
Hello Superstar…
Pull a seat, grab your journal and pen, let’s have a conversation
I know you think you are all that and a bag of chips
You pick the mic and the words just flow, you hit your fingers on the keypads and the words just flow
”You are the solution to this generation”
You have probably heard that and more over and over, you are beginning to embrace it
People now regard you differently, where they call you by your name before, now they prefix your name with sir/ma
And gullible as you are, you think you have suddenly arrived
Pull your chair closer:
The world is attracted to your gift, God is after your fruits
The call is from God to man
You are sent by God to man
Never reverse the order
As you go on your journey, never let the compliments get to you
Never let the applause and accolades get you to a point you think you have arrived
You have not arrived
It is important you understand that people cheer what they think is right
Their validation is no proof that you are on track
So keep your head down
Don’t promote yourself to a position validation has prepared for you
Validation is fickle and fleeting, it promotes today and demotes tomorrow
If you commit yourself to the validation and allow it define you, your impact will be limited to the frequency the validation comes with
Promotion is from above and nowhere else
Study the patterns of the life of antecedents, look very closely, you will notice that before any tangible results was produced, there was a process, several seasons of obscurity
Obscurity always precedes promotion
Obscurity always precedes greatness
Embrace it
Obscurity will prepare you, it will prune you, it will teach you, it will help you
You see, there is an ordination that is first private, it is between you and God only
The public ordination, yes, I mean the one done in the presence of people is a physical representation of the private
The private ordination is more important and that is where your validation should stem from
Man may want to sway you with pomp and praise, refuse to be swayed
Refuse vehemently
Stay hidden until you get the green light to do otherwise
Do not fall for fleeting validation, do not ever think that validation is any way reflective of you doing what is right
It could be the other way round
I know you want your name on the lips of people
You want the ‘gram life and all the works
Your want is legitimate, you are human
It will come eventually but now is not the time
There is a kind of person you need to become for the kind of life you want
You have a long way to go
Keep it low
I could write more and I will subsequently
For now, put these to heart and ruminate on them
The world is after your gift, God is after your fruits
Fruits over gift