Isn't it amazing how you can change
your life and the world around you by the power of your mind! See how. Let’s set sail from this safe zone.
A wise man once said “more gold and wealth has been mined from the minds of men
than from the gold coast in Accra Ghana or the earth crust”. Know this; your
mind is your gold mine.
The big question is, how do I mine
the gold in my mind? It all begins with understanding your frame. Man is a
tripartite being, we are spirits who have a soul and live in a body called our
earth suit. Man is principally a spirit being, though we pay more attention to
the body because it is the part of us that we see every day.
The soul and the spirit are the
invisible part of man whose activities are hard to differentiate but by the
word of God (Hebrews 4:12). Most people have well developed bodies but
underdeveloped spirits and minds. Such people are adults on the outside but
children on the inside. Judging
ourselves based on face value is often times misleading. There is more to you
than what meets your eyes.
Talking about the soul, it consists
of our mind, intellect, thoughts, imagination, will and emotions. The mind is
the seat of control of man and the world around him. The mind is the control
tower that directs the course of our lives like the plane. It will be the dawn
of a new day in your life, the day you come to terms with the realization that
your success in life is not dependent on God or the devil as much as it is
dependent on you.
Whether you succeed or fail it’s all
a function of your mindset. I was awakened to this stack reality with this graphical
analogy of the electric iron and the human frame. What the thermostat is to an
electric iron is what the mind is to the human being. The element is the core
of the electric iron, but it is the thermostat that regulates the temperature.
The spirit of man is the core of the human being, but the mind is what
regulates the events and circumstances of a man’s life.
It is therefore expedient to gain
mastery of your human frame to gain mastery of lives situation and
circumstances. As a tripartite being your spirit, flesh and soul has a voice.
These three parts are in a continuous tussle for control of your mind. The
voice of the flesh (body) is all about carnal things, the lust and craving for
lives pleasures. The flesh wants to sleep, eat, drink and indulge in sex. The
voice of the Soul (mind) is the voice of reason. The mind is in a constant
quest for how to make things work. The mind only comprehends what is logical
and what makes sense. And the voice of the Spirit is the voice of hunger for
the invisible realities. We often hear the voice of the Spirit by the hunger
for God.
The bottom line is, whether you yield
to the flesh or to the spirit is all a matter of mindset. According to Apostle
Atokolo;”Mindset is called mindset because it is the setting of the mind, and
once it is set, it sets every other area of your life”. Consequently, although
God has given man authority and dominion over creation, we will not dominate,
until we take control of our minds, we will not be able to take control or
dominate our world. Men who have learnt to mine the ideas (gold) in their minds
rule their world. No wonder, it’s often said; ideas rule the world.
Your mind is a magnet, magnetizing
both good and bad circumstances. Whatever happens in your life is all a matter
of your mindset. So we must set our minds right. To take control of our minds
is to renew our minds with God’s word. God’s word is the tool that sets our
minds and shapes our world. Proverbs 4:23 says be careful what you think for
your life is shaped by your thoughts. Our lives move in the direction of our
most predominant thought. Your thoughts are so powerful that they can nullify
your prayers. You can’t pray for prosperity and think poverty and end up
wealthy. When the word dominates your thoughts, it will ultimately dominate
your circumstances.
There are two things that define a
man’s life and direct his course; what he thinks (Proverbs 23:7) and the name
he is called (I Samuel 25:25, Gen 32:28, 17:15). You are not what you think you
are, what you think, you are! You know some people think they are generous
people like the man in Proverbs 23:7 who says to you eat and drink but his mind
is not with you. He says one thing but his mind says another, what truly
defines him is not what he thinks he is saying, but what he is thinking and not
saying is who he is. On the other hand, what name you are called defines your
life by reason of the fact that your name programmes your mind to think in a
certain way. Abram’s name was changed to Abraham and it changed his thinking to
the thinking of father of many nations. Not long after he manifested his name.
Another important function of the
mind besides its ability to think is the ability to imagination. The power of
imagination is man’s innate ability that puts him in the realm of divinity. The
realm of imagination is the realm of possibility. God creates in this realm of
all possibility before stepping out to do anything, so he doesn’t fail in His
projects. The reason why God doesn’t fail is not because He is God but because
of His approach to creativity. He creates in the realm of imagination first
before He steps into the natural to do anything. And creativity is the function
of the mind and we have the mind of Christ. No wonder God said about the people
of Ur in the book of Genesis 11:6; that this which the people have began to do
and nothing shall be impossible to them(restrained from them) which they have
imagined to do.
Every great man is a dreamer. Truly great
people are those who dream day dreams and dare to wake up and live out those
dreams. After you dream (imagine) you must wake up and take responsibility for
actualizing your dream. Creativity is bringing into existence what does not
already exist. Hear this and hear me out, no one will be more committed to your
dream than you are. And you cannot be committed and not be creative, you cannot
be creative and not be productive and you cannot be productive and not be
prosperous and impactful.
Great men of impact in the annals of
history and our present day, the likes of Albert Einsten, Thomas Edison, George
Eastman, Henry Ford, Steve Jobs, Dale Carnegie, Myles Munroe, Bill Gates, Carlos Slim, Warren Buffet and
others too numerous to mention are men who engaged their minds and mined the
treasures in them.
Let’s talk about Making an Impact. When
we talk of impact, we are talking about making impressions on the sands of time
that cannot be erased in time or eternity. It’s an acronym that stands for; -
I – Inspiring
M – Mankind
P – Purposeful living and
A – Attitudes
C – Contributing to humanity by
T – Taking action
Inspiration means God breathing into
you and you breathing in God just like you inhale air. When God inspires you,
He infuses you with divine abilities, ideas, insights and concepts. It is a
product of intercourse with divinity. It is birthing great ideas in mankind. In
life if you are not inspired you will expire. Whatever is inspired by divinity
never expires even in eternity. Every inspiration, idea and project that does
not profit mankind is not of God and is useless.
Everything God created or initiates
is to profit man. Mankind is the center of God’s creation. Man is the climax of
God’s creation. Let your life impact, add value and meaning to mankind. Unfortunately
man does not know his value. Man is a co-creator having been created in the
image and likeness of God. Men who know this; Isaac Newton, the Wright
Brothers, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and several others have impacted their
world with their ideas, innovations, inventions and their lives. You too can do
same, if only you can tap into the untapped innate resources and treasures in
your mind.
Purposeful living is what makes your
life impactful. For man to live foot prints on the sands of time, he must
discover purpose. Myles Munroe says; “The greatest tragedy is not death but
living without a purpose. Purpose is God’s original intent for you. Pursuing God’s
original intention for your life inspite of all contentions makes the world pay
attention to you because you are a container with a content waiting to be
discharged to the continents of the world. Walking in your purpose makes it
impossible for your world to ignore what’s inside of you. Purpose makes you
relevant. I challenge you to discover your purpose, why you are here. The deepest
craving of the human spirit is the quest for relevance says Myles Munroe.
Your Attitude it is often said
determines your altitude in life. Your attitude is actually your thought life
turned inside out. It is the library of your past, the speaker of your present
and the prophet of your future. Your attitude guarantees one hundred percent
success. Your attitude will make you or mar your destiny. It is the setting of
your mind that sets the circumstances of your life. Another word for attitude
is disposition. Your disposition or outlook on life determines your position.
Contribution is one of the core
purposes of life. The question is, are you making a contribution to humanity
with your life. Don’t just stand up to be counted, let your life count. Your status
in society is determined by your contributions to society. Contributors to
society attain a status and they are not just statistics to be counted. Great minds
than any other; politicians, musicians, actors and athletes have contributed to
the body of knowledge and humanity. The likes of John Plato, Socrates,
Aristotles, Albert Einsten etal have made foot prints on the sands of time that
others have come to work in. They have made trails for others to follow. You too
can be a trail blazer. Make a contribution today to humanity beginning with
your family, school, community, state, nation and generation.
All said and done, Taking action is
key to manifesting the great dreams, aspirations and ideas on your inside. No matter
the good ideas, concepts and dreams you have until you take action, it is
useless. It is often said; the smallest deed is more powerful than the most
powerful intention. You have a song sing it
You have a book
write it
You have a
speech make it
You have a
gift, talent and skill use it
You have a
project embark on it
You have a
message preach it
You have a
dream live it
He has made an impact on the sands of
time which cannot be erased in time or eternity who has inspired mankind
through purposeful living, positive attitudes making a contribution whenever,
wherever and to whoever destiny brings you in contact with by taking action no
matter how insignificant it may seem.
