If you think that God is
no longer in control of the affairs of men, then you have another think coming.
The story you are about to
read is an eloquent evidence that God has not changed!!!
Sylvester Stallone!!!, you
must heard his name several times, watched his block busters several times but
did you know that Sylvester was so broke that he was found sleeping in the
streets until ......
This is
one of the SWEETEST stories ever told in Hollywood. His name is Sylvester
Stallone, one of the BIGGEST and most famous American movie superstars.
Back in the day, Stallone was a struggling actor
in every definition. At some point, he got so broke that he stole his wife's
jewellery and sold it.
Things
got so bad that he even ended up homeless. Yes, he slept at
the New York bus station for 3 days. Unable to
pay rent or afford food.
His
lowest point came when he tried to sell his dog at the liquor store to any stranger.
He didn't have money to feed the dog anymore. He sold it at $25 only. He says
he walked away crying.
Two weeks later, he saw a boxing match between Mohammed
Ali and Chuck Wepner and that match gave him the inspiration to write the
script for the famous movie, ROCKY.
He wrote
the script for 20 hours!
He tried
to sell it and got an offer for $125,000 for the script. But he had just ONE
REQUEST. He wanted to STAR in the movie. He wanted to be the MAIN ACTOR. Rocky
himself.
But the
studio said NO.
They wanted a REAL STAR.
They said he "Looked funny and talked
funny". He left with his script. A few weeks later, the studio offered him
$250,000 for the script. He refused. They even offered $350,000. He still
refused. They wanted his movie. But NOT him. He said NO. He had to be IN THAT
MOVIE.
After a while, the studio agreed, gave him
$35,000 for the script and let him star in it! The rest is history!
The movie won Best Picture, Best Directing and
Best Film Editing at the prestigious Oscar Awards. He was even nominated for
BEST ACTOR! The Movie ROCKY was even inducted into the American National Film Registry as one of the greatest movies ever!
And
Sylvester has gone ahead to perform in so many other films and movies and
sometimes even naming his own fee
Is that
not the Hand of God?
And do you know the first thing he bought with
the
$35,000? THE DOG HE SOLD.
Yes,
Stallone LOVED HIS DOG SO MUCH that he stood at the liquor store for 3 days
waiting for the man he sold his dog to.
And on the
3rd day, he saw the man coming with the dog. Stallone explained why he sold the
dog and begged for the dog back. The man refused. Stallone offered him $100.
The man refused. He offered him $500. And the guy refused. Yes, he refused even
$1000.
And, believe it or not, Stallone had to pay
$15,000 for the same, same dog he sold at $25 only! And he finally got his dog
back!
And
today, the same Stallone who slept in the streets and sold his dog JUST BECAUSE
he couldn't even feed it anymore, is one of the GREATEST movie stars who ever
walked the earth!
So, what
is your challenge?
Have you
ever been so hungry that you thought of eating sand, don't go there; inside of
you reposes a giant, wake your giant up
God is
still at work directing the feet steps of His children
#DrJTF
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