In Case of Rain

By Marcus M. Mottley, Ph.D.
www.SpeakTrain.com

Recent events in my life have served to re-emphasize to me the importance of constantly demonstrating faith and belief. I want to emphasize the action word ‘demonstrating’.

There have been many occasions when I have sought divine intervention, many instances when I have asked for celestial inspiration, and countless times when I have just plain prayed for help and assistance.

And in many of those instances when my prayers were answered I was caught unprepared and unready to take advantage of the very help that I had sought.

If this seems a somewhat philosophical, I hope the following story sheds some light and has the same effect on you that it had on me.

The fields were parched and brown from lack of rain, and the crops lay wilting from thirst. People were anxious and irritable as they searched the sky for any sign of relief. Days turned into arid weeks. No rain came.

The ministers of the local churches called for an hour of prayer on the town square the following Saturday. They requested that everyone bring an object of faith for inspiration.

At high noon on the appointed Saturday the townspeople turned out en masse, filling the square with anxious faces and hopeful hearts. The ministers were touched to see the variety of objects clutched in prayerful hands ... holy books, crosses, prayer beads and various other symbols of religious faith.

When the hour ended, as if on magical command, a soft rain began to fall steadily. Cheers swept the crowd as they held their treasured objects high in gratitude and praise. From the middle of the crowd one faith symbol seemed to overshadow all the others.

A small nine-year old child had brought an umbrella.

Are you ready for what may happen when your prayers are answered and divine intervention brings opportunity knocking at your door steps? For example, if you are seeking to be interviewed for that job of a lifetime, have you dusted off your resume, brushed up on the new jargon in your field, read the latest books and developed some new skills? Have you talked to other experts in the field and gained insights into what’s new and what’s old? And, have you practiced formulating answers to the tough questions that will likely be asked at your interview?

Are you ready for rain?

Marcus M. Mottley, Ph.D.
mpowerme@speaktrain.com
www.SpeakTrain.com