Maximizing Your Potential

My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand (John 10:27-29). You too must trust God and cooperate with Him to fulfill all the dreams He gives you and to reach all the goals He sets before you. Yes, satan will use the enemies of your potential to destroy God’s power within you, but you are not captive to his ways. You can choose to protect yourself from his attack; to cultivate the possibilities you yet can accomplish; to use your talents, skills, and abilities for the good of others; and to live within the laws of limitation that govern who you can become. These keys to maximizing potential, together with the keys to releasing potential, acknowledge both your dependence on God and your responsibility to trust Him and cooperate with Him as He works in and through you. As we expect a plant or tree to grow from a seed because we know it exists in it, so God calls forth from us the wealth of our potential. He wills that we should bear fruit that shows His potency. Practicing the keys that maximize potential and recognizing the enemies of potential are essential steps in our journey of becoming who we are. Keys to Maximizing Your Potential 1. You must guard and protect your potential. 2. You must cultivate and feed your potential. 3. You must understand and obey the laws of limitation that govern your potential. 4. You must share your potential. Principles 1. Vision can be aborted. 2. Satan is your enemy. Your dreams, plans, and ideas are targets of his evil forces. 3. Beware of the enemies of your potential: • Disobedience • Sin • Fear

• Discouragement • Procrastination • Past Failures • The Opinions of Others • Distractions • Success • Tradition • A Wrong Environment