A woman that gives birth to a child offers that gift of life without expectation of return. There is no way to know what the child will do or become. A mother does not expect to receive from her suffering. She simply loves.

A person that steps up and goes to war to defend his family, friends, neighbors and country does not do it with the expectation of benefit. There is no accountant tablet recording the just rewards. The battle is fought because the love and devotion is strong enough to drive the desire.

The list goes on. The acts of true love, unselfish acts given without expectation of return, fill time and history.

My call is to fill my day to day life with those same acts of love. I am called to do things because things need to be done. Thoughts of “what is in it for me” or “what have you done for me lately” are unacceptable companions of love.

It is only when I live this life of no expectations that the blessings for every aspect of my life –from finances, to health and weight, to family and friends – will start to flow.

1. Confidence in the product.
2. A genuine desire to help the customer meet his or her need.

Last night I had the blessing of talking with a pastor friend (or is that friend pastor) and sharing the struggles and opportunities that life has been presenting. The talk went around fear and faith and grace before landing on hope and love.

The church will never present an event, a service or music that will draw people into a relationship with Christ. The only way anyone comes to know Christ is by being drawn by the Holy Spirit. The fancy electronics, cool band or special speakers are all the gravy. The Holy Spirit is the only meat that matters to those who want to meet Christ.

This brings me back to the thoughts on salesmanship. People come to a church because they hear a buzz about something that is going on or they see a difference in the lives of the people that are attending. The fruit of the Holy Spirit is the calling card that will fill the pews of a church.

What kind of fruits do you present? Would you be willing to buy what you are selling?

The church needs to spend more time developing a knowledge of the Product and establishing that knowledge as Faith and Belief in their hearts. After the heart issue is resolved then there will be a genuine concern to help others instead of wondering about what is in it for me. That change of focus will pour out as love to others that venture near.

Once the fruit starts showing, there will be people that want to partake.