How To Think Big

The tendency for so many people to think small means there is much less competition than you think for a very rewarding career.

Where success is concerned, people are not measured in inches or pounds or college degrees, or family background; people are been measured by the size of their thinking. How big we think determines the size of our accomplishments. Now let’s see how we can enlarge our thinking.

Ever ask yourself, “What is my greatest weakness?” Probably the greatest human weakness is self-deprecation-that is, selling oneself very cheap. Self-deprecation shows through in countless ways. Mr. Ali sees a job advertisement in the paper; it’s exactly what he would like to do. But he does nothing about it because he thinks, “I’m not good enough for the job, so why bother?” or Mr. Obi wants a date with Miss Chioma, but he doesn’t call her because he thinks he wouldn’t rate with her.

Philosophers for thousands of years have issued good advice: know thyself. But most people, it seems, interpret this suggestion to mean know only thy negative self. Most self-evaluation consists of making long mental lists of one’s faults, shortcomings, inadequacies.

It’s well to know our inabilities, for this shows us areas in which we can improve. But if we know only our negative characteristics, we’re in a mess. Our value is small. 

Here is an exercise to help you measure your true size

• Determine your five chief assets. Invite some objective friend to help-possibly your wife, your superior, a professor-some intelligent person who will give you an honest opinion. (Examples of assets frequently listed are education, experience, technical skills, appearance, well-adjusted home life, attitudes, personality, initiative.)
• Next, under each asset, write the names of three persons you know who have achieved large success but who do not have this asset to as great a degree as you.

When you have completed this exercise, you will find you outrank many successful people on at least one asset.

There is only one conclusion you can honestly reach: you are bigger than you think you are. So fit your thinking to your true size. Think as big as you really are! Never, never, never sell yourself short.

Study and Evaluate Yours Leaders

Our culture teaches us to be impressed by leaders by power, academicals degrees, and/or wealth, thinking that those characteristics add up great leadership. Yet you most not imagine that your country will remain strong and established if you vote for someone just because you like the way he speaks or looks, or even if you approve of some of his accomplishments.

Before you follow anyone, you must know what that person truly believes and on what path he is taking you. You might find out too late that you don’t want to go where he is going. I encourage you not to place undue confidence on how powerful a leader is or how much knowledge he has or who his mentor was. Continually evaluate what your leaders stand for, as well as the policies they promote. Study their lives and convictions. Discover what they really think and value, and how their beliefs affect their policies.

Ask yourself questions such as these about individual leaders:

• Does he still have the same convictions that inspired me to follow him in the beginning?
• Does he share my beliefs and values?
• Does he demonstrate that he has ethical standards?
• What is his vision of life?
• What is his attitude toward other human beings?
• What does he see as the future of this company/organization/community/nation?
• What direction does he think the world should be taking?

Even if a leader’s beliefs seem good, you must still observe his life to see if his words and actions are consistent – if he lives according to his stated convictions.

 

If the Blind Lead the Blind...

I consider Jesus of Nazareth to be the greatest leader in history, and He warned, “If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” Note that the blind leader doesn’t fall into the pit by himself. Both he and the blind man whom he is leading fall into it together. We have to make sure our eyes are fully open, so that we will know where our leaders are taking us, and can avert potential disaster. We must not allow ourselves to fall into a pit with them.

Moreover, since we are all leaders or aspiring leaders in our unique areas of gifting, we have a responsibility to those whose lives we influence. That is why it is essential for us to understand the priority of character before we move on to the other aspects of leadership. We might understand many of the keys and principles necessary for being a leader but, at the same time, embrace a negative or destructive philosophy that will undermine our leadership and hurt our followers.

Leadership influence is a powerful instrument, and must always be aware of its potential to bring either good or harm to others. Leader without character demonstrate power devoid of principles; they often manipulates people to achieve their own ends. But true leaders have a commitment to ethics and principles; they build up others and offer them a better life.

The Distinguishing Marks of a True Leader

People are looking for leaders who have the qualities to lead them. In the progression of leadership development, the stage in which one develops conviction is key for leaders if they are to move from the recognition of their purpose to establishing a solid foundation for becoming a genuine leader. It is not enough to know that you have a special gift that will give you a unique place in the world. You must be able to serve that gift in accordance with ethical principles that you are committed to follow as you pursue your vision.

Conviction and character are therefore the distinguishing marks of a true leader. They are what separate those who merely have titles, positions, and talents from those who make a positive difference in their families, communities, and nations – from those who make history, changing the course of human events for the better.

Consequently, the twenty-first-century leader must not seek only to find his purpose or to develop his vision. He must also desire to be introduced-or reintroduced- to ethical principles, and he must commit to developing character throughout his lifetime, demonstrating his trustworthiness to those who follow him.

Our attitudes and motivations always correspond to our character.

• Leadership, and the gift that enable it, are inherent endowments. 
• Leadership is not about gaining followers, but it is about pursuing purpose.
• Leadership is not about manipulating people, but it is about inspiring people
• Leadership is not about having power over people but it is about empowering people
• Leadership is not about controlling other, but it is about serving them.
• Leadership is not about doing, but it is about becoming a person of noble aspirations.

The Purpose of a Great Leader

Leadership is not exercised simply by implementing techniques or methods, by using one’s skills, or by exhibiting a particular management style. It is the expression of a mind-set resulting from the Knowledge of who you were born to be.  

We live our lives based on who we think we are and why we think we exist.  Therefore, our leadership development to this point has been influenced by our sense of the significance of life and our relationship to it.

Discovering Your Inherent Purpose
A true leader recognizes that he has a special purpose for being in the world. That purpose determines the area of leadership in which he is to serve. His recognition of his particular purpose is not an indication of undue pride. Rather, it is a realistic assessment of his gift and strengths.

Every person on earth is meant to exercise leadership in a particular area of gifting .one of the gift we can contribute to the world and/or the problem we were born to solve.

This process involves asking ourselves question such as these:

• What are my talents?
• What would I like to do with my life?
• What do I most enjoy doing?
• What has been my lifelong dream?
• What idea  do I have  that refuses to go away or keeps recurring in my mind
• What have I always wanted to do but never thought I would be able to?
• What injustices make me so angry that I must do something to alleviate them?

King Solomon, the wisest and the richest man of his day, said, “Aman’s gift makes room for him. Your unique gift will make room for you in the world, opening doors of opportunity, While drawing the help and resource you need to fulfill your purpose. 

Internally Motivated

Perhaps you have been using your gift to some extent but haven’t really applied it with a sense of personal purpose.  Or, maybe you have been burying your dream, settling for a lesser existence. You may already be very accomplished in a certain field but secretly wish you were doing something different with your life.

If you pursue your true purpose, you will be internally motivated to exercise your inherent gift. In contrast, if you do something you were not born to do, you will have to make an effort to perform it. Maintaining your leader position or your job will become a burden and drain on you. 

When someone is in the wrong place, he sometimes has to prop himself up with a surplus of support people and resource. But when he finds the place for which he was born, his life begins to flow naturally. He no longer needs to manufacture motivation, because he can’t wait to start each day and initiate the next step that will bring him closer to seeing his purpose fulfilled. He’s found what he has been looking for in life. He’s not even motivated by a paycheck, because a true leader has a need to fulfill his purpose, whether or not he receives compensation. Even so he discovered that provision comes when he focuses on serving his gift to the world.

If you hate Monday mornings, if you can’t wait for the weekend to come, then you are a “jet.” But if, after a weekend you are eager to get back to your work (your corporation, artistic endeavors, volunteer activities, and so forth), you are a “bird”­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­- and not just any but an eagle. 

Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls
It can be much more difficult to exercise character in leadership if you are in the wrong field, or position in life. This is because if you have become frustrated and uncertain in your leadership, you may say and do things that are not honest or forthright, for the purpose of protecting your position or keeping your insecurities from being exposed. If you are motivated not by your inherent purpose but by other impulses __a desire for fame, money, and the like __ you will want  to do  whatever it takes to achieve those ends, and characters will take a backseat.

There is vague popular belief that lawyers are necessarily dishonest ….. Let no young man, choosing the law for a calling, for a moment yield to this popular belief. Resolve to be honest at all events; and if, in your own judgment, you cannot be an honest lawyer, resolve to be honest without being a lawyer. Choose some other occupation, rather than one in the choosing of which you do, in advance, consent to be a knave.

The same principle applies to any arena of endeavor. If you know you cannot have good character while pursuing a certain goal or working in a certain field, then you should cease pursuing that goal or vocation and find your true purpose. You should pursue something that you can do with honesty and integrity. Even when we are functioning according to our purpose, we still have to build and maintain our character, but we can avoid some of the ethical pitfalls that spring from wrong motivations, boredom or apathy, and the fear that others will learn our weaknesses.

When you are settled into your purpose, insecurities will begin to melt away. You wear yourself out trying to please other people; you won’t are doing. You will like yourself because you will experience your own inner approval as you fulfill what you were born to do. You will also be freer in opening up to other people as you work together to fulfill mutual purposes.

The primary focus of your leadership, therefore, should not be to lead people –which result will develop naturally. Rather, it should be to discern your true self and to pursue your purpose. By exercising your unique gift, you will discover you’re your leadership and find meaning, fulfillment, and contentment in your work. And the character it takes to sustain your gift and your leadership is what this book is all about.

You were meant to accomplish something that no one else can accomplish. You were born to do something that the world will not be able to ignore. So, diligently seek your gift, purpose, identity, potential and destiny.

The Conviction of a True Leader

 

Conviction is often defined as a threshold level beyond which one feels a high level of confidence about what one truly believes should be done. I think the best leaders have very high emotional intelligence (EQ) and greatly respect the feeling of being unsure. They are very humble AND confident. Subsequently, humbleness provides a runway to keep gathering information, agonizing, and assessing until an acceptable threshold level of confidence is reached, i.e. conviction. 

At the same time, impact leaders have the uncanny ability to know when enough is enough. They are smart enough to know that analysis paralysis is not an option. Timing also plays an important role in getting to conviction. 

I think there is danger in getting to premature or false conviction. This often happens because leaders rely on authoritative leadership

Once a leader discovers his personal gifting and leadership, it ignites conviction in his heart. In the process of leadership development, conviction has a twofold connotation. The first sense of the word is the certainty that you have something essential to contribute to humanity. It is a 100 – percent dedication to your purpose, which is stronger than any opposition you might encounter. As a leader, you must be convinced that you exist for a worthy reason and that you are able to accomplish what you were born to do.

The second sense of the word refers to conviction (plural), or deep held belief on a commitment to one’s purpose. Conviction gives you a sense of direction in life. They guide your activities and give them meaning. Your conviction is instrument to your characters development. They lead you to become dedicated to specific principles, or a code of ethics by which you pledge to live as you carry out your purpose.

An individual can have the other qualities of leadership, such as influence or passion, without having conviction. But true leader manifest each of the qualities - and in ingredient we are sorely missing among leaders today is personal convictions. Having Convictions is what enable a person to remain stable and trustworthy, even in the midst of difficulties or temptations.

Frankly, if you don’t have solid convictions, you don’t deserve to have followers. If you keep vacillating in order to please people, if you keep sacrificing your belief system in order to be Accepted, you are not a leader you are a compromise. We need leaders who are willing to stand up to the disapproval of their own friend, and the public at large for the sake of something that is noble and true. Today, it is hard to find leaders who have such commitment to their convictions. To be a true and a great leader you must have a strong conviction that you will stand on it and your followers will also follow you because of that conviction.

The Power of Influence in Leadership Development

To a large extent, leadership is influence, and all of us already exercise some influence – whether positive or negative. If somebody else is watching you, you are a leader. The moment you have a child of your own to raise, you are a leader. When you know more about a particular subject than others and can teach it to them, you are a leader. When you are placed in a position of responsibility over your peers, you are a leader. 
Leader who exercise positive influence don’t try to prove themselves to others. They are more concerned with “manifesting” themselves, or revealing the purpose they were born to fulfill. When you inspire other people through your passion, you never have to announce that you are a “leader.” People will think of you as a leader, and will call you one themselves, because you will have motivated them to do something – change the status quo, create something new, find a solution to a problem, and so forth. 
The essence of influence is the ability to motivate other people to take action and effect change. You can’t lead if you don’t influence. You can’t influence if you don’t inspired. You can’t inspire if you don’t have passion. And you won’t have passion unless you are convinced about your purpose, convictions, and vision.

As leaders go, so goes the world. Therefore, if we don’t do something about the global crisis in leadership we are experiencing today, the state of our society is going to grow worse and worse. Moral leadership is urgent in human affairs because the character of leaders for good or for ill – affects the lives of their followers. Let us look at some specific ways in which influence occurs.

Leaders Influence the Mind-set of the Followers
Leaders can transform people’s outlook to the point where their perspective becomes completely different from the way they formerly thought. Such influence is a tremendous power that all leaders need to acknowledge and discipline in their own lives, ensuring that they do not abuse it – especially since a change in mind-set almost leads to a change in behavior.

A leader can use rhetorical skills to convince people that what they believed was good is evil, and vice versa-altering their values and conduct. Followers must always weigh the consequences of what they hear and receive from their leaders.
In contrast, an enlightened perspective is a gift that true leaders can give their followers.

Leaders Influence the Characteristics and Attitudes of the Followers
A leader who holds deep convictions can transfer those convictions to others. For instance, he can rouse the fearful so that they will take bold and necessary action in the midst of a crisis. Winston Churchill, through his powerful speeches, stirred the English people to continue standing against Nazi Germany after the fall of France. In one of these speeches, he famously declared, “….the Battle of France is over. I expect that the Battle of Britain is about to begin…. Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British empire and its commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, ‘this was their finest hour.   

In contrast, a leader who lacks conviction can transfer his complacency or timidity to his followers. There is an account in one of the books of Moses in which Moses sent twelve leaders to scope out the Promised Land before the nation of Israel entered it. When the leaders returned, ten of them expressed their fear of the inhabitants, declaring that they were too strong to defeat “we seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes and we looked the same to them. two of the leaders insisted they would still be victorious, but the people grumbled and took on the perspective of the ten who were afraid and felt like “grasshoppers” in their own eyes. As a result, the victory was delayed for forty years almost two generation. The people lost out, largely because they allowed the fearful mind -set of their leaders to infect them.

 Leaders influence the morality of the followers
The ethics of a leaders can sway those who follow him - ethics directly, through the corporate values that are encouraged through his leadership, or through his policies. If the leaders are high – ranking official over a nation, his morals can permeate an entire culture. You may come from a country in which the leaders have tremendous gifts, communicate well, and are competent in various leadership techniques -but are lacking in ethical convictions. Many leaders do not take responsibility for their actions. They feel they should experience no consequences when they betray the trust of their constituents, whether their employees, their families, or the public.

 Leaders influence the commitment of the followers
If leaders have strong conviction, his passion will become contagious among his followers, leading them to commit to his vision. Earlier, we talked about martin Luther king. In relation to how leader develop vision. King’s vision gave him a passion that inspired and influenced average” people such as housewives, carpenter, masons, teacher, and religious leader to march in nonviolent protest against the refusal of certain state in the nation of acknowledge and permit voting right for black. A number of them personally faced the resistance of policeman armed with club, dog, water hoses, and tear gas.

A leader’s commitment can be transferred to enough people that his personal conviction eventually becomes a national movement. A leader principle can initiate an irresistible process of reform. But if you meet it squarely and remain constant in your convictions, others will join you.

Leaders influence the Destiny of the followers
The influence of someone who has conviction can lead people to a destiny they might not otherwise have reached.

Conversely, the influence of a leader who lacks character can condemn his follower to an appalling fate. In the 1970s, cult leader Jim Jones convince people to live loved ones and in the jungles of Guyana. Several years later, he led 909 of his followers to their deaths by inducing them to drink cyanide – then he shot himself to death.

Adolf Hitler was a gifted politician and communicator, wielding tremendous influence over the German people. He held thousands of citizens spellbound as they listened to his speeches in person on the radio. His oration was so powerful that some people thought he was a god. Hitler had many characteristics of an effective leader. But his philosophy, his personal code of ethic, was immoral. It turned his leadership assets into frightening tools abuse.
Hitler didn’t value all of human life --- just a small segment of it. His warped value system created disaster for his nation and many other nations of the world. Millions of people died as a direct or indirect result of his reign. They were starved, died of disease, or were exterminated in concentration camps, and quarantined ghettos. While fighting World war II---- a war Hitler instigated----many people were killed in battle or died when they succumbed to disease or accident; others were wounded, maimed, or emotionally scarred for life. Multitudes lost loved ones and possession, seeing their entire way of life vanish. Today, the German people are still trying to come to grips with the question,” how could our people have let that happened and even have participated in it?
The lesson for us is that whatever we accommodate, we will ultimately embrace or be destroyed by. We are not any level----social, economic, emotional, physical, or spiritual ------ if we didn’t know the person we are following .we can’t afford to be complacent.

Tips for improving your self-esteem

Each and every one of us have self-esteem. Self-esteem is made up of the thoughts we have about ourselves and plays a role in almost everything we do. Having healthy self-esteem is really important as it helps you make positive choices in your everyday life, gives you the courage to be your own person, have good relationships and helps you deal with difficult situations.

Low self-esteem can have harmful effects on your mental health, your decisions about your appearance and ultimately, your future. It’s not easy to like every part of the way you look, but getting stuck on negatives can really bring down your self-esteem.

Other effects of low self-esteem include:

• You avoid difficult situations
• Sensitive to criticism
•  Anxiety
• Withdrawal from social situations
• You are reluctant to trust yourself

It’s important to believe, deep down that you can change. Change doesn’t necessarily happen easily or quickly, but it can happen.

If self-image is a problem for you, if you don’t believe you can succeed, please take to heart the following ten suggestions.

Guard your self-talk

Whether you know it or not, you have a running conversation with yourself all the tim. What is the nature of yours? Do you encourage yourself? Or do you criticize yourself? If you are positive, then you help to create a positive self-image. If you’re negative, you undermine your self-image.
If we want to change our lives, we have to change the way we think of ourselves. If we want to change the way we talk to ourselves. And the older we are, the more responsible we are for how we think, talk, and believe. Don’t you have enough problem in life already? Why add to them by discouraging yourself every day with negative self-talk?
Become your own encourager, your own cheerleader. Every time you do a good job, don’t just let it pass; give yourself a compliment. Every time you choose discipline over indulgence, don’t tell yourself that you should have anyway; recognize how much you are helping yourself. Every time you make a mistake, don’t tell yourself that you should have anyway; recognize how much you are helping yourself. Every time you make a mistake, don’t bring up everything that is wrong with yourself; tell yourself that you are paying the price for growth and that you will learn to do better next time. Every positive thing you can say to yourself will help

Stop comparing yourself to others

Comparing yourself to others is really just a needless distraction. The only one you should compare yourself to is you. Your mission is to become better today than you were yesterday. You do that by focusing on what you can do today to improve and grow. Do that enough, and if you look back and compare the you of weeks, months, or years ago to the you of today, you should be greatly encouraged by your progress.

Move beyond your limiting beliefs

Unfortunately, a lot of people don’t believe that they can accomplish great things. But the greatest limitations people experience in their lives are usually the ones they impose on themselves. For example, let’s say you would like to learn a foreign language to improve your career or better enjoy a vacation, but you don’t think you can do it. Once you’ve identified that belief, define how not learning that language is limiting you. Then describe what it will be like when you learn that language. How will it make you feel? What will it enable you to do? What might it do for your career? Then write an empowering statement that affirms your ability to learn the language, outlines the realistic process you will use to learn it, and describes how you will be impacted by this growth. Remember, in the end, it isn’t what you are that holds you back; it’s what you think you are not.

Add value to others

Because people with low self-esteem often see themselves as inadequate or feel like victims (which often starts because they actually have been victimized in their past), they focus inordinately on themselves. They can become self-protective and selfish because they have to be to survive.
If that is true of you, then you can combat those feelings by serving others and working to add value to them. Making a difference-even q small one-in the lives of other people lifts one’s self-esteem. It’s hard to feel bad about yourself when yo are doing something good for someone else. In addition to that, adding value to others makes them value you more. It creates a cycle of positive feeling from one person to another.

 

Start Blessing your life

The Scripture talks about how with our tongue we can bless our life or we can curse our life. Many people don’t realize they’re cursing their future with their words. Every time you say, “I never get any good breaks,” “I’m poor” “I will never meet the right person.” No; stop cursing your future. Sometimes the enemy doesn’t have to defeat us; we defeat ourselves by our words base on what we are passing through. Pay attention to what you are saying about yourself. Are you blessing your life? Or are you cursing it?

Don’t speak defeat over your life no matter your background or what is happen to you. Our attitude should be; I’m rich. I’m getting younger every day. I will be anointed. I’m a hero. God is renewing my youth like the eagles. I’m getting stronger, healthier, better looking. God is about to establish me. I’m going to meet the right person today. I’m going to stay in my right mind. I’m going be the head and not the tail. I’m going to live a long, productive, faith-filled life. Don’t go around cursing your future no matter what you are passing through. Start blessing your life by your words. Prophesy good things and God will send good and great thing to your direction.

It’s good to use common sense, to be wise, and to plan ahead in your life where you can. But if you go around talking when you are going to get a disease and making plan for it, you probably won’t be disappointed. You are calling it in. just like you are sending it an invitation.

Declare, “No weapon formed against me will prosper. I will live out my days in good health. God is preparing a table before me in the present of my enemies. My mind is alert. My senses are sharp, my youth is being renewed.” You must prophesy health. Prophesy prosperity. Prophesy long life. Prophesy brighter future over your life. Your words will become reality.

The Power To Move The Mountain

This is what David did. When he faced Goliath, it looked impossible. All the odds were against him. He could have easily gone around saying, “I know I’m supposed to face Goliath, but look at him. He’s twice my size. He’s got more experience, more equipment, more talent. I don’t see how this is ever going to work out.” You can talk yourself out of your destiny. Negative words can keep you from becoming who you were created to be. David looked Goliath in the eyes and said, “You come against me with a sword and a shield. But I come against you in the name of the Lord God of Israel. This day, I will defeat you and feed your head to the birds of the air!” notice he was prophesying victory. He may have felt far, but the spoke faith. I can hear David, as he’s going out to face Goliath, affirming under his breath, “I am well able. I am anointed. I am equipped. If God be for me, who dare be against me?” He picked up the rock, slung it in his slingshot, and Goliath came tumbling down.

When you face giants in life, you have to do as David did and prophesy your future. “Poverty, you are no match for me. I will defeat you.” “This addiction may have been in my family for years, but this is a new day. The buck stops with me I’m the difference maker. I am free.” “My married is bless, secure, shield with the blood of Jesus.” “My Children may have been course for a long time, but I know it’s only temporary. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

 There was a man in the Scripture name Zerubbabed. He faced a huge mountain. To rebuild the temple in Jerusalem was a big obstacle, with enemies opposing every step. But like David, he didn’t talk about how impossible it was, how it was never going to work out. He said, “who are you, oh great mountain, that would stand before me? You shall become a mere molehill.” He was prophesying his future. The mountain looked big. But it declared it would be flattened out. It would become a molehill. Here’s the principle: don’t talk about the mountain; talk to the mountain. Look at that mountain of debt and tell it, “You can defeat me. You’re coming down. I will lend and not borrow. My cup will run over.” Whatever mountain you face in life, no matter how big they look, don’t shrink back in fear or be intimidated. Rise up in faith and tell that mountain, “You’re coming down.” Tell that sickness, “You’re temporary.”

Say to that loneliness, that addiction, that legal problem, “Who are you, oh great mountain, to stand before me?” in other words, “Don’t you know who I am? A child of Most High God. Haven’t you read my birth certificate? My Father created the universe. He breathed life into me and crowned me with His favour. He called me more than a conqueror. That means you can’t defeat me. You can’t hold me back. Oh great mountain, you’ve got to come down. I will overcome this illness or bad moment. I will break this addiction. I will pay my house off. I will see my family restored. I will accomplish my dreams.”

Prophesy victory. Prophesy breakthroughs. Prophesy what you’re believing for and God will give it to you.

Jesus is the way. Decide to walk with Jesus and say no to evil and Jesus will move away all your mountains.

By William G. Augustine 

The Anointing To Be In A Palace.

David was out in the shepherd’s fields. It didn’t look like anything was happening, but he came into his due season. King Saul sent a message say, “send me David who is with the sheep. I need him in the palace.” David started working for Saul. That was another step on the way to his destiny. He wasn’t on throne yet, but at least he made it to the palace. Notice this phrase: “Send David, who is with the sheep……” you may feel like you are with the sheep today. In other words, you are doing something that feels insignificant. You know you have more in you, but you have been in the background year after year. Don’t get discouraged. Your time is coming. You are not going to stay with the sheep. God is going to take you from the background to the foreground. You may be in the shepherd’s field, but don’t put your stakes down. Don’t get comfortable there. You have a king’s anointing. You are destined to do great things. The palace is coming. Victory is coming. Promotion is coming. People can’t stop it. Bad breaks can’t stop it. Sickness can’t stop it. Almighty God has anointed you. What he has spoken over your life will come to pass if you stay connect with Him be faithful.

Lack, poverty, sickness, and barely getting by are yoke. Do not accept that as your destiny. Jesus came that you might live an abundance life. We are to be the head and not the tail. And yes, we all go through dry seasons to test our faith, but those dry seasons are not permanent. They are temporary. At some point the drought will come to an end, and you will see an abundance of rain, and abundance of favour.

I like how David put it in Psalm 23. He said, “God anoints my head with oil.” He went on to say. “Because I am anointed, my cup runs over.” When you walk in your anointing, knowing who you are and whose you are, at some point your cup will run over. You will see God pour out blessings that you cannot contain. Don’t you dare settle with the sheep in the shepherd’s fields. The palace is coming.

My dear friends, we are created for victory, for abundance, for palace. The anointing in us will cause people to do good for us. It will cause us to be at the right place at the right time. Bringing favour for us. Promoting us. And increase us more and more.

Let us live to seek fresh anointing that will bring us to a new level of excellence