The Gift Inversion
Do I hear You right, O Lord, what is this You?
That raising funds inside’s what givers do;
It’s finance side where we are s’posed to be;
It’s from inside we do our work for Thee?I had not seen it this way ’till this point –
You didn’t all with all this gift anoint;
Perceivers are quite right – “You bring their cash?”
Is not an aberration when they ask.Just like, “You bring your insight to this scene?
For I am blind, though I am really keen
To future see; press on despite the dark –
Your insight makes things clear ’fore we embark.Encourager I am, and that’s the thing –
I solve the many problems people bring;
Oh yes, they’re money based when cash is gone,
But now I see my emphasis is wrong.I know enough to fix the fix I see,
But not enough to be what you will need;
The allergy will drive you around the bend,
Thus keep the giver gift out of the blend.But what’s required is giver-work inside
Your company – a person who’s allied
With you, yet has perspective from without
To look around and see what it’s about –But see from hands-on practice, that’s the thing
That I can do – for other gifts I bring
Like fixing, prototyping, systems thought,
And structure-building process that I’ve got.I had not seen the shift this work required –
The change to bring results that are desired
Surprises me – but now I start to see
An EDO is what I get to be –To think about the money side of life;
To generate some cash for self and wife;
Encourager will always be my tone,
But giver-land is truly now my home.Thanks, Lord.
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