BE READY FOR DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY

In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good – Ecclesiastes 11:6

“The reason many people don’t get answers from God is the same reason a thief does not find a policeman: he is running away. How we position ourselves to receive makes all the difference. To one person the world is desolate, dull and empty; to another the same world looks rich, interesting and full of meaning. The choice is up to you. It is the same way a twenty dollar bill can look so big when it goes to church and so small when it goes for groceries.

If you look at life the wrong way there is always cause for alarm. What you see depends mainly on what you look for. Most people complain because roses have thorns. Instead be thankful that thorns have roses.

Position yourself to RECEIVE, not RESIST. How you see things on the outside of your depends on how things are on the inside of you, “Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure” (Norman Vincent Peale). “You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we are” (Herb Cohen). Develop the hunter’s approach – the outlook that wherever you go, there are ideas waiting to be discovered. When you are positioned right, opportunity presents itself.

Opportunity can be missed if you are broadcasting when you should be tuning in. When opportunity knocks, some people object to the interruption. “One of the greatest and most comforting truths is that when one door opens, another closes, but often we look so long and regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one that is open for us” (Anonymous).

The trouble with the future for most people is that it arrives before they are ready for it. Positioning yourself to receive causes you to be ready. The most important question is: Are you ready?”