Prayer and Gifts

A couple things I wanted to note today.

First, Pastor Rick shared some good insight in service today. He talked about how the fruit of Matthew 15:1-17 is the result of asking for fruit in your life in prayer. In the passage, Jesus talks about how if we abide in Him, anything we ask for, He will provide. It made me recall that I asked to hear from God. I wonder if that is a pre-requisite to hearing him – to actually ask.

Second, I’m reading Linchpin: Are you indespensible?. In the book, it talks about linchpins are people who practice giving away their art. By giving away their art, they become indispensable, and gain more personally than if they had tried to charge for their wares in the first place. It makes me think of BoW. BoW should be my gift to the world. A gift of love. A gift wrapped in a BoW :p But really.. why did I ever start getting caught up in how to set up a stupid company. The Lord told me it doesn’t matter either way. Just give it out. Create a community around it. Confirm its value and build a community to help to shape it further. Then it can become a cause, and I can figure out whether it needs me any more than part-time or not. I don’t have to force the issue. Just create art (BoW) and give it out in love and see what happens.