Opportunity

I recently listened to a message titled "The future began yesterday" and everything the preacher said was true. In talking about Opportunity, Rev. George Adegboye said:

"While the average person fears stepping out, the true believer in God fears missing out if he doesn't step out"

So I decided to look up and share some other quotes on Opportunity:

1. We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations. ~ Charles Swindoll
2. Life's up and downs provide windows of opportunity to determine your values and goals - Think of using all obstacles as stepping stones to build the life you want. ~ Marsha Sinetar
3. An obstacle is often an unrecognized opportunity ~ Anonymous
4. Make an obstacle an opportunity. ~ Linda Armstrong
5. In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity. ~ Albert Einstein
6. The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes. ~ Benjamin Disraeli
   
7. It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared.” ~ Whitney M. Young, Jr Sounds to me like where the Scout's motto “Be prepared” came from – we must all be be prepared in and out of season.
8. “Even when opportunity knocks a man still has to get up off his seat and open the door” ~ Anonymous You need to act even if opportunity is dropped on your lap.
9. “Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can - there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did.” ~ Sarah Cadwell It's about knowing that you can learn from every situation - you either learn what to do or what not to do...there is always a lesson waiting around the corner.
10. Time goes by so fast, people go in and out of your life. You must never miss the opportunity to tell these people how much they mean to you.” ~ Anonymous
11. Opportunities are never lost; someone will take the one you miss. ~ Author Unknown
12. The freedom to move forward to new opportunities and to produce results comes from living in the present not the past. ~ Brian Koslow
13. Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is. ~ Bob Feller
14. Every day is an opportunity to make a new happy ending. ~ Author Unknown For instance, for those who have not accepted Jesus as their Lord & Saviour, today is an opportunity to do that and have a happy ending being in heaven for eternity. The opportunity to be saved is one that's available to everyone.
15. "Hell is the knowledge of opportunity lost; the place where the man I am comes face to face with the man I might have been." ~ Anonymous

I pray that we'll all be alert and take advantage of the opportunities (and obstacles) we'll be blessed with this year...put away every fear and step out in faith. God bless and be with you.