Fri. Nov 27
"THE LORD...GOES BEFORE YOU...DO NOT BE AFRAID." (DT 31:8 NIV)
Don't Be Afraid To Try
It's said that Dan Rhodes met Dave Thomas long before Thomas opened his first Wendy's. Rhodes admitted that he always knew young Thomas would "some day be something big." But still, when given an opportunity to invest in Wendy's, he didn't. Later he met Colonel Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, and had a chance to buy his stock before it went public. But he turned it down because he didn't agree with some of the Colonel's ideas. When he was in the restaurant business, Rhodes often had a salesman named Ray Kroc in his office trying to sell him equipment. Rhodes admite that Kroc was a nice guy; however, he chose not to invest in his little hamburger joint - McDonalds! A few years later on an Alaskan cruise he met an attorney from Seattle who suggested that Rhodes invest in his son's new computer company. It had a funny name - Microsoft! Again Rhodes declined. Now, most of us would be pulling our hair out if we missed even one of those opportunities, but not Rhodes. He overcame his fear of failing, kept pursuing his dream and eventually saw his name on Forbes Magazine's list of the 400 most successful business owners in America. If having to do everything right the first time is your prerequisite to trying - you'll never succeed in life. You'll end up wondering what you could have done had you been willing to learn from your experiences, step out in faith and discover what God can do through you. 'The Lord...goes before you...Do not be afraid."
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