If you have lived long enough, you would have observed that
from time to time, there is always a new trend. The trend could be in any area
of life such as; ministry, business or money making, relationships, family organization,
work, and so on. These trends will always come and go after sometime, then a
new trend will surface again, and so goes the cycle.
Interestingly, some trends
are good, and some aren’t so good, but as a believer, you should learn to
follow your heart and not the trend. The mere fact that it is the trend, and
everyone else is participating, even people you trust and highly esteem, doesn’t
necessarily mean you also have to. Many have made great losses by following
such trends whether in ministry, business or other areas of human endeavor. I will
encourage that you always follow the deepest premonition of your heart before
you jump on anything.
You may be doing something that you are well convinced is
from your heart, but not getting the expected outcome just yet, I encourage you
to stay focused. We live in a time where there is so much distraction, not only
is everyone trying to cut down their own tree, people are also looking at how
far others have gone in cutting down theirs. The implication is that the energy
that you should have funneled into more work in cutting down your own tree is
now channeled into looking out for a new trend, and attempting to adopt it. Ultimately,
such quest will result in frustration because even when you follow a trend because
of how it has worked for others, it may not necessarily work for you in exactly
the same way.
The bible says in Prov. 20:27 the Spirit of man is the candle of
the Lord. If you are redeemed, then your spirit is a safe guide, and it holds
the guiding light into the fulfillment of your destiny. Just as you cannot
drive your own car using someone else’s car headlamp, you cannot rely on the
candle of another man’s spirit to guide you into fulfilling your own destiny. I
say this with caution knowing that there is absolutely no problem looking to
others who have gone ahead of you to learn from them, but as you do so, you
must beware of your uniqueness. Bear in mind that something about you is
different from others, and so as you learn from others, also learn how to adapt
to your uniqueness.
I may not have lived so long on earth, but I have lived
long enough to see various trends come and go, particularly in ministry and money
making, and I have also seen those dependent on these trends rise and fall, but
the man who follows his heart is on a permanent rise. It is time to change the
course of your action by following your heart and not the trend. It may not
come easy, but in the end, you will be glad, for this is the path to victory.
Shalom!
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