Opportunities

Lately God has really been speaking to me about opportunities. He has shown me that everyday we have opportunities that many times we simply pass by because we don't even recognize them. Sometimes we recognize them and fail to act on them. And sometimes we do recognize and then we do act, but it seems to be rare that this happens especially when we start to realize all of the opportunities in our lives.

The other night I watched Evan Almighty. if you haven't seen it, it is a movie about a modern day Noah. One part of the movie has stuck with me lately. It is when Morgan Freeman (God) is talking to Evan Baxter's (Noah) wife. Morgan explains that when we ask God for things such as patience or as portrayed in the movie a close family, God doesn't just make it happen. But rather He gives us opportunities to practice patience or grow as a family.

It hit me that that is really true. So many times we ask for things from God and all we see that happens is well nothing in our minds. But really He gives us opportunites to grow. It is our job to respond to those opportunities. It is up to us to see all the difficult situations, hard to love people, or impossible odds as real opportunities for God to do just as we have asked Him to do.

My prayer lately has been that I would see all the opportunities that He gives me each and every day. Ultimately those opportunities will mold my character and my relationship with Him. Some of them might be just to receive the things He is given me that day. Others might be to help others and others might be to simply love Him. Whatever they are they are opportunities for growth.

So I would challenge you to find all the opportunities that exist in your life and embrace and make the most of them. You will be amazed at what He can do with them.