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“But Jesus spoke to them at once. “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “Take courage, I am here”  Matt.14:27

Most of us know Bill Gates and some of us have heard his story but there are parts to his story that some have never heard. Bill and his partner Paul Allen owned a software company. A lot of us do not know what the real situation was when IBM approached Bill Gates to write an operating system for them. When IBM came, Bill Gates simply said he would do it right away. How is that important, you may ask? It is important because at that time, he did not have an operating system or the time to start writing an operating system. Writing an operating system is huge, even now with all the tools available.

A lot of people would have been afraid and would have declined with apologies. But not Bill Gates, he accepted the opening. He then went to find a company in Seattle that had already written an operating system and bought the code from them for fifty thousand dollars. Bill Gates did not write the initial code for the Microsoft Disk Operating System. He bought it and labeled it Microsoft Disk Operating System then sold it to IBM. And today he is the richest man in the world.

Many times we waste time breaking our heads over things we can buy. Why reinvent the wheel? Even back then, Bill Gates refused to reinvent the wheel. So why are we doing it now? He was not afraid to take on the challenge and exploit the opening.

Some people come to me with news of their promotion closely followed by an announcement of their fears. With some people, I even have to encourage them to take the promotion and they decline because they do not want embarrassment. Eventually, I have to back down and let them do what they want to do because I am not going to be the one to do the job for them. But God is saying, “do not be afraid, step up!”

God is with you, exploit the situation to the glory of God. And today Microsoft is everywhere. Like him or hate him, you have to respect Bill Gates for taking the step. We would say in faith because we know better at least. But you know God and you are still afraid to take the step. God is saying, what on earth are you waiting for? The door is open before you, what are you waiting for?

Thought: You develop courage by acting courageous.

Prayer: Father, today I speak courage to my heart and to my legs, in Jesus Name.

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