Word of Encouragement for Every New Day ~ 1 Jan 2008

Word of Encouragement for Every New Day ~ 1 Jan 2008

Opportunities! This brand new year is going to be another year filled with opportunities. If we look back at years passed, I wonder how many of us said, I wish I could have done this, I with I could have started my own company, I wish I didn’t do this. Well, today’s word of encouragement is this; don’t let opportunities slip through your hands. Whether these opportunities may be big, small, a waste of our time in our eyes—remove all prejudgments, and instead listen and obey God. Even the smallest opportunities are worth treasuring, Why? Because God is above all and can use even the smallest opportunities to humble the greatest. Singapore is a great example of this. A small tiny nation that lacks natural resources, and in fact lacks many things. But if we are listening and obeying God we can see, know, and hear God’s purpose for this small nation and how it is going to be used to impact the world. ARE WE LISTENING AND OBEYING GOD? One of the most powerful and strategic purposes God uses are people. He strategically aligns people with others for a reason; however, we sometimes over look people because of their flaws, their imperfections, and the fact that they are not in our circle. You see, if we are listening and obeying God we wouldn’t entertain any of these thoughts. Albert Einstein was told as a kid that he would not amount to anything, practically saying that he was useless, a waste of a life. Imagine all the prejudgments people put on all of us. God does things, God can use anyone, and God can do anything. In our small little brains we sometimes try to play God. Today, let us instead listen and obey God. May 2008 be filled with opportunities for you, to make an impact in another persons life, to do things that you are passionate about doing for God’s kingdom, and to spur each other on in this race called life. Opportunities…what are you going to do? 1 Samuel 16:7 “But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart." © Jan 2008 Shaun Lee