“The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception”
Proverbs 14:8
There are six keys to releasing our potential. Today we will focus
on Key #6, the last key to releasing your potential. But remember the
first five 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
Key #6—You must work out your potential.
Most products do not achieve their purpose just by virtue of their
existence. They have to do something to meet the expectations of
their manufacturer. A car, for example, must transport its occupants
and cargo from point A to point B. Thus, its purpose cannot be fulfilled
by sitting in the driveway. The potential to fulfill its purpose is
present while it sits in the driveway, but the actual achievement of
the manufacturer’s intent occurs only when the car does what it was
designed to do.
God placed Adam in an ideal environment where all the necessary
resources for a productive and satisfying life were available to
him. Adam enjoyed an intimate relationship with God in which the
nature of God, the manner in which God functioned, and the purpose
for which God had created man were known to Adam. But Adam’s
potential would have remained locked inside him if God had not
given him a job to do. Only through work was Adam’s potential to
name the animals revealed. The same is true for you. Your potential
will not be released until you take your thoughts, plans, and imaginations
and put them into action. You must work to mine your hidden
potential.
You must work
to mine your
potential.
