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“The possibilities that await us in each moment are fueled by the potential God has placed within us.”

A thought by Erwin Raphael McManus from his book, Chasing Daylight: Seize the Power of Every Moment (Kindle Locations 475-476). Kindle Edition.

Have you ever stopped and thought about the fact that God doesn’t want you to be anything else but you”?  Also do you realize that God took just as much interest in putting His stamp on you as He did with anyone else?  You and I are a masterpiece by God.  The truth is we don’t really realize the potential that God built into us.  The only thing that limits our potential is us.

I know that we can play the blame game and say because of my parents or where I grew up or what I look like or my lack of education (you get the point) I am limited in my potential.  I can understand that point of view until I look at a Helen Keller which wakes me up to the fact of my unused potential that God has placed within me and you.  That shows me that I am limited by what I am looking at, circumstances or God.

Yes, the fact that Helen Keller was limited because she couldn’t see or hear but she still had unbelievable potential that a teacher saw and made a commitment to bring out in her.  What would happen if we made a commitment to bring out in ourselves the potential that God has created within us?

I had the ability 6 months ago to walk 10 minutes straight but the potential to walk at least 1 ½ hours.  I now have the ability to walk 1 ½ to 2 hours straight and the potential to do way more than I can imagine.  Your ability to do extraordinary things right at the moment is not only limited by your commitment to finding and fulfilling your potential but your potential with God’s help is limited only by the potential that He created within you. Because He created you He knows you have unlimited potential if you work side by side with Him in fulfilling your God created potential. 

When I turned 64 I decided that I didn’t want to be an invalid the rest of my life and so I made a commitment to do something about it and I am not done.  God has placed so much potential still in me even at 64 ½ that He wants to bring with and in me to reality.  I am excited about what He is going to do in and with me the next 30 years of my life.

What about you
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