JULIE & JULIA—Some Thoughts About the Film… and Why I Am Dead Set on Pursuing My Passions (Part 2, Sunday, March 14, 2010, after The Feast)

I’m back!

I wanted to just pick up from where I left off last night, but I resisted the urge to do that. For one, I don’t think you’d be interested to read a looong blog. So I decided to cut it into two.

So, this afternoon, after I came back from The Feast, I tried to digest what Bro. Eng Si preached about. He was telling me to get out of my comfort zone. Because although success is located geographically within my anointing, everything I need to succeed is outside my comfort zone.

Does that make sense to you?

All he’s saying is that in order for me to grow (get rewarded), I must use my gifts (my anointing) to serve the people other than those I am currently serving today.

Of course, those whom I serve now are satisfied with my service. But I must now step out of the boundaries of the usual people that I serve. Just like Jabez, I must pray for God to expand my territory.

Julie and Julia did just that! Julia Child stopped looking at herself as just a former government employee, a diplomat’s wife and became the author of the best French cookbook written in English. Julie Powell, on the other hand, stopped living her seemingly miserable life and had her culinary adventure made into a movie!

And so I go back to my core gifts—cooking, writing and graphic arts. When I was asked what I enjoyed doing, I answered, “Cooking, writing and graphic arts.” I was asked again what I was good at. I answered, “Cooking, writing and graphic arts.” These are my core gifts. These are my anointing.

And so to Tin, the person who gave me that very inspiring comment, thank you. It has affirmed my anointing. Because of you, I know I am on the right track.