Discovering Greatness

“The spirit is there in every boy; it has to be discovered and brought to light.”

– Sir Robert Baden-Powell

(1857-1941) Founder of the Boy Scouts

You were born to do great things!  I know that this kind of statement can ruffle some folks feathers.  Some think that it is prideful and arrogant to think you can be great.  Some feel it is a lack of spirituality to see greatness as a gift from God.  Some find it as a challenge to the fact that they really do not want to achieve anything in life.  It still remains a true statement, you were born for greatness.

                How do I know this?  Well, let me tell you what I believe to be true.  You were created for a purpose.  No human is on this planet, or ever was, who is not here by deliberate action of the Creator.  God has no quotas to fill and He does not have a storehouse of souls He needs to empty out.  You were put here deliberately and for a purpose.  Whether or not you fulfill that purpose is up to you, but the purpose is there with your name on it.

                God is a great God.  In His great wisdom He choose you to do something that fits into His master plan for all humanity.  If that is so, and I believe with all that is in me that it is, them that purpose you were created for is great.  With the Creator of the universe behind us, how can it be anything less?  Therefore you were born for greatness.

                This leaves you with a few choices.  You can choose to believe that you have a purpose and move to discover what that is.  You can work to achieve your purpose and live in the greatness you were created for.  Or, you can choose to believe that you were a random act of biological events that mean nothing and you are therefore taking up space and have nothing to achieve.  The choice is yours, it always has been. 

                You were made for great things.  You can do whatever you were created to do in life.  It is no mystery that you need to solve, you know what your dreams are.  It is nothing that you don't want to do, it is really the very thing that gives you meaning.  Why not go for it?

                If the Creator of all things loved us so much and believed in us so deeply as to give us a task in His plan, doesn't He deserve excellence from us in return?  Can we do anything less than the very best we can do?  Be great, it was what you were created to do.

                You matter!  You matter to the world and to yourself.  Remember to be your best, love God, have good manners, achieve the unknown and change your world.

John Patrick Hickey is an author, speaker, Life Coach and proud Scouter. To read more from John Patrick Hickey or to get his books, training and book him to speak to your church, business or group, visit our website at http://www.growthcenter.net or www.johnpatrickhickey.com.   © 2014 John Patrick Hickey