Hello, thanks for joining me today for Give Him 15.

The title of today's post is Surprised by God's Plan.

I did not foresee or plan give him 15.

It was nowhere on my radar.

When we began, I assigned a staff member to write a concise version based on my messages and books,

to which we added a short list of things to pray about.

There was no video post or podcast.

When I began writing them myself in 2020 and expanded to the video versions as well,

I only planned to do so for a few months to help us get past the 2020 election debacle.

I expected to then go back to the original concept.

We set up a temporary makeshift studio in a small bedroom, purchased a cheap camera, and a couple of

lights, and began the short-term project.

Little did I know. The Lord obviously had other plans. The viewership exploded,

and though I dragged my feet, I eventually acknowledged that God intended for the new version of

giving 15 to continue.

We scrambled, added employees, built a studio, purchased equipment,

and I launched a new phase of my career.

Life changed radically for both Cece and me.

Everything revolves around the posts, time off such as vacations, other speaking engagements, even sleep.

Along with other responsibilities, it usually takes me six to eight hours a day to research,

write, edit, and record each post. Cici helps with research and editing. Five employees are

involved in producing every post, and we hired another just to keep up with the correspondence.

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