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Identifying Your Opportunities

“The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” Saul said to David, “Go, and the LORD be with you.”
1 Samuel 17:37

David didn’t show up that day with the intention of becoming a hero, he was just delivering bread to his brothers. But when he saw Goliath, he seized an opportunity that other warriors only dream about. Today’s opportunities will catch you by surprise - if you’re not alert and ready, you’ll miss them. What others saw in David had actually been there all along. If you’re truly a leader, you already possess the talent necessary to lead. But your courage is what will establish you as a leader before others. The leaders we revere most walk on to the pages of history through timely displays of courage; courage on the battlefield or in the boardroom, courage to defend the defenseless or simply to attempt what nobody else thought possible. “But I don’t have the money,” you say. Don’t worry; capital follows courage. “What” always precedes “how”. Don’t be intimidated by the numbers, God isn’t moved by spreadsheets and market conditions. He responds to faith! Don’t let “how” intimidate you. It’s because “how” is so challenging that it provides you with great opportunity. If the pathway to success were well lit, it would already be crowded. If “how” wasn’t a problem, somebody else would have already figured it out. All progress begins with one question: “What needs to be done?” And somebody needs to be asking that question - why not you? To those who have the courage to ask that question and the faith to hang on until they discover or create the answer belongs the future.

Prayer
Heavenly Father, help me to look at the things that need to be done – and not worry about the how, trusting you that if it is your will it will happen. In Jesus’ Name, Amen