THE POWER TO ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS

“Great feats, attempted, become great feats, achieved”.


Dear Friends,

I am excited and expectant that we have arrived the month of February. The reason for these emotions may not be unconnected to the fact that February is my birth month. But more than that, it is also a month that my firm is on target to deliver a project for one of Nigeria’s top bank brands.

Work on the project began in first week of December, 2012. Since then, by dint of hard work, focus and divine enablement, we have crossed one milestone after another; and being a turnkey project, we are looking with eagerness and bathed breath on that date this month, that we will indeed ‘turn over the key’ to our principal….

What has this preamble got to do with the subject of my blog? Quite a lot. For one, I never thought I could be involved in such a project, much more being the arrow head. Though I had spent much of my paid employment life as a banker, my background as a graduate of Theatre Arts, does not recommend me so much for a project where the required core competencies are those of the architects, surveyors, engineers, etc. Of course finance is important, and I have a bit of expertise on that, but actual execution of the project lies in other fields.

As I reflect over the preparation and commencement of the project, with suspense over its completion, one lesson I have learnt is the certainty that a seed of greatness dwells in each and every one of us. And that seed can only manifest in achieving greatness if we plant and nurture it to fruition. To put it differently, great feats, attempted, become great feats, achieved!

It does not matter what ‘level of greatness’. I say this because, what you consider greatness, may not be so to the next fellow. It all depends on our position and background – but greatness is a common currency which marks the significance of that achievement in the individual or organization’s life. Again, the time frame of achieving greatness may vary with individuals, but either earlier or later, it does not detract from the worth.

Friends, I don’t know what greatness you are ordained to achieve, or the assignment God has predetermined for your destiny. The important thing is that you need to work it out. It does not matter where you are – start all the same. Be assured you will not do it alone; there are destiny helpers along the way ( Matt. 27:32). Another positive outcome of pursuing greatness is that a whole new level of relationships will be opened unto you. But you have to set out first. With resolute quest and divine assistance, you will get there….. the point at which you scream eureka!

It is imperative to note, however, that the source of any good achievement is God (Deut. 8:18). To find out more about God and how you can have a relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, visit any Bible believing church near you, or: CHAPEL OF DESTINY RESTORATION CHURCH, 2 Akinlabi Lane, off Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, by Round About Bus Stop, Ikeja. Lagos.