Opportunity Is Often Hidden In Adversity

Take A Chance

“I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all.” Ecclesiastes 9:11

Whether an athlete, soldier, wise, rich, brilliant, or educated, God appoints a time and opportunity for us to be successful. Without this opportunity our natural ability means nothing. Bishop T.D. Jakes speaks of such an appointed opportunity as the reason for his successful ministry, when a seven-minute excerpt of one of his sermons aired on TBN at the exact moment TBN’s President Paul Crouch was struggling writing his autobiography, “I Had No Father But God.” Crouch turned on the TV when Jakes was preaching. His message gave Crouch inspiration. Crouch then called for Jakes to preach on TBN, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Harland Sanders was a sixty-five year old retiree. When he received his first Social Security check in the amount of $105.00, he knew he had to get out of his rocking chair and do something to earn some real money. Harland’s mother taught him how to cook her incredibly delicious fried chicken when he was a child, so he opened up a restaurant and started frying chicken, and the rest, as they say, is history… ever heard of KFC?

One of Colonel Sanders’ employees was Dave Thomas. Dave was an adopted child. He began working when he was just twelve years old. The journey of life introduced him to various personalities and opportunities that helped him to build his own image in short span of life. When Dave Thomas was just thirty-five years old in 1968, he was already a millionaire. In 1969 he decided to open a fast food restaurant, and named it after his daughter, and the rest as they say is history… ever heard of Wendy’s?

~ matter of the mind challenge ~

1. Think about the way you think.
2. Move from unhealthy to healthy thinking.
3. Don’t stop dreaming – get started doing.
4. Let the sun of possibility burn out the clouds of negativity.
5. Ask God to tell you who He made you to be – then become that.
6. Stop trying to blend in – God made you to stand out.
7. Be comfortable in your own skin, warts, zits, scars and all.

I don't know how many appointed opportunities you've had, but I've made up my mind I'm not missing anymore - that's the reason I started this blog, the reason you're reading these words. God gifted me to write, so guess what - I'm writing, being faithful to my gift and trusting Him to be faithful to His word. So what's your gift(s)? Are you faithful? Are you working toward the fulfillment of your gift? Jakes preached to goats and rabbits when he couldn't preach in churches. Sanders turned adversity into opportunity. Thomas left the orphanage behind and built an empire on his daughter's name.

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Are you up to the challenge?