Life Advice: WHEN YOU’RE ON TOP, STAY HUMBLE
Listen carefully — where you are today is not permanent. Life has a way of turning quickly. Today you may be in a position of strength, influence, authority, money, knowledge, or advantage, but tomorrow, the tables can turn. That is why you must be careful how you treat people who seem “below” you right now.
Do not use your position to intimidate, humiliate, or make others feel small. Power is not a license to be wicked. Respect is not weakness; it is wisdom. The way you treat those beneath you today is sowing seeds for your tomorrow.
Remember: the same people you are looking down on today may be the very ones God will use to lift you tomorrow. The doors you close with pride may be the doors you will need to walk through later. The help you block in arrogance is the help you might pray for in the future.
If you truly want to stay lifted, then learn to lift others. Be kind. Be respectful. Be patient. Be generous. Speak gently. Encourage others. Celebrate them instead of tearing them down.
Because even if your position never changes, God is watching. He is the One who promotes, and He is the One who brings low. And He does not promote those who lack humility.
So I advise you today:
Treat everyone with dignity
Never mock anyone’s struggle
Be accessible, not arrogant
Speak with humility, not pride
Help when you can
Encourage where you can
Show love wherever you go
Position is temporary. Character is eternal.
If you want to remain great, then remain kind.
And hear this final truth:
The way you make others feel today may determine the way God will position you tomorrow.
Pastor/Counselor,
Wale-Rich Oladunjoye