Where we are from, DOES NOT determines who we are!

It has been heavy on my heart to remind someone that where you were born does not determine who you are. There are many things in life you cannot control like: who your parents are and where you were born is not something we have a choice about. What I do know is that God has the same plan for the person who was adopted as the person who was born in wedlock. He has the same plan for the person born Arnett Gardens (inner city) as the person born in Cherry Gardens (uptown). He has the same plan for the person who doesn't have one person in their family with a degree as the person who has five doctors in their family.

This plan is found in Jeremiah 29:11, where He says He has plans to prosper us and not to harm us.  Romans 8:28 says He will work All things together for good. Jeremiah 1:3 says He formed us in our mother’s womb.  These three scriptures have sealed our future and qualify the statement that ‘where we are from, DOES NOT determines who we are”.

I have so many friends and have seen so many persons rose from the stereotypical thinking that they cannot be successful because they did not come from a good family or they did not have money.  So, maybe your weren't consider the brightest person growing up, maybe you can’t afford all the ‘bling’ outfits to be the popular kid in school, maybe you live in a board house with zinc roof or maybe you have no one encouraging you, maybe you were molested or you lost someone very close to you. Yes… Life gets tough... Life gets rough… But today I am telling you that YOU STILL HAVE PURPOSE.

There comes a point in ALL our lives that we have choices to make. You can either choose to let your circumstances define you or daily put in the hard work and go get all you have ever dream about.

People will always have negative things to say about you. People will always criticize and try to hold you down. These same people can be your friends, your teachers or even parents. But you need to find that internal motivation, find that self-drive to push pass naysayers and start thinking positive (your attitude is your biggest asset). 

Your future is already determined – Success is yours. But you must CHOOSE if you want to take it or allow people or circumstances to hinder you from getting it. 

Though we pass through many difficulties in life, we should not give up because life is not about what you couldn't do so far, it's about what you can still do so NEVER GIVE UP!