Get the point!
I have also discovered in this short ephemeral existence that life consists of invaluable lessons. Every detail, every bit, every experience, every object... Have in them the ability to teach or instil lessons, lessons that can transform life, change destinies, mould lives, and cause tremendous change.
Henry Ford says "anyone who stops learning is old whether at 20 or eighty, anyone who keeps learning stays young either at 80 or 20."
King Solomon, the supposedly wisest man on earth says" wisdom is the principal thing, therefore get wisdom. In all thy gettins, get understanding" proverbs 4:7.
You need not have intellectual intecourse with a thousand literatures to learn in life.
I was a voluntary futsal coach of these young brilliant and beautiful girls,in synergy with their other technical coaches. I spent my time, energy, resources and everything in me to ensure the got better and could challenge any team of their age and level, I'll never take on anything I won't be committed to, I would wake up in the middle of the night sometimes to device skills and tactics to teach them at training by 6am. A bunch of them didn't take the training sessions seriously.
Eventually we went for a competition in another city, the first I went with them. There were high expectations, we travelled over 6hrs by road for the competition, but unfortunately, we performed abysmally woeful, we had one draw, out of 6games and ignominuously lost the rest. The defeat and disappointment was so visible on me,  that the players lost hope in themselves. I cannot recount how many times some of them came to me in penitence, feeling bad and apologised for letting us down so terribly. Offcourse no one would feel good after spending sleepless nights and money to get such result. Imagine we travelled 6 long hours journey to be defeated and went back home.
Shortly after the competition, I left for another city. They thought I gave up on them due to the experience, but I had to explain to the coaches why I left.  For the next 3 months, I was not with them, they had intensive training, got more serious, failure has taught them a lesson, disappointment has given them determination.
And just last week, one of the most fulfilling days of my life, one of them chatted me,  feeling very grateful and emotional, they went for another competition, and this time they not only won the games, they won the competition! I almost did not believe. Her words and eulogies thought me 3 important lessons in life
1. Failure had taught them the process of independent motivation.Neither myself nor the other coaches had to force, coerce or persuade them to go for training, they have learnt to motivate themselves even without external instigation or aid, they got point the first loss was trying to teach them.
2. Any story can change... With time.  They were the last 4 months ago, now they are the champion.  Just like the season Chelsea fc struggled to escape relegation despite being the PL champion the previous season. You see, you can be a failure yesterday, and become a success today. What's more important actually is the gap between the time of failure and success... What they did in that gap.
3.They wanted to prove 3 points to me
a.  That just like every other person who has ever failed, they deserved a second chance.
b. That all the skills they learnt were not in vain, they only needed to develop and bring it out.  See, all your experiences in life are never wasted, you will use the most insignificant of them someday, somewhere, somehow. 
C. And that even though we were embarrassed by the first competition and ashamed of them, we could be proud of them again. I wish I was there with them during the victory celebration.
However the most important lesson is that they got the point. The point failure tried to show them. Get the point in and out of that situation.
Kayfaithscribe0075 17

Talent is Never Mandatory!

Hey guys, trust you’re cool or at least trying to be cool? Lol! Thanks for reading my post this week, as I emphasize on the importance of Wisdom, Will Power and Interest, over Talent.  So, I like watching British football, and in this edition, I relatively drew my discussion from 2, likely unarguably, best footballers of my generation: Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. But let me be quick to make known my personal opinionated assertions about both, on which I will build my discussion!

1.     Both are always mentioned in the same context: the Bests in their field of interest.

2.     Both have shared the annual World Best Player Award in the last 9 years: Messi has won 5, but Cristiano Ronaldo has won 3 of the last 4!

3.     Also, considering their styles of play, Lionel Messi is clearly a bundle of talent, while Cristiano Ronaldo is more of a Power Play, a proof of a conscious effort input over the years, and reports about him have continually shown that.

Thus, for the talented, I will only re-echo that ageless word, “Talent is not enough”; but to the untalented, but interested, I say, “Talent is not mandatory”.  That you are not talented in a “field” of your interest should not determine or limit your success or excellence in the “field”.  Mohammed Ali said, “For champions, the Will must always be greater than the Skill”, while Rich De Voss said, “Persistence is stubbornness with a Purpose”.

Hard work and your Purpose-full Will are the main playing factors that matter; but I should be quick to say that, for me, I no more determine Hard work by what we say we have put in, but what we can show that we have obtained; Hard work has gone beyond the effort, but to the result-proven smartness of the application: Hard work is the Achievement!

Ecclesiastes 10:10 (NASB) says, “If the axe is dull and he does not sharpen its edge, then he must exert more strength. Wisdom has the advantage of giving success”, while, Ecclesiastes 10:15 (KJV) says, “The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city”.

You know, there comes a time when persistent hard work competes with the best of talents; Nay, I mean, a time always come, when persistent hard work rules over the best of talents. “I have seen slaves on horses, and princes walking on the ground like slaves.” - Ecclesiastes 10:7 (ESV);    “Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before officials of low rank.” - Proverbs 22: 29 (NIV)

So, let me end by asserting that, if talent makes it easier, then Wisdom and Purpose-full Will make it “no work”; you’ve done nothing, till you’ve shown something!

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Asleep, not dead.

Mark 4:35-41
Only asleep, not dead.

Oh what a beauty to behold
The father is sitted on the throne,
With garment white as snow.
The ambience is warm, this place is pure as gold.
The streets are paved with gold, everywhere is clean,pure and holy.

Jesus was calm as the waves of the sea
Yet everyone was scared and they didn't want to see
Master! Master! Don't you care we perish?
The master was fast asleep
enjoying the beautiful dream of his real home in peace
The storm was raging fiercely
The rolling of the sea billows was frightening
Not even the sailor had hope in Him
There was no more spirit in them
Oh in despair they cried:
Master master don't you care we perish?

And the master arose from his peaceful sleep amidst the stormy sea
Peace be still! He declared.
The wind ceased and a great calm shadowed the roar
Oh! What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?
They were amazed when they saw His power
Everything became like a wonder
Never really thought they'd witness
The power of Jesus and His greatness

He was disappointed at their lack of faith and courage
Yet His love for them is greater, His compassion deeper
He could not bear to see them in despair.
He was only asleep, not dead.

Whatever storm is raging in your life. David says this about the one sleeping in your boat "thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them" psalm 89:9
He may seem asleep, but He is not dead.
He may seem asleep, He will still your storm.   Kayfaithscribe002017

NEW YEAR: THE BEAUTY OF TIME

So you’re welcome to 2017; you know the proof of a promising better future is the gift of breath, when there is life, there is hope; thus, I can assure you that 2017 promises to be awesome! But note the word “Promises” though, ’cos often always, but for miracles, you have to give an effort. And you know a well-tailored effort comes with proper planning; thus, let me be quick to ask if you’ve planned for 2017 or you’re still planning, or probably, you’re planning to plan.  Your response summarily explains how you’ve chosen, passively or actively, to start your new year! Remember, your experience doesn’t change till your approach changes!

Growing up, my Dad would often remind us to live and prepare as if we’ll die tomorrow but plan as if we’ll never die. Teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (Psalm 90:12 NIV). “Our days” are not limited to those lived, but also to those to be lived: if we’ve not learned to detail time, we’ve not learned to value life.

I define Time as the unit of measurement of all things; nothing is independent of time: Not only does time measure our activities, but also our inactivity. i.e. if you’re asked of what you were doing between 10pm and 3am, you probably tell them you were sleeping.  Stephen King, in The Green Mile, said, “Time takes it all, whether you want it or not.”

Sometime ago, a friend was seeking opinions on whether God can change the past, since He can do all things.  Sure Yeah, He can, but I believe, more often than not, if need be, that He rather makes the past worthless, using this Principle of stopping and starting Time. Often times He causes a change by bringing a halt to the present time, thus ending an era, before starting another; if this principle of time doesn’t exist, Christ’s coming wouldn’t have made any difference either; His Coming would have been just a part of the log.

                              “Time is what keeps everything from happening at once!”  

                                                            -   Ray Cummings, the Girl of the Golden Atom

And this principle is available for us in forms of Will Power and focused decisions, with the ability to stop an event in our lives and start another; ability to influence our own experiences! Most times, we don’t need those special break-outs we seek before we can influence the changes we desire! Constantly manifesting our ability to say Yes or No, you can’t imagine how much we will change in our lives!

5 things Time helps to achieve with this principle:

1.     It gives the opportunity to build history

2.     It helps to build and stop eras

3.     It gives hope for a possible better future

4.     It gives an opportunity for a restart

5.     Time limits time

Time helps us to differentiate the Past from the present, and both from the future! Myles Munroe once said, "Thank God for Time; it puts an end to an era". But for time, we will be forever captured in our regret; with the existence of Time, we will always have that hope of a new and better future, and a hope to forget an unfavorable time. If you need a change, it’s a New Year and the Time just changed, you might as well change with this time!

Have a Grace-filled 2017!

                                                                   -        ’Boluwaji Lasehinde