The former American president, John F. Kennedy told a story about his grandfather, Fitzgerald. When Fitzgerald was a boy in Ireland, he would walk home with a whole group of boys. On their way were a lot of cobblestone fences with jagged edges at the top. Those fences were ten to twelve feet high and very dangerous to climb.
One day, Fitzgerald threw his cap over the wall. He knew very well that he had to retrieve that cap because he dared not show up at home without it. Fitzgerald scaled that fence and got his cap. He did what everyone else was afraid of doing.
It has been said by research that the average person uses less than 10% of his potential. We are always capable of much more accomplishment than we dare. We have potential for greater victories.
I encourage you today to take the bull by the horn. Do not limit yourself. To be totally
honest, the only limitation is that of the mind. Step out in faith.
Raise the bar higher; do not settle for less than what God had destined for you. What
you get out of life is what you put into it. If you put less, you can never get more.
What is that action that holds the potential for your breakthrough? You never know
what you can accomplish until you try. And the right angle to approach a difficult
problem is the “try angle.” It does not matter how many times you have tried and failed. The greatest failure is when you stop trying. Keep trying and keep daring.
“For with God nothing shall be impossible.” “What is impossible with man, is possible with God.” Just like Fitzgerald Kennedy, throw your cap over the wall. Set a goal
beyond yourself. Challenge your God-given abilities. Do not pick on the ground like a
chicken when you can soar with the eagles. God has deposited inside of you what you
need to succeed. Do not go about feeling sorry for yourself or envying others. “Trust in
God and lean not on your own understandings, in all your ways acknowledge Him and
He will direct your path.”
Dare to succeed. God will give you a breakthrough.
You will succeed!
Sam Adeyemi is one of Nigeria's most influential pastors. He tweets from @sam_adeyemi
Source: Success Power Media Blog
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