In my last discourse, I addressed the subject of purpose. At the risk of repeating myself, it is critically important that you have a clear idea of what your mission to this earth is and the fact that you must be committed to carrying out the mission.
It is also important that we are reminded that this series is about defeating the monster of pre-marital sex. However, the monster cannot be defeated or tamed by focusing on it all the time. As a matter of fact, when you focus on something long enough, it becomes bigger. Rather than concentrate on premarital sex, having discussed the destructive nature of the vice, we should be preoccupied with the higher pursuits of life such that we have no idle time to be tempted to go back to something that can deter us from accomplishing our ultimate purpose in life.
Do you by now have a clear picture of your future after understanding your gifts and talents? Do you know what you should be about doing in your life now?
Some of you are students seeking admission into higher institutions of learning or you could be in your Senior Secondary School. Your greatest use of time should be focused on defining your course in life. Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Do you a gifted craftsman; desire to develop your skills with a course in Engineering? Do you a gifted language individual desire a further development in linguistics or you simply have a heart for the sick and would prefer to pursue a career in medicine? Now is the time to begin to take your life’s journey towards a defined and definite destination.
You may not be a student. You might just be a young fellow fresh out of the Youth Service Scheme seeking a place in the employment market. What skills do you have handy that will be of immense value to employers of labour? Have you realized that the days of single stream of income and salaried employments are over? Are you relevant as far as information technology is concerned? Can you fit into the emerging and highly competitive world? Do you have the capacity to function and excel? There should be your ultimate concern right now. As you do an objective analysis of your position, now is the time to act on deficient areas – take that IT raining; attend that capacity building seminar; learn that trade and earn that Project Management Certificate. Take the trip to your destiny.
Many of us spend so much time analyzing the trip without ever stepping out. We over-contemplate the options available to us that we never step out. Too much analysis causes paralysis. Its either we are afraid of taking the bold step or we have no self-confidence to make the decisive more.
The truth remains that if you never step out, you never get results. You may fail, that is okay, it becomes an experience you can count on tomorrow.
Can you objectively tell me that while you are this focused on your life that you will have the presence of mind to flirt with the idle of going to bed with a girl or young man who is not heading the save direction in life with you? It is not possible for you to be this engaged in life and pursue illicit sex activities. The two cannot work together well. The choice is definitely yours to make. We should be strong enough to be responsible for our decisions. Most times a lot of young people are not strong and ready for being responsible for the decisions they make. It is the reason that you must pay attention now.
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