“Some day I’m going to have my own business.” It was New Years Eve, 1976, when I made this statement to some of my closest friends. It’s known as planting a seed.
Chapter Eighteen – The Mustard Seed Gift Shop
It was Monday, September 16, 1985, when I turned the key in the door of my shop, and took another step on my spiritual journey.
The first trade magazine I received in the store included an article which ended with, “…..when God put a pricing gun in your hand, and said, ‘All Things Are Possible.’” It gave me the tingles when I read it.
I had written a poem with that title in 1984, shortly after resigning from my job at the hospital. The poem is about having faith as a small mustard seed, and was, in part, responsible for me becoming the owner of this shop….
Do I have any power to help myself, now that success has been driven from me? (Job 6:13)
Tomorrow – My Answered Prayers – A Lesson in Praying