Dustpan

Recently, I think about home a lot. Probably it's because it is finals weeks and a lot of people are going home 😅😆 Either way, I'm telling a story that happened back home.

So, there was this day that I woke up quite late and then I saw my eldest brother sweeping the sitting room, the rooms and even outdoors. He was about packing the dirt with a dustpan when he called my attention to something…

I hope we all know that the dustpan is a flat scoop with a short handle that is used to pack dirt, dust and other materials with the help of the broom or brush.

So, back to my brother’s gist, while he was trying to pack the dirt into the dustpan with the broom, the dust and dirt were not entering into the dustpan.
It was going under the dustpan and just a little amount was entering into the dustpan. It was a very frustrating experience for him.

He called my attention to see what a ‘failure’ that dustpan was (Not serving the purpose it was made to serve). Unknowingly to us, we were too quick to think of it as a failure.
We later decided to use the back of the dustpan to scoop the dirts and to our amazement, a reasonable amount of the dust and dirt were successfully scooped into the dustpan.

Summary: A dustpan which was made to pack dirt and dust didn’t pack dirt the way every other dustpan would have. The back of the dustpan scooped more dirt compared to using the dustpan the normal way.

Lessons learned

• The same way that dustpan is made to scoop dirt and dust is same way we all have a purpose. We are all created for a particular purpose. We all have that specific reason why God made you and I.

• If you are already walking in your purpose, that’s beautiful. If you are yet to, it's not too late. Find your purpose. Find the particular reason why God created you. Seek for that specific thing you were made to do and do it.

• Every manufacturer has a manual for its creation. In the same way, God has a manual for all that He created. He created you so, ask Him. He knows why He created you so tell Him to tell you.

Also, every dustpan packed dirt well but this particular one couldn’t. It packed more dirt when the back was used. This, for me, shows that it's not necessary to fulfill your purpose the same way every other person is doing theirs. If that dustpan was used the normal way, it would not be optimal. It won’t be doing its best.

You are not going to be at your best when you pattern your life, your calling, purpose after another man.

The fact that all dustpans are created to scoop dirt and dust didn’t make the dustpan I was talking about scoop dirt the same way all other dustpan did it. You are unique. Don’t live your life the usual and normal way.

Lastly, we already thought the dustpan was a failure until we decided to try another way.
You might be already seeing yourself as a failure. But believe me it’s a lie. People may be seeing you as a failure already. That is also a lie. You have so much in you.

God has deposited so much in you. Stay in God and see yourself doing so much.

Psalm 139:14 KJV
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right I well.

Jeremiah 1:5 KJV
Before I formed thee in the belly a I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee…

Beyond having fun, life is really about fulfilling purpose. What is your purpose? Ask God for your purpose, walk in it, fulfill it and don't pattern your usefulness or fulfillment after another man. You are too unique to be a copy cat.

#Hephzibah
#Lightbearer