HCC Women of Purpose Conference 2017: Nuggets for your Rising

I had the great opportunity to attend The HCC Women of Purpose Conference on the 1^st of May and it was extremely inspiring.  I was also honoured to do a poetry reading. If you haven't read it yet, you can view it here.

The Theme of the Conference was Woman of Honour Arise (Isaiah 60:1-3). There were inspiring sessions by women who have successfully established businesses in fashion, shoe-manufacturing, beauty and career development. Listening to them speak and tackle questions from the audience further proved that you can do anything you set your heart to do once you gave passion, knowledge and determination. 

The purpose of this post however, is to share some nuggets of salient truths raised in the message by the Guest Speaker, Rev. Celia Apeagyei-Collins[1]. One or more of the paragraphs below might ignite a fire in you to pursue your goals and dreams.

• A rose does not have to be seen to be smelt. Don't rush to the front-line but prepare yourself for what is ahead.
• Don't wait for everything to be perfect before you testify. God does not always perfect the miracle before he demands the testimony.
• Everything you can tolerate in your life, you will never change.
• When God tells you to arise, it's because He is not satisfied with where you are.
• Being fed up creates the appetite needed to move to another level.
• When God releases a Word, it has the capacity to find you wherever you are.
• If you are not moving forward in leaps and bounds; you are likely to be sliding back.
• Make up your mind to go forward with your life in spite of all else.
• Whenever you want to arise, God will stretch you beyond your current convenience.
• Men wait for your success before they applaud; but God waits for your effort and keeps clapping.
• Honour gives you influence and impact in life.
• The role of women in a fallen world is to progressively transform society for good.
• Mental laziness is revealed when you are not creative.
• To fulfil your dream, get direction concerning it, energy to pursue it and detach from those keeping you from fulfilling it.
• Arise out of mediocrity and laziness; stir yourself up to rise again with purpose and intention.
• Take responsibility for your desired change. You will not arise until you have a great sense of significance.
• A seed may be small to you but if you put it in the ground and water it, it will amount to a glorious harvest. Make up your mind to do something with your seed!

A lot more than this was shared; but if you meditate on the points above, it should be able to inspire you. One thing that was emphasised was the need to research into your desired area and to invest in knowledge and skill-gathering before venturing in. This will subsequently enable you deliver exceptional results.

In conclusion, it's important that we make up our minds to never give up on our dreams. Instead, let us arise and become all that we were made to be!

Photos: Harmony Christian Centre

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[1] Celia Apeagyei-Collins is the Founder and President of the Rehoboth Foundation, a cutting edge Equipping Organisation offering Leadership/ Vision Development Consultancy, Motivational and Mentoring programmes, Executive Coaching and Business Strategy services. An award-winning leader, Celia has been listed as one of the top ten most influential black Christian women in the UK.  Some positions she has held include: Director/Trustee for OM (Operation Mobilisation), Vice President for TEARFUND, Steering Committee member of the National Church Leaders Forum (NCLF), Director/Trustee for Churches in Communities International (CiC International) and Advisory Council Member of Cinnamon Network.