“…so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ”
Philippians 1:10
There are six keys to releasing our potential. Today we will focus
on Key #5. But remember the first four keys in order to guide today’s
study.
Key #1—You must know your Source.
Key #2—You must understand how you were designed to
function.
Key #3—You must know your purpose.
Key #4—You must understand your resources.
Key #5—You must have the right environment
Product engineers consider carefully both the ideal environment
under which a product should operate and any unfavorable conditions
that might influence the product’s performance. While a car
manufacturer might establish the ideal conditions as a sunny day
with temperatures between 32 and 70 degrees, the engineer must
also plan for rainy days, fog, new moon nights, and freezing or sweltering
temperatures.
When God created human beings, He placed them in the Garden
of Eden, where ideal conditions for man’s growth and fulfillment
were present. When sin entered the world through Adam and Eve’s
disobedience, man’s environment became polluted. But most men
and women are not aware of the nature or the proliferation of the pollutants
that have invaded their environment. The release of your
potential requires both a knowledge of the specifications of the ideal
environment God provided in the Garden of Eden, and a willingness
to make the necessary changes to conform your surroundings to
God’s specifications.
Releasing your
potential
requires a willingness
to conform
your surroundings to
God’s specifications.
