OK, I traveled with my family from
Warri to Lagos last week and returned this week. And the news is that I drove
all by myself to and fro the journey. I have been driving for a few years now
but this sure was my first time of driving all by myself to Lagos. I have never
attempted a journey this long before but I never had any problem thinking I
could drive myself to Lagos. So added to my driving resume, is this booster – I
DROVE TO LAGOS AND BACK, for the very first time, BY MYSELF.
Considering the time spent, and
miles covered, I’d say that it was such a wonderful feat for me to accomplish.
All those who heard of it,
including those I told; all they could say was
“Hmm, you get heart O!”
Till this moment I kept on wondering why they all said that. They even
said they would never try it if they were in my shoes. This was because for
them, driving down to Lagos is very RISKY, DANGEROUS, and DARING.
Though,
They say danger, I didn’t.
They say risk, I didn’t.
They envisaged car breakdown, I didn’t.
They thought it too far to attempt, I didn’t.
All I saw was me cruising to Lagos and returning safely – no matter
what.
So I thought to myself…
What’s so special, or so risky in driving to and fro Lagos? After
all, people ply the road every day.
So…
What’s the BIG deal?
But again I realized that all those who never thought of trying it
were far older than I was. So I understood why they would not dare such a
thing.
Why, you may ask…
“DARING is for the YOUNG.” – Mark Emmanuel
NOW, the reason I brought up this story was to explain to you the DARING
dimension of faith.
Among many things:
Faith speaks but it’s for all
Faith works but it’s for all.
Faith moves but it’s for all.
Moreover,
FAITH DARES…but this is only for the young.
I like you to know that in this
young state of ours, now, our dreams, ambitions, visions, passions, have bigger
wings to fly everywhere and anywhere. There is a higher tendency of possibility
to everything we could imagine to do now. This is because at this present
state, we can dare (or RISK) most things. But there will come a time when we
would not have the HEART to dare. Then we would only wish we did it, or could
do it. But never would we have the heart to try it out, because then, it would
appear too risky.
Now I understand King Solomon’s
advice to youths in Eccl 11:9 when he said;
“Rejoice, O young man, in thy
youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the
ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes…”
The youthful age for Solomon is
the period of taking insurmountable steps. He only warns that “for all these
things God will bring thee into judgment.”
Faith DARES! But note that DARING,
with the help of the HOLY SPIRIT, IS FOR THE YOUNG.
All they that dared the undoable
in the bible days were very young people. Consider Caleb and Joshua’s report, young
David and Goliath, the three Hebrew boys – Shadrack, Meshack and Abednego and
the firy furnace, Peter walking on water.
Then think of Mark Emmanuel
driving to Lagos…lol. I am sure now you get the picture.
For all of you who are youths,
young at heart, I want you to know that you can conquer anything that you have
the power to dream now. As you grow older, the possibility of that desire
coming to pass diminishes.
Never mind what the people around
you would have to say about that thing. They may think they are helping or
saving you by discouraging you, but if you are sure and determined to do it –
be sure it is a right thing sha – go ahead.
And at the end, after you must
have accomplished your feat, all they would say to you is exactly what they
said to me, and I believe what they said to them of bible days as well –
YOU GET HEART (FAITH) O!
Let me conclude this with my new
quote:
Faith is not in SIZE
It is in EXERCISE
-
Mark Emmanuel
