Blink Digital Magazine talent issue number 03 03 | Page 15

A t the end of it all, it will not matter how good you looked, how smart you were, how cool you were, how popular you were, who your friends were or the clothes you wore. What will matter at the end is how you lived your life here on earth; the positive contribution you gave into someone's life and the role you played to make this world a better place. DON'T BE SELFISH!!! Make choices that will benefit others positively.Your family needs you to make the right choices, your friends need you to make the right choices, and your nation needs you to make the right choices, the generations yet unborn need you to make the right choices. Every day there are many things that call for our attention, more especially to us the youth… so what do you do then? Run away? Hide? Or give in? NO - CHOOSE LIFE!!! Think of this…..you do what your flesh tells you to do now – then what afterwards??? Don't get me wrong – I am not saying it is easy!!! Trust me – choosing the right path will be one of the most difficult decisions that you may have to take. You will not remain a youth forever – BE A GENERATIONAL THINKER AND CHOOSE TO LIVE FOR JESUS NOW!!! I do not regret anything that happened in my life because it was the perfect set up by God, had I not gone through it then I would not have come to God. God will use every failure and every discouragement we have known to help turn our stumbling blocks back to Him. God has turned my mess into a message. He has given me purpose, meaning and a reason for living. I have now started an NPO called Tikvahope Foundation, I work with prison convicts, ex-convicts and youth that are struggling with drug addiction. I am living up to my name giving ENDLESS HOPE TO THE HOPELESS. I believe that God has put something in you that the world needs to benefit from, and that ONE THING can only be delivered to the world through you – and no one else. As it was with Mary the Mother of Jesus Christ – there were many virgins in her time but she was the only one in the world who was to carry Jesus Christ (a GIFT TO HUMANITY). God's ultimate plan was that the whole world receives salvation through Jesus Christ. What is it that you are carrying inside of you that will benefit humanity? WHAT WILL MATTER AT THE END IS HOW YOU LIVED YOUR LIFE HERE ON EARTH. LIFE AFTER DRUG ABUSE. Tikva has walked a path many could not last the distance.She has lived a life even more did not live long enough to tell the tale.There are a lot of drug addicts out there who are hopeless and do not know how to come out of the habit. Tikva`s story sends a clear message of hope to all those who are still grappling with the ravages of drug abuse, or addiction, and their families that Jesus can give a new life and a hope to every troubled soul... e r o f Be r e t Af BDM TALENT ISSUE #03 15