By Tiana Owolabi
DO you know the reason why I call myself “The YBP lady”? Today, I will tell you the reason. Just make sure you don’t stop reading this till the last dot.
I was nicknamed “Tiana” in 2013 which was coined from my middle name. Oludayo Ayodele Ibrahim and Akindele Babs can relate with this. But I call myself “The Young, Beautiful and Purposeful Lady (on a mission for God).
Kindly, read the next line to know the “Why”:
I call myself “The YBP Lady” because that is the way I see myself through the lens of God.
The Question is HOW DO YOU SEE YOURSELF TODAY?
Helen Adams Keller said, “The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.”
Keller, an American author, political activist, and lecturer was the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Don’t expect people to understand your grind when God didn’t give them your vision.
It is important to have the ability to think about and plan for the future with imagination and wisdom by developing the faculty of vision within you.
“Champions aren’t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them – a desire, a dream, a vision.” – Muhammad Ali
Because you aren’t really buoyant financially today, doesn’t mean you should call yourself a “POOR” person.
Because you failed a particular subject, doesn’t imply that you call yourself a “FAILURE”.
Because you think others are better than you, doesn’t mean you aren’t the “BEST” of your kind.
This all depends on the way you see yourself. As teens and young adults, receive the courage to rise from the level of thinking low about yourself.
It is what you call yourself that people will call you and see in you.
Let me buttress my point below with the reference I got when I was studying about Naomi and Ruth.
When Naomi returned back to Bethlehem with Ruth (and without her sons and husbands), she was very bittered.
People were excited to see her and they rejoiced. Probably, they might have been hearing news about what happened in the land of Moan to her and her family or they didn’t hear anything about her.
But do you know what she told them to call her?— “Marah” (Read Ruth chapter 1: 19-20) because that was the way she was seeing herself at the moment.
Eventually, God changed her story, favoured Ruth and she was favoured as well, being the mother-in-law of Ruth.
Similarly, some situations might warrant us to call ourselves “failure, poor, dull, crazy, pauper, etc”, don’t choose to call yourself those names.
Despite failing that subject, call yourself a “Winner” because you can try one more time and be VICTORIOUS.
Despite being weak, call yourself “Strengthened of the Lord” and believe you can be strong. Rise from the level of thinking low about yourself.
You are a winner.
You are excellent in all that you do.
What do you call yourself?
Always remember Jonathan Swift’s definition of vision. He said, “Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others”. This clearly suggests that you can see yourself better than others can see you.
So, who or what do you call yourself? Do you see yourself from inside or outside? A dream is the creative vision for your life in the future.
Finally, note that we are limited not by our abilities but by our vision.
Thanks for reading through. I hope you got value from this?. Kindly, let me know in the comment section.
Have a victorious week ahead.
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