DEVELOP YOUR POTENTIAL NOBODY STARTS AT THE FINISH LINE

INTRO: 1. ASK WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LEADER TO YOU? 2. DO YOU THINK BEING A LEADER IS A NATURAL BORN OR CAN IT BE DEVELOPED? 3. WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT WE COULD DO OR WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT COULD HELP US DEVELOPING OUR POTENTIAL BEING A LEADER? THINGS THAT WE COULD HELP US DEVELOP OUR POTENTIAL 1. AGREE WITH GOD ISAIAH 43:1, JEREMIAH 29:11 - BE CONFIDENT WITH WHAT GOD IS SAYING - REMEMBER EVEN NO ONE BELIEVES IN YOU, GOD WILL ALWAYS BELIEVE IN WHAT YOU COULD DO - BE IN AGREEMENT WITH GOD, STEP OUT IN FAITH AND BELIEVE THAT OTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH HIM 2. GIVE SHAPE TO YOUR POTENTIAL POTENTIAL MEANS SOMETHING THAT HAS POSSIBILITY OR CAN BE ON ACTUALITY JAMES 3:26 - POTENTIAL IS NOT AN INSTANT THING, IT NEEDS TO SHAPED, WE NEED TO START FROM THE BEGINNING, TO FORM AND SEE OUR POTENTIAL GROW AND GROW. - A LOT OF PEOPLE TODAY BECAME SO UNHAPPY BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO SEE THEIR POTENTIAL GROW AD HAVE FRUITS BECAUSE THEY ARE THINKING OF THAT MAYBE IF THEY WILL SLEEP TONIGHT , WHEN THEY WAKE UP THE POTENTIAL WILL GROW ALREADY. WE MISS THE POINT THAT NO RUNNERS STARTS AT THE FINISH LINE. EVERYONE SHOULD STRIVE AND RUN FOR US TO GET WHAT GOD WANTS US TO BE. - A LOT OF PEOPLE ALSO IS AFRAID OF STEPPING OUT, REMEMBER THAT WE WILL NEVER FIND WHAT ARE CAPABILITIES IF WE DONT TRY ANYTHING. - WHY DO WE ALWAYS STAY ON OUR COMFORTZONE? REASON IS WE ARE AFRAID OF: 1. RESPONSIBILITY 2. JUDGEMENT OF OTHERS 3. FAILING 4. SACRIFICE & HARDWORK YES WE MAYBE BE SAFE ON THE FIRST PLACE BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY WE WILL FEEL UNFULFILLED. STEP OUT AND GOD WILL SHOW YOU WHAT YOU CAN AND WHAT YOU CANNOT. IF YOURE AFRAID GO BACK TO NUMBER 1.

FOR EXAMPLE, I TRIED TECHING KIDS BUT GOD MADE ME REALIZE THAT ITS NOT MY GIFT. REMEMBER ALSO THAT GOD WILL NOT LET YOU SPEND YOUR LIFETIME DOING WHAT YOU HATE.

3. NO RETURN WITHOUT INVESTMENT STORY: *A YOUNG MAN FOUND A MINE OF GOLD IN A MOUNTAIN *THE MAN TRIED TO GET ITBUT HE CANT *CONSULTED A MINING COMPANY AND WHN THEY FOUND OUT THAT ITS GOOD, THEY OFFERED THE MAN TO SELL T TO THEM *ASK QUESTION: IF YOU WERE THE MAN, WLL YOU ACCEPT THE OFFER OR STUDY AND DO THE WORK YOURSELF? *THE MAN DECIDED NOT TO SELL IT BUT HE INVESTED TIME AND EFFORT TO STUDY HIMSELF AND DO EVERYTHING FOR HIM TO GET THE MINE OF GOLD A LOT OF US HAS A MINDSET OF THESE, IF I WORK NOW OR IF I INVEST NOW, THERE SHOULD BE A REAPING NOW OR THERE SHOULD BE A PAY NOW. A LOT OF US WANTS TO HAVE EASY MONEY, AND DONT WANT TO GO WITH THE AGREVATION OF DOING HARD THINGS TO GET WHAT WE WANT. SAME THING WITH OUR POTENTIAL. AGAIN ITS NOT INSTANT. WE MAY EXPERIENCE HARD WORK, SHAPING, EQUIPPING FOR 1 YEAR, 3 YEARS OR EVEN 10YEARS, BUT ITS A PART OF OUR INVESTMENT. LETS READ ON THE PARABLE OF TALENTS MATT 25:14-29 THE VERSE IS TELLING US THAT GOD HAS GIVEN US THE TALENT/GIFT /POTENTIAL ALREADY, LETS ASK OURSELVES WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH IT. ARE WE LIKE THE THIRD PERSON OR ARE WE LIKE THE FIRST AND THE SECOND THE ONLY THING WE NEED IS TO EXERT TIME, DETERMINATION AND HARD WORK. BE DISCIPLINED (SELF-DISCIPLINE) KEEP YOURSELF ON THE RIGHT DIRECTION EVEN WITHOUT SOMEONE TELLING YOU TO DO IT BE LIKE ANTS ON PROV. 6:6 WITH GODS HELP IT WILL COME TO FLOURISH, WE JUST HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH HIM (LUKE 1:37) HE ALSO SAID: ROMANS 8:28

4. KEP ON KEEPING ON GAL. 6:9 - SOMETIMES HERES WHATS HAPPENING TO US, WE HAVE THE DREAM, WE ALREADY KNOW WHAT IS OUR GIFT THEN WE START WORKING ON IT BUT IN A LITTLE WHILE WE NOTICE THAT ITS NOT WORKING OUT. - YOU ARE WAITING FOR A LONG TIME NOW - YOU MAYBE ARE GOING THROUGH TRIALS AND TEMPTATIONS - OR MAYBE SOMEONE DISCOURAGES YOU OR HURT YOU OR YOU WORKING WITH THE PERSON YOU HATE THE MOST. - KEEP ON KEEPING ON MEANS: - KEEP GOING REMEMBER OUR STRENGHT COMES FROM THE LORD WE CAN ALL THINGS(PHIL 4:13) - BE PATIENT

WE BECAME ANGRY BECAUSE PEOPLE DO NOT DO WHAT WE WANT THEM TO DO OR THINGS DO NOT HAPPEN THE WAY WE WANT THEM TO HAPPEN. PATIENCE SHOULD BE DEVELOPING. ITS NOT ALWAYS BED OF ROSES THERE IS ALSO A BED OF THORNS. THESE ARE TRIAL AND TEMPTATION. OR MAYBE A SANDPAPER IN YOUR LIFE. GOD PUTS SOMEONE OR SOMETHING THAT SCRATCHES YOU TO BE REFINED AND CHANGED TO SOMETHING HE WNTS YOU TO BE. JAMES 1:2-4 SAID HAVE GREAT JOY BECAUSE IT PRODUCES PATIENCE. BE PATIENT WITH YOURSELF, WITH GOD, WITH OTHERS.

5. RUN THE RACE 1 COR. 9:24-25 - RUN THE RACE TO WIN. THERE IS AN ETERNAL PRIZE FOR US - THAT A GREAT ENCOURAGEMENT FOR US TO DEVELOP OUR POTENTIAL - THE DEVIL DOESNT WANT US TO WIN, BECAUSE WHEN WE WIN WE BECAME WORLD CHANGER, WE AFFECT OTHERS TO DO THE SAME THING AND SO ON. - THE VERSE SAID AN ATHLETE HO GOES ON TRAINING CONDUCTS HIMSELF TEMPERATELY AND RESTRICS HIMSELF IN ALL THINGS - IT MEANS TO BE DISCIPLINED AND FOCUS - READ ON HEB 12:1 - IT SAYS THERE RUN THE RACE WITH PATIENCE - TAKE ALL THE HINDRANCE 1. TOO MUCH COMMITMENT 2. PEOPLE CONTROLLING US 3. NOT SAYING NO 4. GETTING OVERLY INVOLVE TO SOMEONES PROBLEM - THE VERSE SAYS FOCUS ON WHAT GOD HAS CALLED YOU - KEEP OUT ALL THE DISTRACTIONS