The way to the top is climbing the ladder of life
rather than waiting for a lifter or an elevator.
Success is a journey, not a destination.
I had rather try and fail than to do nothing and
succeed.
Every dream or desire is a locked door which needs
to be open with a key, rather than waiting for it to open itself and come to
you when you are sleeping.
Life is not magical or miraculous; it is a well
work-out practical-action process to your existence.
Believe it or not, if you want to be the next-level
person, you must be willing to climb the ‘hills’ and ‘ladder’ of life before
you can get there.
In this write-up, we want to use Joseph as our case
study. Joseph is a practical example on how anyone can successfully to get to
the way of life. (Go and read and study the life of Joseph in you Bible for
full understanding).
These are some of the powerful lessons Joseph
revealed to us if we want to reach the top.
1.
A dream… A BIG ONE: “Now Joseph had a dream and when he told his told his brothers there
only hated him the more”(Genesis 37:5)
Your enemies are not just
interested in you righteousness, prayer or holiness; they are bothered about
you DREAM. The devil knows that if he can stop you dreams he can stop
everything good about you.
You must note here that, not
everyone you tell about you dream will be happy with you. Some may criticize,
ridicule or underrate you, but the truth is that no one understand what you
have on your head well enough than yourself.
Then he dreamed another
dream (Genesis 37:9)
Joseph did not just dream,
he had to dream a higher dream. He knew
that the size of his dream is what will determine the size of his reward
Your enemies will not let
you rest when you have a big dream.
Do not measure your dream
with what you have or don’t have. You are bigger than you can imagine. Dream
big! You can achieve it. It’s very possible.
#I have a dream.
My dream is to become a
positive change agent in life; to discover and fulfill my purpose on earth; to
create uncommon value and make people happy; to live in the memory of thousand,
even millions of people when I pass on (dead).
What is your own dream?
2. DON’T PANIC AGAINST THE STORM
The first magnetic power of
a dream is problems- the quick storm.
As soon as you have that
dream, you will start facing some follow-up trials. This is the reason why many
dreams are cut-short and shut-out. Many people expect that when they have a
dream, the next 30 seconds it should be manifesting. But it doesn’t walk out
like that. Joseph taught us that we should panic against any storm. The reason
is because it’s the manifesting process of our dream. The storms that appear
like destroying our dream will end up taking us to our success.
Joseph
taught us that problems may be thrown at us by the devil, but God turns it as a
creative process and a helping tool for our achievement.
BLESS BE GOD FOR THAT!
3. STEWARDSHIP: We are born to serve. To serve God and humanity. The
law of reciprocal states that: if you can serve others well enough, people will
serve you long enough.
The law of
management states: that if you cannot manage another man’s property you will
destroy your own when you have them.
One major
unsolved problem we face in our society is that too many people want to be
served and never want to serve. But the truth is that if you are too big to serve people you will be too small to be served
by others. (Mark this statement).
“And Joseph found grace in is sight, and he
served him, and he made him overseer over his house, and that entire he had he
put in his hand”. (Genesis 39:4).
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left all that he had in Joseph’s hand. He had Joseph’s trust and loyalty which
was bigger than his possession. We are born to serve and offer services. Be
diligent in stewardship, not measuring your salary wage or compensation with
your performance or effort. Stewardship is the board-room for promotion. Serve
others the way you want to be served. Stewardship is a reflection of Leadership,
not slavery.
4.Run away from immorality: “There
is none great in this house than I ; neither
hath he kept back anything from me but the, Because thou art his wife :
how then can I do this great wickedness ,and sin against God ? [Genesis 39:9]
First
Lesson:
Your position or possession in life is not a
qualification for immorality. Back-yard sex kills.
Be fearful enough to run like ‘Usain Bolt’ when you
see or sense immorality no matter your power, wealth, influence or position.
Second
Lesson
Never betray Someone’s trust in you. It might be all
he has got.
The most painful slap is the betrayal of trust, not
love. It doesn’t break the heart; it explode it without repair
Trust is
precious than sex or money; Don’t even give it away when you have it. It’s too
precious.
Third
Lesson
Sin is the
Killer of dream
The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom.
If for any reason, never sin against God. God is the
pivotal and controller of your destiny.
If you can displease the whole world including
yourself just to make him happy…DO IT .
A life of sin is a life of destruction.
The sin of
immorality is the number one killer of dream.
It turns a person into any empty drum. It takes away
your integrity and honor. The sowing of sex morality takes no longer than five
to thirty minutes, but the reaping takes a lifelong affliction.
The rule for back-yard Sex (I mean illicit sex) is
to… RUN AWAY.
5. SOLVE A PROBLEM.
And
Joseph came to them in the morning and saw them, they were troubled. So he
asked pharaoh’s officers who were with him in the custody of his master’s
“why are your face downcast today?” (Genesis 40: 6 – 7)
The Secret of Success is: Don’t be interested in your problems, be
interested in people.
In spite of Joseph’s condition
and pain in the prison, he was so interested in the other prisoners’ welfare.
He wanted to solve a problem. He wanted to make an impact. He wanted to create
uncommon value. He wanted to be a solution to people’s lives.
Instead
of Saying, ‘how do I get out of here’,
He was rather saying, ‘What is the
problem?
The
fastest way to get out of any problem in life is to help someone get out of his
problems. (Keep this word in your heart always).
Have a
passion to solve problems, and you will become truly great. (Believe this
truth).
6. GAINING REWARD.
But remember me, when it is well with
you, and do me the kindness, I pray you,
To make
mention of me to pharaoh, and so get me out of this house. (***)
RULE
NUMBER ONE
Make use of your gifts, talent, skill or knowledge
to solve someone’s problem and you create a good name for yourself in the
process.
Joseph used his gift of interpretation to solve the
other prisoner’s dreams.
RULE NUMBER
TWO
Try your best to maximize yourself (your abilities).
People are always ready to dance, but the
problem is that they are waiting for your music to be played.
Don’t ever believe that you don’t need people
because you have God. God is a spirit, so he can only reach you through
someone.
Joseph knew that was why he was saying to the
prisoner that was about to gain his freedom to remember him when he gets out.
Seeking help from someone doesn’t really make me
less or depreciate your faith in God, rather it gives you option.
RULE NUMBER
THREE
You need to have an expectation. You must believe
you can have what you are looking for. Mix faith with expectation.
Joseph made his request with an expectation. He
wanted to get out of the prison that was his resounding expectation.
If you don’t
have an expectation, you will be stuck up in limitations and never really going to
achieve your ideal realization.
Don’t say there is no need saying it because I know
nobody will help me. Always have faith and ask for help.
7.
ACKNOWLEDGE GOD
Joseph answered pharaoh, it is not in me; God will
give pharaoh a favorable answer. (Genesis 41:16). When we commit our ways and
actions to God who knows all things, He will establish our path and give us
good success.
Learn these principles and work with them.
You are on your way to the top. You are unstoppable!
Rufus Yamoah
Life Coach
