Matthew 25 begins with the parable of the wise and unwise virgins. It's the story of 10 young ladies hoping to be chosen as brides. Five had lamps with oil in them, and five had lamps with oil and extra oil on the side. While they were waiting, rather than going to get extra oil for themselves, the five virgins with no extra oil slept along with the five who had extra oil. When the bridegroom (opportunity) came, the unprepared virgins wanted the prepared virgins to share their extra oil (help them get ready). Of course, the prepared virgins didn't want to miss their opportunity, so they refused to help the unprepared virgins. They were there, ready when the opportunity presented itself, so the opportunity (bridegroom) chose them to enter the celebration. It's as simple as that. Opportunity chooses the prepared!
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A man who was a speaker at a seminar said, "I need for someone to give me four quarters and I will give them five dollars." A lot of people had four quarters in their pocket, yet they didn't take advantage of this opportunity. Three people jumped up raced to the front and he gave the five dollars to a woman for she was the first person to reach him. Then the man said, I will give ten dollars to the first person that will give me a five dollar bill." This time a bunch of people raced up front with their five dollar bills in hand, where he gave it to the first man to reach him. At this point most of the audience stood up in anticipation that he would do twenty bucks this time, but he said that is all I have to give today and I found out who wants it more. Opportunity knocked and these people answered the door!
The funny thing is there was a twenty year old kid in the audience who was fully prepared for this opportunity with eight quarters and two crisp five dollar bills in his pocket. Yet he sat there both times and never even dug in his pocket. The opportunity for a profit was there for him, but he didn't take it. That kid was me and it was a moment that changed my life! So not only am I fully prepared for opportunity now, I am ready, willing and able to take full advantage of it!
Coach K
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