It’s Check-up Time!

It’s Check-up Time!

“The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it.”
---J.M. Barrie, The Little Minister

Our society is so caught up in winning; we forget that most of the great men and women in history have, at one time or another, failed at something. Often repeatedly, and discouragingly. But each failure is nothing more than a brick in the wall that forms the foundation of our success. We can’t forget that.
---Carlton Young

I will start with one of my favourite verses from the Bible which says ‘Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom’, this verse resounds in my heart at every single time my heart is quickened to browse through my life and take account of the events that has taken place in my life; counting my blessings, learn from my failures and get recharged to move on and give all my energy to things that helps me realize my goals in life and having fulfillment in all areas of my life. This verse has dwelt with me for a very long time since i understood its value to man’s life and what impact it would have in any man’s life, if properly understood. It makes me realize that , i get older in age every day, i should be wise enough to work towards becoming better, greater, richer, happier, making my life count, be a light to the world, salt of the Earth and a blessing to mankind.

For every man to live a purpose-driven life, it is very important that we examine our yesterday, evaluate our today and analyze the picture of the future for our lives and this is what i call the check-up time. This is a time for meditation, when you should open your heart to the forces of the universe to see beyond your failures, rejection, reproach, setbacks, low self-esteem, hindrances and any trash in your life, because they are just the burning flame that brings the purest and priceless precious stones out of the treasure site of your life. A time to be happy, for the successes, breakthrough, progress, insignificant achievements and notable attainments, an outcome of your unending energy and persistence on target towards making your goals in life a reality. Finally, i see check-up time as a time when you retrace your step back to the path of your dreams, pick yourself up, put on the armor of faith, empower and enrich yourself, and be ready to overcome the future challenges and contributing to happiness and peace for humanity. I call Check-up time a time to starve your weaknesses and feed your strength for the next phase of life.

There is something very important that every man must tap into, which is observing quiet times, this is when you can learn from the past and stay focus looking into the future, it is a time when you put your hindsight, foresight, insight to play and ensure your eyesight do not deceive you.


Taking hindsight, you will have to put all your failures and successes, and your ups and downs to the table; celebrate yourself for the meaningful achievement you have had in the time past and extract wisdom for the future from your losses and failures. Failures and downs of man are one blow of life that hits man, so they could learn, see their mistakes and make corrections to earn a better grade in the next examination of life. Some people would say forget the past and focus on the future but i choose to be in the school of life, where you do not forget the past but pick the wisdom from the past, and would forever keep the folly of the past under my foot as i face the future.

Another thing is having an insight into your life; you have to discern the true state of your life by looking inwardly and let light shine on the dark room where your unrealized strengths are, and eliminate the weaknesses that covers it. Taking an insight of your life helps you realize you have dwelled too long in the zone where you have nothing to show but lamentation, and you ask yourself ‘can anything good come out of me?’ This happens because your mind is clouded by impossibilities and your weakness overrules your life but in your head, you feel your strength just keeps failing you. NO, you have allowed your weakness to act in most of the situations of your life, it took 80% or even more and your strength has succeeded only to operate in the matters of your life, having only 20% or less, what result do you expect? It is surely the heartbreaking outcomes. Figure out your talent, skills, gift, temperament, ability and utilize them to making a better you by staying glued to your dreams and passions in life with a ceaseless energy.

Eyesight: our ability to see everything that surrounds us, the beautiful, the ugly, the good and the evil. The things we see around us forms the picture on our mind and have a great influence on how we choose to react to life but as good as our eyes helps us see, the things to take action, the same way it can go a long way deceiving you to jump to conclusions, making wrong decisions and taking unreasonable steps. So, you have to be a master over your eyesight and not your eyesight a master over you, letting your mind gain dominion over what you see on the outside world and making the giant inside of you speak out to the world what you want for your life and what the picture should be instead of the view of your environment dictating the very picture of your life.

Lastly, foresight, a critical look into the future and what it holds for you, this helps to set a game plan and reach out for what it takes to make it happen. The future is full of the unknown, this includes the good, the bad, the ugly, but our situation tomorrow is greatly determined by our pull and push of today. What do you see in your mind? What are your visions? What are your dreams? A man without a vision or dream has nothing to hope for, than slaps from the winds of life. I know someone reading this now is tired of this slaps and is ready to dream and make it happen. God loves those that dream because HE is the source of our dreams and HE heals and rearranges the dreams that are already shattered. God is ever ready to see you through to the end, till you realize your goals, vision and dreams in life, the only thing HE requires of you is be ready to pick up your dream, pursue it and HE will work cohesively with you till your dreams come true.

I don’t know how you intend to set the check-up time for your life, but one thing i have learnt from the last year of my elementary school from my teacher is to question myself on daily basis ‘what have I gained today?’ this I do every day, even though, there are times when i feel i have wasted the whole day because i looked only at the big things but on those days, a voice calls back to me and say, NO, you have not wasted the day, you have made someone smiled today, learnt something new and even tried to check through your life! This brings back joy to my heart and i regain the energy to launch out the next day to do better, enriching my life and be a blessing to the world as far as i can.

I feel right now that someone would check-up their life, take out the trash, recycle the recyclable and energize the useful items in their life for a better and fulfilled you. I see you manifesting the greatness that lies in you and stay a blessing to the world. You are invincible and unstoppable!

God Loves ♥ You

Ogundipe Clement Shola

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