Wow! What a little bit of coffee will do!

Personal photo: Starbucks in Thessaloniki, Greece

Ladies and Gentleman, 

You all blew me away yesterday. Some things that I learned:

• A chance to win Starbucks coffee will make people flock to your blog.
• You people really do know where that comment button is...and for those of you that didn't, you asked for directions yesterday!
• You are very opinionated and don't hesitate to write how you feel. (And, I LOVE THIS!)
• I have readers like you who are very supportive of me, my blog, and my ministry. I feel loved. Thanks.

If you are clueless and missed yesterday's post, you might want to click here to read it.

Ok, I know why you are reading today. You want to know which title won. Well, it was a tie. Seriously.

1. Living for One. God. His Purpose. His Passion. His Glory.  received 13 votes for this title or some form of it. 

2. Living for One when Life is a Crowd received 13 votes for this or some form of it.

3. Get Off the Throne received a surprising 7 votes which means it is still on the table for a book title.

What does this mean? I am taking the first two titles and will spend some serious time in prayer asking God to tweak them however He chooses. Obviously, Living for ONE will be in there somewhere. And the verse I wrote at the end of the post yesterday, Ephesians 4:1 goes along with my word for the year. I hope to incorporate that somehow as well.

My message is that we all will realize that Living for ONE is the only way to live. I have been down the path of living for others and living for myself and both have wreaked havoc on my heart, mind, and relationship with God. Living for the ONE and ONLY brings freedom, purpose, and abundant life.

So, pray for me as I seek God's tweaking and clarification. I can't wait to share the results with you soon when I launch my new website.

You're still reading? Great!  Because now I will announce the winner of the $10.00 Starbucks giftcard. Drum roll please...

Laura Rath

Laura, email your address to me via kelli[at}ccclive{dot}org.

For the rest of you, I would love to know your fave drink from Starbucks just in case we are ever there at the same time. Then, your drink is on me. And if you have any other comments about the title or my message, speak up! Oh, and if you haven't figured out where the comment button is, keep scrolling down, you'll see it. I would love to hear from you.

Living for ONE,

Kelli

Need Starbucks? I Need your Thoughts!

If you are wondering why "Unwrapping the Gifts of God" is no longer posted as the title of my blog, it is because I am getting ready to move to a Wordpress website. God is blessing me with new avenues to minister and a website will best suit my needs.  But before I do, I wanted to try some titles out on my favorite friends...you!

Change is good! 

So, I want you to vote today. Here are three choices...

1. "Living for One...God. His Purpose. His Passion. His Glory."

2. "Living for ONE...when Life is a Crowd." (This is a title of a message I am working on for an upcoming conference.)

3. "Get off the Throne...there is only room for ONE." (This is a title I have played with since 2002.

I had a sweet friend who evaluated my blog back in December and gave me some excellent feedback. She said that my blog was busy. (You know me, bright colors and swirls.) And though I like the bright colors and swirls, it can make it difficult to read and focus on the content of my blog. Therefore, as you can see, I am trying out the white. A little sterile for me, but much easier to see and read. 

She also told me that she loved the title of Unwrapping the Gifts of God, but that my title did not always match who I was or what I wrote about. She said, "After reading some of your posts, it seems to me that you are about encouraging and empowering people to live out their purpose -- to understand their calling." She hit the nail on the head. Wow. 

So, even though I loved the "unwrapping" notion and the generality of that title, I desire to be more specific and focused for my readers. And...I will be sharing bits and pieces of my work-in-progess book on my new blog. So, my new titles will reflect that as well.

So, what do you think?

Please, please, please, leave a comment to let me know if you vote for 1, 2, or 3. Or if you have another creative suggestion of a title or a way I could improve my blog, please let me know that as well. I write for you! 

And for everyone who comments, I will choose a random winner to win the first signed copy of my book to be released in June of 2013. (Oh, I dream. Sigh.) Seriously, I will give away a Starbucks gift card. So, get busy voting! Can't wait to hear what you think!

"Live a life worthy of the calling you have received." 

Ephesians 4:1

Kelli

And if you want to read a short blog post, I am guest posting today at www.leighgray.com

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