I was in a workshop recently where we asked the participants to pair up and tell the other person, for 1 minute, why they were such an amazing person.
The truth is there is beauty and brilliance in everyone. God was showing off when He created each and every person. It is said of us that we are fearfully and wonderfully made.
But have you ever tried to tell someone else how truly amazing you are? Try it. Do you think it will be easy?
Well the guys on the course found it extremely difficult. Most lasted about 30 seconds before they started to mumble and become rather awkward. Others started to explain how amazing their partners or family were, and by default that made them a great person.
We so often struggle to see the brilliance in us, the incredible gifts we have been given.
Why is this? As we began to dive into this a little further, a common reason emerged: we have a desire to be humble and not come across arrogant. I’m sure we all agree that we would rather spend time with someone who is humble than with someone who is arrogant. What I also uncovered was that most of us have a warped idea of humility.
Humility is often perceived as thinking less of ourselves. I personally believe it has more to do with knowing who and what you were created to be and being that to your best of your ability!
Imagine if we could take a long, hard, honest look at ourselves and see the gifts and talents we have been blessed with. Imagine if we would not shrink back from exercising those gifts but using them to the best of our ability.
This would require a radical shift in the way we think. I would challenge you to try. I would challenge you to understand how amazing you are and to continue to discover what your unique giftings are.
I would then charge you to be truly humble: to live our who you really are to the best of your ability. Imagine the impact we could make if we lived from this space?
Lets do it…
"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." H Thurman.
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Don Muller has spent the last 4 years working into corporate and church leadership development and training both locally and internationally. He has a passion for and works towards seeing individuals live out their strengths and calling daily.