Some thirteen years ago, I was a jobless graduate, confused, frustrated and unsure of what to do to get a favourable outcome. Life for me had become a mirage and so uncertain – it will look as if it would work out but by the time I got there it would have disappeared. Then I had the opportunity to travel out of the country and I thought that was the best thing that could ever happen to me. That was the only option I could see for me to succeed; and when it fell out, I thought I was finished.
I can fully identify with the young person in this country now that just wants to checkout. I know a few who have tried to go through Algeria, Niger, and the deserts of Morocco and things have gone from bad to worse. I understand, because it was like that for me.
There is a basic foundation we must start from and that is the fact that; success is who you are. Success must begin from the inside out- that is how God designed it. But unfortunately most people are trying to achieve success from the outside in.
Since success comes from inside you, you need a change of nature to be successful. If you have the nature of God, you are a success because God is a success by nature. This is the foundation for your success.
It is very important to know who you really are, because what God has made you is one thing. What God is calling you is another thing. And what you are calling yourself is also a different subject. Who do you believe you are? Who do you claim to be? This is critical to your success. There can be a wide gap between what you are and what you think you are.
Who do you think you are? That is where we get self-image. Self-image is the picture you have about yourself. From self-image we have the word self-esteem, and this is how you feel about yourself.
From self-esteem we get self-worth which talks about value. What do you think you are worth? This is derived from the picture you have about yourself.
There is also self-respect. There are people who treat themselves with respect and there are others who treat themselves without respect, who treat themselves as common people, second/third class citizens because they do not believe they have any inherent value. Your self-image will directly or indirectly control your behavior. You will never attempt to get anything that you think that person inside is not qualified for.
You wrote an examination and failed, so you believe you have become a failure. That is a lie, because before the examiner was born, it has been designed into your destiny that you should be a success. Stop trying to define yourself by the things that have happened to you or by what you have. You are not what you have come through. You are not what people call you because when your destiny was planned they were not there. If you have the nature of God you are not a failure. You are who God says you are.
You will succeed
Sam Adeyemi is one of Nigeria’s most influential pastors and success coach. He tweets from @sam_adeyemi
Source: Success Power Media Blog
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