2016. What a
crazy year!
Personally,
for me it’s been so amazing, but challenging at the same time. Bittersweet.
I’ve
accomplished so much, with God’s grace, and I’m so happy with what I’ve
achieved. But whilst I’ve done well, my family has been and is going through
some tough things, which makes it difficult for me to celebrate fully.
But even
underneath all the accomplishments, there’s always been a kind of empty
feeling, to put it one way. I’ve never truly felt whole. I was watching Dr. Myles
Munroe’s talk on purpose and he asked questions that I realized I didn’t know
how to answer.
1. WHO AM I? IDENTITY.
2. WHERE AM I FROM? HERITAGE.
3. WHY AM I HERE? PURPOSE.
4.
WHAT CAN I DO? POTENTIAL.
5.
WHERE AM I GOING? DESTINY
My spiritual
growth in the last couple of months has been incredible, and I’ve never felt a
greater need to know myself and know my purpose than I have at this present
moment. Hopefully, by the end of 2017, I’ll be able to answer some of these
questions with a bit more certainty.
There’s so
much I want to change this coming year. I want to be more organised, more
educated, more efficient, more sociable, more confident, healthier, etc. etc.
The list is endless. But the one thing that has burned in me this year, is the
desire to be useful.
I don’t think
that I’m here by accident and I don’t think that I’m here for myself either. My
talents, my gifts can be a blessing to someone else. We’re blessed to be a blessing
right? I don’t want to go to my grave, being full of potential that I never actualized. Books that I never wrote, characters I never played, songs I never
sang, speeches I never delivered. For me, that would be the greatest waste of
what God gave me.
I’m reminded
of the Parable of The Talents, in the book of Matthew (Matthew 25:14-30). The last servant
buried his 2 talents because he was scared. He didn’t multiply what was given
to him, instead he hid it.
Don’t let that be you.
A friend of
mine encouraged me to pray BOLD prayers
and dream FEARLESS dreams. And I
encourage you to do the same this coming year. Do the uncomfortable. Challenge yourself.
Reach your potential!
‘There’s something worse than being blind, that is having sight without
vision’ -Helen Keller
So, what will 2017 look
like?
To be honest,
I don’t know what this year will look like for my family. But I know what it
will look like for me. It’ll look like growth. It’ll look like productivity. It’ll
look like creativity. It’ll look like consistency. It’ll look like inspiration,
like encouragement, like motivation. It’ll look like joy. In all things, joy. I’m
excited. Nervous, apprehensive, but ready. I won’t be like the servant in the
Parable of The Talents. No more fear (because
we know that’s a lie; 2 Timothy 1:7). No
more excuses.
What will 2017 look like for you?
Happy New Year
Fam.
#BOLDPRAYERS
#FEARLESSDREAMS
#OPENHEART2017
