It’s so interesting to know that even the Almighty God didn’t even start big rather he started small from inception but now the world is a wonder on its own. If God had started with this large number of people, He himself would have ran into confusion but because He started small and persisted in the little He started with until He became big.
Learning from our Creator who decided not to start big though He is big
but took delight in starting small until He became big in His doing like in His
person is key to us. Today, there are lots of people doing business and
ministry though started small but have remain small which is against what has
been laid down before you. Starting small is not an offence but remaining small
is a big criminal case.
Dr. Akin John, the President of International Institute of Church
Growth Ministries according to several interviews he had granted unveiled that
he started the humble ministry with great impact today with just N800 two
decades ago but today the ministry has her office in a detached flat before
Ipaja Lagos and she is moving to the heart of Lagos where she has situated a
befitting and international repute office in Igando, Lagos. Aside physical
structures, she has been able to support and strengthening more than 10, 000 Pastors.
I stated in my first book (Unlocking your potentials to profits) that
if you too big to start small then you are too small to start big and that
those who start big ends up small while those who start small with severe
persistence will finally end up big. It’s not of different story to Pnuema
Publishing of Daystar which started from the sitting room of Pastor Sam
Adeyemi’s home headed by his wife in person of Pastor Nike Adeyemi but as of
today the same publishing outfit is renowned.
It is good to start small but it is bad to remain small. It’s
encouraging to start small but discouraging to remain small. There is need to
leverage from littleness to greatness.
DEFINITION OF STARTING SMALL
Below are the six diagonal axes in which I have been able to map out
which depicts my simple definition for starting small. Embedded in them are
lots and details of starting small as they stand as the basics. Understanding
them connotes that you have grasp the details of starting small and that you
are good to take off:
Start with what you HAVE: You don’t need a full tank fuel to move a car
from state of motion but you might not be able to go far with the little you
have in your tank, al you need to do is to start with what you have in your
tank and ensure you top up.
Gideon do not require the whole strength before he could start doing
the desired exploit, he only needs to start with the strength he carries as at
that time.
What do you have was the simple question Elisha asked one the wives of
a late son of the Prophet who came begging thinking Elisha will respond by
giving her fish not knowing he will teach her how to fish.
Lot of catastrophe occurring in our community emerged from the wrong
notion multitude carry except by grace because HE gives seed to the sowers and
bread to the eaters, it answers to individual’s expectations.
It cannot be as worst as an individual not having anything because HE
who created them, created them full by breathing into them. This was the simple
question HE asked Moses, what is in your hand with the same interpretation of
what is in your hands. He wouldn’t ask you to go and borrow first without
recognizing what is in your hands. Before you go learn the trade, you must have
concur what HE has in plan for you or your own desire because if you go and
learn a trade that doesn’t tally with what is in you or what you carry, then,
you are out to starting wrong and not small.
Dapo Olaleye, an
Associate Pastor in Balance Gospel Ministries International Headquarters. He is
the President of Business Xploit Group with Nine Subsidiaries through which
lives are blessed around the globe. Chancellor of Business Xploit institute, Facilitator
in School Of Discovery (Gospel Dominion Prayer Ministries), author of seven books
(Unlocking Your Potentials To Profits, Uncommon Sense Guide To Making Money,
Woman! You Are A Blessing Not A Burden, Ladies Of Dignity, More Than Money, A-Z
Secrets Of Academic Excellence, Becoming An Academic High Flier and Generating
God’s Ideas For Business, Ministry, Career (CD)). He is an alumnus of Daystar
Leadership Academy and Daystar Business Academy and Student of Word Of Faith
Bible Institute. He can be reached via: bizxploit@gmail.com, 08122927079.
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