A Willing Heart

I was reading today about how God can do anything through someone with a willing heart.  I thought more about what it means to have a willing heart.  In my musing, I started to develop the perspective that having a willing heart means being available.  Having a spirit of openness.  Yes, toward God, but also, I believe, toward others.  Am I willing to listen to others?  Am I willing to give what I have?  Am I willing to add value?  Am I willing to look for value in others?  We're all here to live our lives and some of us believe there's a purpose for our lives, but couldn't we choose to make our living be about our experience with others?  We've been born in this time, in this place of this generation, with our genetic makeup and our personalities, and our strengths, for....what exactly?  I want to have a willing heart that always looks for the answer to that.  My highest ideal is that I do exactly what I was placed here to do...my heart is willing to express that every day.  I used to think there was this one goal we would strive for to fulfill our purpose. But I think we live our purpose, the reason we're here in this time and space, in every part of each day.  I live my purpose when I am intentional in my exchanges with people.  I live my purpose when I write.  Any time I write.  Whatever I write.  I live my purpose when I pray.  I live my purpose when I show up in any environment.  But a willing heart seizes the opportunities in every element of living.  I am willing...