Are you an Opportunist --or-- Looking for Opportunity?
Ask the average man what he has accomplished and he’ll be glad to tell you …and more times than not he’ll exaggerate just a bit. Most men are in love with themselves and we enjoy acknowledging ourselves. Within reason it’s not wrong to refer to our abilities, skills and accomplishments. However to those who know God, we are always to give ultimate glory to the ONE who gives us our abilities!
We live in a world of competition where we’ve been brainwashed into thinking that public acceptance and approval is based on winning and as we get older this same thinking often becomes prevalent in our work and most everything else in life. But the truth is -- Jesus calls us to follow His example: which is to maintain a servant mentality regardless how successful we may become! Read Philippians 2:3-4 for Paul’s strategy in doing so! As men we will always face the temptation to bring glory to ourselves rather than to God and others. I Peter 5:6 reminds us to “Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that HE may exalt you at the proper time.”
So are you an opportunist who is only concerned about self-promotion and gaining an advantage over another person or are you following Christ’s example and looking for opportunities to serve others and bring glory to God in all that you do?
Think about it!
An MCHA Stop~n~Think - 4.24.2025 - Courtesy of MCHA Ministry Coordinator Tim Chastain
