PLAY YOUR ROLE...

Many times we pray for a miracle. We pray for opportunities, a job, etc.... and sometimes they come. But then, what do we do with them? When something is given to you, you have to stretch forth your hand to receive it and even if it is thrown right in your lap, which is quite rare, you still have to do the taking or it just lies there and wastes away or a smarter person takes what could and should have been yours.

What I'm saying in essence is we all have our parts to play in different situations. To achieve the greatness we all yearn for, it takes some effort and even plenty of effort. It takes a combination or hard and smart work, but many try to run away from the hard part. Hard work is called hard work because it's HARD... but the price of not working hard is greater than the price of the hard work.....

Hard work doesn't kill and guess what? What doesn't kill you, only makes you stronger. I'm a strong advocate of "whatever your hand findeth to do, do it with all DILIGENCE." It doesn't matter what work or job or task it is, as long as it's legit, pure and positive, give it your all you have. There is dignity in labor ( be you a mechanic, gardener, market woman, etc. As long as you are consciously toiling and not just sitting and waiting for a castle to fall from the skies, there's dignity in your labor) and one way or another, sooner or later, it pays off....

We all don't have to start big. From humble beginnings, come great things... "whatever your hand findeth to do" that is good, by all means. Never let pride rob you of what is, in the hope of what could be...

Diligence, even in little things, can and does take people to very great heights, because many times, others are watching even without our conscious knowledge. And even if no one is watching or rewarding you, those small habits translate into big things.

Hard + Smart work + Diligence + Resilience + Godliness = SUCCESS...