Inspirational Memoirs

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Anyone who wants to make a positive difference in this world will face opposition in one form or another. There is just something about challenging the norm and current practices and attitudes that makes one look rebellious and become an instant target. History has proven time and time again that those who changed the world, or influenced their generation and subsequent generations all had to break through the stereotype, forge  ahead and chart a path in unclear and unfamiliar territory but in the end their persistence, consistency, insistence, boldness and courage made all the difference.

Anyone can make a difference. Anyone can bring about significant change. It does not matter the background or education level, all it takes is courage and humility to do so. In the Bible, Esther was a Jewish orphan who was living in a foreign land. By some interesting turn of events, she became queen of the land. At that point in time, one of the high ranking officials in the palace called Haman, had a deep seated hatred for Modecai ( a Jew who happened to be Esther’s cousin and guardian). He decided to use his position to annihilate the Jews in the land and went as far as to officialize it. The Jewish people were saddened by this. They mourned and fasted. Modecai sought Esther’s help. Esther had to go against the law of the land and face persecution if the king did not find favour in her and raise his golden sceptre. She, her servants and the Jews fasted for 3 days before this encounter. In the end, that fearless act provided the avenue for salvation of the Jews in the foreign land.

The disciples of Jesus faced imprisonment and persecution for spreading the Gospel to the nations of the world. When you look at their backgrounds before their encounter with Jesus, many of them came from uneducated backgrounds. They stayed with Jesus through out His Ministry and were teachable (which requires humility). In the end, they were religious leaders who were able to impact heavily on the world throughout generations.

Paul was an educated man who prior to his encounter with Jesus, was known as Saul who persecuted Christians. He converted to Christianity and became a missionary to the Gentiles where he faced persecution, imprisonment and other major obstacles. But, despite facing so many challenges he wrote many of the books of the new testament and managed to reach out to so many people around the world. Your past does not matter to God when He forgives you. It does not change the calling He has on your life. The only thing He needs is your willingness and obedience to follow the direction He leads you to.

You can think of so many examples of people who left a legacy in the world whether it is presently or in the past. But you will always find opposition in one form or another… Whether it is failure, ridicule, isolation, persecution, doubts or discouragement… The most common attributes seen were  their courage and strong belief in their cause.

Anyone can be a world changer but they need to be ready to tear down walls of fear, doubt and discouragement.

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As always be awesome, stay awesome.

Regards,

Kiria.