Matthew 6:22 “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light.
Consistency is the art of sticking to one thing till you achieve your desired result. Man often dissipates his energies on ventures that do not add an inch to the growth of the total man.
The testimony of nature is that a single ray travels millions of miles through space to illuminate the earth. The tap root of the tree does not stop at anything just to get water for the tree. The wave bursts her strength on the hard rock, till it is blasted out of the way. In essence, nature’s lesson note dictates that for man to succeed, he should learn to Channel his energy and zeal to a single purpose.
The mind of man as an engine room powers creative thoughts, which are pathfinders to your destiny. You cannot live above your mental horizon. Only consistency that draws water from the deep well of experience.
David was the anointed and beloved of God. However, the attacks he received from Saul, the pain and the trials nearly discouraged his heart.
‘My heart is fixed, oh God, my heart is fixed’ Psm 57:7
Trial periods help us to isolate goals worth pursuing. Concentration kills the birth pain to your vision. The force of a worthy vision is akin to making a new life. The new life heralds in a single life while a new vision sustains life in perpetuity. Sometimes, out of ignorance midwives of destiny suffocate the fetus of a new
The devil’s strategy has always been to infuse confusion into the mind and by so doing blur your God given vision. You must learn to turn the ruder of your life off distractions and slam the door of your heart against seductions that woo you into extraneous goals.
Samson lived in eternal regrets as he allowed his weaknesses to ensnare him from his ultimate goal. Quite often distractions come in as ‘friends ‘, or harmless things. They caress us till. We fall asleep on Delilah’s laps. Unfortunately, behind Delilah’s soft touch is a sharp razor that aims at ostracizing our anointing and ultimately our vision. He who yields his hair to Delilah risks dying blind like Samson.
According to Sydney Bremer ‘The human mind, in short, resembles a burning glass, whose rays are intense only as they are concentrated. As the glass burns only when the rays are converged on a focal point, so the former illuminates the world of science, literature or business only when it is directed to a solitary object’.
The wizard of electricity and in fact, the most successful inventor of our time, Thomas Edison was once asked by Dr Marden to share the secret of his success.
Hear him ‘The ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary’
In agreement with Thomas Edison was Andrew Carnegie one of the most successful businessmen ever. To him wisdom and success implies
‘Place all your eggs in one basket and watch the basket to see that no one kicks it over’
Learn to concentrate on your goal till you see your desired results no matter the length of time it takes.
The great orator Cicero insists ‘Careful attention to one thing often proves superior to genius’
In concurring, an anonymous writer said ‘He who follows two hares is sure to catch neither’
In conclusion, let your mind be like an arrow that prides in shooting down one object. Quite often the death of one brings you a step closer to your victory.
PST Onyema Duruigbo
The Gospelhouse
Okota.