The Sun, Moon and Rainbow!

You know, sometimes you have to stand in awe and watch the beautiful blossoms of God’s grand creation, speak uniquely in their natural personal appearances, which cannot be orchestrated by man. While driving home this evening just before darkness crept up, we had a rainshower during the same time the sun came out. Old folks used to say in certain cultures that this was a sign the Devil was beating his wife! Go figure and don’t ask!

But after the showers, as expected I saw the beautiful arch of a rainbow opposite the brilliance of the sun. Although the sight of a rainbow makes my heart skip a beat, because it is a clear reminder of the beauty that lies after a storm, I saw something else that peaked through the opening of some white clouds in front of the backdrop of a blue sky. Incredibly, it was a perfect half moon. I wanted to pull over out of the traffic, because I simply could not believe that I was witnessing the cameo appearances of the sun, moon and a rainbow all at the same time!

All I could say at that moment was “WOW, God you are so awesome!” I couldn’t even take a picture that would come close to grasping the beauty and emotion I was feeling at that moment. Sometimes, just when we least expect it, God will whisper to us, “Psst, come here and let me show you something” or “Hey, would you take a look at this!” If you are intuned to hear and listen His voice when He speaks, no matter where you are or what is going on around you, God will reveal some amazing and spectacular things, that can change your life in a miraculous way!

Do We Shut Our Doors of Opportunity?

Door of Opportunity

At times, our haste and complacency causes us to lose our focus and purpose for what God needs for us to do. All too often, people see the greater things they want, yet do not conquer the smaller ones before taking that fateful leap. This causes us to end up diving in head first into a situation where there is no water to soften the collision. We do not heed the warning signs to stop, pray, gather our thoughts and pay attention to how you need to proceed with the task at hand. Instead, we sometimes handle things through emotion, frustration or impatience and fail to learn the important lessons we need to learn, in order to stand firm on a solid foundation.

Sometimes in our thoughtlessness and through our irrational actions, we can burn valuable bridges, underutilize our talents and gifts, or simply close a door of tremendous opportunity. Our impatience, hurriedness, arrogance and attitude will inevitably destroy us if we do not heed the clear warnings that God gives us, simply because we devised an alternative solution to try to force “our way” on others.

Be wise and refuse to allow your gift(s) and talent(s) to be wasted on busyness, foolishness, distractions, carelessness, cockiness or not spending sufficient time with the LORD and immersed in His Word. Where there is interpretation, there is understanding. Where there is understanding, we find knowledge. Where there is knowledge, we find strength. Where there is strength, we find growth. But the utterance of wisdom surpasses them all. Understanding tells you what to do. Wisdom shows you how. (Excerpt from Diversities of Gifts: Same Spirit – Free Your Mind chapter)

Are you graciously opening your doors of opportunity? Or are you nailing them shut with your attitude?