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Friday, 21 July 2017

COMMITMENT PAYS WELL

Have you been faithful to a cause and felt at a point in time, that it was not worth it? Have you given all your time and attention to something that turned out to be a mirage? In some instances one may find themselves in the above situations. But I firmly believe in what the NIV Bible says in Proverbs 22: 29, Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before officials of low rank. My understanding of this scripture is likened to staying committed to doing something on a regular basis, such that you have refined your skills, you have improved on it, and you have garnered an expertise in that field of knowledge - so much so, that you become the go-to-person when deep inquiries are being made. This surely sets you apart, and leads you into the arena of kings or great men that seek such wisdom to guide their affairs.

If you have dedicated your time, resources, and yourself to acquire knowledge, gain understanding, and receive wisdom to steer the affairs of a specific endeavour, I want to encourage you to stay committed. Commitment pays well. Commitment will lead you to higher places. In brief, if you are diligent and committed to a cause, your wealth of experience, knowledge, skill-sets and know-how in that field you're working in, would enable you to scale higher heights. Simply be like clay in the potter's hand, ready to be broken, remoulded and re-shaped. But most importantly, make a positive impact in the lives of those you encounter.

Keep up the good work, don't give up, because the refiner's fire can only make you better. Those who criticise you wrongly, would actually spur you on to your next higher level, if you're willing to proof them wrong. But be grateful to both your good and bad critiques, they all have a part they're playing in scaling you higher. The constructive feedback you receive from your critiques must be used as building blocks to refine you. If you decide to learn from the constructive feedback, and neglect the abusive feedback, you can only mature and age well.

When tough times arise, when the breaking moment is nigh, rest assured that your breakthrough is closer than you can ever imagine. Sit still, do what you do best, serve the purpose for which you are in that space. Sooner or later, the right moment will arrive and you will be escorted into your place of reverence; where kings require your services. Commitment is a good "reward-er" of our diligent efforts.

PATRICIA DZIFA MENSAH-LARKAI, DTM

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Sunday, 21 July 2013

Lessons from our little beginnings

On many occasions, we hear people talk about their little beginnings. These are references made of their past experiences in life that taught them a lesson or two. These can also be called humble beginnings, because they serve as the stepping stones into our greatness or weakness. Yes, because based on how we apply the lessons learnt along the way, we can advance into greatness or land into failure.

We are cautioned not to despise those humble beginnings, because it is out of these humble or little stages of our lives, that we adopt, change, mature, and come to appreciate the advice we get from those who have walked similar paths. When we come to appreciate our humble beginnings, we tend to remember those events and take a stance in our present situation not to repeat a mistake that was made in the past. It also enables us to remember and improve upon the good steps we took, to achieve success or a good recommendation from someone or a group.

The seeds of maturity, are sown during these humbling stages of our lives. We all must have gone through stages in life where we felt, "oh she can't tell me what to do", or "who does he think he is", etc. well these are the very moments that key lessons in life are exhibited, taught and learnt. You may learn some things from children, some from adults, and some from your peers. When Jesus had to feed thousands of people, he got the five loaves of bread and two fishes from a child. What does that tell us? Well it could be that some adults brought food along, but ate it all before it was time to return home. It could be that some children had bits of food but just didn't want to share. So many assumptions can be made around this encounter with a little boy who had saved enough food, that could be turned into MORE THAN ENOUGH, for many to benefit. It simply goes to say that it is not the quantity you begin with, but what becomes of what you've been given as a starter; and in gratitude, giving thanks to the actual SOURCE of that seemingly little resource you have in your hand, it becomes a multiplication of resources needed to resolve a situation. We read that after receiving it from the boy, Jesus gave thanks unto his Heavenly Father and it was blessed and multiplied until everyone had their share, with still more scraps left to fill 12 baskets!

The powerful thing that happens when we appreciate those little beginnings is that, we appreciate the source of the lessons we need to learn. We share the goodness of what becomes of us, as we go through that experience. The lessons we share with others, makes them mature and overcome similar encounters with ease, and this becomes the good fruits we share as we go along in life.

It is my desire, that you remember those humble beginnings with me.