No dustbin for Human beings

I believe there is no dustbin for human beings.

All created beings have a potential in them to blossom and yield much more than their present circumstances. God doesn't create junks, rejects, but He weaves into us a specific design that if discovered and nurtured could blossom for our benefit and those around us.

As we live our lives we go through experiences that shape us. Depending on how we handle these experiences, they could mean nothing, make us or break us. Intentional living makes us look into these experiences and try to find answers to the hard questions that they bring to us.

Every person on the streets, slum or whatever class, race, sex has a unique design and purposes for their existence. It lays in us to discover it and nurture whatever we so discover. Those who have watched a life transform into something beautiful can attest to this. On the onset it might always seem hopeless and that it all means nothing. But with time, dedication and love for the person, these lives turn around to be a beautiful flower of God; something beautiful for God.

The temptation we face is always to see someone in their current situation and subconsciously judge them, seeing them as people who are good for nothing or who nothing good can come out of. I remember being told that I will amount to nothing when I was going through a naughty stage of my life. Am still on a journey and I believe that there is something beautiful God is doing in my life. As I find my way through to my "gazebo", my experiences might not look like it but am on my way. My major assignment is still ahead of me. And this applies to every creation.

One of my core values is “uniqueness of individuals”. Each person is uniquely designed with a distinctive gifting, history, and calling. Everyone is good at something. We are all kinds of vessel, if we discover this and put it to good use, we will realize great potential that lies in all of us. This will be useful in whatever it is that God has prepared for us. To discover and embrace this we have to transform how we look at God, ourselves and His creations. Your view of who God is will affect how you view yourselves and in turn how you view His creations. A distorted view of God is dangerous as it makes us miss out on who really He is. I invite you to reevaluate your view of God… Who is God to you? How do you view Him? What does God mean to you? How do you view yourself with respect to your view of God? What's your understanding of God's work in your life? How does this affect how you view His creations? What of those who are presently in difficult circumstances? How do you play your role in helping every creature understand their uniqueness? Indeed, the same God who designed you as you are also designed the person on the street and has something special for them.

We are called upon not to conform to the standards of this world, but to be transformed by the renewing of our mind so that we can test and approve the good, pleasing and perfect will of God. What does this exactly mean to you? How about to the people God brings your way on the streets, your neighbor, your community, those different from you? The mind is a powerful thing. Our minds have a way of deceiving us or making us experience great things in this life. We need to renew our minds and examine how we see God, ourselves and those he brings our way. This is not easy as we have to unlearn all that we have learned and believed in that might be contrary to what we are called upon. We then need to be like little children and learn afresh. Hit the restart button for your renewal process. Unfortunately, the more exposed or experienced you are the more difficult this may be to you… but whoever much is given much is expected. So you have no excuse.

If this resonates with you, go ahead and evaluate your view of God, self, and others. Start now! Then look for a small community of friends who you can do this with. Be accountable to a few. It’s about building a community of friends to share each other’s journey of life with, reflecting on your views.  You have to be deeply committed to each other and desire to see each other grow in this journey. You have to create a support, encouragement and accountability platform for each other. The community has to be a small as possible so that there is active engagement by all involved.

Find a community around you and see if these conversations make sense to you!!!

By Gabriel Odhiambo Achayo