The Lord has answered my
prayers so many times when I have asked Him for wisdom concerning the
shop. An idea He gave me one morning as
I woke was Brother for Businesses. It is
a listing of the member businesses within my church which is placed on the
church’s web site so the members can use it as a resource. Businesses are reviewed by the church’s
administration and must meet certain criteria for inclusion in the Brothers for
Businesses Directory. Owners of each
business in the listing have pledged to operate using the highest Biblical and
ethical standards. It is in it’s infancy
but will bloom and help the businesses within my church.
Another way He answered
my prayer as I sought His wisdom about the shop is through the sororities at
UGA. One of my workers invited her
friends on facebook to like our shop.
From that one nice gesture, it turned into me going to the sororities
during their chapter meetings. I
introduce myself, tell them about my shop, and take them cookie cakes and a few
goodies. As I was running out of
contacts with whom to get in touch with next, the Lord would send another
person my way. I asked Him twice if He
wanted me to do the work, or if He was going to and both times He sent more
people for me to contact. He has such a
sense of humor and would constantly let me know He was in control. It was neat to see Him work!
In the spring of 2008, I
set my foot in the “classroom” for the last time as a teacher. Giving up teaching to run the cookie shop was
also a death to me; it makes it even harder to possibly move the shop. I have given up so much for the shop.
So, here I am with my
Isaac to sacrifice. If it is necessary
for me to sacrifice my shop to help someone reading this book, I will do
it. I would just love for the Lord to
bring the business we need to the shop so we can stay. It will take a miracle, but I believe in a
God who does miracles, and He does them well.
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