Labor That Works Miracles
by Jim Rohn
Two
thousand years ago on April 15, one of Jesus' disciples came to him and said it
was time to pay taxes (that's how I know it was around April 15), but they had
no money. In response to his disciple's statement, Jesus said "no
problem." Now why could he say "no problem"? Well, word had it
that Jesus was a miracle worker. If you hand a problem to a miracle worker,
what they are inclined to say is "no problem." You've got to hang out
with people like that.
I belong to a small group and we do business around the world. These
guys are all miracle workers. What an incredible group. If you hand any of them
a problem, guess what they say, "no problem." How many books will
they read to solve a problem? As many as it takes. If they need to consult, how
much consulting will they do? As much as it takes. How early will they get up?
As early as it takes. "No problem"... you got to hang out with people
like that. You cannot believe the thrill of being associated with miracle
workers, people who will do whatever it takes to get the job done and perform
miracles.
When
asked about paying the taxes, Jesus said it was "no problem.” In fact, he
said it was going to be easy. He told the disciple to just go fishing. Now it
couldn't have been any easier than that, especially for this disciple whose
name was Peter, because Peter was a fisherman. Now, if you can fish and you
should fish and you don't fish, then that is why you do not get a miracle. But
Jesus told his disciple to go fishing and the first fish that he caught to look
in its mouth. Peter, who was used to strange things happening, agreed. Well,
the first fish Peter catches, he looks in its mouth and finds coins. Peter then
adds up the coins and they are exactly enough to pay his and Jesus' taxes.
"Wow!"
you might say. "That is a miracle!" Here is why we call it a
miracle—simply because we don't quite understand how it works. That's all.
Doesn't mean it doesn't work, it just means we don't quite understand how it
works. Which is true of all miracles. In fact, for most of us, our whole life
is a miracle.
How
about this miracle? God says if you plant the seed, I will make the tree. Wow,
you can't have a better arrangement than that. First, it gives God the tough
end of the deal. What if you had to make a tree? That would keep you up late at
night, trying to figure out how to make a tree. God says, "No, leave the
miracle part to me. I've got the seed, the soil, the sunshine, the rain and the
seasons. I'm God and all this miracles stuff is easy for me. I have reserved
something very special for you and that is to plant the seed."
I have
found in life that if you want a miracle you first need to do whatever it is
you can do. If that's to plant, then plant; if it is to read, then read; if it
is to change, then change; if it is to study, then study; if it is to work,
then work; whatever you have to do. And then you will be well on your way to
doing the labor that works miracles.
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