Opportunity Is Always Knocking

I'm a huge wrestling fan, and somehow I began thinking on something that happened a few years ago when Lex Luger had a world championship match with The Giant (later to be named The Big Show).  Now, the first match, Luger missed the title match because of "traffic" so he granted another title match in which he missed again because of a "canceled flight."  After not one but two back to back opportunities there was a question of why Luger would miss two big opportunities back to back when world title matches aren't just granted to people on a whim.  Even his best friend, Sting, got in Luger's face about Luger's lack of focus concerning the most important opportunity of a life time.  Of course, since it is wrestling, Luger finally accepted the task and got his world title match opportunity.  And this is where, as the old saying goes, this is where the rubber meets the road because how many times have opportunities stared us in the face and we let trivial things stand in our way.  Sometimes, we look for heaven to open up and expect to see God's Hand point in a certain direction when He's actually already leading us in the little things we do daily. In Ecclesiastes 9:10 it says, "Whatsoever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, where you go."   You could find yourself giving art advice to a kid and discover maybe you're an art teacher or cook so many meals that you can be a chef or run a soup kitchen or be good at technology and there could be an IT career right at your door.  Like I said, opportunities are all around us and if instead of waiting for God to give us a goose bump about our destiny when He daily shows us our destiny everyday.  So think about all the opportunities you receive everyday and ask yourself are you taking advantage of it.  Remember, the race is not the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all (Ecclesiastes 9:11).  Your time and chance is here and now so what will you do with it.

Bound By Water

While I'm on vacation at Myrtle Beach taking a walk along the shore I look out and see nothing but water-I mean there are no buildings on the other side, no mountains, just water for however far it is till there is something else. But what I also noticed is no one was willing to explore beyond waist level what was on the other side (and for good reason). It brought to mind a Star Wars clip in Robot Chicken where this sea creature, Krayt Dragon, was talking to another dragon on their limitations and there has to be more to their lives than in the water and the first dragon thought he could live out of the water. Eventually, that Krayt Dragon had the courage to see if he could actually go beyond his bounds of habitation (Acts 17: 26). Now the results of this exploration in Robot Chicken clip and the actual Star Wars was that this dragon's bones were found dried in a desert.  Obviously, the Krayt Dragon had zeal without knowledge but at least he tried. So many times, we blast people for getting things started but never finishing but we often lose an important lesson and that is, sometimes you just have to go for it and just maybe that will inspire and motivate others to come help you and close the deal, a la Lebron James and D-Wade or Denver Broncos defense and Tebow Time. Now, let's make it known for those who didn't try to swim out into the deep waters at Myrtle Beach, were doing the right thing because if you're not trained for that distance or if you're not in a boat, you're setting yourself up for failure. God gives us zeal but He also gives us wisdom, knowledge, and understanding to go along with the passion inside of us because even though He does have us do things that are weird in man's eyes, He will never have us ignorant because He wants us to go beyond what's in front of us no matter how big it may seem, to get to the other side. So the question is, are you ready to find out what is on the other side of your coast line and are you preparing yourself to make it happen?  Remember with God, all things are possible (Matthew 19:26).