A PERFECT LIFE?
May 26, 2021
A PERFECT LIFE?
I met Reinhard Bonnke when I was in Singapore in 2007 and he said something I'll never forget.
He said, one day, a young man came to him and said "I'd love to be like you. I'd love to preach like you. I'd love to be as successful as you".
And he said, "You will be if you can carry the burdens I have carried too".
You see, successful people are not without problems, they are just people who have learned how to solve their problems.
Whenever we look at successful people, people doing better than us, we always think they have it all together.
WRONG!
Nobody has a perfect life.
No one has it all together.
What they have learned is how to keep it all together.
So, stop looking at people on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and all of social media wishing you had their kind of life.
If you do wish you had their kind of life, you might as well wish for their problems too.
Those people you think have the best marriage, maybe struggling to have kids.
That man that appears to be a business mogul, may have a spiritual battle that keeps him up at night.
That woman that wears trendy dresses on Instagram, maybe very lonely.
Don't wish for their kind of life, instead work on yours.
The grass on the other side will never look greener if you are busy working on yours.
I believe in you.
© Dr Samuel Ekundayo | The Purpose Preacher
Picture an eagle in a cage. No matter how beautiful the cage is, the eagle was not designed to live in a cage. It was designed to soar on the highest heights and mountains with courage and flair. No matter the lure of the cage, it can never surpass the freedom of the eagle soaring in all expanse of the skies in all of its glories and strength. Like the eagle trapped, too many brilliant, gifted, called individuals are trapped in the cage of careers they were not designed for. They can never command their true worth and value, they can only eat the crumbs they are being fed by their captors. The lure of salaries and pennies that will never satisfy keeps them in such cages. They would rather remain in the rat race than take the risks for their freedom and glory. The Bible says, "If the Son (Jesus) sets you free, you will be free indeed." - John 8:36 As a child of God, you can break free! You were not designed to be caged! Any job that does not give you the freedom to express your gifts, talents and calling is a cage. One of the biggest graveyards of purpose I see is this graveyard of unfulfilling careers. People get jobs only for the sake of earning, rather than fulfilling their life's calling and pursuing what matters to them. But here's the truth: The careers you were not designed for will not satisfy you. They will leave you with voids and emptiness. At the end of your career, you would lack true legacy, influence and impact. Your time to break free is now. I believe in you. Dr Samuel Ekundayo
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