31/07/2024
Winning Word Today
Wed 31st July 2024
By Bsp Mike Ibitoye
*Stop that Noise!*
I am at Dubai International Airport, on transit to South Africa. This airport is ranked among the best in the world. It's incredibly large with numerous big airplanes. Their services are superb, the planes are comfortable, and the food and entertainment are wonderful.
This airport serves as a major transit hub, linking many cities around the world, which means you see people of all races, colors, and nationalities here.
The infrastructure of this airport is impressive. It is both grand and beautiful.
*There is one important LESSON I learn every time I am in transit at this airport:*
There is no NOISE and no ANNOUNCEMENTS.
As soon as the plane begins to descend, you receive a notification on the screen that there will be no announcements. You have to read information on the screens and search for directions and informations to you boarding gate.
Can you imagine? Despite the thousands of passengers coming in and out, the airport remains quiet. People move and talk quietly.
The lesson here is this: When some people grow bigger in life, business, or ministry, they tend to make lots of announcements and noise.
Who are you trying to impress?
Most times, we make noise due to competition, the need for approval, revenge, or a sense of superiority.
Stop that noise.
Stop those announcements.
- Let your success speak for you.
- Let your work testify about you.
- Stop counting your chickens before they hatch.
Jesus said in John 10:25: _"... I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me"_
I have learned through experience, often the hard way, to be quiet like Dubai International Airport.
Build capacity, dig deeper, gather momentum, and let your work make the announcements and noise.
May your impact silence your accusers in Jesus' name.
Remember: You Are Winning in Life, You Cannot Be Stranded!