My best-selling book, ‘Mastering Your Life and Assignment,’ has been a blessing to many since its release over 14 years ago. I’ve been humbled by the numerous testimonies sharing how its insights have positively impacted lives. The book addresses real-life struggles and aspirations, but the question remains: What does it truly mean to master your life and fulfil your assignment?
Friend, you need to master your life and assignment (Acts 26:19). This is our life-long responsibility. We are on a journey of mastery. We must seek to get it right and get better on a daily basis. Sadly, many people have learnt to master other people’s lives, not theirs. You cannot master your life and assignment if you continue to focus on other people’s lives and assignments (Philippians 3:10-14).
Successful people are too busy focusing on their lives and enterprise that they don’t have time for gossip (Acts 17:21). Gossips are jobless people who have made other people’s lives their job. Like Jesus told Peter, don’t bother yourself about what others are doing or not doing. Keep following Jesus as you focus on His unique call on your life (John 21:20-22).
When you get to heaven, you would not be judged based on another person’s life. You would be judged based on yours (2 Timothy 4:6-8). The scripts are different, and the marking scheme would be different. Becoming a master is an intentional activity. Nobody becomes a master by accident. You do so by intentional practice (1 Corinthians 9:24-27).
I recently watched a top soccer goal-scorer in training, and his athleticism was impressive. Shortly after, I witnessed him make a stunning play, beating a defender to score a crucial goal in a live match. It wasn’t surprising, though – his mastery was clearly the result of dedicated, intentional practice. Practice does not only make perfect. It makes permanent (1 Timothy 4:15).
Consistent practice makes an expert (Acts 26:22). It has been said that if you pour a minimum of 10,000 hours into your craft, you will become one of the top performers in that field in a few years. That is how to master your life and assigment. Consistent investment of time and energy (1 Corinthians 15:10). It is better to be an expert in one field than a mediocre in many.
‘Demola Awoyele
Lead Pastor,
Destiny Impact Church
Akure, Nigeria