The Power of Potential
My favorite definition of POTENTIAL on dictionary.com is ..."a latent excellence or ability that may or may not be developed." A close second is ... "capable of being or becoming." I really like those definitions!
I started thinking about POTENTIAL yesterday as I was picking my 7-year old son up from school. As we were walking back to the car talking about his day, I noticed his shoe next to mine. I know ... crazy thing to think about right? But I noticed how his size 4 was dwarfed by my size 12. And yet, it struck me that he wouldn't stay a size 1 for long. Sooner or later, that size 4 would become too small to handle the growth he would be experiencing.
The fact is that he has incredible POTENTIAL for growth already built inside of him. And not just growth in the physical realm, but emotional, spiritual, relational, and so much more. It's all packed inside of him by the Lord, who "knit him together in his mother's womb." STOP! The God of the universe, who is intimately concerned with our lives and our growth, packed us full of POTENTIAL when he formed us, so that, through our lives, we could step into being who He formed us to be ... JUST LIKE HIM!
We have tremendous "excellence or ability" that lies latent inside of us, waiting to be developed. POTENTIAL towards things like love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and self-control. POTENTIAL towards things like faith, hope and love. POTENTIAL to bring the attributes of God's nature and kingdom into this one. And all of it can lie latent and undeveloped unless we make the conscious decision to act. The decision to partner with the Lord in intentional growth and say, "Lord, help me achieve my full POTENTIAL in You!"
As a note of warning, be prepared to burn through some shoes at an alarming rate ... spiritually speaking of course. No sweat though, God's always has another pair for you that's the perfect fit!
I started thinking about POTENTIAL yesterday as I was picking my 7-year old son up from school. As we were walking back to the car talking about his day, I noticed his shoe next to mine. I know ... crazy thing to think about right? But I noticed how his size 4 was dwarfed by my size 12. And yet, it struck me that he wouldn't stay a size 1 for long. Sooner or later, that size 4 would become too small to handle the growth he would be experiencing.
The fact is that he has incredible POTENTIAL for growth already built inside of him. And not just growth in the physical realm, but emotional, spiritual, relational, and so much more. It's all packed inside of him by the Lord, who "knit him together in his mother's womb." STOP! The God of the universe, who is intimately concerned with our lives and our growth, packed us full of POTENTIAL when he formed us, so that, through our lives, we could step into being who He formed us to be ... JUST LIKE HIM!
We have tremendous "excellence or ability" that lies latent inside of us, waiting to be developed. POTENTIAL towards things like love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and self-control. POTENTIAL towards things like faith, hope and love. POTENTIAL to bring the attributes of God's nature and kingdom into this one. And all of it can lie latent and undeveloped unless we make the conscious decision to act. The decision to partner with the Lord in intentional growth and say, "Lord, help me achieve my full POTENTIAL in You!"
As a note of warning, be prepared to burn through some shoes at an alarming rate ... spiritually speaking of course. No sweat though, God's always has another pair for you that's the perfect fit!
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