365 Random Days of Team Zybko

Day #123

April 24, 2012

Make the Most of Every Opportunity

A little cement and hard plastic covering didn't deter

this flower from blooming.

Sprung right up in the middle of our pool deck.

Amazing really.

 It seems as if there would have been an easier place for it to grow.

But no, it pushes through.

 Through the hard soil.

Through the rocks.

In between the hazards of heavy kid feet.

It preservers.

Maturing the non-easy way.

Inch by inch.

Not giving up.

Devoted, faithful.

It looks for the opportunity to live and tell about it.

The bight colored weed finally makes it.

It proclaims it's beauty.

Popping up in a space not much bigger than a nickle.

Victory.

It has won.

 Making the most of it's every opportunity.

Reminds me of Colossians 4:2-6

Devote yourselves to prayer,

being watchful and thankful.

And pray for us, too

that God may open a door for our message,

so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ,

 for which I am in chains.

Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should.

Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders;

make the most of every opportunity.

Let your conversation be always full of grace,

seasoned with salt,

so that you may know how to answer everyone.