True power is not measured by your ability to punish, but by your capacity to pardon. When God elevates you, the greatest temptation you will face is the urge to settle old scores. You may finally have the influence to retaliate against those who doubted, dismissed, or mistreated you in the past, but the mark of a true kingdom leader is the grace to let those grievances die. If you use your authority to be cruel, you are not moving forward. You are simply repeating the cycle of bitterness you once suffered under. Treat people well, especially the people you have power over. When God makes you inherit the earth, don't use it to settle scores with people who laughed at you or mistreated you. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Wisdom Nuggets: 1. Power reveals, it doesn't create: If you are cruel with a little power, you will be a monster with a lot. The way you treat those beneath you today is the only true indicator of the leader you will be tomorrow. 2. The trap of settling scores: Nothing anchors you to your past quite like the desire for revenge. If you are focused on who to get back at, you have no eyes for the future God is building. 3. Inheritance is for stewardship: You didn't inherit the earth to punish your enemies. You inherited it to bless others. Your authority is a resource for healing, not a weapon for hurt. 4. Mercy is a requirement: If you want to keep your favor, you must remain a person of mercy. When you stop showing mercy, you disconnect yourself from the very source of your own success. 5. Break the cycle: If you repay the cruelty you once received, you have become exactly what you hated. Choose to break the cycle by treating those under your power with the kindness you wish you had received. Via Dr. Mensa Otabil #GlobalProminence #shyamijayasinghe #ElevateHer #3V #betterthanyesterday