Lam3:27. It is good for someone to work hard [carry/bear the yoke] while he is young. EXB
SELF DEVELOPMENT
The youthful age is the time to invest in learning. It is the yearning and learning time of life.
One of my lecturers in the seminary told us he finished primary school at the age of 20. He came to Lagos to work as a houseboy but he loved education.
With little help here and there, he finished his primary education at the age of 20. Did a self-study for O'levels and he made some papers.
Today, that man has four doctorate degrees. He invested so much in himself; in the field of theology, he is not a man you can push aside. He knows what he knows. He has committed himself to raising ministers.
I heard the story of a very young man who committed himself to self- development at the age of 17. By the time he clocked 22, he had read 700 books and was organizing seminar for professors in their field.
Those professors paid to attend his seminar. That is the power of self- development.
The best time to invest in yourself is when you're young. That can be done through constant learning and reading.
If you want to feature properly in your future, you must be a reader. An avid learner would surely emerge as a leader in his chosen endeavour.
Don't be an outdated young man or woman. Learning is not restricted to the classroom only. There are other avenues you can explore.
Don't kill the vision God gave you through ignorance.
Your learning must go beyond the four walls of the classroom. Invest in your level of knowledge, seek to know more; how far you'll go in life is a function of your learning.
True success is when you influence your world with the product of your personal development.
- Father, I receive grace to invest positively in myself In Jesus name.