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In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth (Gen 1:1). The earth was not void and formless because God created it to be inhabited (Isa 45:18). On this earth lived beings who were governed and ruled by a king who was also a priest. He was a light bearer serving as a messenger from God to the people. Who was chosen and anointed by God to lead His people and to reveal and explain God to them. This was so the people could have an intimate relationship with God. He however became power drunk and sought to make himself equal to God (Eze 28:11-19, Isa 14:12-15).

Ezekiel 28:12-19 "You were the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The sardius, topaz, and diamond, Beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold. The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes was prepared for you on the day you were created. "You were the anointed cherub who covers; I established you; You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones. You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, till iniquity was found in you. "By the abundance of your trading, you became filled with violence within, and you sinned; Therefore I cast you as a profane thing Out of the mountain of God; And I destroyed you, O covering cherub, from the midst of the fiery stones. "Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor; I cast you to the ground, I laid you before kings, that they might gaze at you. "You defiled your sanctuaries by the multitude of your iniquities, by the iniquity of your trading; Therefore I brought fire from your midst; It devoured you, And I turned you to ashes upon the earth In the sight of all who saw you. All who knew you among the peoples are astonished at you; You have become a horror, And shall be no more forever.

Isaiah 14:12-15 "How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, You who weakened the nations! For you have said in your heart: 'I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation On the farthest sides of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High.' Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol, To the lowest depths of the Pit.

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I twisted my wrist as a child when I was learning to ride a bike. I don‘t blame my friends who tried their best to teach me. It was so painful that after it had healed I gave up trying to learn how to ride all together. So, unfortunately I cannot ride a bicycle. Everyone in my family can ride and I still get teased by my siblings because I can’t ride.

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Some years ago I decided to learn how to drive. A friend told me she used just two days to learn how to drive and so I was determined to learn it in one! I decided not to go to the driving school but to learn it from a friend first. The very first day we went to the park, he was impressed at how good I was. With his help I even drove us back home that day! But the unexpected happened when I stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake. I hit and broke a wall, the screen of the car got smashed but the airbag saved me from any injuries.

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I was so shocked because I hadn’t seen that coming! I spent so much money on repairing the car and once again I gave up on learning how to drive just as I did on the bike. For weeks I saw flashes of the crash and got scared. My friends and family comforted me that it was normal to have an accident when learning how to drive and urged me to continue driving but I closed my mind to them.

Now it hit me that I cannot give up on learning something new when I encounter a problem. Difficulties didn’t prevent me from studying in school or meeting my targets at work so why should this be any different? So I have decided to learn how to drive! I hope this helps you pick up that skill you wanted to learn but couldn’t bring yourself to. Let me know how it goes. Learning something new might take time but in the end you’ll sure get to know how to do it. You don't have to give up, there are millions of people just like you who failed the first time they tried to do or learn something new. So go ahead and learn that new skill or go back to all those projects you felt inadequate to handle! Let me know how it goes in the comment section. You can equally share your experience of giving up on a project or skill.