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Opportunity is Knocking

           “We are not doing anything this summer.”  That was the plan anyway. 
            Our kids needed to work.  After all, they had important things like university and vehicles to pay for, so it made sense to stay home.  There was not going to be enough time to go on holidays or to do anything big.
            Then everything changed. 
            Among other things, I saw a sign that said, “You can always make money, you can’t always make memories” and I realized that we needed to use this summer well.  We needed to make some memories while we still had the chance, so the kids took time off work and we filled our summer with a lot of fun things.
            Some opportunities are “limited time offers”.  You only have so long to take advantage of them and then they are gone forever.  Could my kids have padded their bank account some more this summer?  Yes!  Would it have been cheaper for us to stay home and do nothing?  Yes!  Would anyone remember those things forty years from now?  No!  They will, however, always remember the things that we did together as a family.
            Now, I am not encouraging financial irresponsibility here. I have seen the problems that come with living beyond your means and piling up a bunch of debt.  In fact, what I am talking about has nothing to do with money and everything to do with living with “focus” and “intentionality”.  We are trading our days for something.  The question is, “Will those trades be remembered and make a difference or not?”
            So go ahead and make that call that you have been meaning to make.  Tell someone how much they mean to you.  Slow down long enough to spend some time with the people you love.  Do that nice thing you have been thinking about doing.  Start taking spiritual things seriously. In doing so, you will create something that will never be forgotten.
            The time to act is now!
            “Make the most of every opportunity” (Colossians 4:5).   

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