If I were to tell you that your inability to achieve your dream/ goals/ ambitions etc; despite the talents and gifts you possess, is because you are waiting to be " validated "?
Your inordinate desire to seek validation before you act lies at the root of your failures. Yes! If you are a young person read this over and over again!
But what is “validation “ one may ask? It is simply “ approval, acceptance, endorsement”. The majority of people are unable to activate and deploy the potential they possess because they are waiting for the “ approval” or “ endorsement” of others.
What I’ve learnt in life is this , beloved nobody apart from your parents is interested in who or what you become. A few may be but not the majority!
Some may not validate you because in doing so you'll overtake them and be recognised, respected etc more than them. Yes! Life in this world is a great struggle! The poor envy the rich and the rich envy the poor!
It may interest you to know this, a statement a wise man said many centuries ago explains why some are interested in you; read it
Proverbs 19
KJV
6+ Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
Did you read this, “ every man is a friend to him that givers gifts”? Yes! Not many are interested in you it is what they get from you that’s why they are with you.
Proverbs 27:14
NIV
If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse.
Why? Because it’s too early in the day to do so unless the person wants something from you. It’s a hypocritical blessing with a hidden negative intent! So be wise
Many have been held back in life because they want the approval, exalting, praise etc from others before they embark on things that will inure to their benefit.
Yes, validation has stalled your progress , pause and reflect on these. Why is it that with all that you know, have etc you are unable to achieve a breakthrough in life!
Beloved, if you know who you are, what you have and is capable of doing you don’t need validation! Ask any successful leader be it in business, economics, social, religion etc !
Be an independent thinker, listen to others, yes but formulate your views and opinions based on what you want for your life. It is your life and nobody else’s
Validation or no validation live your life as one who will give an account to God. Validation can be an accelerator or brake, so think twice!
If you know who you are, you don’t need to be validated, trust yourself and trust God. If you must seek validation let it be from God
A thought to share with the wise !