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Co-Laborers in Ministry...

7/27/2015

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"He who walks with wise men will be wise"
~Proverbs 13:20 (NKJV)
"Ten years ago God birthed in me a vision for a ministry..."

One aspect of the ministry of Costly Oil began as a weekly email to a small and intimate group of friends in Christ. The emails title, "Make Monday Matter," were simple, but the messages were great : Be Encouraged; Have Faith and Confidence in God; Walk in His Promises and His plan; Trust His Way and His Leading; Accomplish ALL that He has Destined and Designed! I have always felt a burning desire to connect with, encourage, and coach women with my words and gift of exhortation. These simple, short, emails were just another way for me to do that. Well those emails developed over time, and for the past three plus years, they have been published as this weekly blog. This final week of July, I give honor to a group of women who have helped make the dream of this blog a reality.

This last group of friends I am humbled and honored to give honor to, are certainly not the least by any measure. They are Women of God who have generously allowed God to use their voice, words, wisdom, and experience to help thousands of readers who visit this site each week. These women have poured such divine and unique insight into their writings, and willingly shared it with us on subjects such as : The Armor of God, Fear of Man, Gossip, Healthy Living, Guarding our Heart, Prayer, Home Organization, Following our Dreams, Priorities, leadership, and many, many others. Their wisdom and love for God and His people shine through in every word; and, I am grateful beyond words...beyond grateful...for how they have joined me to minister to others through this blog.

Ladies I thank you and honor you for your vision, passion, integrity, and wisdom! Your gifts have helped make me better at what God has inspired me to do! Many, many blessings to you Angela, Nikhol, Yolande, Lakeisha, Toca, and Sara! I call you Sisters!


Humbly,
Dawn~ 

"Treasure in Earthen Vessels"
Taken from unpublished, "The Road to Humility" 
Chapter Three titled, "2005 - Costly Oil"
"Jesus You are my King!  You are my savior and Lord!  I offer you the sacrifice of a clean heart and an upright spirit!  I lay my hopes and dreams at your feet, and I offer my works as a sweet smelling savor to you.  Father let my ways be pleasing and acceptable to you. I  will obey and go forth!  I will speak and not withhold myself from your service!  I call you Lord not because of what you have done, because King and Savior and Lord only begin to define who you are.  And you are worthy of much more.  My words fail!!!!  My heart runs dry because of you!!!!  I am empty to give you that which you deserve!!!!!  Help me!!  Interpret my groaning and my tears and receive the little that I have to offer!  Continue to lead me and enlighten my path.  Give me the words for your precious vessels, and then water and bring forth abundance of fruit from the labor of love and passion.  Father get the glory and raise up many more after me in Your likeness!
 
Now bless my sisters who are your vessels.  I love them and desire great things for them.  Use them and speak through them.  Fill them with great treasures that can not be imagined.  Let their treasure overflow to every one around them.  Thank you for them, in Christ Jesus, amen!"
~Pouring My Life Out in Worship, Like Costly Oil~
~dlb~
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Friends of Costly Oil

7/20/2015

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"Two people are better off than one, 
for they can help each other succeed." 
~Ecclesiastes 4:9 (NLT)
Over the past ten years, there have been a select few friends of the ministry who have not only seen the Hand of God working, but have also partnered with me selflessly and generously to further my growth. Today, on the 10th Anniversary of the incorporation of Costly Oil, I am deeply honored to call these friends mentors, sisters, brothers, and colleagues. Please honor them with me!

Andrea Bailey is my biological cousin, but a true Sister in the Faith. She is the second person confided my vision to, and one who has always supported the vision with opportunities and her influence. 

Dave Wiseman has been a friend, mentor, investor, and business trainer. His unwavering support for me and the visions God has placed in my heart simply amazes me! No matter the time or distance, he always steps right in to support what I believe God is doing, and to encourage me to NEVER GIVE UP!

Stephanie Thomas has been a tremendous contribution to my personal growth as a speaker by giving me the opportunity to co-host an internet radio show on her network for a year. The year of her encouragement and support cultivated a confidence in me that I never, ever thought I could achieve! It's true that when you hang around eagles, you learn to soar!

I simply can not say enough about the impact my friendship with Klarque Garrison has been on my life. After Jesus Christ, Klarque was my very first mentor. He assumed this role without me asking, and without knowing how long I had been praying for someone to pour their wisdom, experience, knowledge, and faith into my career. From the moment we met, he was relentless in his effort to "put me out there." He urged (and sometimes threatened) me to show up for my destiny. He included me, when I was the least of everyone in his network. He "dropped my name" when I wasn't around, and made opportunities for me where none existed, and when I didn't even know I needed them. I am amazed by the humility and service to others I have seen in his life over the past six years.

THANK YOU to each of you my friends, mentors, and supporters! You have been the hands, heart, and hope of Jesus in my life. May many, many blessings continue to flow your way!


Dawn~

"The Last, He calls Friends"
Taken from unpublished, "The Road to Humility" 
Chapter Three titled, "2005 - Costly Oil"
"In a world full of rejectors and snobs and those who don’t want to be around those of us who have been: abused and neglected; worn out and broken; used up and discarded, God and Jesus never turns away.  He forever declares His love and acceptance for us.  He rushes to claim us as His own.  He freely gives us His hand and His name.  He wants us for who we are and not what we can offer.  And then He transforms us into something precious and priceless.  Our value increases 100%.  We become one of a kind."
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About Kim Brown...

7/13/2015

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"One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother." 
~Proverbs 18:24 (NIV)
"Ten years ago God birthed in me a vision for a ministry that was unlike anything I had ever encountered. It was unique and out of the box...."

In those first days and months, Kim Brown was the first person I turned to with what God had placed in my heart. From that day until this one, her love and support of Costly Oil and myself have not changed. She has always been the first one to listen, encourage, and invest in what she saw God doing in my life. Her company, Destiny Creations, took my visions and made them look better than I ever could have imagined! She gave, and loved, and invested, and prayed right alongside me as I pressed through to do and become the things God was showing me. I can only glean from the scripture above that it is due greatly to her friendship to me and the ministry, that Costly Oil has not yet, and never has deviated or lost its vision.

One of my dearest memories of Kim's friendship (and please believe me this is only one of too many to recount) was when she invited me to be one of the speakers at a conference Destiny Creations organized. I was sick and could hardly speak when I took the podium, but let me tell you it brings tears to my eyes to think of how God's presence showed up that day! And Destiny Creations has never stopped pouring into this vision. Whether it be with business cards, online and paper flyers, graphic design, editing, publishing, or marketing materials, DC has relentlessly helped this vision stay on task, and manifest what The Lord Jesus would want presented to the world. 

I am truly honored to give honor to my friend, confidant, and fellow entrepreneur, Ms. Kimberly Brown. THANK YOU for being you, and being an example of what friendship should look like! You have been a true co-laborer with me in the ministry. I love you!!

Dawn~

BIO, Ms. Kimberly Brown
There is a relatively small segment of leaders in the business world; individuals who seem able to build relationships, trust, and rapport with almost anyone, and then are able to broker the relationships and make connections between people, creating partnerships and alliances, and motivating forward momentum to help others succeed. As an Executive Assistant and entrepreneur for more than 20 years, driving results through collaboration, commitment, and proven strategy has aided Kim to become a well-respected manager in her field. 

Kim is the founder, owner, and operator of Destiny Creations, a full service Graphics Design and Publishing Company.


**The first two women and the first gentleman to email us at info@costlyoillp.org during the week of July 13th, will receive a free gift in the mail from Destiny Creations.**
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R.E.A.L.* Moment Monday

7/6/2015

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"A woman came having an alabaster flask of very costly oil...she broke the flask and poured it on His head." ~Mark 14:3 (NKJV)

First Giving Honor to God...

"...who is the head of my life."

Remember that old cliché? Man! Those words drove me crazy many hot, late, mid-week, church nights! That was when "Testimony Service" took place. Well here I am, starting this special month off with a deep, heartfelt, truly appreciative.....first giving honor to God who is the head of my life! God has truly been good to me in more ways than I can list, but I specifically want to thank Him for birthing and sustaining the ministry you see before you on this website, for ten years!

Ten years ago God birthed in me a vision for a ministry that was unlike anything I had ever encountered. It was unique and out of the box because the term "Life-Coach" was just coming to be. But it was certainly not yet in the realm of Christian ministry. Even today, Christian-life coaching is still seen as taboo, and not fully accepted in many traditional church circles. But the truth is that Jesus was the very first Christian-life coach that there ever was. He was a disciple-maker, and that is what we do, plain and simple. We make and strengthen the walks of Christian Disciples for the Kingdom of God. It is what He commanded His own disciples to do via the great commission, "Go and make disciples..." We have somehow changed the look of The Great Commission to be more reflective of making converts instead of disciples. Converts only require convincing; disciples require a coach. But I digress, I don't need to defend my vision...

Ten years ago this month, Costly Oil was officially established, and has been an amazing journey. Since then, I too have been a work in progress to reflect exactly what Christ has desired to birth from and through this vision. What started out as a great, and extremely humbling vision, has remained so, and expanded to include many avenues of ministry and service whereby Christian women can be encouraged and grounded in their walk with God, and their individual God-breathed visions. I write these words with humble amazement and joy as I think back ten years ago. I recall the days of writing the vision and making it plain just like it was just last year. All the great and wonderful plans God dropped in my heart...all the sweet, sweet assurances of lives being touched...all the much needed confirmations amid extreme lack and inadequacies...all the late nights of fervent prayers and much writing...they are all still so vivid. And I am thankful that His Grace has kept them all alive these ten years later. So back to my introductory statement, first, giving honor to God...it is for Him and through Him that I and this vision exist. THANK YOU LORD!!!

Please stay with me, right here at Make Mondays Matter as I continue to celebrate this joyous occasion. I will be introducing you to a few names and faces who are also deserving of honor for being instrumental in my journey in some way. Finally, I will be sharing some of my writings and stories from along the way. Please celebrate with me!

With Much Gratitude,
Dawn~
~Pouring my life out in worship, like Costly Oil~


A reminder about Purpose from the Archives
"My purpose and passion in life is to encourage and inspire women to live a life of purpose using my gifts of mercy, teaching, writing, and my words of wisdom and exhortation. I was redeemed from a walk of shame and a life of guilt and regret when I discovered my purpose was more than escaping hell fire. I will never be able to write enough words to express my gratitude to God for the gift of purpose! But purpose without power to impact lives and effect change is a waste; and, power belongs to GOD! So not only must we make sure that He is working WITH us, but we must work with the complete understanding that the results lay in His capable hands and providential timing. We should never allow ourselves to carry the burden of thinking that our doing is what makes our work successful."
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    Make Mondays Matter

    Scripture warns God's people to live soberly, watching always for Christ's return. In the midst of so much fear and confusion we, as His people, need something certain and unifying to focus on. In the midst of so much death and destruction, what better to put our focus on than His return and rewards?

    In 2021, we at Make Mondays Matter will try to do that.

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    ~dlb~
    dawnlbedingfield

    "You don't know the cost of the oil in my alabaster box..."

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