NUGGET OF GOLD ----- One of the best ways to live in joy and freedom is to be yourself in your efforts to develop, use your talents and gifts, acquire money and property, and succeed in life. God effectively uses people who become themselves in Him without any undue imitations and pretences. Try to honestly be yourself in all aspects of life (for Facebook photos and statements or ‘likes’; e-mails; phone conversation; presentations; giving of gifts; donations; church or school and other radio or television and public performances; ministry; use of money; purchases; projects you undertake; business transactions; dating or courtship; engagement and wedding plans; marriage; all other relationships etc.). In this life, you cannot imitate or pretend for too long without an ultimate exposure of what you really are. For example, forcing to use all means to speak, plan, think, and act exactly like the preacher, politician, orator, boss, employee, teacher, student, husband, wife, fiancée, professional, friend, or leader you admire, could end up making you a frustrated buffoon or a fake caricature displaying on an imaginary, false, or unrealistic platform. That is not the best way to influence people, become productive, and succeed in life. Each of us is unique, so don’t force to be like someone else, although we can draw inspiration from the achievements of others, and emulate their good examples. Striving to be what you are not, will make you a hypocritical square peg in a round hole. As we instruct and equip people, let us be careful not to train people to be something that they are not. Avoid creating paths that will hinder your true growth, development, maturity, and fruitfulness. And, let us desist from setting up people for failure by mounting any form of peer pressure on them to become only what will please us without any freedom for them to “become themselves” and patiently or willingly develop at their appropriate and destined rates, according to their God-given gifts, temperaments, and total make-up. By Dr. Samuel Kisseadoo. E-mail: kisseadoo@msn. Website for resources: fruitfulministriesint. My first Facebook Wall is full but there is space on my new Wall (RevDr. Kisseadoo) for new friends; or you can like my Community Page: FM Int. Inc. Use my name to search RedLeadBooks and get a copy of my encouraging book: “Facing And Fighting Through The Storm”. Call me in Virginia on 1-757-7289330 (or call 020-8126533 in Ghana) for free counseling, prayer, books, speaking engagements, and messages. Permission granted to freely share.
Posted on: Thu, 05 Sep 2013 06:54:18 +0000
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