the beginning Adam the first man gave names to everything and the name given revealed the nature of what was named. The name of a thing reveals the nature of that thing. Adam means “red soil” and its stated in the bible that we emanates from the soil and soil we would become after death.
A NAME IDENTIFIES ONE’S LOCATION AND IT ALSO PROPHESIES ONE’S DESTINATION
bernard kuffuor