DISCOVER YOUR GOD GIVEN POTENTIAL

Every human being has a desire to do something great and wonderful. There is a desire in us to achieve success in life. Nobody likes or wants to fail. That is the reason why the discovery of your purpose is very important. The Bible is clear about the fact that we are made in the image and likeness of God and God is a creator. The tendency to create and dream bigger dreams, to accomplish something great, and makes things happen was therefore birthed in every human being. Just like, I have said in the previous chapter, we are the clay and God is the potter. There is something else you must know and understand when you have found your purpose in life. That is, that God has given you potential or gifts to accomplish your purpose here on earth. 

This potential is in every human being. It is like an oil well. When you have the discover oil on a plot of land you do not just leave it there on the surface. You have to dig deeper into the ground before you get to where the main oil. When you get the oil raw you need to refine it before it can be converted to many other uses. However, the important thing is that the oil is discovered. It is the same thing with your potentials. You have to discover it.

 WHAT IS POTENTIAL?

          Potentials are those raw talents and abilities that God has deposited in our lives waiting to be tapped by us. They are the raw materials God has given to us as a gift to accomplish our purpose here on earth and fulfill destiny. God gave them to us so that we can achieve great things for him; better our life, and the lives of other people. The way we dispense and utilize these potentials will determine whether we succeed in life or fail. It will also determine the quality of lives that we will live. Some people are doing the jobs that they do not like. They complained about it but does nothing more than complain. The simple reason for this most time is because they have not sit down to ask themselves: “What is my purpose on this earth and what has God given me to accomplish this purpose?” In other words, they have not discovered their purpose let alone discovering their potentials. You must know that the discovery of your purpose has something to do with the discovery of your potentials, which in turn helps you to locate your destiny on God’s agenda. God has a great plan for your life so He gives you the abilities and talents to accomplish that plan. Then God declared in his word: “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end”. (Jer 29:11)

          The scripture we have read above is important for us to understand the subject we are dealing with here today.  It says that God has given gifts to each of us, and that we should manage this gift well so that God’s generosity can flow through us. If you are called to be a speaker then speak well, that is your potential. If you are called to help others then do it as though God Himself were doing it, which is your potential. If you are called to sing then sing well. God has given you the potential. If you are called to be a writer then please use this potential and write well. When you do then you will find yourself living a fulfilled life and be happy