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  “ Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.” Acts 3 : 6 - 7 NKJV Just as the lame man would have been disappointed and discouraged by the sound of “ Silver and gold I do not have“ , we all struggle with the fact that God is full of grey gift. When reality keeps human expectations in suspense, it is understandable why we often don’t have anything to do with grey gifts. And knowing that human brains are wired with a super appeal for grand gifts, Peter had to quickly provide the access to the grey gift: “ but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk ”. Notwithstanding, the lame man would have continued with a gaze of expectation from the grey gift; if not that Peter “ took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately ...

“Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.” ‭‭Acts‬ ‭3:6-7‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/act.3.6-7.nkjv The common expectation from meeting with personalities in the world is mostly hoped for a definite receipt of value for living. For the lame man at the Beautiful Gate, there was nothing better than the receipt of alms from the hands of passersby, like Peter and John. When the disappointment of the man from the first statement from Peter was not far fetched, it was obvious that he needed a lift in order to give a better look - a look of faith in Jesus, instead of a look of material substance from man. Networking with men of substance provides the needed platform to access information and useful resources in life. However, a look at men for their substance instead of waiti...