No doubt many readers are well acquainted with the popular Guinness advert “My friend, Udeme”. The advert appeals to the desire in man to be more than their present circumstance; to be identified with power and influence. Indeed, the closing line says “ My friend is a great man, but then, there is a drop of greatness in every man”. Though the focus of the advert itself is questionable, yet one cannot help but agree with this sentence. There is indeed, a seed of greatness in every man, waiting to be nourished and nurtured into a force to be reckoned with. To an extent or the other everyone is on the ladder of emerging greatness.
A run-of-the-mill glance through a regular dictionary gives the following quick definitions:
Emerging means “up-and-coming, rising, budding, promising, talented, starting to appear, occur or develop” It also indicates something that is newly formed or just coming into prominence (nascent); a coming to maturity or into existence.
An individual in the process of rapid growth and development is often called an emerging person.
Greatness means “Prominence, Importance, large & impressive, more than usual, very significant, exceptional talents or achievements, powerful and influential, expert, good or pleasing, useful, long-lasting influence.
The question now becomes: “ How then, can a promising, talented, up and coming individual attaint such powerful, influential, long lasting impact? Simply put, how do we identify and nurture emerging greatness into a full-fledged reality?
The first thing to be done is to make yourself available to Gods purpose and will for your life. He is the Chief Architect of your life, and He it was Who planted the seed of greatness into you. Therefore, it is imperative that we walk in close proximity with him, and that we allow Him to work out His will in our lives.
Attempt great things!
All things are possible to them that believe. Saul told David “you will attempt great things and yet succeed”. Coming from a self proclaimed enemy of David, this was a recognition and acknowledgement of emerging greatness. I charge you to attempt great things. We serve a very big God and therefore we don’t have any limitation. Don’t accept limitations, break barriers. We should not settle for less than the best. Observe the lives of men like Daniel and Joseph, whom, in their youth, attempted and achieved great things. Indeed, it is as the English adage that says “ Nothing ventured, nothing gained”. We cannot know how far we can go until we set out on the road to great accomplishments.
to be continued.....
Greatness means “Prominence, Importance, large & impressive, more than usual, very significant, exceptional talents or achievements, powerful and influential, expert, good or pleasing, useful, long-lasting influence.
The question now becomes: “ How then, can a promising, talented, up and coming individual attaint such powerful, influential, long lasting impact? Simply put, how do we identify and nurture emerging greatness into a full-fledged reality?
The first thing to be done is to make yourself available to Gods purpose and will for your life. He is the Chief Architect of your life, and He it was Who planted the seed of greatness into you. Therefore, it is imperative that we walk in close proximity with him, and that we allow Him to work out His will in our lives.
Attempt great things!
All things are possible to them that believe. Saul told David “you will attempt great things and yet succeed”. Coming from a self proclaimed enemy of David, this was a recognition and acknowledgement of emerging greatness. I charge you to attempt great things. We serve a very big God and therefore we don’t have any limitation. Don’t accept limitations, break barriers. We should not settle for less than the best. Observe the lives of men like Daniel and Joseph, whom, in their youth, attempted and achieved great things. Indeed, it is as the English adage that says “ Nothing ventured, nothing gained”. We cannot know how far we can go until we set out on the road to great accomplishments.
to be continued.....
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