Sometimes the very things and people that make us feel safe and secure now can also impede our future growth and development—unless we bravely break free from them at the correct time. If a chick overstays in its shell, after a while it will run out of space and food and die, or get swallowed by a predator. The choice of remaining in your eggshell depends on whether you view yourself a chick (able to fully mature and be free) or a mere yolk and albumen (to end up as omelet in someone’s breakfast). What makes you feel safe and secure? Is it your job, education, finances, or relationships? Don’t be imprisoned in any protective shell or nest (Deuteronomy 32:11-12). Know your identity and potential. Don’t let present security and comfort zone impede your future growth or advancement. Expand your world. Dare to break free and soar!—Samuel Koranteng-Pipim
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SAMUEL KORANTENG-PIPIM,PH.D. , is a US-based Ghanaian author, inspirational speaker, leadership trainer, and an advocate for youth empowerment. He was trained in engineering and systematic theology, and has authored more than twenty books. They include his bestselling works Hope Through the Dark, Six More Chances, Healed Wounds but Ugly Scars, and Patience in the Midst of Trials and Afflictions. Dr. Pipim currently directs two Centers for Leadership Development known as EAGLES (Empowerment & Advisory Group for Leadership, Excellence, & Service) and ANANSE (African Network & Advisory for Needed Services & Excellence). www.EAGLESonline.org. He also serves as a special consultant on Bible projects for Remnant Publications. 