“If your absence in a place isn’t felt, it means your presence was immaterial.” This was one of the statements that challenged my thinking several years ago as a teenager. Since then, I’ve made up my mind to be a person of value. What about you? Are you a person of value?
Friend, are you a person of value? One of the decisions you must make this year is to be a person of value (Judges 9:8-15). Be a person of value in your relationships and places of engagement. Truly, if your absence in a place is not felt, then your presence was immaterial. Make your presence count, both in places and with people (Matthew 5:13-16).
To become valuable, you need to be a value-adding person. When people ask you what you are bringing to the table, don’t feel offended. Instead, let it challenge you to contribute significantly where and when necessary (Genesis 30:27). Don’t be a loafer. Be a leader. Contribute meaningfully to wherever you find yourself.
Leadership is not about position; it is about contribution. Valuable people are assets wherever they find themselves—at work, in family, in church, and in the nation at large (Psalm 78:70-72). They don’t work for money; they work for impact. They don’t chase money; money chases them because money follows value.
If you want to increase your income, increase your value. While some are begging for a salary increase, valuable people name their wage (Genesis 30:28). They are too valuable to be lost in an organization. They make themselves irreplaceable. Make up your mind to be a person of value.
You cannot be a person of value until you start adding value to yourself. Don’t wait for others to do it for you (1 Timothy 4:12-16). Enrol for courses. Read books. Attend conferences. Network with people of excellence. Improve your skills. Raise your game. Do all you can to ensure that you don’t repeat the mediocrity of previous years (2 Timothy 2:15). Bring something to the table.
‘Demola Awoyele
Lead Pastor,
Destiny Impact Church
Akure, Nigeria