” A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.”
Prov 18:16
There is something within you that God has given you for your greatness. It is your responsibility to discover that gift and develop yourself in it. Trevor Noah has become great by stand up comedy, Christiano Ronaldo through football, Usain Bolt for 100m sprint, Barack Obama through eloquency, these are just few examples of many who have taken time to dig within, discover and develop their God given abilities. Nomatter what your gift is. If you develop yourself in it, you will become a star. Nobody is willing to buy undeveloped and worse undiscovered potential. It is, therefore, your duty to dig for gold from your life and sell it. Nobody may ever come to help you discover your gift. You are, therefore, to be fully responsible in digging for it,whether you say it’s easy or not.
Even after gold has been dug out, there is labor involved in its purification. Ask any great man, and they will tell you that they went through purification. Some folks expect to just float on beds of ease and never collide with opposition, but that is not the way it’s gonna be. The LORD said to Joshua, ” Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” Joshua 1:9 Even if God is with you, you will of necessity collide with opposition. Whatever your challenge is, don’t make it an excuse for failure. You are not the first person to be faced with that situation, there are people who were in worse situations but rose up to be great and some are not even born again, you have the Holy Ghost advantage. Success is not a gift. It is a product of hardwork and determination. God has given you a gift which when subjected to hardwork and diligent effort, can make you great. Proverbs 22:29 says, “Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.*” If you are diligent, you will be rewarded.
There is more to christianity than praying and casting out devils. God expects us to conduct ourselves soberly in this world and become very big. Learn something of value and be the best in it. Having a gift is not enough. Sharpen yourself in it and use it. Sometimes, you may have to come under tutors for a period of time before there is any reward. Even the best footballers have coaches, why not you. Don’t be too proud to have a coach. Getting coached will help bring the best out of you. You have the name of Jesus with you, without a good coach, you may never know how to use it to kill even a cough but if you come to me , you can even learn how to kill cancer with it. Undeveloped gifts are of no value. Take time to develop your gifts, and it may mean waking up at 4am. to run, study, or do something. If you want greatness, then you better go for it, and you will stand before other great men.