UNQUENCHABLE THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge is
conscious acquisition of relevant information. It is not just acquisition of
information. It must be consciously acquired. A knowledgeable person knows all
that he needs to know about his subject of interest; about his area of
operation. Many people in their quest for knowledge seek a whole lot about
nothing. Information is relative. Knowledge is specific. The information needed
to be an effective carpenter is not the same information needed to be an astute
chemist. Let the chemist go for all the information he can get about being a
chemist and allow the carpenter to accumulate his knowledge about carpentry.
Life is short. Time is limited; you cannot do everything and be
everything.
Continuous learning
Life follows the
same parallelism. You can only make progress to the level of your incompetency.
To maintain your position on the scale of life, you cannot stop learning and
you cannot be tired of learning. Bishop David Oyedepo the man reputed to have
built the single largest auditorium in the world said “you cannot be tired of listening to be me because I am not tired of
learning”. Learners always retain their position. Well informed people
maintain the lead. Knowledgeable people keep flying. To maintain the lead, you
must seek to know enough about what you are doing plus what others within your
industry are doing.
Pastor Matthew
of KICC, the church with the largest congregation in UK, said “before his church began to grow he had read
almost 200 books on church growth”. Nothing just happens. There are secrets
to every great achievement. These secrets are carefully discovered in books.
The power of extensive, voracious reading is the key to unveil these secrets.
They are hidden but you must go in search of it.
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the
honour of kings is to search out a matter. (Prov. 25:2).
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a
man of understanding will draw it out. (Prov. 20:5).
The adventure of knowledge
Knowledge has
always been the bedrock of every great venture. It has always determined the
height of every adventure. It determines the outcome of every investment.
before he started out in ministry Dr.Oyedepo has already read 38 biographies of
great men of God who have made massive impact in their generation. How could he
have failed in ministry? Not with 38 real life stories at his disposal. Before
the ground breaking Covenant University took off, the current Chancellor of the
University, Dr David Oyedepo had read everything readable about university
education with case studies from globally recognized universities. No wonder
Covenant University is a living wonder in Africa today. You cannot beat the
system without the right information.
Knowledge builds confidence
Knowledge gives
you confidence. It helps you to know your destination before you begin your
journey. The right knowledge never fails. Anthony Robbins read 700 books before
he left high school, he is an authority in human psychology today. No one comes
close. Knowledge never fails. Knowledge acquisition is very different from
schooling. Most people try to equate schooling with knowledge acquisition. They
are not wrong but rather inaccurate.
Proper, relevant
knowledge is mostly acquired outside the class room. This should be welcomed as
good news for those with little formal education. You can still make it.
Knowledge has no respect for formal education. What people really know and can
remember are the things they have learnt outside the four walls of their
classrooms. This 21st century has no sympathy for ignorance. Ignorance has no
place in this era. Knowledge is already covering the face of the earth.
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy
mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the
waters cover the sea.(Isaiah 11 :9). Nobody can be
excursed. Ignorance is intolerable.
Ignorance is a disease. It is a cancerous one. Ignoramuses are
dysfunctional people. Do not be one of them. It is a crippling disease.
The value of knowledge
You must go for
knowledge at whatever cost. Kenneth Copeland was so desperate for information
on God’s system of prosperity that he went in search for all of Kenneth Hagin’s
CDs and tapes. In fact he was ready to trade off his car for Kenneth Hagin’s
CDs. No wonder he is swimming in prosperity today. He has given out 26
aircrafts! That is the value of Knowledge. The price is worth the value.
Everybody can be educated in whatever he or she does. Don’t tolerate ignorance.
Stop pampering it. Go for knowledge. It brings out the best in you. Knowledge
is light; it makes a man’s face to shine. Knowledge is food for the soul, it
makes the brain active. It is a meat for the spirit, it makes it stronger.
Knowledge is a booster for the total man. It boosts finances and promotion. It
boosts success and achievement. It leaves legacy and inheritance. Knowledge
exalts. It is a lifter. Knowledge
will show you what to do when you do not know what to do.
It will direct
you in the midst of confusion. Knowledge makes heroes. In the fields of
battles, strategic knowledge of your opponent is what wins the day. That is why
most highly security conscious nations spent millions of dollar collecting
intelligence reports about their opponent. Knowledge assures victory. It
guarantees success.
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