The Journey or the Opportunity

Every so often you come upon an opportunity or a chance to be involved in something so great you are left wondering how it happens that you get to do this. These are the moments that you undoubtedly spend you life working towards. They are the moments that you live for. They are the moments that the rest of your life is spent preparing for. And because of that fact these are the moments that really should not surprise us.

The farmer spends a great portion of his time throwing out seed, fertilizing, weeding, watering, and tending to his garden. He spends a relatively short amount of time harvesting his crop in comparison to the amount of time spent taking care of it.

In relation we will find ourselves spending a large portion of our life preparing for the “big” moments of our life. And what we have to understand and appreciate is the fact that when these great moments arrive they often don’t last nearly as long as we would hope. They are there. We get to be a part of them. But in reality the majority of our life is spent on the journey. The process of getting there. This is what we were designed for. It was what we were created for. And it is what we have to learn to enjoy.

The journey…the process of getting there is really what it is all about. It is what people want to hear about, it is what inspires people, and it is where we learn and grow.

When we continually approach our life with the desire to grow and to learn we will find ourselves ready for the great moments that await us and for which our Creator allows us to enjoy. God desires that we be blessed, that we prosper, and that we look forward to the future with anticipation. Even when we think our circumstances are saying something different to us…we are still blessed. We just have to open ourselves up to that blessing. The things that want to say something different to us really have no authority to do so. How can money, health, relationships tell us something different than God’s Word. Oh, they will try to tell us something different, but to whom should we really be listening?

Today is another day to prepare you for that brighter and better future. Today is another opportunity to enjoy the journey you are on. Today is another day that you will have as a part of your story that people will want to listen to.

Go ahead…prepare yourself.

Genesis 24:40 – “He replied, 'The LORD, before whom I have walked, will send his angel with you and make your journey a success…”

Have a blessed day,

RodZ

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