Comments on: Opportunity Gone By http://dailyblossom.wordpress.com/2008/02/02/opportunity-gone-by/ L. Poitier's devotionals, Bible Studies, thoughts, comments and overall Christian advice. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:18:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: L. Poitier http://dailyblossom.wordpress.com/2008/02/02/opportunity-gone-by/#comment-15 L. Poitier Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:11:15 +0000 http://dailyblossom.wordpress.com/?p=45#comment-15 Wow! Thanks for sharing your story with me. I am sorry that it took me so long to respond; I've been a little "out of touch" lately. I think experiences such as yours and the one that I had are urgings from the Holy Spirit. Have you ever heard those little voices that tell you to move left or right when you are driving and you go the opposite direction and Bam! There's goes a major traffic jam or some other obstacle or even a near-miss accident. I truly believe for those of us who are Christians, those are little tests to see if we are going to listen to the Holy Spirit and actually be led by it. I don't know about you, but I fail at least one every day. :-) I'm working on it, though. Faith, Love and Serenity Always Wow! Thanks for sharing your story with me. I am sorry that it took me so long to respond; I’ve been a little “out of touch” lately. I think experiences such as yours and the one that I had are urgings from the Holy Spirit. Have you ever heard those little voices that tell you to move left or right when you are driving and you go the opposite direction and Bam! There’s goes a major traffic jam or some other obstacle or even a near-miss accident. I truly believe for those of us who are Christians, those are little tests to see if we are going to listen to the Holy Spirit and actually be led by it. I don’t know about you, but I fail at least one every day. :-)

I’m working on it, though.

Faith, Love and Serenity Always

]]> By: prolepticlife http://dailyblossom.wordpress.com/2008/02/02/opportunity-gone-by/#comment-12 prolepticlife Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:26:41 +0000 http://dailyblossom.wordpress.com/?p=45#comment-12 Moving post, I had a similar experience about 20 years ago. A older couple moved in next door. I came home from work and had been working at a sewage plant installing a communications system. After pulling in the driveway I stepped out of my work truck looked across the lawn at the neighbors house and saw the old man in the driveway working on his lawn mower. The Spirit prompted me to go over and talk to him about the Lord, but I made the excuse that I was all dirty and I would do it later. I went in the house, showered, ate dinner and sat down in my easy chair. About an our later there was a knock on my door. It was a fellow I knew from church. I was surprised to see him, but gladly welcomed him into my house. He didn't come in he said he was a volunteer fireman and had just finished a call at my next door neighbor's house. He just thought I might want to know that the old man just died from a heart attack. Moving post,
I had a similar experience about 20 years ago. A older couple moved in next door. I came home from work and had been working at a sewage plant installing a communications system. After pulling in the driveway I stepped out of my work truck looked across the lawn at the neighbors house and saw the old man in the driveway working on his lawn mower. The Spirit prompted me to go over and talk to him about the Lord, but I made the excuse that I was all dirty and I would do it later. I went in the house, showered, ate dinner and sat down in my easy chair. About an our later there was a knock on my door. It was a fellow I knew from church. I was surprised to see him, but gladly welcomed him into my house. He didn’t come in he said he was a volunteer fireman and had just finished a call at my next door neighbor’s house. He just thought I might want to know that the old man just died from a heart attack.

]]> By: Christopher http://dailyblossom.wordpress.com/2008/02/02/opportunity-gone-by/#comment-10 Christopher Sun, 17 Feb 2008 04:40:50 +0000 http://dailyblossom.wordpress.com/?p=45#comment-10 I think that not until we start to make that effort to grow in Christ ourselves, do we begin to appreciate understand the importance of making the most of our opportunities to witness to others. <em>“To have the right priorities a man’s focus must not be on the head, but on the heart; not on himself, but on God; not on time, but on eternity.”</em> - Roy Lessin <em>L. Poitier says:</em> I truly agree with you, Chris. As long as I have been a Christian, I sometimes feel that I should have gotten to that level of maturity by that time. I guess that’s why I don’t want to waste any more time playing around. But to feel <strong>guilty </strong>about it would be giving place to the devil because he is the only one that makes you feel guilty about things. I tell myself that the race is not won to the swift but to those that finish. Thank you very much for your encouraging words. Faith, Love and Serenity Always I think that not until we start to make that effort to grow in Christ ourselves, do we begin to appreciate understand the importance of making the most of our opportunities to witness to others.

“To have the right priorities a man’s focus must not be on the head, but on the heart;
not on himself, but on God;

not on time, but on eternity.”

– Roy Lessin

L. Poitier says:

I truly agree with you, Chris. As long as I have been a Christian, I sometimes feel that I should have gotten to that level of maturity by that time. I guess that’s why I don’t want to waste any more time playing around. But to feel guilty about it would be giving place to the devil because he is the only one that makes you feel guilty about things. I tell myself that the race is not won to the swift but to those that finish. Thank you very much for your encouraging words.

Faith, Love and Serenity Always

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