Jones Towers Business Magazine Summer 2015 | Page 12

The Parable of the Beggar A beggar had been sitting on a box by the side of the road for twenty years. On this beautiful day, a stranger walked by the beggar and in a soft tone the beggar said, “Spare some change?” holding out his hand. The stranger replied, “I have nothing for you.” He then asked the beggar, “What in the world are you sitting on?” The beggar replied, “Nothing, just an old box.” But he could not remember how long he had been sitting on the box. The stranger further asked, “Have you ever looked inside the box?” “No,” said the beggar. “What’s the point?” he asked. “There’s nothing in it.” The stranger insisted that the beggar look inside the box. The beggar reluctantly managed to pry open the box lid. With disbelief, and astonishment, the beggar saw that the box was filled with gold. What are you sitting on? Steve Michaels A Woman with a Kingdom View Perspective Passionate about “Building Lives & Helping People” Michelle Harden entrepreneur extraordinaire is Christ in motion in the marketplace. Lands in worship and submits to membership & tither at Houston Lakewood Church, Pastor Joel & Victoria Osteen. She is personally Michelle Harden empowered by her firm belief for “building lives and helping people” she started a Nationally Syndicated Talk Show called Kingdom View in 2010. The purpose of the show is becoming an agent of change by empowering individuals who have lost all hope of finding their purpose and life intention in traditional places. Her resolution with her Purpose is to build one of the largest Entrepreneur Movements starting in the greater Houston area “Whatever You Do BRAND You”. She is truly a philanthropist of goodwill to all mankind, showing the love of Christ and changing lives for the kingdom along the way. Michelle celebrates the champion that is ۈH