Devotionals

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Yesterday we learnt that Vision Demands Time and Process. Yes it does. Today we learn about the place of Energy.

VISION DEMANDS ENERGY

Since I returned from NYSC last year we added about four other leaders to the Leaders Team of the Youth Organization. With every new person on board there was a need to connect with them personally. Over the years I had built a relationship with the other leaders such that it's easy to work with them in getting things done. In connecting with the new Leaders I got the direction to reach out to them personally, send writen documents to them to get them in tune with the vision. Some stay far from where I stay. It required visiting them at home, office. The relationship is still being built. During our programs we'd have to a lot of logistics and plan execution that would require a number of activities. These we do not just because of passion but because the energy is readily available.

Youth connotes energy, strength, capacity. No wonder it is young men that God gives Vision to. The energy of the Youth is expected to be spent in the pursuit of Vision. The men that built the Tower of Babel couldn't have been aged, they must have been young and vibrant men ready to take a go at bringing dreams to pass. The truth is, certain noble and impactful causes would loose their appeal as we age. Not because they are evil, but because the energy to pursue them would have been depleted. This brings to mind what the Preacher said "Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them"- Ecclesiastes 12:1

Sadly, many young people, some I've met and some I'm sure you've met personally, spend their energy on sex, drinks, hard drugs, gambling, scamming and cheating others etc. You would find young men at the root of vices and the many problems we face as a nation and in the church circles. The Sons of Eli depleted their strength fornicating with the women in the temple and also handling the sacrifices with contempt. You know their end...

John wrote "I have written unto you, young men, because ye are STRONG, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one."- 1 John 2:14. The Preacher also says "The glory of young men is their STRENGTH"- Proverbs 20:29. When you use this strength in the building of the kingdom and adding value to the Lives of men, you're using your strength for its true purpose. It's an investment. Using it to gratify the desires of the flesh not only depletes you but has the ability to disconnect you from God eternally.

Turn on that energy. Direct it fully in the direction of Vision.

The question is: What are you doing with your Youthful Energy?

For Further Study: Proverbs 31:1-9, 1 Timothy 6

ACTION POINT
1. What are the things you're presently engaged in that drains you of energy?
2. Identify and eliminate them.
3. Channel your energy into your Purpose on a Daily Basis.

Looking forward to receiving your comments and questions again. Send your stories of visionaries(Yours or someone you know) to [email protected].

Your Friend in the Journey of Purpose,

Oluwatobi Adesanya
@_tobiadesanya
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