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Gbenga OwotokiThursday, May 26, 2016
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he time you have today will not always be there. Time is transient and it's one of the true luxuries you can have; once lost, you cannot recover it back. Don't wait till when you are old and far spent. Follow your dream, pursue your purpose and serve the Lord with your heart and strength. Stop the excuses. It is not about having time, it is about making time. If it is important, you will make time. Time is free but yet it is priceless. You cannot own time but you can use it thus, use it wisely. Don't wait until regrets sets in.

An old dying man was taken to the hospital and got into a conversation with his doctor: "Doctor," he called. "Don't worry. I know I am going to die. I didn't want to come here but they brought me here.

Please don't worry about me, look at my hair, they are gone. I am so old but you are so young. I have learnt a lot from life, if you don't mind I will tell you some of them before I die.

When I was 4 years, I use to think the world is about me. When I turned 14, I wanted to rule the world. I thought I would be the greatest man that ever lived. When I was 21, I wanted to be the richest man, when I was 25, I wanted to find love, when I was 40, I wanted to be helpful to everyone. Now that I am here, I want to die. You see, I wanted so many things at so many times. Most importantly, I wanted to be happy. I thought the best way to be happy is to listen to others. When I wanted to enter the University, I wanted to study Zoology but everyone said I should study Engineering that I will be a great Engineer. So I listened to them. I had no one to pay my fees, I had to work and also pay my fees. In my third year, I couldn't cope with my studies, I had to drop. When I dropped, the same people told me "you should have studied Zoology"! When I turned 28, everyone said I should marry. That I needed a wife. So I listened to them, I got married. 6 years into the marriage, I caught my wife sleeping with my neighbor. I asked her why and she slapped me. I was angry and didn't say anything. The next day I returned from work, she had run away with my children, now I am dying a lonely man. At 40, I got a huge contract. My name was in the news. The next day, all my friends and families were at my house, everyone had a serious problem. Within one week, I spent all the money on them with the promise that they will pay back. I could not complete the contract because they refused to return the money as promised. So I was sent to jail for 6 years. I stayed in jail and I came out. When I came out, they were nowhere. There was one mistake I made through all this time. Now it is clear to me. Let me tell you about it. I refused to listen to myself. I ignored my own self and listen to others. Now that I am here, the only person that is with me is I."

Let me make it clear, there is nothing wrong in listening to others but this you must do with the right kind of people. It is wise to seek right counsel but it is very dangerous to ignore your own self. It is very dangerous to refuse to pay attention to your heart. Take out time, sit down, Close your eyes if you want or open it if you choose, then talk to yourself, reason with yourself. You can walk down the road alone and as you walk, listen to your heart. The only person that can overrule you is God, after God, listen to yourself next. Don't let the robbers of time and destiny put a lid over your life. God has made the provision; you can be all that He has created you to be. Your life is a result of your choices. Make the right choice and with the help of the Lord you will experience the glory of the Lord in the land of the living. Do what you love to do and if God gives you a second chance at something please don't waste again. God bless you big..

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