I do not really like wrestling as a sport because I feel the
pain that goes into the sport is more than the reward. That’s on a personal
note anyway. However, I find a lot of fun in listening to the contestants in a
wrestling competition when they are promoting each other before the actual
contest.
One of the wrestlers would show so much muscle to frighten
his opponent and make so much noise with his mouth about how he would defeat
his opponent when they get into the ring. The opponent too comes up and he
opens his mouth to talk so much about himself and how he would defeat his opponent
few minutes into the game. So who will be the winner with all the accolades
each wrestler has showered on himself. Most of the time, the wrestler who makes
the loudest noise is often the loser!
Again, another good example of cheap talk is those who do not
know how to drive at all but makes so much noise while they drive in thin air.
Most of the time, when you are driving and they sit in the car with you, they
will begin to control you as to how to manoeuvre the steering; sometimes it can
be annoying for the driver especially when there is a traffic jam. Now, tell
those people to take over the wheels and you will realize that they will
recluse immediately.
Talk is indeed cheap! However, to be a dynamic young person
goes beyond cheap talk. It is a time to roll up one’s sleeve and make sure that
a round peg finds its way into a round hole. It is not enough to go round in
circles all through the year without anything tangible to point at, yet one’s
mouth is always explaining how things can be done.
Are you in a place where things are not done in the proper
way? Instead of sitting down to talk down about your leader or another fellow,
why don’t you show the way to get that thing done? That was what David did. He
saw that army generals and all their lieutenants were eaten up by fear and
totally confused. Instead of castigating them with his mouth and joining in
their helpless state, he asked a few questions and faced the enemy. Of course,
the enemy who had made so much noise was defeated with just stones by David who
relied on His God.
We need young people who can take the bull by the horn. We
are not looking for those who only want to show muscles and rattle away. We
need those who are ready for action.
Considering the number of youths we have in this nation, one
wonders what is really happening to them and their impact upon our nation.
Remember that the holy book says, the glory of young men is their strength,
where is the mental strength, physical strength, innovations, inventions put in
place by our young minds.
We do not want to read articles of what a young person can do
alone; we want to see exploit in our nation. It is time to arise and put in place
conscious efforts that will build our nation. We want more young people to make
waves in different spheres. What is the use of a life without an impact? Let us
achieve a feat. Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 4:20 said, ‘For the kingdom of
God consists of and is based on not talk but power (moral power and excellence
of soul). (AMP.) Sometimes, I have this feeling that we talk too much and we do
not see enough evidence of our talk. The above quotation told us that the
kingdom business is not about talk
alone but manifestation of power and excellence.
How often do we manifest the power of God in our lives? This
is because it is when the power is in you that it can be transferred to others
around you. Some of us cannot even heal headache not to talk of laying our
hands on another person who is sick.
Again when we talk of excellence how often do we see this in
our lives as young people? It is an irony that we who ought to shine as lights
seem to be lost in the multitude. Check some of our phones; even though we say
it with the word of mouth that we are Christians, our ring tones and caller
tunes are saying different things entirely.
Where is the excellence in our academics, career, social life,
etc. where is the power of distinction in our lives. Get up and do something
and talk less. Remember that Prov 14:23, says, in all labour there is profit
but the talk of the lips tend to penury.
