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Are you a product of your circumstances or a product of your decisions? Stephen Covey, the author of '7 Habits Of Highly Effective People' believes that we are products of our decisions. He once wrote — “I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions”. One common habit among the youths of today is their carefree attitude towards life. They seem to have this absurd mentality that what will be will be and there's nothing they can do about it. But is that really true? That whatever was destined to happen must surely happen and the life of every man is controlled by an invisible force called fate?

My father in the Lord, Pastor E.A Adeboye, once told a story of how two young men from Yoruba Land (Western Nigeria), went to the shrine of a certain herbalist to inquire about their future. And after several incarntations the oracle spoke and prohesied that one of the young men would become very successful in life while the other would be a huge failure. The one who had the good news went home rejoicing, while the young man who received the bad news went home downcast and very sorrowful. That night, he wept bitterly but as he wallowed in the occean of his own misery, suddenly, something sparked inside of him and he immediately rose to his feet and made a loud declaration, “I'm going to make it in life no matter what it takes!”. The next day, he packed the few clothes he had into a small box, took some food along with him and went into the forest. As soon as he got to his destination, which was far deep inside the forest, he began to till the gound and plant seeds in his new cultivated land. He would rise up very early in the morning while others where still asleep and work till late in the evening when others had already gone home. He kept to this routine every single day!

Five years later, there was a severe famine in the land and something urgent had to be done to bring relief to the people who were now dying of starvation. The king summoned all his elders to a private meeting and they decided to set up a committee that would go into all neigbouring villages, towns and local markets to seek for help. As the group went about searching for a solution to the ten days famine, they accidentally stumbled upon the biggest farmland they had ever seen in their lives. It had enough crops to feed the entire village until the drought pass away. There was yam, plantain, cocoyam, cassava, beans, groundnut, maize, pepper, okro and many more crops.

The elders of the land soon came looking for the owner of this great farmland, and when they met him begged for his help which he was more than willing to offer but “only on one condition” he said. “And what will that be our son?” they inquired. “I will assist you with enough food to last you this entire famine season but you must make me your new king” replied the young man. The elders went back to the village to deliberate on the matter, and after three days they finally decided to accept his offer by crowning him their new king!

An interesting story isn't it? Now, I want you to use your imagination and tell me who the old king was and who the new king is?

The king that was dethroned was the young man who received the favorable report from the oracle's mouth while the one that was enthroned king was the young man who got the bad news from the oracle. He was the same person they said will never make it. The one they said was destined for failure. The one everybody called the black sheep of the family. He defiled all odds and became a king! I don't know what others may have said about you; I don't know the odds that are presently stacked against you; but there is one thing I know, its never over until you give up! Your choice rather than your circumstance determines your destiny.

“Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now, I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live”.
—Deuteronomy 30:19 (NLT)

One of my mother's favorite aphorism is “As you lay your bed so shall you lie on it”. God did not put you on this earth so that you can just coast through life without any form of responsibility. It is laziness and fear of responsibility that usually makes people leave everything about their lives in the hands of God. We all know that God reigns supreme in the affairs of men but nevertheless, man himself has a very crucial role to play in the happenings of his life.

I came from a very poor family with no significant name in society. I lost my right limb to a fatal accident at the age of seven. I graduated with second class lower from a university that is not ranked among the top fifty univerisities in my country. Yet, despite all these odds, I was determined to make something worthy out of my life.

Paikiegha.mywapblog.com

nice one ! highly inspiring I wish other youths would read this and learn from it

Nlevel:
nice one ! highly inspiring I wish other youths would read this and learn from it

thanks,,,,

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