Opportunity is not found except by faith, diligence, hard work and… a little sense of adventure. It is offered to the looking, to the hungry.
“We just began to believe we could do something,” or rather that God could and would do something through us.
This is a story of a progression. From fear into victory, it is the growing up into the stature of the measure of nobility.
Who thinks they are diligent? Who thinks they are ambitious and motivated? Who thinks they are selfless? Who thinks they can do anything? Let them decided to own their own business and see how much they fall short! What a way for God to draw me into Him, by plunging me into my calling and stripping me of any false sense of security or ability!
If I am to succeed I must first love Him with all my heart, mind, soul and strength. Then I must be rinsed of any desire to raise the image of self.
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Let me change course in thinking here. We live in a time where few it would seem possess the courage and tenacity to forge ahead in uncertain times. But this is not becoming of Americans, but especially of Christians. Americans have always been known for their triumphant heart and attitude and as Christians we must remember whose lineage we come from and to whom we belong, we are more than conquerors in Christ. We don’t sit back and wait for opportunities, nor do we tuck our heads into the sand and hope everything will pass us by unscathed, no we must look, we must seek out and search for opportunities, for answers and for the Kingdom. In doing so we will possess all that we need and we will be able to provide for others as well.
A man who can learn to steward well his own life and possessions under the care and tutelage of God and the mentors placed in his life, will be entrusted to steward the lives of many others; growing in his capacity to serve, love and lead.
Life is a series of choices we make. Will we say that thing, will we make that phone call? Will I take that job in a different city? If we don’t know the big picture of the direction of our lives our choices may be haphazard at best. We appear to make them based on the moment. We look like opportunists but in reality we are lost. Do you know the purpose of your life? Can you answer the bigger question of why you are here? If there is no clear answer then begin there.
Lock yourself in your room, get out into a vast field with nothing but stars above your heard if you must. But wrestle that question to the ground. And when you have finished, then you can begin the process of searching, and believing the opportunities destined to be held in your hands will both seek you out and be created by yourself.
We can be sure that God has intended our lives for purpose. Can you imagine what it is?
