Shane Latham

The Wisdom Spiral - O: Opportunity Shane Latham

Couched in the narrative of Biblical history, ?God?s Mission? links all people, from all time, into ?The Great Romance.? The book ?O? is the first of three volumes in ?The Wisdom Spiral? trilogy which blends storying, art and unfiltered personal experience to illustrate the paradigm of Opportunity + Relationships = Influence (O+R=I); which describes how life works all around us, every day, for good or evil, whether we realize it or not. We have all been given opportunities of resources, responsibilities, experiences and ideas to seize daily through risks of faith. These have been entrusted to us for investment in the greatest treasure of our planet - people. When we do right with those opportunities and love mercy in our relationships, influence comes to us guaranteed. If we walk humbly before God with that influence, we live in wisdom as God directs our life?s spiral into increasing circles of a significant life. Throughout history, the same elements at work in O+R=I, have also been distorted into three lusts; ?loving things?, ?using people?, and ?desiring fame.? These make up the Big Fraud which deceives the people of the world. This book was written to illustrate O+R=I, expose the Big Fraud, and invite people to choose wisdom over foolishness as they discover a life of purpose and hope. The challenge we all face is that while we were created to use things and experiences to love God and others, as we lift His name and make an impact on eternity, we are constantly tempted to love things and experiences and use God and others as we lift our own name. We live in this struggle, that at every moment, with every decision, we are either building an empire on earth or an impact in eternity.