- Money
- Marriage
- Ministry
When The Red Shoe Project began on January 1st of this year, I took my business, shelved it and hung a sign on it that said,
"Temporarily Closed for Restructuring."
As I popped myself into RED shoes each day, I honestly believed that at some point, God would show me how to re-work my company. Little did I know that, come October, my company would still be sitting on the shelf.
The Red Shoe Project
was just a little thing I thought I'd do to help me stay focused on God.
I never expected it to become my entire life, but it did and so did God! Within weeks, God captivated me, winning my heart and my attention.
"Captivate" means...
to attract and hold someone's interest,
to charm, enthrall, fascinate, delight, win over.
I'll never forget the first message I heard on Giving. I was a new Christian and the preacher talked about giving your Tithe, your Talent, and your Time. In the past two years, I have added to that Harvest Porfolio, Offerings, Random Acts of Kindness and "Seeding." (Planting financially into other people's ministries and expecting a harvest in return.)
All year, even with my limited income, planting season has been abundant in all of these areas. That said, at some point, the harvest must come!
These last few days, I've been sharing with you the testimonies I'm experiencing first hand regarding my Financial Harvest. The season has just begun and we are off to a good start! Second on the list is the Harvest Field of Marriage. My friends, Jim and Wendy just asked me, "What's happening with the marriage?" Now before you get all excited... No - There's no one yet! LOL. But I'm expecting!
You'll remember that back in the spring, God told me that I'm going to be married. Later, when I was in Scotland, He asked me to make a list describing my husband-to-be. He said He already knew what I'd write, and that He'd already chosen the person that perfectly fit my description. He wants to show me how detailed He can be in my life. He urged me to "go overboard" with the specifics,
just so He could prove to me that He
knows me better than I know myself!
I love when He does that! So I did, in fact, make "The List." I was looking it over today and it is, in fact, quite detailed. I didn't leave out a thing. I even added a couple more items just to make it complete. When I finally got up the nerve to read it to my daughters, they declared with excitement that they knew who it was that fit my wish list exactly! Their response? "Jesus." LOL.
Seriously... I know that God will deliver on every one of my requests exactly. You may think that's impossible, but He's done this to me before. Such a thing is not difficult for Him. How He does it, I do not know. Does He plant the details in my mind before I even write them down and I just think that I came up with them myself???? Maybe. LOL.
At any rate, God has been speaking some pretty awesome things to my heart lately and my mind has been somewhat distracted - in a fun way. It never ceases to amaze me how the thought of LOVE can so easily transform us to age 16 again. POOF! -- just like that -- in an instant. So I asked the Lord, "God... help me to refocus here and get back on track. I don't have time to be day dreaming! If this is unacceptable or just not what you're doing, can you please just shut off the switch?
Just then, I pulled up into the parking lot of Cakes by Ron to pick up a little cupcake for the birthday girl. As I walked into the store, Ron Zammit -- the owner, cake decorator and a good family friend -- shouted to me from the back, "Gail -- when should I start making your wedding cake?" How bizarre is that? I even asked him if he had read the blog about my getting married. His response was "You're getting married? To who?" My response: "Yes!" and "I don't know yet!"
Come on! It's got to be a sign that this Marriage Harvest is close. Don't you think? I'm telling you... it's in the air. I can feel it! Wait a minute... didn't I just say these same words last week before the dam broke on the finances? Could it be? We shall see.
And finally... The Harvest of Ministry. That is a harvest I am already accustomed to -- only each year, as I grow in ministry -- I expect a bigger, more flourishing, Harvest of Souls.
God said
that when I
come home,
He wants me
to bring
others
with me!
To that
I am destined
and devoted!
Blessings to you, dear friends! May you be preparing your own harvest fields for a Season of Reaping.
In Red shoes,
Gail
