I first heard Dr. Myles Munroe sing this song over 25 years ago.  It was (among many other things) very inspirational... and it still is today.

 

    Myles Munroe, OBE (20 April 1954 – 9 November 2014) was a Bahamian Evangelical Christian evangelist and ordained Pentecostal minister who founded and led the Bahamas Faith Ministries International (BFMI) and Myles Munroe International (MMI). He was chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the International Third World Leaders Association and president of the International Leadership Training Institute as well as the author of numerous books, some of which are listed below:

 

Myles Munroe on Relationship

Pass it On

Kingdom Principles: Preparing for Kingdom Experience and Expansion

Rediscovering the Kingdom

The Most Important Person on Earth

Understanding Your Potential

Waiting and Dating

The Spirit of Leadership

The Principles and Power of Vision

Understanding the Purpose and Power of Prayer

Understanding the Purpose and Power of Woman

Understanding the Purpose and Power of Men

God's Big Idea

Overcoming The Crisis

Principles and Benefits of Change

Releasing Your Potential

Purpose and Power of Love and Marriage

 

 

Dr. Munroe died with his wife and 8 others in a private plane crash on 9 November 2014.  One of his most memorable (and my most favorite) quotations is as follows:

 

   "The wealthiest spot on this planet is not the oil fields of Kuwait, Iraq or Saudi Arabia.  Neither is it the gold and diamond mines of South Africa, the uranium mines of the Soviet Union or the silver mines of Africa.  Though it may surprise you, the richest deposits on our planet lie just a few blocks from your house.  They rest in your local cemetery or graveyard.  Buried beneath the soil within the walls of those sacred grounds are dreams that never came to pass, songs that were never sung, books that were never written, paintings that never filled a canvas, ideas that were never shared, visions that never became reality, inventions that were never designed, plans that never went beyond the drawing board of the mind and purposes that were never fulfilled.  Our graveyards are filled with potential that remained potential.  What a tragedy!  If you don't know where your are going, any road will take you there." 

 

  You can't reach your potential without knowing your purpose and walking in it.  Always strive to be on top...because it's the bottom that's overcrowded.