REINVENT YOURSELF IF NECESSARY

For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. – I Corinthians 15:9

Training your sights on a goal that will not impact well on your future is a misappropriation of your time and destiny. You cannot afford to concern yourself about the pursuit of a goal that is chosen without a sense of purpose. Purpose should be the supreme factor in your choice of a goal. Purpose is the description of your life sentence, which unveils the ultimate essence of your existence. Understandably, getting on the bandwagon does not always translate to a life of success. Hence, you may want to hit the brakes and reassess your life to ascertain if you are on the right track. And if necessary, you may want to consider reinventing yourself. 

When you come to the realization that your destiny is wasting away because your life pursuit is not in sync with God’s purpose for your life, you need to go back to the drawing board and wipe the slate clean. Attempting to be what you are not destined to be has a depreciating effect on your future. Prior to his assumption as an Apostle of Christ, Apostle Paul, who was called Saul in his previous life, had a reputation for persecuting the Church. He was preoccupied with the mission to persecute the Church to the extent that he received the endorsement of theology heavyweights of his time, who were enemies of the Gospel. But when it dawned on him that he was not only persecuting the Church but also the Head of the Church, who is Christ, it became necessary for him to reinvent himself.

Hence, there was a paradigm shift in the vocation of Paul from being a persecutor to a preacher of the Gospel. His life began to answer to the description of an addicted preacher and apologist of the Gospel. With vim and vigour, he defended the Gospel before those who endorsed his mission to wreak havoc with the peace of the Church. Even though he had to grapple with severe persecution for leading a new life in Christ, he ultimately found purpose. His alignment with purpose put him in the spotlight. His revelation of Jesus and knowledge of the Law of the Lord became fruitful, which came in handy in his epistles to the Church.

Are you being fast-talked into pursuing a goal that will grind your destiny to a halt? Are you being influenced with good intentions to pursue a goal that does not have bearing on your mission in life? You may want to consider reinventing yourself so avoid a monumental waste of your time and destiny. Hence, I pray the Lord enlighten your eyes of understanding to pursue the goals that will make you fruitful and flourishing and also give you the grace to be resilient until your hit the mark with a sense of all round fulfillment in Jesus name