What is most striking about Mr. Potts is that he is decidedly UNstriking. And that's the beauty of it. Potts was raised by a bus driver father and a supermarket cashier mother. Striking? Not exactly.
He was the kind of kid who was bullied in school, exacerbating his lack of self-confidence. Eventually, he was employed at a place called Carphone Warehouse only eight miles from his birthplace. He was a cellphone salesman. Striking? Uh-uh.
He met his wife on an internet chat room. Striking? I don't think so.
The big discovery about Paul Potts is that the man can sing. No - I mean SING. He first sang in 1999 in a karaoke competition dressed as Luciano Pavarotti. Having a dream to sing, he broke his collarbone and suffered whiplash in a bicycle accident in 2003, preventing him from pursuing music as a career. He had not sung in four years when he entered "Britain's Got Talent" in 2007.
Potts received a standing ovation from the audience of 2,000 and ultimately WON that season of "Britain's Got Talent."
What God sees in you is often not what you see in yourself. He only has success in mind for you. All He asks is for you to be READY and WILLING; He supplies the ABLE. And when your time comes to step to the plate, give it everything you've got. Paul Potts did.
"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men." (Colossians 3:23)
You can watch Potts' "Britain's Got Talent" performance at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k08yxu57NA. Enjoy.
1 comment:
PK said:
"What God sees in you is often not what you see in yourself. He only has success in mind for you. All He asks is for you to be READY and WILLING; He supplies the ABLE."
BB says:
Great truth here! Amen!
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