MENTAL DEVELOPMENT
MENTAL
DEVELOPMENT
Introduction:
Your
worth in life is essentially a product of use of your mind. We as human and
significant creatures possess unusual potentials; we have what it takes to make
the most of life.
‘Mental’ is a generic word, it has to do
with our ability to think reason or understand or to use our intellect, to
judge, modify and take care of the physical association of life.
Mind is the ability to use our mental powers.
Using our mental powers wisely makes us successfully in every aspect of life.
Inter-relating the two
Mental relating to the mind is that part of
a person that thinks, reasons, feels and remembers i.e. the intelligence of someone’s
personality.
NB; to a very large extent, whatever you
want to be in life is tied to how productive you use your mind.
DEVELOPMENT
Development means the act of growing, the
act of causing something to grow or become larger. It also means creating. Nothing
goes through all the stages of life without developing, development is the most
essential part of living and co-existence.
Development in a nutshell is the
evidence of existence.
Therefore, mental development is the
process of growing the mind to become meaningful and productive in all areas of
life. it also means the gradual maturity of the mind set.
It’s importance
ü .To
fulfill a divine purpose
ü .To
be creative and attain a higher standard
ü .To
enjoy every good success
ü . To
be able to tackle situations and know how to fit into any form of circumstances.
Steps to become mentally developed
1.
By studying and meditating on
god words
2.
Exercising the mind through a continuous
studying and also assimilating a positive life style
3.
Resist thought and imaginations that are not
godly and are not needed in the part you wish to follow
4.
Always be thankful
5.
Be curious, learn new thing and
how to do them I.e. be creative
WAYS WHICH CAN DEGRADE
YOUR MENTAL ABILITY
ü `By
dwelling on past glory, failure, or your shortcomings.
ü `Watching
unhealthy movies and visiting corrupt website infects your mindset
ü `Anxiety
and worries which is actually meditating on wrong things or negative motive
ü `Wrong
association e.g people who tend to is courage and draw you back
HINDRANCES FOR
MENTAL DEVELOPMENT
`Past
failures
` Sin
` Bad
memories of the past deeds
` Pride
of past achievement and success {Nigerians would say “i get am before no be
property”)
`Comparisons
`Fear
of diabolism and
diabolical advancement
` Lack
of confidence and courage
Develop!
Exist!!
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