Have you ever being so happy, that you couldn’t hold back your tears (and I mean you literally cried)? Most persons would be quick to tag this height of emotional outlet as feminine; but I bet to say that this isn’t in any way gender specific. While I can admit that moments like this don’t come every now and then, these things are real and/or you probably have experienced these moments before (at least once)! I am talking about when “dreams come through”– when a major battle is won, when a breath taking breakthrough/miracle occurs, when some much anticipated success finally comes. It could even have been when a football match (cup final) suddenly swung in favour of your team at the 95th minute (for those who are very passionate about the round leather sport), or be the day you got married/will get married to your soul mate; the list is surely endless and I don’t think it’s a smart idea to become critical of the things that matter the most to people.
As an individual for instance (as Victor), my favourite car (and I mean since childhood till date and tomorrow) is the Mercedes-Benz G-Class, sometimes colloquially called the G-Wagon in Nigeria (white coloured to be more specific), and some sparse white SUVs by extension. I am not crazy about owning one today or ‘on the go’ and it most likely would not even be my first car (speaking very realistically). The exact reasons why I love the G-Class Mercedes is not the pinpoint for this article, but I have seldom thought to myself how overwhelmed I would be when I finally get to sit behind the wheels of one and call it my own someday! For me, it’s not a matter of if, but when! Just as with this illustration and I have a flair for a couple of other things for life, family, career, e.t.c. I’m pretty sure you’ve got a few things that would thrill you likewise. However, beyond mere talking and wishing, there are very important things to consider, and one of them is who you are behind the scenes.
“Behind the Scenes” is both a powerful place and time to be in! This is a really difficult period of seed planting and nurturing. Here, great ideas are birthed, incubated and foundations are laid. It is a time of commitment to a genuinely passionate resolve; a time when growth is unequivocally prioritized, when friends may be very few; a time of silence and preparation for the big stage, a time to fail, rise, fall umpteen times and rise again, a time to reflect deeply. It is a place where your character will be tested, especially when no one is watching. This period varies for different persons, and can go on for years, depending on the visions at stake. God has given us a perfect example of this in how a baby is born. The culminating celebration of a bouncing baby boy or girl is the last lap of a series of processes that had begun in almost a year before the baby is actually born. Another thing worth learning from this is how that all these processes happen internally throughout this period; perhaps only the mother can tell a glimpse of the things she had to go through! What this means is that sometimes, you alone would understand and its totally okay that others may not!
The very beautiful things that catch our fancy, especially in people, places and things did not start today or last week. These things have been incubated behind closed doors. That movie you now enjoy watching over and over again has “a making/behind the scenes” that you are not even aware of. All that matters and makes sense to people is the Movie in itself. Quite frankly, no one really cares about how many mountains you would have to scale to significance! But when you finally do, you would not be able to conceal your milestones! One soothing feeling about this whole experience is how these difficult moments suddenly appear trivial as soon as you hit gold.
Are you a dreamer like myself? Have you got some things that God has specifically placed in your hands from heaven? Have you got some abandoned projects or you have completely deserted where and why you started in the first place? As much as I resonate with all the limiting factors that may have stall the process (and how daunting they may have been); I encourage and implore you to sustain/maximize your secret place; you would be glad you did!
If you have been constantly dreaming and wishing for certain big things to come without any concrete/conscious process, these God given prompts may remain dreams forever. I would highly recommend that you take seriously your “making/behind the scenes” lifestyle more than ever before, and that if you do not have one, you initiate (build) one this week, starting from now! As I stated in my book- ASSUMPTIONS (the dark and the bright sides); Today is Tomorrow; Tomorrow is Today! The true test and making of your character and/or significance is not in your church, school, office, on social media, or out there. You are built by the things you do and take in, when no one is there (or watching).
If you absorb this content as I sure have, I can guarantee that your perfect significance would only be a matter of time! On a lighter note, ‘I love white SUVs’; so when you see me in one, remember this article….! I pray that you attain the very things you so desire as you practice these things, by God’s spirit!
Thank you for giving out time to read this, I trust that you pay attention to “your making”, like never before this week. I hope to see you again next week Monday for another amazing read. Kindly engage, share and follow. (details are given below):
