OCTOBER 12, 2022

  “Opportunity is being in God's place, at God's time, following God's instructions, to obtain God's results.” 

― Bidemi Mark-Mordi

ISAIAH 48-49

10See, I have refined you, though not as silver;

I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. (48:10) 

COLOSSIANS 4

 5Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. 6Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

JOURNAL 

"...make the most of every opportunity." Focusing on the moment is a hard concept only because we have the ability to think beyond the present moment. If we didn't have the ability to imagine, plan, dream then living in the moment would be our only choice. This ability is an amazing gift but can also be an awful distraction and detriment. It can breed irrational fears, delusions, fantasies etc. that can distract from the only thing we can truly control which is the here and now. This is one of the core truths that Paul addresses in his letter to the Colossians. Every moment is an opportunity to share the love and power of God. Don't waste it in fear, worry, anger, hate...but rather giving the best of ourselves in each and every moment. 

The reference to salt is also an important one because salt was extremely valuable at that time...in seasoning and preserving food. It had a way of bringing out the true flavor and also preventing it from rotting and spoiling. We are to be that to the world around us. Bringing out the truth and the glory of God's power and love while also countering the negatives that can so easily take root in our hearts. 

Trust God that all things will have their time and place and right here, right now is truly a gift and needs to be lived as such....

1There is a time for everything,

and a season for every activity under the heavens:

2a time to be born and a time to die,

a time to plant and a time to uproot,

3a time to kill and a time to heal,

a time to tear down and a time to build,

4a time to weep and a time to laugh,

a time to mourn and a time to dance,

5a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,

a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,

6a time to search and a time to give up,

a time to keep and a time to throw away,

7a time to tear and a time to mend,

a time to be silent and a time to speak,

8a time to love and a time to hate,

a time for war and a time for peace

ECCLESISASTES 3:1-8