Hello Ladies of Hive Community š
So this weekās prompt asked: Right now in your life, what feels like your main reason for living?
How would you describe your purpose at this moment, and what keeps you moving forward each day?
When I saw the prompt, it was a conversation I had with myself. I remember when I was in College, my goal at the time was to finish school and ārestā and have my freedom hehe. Iām done with school for now, do I have my freedom? Oh yes! Am I resting? Hell no! After college I registered for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and one year is looking like the four years I spent in college. Plot twist, Iām still waiting for the rest š
Now Iām here, and the truth that keeps me going is, I wonāt be here forever. Because there was a time I prayed to get to this phase of life, Iām here now and Iām living it. It took a lot of time and hardwork to get here but it was not permanent, each phase, will always be temporal. Iāll definitely leave here, and my current prayer request, will become my answered prayer and testimony.
Trust me, I didnāt have this mindset not until last year that I was posted to Northern Nigeria to serve. I cried when I saw my posting letter. It was as if I was sentenced to die š and with all honesty, it seemed like it because of the insecurity in the North. I had to pull myself together and say, āthis too shall passā. This service year birthed the mindset of knowing that whatever Iām going through, whatever season I find myself, Iām not the first person going through it and I wonāt be the last, because it is just a phase.
So what is my purpose and whats pushing me? Growth. Not just financial growth but all round growth. Knowing where I was before, seeing where I am today, I just know that the future would be so so beautiful. So my past and current growth is pushing me to go hard and be better.
But hereās deeper part; this growth thatās fueling my purpose is knowing that, my growth is tied to someoneās destiny or answered prayer. Let me break it down; now imagine if the owners of big firms like banks and all that did not strive for growth, people that have excelled in banking, blogging, film and media etc wouldnāt have gotten that far if the mind behind those industries did not grow or succeed. No matter what, those big names we know would always point the industries that made them. And who built the industries? People.
These are the main reasons Iām living now, knowing that Iām in a phase of life not a prison, and my purpose and what keeps me moving is growth. I know that the future is bright and Iāll not just be blessed, but he a blessing to others.
Thank you for stopping by š
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