Beyond Circumstance

“Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared to believe that something inside of them was superior to circumstance.”  ~Bruce Barton

I was having lunch the other day with a couple of young men.  One is a senior in high school and the other a first year college student.  They shared with me how most of their friends from their home town had no goals and/or dreams.  They seemed puzzled by it and I shared with them the fact that most people never realize they can have more than their circumstance dictates.

How about you?  Are you making a positive impact on God’s world from where you are living?  If you are, good for you.  If not, change your circumstance or like Peter did in the verse below; get out of your boat.

Matthew 14:29, “Come he (Jesus) said.  Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus.”  (NIV)

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