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Day four: The Best Version of you!



There is this group I have always wanted to be a part of.

Every time I have tried to enter, it never works out.

There are a few members of this group which I know and whenever I hear of them, it is always great things being said about them.

To encourage myself that my time will come, I would always say, “I will be a part of this group and I will do better than them”. Well, I guess this is the reason why I have never succeeded in being a member of this group.

The mindset is wrong.


So this morning, I was thinking about these people and how I would do better than them when the Holy Spirit reminded me that this competitive spirit will do me no good. It is unnecessary.

He was reminding me of how different I am and how I could in no way replace any one of them but rather, seek to be the best version of myself. I call this a reminder because years earlier, I had experienced what it meant to walk in my lane. 
I experienced the fulfilment of being myself and walking in the light of who God has called me to be. I realized that the more of myself I became and the more I walked in my purpose, at that time, the more I wasn’t concerned about whoever was walking in his/her lane.

It is true.

 

Truth is, it is because we are not working to be the best versions of ourselves that we are stuck in this hole of comparison and competitiveness. When you realize who you are and endeavor to really be you, you will see no need for validation from anyone.

After all, one thing Our Father drummed into my spirit so strongly was the fact that I need not seek validation from anyone. He said to me, “You are my daughter. You do not need to prove yourself to anybody!”

So, if Our Father says we don’t need to prove ourselves to anyone, why do we feel the need to compete or to prove something to anybody?

There is so much life and light in being yourself. I pray we all seek to be outstanding in our lane; not because we want to do better than others but simply because we want to be better than who we were yesterday.

 

Look at what He said to me this morning: You do not know who you are or where you are headed so you think that where you are is the best version of you. You.are.wrong!



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  1. Mr. Accord23 February 2021 at 00:11

    This is a "truth" we too often forget. Reminders of this nature are apt.

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  2. Sharing Life23 February 2021 at 23:51

    Thanks Mr. Accord🙏🏼

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