6 Ways to Create New Opportunities for Your Marketplace Ministry

Everyone enjoys a new opportunity, but sometimes, when it seems that nothing is happening, you have to work smart an go to the opportunity instead of waiting for it to come to you. Creating new opportunities for your marketplace ministry means being ready at all times. Instead of waiting for money, waiting  for the right relationship, waiting to be noticed, and waiting for the big  break through, you look at each desire and ask yourself, “What can I do to create a new opportunity for my marketplace ministry.

Don’t get stuck in “wait” mode with you have the opportunity for “do something” mode. That wait can be difficult when weeks turn into months, even years. What if you could do something to create your own opportunity while you’re waiting?

What if you are waiting for God to change something while He is waiting for you to do something?

Lately, I’ve noticed that most of the people who are experience amazing breaks in their ministry have stories of the difficulties they faced in the past. People are walking through heartbreaking situations and coming out on the other end changed and restored.

The same applies to you. If it looks like the opportunity has abandoned you, be encouraged, you are in good company.

The first way to create your own opportunity is to refuse to give up!

“Opportunities are often created before they are needed.”  

You may have heard the story of David slaying Goliath in 1 Samuel 17. The story didn’t begin with Goliath. Take a look at 1 Samuel 17:34 – 37:

But David said to Saul, “Your servant used to keep his father’s sheep, and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock, I went out after it and struck it, and delivered the lamb from its mouth; and when it arose against me, I caught it by its beard, and struck and killed it. Your servant has killed both lion and bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God. And David said, “The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” 

David dealt with opposition before Goliath. Wild animals attacked when he was a shepherd. He protected his sheep with his life! So, Goliath was just another predator trying to steal from the people of God.

David learned to fight in the fields, so he was ready for victory on the battlefield.

Here are 6 Ways to Create New Opportunities for Your Marketplace Ministry

1. Be prepared. You never know who you will me. Being prepared can make the difference between being ignored and making the prized connection that catapults your marketplace ministry to the next level.
2. Hang with the right crowd. There is a synergy that happens when you align yourself with other like-minded people. You will find new resources, and get new ideas and concepts. Be authentic and open to learning From others. 
3. Do the work. You can’t succeed at your highest level and be average in your daily activity. Be willing to take responsibility, work hard, and pray fearlessly. Do what normal people do, and then go one step further. That type of commitment can’t be ignored. When you live by this principle, new opportunities are certain to find you.
4. Be creative. Creativity is an amazing gift from God. Only He can create something from nothing.  Use your creativity to add a unique touch to a situation that can’t be duplicated. You can make something average become something special. Creativity brings a difference that will always be in great demand.
5. Brand Yourself. When people think of you, what comes to their mind? That is your brand. People don’t think of you based on who you think you are. They think of you based on what they see you do and hear you say. If you are habitually late, they see you as the person who is never on time. If you are always complaining or criticizing, they see you as someone who is somewhat difficult to be around. But, If you are encouraging and uplifting, they see you as a person who is a pleasure to be with. If you are known for offering solutions and bringing creativity and energy to an environment, they see you as someone who they enjoy being around and would recommend for a job or opportunity. Make it clear who you are, and what you represent. Then, set your mind on aligning everything in your life with the truth of who you really are. Your new brand will help create your new opportunities.
6. Synergy matters. When you combine these principles with your own talent and skill and our God-given gifts and call you will set change in  motion – mind and heart is touch to ignore! 

Remember, If no one knows how talented you are, then your ability is simply a well-kept secret. It’s time to let the secret out!

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Take these 6 Ways to Create New Opportunities for Your Marketplace Ministry and add your own ideas. The Botton line is that God expects us to use everything His has given us – He wants it all to be used for Him.

The best way to create the opportunity you seek is to go hard with all your heart and all of you mind – for God and what He wants for you, that includes your ministry.

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