Be Prepared

In honor of an event that occurred on February 8, 1910, we dedicate this post. It was on this date 107 years ago that Chicago publisher William Dickson Boyce filed incorporation papers to create the Boy Scouts of America. The Boy Scouts motto is "Be Prepared".

It's important to be prepared; you never know what's going to happen. Trish will tell you that I always have a Plan A, and Plan B, and Plan C, and Plan D, etc. It's important that with preparation comes flexibility and adaptability. Without preparation, things can catch you by surprise and leave you wondering what to do next. However, if you are always prepared, others will think you are using some kind of snake oil or lucky charm. The fact is, though, that with preparation we can help create our successes.

Today's word is a simple quote that says, "Luck is when preparation meets opportunity".

While today's post isn't about spiritual things, I think there is a lot of spiritual lessons that can be learned through preparation. We need to be prepared to meet our SAVIOR (get saved). We need to be prepared to share with others the message of CHRIST JESUS. We must be prepared to go and serve and to do what GOD calls us to do. There are lots of spiritual things that we need to prepare ourselves for.

However, today we are talking about being prepared when the opportunity arises. When successes come, some may say that you are really lucky. I will say again, I'm not lucky; I'm blesses. But, looking at it from secular eyes, when your successes come, some may say how lucky you are. The truth of the matter is that you put in the effort, you did the work, you prepared, and when the opportunity presented itself your preparation put you in a position to be successful. Yes, GOD gave us the opportunity to be successful but we can only be if we are prepared. GOD is going to send opportunities, be prepared.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T