Rewrite the Vision. Make it Plain.

Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.--- Psalm 27:14

For more than three years, I have had this dream to bring together experts and have a panel discussion that would feed my desire to grow in wisdom.  I believed that there were other people out there in the world, who felt the same pull as I did... to be better,  to stop making the same mistakes over and over again,  to become more spiritual beings.   My dream was to create an opportunity for all these people to come into a room and sit down and really wrestle with spirituality in an educational and engaging way.  I hoped that people would leave with an even greater thirst to increase in wisdom and understanding.

When the inspiration first struck, I was so excited that God had decided to use me to achieve some larger purpose.  But then the event just would not come together, and I got discouraged.  First there was no venue.  Then there was the issue of cost.  And then there was a general lack of interest in an event of this kind.  So I let it go, and opened myself up to the possibility that maybe God wasn't using me for that purpose after all.  Maybe I had misheard or misinterpreted this calling on my life.

And then about 2 months ago, I was asked to dream big.  I was asked to think outside the box, and commit to making the dream a reality before July 1, 2015.  Immediately, Wisdom Workshops came back to my mind.  A date, a location, and a spectacular line-up of panelist was secured before I could even fully appreciate what was happening.  The event was posted and people began to say that they would come. 

I started to get that feeling again.  There I was... walking boldly in my purpose, laying the groundwork for achieving my mission, for putting into action God's will for my life...  And then life happened.  The date would no longer work, and I felt that familiar self doubt creeping back in.   Would the Wisdom Workshop ever become a reality?

Wisdom is all about learning from mistakes, and growing in spiritual courage.  Courage is required in a search for wisdom because striving to be better forced my to confront insecurity, uncertainty and fear.  Which begged the question... what was I afraid of?  I was afraid that I was wrong and I really hate being wrong. 

I'm choosing to confront my self-doubt because being wrong about one thing, doesn't mean the whole idea was wrong.  I believe God gave me this concept.  I believe God chose me to make this happen.  I believe this event will touch someone's life.  I know it has already touched mine.  And that strengthens my heart.

So I'm taking a deep breath and praying for courage.  I'm pushing forward and re-writing my vision. 

On February 8, 2015 at 1 pm in Providence, RI, we will have the first Wisdom Workshop.  The topic will be Spirituality vs. Religion:  Can one exist without the other?  We will have a panel of experts to lend their diverse perspectives to the conversation.  Those people I dreamed of who are out there in the world yearning for wisdom... they will be there too.  And together we will embark on a dynamic journey, struggling with issues of faith, and love, and trust, and spirituality, and of course wisdom. 

I'd love it if you could be there too.  Visit our website to register: 

https://wisdom-workshop-registration.eventbrite.com

Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.--- Psalm 27:14