“What God can do through a person who's willing to act is limitless.”

A thought by Erwin Raphael McManus from his book, Chasing Daylight: Seize the Power of Every Moment (Kindle Locations 436-437). Kindle Edition.

I have two laptop computers. One is a large one and the other is a small one. The potential that I have to reach out to people around the world through them is limitless but if I never turn either one of them on they are useless.

Right now I am sitting with my small laptop in the Oceanside, New York Starbucks putting down my thoughts about this quote by Erwin McManus so I can post it online so you can read it wherever you might be. Just think of this. Someone this past week from the United States, the Netherlands, Russia, Germany, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Latvia, Qatar, and Venezuela checked out this blog. But it wouldn’t have happened if I wouldn’t have started writing.

Now I also just finished my bill’s front porch and I will get up early tomorrow morning and post it on my large laptop at home. This week people from the USA, the United Kingdom, Germany, Russia, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, India, France, Canada and also the United Arab Emirates stopped by to read what James from the New Testament said was the causes and cure for fighting and arguments.

And that is just one seven day period that one short white-haired retired man saw happen by doing something.

What could happen if everyone reading this caught a view of the limitless potential that is wrapped up in them?

What could happen?

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