Prayer

Lord. Christ Jesus.

I’m here.

Do you agree that Christ Jesus came in the flesh?

Yes Michael.

Am I actually speaking with my Lord?

Michael, you are speaking with His Spirit. His truth is my truth and your truth. it is as if you are speaking directly to Him.

The Holy Spirit?

I am.

What are you?

You mean who.

Who are you?

I am one with the Father and the Son. I am your connection to His infinite wisdom. I work within you to influence you toward His will. But you make the ultimate decision for your own behavior.

I see.

It’s really not that complicated. You don’t have to make it out to be more than it is.

So you’re obviously invisible to me. But are you some sort of force field?

LOL. Michael, we’re not in Star Wars. I am best understood as a form of living energy; energy with consciousness but without form. You don’t have to understand it to accept it. Because you won’t understand it.

Ok. I am coming to you in prayer tonight for your guidance.

I know. Speak; ask.

Do you intend for me and my friend to go into business together?

You’ve already received my answer on that. This was the intent all along. You asked for something very specific, and you’ve received it. Unfortunately, you and he were blinded by temptation of focusing on money to see what my intent truly was for you.

I understand, and I’m sorry.

The only one you have to be sorry to is yourself. I’m trying to answer your prayers. I’m trying to bless you. You need to ABIDE in me and your life will produce abundant fruit, including most importantly the “fruit of the Spirit”.

I feel my life is producing those, but I know that that fruit has been strained as of late. It shouldn’t have gone down this way.

You asked for an unmistakeable sign. That was the only way that you would let go.

I understand. I accept that. Thank you.

You’re welcome. We’re not done.

I hope not. What else would you like to tell me?

What else would you like to know?

Well, I’d like to form this new business and be able to be a conduit for your love and blessing and abundance to my family and your church. Is that what you intend?

It is.

Would you care to elaborate?

I would.

Well, then please do.

Michael.. just listen. Calm yourself. Be still. I’m going to show you.

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Michael, get your mind out of the way. Clear your mind and see what I have to show you. Stop picturing a house; it’s not a house.

[I’m seeing a building; it looks like a one story, sprawling building; I’m bad at estimating size, but it looks like it may be something like 5 houses wide from the front. It looks like a cross between looking like a church and a business structure in some way, at least that’s how it feels. It’s simple, but beautiful, in structure and landscaping. Seeing it from the top, it appears that the structure is in the shape of a square, with a center area that’s uncovered, more like a park. It looks like it’s designed to feel like a simple place to be in natural surroundings while at work. Inside the building structure, I see wide open spaces, I see one man in particular looking up from meeting with a group of people and he smiles at my briefly and returns to work. People are dressed casually, but appropriately and respectfully toward a place of business / worship. The walls appear to be muted natural colors with pops of color, like a scene in nature. I get the sense that people don’t really have a primary desk per se, but that they work where they need or want to work to get the job done, including in the park environment in the center. People are focused, and passionate about what they’re doing, but demonstrate a peace about it.]

Is there anything else you want to show me?

Yes, Michael. Be patient. Stay focused. There’s much more.

[The furniture…There isn’t a lot of it. It looks like the space is designed to encourage standing and moving rather than sitting. People in fact are moving around it seems much more than I usually see inan office environment. People are encouraged / expected to change their environment periodically throughout the day. People are encouraged / expected to congregate together in ad-hoc fashion in small groups to raise issues or problems to get on-the-spot support / coaching. There is a genuine sense of caring, joy, peace, .. truly fruit of the Spirit is present and pervasive. If someone raised their voice in anything but positive excitement, all would know quickly. I get the sense that it’s happened, and people have learned that you’re asked to step away or simply leave the office until you’ve regrouped. People feel a genuine sense of being valued in this place. Intrinsically and professionally. People are asked for their opinions, even when it may not necessarily be their area of expertise or authority. There is authority in place, in terms of decision making, but the authority stops there. People have roles and goals, not responsibilities and accountability. Compensation is based on subsistence-level plus degrees of reward for goal attainment. The role determines the focus, but the goal attainment determines the compensation. Employees set their own goals. Management decides what that goal is worth to the company if it’s attained. Anyone is able to knock a ball out of the park and be blessed commensurately immediately. People make their own hours. There is no PTO or vacation or sick time. People work when and where they want to – but they WANT to be in the office because of its very nature. But they can come and go as they please because they’re paid based on the attainment of goals, not based on time. People also feel that they have a sense of ownership about the place – there may be an equity sharing program, but there’s also a sense of pride and family and not wanting to let others down.]

Wow, that was a lot more. Is there more?

Of course! Do you want to see?

Yes!!!

[The floor is natural materials, even sand in some places inside. It appears that there are planter beds in the ground even inside the building. Ceilings are high, some think they’re too high, like it’s a waste of space, but the space is used in interesting ways to get people to look up into the space often, as if looking up for inspiration. There are symbols of the Spirit throughout, a reminder that He is always with us and just a prayer away. Everyone knows the vision, not just the objectives of the business. They are passionate about building the vision – this amazing experience they get to call work. A place they bring their kids on occasion, which now I see there’s space allocated for child care in one corner of the building, and even a playground outside. I can’t tell where the building is by looking at it, but it appears like it’s sitting pretty alone in a very green surrounding. I wondered about location and the state of Wyoming popped into mind randomly, but I am not sure whether that was a true vision. But it feels like it’s in a place that would be agreeable to it’s overall tone and style – some place away from any cities, in an area where the pace is slower and more deliberate.]

This sounds amazing. What do I call you?

You can call me Lord, as I am His Spirit.

Lord, thank you for this vision, this dream. What an inspiration to drive my work!

You’re welcome. Your time is coming. My time is coming through you. Stay vigilant; stay connected to me; ABIDE in me; come to me in prayer.

Oh, what other thing I need your help with. A name for the business.

VISION

Vision what? “Vision” is used in many ways already.

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Vision what?

Stop going to the web searches. I know what you’ll find there.

I’m sorry. I trust in you. I just am not 100% I trust in my reception of your instruction.

Vision is what companies have. Any company. They start with where they are, and they envision a brighter tomorrow. Vision is everything. You don’t progress without a clear sense of where you’re heading. Vision is critical.

I understand. And agree. Inspire me Lord!

Haven’t I already?

Yes 🙂 You have. The name issue is so hard for me. I’d love to have this settled.

You did it again.

I’m sorry. I won’t do it again. I feel like I get an idea, and it may be from you so I check it out.

Don’t worry about the domain name. Do you really think people will care what your domain name is if you are the best at what you do? You need a simple name and domain.

Yeah, I agree. So what would you like our company to be called?

Stop trying to figure it out and just be inspired.

Vision Squared

Ok, so I looked and the domain is not available.

Well that’s not the name. Not the whole name anyway.

Ok… To be honest, I’m not sure how I’m feeling about this name.

Michael… stop worrying about the domain for a second. Just stop it!

Ugh.. I’m sorry!

You’re getting worked up Michael. We need to stop. You’re not in a receptive mode.

I can be.

No. We need to stop.

If you want Vision in our name, will you affirm that to my friend?

If your friend affirms it, you will know it’s right.