Opportunity is in the eye of the beholder
About a hundred years ago, a shoe company decided to send two shoe salesmen to a recently civilized tribe in South America. Both salesmen arrived on the shores of the tribal land with equal excitement hoping for a new market to launch their line of footwear. The first sight that caught their attention was people walking around barefoot. The first salesmen immediately cabled this message back to the company: “Bad field. No one wears shoes here. Send me somewhere else”.
The second salesman cabled this message back to the company: “Great field. No one wears shoes here. Send me some more shoes”. If you find yourself in a land of scarcity, you can either be a part of the supply or demand.
You have been blessed with talents and abilities that other people do not possess. God in His creativity made us each unique and different. We fail to realize that we hold the key to someone’s freedom, someone’s new lease on life. The people who have impacted me the most are not prominent individuals who preach from a stage, rather normal people who take the time out to encourage me, invest in me or simply inquire about my well-being.
In Matthew 9:12, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy people who need a doctor, but the sick. Go and learn what this means: I want kindness more than I want animal sacrifices. I did not come to invite good people but to invite sinners.” Jesus set the perfect example. He didn’t hang out with the uber-cool religious crowd. He hung out with fishermen, shady tax-collectors and prostitutes. Most people like to constantly be around people who have it all. Ironically, those people don’t really want what you have to offer.
Recognize the need around you. You hold the key to someone’s deliverance; someone’s freedom.
