Opportunity

     Everyday, we have opportunities. Opportunities to smile at a stranger, to talk with someone you don't know very well, to do what God is calling you to do. Sometimes God brings about an opportunity more than once. Being kind to a random person can impact their lives forever without you knowing it. Smiling at the teenager sitting on the bench at Walmart might lighten his day, and make him question his decision to commit suicide. You may think I'm a little far-fetched, but just because you didn't experience it directly doesn't mean it didn't happen. Sometimes we make decisions and we regret them, whether it's the fact that you avoided someone who needed help or acted on something and it went awry. 
     Opportunities can range in "importance" to you. I had the opportunity to go to Kings Dominion for competition, and I did it. I also had the opportunity to spend time with a friend, but I made an excuse not to go. Sometimes turning someone down is okay, but not if you know you should do it. Don't rush your choices, but trust that God will show you the way.


-Dakota