A Glimpse of Your Full Potential

Think of a recent peak moment, a time when everything went as well as or better than you had hoped and you felt at your best. Maybe it was a certain evening with your wife when you really connected and felt closer than ever before. Perhaps it was last weekend on the tennis court or golf course when you were playing your “A” game. Maybe it was a super-successful day in the office when you delivered your best presentation or earned your largest check.

Occasionally, we all have these success experiences. How we process them is a valuable indicator of our self-image. If the peak moment exceeded our expectations, we will often discount the experience and assign it to good luck, fortunate timing or “The Imposter.”

You know the Imposter! He is the imaginary individual who, if you let him, hogs the credit for your best moments. Of course, it’s just another mental trick performed by a negative self-image, which results in blocking your growth. The Imposter is an inner voice that tries to persuade you that, despite evidence to the contrary, you are “playing over your head.” You don’t really have the skills or competence to handle the situation you find yourself in. The truth is that these peak moments, when you appear to be playing over your head, are actually glimpses of your full, undiluted potential with God.

Why not turn things upside down and consider that the deep connection with your wife, that day of excellence on the golf course, that big check are all a direct result of who you really are and what you are really capable of achieving?

Tommy Newberry is the author of The 4:8 Principle available from Tyndale House Publishers this September.