“And Joseph
dreamed a dream, and he told [it] his brethren: and they hated him yet the
more. 6
And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have
dreamed: 7 For, behold, we [were] binding sheaves in the
field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your
sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf. 8 And
his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed
have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for
his words. 9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it
his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the
sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me. 10 And
he told [it] to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him,
and said unto him, What [is] this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy
mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the
earth? 11 And his brethren envied him; but his father
observed the saying.”
Joseph is a case study of a young man who lived and
fulfils his God-given potential. We will therefore draw up some lessons from
him today with a view of learning some important tricks in discovering and
releasing our potentials as well.
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What
is potential?
Dictionary meaning:
1. Possible but as yet not actual: having
a latent possibility or likelihood of occurring, or of doing or becoming
something.
2. Capacity for development: a
capacity to develop, succeed, or become something.
3. Possibility: that
may develop into thing specified…
In my own words:
It is the yet
to be, dreams yet to realise, the success yet to achieve, etc.
STEPS TO RELEASING YOUR POTENTIAL
1.
Discover yourself – Gen 37:5-11
1.
Know who you are 2Kings 4:1-7
2Ki 4:1-7 “Now
there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto
Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy
servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two
sons to be bondmen. 2 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for
thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said,Thine handmaid hath
not anything in the house, save a pot of oil.
3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee
vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, [even] empty vessels; borrow not a
few. 4
And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon
thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside
that which is full. 5 So she went from him, and shut the door upon
her and upon her sons, who brought [the vessels] to her; and she poured
out. 6
And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her
son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, [There is] not a vessel more.
And the oil stayed. 7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he
said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the
rest.”
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Discover your area of giftedness
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Be passionate about your gift(s)
2.
Develop yourself – Gen 39:2-6
Gen 39:2-6 “And the
LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of
his master the Egyptian. 3 And his master saw that the LORD [was] with
him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand. 4 And
Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer
over his house, and all [that] he had he put into his hand. 5 And
it came to pass from the time [that] he had made him overseer in his house, and
over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's
sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and
in the field. 6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand;
and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was
[a] goodly [person], and well favoured.”
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Acquire useful knowledge about your
gift(s)
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Be interested in useful information
to your gift
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Build up your character
3.
Get into your dreamland – Hab. 2: 2-3
Hab 2:2-3 “ And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the
vision, and make [it] plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. 3 For
the vision [is] yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and
not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not
tarry.”
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Develop a specific vision for your life
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See your dream everyday
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Avoid dream killers – Gen 39:12
Gen 39:12 “ And she
caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her
hand, and fled, and got him out.”
4.
Cast off your leisure dress – Deut.
32:11-12
Deu 32:11-12 “ As an eagle stirreth up her nest,
fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth
them on her wings: 12 [So] the LORD alone did lead him, and [there
was] no strange god with him”.
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Stay where you will be stretched
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Avoid temporary ease – Rom. 8:18-19
Rom 8:18-19 “For I reckon that the sufferings of this
present time [are] not worthy [to be compared] with the glory which shall be
revealed in us. 19 For the earnest expectation of the creature
waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God”.
5.
Finally, know your source
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The bible is God’s manual on you. You
need to know and heed the requirements, guidelines and warnings it contains. –
Josh. 1:8
You alone can
make you a better you because there is no other you.
It is generally believe that letter U is so important that
if it is removed from the alphabet, 3000 words would have been affected. You
mean so much to the world.
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