As I write this article, the stories of few individuals came to mind. First, is the story of a flourishing ministry which came to limelight not too long. In one of the sermons, I realized that the minister had been on the job for around fifteen years without break. Our own Okonjo Iweala is celebrated around the world today, but it is on record that she underwent a rigorous process, from schooling that took her up to doctorate level and the personal character development that earned her such an enviable position. Sometimes I was reading through one of the books of a renowned leadership experts, John C. Maxwell, and he said often time when he stands to speak in conferences and the light is beaming so brightly across the hall, many desires such an experience but do not know the many travails behind the scene that brought about such encomium and the bright lights. Indeed, they have all paid their dues.