THERE IS A BLESSING IN YOU

The Golden girl of Nigeria
flying the Nigerian flag

Like her name, she has proven to the rest of the world that something good – a blessing can come out of Nigeria. In an unprecedented manner on the BIG stage she has shown the world the true meaning of Nigeria. She has written not only her name, but that of the entire nation in ‘GOLD’ and that she did by finishing ahead of English duo of Jodie Williams and Bianca Williams with a time of 22.25 seconds to win the 200m sprint at the Commonwealth Games in Scotland, after previously dusting her rivals, Jamaica's veteran athlete Veronica Campbell-Brown and Kerron Stewart who won the silver and bronze respectively in the 100m. What a feat or should I write what a #BLESSING?

"I am happy I won, it wasn't favourable weather and running two rounds in one day is new for me… I wanted something faster. I didn't get the time but I got the win and two golds. It's amazing." – Blessing Okagbare

As she defeated Campbell to win 100m gold

While I am happy and join other Nigerians to celebrate this lady of GOLD, I want to quickly point your attention, yes YOUR attention, YOU reading this piece and indeed the attention of every Nigerian (or anyone who may be reading this) to this fact, sorry, this truth that there is a ‘BLESSING’ in you.

What do I mean you may wonder!

Blessing Okagbare is not achieving the feat she is doing today by some unusual means; rather she is doing so by simply tapping into the ‘BLESSING’ that the Creator has endowed her with – that which you and I call ‘gift’, ‘talent’, ‘potential’, ‘latent ability’, or whatever you choose to call it by…

The truth is that this ‘blessing’ is already resident on your inside. Your duty is to dig deep down on unleash the power of that ‘blessing’ on the world, so that one day, some day and somewhere on this planet, the world will stand still to celebrate you.

Do I hear that groan that you can’t run like Okagbare? You don’t have to run like her. Her own blessing is finding expression through her legs, yours can be through the use of your hands, your mind or some other parts of your body. Just DIG DEEP.

The Scripture posits that the whole earth waits (anticipates, looks forward to, yearns for, expects) for the manifestation (showing forth, full expression, unleashing) of the sons of God. (Romans 8:19)

200m race

What a tragedy it would be if you deny the world of the realization of their expectation through your non-manifestation.

GO AND BE A BLESSING THROUGH THE BLESSING WITH WHICH YOU HAVE BEEN BLESSED.

My name is Abiodun Mabadeje, your friend and Coach.

Author/Speaker/Trainer/Minister/Publisher/MC

Abiodun.mabadeje@gmail.com 08135891291