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Good Opportunity or God Opportunity?
by Bill Allison
One time someone representing a church called me and said, “We heard you’re a very funny speaker. We’d like you to come and give us an evening of laughter and fun.”
 I said, “I think I can do that as long as I can share God’s Word with you too.”
The person on the other end of the phone said, “We’re not asking for that—we’re asking for thirty minutes of entertainment.”
I said, “Then I’m not your guy.”
I hung up and reflected.
When you understand what God specifically created you to be and do in life, you know what to say yes to—and, perhaps more importantly, you know what to say no to. Hence, the ability to determine the difference between what is merely a good opportunity for you and what is God’s best for you is a powerful advantage in life.
The question is: How can you figure out what’s merely a good opportunity and what’s a God opportunity?
To answer that question, I encourage you to observe the decision-making genius of Jesus.
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Not every good opportunity is a God-obligation.
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Beware of the Knee-Jerk No
 No is a two-edged sword.
It can cut you free from entanglements you shouldn't have been involved in to begin with—and it can starve your very soul.
That's right. If your autopilot is set to automatically say no to everything... your soul will starve.
Consider this: It's possible to be so focused on protecting YOUR schedule with "no" that you miss God's agenda for you.
Think about it. In such cases, you're not saying no to people or opportunities—you're saying no to God himself.
That's not where I want to live.
 Yet, saying yes to God doesn't mean saying yes to everything.
So here's my two cents: Learn to say no... but only so you can say a passionate yes to God when he hands you an assignment.
How can you know if an opportunity calling for your attention is just a good thing... or a God thing?
At the risk of being too simple, I would encourage you to do something crazy: Ask Him.
Beware of the knee-jerk no. You could be missing God.
* Originally posted by Bill Allison at Amazing Time Management Secrets.
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