TUNNEL VISION
By: Omolade Jegede
Tags: Life Lessons, Hopes And Fears, Strength, Productivity

TUNNEL VISION

Most of the time, there seems to be no answers to life struggles especially to why we sometimes don’t get it and because of this, it seems right to stop putting out our best efforts while still trying. At every point, you find yourself breaking abound just to move to the next level.

Yes, life throws feats all the time but there comes a level where things seem to be stagnant and uncontrollable. At this stage you have people give you the talk of “Keep moving, there is light at the end of the tunnel”. What if in your journey through the tunnel, at the end of it you don’t see the light? What would you do? Would you wait or turn back or keep moving till you see that light?.

Life is filled with epic obstacles and we must find ways to overcome them but you see some as easy and some as insurmountable. At this level, you need both foresight and hindsight.

Vision is the ability to think about or plan the future with imagination or wisdom. It focuses on the inherent potential of the future. It is a picture of the real results of real efforts. I have this favorite scripture which says “As a man thinks in his heart so he is”.

We all have goals and here are some rules I discovered to achieving the end result regardless of how long it may tarry.

Rule 1: Have a vision from the future that energizes the present.

I played this basketball game with my friend on iMessage (you should try it too) and I was always losing. I gave myself the pep talk of I am not good with games but later I discovered that I kept on looking at the ball before shooting into the hoop hence the fail shoot. I then changed my method of shooting I focused more on the hoop before even throwing and this got me baskets. For me, this was a practical vision in its simplest example. Have a mental picture of what you want and trust your energy to be fueled by your cravings.

2. Know that your outlook determines your outcome.

If you lookout for a red car I promise that you would see a red car. Life just works that way. The world gravitates towards making your thoughts a reality. What you allow into your awareness will ultimately determine your patterns of seeing and believing.

3. Seeing with the natural eye intimidates.

I am a staunch member of the “SAY NO TO FEAR GANG”. Fear is as useless as not getting things done and with this, you fail. When you are overtaken by the spirit of inferiority, and hard times come all you will do is weep.

And sometimes you weep so that people can feel sorry for you. Listen, cowards, die before their time comes. Don’t forfeit your destiny because of the way you see. Stop seeing yourself as a victim and gather your strength.

4. If it is bad then there must be good.

The sight of Darkness shows the possibility of light. There is always a waiting process in every man’s life. At this stage, you learn, re-learn, strategize and make the best moves towards achieving that goal. This in turn makes you overly prepared for where you want to be.

5. Above all trust God to work it out.

Commit your ways unto the Lord, trust him and he shall bring it to pass.

In conclusion, life is a maze where you just have to figure things out and trust your own feet to be led to know the right way. Sometimes you land a strong footing and sometimes flutter. But most importantly you should keep moving. At breaking point, just take a look at how far you have come because when there is life, there is hope.

On the brighter side,

What if you are the light to determine the end of the tunnel? What if NEPA took light? What if the prepaid meter expired?