Opportunity

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Deut. 20:4:  For the LORD your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory.

When we are in deep in a situation and are not sure what the outcome is going to be, do you look at it as an opportunity?

An organization in Montana offered a bounty of five thousand dollars for every wolf captured ALIVE. Two hunters decided to make some money capturing wolves. Day and night, they searched the mountains and forests.  They spent three unsuccessful days hunting.  After falling asleep on the third night, one of the hunters suddenly woke up and looked out their tent to find the two were surrounded by a pack of fifty wolves, their eyes flaming and teeth showing.  Immediately, one hunter yelled to the other, "Hey, wake up! We're gonna be rich!"

In the mist of a difficult situation, we can feel overwhelmed. Sometimes we feel like we are surrounded and about to be attacked by a pack of wolves.  But, can difficulties actually be opportunities?  Certainly, God can show His presence by taking the situation and turn it for His Glory.  It creates opportunities for us to become stronger and testify of His goodness.  One difficult thing to understand is the end result may not be what we expected or what we wanted.  But, when you are relying on God’s power, He will show you what needed to be learned from the “opportunity”.

As officials, we can often feel like we are surrounded by wolves--coaches, fans, media, Supervisors, and even fellow officials.  However, when in the middle of situation, do we say “We’re gonna be rich”—meaning we will be better on the other side than where we started.

We have the opportunity to learn, grow, and experience the grace and power of God through trials, or “opportunities”. 

Now, let’s go get rich and capture wolves!