Your Dreams are Valid
Your Dreams are Valid
For me as a person, while growing up I loved to dream, not just mere dreams, rather, emphatic projections into the future.
I could just sit at a particular place, think about what I will become in the near future. You could call me Joseph lol.
Though I had these dreams I rarely took steps to make sure this dreams come to fulfillment. Yes I know dreams don't become actualised in a day...it's actually a process.
Now fast forward to when I became much older, then I started taking some steps to actualise my dreams. Even though they weren't anything close to being called "steps" at all.
But along the line other problems surfaced which added to the ones I had on ground already😢 that solutions had not been proffered to.
It was so bad.
I had issues living out my dreams.
Fear held me back like a man under shackles.
The fear had the better of me.
I was scared to launch out.
I love speaking, but I had stage fright(I still have today tho but it's minimal). My God has been helping me.
I lacked boldness to speak to my fellow mates.
I was stupidly shy. I preferred to remain in my comfort zone.
Got some opportunities to face people to speak but I constantly turned them down.
I remembered vividly that I had to lie to my Sunday School leader I was sick, because I didn't not want to face the crowd to teach Sunday School (lol ... it was that bad.).
Even the other things I loved doing, I couldn't do them. I was scared that if I did it, it wouldn't make sense.
And all this constantly caged me.
The dreams were dying,the potentials were burning inside.
No expression...kai..
Sometimes I could just sit privately in a place and imagine myself speaking to a large number of people. Well I couldn't do that yet and even though presently I can't(not just yet but it's fine.
I needed to start from somewhere.
I knew I couldn't continue like that, I knew it wasn't not gonna work that way. I needed to break out of my cage and fulfill my purpose.
I had to start living up to my dreams.
I had to stop being comfortable doing nothing tangible just lurking and gallivanting around
To live a purpose driven life had to be my priority.
I would be sharing some the things I have done and things I'm still doing even though I have not scratched the surface.
1 Leave your comfort zone
As human beings remaining in our comfort zone without having to pass through stress is what we love. But the truth is nothing great happens there. I was comfortable not doing anything and trying to save my head from mistakes but it never helped rather it caged my talents and my potentials. Yes it did. Being afraid of making mistakes doesn't do us any good, it only open the door to worse ones. .
2 Face your fears
You have stage fright?
Constantly position yourself in a place where you would have to face crowd. Starve your fears and feed your strengths consistently.
I needed to get rid of that nasty voice that kept telling me "Boy don't try it, you can't do it".
You are not perfect yet doesn't mean you should not give it a trial. Until you give expression to your talents, gifts and skills you may never know how much potentials you carry. Launch out!
3 Relationships
No great person in today's world achieved greatness without the help of others. You can't do it all by yourself. As successful as Ronaldo is, only him in his team can't beat the whole of Kano pillars. He needs the support of his other team mates. I moved out of my comfort zone to build relationships and thankfully I was able to build a few. If I am to rate my self under this I would score myself 4/10. Thank God for the people I have blissful relationships with today cos they did most of the work. I can be very bad at checking up on people which is one of my weaknesses that I am working on currently and I am making progress. I've learnt to surround my self with people who'll constantly push me to live out my dreams, people who constantly demand the best from me.
People who will not be comfortable seeing me living below what God has destined for me. Friends of like minds.
4 Service
Joseph served in Potiphar's house. He served in the prison. Part of the qualities that earned Joseph the throne of a prime minister in Egypt is service. Same thing for David, Elisha, Jesus and many other examples in the Bible. As little as it is, I served in the Sunday school department of my church while in School and even after school. While serving I discovered a lot of things about myself. Wherever you find yourself make sure you serve. It doesn't have to be spiritual offices alone. Volunteer to serve in conferences, seminars, convention etc.
• I've learnt to encourage my self
There were times I didn't just feel like doing anything. There were times I got discouraged.
There were times that had I stop doing some things half way, because I felt no need for it. These times I'll just get up, encourage myself and remind myself of what God has in store for me. It has not always been that easy.
Never think it will.
You are always in the best position to encourage yourself.
Remember, never do things to get applause from people but to touch lives.
Whatever dream God has placed in your heart is to touch lives. There are times you will do some things excellently well and then you get no applause from anybody. It's fine. Don't let it get to you
Even though you do get applause don't be overwhelmed by it, it has killed "great men of note"
I know of people that when they started doing what they loved doing, they never got applause from anyone. These kind of people inspire me a lot.
This doesn't mean they'll never get applause from people but either they get it or not, it doesn't change a thing.
• I've learnt to talk to God about my fears, about my shortcomings. Even though I've not practiced this as much as I would've wanted to.
It works💯💯
Believe me.
God understands out feelings,
He knows everything about us(our feelings, our fears, our dreams and everything that concerns us).
Learn to express your fears drawbacks and hesitations to God.
Avoid people who don't see anything good in your dreams.
They don't need to know everything about you.
I've learnt not to tell everyone about my dreams.
You don't need to tell people you have great dreams in other to impress them or make them respect you.(Prov 12:23) Just keep working hard in your closet. God who sees in secret will reward you openly.
It's time to go back to the drawing board and get that dream working again. You are destined for greatness.
It's not to late to dream,
Dare to dream,
Live your dreams.
Be unapologetic about it.
Dream dreams so big that it will take only God to fulfill them.
I'll love to hear your success story very soon.
For me as a person, while growing up I loved to dream, not just mere dreams, rather, emphatic projections into the future.
I could just sit at a particular place, think about what I will become in the near future. You could call me Joseph lol.
Though I had these dreams I rarely took steps to make sure this dreams come to fulfillment. Yes I know dreams don't become actualised in a day...it's actually a process.
Now fast forward to when I became much older, then I started taking some steps to actualise my dreams. Even though they weren't anything close to being called "steps" at all.
But along the line other problems surfaced which added to the ones I had on ground already😢 that solutions had not been proffered to.
It was so bad.
I had issues living out my dreams.
Fear held me back like a man under shackles.
The fear had the better of me.
I was scared to launch out.
I love speaking, but I had stage fright(I still have today tho but it's minimal). My God has been helping me.
I lacked boldness to speak to my fellow mates.
I was stupidly shy. I preferred to remain in my comfort zone.
Got some opportunities to face people to speak but I constantly turned them down.
I remembered vividly that I had to lie to my Sunday School leader I was sick, because I didn't not want to face the crowd to teach Sunday School (lol ... it was that bad.).
Even the other things I loved doing, I couldn't do them. I was scared that if I did it, it wouldn't make sense.
And all this constantly caged me.
The dreams were dying,the potentials were burning inside.
No expression...kai..
Sometimes I could just sit privately in a place and imagine myself speaking to a large number of people. Well I couldn't do that yet and even though presently I can't(not just yet but it's fine.
I needed to start from somewhere.
I knew I couldn't continue like that, I knew it wasn't not gonna work that way. I needed to break out of my cage and fulfill my purpose.
I had to start living up to my dreams.
I had to stop being comfortable doing nothing tangible just lurking and gallivanting around
To live a purpose driven life had to be my priority.
I would be sharing some the things I have done and things I'm still doing even though I have not scratched the surface.
1 Leave your comfort zone
As human beings remaining in our comfort zone without having to pass through stress is what we love. But the truth is nothing great happens there. I was comfortable not doing anything and trying to save my head from mistakes but it never helped rather it caged my talents and my potentials. Yes it did. Being afraid of making mistakes doesn't do us any good, it only open the door to worse ones. .
2 Face your fears
You have stage fright?
Constantly position yourself in a place where you would have to face crowd. Starve your fears and feed your strengths consistently.
I needed to get rid of that nasty voice that kept telling me "Boy don't try it, you can't do it".
You are not perfect yet doesn't mean you should not give it a trial. Until you give expression to your talents, gifts and skills you may never know how much potentials you carry. Launch out!
3 Relationships
No great person in today's world achieved greatness without the help of others. You can't do it all by yourself. As successful as Ronaldo is, only him in his team can't beat the whole of Kano pillars. He needs the support of his other team mates. I moved out of my comfort zone to build relationships and thankfully I was able to build a few. If I am to rate my self under this I would score myself 4/10. Thank God for the people I have blissful relationships with today cos they did most of the work. I can be very bad at checking up on people which is one of my weaknesses that I am working on currently and I am making progress. I've learnt to surround my self with people who'll constantly push me to live out my dreams, people who constantly demand the best from me.
People who will not be comfortable seeing me living below what God has destined for me. Friends of like minds.
4 Service
Joseph served in Potiphar's house. He served in the prison. Part of the qualities that earned Joseph the throne of a prime minister in Egypt is service. Same thing for David, Elisha, Jesus and many other examples in the Bible. As little as it is, I served in the Sunday school department of my church while in School and even after school. While serving I discovered a lot of things about myself. Wherever you find yourself make sure you serve. It doesn't have to be spiritual offices alone. Volunteer to serve in conferences, seminars, convention etc.
• I've learnt to encourage my self
There were times I didn't just feel like doing anything. There were times I got discouraged.
There were times that had I stop doing some things half way, because I felt no need for it. These times I'll just get up, encourage myself and remind myself of what God has in store for me. It has not always been that easy.
Never think it will.
You are always in the best position to encourage yourself.
Remember, never do things to get applause from people but to touch lives.
Whatever dream God has placed in your heart is to touch lives. There are times you will do some things excellently well and then you get no applause from anybody. It's fine. Don't let it get to you
Even though you do get applause don't be overwhelmed by it, it has killed "great men of note"
I know of people that when they started doing what they loved doing, they never got applause from anyone. These kind of people inspire me a lot.
This doesn't mean they'll never get applause from people but either they get it or not, it doesn't change a thing.
• I've learnt to talk to God about my fears, about my shortcomings. Even though I've not practiced this as much as I would've wanted to.
It works💯💯
Believe me.
God understands out feelings,
He knows everything about us(our feelings, our fears, our dreams and everything that concerns us).
Learn to express your fears drawbacks and hesitations to God.
Avoid people who don't see anything good in your dreams.
They don't need to know everything about you.
I've learnt not to tell everyone about my dreams.
You don't need to tell people you have great dreams in other to impress them or make them respect you.(Prov 12:23) Just keep working hard in your closet. God who sees in secret will reward you openly.
It's time to go back to the drawing board and get that dream working again. You are destined for greatness.
It's not to late to dream,
Dare to dream,
Live your dreams.
Be unapologetic about it.
Dream dreams so big that it will take only God to fulfill them.
I'll love to hear your success story very soon.
My mentor!!😍😍
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ReplyDeleteThank you Paul!
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