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Apples of Gold
Radio Script for March 16, 2009
“One Good Idea Can Change Your Life”
Hello, I’m Doug Apple…with Apples of Gold.
It was the opening day of the United States Supreme Court.
Abortion rights advocates were loudly protesting and waving their signs.
Meanwhile, a group of pro-life advocates stood silent.
Now you’d think that being silent is a good way to get lost in the crowd.
But it was the visual that was arresting.
They were silent, but they all had wide, red tape over their mouths. And on the tape was one simple word: LIFE.
An official from the National Organization for Women came over. She said, “That’s a very effective strategy.”
So how did they come up with this “very effective strategy?”
Listen to this. The Lord gave it to one of them in a dream.
That’s what they said. One of them had a dream of people standing there silently with red tape over their mouths and the word LIFE written on the tape.
You know what? You could sit around and brainstorm for days and not come up with a great idea like that. But in an instant, the Lord can give you the most powerful and effective ideas.
It’s been said that one good idea can change your life.
Have you heard about the professional bowler with a new bowling technique?
Now bowling is a pretty simple concept. You probably thought there were no new ideas possible with bowling, but here you go.
He bowls with two hands.
Now this isn’t your little sister’s two-handed bowling. 25-year-old Jason Belmonte of Australia uses both hands to spin the ball like crazy as he heaves it down the lane. With twice the usual RPM’s, the ball sends pins flying for their life.
He started bowling with two hands when he was a kid. He was a good enough bowler that his dad decided to take him for some special coaching. And what did the special coaches tell him? “Quit bowling with two hands.”
Well he didn’t, and now he is leading a movement of two-handed bowlers that is catching on.
I bring that up just to point out that there are always new ideas. There are new ways of doing things.
We went from chisels to quill pens to ball point pens to typewriters to word processors. We went from cell phones you can talk on to cell phones you can use to text and take pictures and videos and surf the net and on and on.
And there are thousands of great new ideas just waiting to be thought of.
Now I believe that God has instilled into all people His creative abilities. I believe that’s part of being created in His image.
But as Christians I think we have an advantage in the race for ideas. Like the idea for the red LIFE tape, I really believe that God will divinely give His people ideas.
In Daniel chapter 5, King Belshazzar of Babylon called on Daniel to solve a problem for him. And listen to what he said about Daniel. “I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you and that you have insight, intelligence and outstanding wisdom.”
What he was talking about was the Spirit of the one true living God. Yes, it was God’s Spirit that gave Daniel his great insight.
Well as Christians, we all have God’s Holy Spirit inside of us. And I think He will lead us to wonderful, creative ideas.
Do you want to know how to do something better? Ask the Lord.
Of course we can come up with ideas on our own, but here’s the thing. We don’t know what’s best – and here is how I define best.
In John 15:16 Jesus said, “…I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit – fruit that will last.”
So this is what I want. Yes, I want great new ideas, but not just any ideas. I want ideas that, when put into practice, will bear much fruit – fruit that will last.
And those ideas come from the Spirit of God within us. He alone knows which ideas will produce the best eternal fruit possible.
Yes, one good idea can change your life. It can even change the world.
But don’t just sit around and try to dream one up. Instead, draw near to God and let His Spirit stir up ideas within you.
Then you will come up with good ideas, and they will be the kind that bears much fruit – fruit that will last.
Comments?
E-mail me: dougapple@wave94.com.
May God bless you today! With Apples of Gold…I’m Doug Apple.
© 2009 The Arrow’s Tip
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Why “The Arrow’s Tip”? Each morning, after diligently seeking the Lord, I write Apples of Gold. Then before I release it to the public I pray one final prayer, “Lord, send forth your arrows.” I envision Apples of Gold as arrows, tips dipped in the river of the water of life that flows from the throne of God (Rev. 22:1), sailing toward the hearts and minds of men and women around the world.
Doug Apple
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