Figthing Mediocrity

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. (Philippians 4:13)

I was at Ghana Post to follow up on a delayed post I am expecting. Whilst in the compound, my eye caught up with their mission statement. The first line of their mission statement shocked me to the bone “To be one of the best postal organizations in Africa.” Wow! It was an eye opener. This is one of the reasons for our mediocrity in this country (both nation and individuals), we don’t have a world perspective. I found myself talking to myself; I asked, what happened to “the world?” Are we afraid to compete in the world? This is a defeatist mission statement—before you even started, you had conceded defeat to the world.

“To be one of the best postal organizations in Africa” Why didn’t they write “To be one of the best postal organizations in THE WORLD?” Within that short span of time; I learnt a big lesson “have a world perspective—Don’t settle for Ghana and Africa; the world is bigger than that. Stretch yourself.”

As a Christian; your strength “to do, attempt, achieve, try,” anything in this life comes from Christ. He (Christ) categorically told us “…without me ye can do nothing” (John 15:4). We have divine power dwelling within us and backing us in our pursuits; we cannot settle for mediocrity—ours is a life of abundance; “…I have come that they might have life and have it more abundantly” (John 10:10)

Dream big! Attempt big things! Move beyond your little world and attempt big things. The sky is not the limit. The grave is the limit—even the grave cannot be a limit for the Christian “O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? (1 Corinthians 15:55)