I was at the Zurich international airport last year, en route to Nigeria. I had few expenses at this time therefore not the time to indulge in unnecessary expenses. However, here I was at the airport staring at Chocolates and contemplating whether to buy some for friends and family back home. I told myself it was the right thing to do. I cannot go home empty handed. At the same time, I murmured ,”Jesus is Lord”, when does this spending end? The chocolates I really wanted ranged between $100 to $120. I eventually picked them and took them to the till. The store attendant scanned them and behold, they had been reduced to $48. She noticed my surprised look and confirmed the prices had been discounted. My conclusion that moment was “a stingy person cannot do great things in life. It will be a struggle for them to go far. They will not be able to do anything for people around them or themselves”. It is a dangerous quality to possess.

Why?

I had a similar encounter prior to my journey to Nigeria. I saw a flyer and I needed to join the seminar. I believe it was needed for my growth. It was a paid seminar. I hesitated because I had a lot of financial commitments ahead of me but proceeded. I found it was 4 times lesser than the amount I had anticipated, (just as I got discount for the chocolates). I learnt so much at this seminar in one weekend that I proceeded to join the community. Joining this community is enhancing my growth. It was what I needed to grow. I can see that this investment in my growth is doing me a lot of good and drawing me closer to my vision. 

So yes, I reflected on this after my experience at the airport and I concluded that there are two things we cannot afford to do with our growth:

✅ We must not delay our growth. The time to grow is now.
✅ Writing down your goals is not enough, identifying what you need to actualise them is also key.
✅ We have to invest in our growth, we must not be stingy. 
Stinginess can deprive you of a lot of good things in life and it can cause setback. It can cause you not to extend your hands to others or think of others and this is a selfish spirit.

Therefore, I encourage you in this season, make plans to grow so that you can help others grow…Be generous to yourself with your money and time.

I will leave you with Proverbs 11: 25: A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.

To our growth