RISING ABOVE THE STORMY TIDE OF HARDSHIP

RISING ABOVE THE STORMY TIDE OF HARDSHIP:
Hardship is a known fact, globally people face difficult situations everyday but what most of us do is to magnify those problems and challenges and throw in the towel when we feel there is no way out. In Nigeria for instance the soaring inflation rate due to the falling state of the naira has made life to be unbearable for its citizens. This had led people to plunge into unimaginable and abominable devices in a quest to survive. There is a case I heard of a woman selling her son for a bag of rice which is now on a very high side. Another case is one in which a group of teenagers lured two innocent primary school kids to the stream, killed one of them while the other one luckily escaped and reported the incident to the authorities. When those teenagers where later apprehended, the authorities found out that the eyes of the murdered boy were plucked off from its sockets and used for ritual. The teenagers then gave to the authorities a list of their sponsors and that was how a syndicate that specializes in using human eyes for ritual were arrested.
    But do you know that in the midst of global hardship, there will still be the Zuckerberg's, the Rothschild's, The  Bill Gates, The Carlos Slim's, the Dangote's and the Alakija's etc. These are people that see themselves unstoppable no matter how tough economy seem to be. These people  apply certain principles in maximizing their wealth which the average man does not apply . You can also rise above the tide of hardship (because you have the same potentials they have), if you apply these 5 major principles I am about to share.
 The Bible tells us about a widow of a member of a group of prophets who went to Elisha for help. The widow had nothing with her when she met the man of God but a small jar of olive oil. Meanwhile a man her late husband owed money was on the brink of taking her sons as slaves in payment for her husband's debts. This widow had a ''nothing mentality'' when she met Elisha but when she discovered she had something and  applied the principles that the Man of God gave to her, an overwhelming breakthrough came.
   Some of us always complain that things always go wrong with them, they complain of relatives that are not willing to help them, They complain that the government are insensitive to listen to the plight of the masses they rule and are not willing to help. They don't  realize that one's world is dominated by the confession he or she makes. It is when you discover what is divinely deposited in You that a solution to your problems and challenges and a breakthrough comes.
   There are five major principles one needs to apply in order to rise above the storms of hardship. These principles are:
(1) Recognize what you have: No individual was created and brought into this world empty handed. There is a divine gift or gifts given to you by God to stand out above your peers. It is only when you recognize what God has placed in you and fully utilize it that you will be recognized by men. A bricklayer can never work in a bank nor will an accountant work in a hospital as a Doctor. Each works perfectly in the area where he or she excels with ease.
(2) No matter the challenges recognize the seed that is in your hand: It is what you have that you can use to achieve your dream. No matter how small you think your dream is, you need to increase your capacity on what you have to achieve that dream. A farmer cannot expect a bounty harvest, if he does not first of all plant the seed that is entrusted to him. One must not expect a fulfilled dream if he or she fold his arms and not move to see it become a reality. one needs to be creative and focused in order to achieve his dreams.
(3) Never spend beyond your earnings: For you not to get drowned in the storm of hardship, one needs to spend wisely. There is a popular adage "Cut your coat according to your size" is always true . You cant expect to rise above debt if you spend above your means of livelihood. Any one that spends beyond his livelihood is a prone to the embarrassment of debtors. Do you want to respected in life? spend wisely and always save no matter how little. One that saves always saves for a rainy day  is never caught in the web of hardship.
(4) Invest wisely: invest wisely on ventures that will increase your income . This can be achieved through your savings. Make sure you are experienced in the business venture you want to invest in . One thing good about investments is that it brings to you multiple streams of income. You can expect to be prosperous in life with a single stream of income ?
(5)leave your comfort Zone :The widow left her comfort zone after leaving the man of God and had to go  outside to look for gallons in order to fill it with oil. In life someone needs to get his hands dirty in order to survive and succeed in life. Close your ears to criticism and always remain focused on the actual fulfillment of your dream and I am positive that you will rise above the stormy waves of hardship with ease.