By: SoniaBDorsey
“This column is credited to the Kingdom Citizen Sonia B Dorsey from the
USA. I got to know her from her YouTube channel, after I kept on listening her
reading books and commenting on them. I felt like she needed to share her
experiences on a piece dedicated to the youths in the R.S.A. Hope you will
learn from her good people” Mthobisi Thabana
Greetings! I hope all is well and you are doing great in
your endeavors. You are doing great in your choices and are moving closer to
your hopes and dreams every day. If you
will recall, we were discussing how to serve our gifts to this generation. We
were having a conversation about how and what you can do now in order to share
with the world, that thing, that God Almighty placed only inside of you. We
stated that we need to decide. Our decisions have a profound impact on our
lives. Everyday decisions bombard us. Our decisions dictate our lives. From the
simplest ones to the greatest ones, over time, they impact our lives. Think
about it. Something so simple as eating too much sugar or salt , over time, can
be a detriment to your health. Something so simple as hanging out with people
for a few hours, instead of studying, can become a detriment to our educational
goals. Lastly, and probably, most importantly, not recognizing our talent and
gifts, nurturing them to maturity, and serving them to our fellow man, can have
a major detriment to our satisfaction in this lifetime.
I think for many of us, its that we
don't consider the time element of decision making. I know for myself, I
started really considering the time element because it relates to what I want to
see happen in my lifetime. I bet if you think back over your life, you can
recall that someone invested in you. Maybe it was encouragement, financial
assistance, chastised (Hebrew 12:6), reminded you of your opportunity, whatever
benefited you was God's way of investing in you. Even if at times, it was
uncomfortable (Revleation 3:19), if in the end you benefited from it, it was
His hand at work in your life. It's all to prepare you for your work, your
service to your generation. Count your blessings! Now, let me tell you what
that means. It means that you don't get to waste this opportunity. You are
valuable and your potential is needed
for His name's sake.
Once you have decided that you want
to serve your gift to your generation, you have to sit down and write it out on
paper. It's not enough to say to yourself, "I want to be the best cook,
teacher, dancer, professor, lawyer, etc.," you name it, you have to sit
down and write it out. Something happens when you put pen to paper. I don't
know why that it is but it is. For me, when I sit down and write out things in
my own handwriting, I feel more connected to our resources. So, sit down and
write out your dreams, hope, and desires. When you write it down, or type it,
this is where you get to imagine your future. Now, its to your benefit to
imagine BIG! We serve a big God and guess what? The earth and everything in it
belongs to Him. He desires to give you the desires of your heart. Dream big on
paper! How do you know if your dream is inline with His purpose and plan for
your life? In my experience, when my dreams are to better others and benefit
others, I know that I am in line with what God desires for me. I feel really
good about my successes and any thing that doesn't go according to my plan, is
only a learning opportunity and there is knowledge to gain there. So, keep that
in mind. Having your plans on paper, gives you the ability to keep notes
(preferrably in one notebook) on what, who, when, where, and how...
If you want to put God to the test in your
life, write down your deepest, biggest dreams. I will tell you what happened to
me when I did this many years ago. I actually still have the notebook as a
testament to what God can do through one person. I wrote down what I wanted,
when I wanted it, who I needed to network with, and the time frames I wanted to
have it accomplished by. It would take a long time to read all that I wrote but
let me say this: one of my desires (written down), was to write for a paper at
the university level, but to make it most meaningful by encouraging men and
women into their God given potential. Friend, God is good. Not only is He
satisfying the gift in me, but He said, your gift will make room for you. It
has been a pleasure to write for God and produce works with His guidance. When
you pursue your gift, your God given talent, doors open for you... and where
there is none, He creates one. This is called innovation. Some of us, it's that
your gift/talent is to be at the forefront of creation for your generation. So
don't take this part lightly...take the time, to sit down, and write. Think of
it this way, this writing is to be akin to your success road map.
Remember success, like failure is
calculated. Well, let me give you this also, not having a written plan, a
written account of your hopes, dreams, desires, and wants, is like getting in a
car to an unknown destination without a road map or a GPS enabled device. I
don't know about you, but I do not like waste. Especially wasting time. Time is
your greatest asset. Use it wisely. Imagine where you will be 2 years from now,
3 years from now, 5 years from now. For some of us, it's easy to imagine...so
take the time and write out your strategy to get there. Take your mission,
write it down and create a strategy to get there. In this manner, your time,
your greatest asset, is that much closer to being spent wisely. For example, if
you want to be the best teacher. Your writings should include the classes you
will takein school, the tactics to make the best scores on assessments. Don't
stop there. Write down what you will wear to graduation and who will be there
to applaud your success. Write down what
kind of teacher you want to be, who you will network with, which schools you
will want to work with, how your students will view you, imagine what your
class will look like, write so descriptively that when you share this writing
with someone, they will be able to visualize your classroom with its sky blue
walls and learning paraphernalia.
As much as I can, I write. Why? I
love the feeling of accomplishment. You will feel most accomplished when you
see what God enabled you to accomplish through being focused on your gifts and
fine tuning your craft in such a way that only He will be able to get the glory
at your success. Friend, at the fullness of time, when all things are in His
order, He will complete the work He started in you. He will fulfill His purpose
in your life. You will be usable for His purpose. I know many people who pray
the prayer: Lord, use me. But, I believe God is like: use what? What did you do
or have done that makes you usable. Think about it. When you do your part, He
can do His. He said we were created in His image, in His likeness. He said, we
would do greater works than Jesus. In our Father's Kingdom, all our gifts are
used for His glory. In addition, since He is King of kings, why would we serve
anything less than the best to any king.
Once you have decided on fine
tuning your gift, sit down and write out your mission and how you will
accomplish it in serving it to your generation. Use every bit of your
imagination and dream big! Once you have it written down, it's ok to revisit it
and make changes as you acquire knowledge and understanding of your talent.
Have fun with this part! I am!
God is waiting for an opportunity to answer
what it is you desire (Psalm 37:4)!
Scripture
references include: Purpose discovery: Proverbs 19:21; Focus
Factor: Matthew 8:27; Life Mission Statements
and Plans: Habakkuk 2:1-3; Increasing faith for better
decisions: John 16:13.
We are
enough. I dare to share. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi2KFJuTHfDcqYarsfO6N1Q
Access Sonia’s work @
http://www.sonyadorsey.com/
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