Esther is a Jewish woman hidden in the Persian court, and now the king's decree is about to kill all the Jews. Her cousin Mordecai tells her: you're in this position for a reason. You have access to the king. You can stop this. And if you don't, God will deliver the Jews another way - but you'll miss your purpose.
The thing is, God is never mentioned by name in Esther. This whole book proceeds as if it's just normal political maneuvering and coincidence. But Mordecai is saying: this isn't coincidence. You're positioned exactly where you need to be at exactly the moment you need to be there. That's not accident. That's design.
I think about how I ended up in the job I'm in, through a series of choices and circumstances that seemed random at the time. But looking back, I can see the through-line. I'm working on exactly the problems I care about most, with exactly the team that can execute them, at exactly the moment when this work matters. Esther's story suggests that might not be coincidence either. Maybe I'm positioned where I am for such a time as this. That doesn't mean I don't work hard or think strategically. But it means I'm also watching for what this particular moment is asking of me.
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