๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ was Sunday – I stood before the congregation, preaching Godโs Word with reverence and responsibility.
๐ป๐๐ ๐๐, I was in the boardroom, working on strategy and structure, discharging my duty.
๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐, I wear a lot of hats: husband, father, mentor, brother, and friend. I have a several responsibilities and multiple accountabilities.
During my lunch break, I stopped and thought,
– How do I wear more than one hat without wearing the wrong one for a role?
– How can I handle so much without it breaking me?
– Is there a multipurpose hat adaptable to every role?
๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ
I remember a while back, standing in front of a classroom as a lecturer. I was trying to explain a visual idea and meant to say,
“๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐…” But out slipped the words, โ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โฆโ
I thought it was funny that I got it wrong, but it stuck with me.
Even in the classroom, Scripture was my anchor. It was like God was telling me that He is my foundation no matter where I am: in the pulpit, in the classroom, in the boardroom, or on the playground.
๐๐จ ๐๐ก๐จ ๐๐ฆ ๐โฆ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ?
The truth is, Iโm not a preacher. Or an executive. Or a father. I am all of those things and even more.
My identity is not in the hats I wear.
Itโs in the ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐.
โ๐ต๐ข๐ก ๐บ๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐คโ๐ ๐ผ ๐๐! ๐ด๐๐ โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ . ๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก, ๐ผ ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐๐ .., ๐ฆ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ค๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐กโ ๐๐ข๐ก ๐บ๐๐โ๐ , ๐๐๐ โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ค๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐.โ โญโญ(1 ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐กโ๐๐๐๐ โฌ โญ15โฌ:โญ10โฌ)
๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฑ๐ญ
– You can’t use a boardroom tone when you pray at night.
– A sermon voice might not work in strategic planning.
– Wisdom is knowing what to wear, and when.
๐๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ง๐๐๐ค ๐๐ซ๐๐๐: When the hats get heavy, grace keeps your head up. Don’t try to do everything by yourself. Jesus even took a break to recharge (Luke 5:16).
๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐๐: The one thing that ties all your hats together is your mission: to love God, serve others, and walk humbly in your calling.
๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ก: If God’s Word slips out in a classroom, bedroom or boardroom, it’s not by chance. Thatโs overflow.
โ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ โ๐๐๐๐ก, ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐กโ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ โ (๐ฟ๐ข๐๐ 6:45).
๐๐๐ซ๐โ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ:
– Itโs okay to wear many hats, but make sure God is your covering before you wear any.
– Let communion guide your conversation,
– Let clarity inform your calling,
– And let Christ be your core in every hat.
– It’s not your job to be everything to everyone.
– Your job is to be faithful in whatever role He has given you right now.
๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐.
๐๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ.
๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐.
ยฉ 2025 Seun Oyekola
