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Monday's Gift Is Right Here

What you focus on determines what you find. God's opportunities are already present in ordinary moments, waiting for you to notice and move toward them.

A new week, a clean slate, and one quick question:

Have you ever learned a new word and then suddenly heard it everywhere?
It was always part of conversations; you just never had a reason to notice it. 

God's opportunities work the same way. They're already woven into your ordinary moments, your daily conversations, your routine….

The question isn't whether they're there. The question is whether you're paying attention.

Here's your focus for the week:

  • Name them. Get specific about what you're searching for this week. A conversation, an open door, a next step. If you can't name it, you can't find it.
  • Stay open. The opportunity you prayed for might not look like you expected. Don't miss it because it didn't match the picture in your head.
  • Act with intention. When you see it, go. Don't second-guess. Don't wait for perfect conditions. Move toward what you notice.
  • Anchor your week in this truth: "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you." — Matthew 7:7-8

Start looking.
You'll be amazed at what's been there all along.

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