SELF DEVELOPMENT
TEACHING BY PASTOR ALFRED
AWANIFE
What is development
It is an event that constitutes a new state in
a changing situation.
To develop is to grow or cause to grow and
become more enlarged, better.
Changing in a positive direction.
2Pet 1:8-9
Life-Cycle of a butterfly
There are four stages in the life style of a
butterfly. These are:
Egg
Larva (Caterpillar)
Pupa or Crystalis
Adult
Why you must develop
If you don’t develop from where you are
then the effect of your contribution will be
highly limited.
The world is changing at a very rapid
means.
One way you can develop yourself is by way
of patience. Waiting for an expected desire
makes you to build capacity to through
patient.
Ways of development
By learning to be inquisitive
Improve your associations and
relationships.
How you confidently stand before some
persons.
How you can overcome situations that
would naturally overwhelm you.
To be able to take certain decisions and
responsiblilities
Take certain steps
Mature the more
Development follows the discovery of a
need.
Development answers to a purpose, or to
serves an end.
Requires a conscious, deliberate, consistent,
persistent, organized and disciplined
approach.
Why is it necessary for you to
develop?
There is a present financial gap. The
financial gap needs to be filled
Develop something that can be financially
rewarding.
Another area that needs development is in
the gifting areas. That is in the areas where
you are specially gifted in. Whatever you
are currently doing now, someone is
somewhere doing it in a better way.
The needs gap.
Teachers, councilors, administrators
You need to be ahead of the situation.
An important place in development.
It is the very few persons who press on that
become rich. This is achieved by
development.
The desire for you to keep becoming better
should not be overlooked.
Life today at every level needs innovation.
Separation and commitment to your leading
like Paul.
Gal1:15-
Acts 13: 1-12
Don’t be held back by the success of the
past.
Develop by mentors Acts 18:24-28
Develop by study. Dan1:8-
Enlarge your circle of friends and your
relations
Enlarge your capacity to earn more money.
Learn how to control yourself in the now.
Develop humility and greatness
Learn how to work with people
Develop endurance, perseverance and
persistence. James 1:4-12
Don’t focus just on today but also in the
future.