In pursuit of Dominion

Genesis 1:28

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it:and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

I believe that part of heaven's strategy for the creation of great men is found in the beginning in what we refer to as the creation story. 

One of the original man's initial tasks is to name the animals that he has been out in charge of. It is a simple task but that calls for observation and the ability to link what you see and what you assign. 

So he gains mastery over his environment by a set of multiple acts of naming. So take time do define for yourself your circumstances. Give yourself time to inquire about what names you may have acquired in your life on earth. What do these names say about your failures? Have you become too lenient with yourself in matters of truth. Are you like the son of Abraham true to your name to the extent that even the Angel calls you supplanter?  Has your reputation gone before you and ruined everything you touch? 

Genesis 25:26

And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob:and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.

Genesis 27:36

And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times:he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?

Genesis 32:28

And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel:for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

Think of your situation as your assignment and then carefully begin to give a name to those things which at the start you may find puzzling. This will be your first act of mastery. No matter how strong and scary the people or things that you meet, your ability to define is also an ability to confine and restrict. This is your key to mastering those things that concern you. It is your job.

Subdue and dominate the earth. That is what you are here for!