Untapped Potential
“Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,” Ephesians 3:20 ESV
Have you ever searched franticly for something only to discover that is was in the first place that you looked? Much to your dismay and frustration - the item had been in the place where you had left it – just sitting there waiting to be discovered. Or maybe in your search to find something, you may have even covered it up while searching for it, making it even more undiscoverable. Then, when you finally stopped, and settled down – you found with ease all that was previously not seen.
So in the natural, so in the realm of the spirit. God has, before the foundation of the world, placed on the inside of you everything that is needed for you to excel in this world. As he told the prophet Jeremiah: “Before I formed you in the womb of your mother I know you, and set you apart to be a prophet to the nations.” (Jeremiah 1:5)
Are you looking for something which God has already placed on the inside of you? God has given to us the potential and the ability to excel in every area of life. We have at our disposal access to the governing forces of this world! We have at our disposal the ability to voice a command and to bring into alignment everything that is out of order. God has given to us the advantage of being an heir and a joint heir with His Son! (Romans 8:16-18) Have you really ever grasped the essence and significance of that statement? That means that whatever Christ did – I have the permission to do likewise. I even get to further advance and operate with a greater magnitude than He! (John 14:12)
However, many times, because we haven’t fully understood this perception – we go through life functioning and operating from a position of inferiority instead of superiority! We aren’t aware of whom we are …. more less whose we really are. And what’s even worst, we have no clue of the potential within us that’s lying dormant. Your physical characteristics and achievements (nor the lack of them!) don’t alter the fact that you still have lying within you untapped potential.
It has been often stated that the cemetery is the richest place that there is. Why? Because millions of people die and take with them millions of dollars of dreams, ideas, and inventions - untapped potential. For whatever reason, procrastination has prevailed – and they never made a deposit from their inward bank of that untapped potential.
Whenever we become aware of something – it then becomes our responsibility to make the proper adjustment. We must remember that we will be held accountable for our actions thereafter.
Remember – roots run deep. Whatever we see, is only the visible plant that the invisible roots have produced. The root system which is unseen, is always more complex, deeper and stronger than the plant that we see. Therefore, bear in mind that whatever you can see of yourself, is only a representation of what is on the inside of you. God has made you and He is the only one who truly knows your potential. Ask Him to reveal to you your areas of untapped potential. Then seek Him for the wisdom to gain access to, and to activate those areas. Time is running out – but you still have time to get the ball rolling!
Be determined that you won’t allow the enemy to use his strategic maneuver (untapped potential) any longer to in your life. Be bold and very courageous! (Joshua 1:9)
The best is truly yet to come… and YOU play a vital role in its manifestation!
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