Small Opportunities Can Lead Somewhere Unexpected
Steve Hartwig sharing a meal with Bismarck and his family in León, Nicaragua, illustrating how simple friendships can grow into unexpected opportunities and lasting stories.
Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin. 📖 Zechariah 4:10
Sometimes we wait for a big opportunity before taking action.
We imagine that meaningful change will arrive through something dramatic.
A major decision.
A life-changing event.
A door that swings wide open.
But many of life's most significant opportunities begin in much smaller ways.
A conversation.
An introduction.
A simple act of kindness.
A willingness to take one small step.
Looking back, I can see many moments that seemed ordinary at the time but eventually led somewhere unexpected.
At first, they appeared insignificant.
There was no indication that anything important was happening.
Yet God often works that way.
He frequently begins with small things.
A seed becomes a tree.
A friendship becomes a partnership.
A single opportunity opens the door to another.
And then another.
One step leads to the next.
Recently, I was reminded of this truth once again.
A simple conversation about one of my books eventually led to new connections and opportunities that I never anticipated.
Nothing about it seemed extraordinary in the beginning.
Yet it became another reminder that God is often working behind the scenes in ways we cannot yet see.
The challenge is that small beginnings are easy to overlook.
We may dismiss them because they do not seem important enough.
We may assume that nothing meaningful will come from them.
But God sees possibilities that we cannot.
What appears small today may become something much greater tomorrow.
That is why faith often requires us to take the next step before we understand where the path is leading.
We are not responsible for seeing the entire journey.
We are only responsible for being faithful with the opportunity in front of us.
Perhaps there is a small opportunity in your life right now.
A conversation you need to have.
A door you need to walk through.
A step you have been hesitant to take.
It may seem insignificant.
But sometimes the smallest opportunities lead to the greatest surprises.
And sometimes God uses a simple beginning to accomplish something far beyond what we could have imagined.
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