Pick up your broken dreams

ALL YOU NEED TO STAGE A
COMEBACK FROM YOUR SETBACKS
ALL YOU NEED TO STAGE A
COMEBACK FROM YOUR SETBACKS
Pick Up Your
Broken Dreams
This is a highly inspirational-motivational book
Retired Professor of Educational and Personnel Psychology
Prof., J.O Akinboye
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Highly motivational and inspirational are the quotations and the general content of
the book. They are surge of relief to heavy hearts, a beckon hope to those under
illusion, healing balm to dejected souls and of course a road map for the
discouraged individualstobrace up and tacklethechallenges of life, setup thetarget
and realize the goals that could make them shout Eureka! Kudos to the
unquantifiable and brillianteffortoftheauthor.
AloDaisi
InspectorofPolice,
Eleyele ,PoliceHeadquarters.
Ibadan,Nigeria.
Great! Motivating, inspiring, and edifying book for everybody inspiring to be great
and tomakeitin life.ITIS AMUST READ!
Tolani,Virtue SanusI.
University ofIbadan.
…What a power packed and inspired message God has placed in your hand as you
open to read! Every page informs, every paragraph edifies and every sentence is full
of provocative thoughts to greatness… It's not just one of the motivational write ups-
but I strongly believe it's anointed too. I welcome you on board to the place of greater
height as you read through the pages of “Pick Up Your Broken Dream s” Nice Job,
PastorFelix!
Engineer Lekan Shaba
Canada.
It is a masterpiece, easy to read, simple to comprehend and most importantly, I see it
as an inspiration (rather than information) which is sufficient and necessary for
transformation. Surely, whoever reads this will not remain the same again, it is either
youstartsomethinggreat orsomethinggreat startswithinyou.Readit!
Dr.Remi Jesulola,
Australia
The quest to discover self begins with an inward journey towards God, the author of
life.The blazing testimonies scattered all over the pages of this book is fierce enough
to soothe the teething problem of dreamers. It is an interesting read for anyone who
darestodream.
Dr.BukolaAdewole
UnitedKingdom
Now I'm more than convinced that God can pour Himself into man to bless lives.
Keep it up pastor.
Ojo Nathanael Damilare
University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Acclaim for this book
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Pick Up Your Broken Dreams
Duyilemi Akindele Felix
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DEDiCATiON
To the lovely memory of my late old school friend,
Modimu Akinmeji, though your death was too
sudden, I shall not forget you, for teaching me good
handwriting.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
amuel Smiles observes, “Human character
is molded by a thousand subtle influences.
SIt is molded by example and precept, by life
and literature, by friends and neighbours. It is
molded by the world we live in, as well as by the
spirits of our forefathers, whose legacy of good
words and deeds we inherit” This book is a
confirmation of the above statement. I am
grateful to every individual who has made any
contributiontowardsmylifesincebirthtilldate.
I am grateful to Prof. J.O Akinboye, for his
enthusiasm to write the foreword to this book and
his invaluable pieces of advice. Sir, you are really
great.
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To Engineer Lekan Shaba, Dr. Remi (My great
friend!), Dr. Bukola, and Nathanael Ojo
(Chemist) thank you for taking your time to go
through this work and for your suggestions and
wonderfulinput.
To all my great friends, David Omoboriowo, Eben
Alonge, Imule Oyelade, Ojo Nathanael, Tolulope
Akin-Fasae, Feyikemi Ajongbolo, Mr. Alo Daisi,
Mrs Badamosi, Felix my namesake, Seyi
Akintoye, Bode Olatunji, Pst. Tolu Kolawole, Pst.
Sam and others too numerous to mention (yes
including you!). Thanks for being a friend and for
yourencouragement
To my great Mother, Christanah Duyilemi, for
nine months you carried me in your womb without
any complaint! Thank you for being my Mother.
To my brother Rotimi Duyilemi and my sister Joke
Muyiwa,thank youforyourloveandsupport.
To all the great “Mum” Mummy Elizabeth,
Mummy Dorcas Odunsi, “Mummy twins” thank
youforyourlove.Iamgrateful.
Dr. Samson Fatokun & Mrs Oguafor, thanks for
moralandfinancialsupport.
Virtue Sanusi, thank you for walking into my life
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when I felt my dreams were falling apart and you
agreed to pick them up along with me. Thank God
foryoureyesfor“They see”
To the CEO of Aflame Publishing House, Pst.
Tunde Idowu-Taylor Thanks for your delightful
imputandattractiveoutcomeofthisgreatwork.
To my Redeemer, my Saviour, the Lord of my life,
the Captain of my soul, my Deliverer, my Helper,
myfriend,JesusChrist. YouarethereasonIlive.
Finally, I take responsibility for all imperfections
inthisbook,Ishallbealotbetterthenexttime!
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CONTENTS
Foreword 12
Prologue 16
chapter ONE
chapter TWO
chapter THREE
chapter FOUR
chapter FIVE
chapter SIX
chapter SEVEN
Don't Turn a Setback To a Pack Up
Don't Surrender Your Dreams To Your Past
Dream; Yet Another Dream
It's Never Too Late
Opposition: Yes, Expect It
You Will Make It
Everyone Has A Dream [20]
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he book, “Pick up Your broken dream” is
an inspirational-motivational book
beautifully crafted and spiced withTspiritual injunctions by Pastor Duyilemi Akindele
Felix. Like many inspirational lexicons, Pastor
Duyilemi forcefully started his message with the
dictum-“Everyone has a dream.” He is sure about
this assertion because “God designed everyone to
dream.” His admonition is that the individual's
dream must not be wasted even in face of huge
roadblocks.
Next, Pastor Felix went ahead to isolate “a setback
as an important roadblock to dream realization.”
Hence he insistently warned that setbacks should
not be allowed to degenerate to packing up the
pursuit of dreams. He assert-“whatever your
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reason for discouragement and frustration, should
not be allowed to destroy the realization of your
dreams.”
You should not surrender your dreams to your past
says the author. The inspirational author went
ahead to assert that a person without dreams has
no reason for living. That is, such a person may
become complacent, lethargic, dull and not
enterprising. He further spiced his assertion with
the Joseph of the Bible and his dreams, “Joseph
dreamed yet another dream.” The author carefully
cited Joseph the dreamer as an example for readers
who face persecutions, all forms of stress to take
heart because with persistence they will prevail as
Josephdid.
“It is never too late to make it in life” says the
author. Nothing should stop you from realizing
your dream- not even the passage of time. The
author unequivocally expressed, “if your life will
bear fruits, expect opposition; nobody bothers
about a mediocre. Your dreams will certainly
attract opposition which you must strive to
surmount and move ahead. With persistence, you
willmakeitandrealizeyourdreams.”
This is a highly inspirational and spiritual book.
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Readers will certainly find courage and spiritual
rejuvenation as they read the book. I strongly
recommend this book to readers for inspirational
andspiritualedification.
J.O Akinboye
Retired Professor of Educational and Personnel
Psychology
UniversityofIbadan
AndCEO, CYFOBehavioralLimited,Ibadan.
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PROLOGUE
yles Munroe said, “The wealthiest spot
on this planet is not oil fields of Kuwait,
Iraq or Saudi Arabia. Neither is it theMgold and diamond mines of South African, the
Uranium mines of the Soviet Union or the Silver
mines of Africa…though it may surprise you, the
richest deposit on your planet lie just a few blocks
from your house. They rest in your local cemetery
or graveyard.” He added, “Buried beneath the soil
within the walls of those sacred grounds are
dreams that never came to pass, songs that were
never sung, books that were never written,
painting that never filled a canvas, ideas that
never became realities, inventions that were
never designed, plans that never went beyond the
drawing board of the mind and purpose that never
fulfilled.” My purpose for writing this book is to
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encourage you not to add to the riches of the
cemetery by not fulfilling your dreams on earth.
Several people with fantastic dreams have, as a
result of one thing or the other, had either
abandoned their dreams or put them in a shelf. So
many who aspired to do great things in life have
now settled for whatever life has to offer. So, a
great part of our generation wastes away not
knowing that everybody is entitled to greatness
through the fulfillment of our individuals' dreams.
NameslikeAwolowo,NelsonMandela,Abraham
Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, Kenneth Hagin,
Marco Polo, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford,
Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, David
Livingstone, are names of men and women who
through their dreams changed the face of their
world. These men failed at some point in life, but
they did not give up. That is why I have
systematically analyzed in this book why you
should pick up your broken dreams and move
ahead. I know you have a dream which must have
motivated you in the first place to pick up this
book. It's an investment that is worth the effort (I
promiseyouwillnot regretit).
Ann Frank said, “Everyone has inside of himself a
piece of good news! The good news is that you
reallydon't know,
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Howgreatyoucanbe
Howmuchyoucanlove
What youcanaccomplish
Whatyourpotentialis?Untilyoutry”
I have through this book shared a piece of my good
news. You may never fully understand what I mean
until you get to the end of the book. Winston
Churchill observed, “There comes a special
moment in everyone's life, a moment for which
that person was born…when he seizes it…it's his
finest hour.”I pray as you go over this book that
this will be your finest hour in the history of your
life!
Duyilemi Akindele Felix
November,2011.
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
BOTTOM the eye of man hath not heard, the ear
of man hath not seen, man's hand is not able to
taste, his tongue to conceive, nor his heart to report,
what my dream was.
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CHAPTER
od has created everybody with the
capacity to dream. The difference
Gbetween people is that while some have
positively utilized this ability (to dream) others
have utilized it in some negative way. In the heart
ofeverysanehumanbeingliesadream.
A dream can be defined as an expected desire of
the future state. It's the picture of the person you
expect to become, what you want to accomplish
with your life, and how you will want to be
remembered.So wealldream.
Apart from the fantasies of the dreams we had
while we were young like, 'I want to become a
doctor because we have just seen a man in white
apparel when we visited the hospital, or “I want to
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become a teacher, because of the way the
headmaster dressed and everybody respected
him.” So we kept changing who we want to
become and what we like because of the level of
our maturity. But as we grow older, we begin to
move away from fantasies to concrete dreams as a
result of self-awareness, experiences, potential
discovery, education and relationship with God
our maker. We begin to listen to that silent
longings, desires and cry within the recess of our
souls.
Deep within us we can answer the question of how
we love to spend our lives. This is where what
would have meant to us a mere profession now
becomes a calling, and many start seeing
professions such as teaching ,medicine, farming
,engineering, information technology, media,
writing, singing, humour, dancing, smiling ,and so
forth as a kind of calling rather than just a means
of sustenance. This is where an individual believes
he has got to contribute to his world and be a
blessingtohisgeneration.
Stephen R. Covey, the author of The 7 Habits of
th
Highly Effective People and The 8 Habit wrote,
“There is a deep, innate, almost inexpressible
yearning within each one of us to find our voice in
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life” To Stephen, our dreams are our voices in life.
Author Sir Lauren van der Post cited by John
Mason in his book, “You Can Even if Others Say
You Can't” observed, “We have to look into
yourselves, look into this container, which is our
soul; look and listen to it. Until you have listened
to that thing which dreaming through you, in
other words answered the knock on the door in the
dark…”
Some people ask how do I know my dream? Well, I
will answer by saying how do you know your
favourite food? What makes you prefer a certain
kind of food from the list of menu? That ability is
inborn. God who created us and put dreams in us
has also endowed us with the ability to identify
those dreams. An author once gave 7 rules of
identifyingourdreams:
1.Whatwewantmost?
2.Whatwethink most?
3.Howweuseourmoney?
4.Whatwedowithourleisure?
5.Thecompanyweenjoy?
6.Whomandwhatweadmire?
7.Whatwelaughat.?
Iwilladd3moretomakeit10
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8.Whatmakesusangry?
9.Whatareouruniqueexperiences?
10.Whatdomensayaboutus?
This list is not in any way exhaustive but could
stimulate us to think more clearly about our
dreams.
The fact that you picked up this book is an
indicator that you have a dream. You desire to
accomplish some great things in life. That desire
has inspired you to pick up this book, it's an
investment that is worth the effort (you will not
regretit!).
For the purpose of clarification, I have endeavored
todiscusssomecharacteristicsofadreambelow:
EVERY DREAM IS UNIQUE.
There is no inferior dream. No two persons have
exactly the same dreams even if their dreams look
alike; the interpretations of such dreams are
different. Just like no two individuals are exactly
the same so are dreams. Your dream is unique,
different and special from others. That is why the
fulfillment of your dream is of critical importance.
For instance, you may dream of becoming a great
writer and when you consider a number of books
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written by great authors already, you may begin to
think that what difference will your name and
books make? You may even be discouraged by
friends and relatives to give up your dream as it's
going to amount to sheer waste of time and
resources. But the question is, has there been any
writer with your full names? Has there been any
writer with exactly the same experiences or ideas
with yours? Even if your book is carrying the same
title with another writer and similarity of ideas, a
careful reader will observe differences of thoughts,
analysis, focus, inferences, application and
structures.
The purpose of this analysis is to let you know that
your dream is unique and different from mine.
Even though there have been great writers before
you, you can join the league, and you can aspire to
become a better writer. You can develop your own
style of writing, your audience will notice your
uniqueness, and they will observe the difference in
your style. You don't have to be intimidated by
what others are doing because your dream is
unique and special. Eleanor Roosevelt was right
when she said, “The future belongs to those who
believeinthebeautyoftheirdreams.”
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EVERY DREAM CARRIES
A GREAT POTENTIAL
Like the biblical mustard seed, that was the
smallest among all other seeds but when the
farmer planted it, it grew to become the tallest of
all trees, so is the dream in your heart. Don't
underestimate the potential of your dream. Most
people have been surprised at the impact of their
work, which they considered to be insignificant.
For instance, the book 'how to win friends and
influence people' by Dale Carnegie was not
expected to sell more than few copies but to the
surprise of the author the book became the
bestseller. Several musicians have expressed
surprise at the popularity their songs have gained
among people. Some pastors who never thought
their churches would fill beyond few hundreds
have gone ahead to have big congregation around
theworld.Such isthepotentialofadream.
The divine injunction to every dreamer is 'despise
not the day of small beginning.' You can't imagine
the effect and impact your dream can make if you
willgiveitattention.
EVERY DREAM HAS IN-BUILT
SUCCESS POTENTIAL
We may ask the question of what grows a seed, is it
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the soil, the farmer or the seed itself? The answer is
all of the above. A seed needs someone to plant it
(you are the dreamer who needs to plant your
dream) a seed needs soil to grow (you need to
create right atmosphere for the manifestation of
your dream) and finally, a seed has life in itself to
grow (in your dream lies the in-built potential to
succeed).
That is why you mustn't disregard your dream as
lacking the potential to succeed. Right inside of
your dream is life and you may be surprise how it
grows.Plant!
EVERY DREAM GROWS
AT ITS OWN PACE.
You can't hurry a seed to grow; every seed has its
process of growth. Some seeds grow faster and
mature earlier than others. So also are the
gestation periods of different animals. Don't
compare your dream with others; of course, you
don't expect to harvest at the same time if you had
planted a coconut seed with someone who
planted a groundnut seed. You must know the
natureofyourdream.
EVERY DREAM HAS
ITS OWN CHALLENGES.
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No dream is totally free from challenges. In fact,
you can't grow a seed without covering it with soil.
The seed has got to fight against the weight of the
soil and fight to negotiate its way out of the soil. It
can be said that difficulty makes a seed grow.
When we realize that challenges are part of the
process of fulfilling our dreams we will develop a
healthy perception to it. For instance, you may
dream of acquiring quality education and your
challenges may be repeated failures, finance or
health and because of these you may begin to
doubt if you would ever accomplish your dream.
Don't give up; nobody succeeds without his own
mountain to conquer. Now turn to the next
chapter.
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The future belongs to those who believe in the
beauty of their dreams.
Eleanor RooseveltEleanor Roosevelt
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EDWARD BURKE
Difficulty is a severe instructor, set over us by the
supreme ordinance of a parental Guidance who
knows us better than we know ourselves, as he
loves us better too. He that wrestles with us
strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill; our
antagonist is thus our helper.
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CHAPTER
Failure is not final; it's an opportunity to begin
more intelligently.
Henry Ford
iscouraged? Frustrated? Disappointed?
Have you tried and it seemed it didn't
Dwork? Are you faced with the critical
comments, unfriendly environment, non-
supportive relatives and you are almost packing up
or you have packed up. Maybe, you have
concluded your dream is not worth pursuing again
because of moral failures, personal weakness,
economic factor, a sense of incompetency and so
forth.Thisbookisforyou.
Whatever your reason for discouragement and
frustration, it's understandable. Life itself is not
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generous and every dreamer has got to face with
the so-called vicissitudes of life. Jesus Christ went
through betrayal, beatings, mockery, torture and
crucifixion before he could procure salvation for
mankind. It wasn't easy! Had he given up or
packed up, his name wouldn't have made any
difference. The point I am making is that to wear
the crown you may of necessity pass through the
cross. No other route! The cross experience may
be difficult and that is why most people do not
want to go through the stress and eventually die
intheircomfortzone.
Great men were all products of the University of
'It isn't Easy.' Thomas Edison didn't see the
fulfillment of his dream until he was reported to
have 'failed' 999times.Most dreamers would have
packed up before this time, they might even
rationalize it with the statements like, 'Maybe it's
not God's will for my life'( perfect Christian's
defense mechanism!) 'Maybe others will do it.'
'The environment is not supportive.' 'I don't have
enough funds.' These are some of the reasons
most people turn their temporary setback to a
permanentpackup.
Another man we like to talk about today who
achieved his dream despite challenges is
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th
Abraham Lincoln, the 16 president of America.
Lincoln was raised in abject poverty. In his own
words, five month before receiving his party's
nomination for president, Lincoln sketched his
lifeinthefollowingwords:
“I was born February 12, 1809 in Hardin county,
Kentucky, my parents were both born in Virginia
of undistinguished families…My mother who died
in my tenth year, was of the family of name
Hanks…My father was removed from Kentucky to
Indiana in my 8years…it was a wild region with
many bears and woods. There I grew up…of course
when I came of age I didn't know much.
Somehow, I could read, write and cipher…but
thatwasall.”
Lincoln wouldn't give up; he overcame his lack of
education, aspired to become the best he could
become American president. Tall dream! He
failed several times to actualize this dream. For
instance:
Hefailedinbusinessin1831
Hetriedagainin1833,andfailed
In 1835,helosthisfiancée
Hewasdefeatedforthepostofthespeakerin1835
Hisnewrelationshipfailedagainin1836.
He was defeated consecutively in 1842 and 1844
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intheraceforUScongress
Helostthesenatorialseatin1855
In 1855 and 1858 he lost the seat for Vice-
President
th
However, he was elected as the 16 President of
TheUnitedStateofAmericain1860.
Abraham Lincoln didn't allow his setback to
become a pack up. He didn't allow a road bump to
turn to a roadblock. Today we talk about his
success but he knew the pain of failures-every
dreamerdoes.
Has your dream become shattered owing to lack of
support or finance? Yes, I am aware that lack of
fund can pose a serious threat to the fulfillment of
your dream. It has caused most dreamers to put
their dreams on the shelf of forgetfulness .Let me
illustrate this from the story of my life. I will like to
write about my dream to acquire quality education
and the challenges that I faced largely in the area
of finance. I have chosen to write about this aspect
of my dreams because that is the area I believe to
have achieved a measure of success despite all
odds.
I was about 10, when my father died. He left us
penniless at his death. My mother did all forms of
odd jobs in order to take care of us (I salute her
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courage!).Relatives didn't come to our aid and the
earnings of my mother seemed to be insignificant
in the face of myriad of responsibilities that
confronted us. I was in primary four at this time
when my education stopped temporarily. My elder
brother managed to finish his secondary school
education and my immediate elder sister dropped
out of school to assist the family. Anyway, my
dream of going to school remained with me and I
constantly thought about it. One day, after two
years of leaving school I called my Mum, on our
way back from the farm that I would like to go
back to school because I didn't want to spend all
my life in the farm and become a local farmer! You
may be thinking whether I was precocious. Yes,
you are right, I was. My mother was touched at my
proposal and promised she would do everything
withinhercapacitytoensureIwasbacktoschool.
I resumed to school and began where I had
stopped while my other mates had gone ahead of
me, but that wasn't a big deal the most important
thing was, 'Felix is back to school.' I finished my
elementary school and proceeded to high school
amidst financial struggles. Well, my dream of
getting educated was stronger than the pain I was
passing through and that was my saving grace: I
would have given up. After my secondary school
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education, I nursed the dream of getting tertiary
education; a feat nobody has ever achieved in my
family but the challenge was, “who will sponsor
me?” To sum it, I was admitted to the Premier
University of Ibadan where I bagged double
honour degree in Chemistry/Physics and
education and graduated magna cum laude and as
at the time of writing this book I am about
completing my Masters Degree program from the
same University and plan to start my PhD as soon
as possible. I am now very convinced that when
there is a will, there will be a way. John Mason
intones, “Refuse to let yourself become
discouraged by temporary setbacks. If you are
beginning to encounter some hard bumps, don't
worry. At least you are out of a rut. Circumstances
are not your master.” It was Lou Holtz who said,
“Show me someone who has done something
worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has
overcome adversity” Dr. Animasahun,a
counseling Psychologist at University of Ibadan,
noted, “Man is born with problems and into a
problematic world; hence, he is constantly
confronted with problems and situations that
require quick decisions to improve human
condition. You cannot run away from problems
because there lies your fortune. The reason why
you have problem is that you have the solution.
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Problems come to spur you on to a greater height
in life. Great men in life are great crisis managers.
Without problems, you will never grow, you will
neverlearnandlifewillbeuninteresting…”
What is your dream? What has happened to it?
Are you currently facing a setback? Will you allow
a setback to become a pack up? Don't. Remember,
“Every failure brings with it the seed of equivalent
success” said Napoleon Hill. Keep in mind this old
poem:
When thingsgowrongastheysometimeswill,
Theroadyouaretrudgingseemsalluphill,
When fundsarelowandthedebtsarehigh,
Andyouwanttosmile,butyouhavetosigh,
When careispressingyoudown abit,
Rest,ifyoumust,butdon't quit.
Lifeisqueerwithitstwistsandturns,
Aseveryoneofussometimeslearns
And many a failure turns about when he might
havewon hadhestuckitout;
Don't giveupthough thepaceseemsslow
Youmaysucceedwithanotherblow
Successisfailureturnedinsideout
Thesilvertintofthecloudofdoubt,
Andyoucannevertellhow closeyouare;
It may be near when it seems far, so stick to the
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fightwhen you'rehardesthit
It's when things seem worse that you must not
quit.
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Every failure brings with it the seed of equivalent
success” said Napoleon Hill.
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DUYILEMI A. FELIX
Don't allow regrets to replace your dreams
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CHAPTER
Rejoice not over me, o my enemy when I fall I
shall rise, when I sit in darkness, the lord will be
a light to me. Micah 7vs 8
here are two ways in which you can view
your life; you can look at the past and
Tcount your failures or look at your future
and count your dreams. It's what you count that
counts!
Your past can become a limitation to what you
can achieve and become in the future. Some
people have become imprisoned by their past that
they have no hope of fulfilling their dreams. John
Mason observed, “Regret looks back; worry looks
around; faith looks up!”Jim Rohn in his book, 7
Strategies for Wealth and Happiness, notes,
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“Many people are afraid to get going because of
past failure and pain. They carry heavy burdens on
their souls, burden that unless they unloaded will
weigh them down forever…there is nothing you
candoaboutthepast.It isgoneandburied”
One thing we must know is that whatever
happened in the past is gone and we can do
nothing about it. But, most times rather than
putting the past behind us we hold unto it in our
memories which now constitute a mental block
that keeps us from advancing and pursuing our
goals and dreams. When this happens, one
becomes confined and stagnant instead of moving
on to success. That dear woman of God, Kathryn
Kuhlman notes, “It seems the easiest thing in the
world to live in the past. When we live in the past,
there are and will be regrets.We see the nurturing
of hurt feelings. There will be thought of
injustice,there will be memories of things that
should be buried and forgothen. We are reluctant
to loose our hold on the past and hesitate to start
living the future. As a result, instead of joy and
adventure, we know only the pangs of remorse,and
weneverhavepeaceofmind.”
Since, we can't alter our past, we are supposed to
focus on our present actions and take control of
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our future. You see, God is not overly concerned
with your past failures-because is not limited by
them- and He doesn't keep reminding you about
your past failures in order to torment you. When
that happens, it must be the devil at work. The
devil doesn't know about your future (that is in the
hand of God) but he is handy with the history of
yourpasttokeepcontrolofyourfuture.
You have a decision to make either to use your past
to your advantage or allow your past to take
advantage of your future. You can make your past
work for you when you learn from it and use the
lesson to influence your present decision in order
to avoid the negative result you had in the past or
you can allow your past to take advantage of you
by preventing you from trying, aspiring and
advancing. Robert Schuller questioned, “Are old
hurts, old defeats, and old setbacks haunting,
holding,andhurtingyou?
“I'll nevergetmarriedagain.”
“I'll nevertrust anyoneagain”
“I'll neverbelieveGodagain”
“I'll nevergointobusinessagain”
“I've beenburnedonce-neveragain”
He added, “ If you think this way then you have
allowed past unfortunate incidents to move in and
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dominate you. Don't let bad memories manipulate
you.”
You need to understand that every successful
person had his or her own past. In fact, if you have
the privilege to listen to the story of some
successful people, vis-à-vis, their beginning, their
mistakes and failures- you will be encouraged. You
may then reason that you have not really done
anything compared to them to merit being called a
permanent failure. John Mason said, “Failure may
look like a fact, but it's just an opinion. Successful
people believe that mistakes are just feedback. It's
not how far you fall but how high you bounce that
makesthedifference.”
Apostle Peter left an indelible mark in the history
of Christianity. He wielded a great influence in the
early church history, his impact was indeed great.
Did he have a negative past? Did he ever fail? Yes,
Peter failed gallantly. At a point in his life he
missed it greatly. At the arrest of Jesus, Peter
denied ever knowing him, a man he walked with,
ate with, and accompanied everywhere. How
come he didn't know him? After the death of Jesus,
peter called the rest disciples and said, 'I quit' get
me my fishing net and paraphernalia, let's go
fishing! This was a critical moment in the life of a
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formalheavyfaithchampion!
Peter thought he had lost the possibility of being
used by God again, after all, he has just denied
Jesus Christ, the future was no longer real to him,
and he would take to what seemed sure to him-
fishing. However, it is significant to know that
when Jesus resurrected from the death he sent for
Peter and commissioned him to feed his lamb.
Why? Because God is not investing in our past
but in our future!
Are you crying over the mistake you made in the
past? Will you allow your past failures to destroy
your dreams? You don't have to allow the
accusation of your past to stop the inspiration of
your future. Pick up your broken dreams and move
on. JoelOsteenwrites:
Let go of your failures and let those doors totally
closed behind you. Step forward into the future
that God has for you, knowing there's nothing you
can do about past disappointments. You can't
change the past, but you can do something about
the future. What's in front of you is far more
important than what is behind you. Where you are
going is more significant than where you came
fromorwhereyouhavebeen.
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It seemsthe easiestthing in the world to livein the
past. When we live in the past, there are and will
beregrets.
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God is not investing in our past but in our future!
DUYILEMI A. FELIX
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After his laboratory was razed by fire
THOMAS EDISON
WE ARE REBUILDING…
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CHAPTER
“… Joseph dreamed yet another dream”
When a man doesn't have a dream for living, he no
longer has a reason for living and should therefore
be preparing for his burial. Dream is what keeps us
alive. It's what gives the strength for the present
andhopeforthefuture.
Joseph story is a familiar story in the Bible. He was
the son of old Jacob and beloved of his father. His
problem began when he started having dream.
Dreams invite problems. If you don't have dreams,
you may not have challenges, you may not have to
face criticism, you may not have to sleep late or
wake early. You will not have stress, which is also a
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/ 62 / dream; yet another dream
very dangerous state of living. It's the state the
Canadian Scientist, Hans Selye called hypostress.
It's adangerouskindofstress.
Selye proposes four different types of stress, which
he called the eustress, the distress,the
hyperstress,andthehypostress.
The eustress or good stress is the kind of stress that
accompany some set of goals we aim to achieve,
like going to school, starting up a business and so
forth. He explains that the distress is the kind of
stress that comes as a result of poor management of
the former or other life threatening events. This
he also refers to as negative stress. The hyperstress
comes when a person attempts to handle several
things at the same time and these things tap
beyond the person's coping capacity. The last one,
which is hypostress, comes when a person is
understressorlackinginstimulation.
So, Joseph was in Hypostress stage until he began
to dream. Before, he was just his father's pet; he
would wake up in the morning, eat and play
around to come back and sleep at night. That was
the routine of his life until he woke up one day and
announced,'I haveadream!’
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And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his
brethren:andtheyhatedhimyetthemore.
And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this
dreamwhichIhavedreamed:
For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field,
and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright;
and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and
madeobeisancetomysheaf.
…So they hated him more for his
dreams…Gen.37vs6-8
Their hatred silenced Joseph for a while and his
brothers were happy because they have been able
to keep his mouth shut by their threat. Peace
seemed to reign at home because nobody was
dreaming again. One day Joseph woke up and
called the entire family and announced, 'I have
dreamtagain!’
And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his
brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a
dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon
andtheelevenstarsmadeobeisancetome.
And he told it to his father, and to his brethren:
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and his father rebuked him, and said unto him,
what is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I
and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to
bowdown ourselvestotheetotheearth?
And his brethren envied him; but his father
observedthesaying.Vs9-11
This time instead of Joseph to shrink back on his
dream he expanded its size. The dream will either
send him to the throne or to the grave, it's either of
thetwo,butJosephwasready.
Now, maybe the first time you dreamt, situations
around you didn't encourage you, and like Joseph,
your friends, and relatives ridiculed both you and
your dream or the society doesn't expect the kind
ofpersonlikeyoutodream.
Maybe, finances, faces, fences, farces, facility,
friends, fierce-opposition, fears, foes all stood up
and said, 'shut up, who are you?' And because of
these Fs you have stopped writing, stopped
singing, stopped going for audition, stopped
preaching, closed up your business, and stopped
expecting to succeed. My question to you is will
youstopdreaming?
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/65 / pick up your broken dreams
Like Joseph did, rise up again! Talk to yourself
that though the first time I dreamt I wasn't
encouraged, I felt disappointed in fact I failed. But
I am not going to stop dreaming, I am going to
dream again even though there is the possibility
that I fail again. While people are going about
discussing your failures, stand up and announce to
theworldyouarebackagain!
This time, don't make your dream smaller to
accommodate your failures, make it bigger,
expand its scope, and let it be intimidating. Tell
your friends, family and foes that you have dreamt
another fantastic dream and this time around it's
goingtowork.Announceto:
funds
facilities
Faces
Fears
that you have come again and that they must
cooperatewithyou.
Tell your fears they aren't big enough and that
God is on your side, the result is going to be
different this time. Announce to the oppositions
that they aren't big enough, smile over adversities
andmarchon confidentlytofulfillyourdreams.
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Tell yourself you are better off than you were
before, that you have gathered more experiences,
you have learnt from the mistakes of your past and
that you are more skillful now to succeed than you
wereinthepast.
I will encourage you to personalize the following
statementbyRobertSchuller:
Failuredoesn't meanIamafailure…
It doesmeanIhaven't succeededyet.
Failure doesn't mean I haven't accomplished
anything…itdoesmeanIhavelearntsomething.
Failure doesn't mean I am a fool…it does mean I
hadalotoffaith(at leasttotry)
Failure doesn't mean I have been disgraced…it
doesmeanIhavetodosomethingdifferent
Failure doesn't mean I don't have it…it does
meanIamnot perfectyet
Failure doesn't mean I am inferior…it does mean
I have not wasted my life…It does mean I have a
reasontostartagain.
Failure doesn't mean I should give up…it does
meanImusttryharder.
Failure doesn't mean I will never make it…it does
meanitwilltakealittlelonger.
Failure doesn't mean God has abandoned you…it
doesmeanGodhasgotbetterplansformylife.
In all, you mustn't stop dreaming. John Mason
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observes, “The fact that you fail is proof that you're
not finished.” Remember, your setback can
become a stepping stone to a resounding success.
Dreamagain.Thistimemakeitbigger!
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The fact that you fail is proof that you're not finished.
- John Mason
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AMITABH SINGH
IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO MAKE IT
IN LIFE…
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CHAPTER
o you think it's too late to gather your
broken dreams? Never. A Chinese adage
says the best time to plant a coconut seedDwas 20years ago and the second best time is now.
Use time; don't allow time to use you. This could
be your brightest time on earth if you won't believe
yourchancesareover.
Don't think you are too old to dream again or to
pick up your broken dreams; a fool at forty isn't a
fool forever if he refuses to believe his one. In fact,
a fool at forty can become the wisest man at forty-
onedependingon thedecisionhemakes.
Abraham didn't see his dream child until he was a
hundred.
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/ 75 / it’s never too late
Moses started actualizing his dream has Israel's
delivererat80.
Sir Richard Arkwright was 50 when he began to
learn English grammar and improve his writing
andspelling.
Benjamin Franklin was over 50 before he began
the study of science and philosophy. At 81, he
framedtheUSconstitution.
John Milton, though blind was over 50 when he sat
down tocompletehisepicpoem'The paradiselost'
Sir Water Scott, at 55, took up his pen to redeem a
liabilityof$6millon.
John D. Rockefeller was still making a million
dollarsaweekbeforehisdeathat93
George Bernard Shaw was 94 when one of his plays
wasfirstproduced.
Grandma Moses, at 80, started her painting career.
She completed 1500 paintings in her lifetime, 25%
ofthepaintingsweredonewhen shewasover100.
GeorgeBurns,at80won hisfirstOscar.
Winston Churchill, at 65 became the Prime
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MinisterofEngland.
So nothing should keep you down. Do you dream
to have higher education qualification? If yes, go
back to school even if you are seventy and your
eyes are still good enough to read or better still, if
you can't read clearly, go get glasses! I have people
in my Masters class who are old enough to be my
father yet they still came for the program. It may be
latebutnevertoolate.
Some think they will die soon and therefore
instead of aspiring to develop and improve
themselves or pick up their abandoned dreams
they are busy preparing for their burial! You see,
God doesn't want you to die before you are dead.
He desires you live until death. A man said, “The
greatest tragedy in life is not that we die but what
dies in us while we live.”John Mason noted,
“Everybody dies, but not everyone has lived.”
Since you don't know when you will die, leave
death, it's not your business. Horace Mann was
right when he said, “Be ashamed of death until you
have won some victory for humanity.” You have
got so much to think about than to clog off your
mindwithwhatyoudon't havecontrolover.Live!
Let an epitaph be written on your tombstone that
he is a great man who achieved great things and
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/ 77 / it’s never too late
keptdreaminguntilhislast.
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Everybody dies, but not everyone has lived
John Mason
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DUYILEMI A. FELIX
IF YOUR LIFE WILL BEAR FRUIT,
EXPECT STONES.
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CHAPTER
“But when Sanballat heard we were building
the wall , he was angry and in great rage, and
he ridicule the Jews” Neh. 4vs1
f you would rise and pick up your broken
dreams you should expect opposition. There
are some who would remind you of your pastIand advise you to stay cool in order not to expose
yourself to failure again. Anytime you set out to
make a difference or attempt to be different,
expect opposition. Opposition is the very proof
that you have begun a journey to
greatness.Nobody bothers about a mediocre. Your
dream will normally attract three categories of
people:
Thosewho areexcitedaboutit.
Thosewho areindifferentaboutit.
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Thosewhoareangryaboutit.
Share your dream with the first group, nobody
succeeds in isolation. Insulate your dream from
the second category if not they will effect it with
their cold spirit. Hide your dream from the third
category; they may kill your passion and your
dream .These are people Dr. Animasahun called,
“problem imaginators, failure predictors, trouble
visualisers, obstacle envisioners, and exaggerated
costestimators!”Keepawayfromthem!
If you must move forward, expect criticism. Never
worry about those who criticize you unjustifiably,
it's because there something unique about you.
Nobody throws a stone on a fruitless tree. If your
life will bear fruit, expect a stone-it is normal.
Kenneth Tynan opines, “A critic is a man who
knows thewaybutcan'tdrivethecar”
When a man has no sense of future, yours may
become his area of concentration, that was the
case with Sanballat, and there are plenty of
Sanballats around. When Nehemiah heard that
the wall of Jerusalem has collapsed, and its
fortified gates are destroyed by fire, he proposed to
do something about it. He dreamt about raising it.
Sanballat cast aspersion on Nehemiah and his
dream.Hesaid:
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/ 85 / opposition: yes expect it
“What does this bunch of poor, feeble, Jews think
they are doing” he scoffed. “Do they think they
can build the wall in a day if they offer enough
sacrifices? And look at those charred stones they
are pulling out of rubbish again! … “If even a fox
walked along the top of their wall, it would
collapse!”Neh.4vs2-3
Never allow anybody to talk you out of your
dream. John C. Maxwell quipped, “If you think
you have a great idea, don't let anyone talk you out
of it even it sounds foolish.” Learn not to listen to
your critic, it's not necessary. When you give
attention to critics you have only succeeded to
distract yourself. Opinions are cheap; everybody is
entitled to their own. You see, critics are specialist
when it comes to finding faults. I don't mean you
should hate constructive criticism because
sometimes we see better through the eyes of
others. The point I am emphasizing is that there
are some people you just have to ignore if you will
succeedinlife.
When they tell you that your style of writing is
poor, don't mind them, so they told Steve Brown
the popular author of “how to talk so people will
listen”
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When they tell you that you are not creative and
original, don't mind them, so they told Walt
DisneytheinventorofMickeyMouse.
When they tell you that you can't make it don't
mind them, so they told Albert Einstein, the
physicist.
If they tell you that you don't know how to talk
and that nobody will listen to you, don't mind
them, so they told Lester Sumrall, the popular
th
preacherofthe20 century.
When they tell you, you are a dunce and your
chance of success is slim, don't mind them so they
toldThomasEdison, theinventor.
When they say you can't amount to much because
of your previous failures, don't mind them so they
told Winston Churchill, the late prime Minister
ofEngland…learnnot tolistentocritics.
Don't forget this, people are people whether in
Japan, Jerusalem or Johannesburg, learn to handle
them.
When theysaydon't write-goaheadandwrite.
When theysaydon't sing-goaheadandsing
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/87 / opposition: yes expect it
Whatever they said you couldn't do that may be
the proof of what you can do! An anonymous
author wrote, “All your life you are told the things
you cannot do. All your life they will say you're
not good enough; they will say you are the wrong
height or the wrong weight or the wrong type to
play this or be this or achieve this. They will tell
you no, a thousand times no, until the entire no
becomes meaningless. All your life they will tell
you no, quite firmly and very quickly. And you
will tell them yes!” Robert Schuller cautioned, “I
must warn you against the most dangerous and
destructive force on earth. It is the negative
thinking expert. Because he is an expert you will
be tempted to listen uncritically, trust him, and
quit! Struck by the authoritarian position that he
holds, you will tend to believe him without
question. We hear through our peer, not through
ourear!”
Let your result “justify” you.
“So we build the wall all (of it) was joined together
to half its height, for the people had a heart and
mindtowork”Neh4vs6.
Nobody argues with results. Your best defense
against your critics is your result. They may
ridicule your actions but not your results. Your
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resultwillsilenceyourcritics.
When Apostle Peter and John were questioned
about the miracle they performed at the beautiful
gate, they simply allowed their result to answer for
them, here is the reply: “But since they could see
the man who had been healed standing there with
them, there was nothing they could say” Acts
4vs14
When your critics begin to notice your results,
they will admit their mistakes and change their
minds. The key principle you shouldn't forget is
this: never you focus your attention on your critics,
focusiton yourdream.
Don't be distracted; the glory of your results is far
greater than the stain of ridicule. Pick up your
broken dream; don't allow what they will say to
keep you from pursuing your dream. Let them say!
What is important is what is God saying about you
and not what people say and don't allow the fear of
what will people say to stop you from pursuing your
dreams. People will always say something but they
will stop insulting you when you start producing
results.
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If you think you have a great idea, don't let
anyone talk you out of it even it sounds foolish.
Johc C. Maxwell
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Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate,
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond
measure,
we ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, talented
gorgeous and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be? Your playing it
small does not serve the world, we were born to
make manifest
the glory of God withine us, and as we let our light
shine, we unconsciously give other people
permission to do the same
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7CHAPTER
“For a righteous man falls seven times and rise
again.” King Solomon.
t's not a number of times you fall that count
what count is whether you stand up and keep
Iworking again. A successful man is the one
who refuses to quit despite repeated failures. You
may be going through tough times now, your
dreams might have been broken by some negative
experiences and situations but you will still make
it.
I have written this book for you. The main message
is that you can pick up your broken dreams and rise
again. The most important thing in life is how you
end, I am sure you will get to the finishing line.
Your generation will celebrate you. You will be
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/ 95 / you will make it
given a standing ovation, they will shout “here
comes an achiever, and a man who rose through
difficulty to stardom.” You will know the joy of
successandfulfillment.
Pick up your dreams again, has your education
stopped? Stop watching your dream pass before
you; go back to school, sit for another exam, apply
for scholarship , read, get a tutor. Whatever it is,
startnow.
Don't let the number of wasted years stop you; the
beauty of it is that you can still do something. God
hasn't given up on you, maybe, others had. Don't
giveupon yourself.
Let's consider briefly the story of Moses from the
bible. Moses grew in the palace and later realized
he wasn't part of that environment. He felt the
suffering of his people and dreamt he could be
their messiah, but he failed .The very people he
wanted to help betrayed him. Disappointed,
Moses ran away from Egypt and also, from his
dream. He wandered 40years in the wilderness; at
this time everybody had forgotten him. Nobody
knew he would ever succeed again; even Moses
had given up on himself. One day Moses led his
sheep to the far back of the dessert, there he met
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with God, and there he reconnected his dream.
God announced to Moses in a dramatic
encounter, “Pick up your broken dream” He
continued, “I have heard the cry of my people and
I am sending you to deliver them, go I will be with
you.”
Like everyone who had known the pain of
frustration, Moses hesitated. He began to give
excuses; he remembered how his first attempt
failed. He told God “I can't.” God replied you can,
Iwillbewithyouandthistimeyouwillsucceed.
Like Moses did, you may feel reluctant to gather
your broken dreams. You may remember your
previous failures and don't want to go through
such again. This time God has sent me to tell you
to pick up your broken dreams, you are going to
succeed.
My Encounter with the Great.
One day, I was going through the bible, there I
came across the verse, “Therefore, since we are
surrounded by such a great crowd of witnesses, let
us throw aside everything that hinders and the sin
that entangles, and let us run with perseverance
theracemarkedforus” Heb.12vs1
In my mind I considered that this great cloud of
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witnesses must be winners. They must be
successful dreamers and I thought were perfect
individuals. Then as I gazed into the cloud with
the mind to learn more and to see those people
who constituted this great cloud of witnesses. The
first man I saw was Abraham, the father of faith.
As I looked at him I felt incompetent, I wouldn't
expect to make it like Abraham did. A man called
the friend of God and the father of faith, how
could I expect to make it like he did? In my
frustration, I almost turned away when father
Abraham looked at me and said, “Young man, you
thought I was perfect and succeeded without any
failure, you are very wrong. My feet were glued to
the floor, as Abraham continued, “You remember
I lied to save my life when I told them in Egypt
that Sarah was my sister. ...you guys have been
made to believe that as the father of faith I never
had my own challenges too, you are wrong. You
should also remember I slept with my housemaid
because I could no longer wait for the promise of
God.” He continued, “Today, I am part of this
great cloud of witnesses because God didn't give
up on me.” I said thanks to father Abraham; I
thought youneverfailed;now IseeIwaswrong.
Then as I continued to gaze at the cloud, I saw a
man I recognized to be Elijah, the prophet of fire. I
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was happy to see one of the greatest prophets of all
time, I said, “Sir, I don't think I will ever make it,
like you did, I am unlike you.” I began to mention
Elijah's credentials, I said, “You were a powerful
prayer warrior, you were bold and courageous…I
lacked some of the qualities I saw in you.” The
prophet of fire didn't interrupt me; he allowed me
round off and said, “Young man, you are wrong!
You thought I am here because I never failed, that
is not correct.” Elijah, continued, “In fact, seeing
me here should encourage you that you too can
make it.” I became more attentive, as he
continued, “you remember,” with smile on his
face, “that I ran away from a woman! You should
equally remember, I told God, “ I have had
enough, kill me I was no better than my
ancestors”” The prophet continued, “as I recall
the incident now I felt ashamed, anyway, the
beauty of it is that I am here today because God
didn't give up on me.” My face became lighten
withsmileasElijahmeltsintothecloud.
Before me stood another giant, a man the bible
recognizes to be a man after God's heart. I was
happy to meet David, I love him. I have read so
much about him: his triumph over Goliath, his
forgiving heart, and his quality psalm of praises. As
I began to tell David all I knew about him, he
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looked at me with a quizzical expression on his face
and said, “Young man was that all you knew about
me? You are wrong! You only knew about my
successes what about my failures?” I became
surprised. David gently leaned on me and said, “Do
you remember my saga with Bathsheba, Uriah's
wife? I am sure you do,” I nodded slightly in
agreement. He continued, “You remember I killed
Uriah just because of his wife,” at this point he
bowed his head and added “that was the height of
irresponsibility, I wonder if I ever did that.” He
looked at me with radiant smile on his face and
said, “Youngman, I made it because God didn't
giveupon me.”
Then the whole cloud of witnesses gathers with
gloriousfacesandbegantosingwithonevoice:
Youcanmakeit.
Wedid.
Wehadourown mistakes.
Wefailedseveraltimes.
Wewerealsodiscouraged.
Wethought wewouldnevermakeit.
ButGoddidn't giveupon us.
Youtoocanmakeit.
Wedid.
Never, Never, Never, Never, Never give up. You
willmakeit.
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It was a wonderful sight to see Jacob, Isaac, Paul,
Peter, Samson, Rahab, Ruth, David, Abraham
and a host of others singing joyfully that I can
make it. I was encouraged. I talked to myself, yes I
canmakeitandIwillmakeit!
You too can make it. You can still succeed no
matter what has happened. God is not through
with you yet. Pick up your broken dreams and
moveahead.Iamsureyouwillmakeit.
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Ah, great it's to believe the dream as we stand
in youth starry by the starry stream; but a
greater thing is to fight life through and say at
the end, the dream is true.
Edwin Markham
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That the almighty directly intervenes in human affairs is
one of the plainest statements in the Bible. I have had so
many instances when I have been controlled by some
power than my will. I have no doubt that this power
comes from above.
Abraham Lincoln.
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MEET THE SOURCE OF ALL TRUE
SUCCESS
Without me you can do nothing…
Jesus Christ.
Jesus wants to be your friend. He wants to help you
succeed and fulfill the dreams of your heart, he has
helped several people. Jesus Christ knew the joy of
fulfillment and He wants to help you to
experienceitinfull.
He asks you today if you will allow Him to be the
Lord of your life by acknowledging the fact that
He came to the world to take away your sins,
shame, failures and guilt and to confess Him as
Lord and Savior. Then together with Him you can
succeed.
Youwillbegladyoudid.
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