INSPIRATION 101: DON’T END BADLY BECAUSE YOU STARTED BADLY
You may start small but must not remain small. You may start badly must strive to end better. The beginning may be small but the later end must greatly increase. Only lay backs remain tied to the limitations of their backgrounds.
Jabez was more honourable than his brethren. His mother named him Jabez because he was born on pain. But Jabez prayed unto the Lord and said "Oh that thou would bless me and enlarge my course, let your hand be with me and keep me from harm so that i will be free from pain". And God answered his request.
The circumstances of our birth may be a product of our parents endeavors but our journey through life must be the product of our own endeavours. You may not be able to control the circumstances of your birth but you can influence the circumstances of your growth. A bird may be born as an egg but it must one day crack the shell around it to begin life as a bird. It must subsequently learn the robes of flight and fight for survival. This is because in the event of danger, the mother hen takes to flight and in the event of hunger, mother cat eats her young.
You may answer your father's name but you must personally answer to destiny. Jabez was born a cursed man but he ended up as a blessed one. We may have hitches at the point of take off but must not fail to hit our peak in life. The culture of blaming others for our struggles in life is the undoing of a mediocre. The difference between two people born at same time in same place is in how they approached their shortcomings and opportunities. It mainly has to do with the size of the fight in each of them. Some deploy their energies to fight their challenges squarely while others deploy it to fight others roundly.
Jabez rose up early in life to identify his challenges and addressed them. He trademark turned from pain to gain because he placed a demand for it. Many are up and about life without knowing what they are up and against. Some that know have taken to the path of excuses while others have vowed to transfer their aggression on the society for being unkind to them. We must know that what we answer to determines what answers us. Where we stand determines what we stand for and what we speak determines what we speak on.
Don't just sit, get up and be counted. You may start with tears but it should end in cheers. You may start from the dungeon but it should end on the podium. That you are in a prison today does not mean the palace is not for you. Most celebrities today had a tough background to conquer. Good morning.
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