Be The Setup

Have you ever watched The Millionaire Matchmaker?

It's a pretty crappy show and I don't watch it (seriously, I don't! but I'm not judging if you do), but the idea is that Patti, the host, sets up millionaires with their true love. She is tough and critical and to-the-point and knows her stuff when it comes to relationships. I mean, hollywoodontv relationships. But the craziest thing is, I flipped past the Bravo channel and there sat Patti with her fiancé or boyfriend or husband (see, I told you I don't watch the show), in the psychologist's office because their relationship was crumbling. The professional matchmaker couldn't make her own match last!

So I was thinking, if people tend to do what you do more than do what you say, what success is hit matchmaker Patti really gonna have? It's like she lost her credentials.

And even more, if I'm a professional "fill-in-the-blank" in life, what is my title and how can I influence people the most. I know that more than what I say, I can influence by what I do.

So, then that got me thinking: What do I do? And this is what I came up with...

I'm a professional positive thinker. I'm a professional singer/dancer, reader, seeker and speaker. I'm a professional connector of people. I'm a professional playdate and girls' night hostess. I'm a professional listener and encourager. I'm a professional prayer. I'm a professional organizer. I'm a professional wife and mama and friend.

But then I remembered this quote I heard last week from Kris Vallotton, "Your relationship with God needs to benefit the people you know," and I've been asking myself ever since...

How does my relationship with God benefit the people I know?
How does your relationship with God benefit the people you know?

And after listing all the things I may be a professional at and realizing that these things people could truly see in my life without me ever saying a word, I realized that I wanted to add another to the list.

I want to be a professional with power. I want to be a professional at all those things I listed, and not only live, but set people up with the power of God. Because it's "good" to be inspired but it's even better to transfer power to other people's lives. Because it's "good" to inspire, but it's even better to transfer power to other people's lives. What if because of my relationship with God I am a professional with power?

For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk, but in power. 1 Cor 4:20

Some things are rattling over here and the dust is blowing off the shelves.

So, go write your list. You are a professional fill-in-the-blank. And now, I'm gonna ask that Holy Spirit fills us with the POWER to inspire. Jesus, you are the one who is not dead in the grave, but alive and well and in love with us and we are here to change the world and change the one, because you are using US for a divine setup.

But in power.

...