WATCH WHAT YOU SAY
September 8, 2021
WATCH WHAT YOU SAY
"Samuel, I have a problem", he said. "See, when I was about 5 years old, my father and I would wrestle (that was how his father plays with him and his brother)".
"And obviously, he would easily wrestle me to the floor and say these words, "You are a bum. You will always be a bum." (Meaning: you're a loser and you will always be a loser).
He is probably in his mid to late 50s but those words have haunted him since and they still do.
He said no matter how much he tries to achieve anything; those words would come back to him and he'd feel he doesn't deserve any of his successes.
He has low self-esteem as a result and really doesn't believe he can achieve much in life.
We spoke endlessly and I believe I was able to help him and shared with him how he could change that story of his.
But that's not what I want to share with you today, I wanted to share a few lessons from his story:
1. Be careful of the words you allow people to sow into your life. Words are seeds and your mind/soul is (a very fertile) soil. Reject what is not good for you and accept what is good for your mind.
2. Parents, be careful what you say to your children. Don't hurt their future through your careless words.
3. Nothing ruins potentials more than low-self esteem and the opinions of others. If you have these two traits in your life, please get all the help you need. Send me a message for a start.
4. No one has the right to call you what God hasn't named you. Let me say that again in another way, people's opinion of you should not be your reality!
5. Anything words, opinions that you have allowed into you before now can be renounced. Every day, repeat and affirm yourself the exact opposite of those opinions or declarations. Very soon, your reality would change.
6. If your life has been stagnant, retrogressive, or dreadful, think deeply about some of the opinions that have been sown into you. Take stock of them and do the needful (#1 above).
7. Only God determines your potential and what you can achieve! And guess what? Your potentials in God are infinite. You can achieve anything you set your mind to achieve. You can do ALL THINGS through Christ.
Don't believe the lies no more. You are more than the opinions of people about you.
I believe in you!
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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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