The difference between a dog of five hundred thousand naira and a cheap or free dog is preparation. The former can carry out any task it has been trained for, while the latter can basically eat your food, bark and then put you on trouble. In the same way, your worth in life is determined by your level of preparation. The difference between where you are now and the future you desire is preparation. The depth of your preparation will determine the height of your performance. The quality of your preparation will determine the quality of your life.
Can I ask you a simple question? Are you prepared for the future you are praying about? Are you ready for the miracle you are asking God for? Every talent God gave to you was given to you in its raw state. It is your responsibility to cultivate it. It is your duty to refine it and then deploy it appropriately. We have too many people with raw, undeveloped talents. There are many talented musicians, comedians, public speakers and so on who have failed to develop their gifts beyond its raw state. As a result, they are mere local champions. Talented, but making no progress. They are satisfied with the praises of people in their environment.
How Far Do You Want To Go?
How far you want to go in life should determine how well you prepare. The farther you want to go, the greater the price to pay and the less time you have to spend on stupid things. The price you pay from Port Harcourt to Lagos State is different from the price you pay from Port Harcourt to London. What is the difference? Distance. Does your preparation match your desired or greatness? To be a global player you have to pay a global price. Nothing less.
Invest in yourself, spend time to develop your gifts and talents. Spend time to expand your vision. Warren Buffet, regarded as the world’s greatest investor, was asked, ‘Mr Buffet, where should a person invest their money today?’ And without hesitating he said, ‘In themselves, in becoming better’. You need to invest in yourself in order to get better at what it is you are doing. People who don’t invest in themselves are people who don’t believe in themselves and if you don’t believe in yourself, you have no future and nobody will want to invest in you.
Prepare! Read books, attend training programs, listen and watch anointed and inspirational materials. Spend time thinking. Ask questions. Grow. Stop chasing money, chase value. Become more valuable and you will attract money. Stop chasing opportunities. Become valuable and opportunities will open up for you. The Law of preparation states that success occurs where preparation meets opportunity. It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared for it. I live this quote from Benjamin Disraeli, Britain’s first Jewish Prime Minister, “The secret of success is for a man to be ready for his time when it comes”
God has great plans for you but those plans will not fulfill themselves. You have to prepare and position yourself for them to be fulfilled. Your responsibility is to prepare, God’s responsibility is to bring the opportunities. God is committed to doing his part as long as you have done yours. It is time to settle down and prepare for the future you have been praying for.
Enjoy!
