Buck the Trend

Take a look around you, what could you observe? Now, take a good look at yourself. Did you notice anything out of line? Yesterday, today and tomorrow share something in common. That is, TIME. The latter, has a lot of ingredients in it, and is certainly not your friend. A little slumber, a short pause in activity, it slowly slips away. Above all, there's something that all human actions in tend to leave behind. It's referred to as, 'TREND.' 

There are events which many are not preview to or even partook in, that, has continued to hunt them till this very day, and will continue into the posterity, if not halted at some point in our quest for purposeful living. Many around the world today are bearing the scars and suffering from the consequences actioned by their ancestors. 

Trends can be good or bad. Good in the sense that, you can continue to enjoy the prosperity of your ancestors. Because, at the some point in your lineage, someone made a decision to break some type of recurrent trend, and became fruitful and well accomplished in whatsoever they embark on. It could have been a business venture, an investment, a change in religion, reorientation of focus, a new name or what have you. But, that single action or decision bucked the trend and brought a new dimension into your future, today. 

Today, a lot of individuals have been subjected to rampant misfortunes, that are not of their own making. Many, spend their whole lives serving people from 8 am to 5 pm and sometimes longer, all in the name of, 'I want a job.' I was saddened to hear many consistently complain of their dislike for Mondays. Well, generations before you did lived exactly the same lifestyle that you are living right now. And guess what! You were trained and taught to do exactly, the same thing over and over again. So, all your life, you spend it in perpetual resentment. When will this stop and how?

Well, our CREATOR [GOD ALMIGHTY] has clearly admonished us to, "Do not conform to the patterns [TRENDS] of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is." (NIV - Romans 12:2)

The above statement clearly placed the responsibility for breaking any trends squarely in your hands. You have to decide today that enough is enough. Refine your thought processes now, and make a conscious decision to want to do better than those before you. You can become wealthy and successful, even if you are the first in your family to aspire to such heights. God has made you to be beacon of hope to many and a light to your generation. 

Albeit, that, the path to breaking that trend in your life may be riddled with numerous challenges, it's a must to imbibe the culture of prayer, perseverance, and sacrifice. In the end, it will all be worth your while. 

Break the trend, Find Fulfilment, Live on Purpose.   

    

WHAT KEEPS YOU UP AT NIGHT

This morning my sleep was interrupted with my heart panting. To me, it was one of those moments when you are pressed, and suddenly, you wake up and have to visit the loo. The difference this time was that I couldn't just go back sleep. As a matter of fact, I felt like something was in my mind and was burning so much that, returning to sleep, would have been tantamount to dereliction of once calling. So, I decided to yield to whatever it was that was perturbing me vigorously on the inside.

So, as I sat and pondered for a few moments, I was subconsciously reminded of my purpose and the magnitude of my dreams. In fact, the need to keep up the pace and momentum were the key prickling factors which got me to such a heightened state, that, I couldn't simply ignore and retire to bed, again.

 Then a question came to mind, I was asked by fear, are your undertakings not bigger than you? Now, that's the enemy speaking, and the God in me had to quickly respond. Get up, son, and do!! I was told. The surprising thing is that, this is not the first time that I had felt this way.

I believe that whatever the Almighty God has called you to do, and placed in those scared hands of yours, he would surely avail you the tools to accomplish them. But, there is a reminder from time to time. You can either rise up to the occasion or snooze and lose it all.  

You see, if you are called to fulfil a specific purpose, and fill a void either physically or spiritual, you must make it a point of duty to keep up. The lie that the enemy within, whatever that may represent to you, would make you believe, is that, you are not worth it and that mission that you have been graciously called to embark on may be too big a shoe for you to fit in. Lie! Lie! Lie! All lies, I said.

If you are reading this, this morning, then you are one of those that your Creator has compelled me to deliver this good news to. And that is, you can accomplish all that you have been assigned to do, NOW. Forget about what that negative voice is saying to try to convince you on the inside. The God who designed you, desires for you to be a GAME-CHANGER, and certainly not a mere functioning part of the assembly line of LIFE.

If anything does not keep you up in the middle of the night, then it is not real and certainly not big enough. Those seemingly impossible dreams, desires, and endeavours, that you have conjured in the inmost part of your heart will definitely KEEP YOU UP AT NIGHT.

As a matter of certainty, if you don't embark on devising ways to see to their realisation, you will have no peace, nor freedom.

This morning, I have fulfilled that mission which interrupted my peace tonight, and now I feel a true sense of relief and unburdened. The decision is now yours to see wisdom in what you have perused and get working.

It is my sincere hope that, you will intentionally wake up and strive to begin to break boundaries, and part ways with all the false limitations in your life. Remember to pray to your CREATOR to aid you in discovering your true calling in life and direct your path, accordingly.

Albeit, not easy, in the fruitful end, you will find cause to be thankful and lead a life without regrets.   

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LET GO - A PRINCIPLE FOR PERSONAL GROWTH

I have had this topic in mind for a while now, and it won't simply dissipate into the abyss. Recently, whilst on a business trip to Africa, I studied the environment I found myself and deduced several correlations, which resulted to the topic in focus today. This is part of the reason why travelling is so advantageous, because, it broadens our scope of thought and enhances our perspective of situations, disparity in human traits, others way of life, and aids our appreciation of life the more.  

Building on the above, it quickly became apparent that our location has a lot of influence on our way of life, but, not on our mindsets. As humans, certain behavioural patterns resonates amongst us all. One would have conceived the fact that, a resident of the most enlightened part of the world, which we all can agree lies in the western hemisphere, would exhibit some degree of difference in the way they visualise life and the furtherance of it. But, this is far from reality.

We all share one indisputable desire, and this I call, 'PG' (personal growth). Without the latter, we will all remain stagnant in life, and feel a deep sense of unfulfilment, which would eventually lead to a life of emptiness and a resentful end. Yet most of us wonder why we don't attain the desired improvements or that next level in our careers, business or social engagements. The spirit of stagnancy and false sense of comfort is real and forms part of the daily battle which occurs in our minds on a daily basis.

Part of human endeavour is to want more out of everything we do. We want more money, more profits, more career progression, more cars, more houses, and more! more! more! of everything. Well, there is nothing wrong in ones desire for more. Otherwise, the human race would not have been able to attain such progressive level of development, technological advancement, and peaceful coexistence, that we all enjoy today.  

An important example that may help us better appreciate this topic is the area of warfare. A president once stated that some people have to die for others to live. As bad as this may sound to the hearing, it is a necessity to the sustenance of human existence and global peace upon which progression in economic growth is built.

If a country's leader could fathom such power thought, so should us as individuals who are vying for change in various unsatisfactory aspects of our lives. The truth of the matter is that whatever you want to achieve in life, something must give way. You can't keep piling up food in your stomach without a release. The same principle applies to our individual growth.

You can't attract anything new until you let go of the old. For a plant to growth, it must first be buried, which represents death. There is no two way about it, there is always a sacrifice and a price to pay to attain that new place you so badly yearn for, whatever that may represent.

I leave you with this quote, "The panacea to stagnancy in life is to let go of the old things, and learn to nurture the new."

© Dr Dickson Aleroh

A JOURNEY TO THE PROMISE LAND

As I sat to take stock of all that I have achieved on my current journey, a thought came to mind. It all got me thinking in different dimensions. You see, there comes a time in our lives when certain steps has to be taken to accomplish specific goals, dreams, and aspirations buried deep in our hearts. Some journeys we embark on may not necessarily be for ourselves alone, it may be for our children, and generations not yet conceived.

Today's generation are beneficiaries of the opportunities and privileges created by our hard-working ancestors, who made some often difficult decisions and journeys many centuries ago. Yes, they lived through a period where they had very little by the way of comfort, however, they didn't mind at all. Their sole focus was the intended purpose of their journey.

A journey is a sacrifice that we all must make someday and at some point in our lives. 

"You have to do something out of the ordinary to attain prominence in life, and ensure that your generation don't have to." 

It is during these journeys that you will learn what is not usually taught in schools till this day. You will encounter countless challenges, trials, and situations that will eventually shape your outlook of life.

At some point in life, we need shaping and preparation for the unforeseen. You don't get very far in life without them. After all, gold will not be so attractive and valuable if it hadn't been put through some of the most excruciating conditions there is.

Our journey comes in stages, and you have to be thoroughly prepared for it. You prepare by learning from previous situations that will test your character, patience and aptitude. Hence, why the journey is pertinent.

Lonely as it may be, it is worth it in the end. After all, name a great man or woman with great wealth and accomplishments who had millions of friends backing them, or should I say, loyal friends. None.....! 

"A wise man don't have a lot of friends, but, soldiers with divinely aligned dreams and goals."

Many people are friends with you only after you've achieved prominence, and not during times of hardship and toiling. Above all, we must be grateful at all times for the opportunities that our Creator, God Almighty, has so graciously accorded us by giving is families who supports us, and for illuminating our darkness, to comprehend this message.

Whether you believe it or not, you are already on a journey, because, every single day you wake up, you initiate a new one again and again. What's imperative is that you are learning to progress through some often painful mistakes and failures made along the way. 

"Men will fail you, but, God Almighty, will force the hands of your helper to do that which will favour you."

Give it all it will take to get to where you want to be in life and sacrifice whilst you can or forever remain a servant to money and those with plenty of it, for the rest of your life. 

"The journey never ends. It only continues when you leave." 

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What's in Your Hands That You Want Blessed?

As I slept one evening, I had a dream, and in there I was having a conversation with a personality that I can't recall by name. In the course of our dialogue, a question arose that got me thinking even after so many days had elapsed. Since then, I had hoped that this question would simply fizzle into the abyss. But, the reverse seems to have occurred. I am constantly and subconsciously reminded of the importance of sharing this as a topic to hopefully help someone out there.

It is in our nature, a progressive-minded individuals, to constantly yearn for more out of life. In most common cases, our ideal place in life often differs greatly from our recurrent reality, hence, the quest for change. All humans, irrespective of status or the lack of it, always aspire for the latter. Otherwise, our existence here on earth will simply be meaningless and hopelessly stagnant.

Whilst, it is good to want more out of life, it is imperative to have something that needs improving. This brings me to the topic of discussion. What's in your hands that you want blessed? It is prudent to comprehend the fact that you have to possess a new or ongoing venture, an idea that you are developing, a goal that you want to achieve in the near future, a career or otherwise, that you seek to be blessed. This is the only time you can realistically pray and wish for an increase or a blessing.

For those who are of the Christian persuasion like me, our CREATOR God Almighty, stated clearly in the book of Deuteronomy 2:7 (ISV), that, "Indeed, the LORD your God blessed all the works of your hands. He knows about your travels though this vast desert. The LORD your God was with you these past 40 years, so that you didn't lack anything."

As you've seen from a section of the greatest book on planet earth, our CREATOR cannot bless an empty vessel. There has to be something in your possession, (or in your hands) that your prayers will cause to increase or prosper. After all, you cannot reap if you don't sow a seed, and the magnitude of what you reap depends on how much you sow or the level of efforts you invest in the first instance.

Every investment you put into that which you have in your hands does require work, and this is what God Almighty will bless and multiply. Your hands are the tools you need to put together the pieces of your destiny. So, today, I urge you to direct your fervent prayers towards the 'work of your hands' for an expectant increase, and whatever you touch will indeed prosper, as a result.

It is my firm and sincere belief that if you have just read this message, and applied it, expect a sure increase.

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The Commitment - A Propellant To Purposeful Living

"Many are called but few get there. And those who get there in the face of monumental bottlenecks in the end, reap the rewards for their commitment."

We all have dreams, aspirations, and goals in life, and yes, our ideals and desires dictates that we do all we can to ensure that they are actualised. But, what you find very often is that people can move mountains merely by the many unrealistic fantasies buried deep in the rollercoaster of imaginations in the mind. The one thing that we learn from this is that the mind is powerful beyond our carnal comprehension. That said, you can only achieve to heights that you are committed to, and not how hard or however long you work at it.

Many ingenious dreams and ideas have often been prematurely interrupted and turned into dust and  now live six feet deep in the ground, simply because the dreamer only accomplished the contents of their dreams by allowing the limitations of their imaginations to overpower their capacity to surmount all foreseeable complexities and strides toward actualisation. The truth of the matter is that you cannot achieve anything if you are not doggedly and wholeheartedly committed to seeing it through to fruition. As the saying goes, that, "Your attitude will determine your altitude." The attitude alluded to in this quote is your commitment, and how well you can sustain it even when under unbearable pressure.

Are you committed enough to that which you yearn for out of life (that business, that idea, that career, or that change you relish or are currently working on)? If you can honestly answer yes to these questions, then you've only just activated the will-power that will help you to actualisation. You see, we all have a thing or two that we would like to accomplish to enhance our economic and social standing in life, and with each passing day comes a renewed sense of duty for us to want to make things happen. The commitment you dedicate to your ideas, dreams or anything else you want to have done is the propellant that will help put them on the path to reality.

Seven Powerful Tips to Help You Become More Committed

1. Understand the constituents and essence of your vision, ideas or dream.
2. Create an action plan and have a strategy.
3. Envision the light at the end of the tunnel.
4. Ignore all negative assertions from all external factors.
5. Align yourself with the right network of individuals to aid your vision.
6. Believe that all things are achievable.
7. Treat all obstacles as an opportunity to improve.

Today, I am encouraging you to do the necessary and get committed to that idea, that dream and your purpose in life. Think of it this way, the company you are working for at the moment requires you to dedicate your undivided attention to furthering the vision they have laid out for the year. So, you invest so much time to get things done, working 9 to 5 pm every single day. Upon getting home, you are totally exhausted, and before you are able to think of anything creative, the day is far spent and it is time to sleep. No dreamer can achieve anything this way. Instead of dedicating so much time to aid your boss's dream, take that bold step now and change your character to begin to work and invest more time towards achieving your true purpose in life.

Be Committed and See Your Dreams come to Fruition Today....!

© Dr Dickson Aleroh