By Ashley Andrews 
Journalism Major

Opportunity seems to keep to its own time. It used to be that opportunity was never there when I wanted it. Now, after months of education and numerous quick prayers, I am now an opportune person. How is that? Well, it is all God.

 

Recently, I had a conversation with a friend. She has long, dark curly hair. It is the kind of hair that straight hair girls (like me) would kill for. I had just met her family and, looking at her, I expected to see the same beautiful hair on one or both of her parents. But, this was not the case. My expectations were shorted by a frizzy balding gray and a straight blonde bob. So I asked her, "Where did you get your hair?"

 

She smiled and simply responded, "I asked God for it."

Somewhat puzzled, I went to the next logical question: "Really?" She could tell that I was confused. So, she explained further. "When I was ten years old, I asked God for curly hair. And the next time I got my hair cut, it was curly." Now, I am a skeptical person - I will admit. So, you might understand it when I asked again, "That's it?" I thought to myself, "Come on! How could that be it?" I have said many prayers, I explained to her. "Lord, make me taller," "God, please get rid of my freckles," and "Lord, can I have curly hair?" But still, I am a 5 foot 2inch, freckled-face, straight haired crank.  My friend just looked at me and then asked, "Well, did you mean it - your prayers?"

 

What she meant did not hit me till later, much later. I am not sure that I was sincere. Maybe I did not have faith. Maybe my prayers were not prayers at all.

 

Looking back over these past few semesters, I see how I have pleaded with God for everything - stuff, grades, money, internships, and so on. Honestly, most of those quick-minute prayers were half-hearted or selfish. But, now, I have come to a new understanding. One thing is certain - God is not stingy. The moment that I let go of all my egotistic desires and worries is the moment that God blesses me with opportunities. Just think that all this time, He has been waiting on me.