Opportunity

I just listened to a Josh Groban interview and was struck by some of the things that he said. He mentioned that his sky-rocket to fame was a situation of "opportunity meets preparation". And that his ability to continue to grow in his career is to never rest on the security blanket of past success, but to put himself in positions where he is open to fail. In many ways, I have found what he said to be true in my Christian life as well. I'm reminded of the passage where we are encouraged to be ready in season and out of season to give a defense of the hope that we have within us. That's the same as being prepared, so that when the opportunity arises, even if we are not expecting it, we will be ready. And, the "God is Able" theme is similar to being willing to take risks, actually wise risks. As previously quoted, we need to be willing to attempt something so big that it is destined to fail if God is not in it. I do pray that I will be ready to be used of God when the opportunity arises; and that I will continue to dream God's dreams.