Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks
at the clouds will not reap
(Ecclesiastes 11:4).
In the Gospel
According to Ian Flemming we are introduced to the Apostle Bond… James Bond.
Bond has so many qualities that make him uniquely 007, but the one most crucial
to his survival is that he never hesitates. He sees an opportunity and he acts.
I think of Pierce Brosnan jumping off the hydroelectric dam and sky diving into the cockpit of a freefalling small plane,
taking the controls and flying himself to safety (GoldenEye, 1995). Or there
was the time Roger Moore had to escape in the everglades from the henchman’s
lair surrounded by alligator infested waters. He simply ran across the pond
stepping on the backs of each alligator in turn until he was safely across
(Live and Let Die, 1973).
If that was me, I’d
stand there having a debate with myself, Should I go now? No. Maybe
now? No. And I’d wind up with a
bullet in my back before I even made up my mind!
I had no idea the
preacher of Ecclesiastes was a 007 fan, but apparently he was. He taught that
it is better to seize an opportunity, even if it’s less than perfect, than to
wait for perfect conditions that may never come. General George Patton
remarked: “A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow.”
How many good
opportunities have we let slip through our fingers because we were waiting for
the perfect opportunity? And did that perfect opportunity come? Probably not.
TODAY’S MEDITATION
What are you waiting for?
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