Grasping the Opportunity

My one and a half year old daughter has picked up a new phrase "I can't" which really means I won't. Often times in our lives we are called upon by the Lord to display a commitment that doesn’t say I can't but how can I? I read this story in our local newspaper a few years ago. In the seaside town of Provincetown, MA, on Cape Cod a man and his wife were sitting on their porch overlooking the ocean when the man noticed a disturbance in the water just a few feet from their house. At first he assumed it was a school of blues that had travelled to close to shore and were in a feeding frenzy. But upon closer examination he noticed it was actually one large fish, a shark perhaps, since they are not uncommon in these waters. But as he stared he made out the distinct shape of a large Tuna with its characteristic forked tail. Knowing that these fish weigh hundreds of pounds and can fetch thousands of dollars, he wondered how he might catch it. He returned to his porch and found an old rope from a lobster pot. He fashioned the rope into a lasso and set out for the water. On his second attempt he was able to throw the lasso around the forked tail of the Tuna and drag it into shore. A few phone calls later and the fish was off to market. How diligently we seize the opportunities that God sends our way in large amount will determine what we accomplish while on this earth and what praise we will receive from His lips in heaven.

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