Do you know God has customised you to achieve
amazing things?
Lionel Messi was born on 24th June 1987, in Rosario,
Argentina to a father who was a factory worker, and a
mother who was a cleaner. When he was 11 years old,
Messi was diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency
(GHD), a condition that made him short and needed a
treatment but it was too expensive for his poor parents
to afford. He began playing from an early age but he
was too short. While his parents were searching for
treatment for him, Coach Carles Rexach of FC
Barcelona was impressed with Messi at a trial and
offered him a contract that was written on tissue
paper! FC Barcelona paid for Messi's treatment in
Spain when he joined the prestigious FC Barcelona
youth academy.
Lionel Messi is the most exciting footballer to walk the
face of the earth. The condition that prevented him
from growing tall has become such a great asset. His
shortness has given him the amazing stability that
brings exception control in motion. Messi is the only
player to win four consecutive FIFA Baloon d'Or and he
is FC Barcelona’s. River Plate FC in Argentina wanted
to offer him a place in their academy but were
unwilling to pay for the cost of his treatment. If Messi
had been tall, he would be playing for River Plate and
not Barca. It would have taken him long, to reach
where he is and he would not have achieved so much
so soon. When I watch him play, I wonder what else he
would be good at apart from football.
Paul says, “…we have obtained an inheritance, being
predestinated according to the purpose of him who
works all things after the counsel of his own
will” (Ephesians 1:11) When God creates a person for
purpose, he considers all the demands of the
assignment and determines the best assets, facilities
and genetic blue print that best matches the demands
of the assignment. For Messi to accomplish his
purpose, he needed to be short. Being short made him
stable and quick. His fast twitch muscles required a
limited height to bloom. What have you been
predestined to accomplish for the glory of your Father
in Heaven? I do not know what limitations you have in
your life but if you feel God has opened a door for you,
then pray for Him to show you how you can enter that
door and rule your realm.