In 1995, the administration of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA released grey wolves into the park.
In less than 6 years after the introduction of the wolves, regions of the park that had been barren was now crowded with trees.
Even more remarkable, due to the presence of trees, there was less soil erosion and new pools began to form in the park, where there had been none before.
All because of the addition of wolves into the park!
Ecologists call this type of animals keystone predators.
In the absence of wolves, the balance in the ecosystem was distorted.
Because grazing animals were left unchecked by their predators, the grey wolf, their population in the park exploded.
In no time, unhindered overgrazing left vast portions of the land barren.
In a similar example, there’s evidence that thousands of years ago, North Africa and the Middle East used to be lush with green vegetation - yes, even the Sahara and Arabian deserts!
But, do you know what else was present at the time?
Lions! A keystone predator that brought balance into that ecosystem
The extinction of lions in that region correlated with dramatic climatic changes that led to the hot, arid Arabia and North Africa we know today.
My point?
You are a creative partner with God in the institution of order in the midst of chaos.
You were placed on earth for a reason and when you don’t play your role, you cause an imbalance in the ‘ecosystem’.
There are destinies attached to you.
There are other people’s stories that will not happen until you step up and fill your gap.
You are the answer to somebody’s prayer.
Awake from your slumber. Put on your strength. Put on your beautiful garments.
Arise and shine!