BULDING CAPACITY 2- Know where you are.

From among the trees of the garden, a voice speaks "ADAM, WHERE ARE YOU?"
No doubt, this was a question of positioning. In another instance, the Prophet Elisha asked the widow, "WHAT DO YOU HAVE?". In her honesty she admitted, " I HAVE NOTHING except...".
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The first steps to growth and personal increase, is a self reconciliation. We have a famous example in the Prodigal son, Luke15:11. He had partied and enjoyed the company of leech-like friends attracted only to coins. Soon, this prince found himself at the meal booth of pigs. It was at this point "He came to himself".
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A personal conversation with self becomes neccessary. It might bring us to the place of self basement when we just realised we have become a harvest of our past indiscretions and nonchalant actions, still we must like the widow not be ashamed to say " I HAVE NOTHING". A personal NET WORTH accessment always proves to be revealing when in sincerity we acknowledge our weaknesses, shortcomings, indiscretions etc that have paved a way to where one finds himself.
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-That man who decides to increase his financial income shouldn't just go into investment. He is where he is because he had tolerated a lifestyle that kept him right there...
-Our doing exploits for the Kingdom doesn't begin with fastings and prayers, voracious study of the word etc. Sometimes it pays to sit and give an accessment of WHERE WE ARE in relation to WHERE GOD WANTS US TO BE and very important, WHAT KEPT US THERE.
-Making improvements academically shouldn't begin with a tedious study timetable, expansion doesn't begin with expanding, SUCCESS doesn't begin with succeeding... They all begin with a self appraisal in light of an acknowledgement to effect positive change.
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How much do you know about yourself?
What lifestyle has kept you from building YOU. indiscipline? Procrastination? Character issues such as anger, lust?
What have been the consequences of your lapses?
If you lived an IDEAL life, where do you envisage your achievements would be rated?
If by an act of providence, you were made 10yrs younger but retaining your present wisdom what would you have done better???
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When you can truly and sincerely answer the questions your soul screams out, WITHOUT REVERTING TO SELF PITY, you just took the first steps to expanding your coasts.
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Do you truly desire expansion, first, locate your present position, and never be too big to admit when necessary, I HAVE NOTHING... Filling is reserved for EMPTY vessels.
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Pastor Phil
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