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Entrepreneurial success begins with opportunity recognition. Most people spend their time chasing after opportunities, believing that their big hit is just around the corner. The problem with this approach is that they are often unprepared for the opportunities they find. They may find themselves lured into the wrong kind of opportunities, which ends up being an opportunity for someone else and a disaster for themselves.
In Biblical Entrepreneurship, we believe that opportunities are found in the midst of problems. Identifying opportunities is recognizing when the timing of God meets preparation. This principle helps you recognize God’s timing for getting into business, starting a particular business, or expanding an existing business. It will require you to first recognize the abilities that you have and then cooperate with God to develop them. After that, you need to recognize the beneficial gain in the midst of circumstances that may seem less than advantageous.
The Bible tells us in the book of Genesis that while Joseph was in Egypt, God used various circumstances such as slavery and prison to prepare him for the opportunity that was to come. When his opportunity came, it was disguised as a problem (in this case a famine). However, because Joseph was prepared, he could seamlessly provide a solution and manage the project that was asked of him by Pharaoh. Whenever the timing of God meets preparation, an opportunity will surely present itself.
As you believe God for the right opportunity for you, focus on preparing yourself for it instead of chasing it, and learn how to discern God’s will so that you can identify the opportunities when they come.
My prayer for you today is that God will give you the wisdom to identify opportunities and the grace to take advantage of them.
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