Divine Appointment Part 4
Good Morning Girls! So the week drags on and finally meeting day arrives. I cannot remember the specifics of our meeting because they all blend together now. I can however recall the key points which will bring you all to speed and you will finally know where I have been for the last 90 days......
Rachel opens up this huge 3 ring binder and proceeds to show me plans for a business she has been working on for years. She is a personal trainer, public speaker, and published author. She plans on speaking to large audiences about personal growth and development. She believes in one decision, one action at a time. In other words she is not one to try to turn your world upside down overnight. She believes in slow continual growth in all areas of yourself....mind, body, soul, spirit.
As I sit and listen to her I think to myself "this sounds so awesome! this woman has actual plans to the dream that is in my heart." I sit there amazed listening to it all, not fully even grasping it all as her vision is so grand. Most of all I have no idea where I fit in to this plan. She seems to have it all figured out. What does she need me for?
I told her I always envisioned myself writing a daily devotional to compliment a fitness book. She reaches in her bag and takes out her book. "Here you go" she says, as she slides it across the table. "Have at it". I'm sure my mouth was gaped open for hours. did I just hear her correctly? Did she just give me her book and tell me to write a devotional to go with it? Did this really just happen?
Our meeting ends and I give her my portfolio that contains my resume, a cd of my Dare to Dream teaching, the two seminars I have done for the HomeMaker overnight and my entry essay for the Transformation Challenge I did two years ago. I leave with a book, a writing assignment, and a mind reeling with emotions and questions.
Since then we have had many meetings. I have written a six week devotional to accompany her already published book. We have had professional photos taken and just yesterday completed our logo! We are now putting together marketing materials and will start hiring a personal training staff within weeks. We plan to be up and running by mid to end January, and already have our first seminar on the books!!!!! As I write these words I feel overwhelmed with emotion, and still a little unbelief that this is all happening! It is real. It is very very real!
I wanted to share this with all of you for a couple of reasons. First of all, you Girls have been my support and my team, some of you for years! You have been along for the ride as I poured out the dreams in my heart- as I wondered at times if they were real or not. Well they are. And that brings me to the more important reason of why I am so excited to share this with you....and that is to encourage all of you to stick with the desires that are in your heart! Do not give up on them! Do not lose heart! Do not think for a moment that the Lord does not have something unbelievable planned for you! HE DOES!
If it seemed like things worked out for me overnight, go back and read my first blog....it was over 500 blogs ago! That's a lot of days that I sat and poured out my heart not knowing why, just knowing I was supposed to for some reason. There were many many times when it all seemed like a waste of time. Many times when I wanted to give up- even though I didn't even know what I was giving up on- other than a crazy dream.
Girls- God loves you and has great plans for you! Trust me, there is nothing special about me other than the gifts the Lord himself has given me.
The other thing about dreams coming true......they are a lot of work! I have little free time, have put in a ton of hours without pay and am going on faith that this is it, and it will pay off in the end. This dream unfolding is work- but I am loving every minute of it!
Merry Christmas Girls! I pray you all cling to the desires of your heart and look for your "Star" just as Pastor Mac preached about on Sunday. Trust me Girls.......it's coming!
1 Corinthians 2:9 That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him"
Love, peace, and stars to you all-
Jen
Rachel opens up this huge 3 ring binder and proceeds to show me plans for a business she has been working on for years. She is a personal trainer, public speaker, and published author. She plans on speaking to large audiences about personal growth and development. She believes in one decision, one action at a time. In other words she is not one to try to turn your world upside down overnight. She believes in slow continual growth in all areas of yourself....mind, body, soul, spirit.
As I sit and listen to her I think to myself "this sounds so awesome! this woman has actual plans to the dream that is in my heart." I sit there amazed listening to it all, not fully even grasping it all as her vision is so grand. Most of all I have no idea where I fit in to this plan. She seems to have it all figured out. What does she need me for?
I told her I always envisioned myself writing a daily devotional to compliment a fitness book. She reaches in her bag and takes out her book. "Here you go" she says, as she slides it across the table. "Have at it". I'm sure my mouth was gaped open for hours. did I just hear her correctly? Did she just give me her book and tell me to write a devotional to go with it? Did this really just happen?
Our meeting ends and I give her my portfolio that contains my resume, a cd of my Dare to Dream teaching, the two seminars I have done for the HomeMaker overnight and my entry essay for the Transformation Challenge I did two years ago. I leave with a book, a writing assignment, and a mind reeling with emotions and questions.
Since then we have had many meetings. I have written a six week devotional to accompany her already published book. We have had professional photos taken and just yesterday completed our logo! We are now putting together marketing materials and will start hiring a personal training staff within weeks. We plan to be up and running by mid to end January, and already have our first seminar on the books!!!!! As I write these words I feel overwhelmed with emotion, and still a little unbelief that this is all happening! It is real. It is very very real!
I wanted to share this with all of you for a couple of reasons. First of all, you Girls have been my support and my team, some of you for years! You have been along for the ride as I poured out the dreams in my heart- as I wondered at times if they were real or not. Well they are. And that brings me to the more important reason of why I am so excited to share this with you....and that is to encourage all of you to stick with the desires that are in your heart! Do not give up on them! Do not lose heart! Do not think for a moment that the Lord does not have something unbelievable planned for you! HE DOES!
If it seemed like things worked out for me overnight, go back and read my first blog....it was over 500 blogs ago! That's a lot of days that I sat and poured out my heart not knowing why, just knowing I was supposed to for some reason. There were many many times when it all seemed like a waste of time. Many times when I wanted to give up- even though I didn't even know what I was giving up on- other than a crazy dream.
Girls- God loves you and has great plans for you! Trust me, there is nothing special about me other than the gifts the Lord himself has given me.
The other thing about dreams coming true......they are a lot of work! I have little free time, have put in a ton of hours without pay and am going on faith that this is it, and it will pay off in the end. This dream unfolding is work- but I am loving every minute of it!
Merry Christmas Girls! I pray you all cling to the desires of your heart and look for your "Star" just as Pastor Mac preached about on Sunday. Trust me Girls.......it's coming!
1 Corinthians 2:9 That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him"
Love, peace, and stars to you all-
Jen
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