BELIEVING IN YOURSELF!!!

This is a TRULY INSPIRING poem. What makes it more inspiring and more heart rendering is the story behind the poem.

We all have unique gifts, talents and skills that God has given us to fulfill our unique destiny and purpose in this earth. It is our duty and life's purpose to harness these gifts, skills and talents and RUN with it no matter the obstacles we will face in life. The strongest and best way to find out who you are and why you were created is running back to your creator and manufacturer to see his blueprints/master plan for you and when you know WHO YOU ARE and you have found YOUR IDENTITY (no identity crisis), NOBODY or NOTHING can take that away from you and you will live a FULFILLED LIFE. When we don't know why we were created and what purpose we were created for, life will always be like 'shooting blanks' and the worse thing that can happen to any person is to get to the end of his life and realize that you can't account for what you did with your life when you were on this earth and that you ended up wasting your whole life in the process. Like Myles Munroe always states in most of his books: The greatest gifts, skills and talents can be found in the grave where it ends up being of no use. I pray that we will not be part of this statistics and as long as there is life, THERE IS HOPE!!! It is better late than never.


Life is indeed a journey and in this journey of life, it will continue to be a learning experience for us all. Mistakes will be made in our journey of life but I've found out that trials, tribulations and challenges has a way of bringing out the VERY BEST in you when your trust and confidence is on God and God alone and when you make a choice to look beyond the obstacles of life (Obstacles actually makes life FUN. Can you actually imagine a life without any challenges?). TRUE WISDOM is definitely profitable to direct and true wisdom has a SOURCE (that source is not any man or thing). Every stumbling blocks in our lives may only end up being stepping stones to the next level for us. It is our perception, mindsets , paradigm, view of life and belief system that will make that difference (Do you view life as a glass that is half-full, half-empty or OVERFLOWING?). What do you want to be remembered for? Just a little food for thought.


Was greatly motivated and inspired by this poem and decided to share it with you. So, Never stop believing in yourself and if you have the vision and God-ordained dreams of why you were created (I've found out in my own journey that our true purpose is not selfish and self-centered but always centered around helping others, meeting a unique need and making a positive difference in this earth), RUN WITH THE VISION with all boldness and don't allow yourself to be limited in anyway. God will always bring the right people and the right resources your way to push you in the right direction and when you are honest with yourself, you will be able to tell right influences in your life from wrong influences. A word is enough for the wise.

Love you and have a wonderful, fruitful and a BLESSED WEEK.

Love Always,
Eskor

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A Motivational Poem
Believing in You
By Catherine Pulsifer, © 1997

Never stop believing in yourself.
When others doubt, don't you.
Do what you love to do,
No one knows better than you.

Life is too short to live others' dreams
Follow your own dream
Push yourself to reach your goals
And live the life you once dreamed.

Trust your instincts.
Be true to yourself.
You know what is right for you.
Never give up or give in.

Forget the words "I don't know how".
You can learn,
You can research,
You can do.

Your mind is powerful.
When you believe you can.
You will find a way
You won't waste a day.

Persist and persevere
Do not fear
Because if you believe in you
You will find dreams can come true.

May all your dreams turn into goals,
Believe in yourself.
And remember, all of life is a choice.
The decision is up to you.

I wrote this poem many years ago for a friend that was facing challenging times. She wanted to pursue a goal of setting up her own business. But others in her life felt her goal was too risky.

Many of her family members were "risk adverse"; they stayed in one job, they lived in one city, they never went outside of their comfort zone, and they never took a risk.

They tried to convince her that she should wait, go back to school, or work for someone else in the field she was pursuing. While her family's concerns were out of their love for her, they were also out of their own beliefs and their risk adverse thinking. Her family's fears were causing her to have doubts, but she was determined.

She had done all her planning, she knew there would be risk, but she had a strong belief that she could succeed.

Setting up this business required a lot of work. It challenged her skills, but she was always learning. She faced challenges along the way, setbacks and roadblocks. But she persevered; she found a way around, and sometimes over and under these roadblocks.

To make a long story short, now 10 years later, my friend's business is very successful. And, some of her family that once tried to persuade her not to pursue her goal, her dream, now work for her.

When talking with her the other day, she said, "Many times over the years, especially when I was faced with challenges, I would re-read your poem, and it would remind me not to give up, to believe in myself."

Believe in Yourself, Dare To Be Whatever You Want To Be!