What do you see here when you look at this picture? Do you see a grounded sailboat? Do you see a life long dream sitting on the ground? Do you see someone unlucky because the other boats are still in the water? ~
I tell you what I see. Opportunity - I see this ship sailing through the waters with the wind behind its sail. I see people enjoying the ride and experiencing the freedom it comes when we are out on the water with fresh sea air and a wind in our hair. Well - those who have hair :)
I see opportunity when the tide comes back in and the boat once again - sails - ready to hit the waves and destination at hand.
Friends- God gives us all the same amount of time. 24 hours each day. The average person in the US lives to be like 70 years old these days. Some get less - some get more. The hurts and struggles today are no different than years past. People are people - the only thing that has changed is time. God has placed in front of each of us the opportunity to serve Him - to bring Glory to His name - to be involved in life and not just living like we are at the doctors office sitting there - waiting. When we close in on retirement and what is supposed to be the "Glory" years - when we have the freedom to live - we should have been living them all along! There are so many opportunities to love - to walk along side someone and care - to help a friend or neighbor - to love a child. For the 24 hours I have - I pray for opportunities to make a difference and to honor God in the best way I know how and in my capabilities. He has given us all gifts and talents - some of us just choose to sit and watch - to not engage in serving at church - to just float along figuring someone else will pick up the ball or handle that situation. Friends - we all have so much potential - so many things we don't even know we had under our skin and buried into our hearts. The last few years God has revealed to me the love of children - serving and leading in my church - a passion to see people and love people. Friends - being afraid is ok - for some - that fear can paralyze us right where we are. There is nothing in this life without risk. Isn't that so true? Everything has risk that is worth anything at all. Taking a risk and leading in church - serving in some capacity revolves a little bit of nerves just to get started and signed up. Let me ask you this - how many folks do you get when you have a big sign up for serving at church? 50 people step forward but how many are still with you when the next quarter starts? Or when Christmas is over? Friends - overcome through those hard times and stick with it. If you are not engaged in life and truly living - its time to get started. If you have slid back - its time to engage again ..... and who knows what is ahead and what God is going to teach you about yourself. Not everyone can start at the top - we must sign in at the bottom and let God lead you to where you are supposed to be. We only have so many opportunities.... don't waste them away and don't let them slip by. Life is being recorded in the book of life and one day we all will have to face our Heavenly Father - How awesome is that day going to be? We are all on borrowed time and each day counts and we are to be seizing our opportunities that God is placing before us. 70 years? Not such a long time ... but it can be a fulfilling 70 years serving our awesome God.
The tide is coming in - will you sail away with your opportunity or have you already sunk and packed the ship in?
Randy~
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