A Stuttering Bible Salesman
Illustration★★★A man wanted to be a salesman, but he stuttered very badly. Then he saw an ad for a job as a Bible salesman for the Bible Society, and he decided to apply for it because he believed God would help him to do it.
At the interview, they heard him stutter and said, “We’re sorry, but there’s no way you could do this job with that kind of stutter.” “Please,” he said.
“Just give me a chance.” They asked him to leave the room so they could discuss it. When he had gone, one of them said, “I have an idea.
Let’s just give him fifty Bibles and leave him to it. It’ll take him years to sell them.” So that’s what they did. A week later, the man returned.
“I’ve sold them. Can I have some more.” Just at that moment the Executive was in session, so they asked him to come in and explain how he’d done it. “Easy,” he said.
“I just ask them, ‘Would you like to buy a Bible, or would you like me to read it to you?’” Some people have such a big devil and such a little Jesus. Peter Youngren A scientist was once asked, “What’s the result of massive hurricanes on the east coast?” He replied, “New beaches.” Two shoe salesmen arrived on an island.
The first one looked around and saw that the natives wore no shoes, and thought, “Why’d they send me here? There’s no market for shoes here!” The second one looked around and saw that the natives wore no shoes, and thought, “Wow! Everybody needs shoes – and the whole market is mine.”
The point
A stuttering man overcomes rejection to become a top Bible salesman by simply asking, 'Would you like to buy a Bible, or would you like me to read it to you?' -- followed by two more short quips about seeing opportunity versus obstacles.