I presented the inspiration for The Haven on Monday night. Haven is my community of creative professionals - artists of all types (actors, musicians, filmmakers, writers, models, photographers, designers) - here in New York City. Every week, we have worship, prayer, time of thanks, and meet in small groups with an interesting discussion topic. And we feature an artist each week with an inspirational presentation that relates to our current theme. This week, that artist was me.

We're about to start a new dialog on our calling in life. So it was important to introduce this theme broadly for everyone, but with just enough detail to keep folks interested. In recent weeks, I've been working on a personal project that just happened to fit this very niche. The result was a music video for Brand New Colony by The Postal Service.

I introduced the four-minute piece by considering just how many decisions we make in a day and how those decisions are all led by God's powerful hand. When you put all these little things together, you start to see the bigger picture for your calling in life, as I've started to see moving to NYC, working for the Museum, doing freelance work, and helping out at the Haven.

But it's not always completely clear. I definitely don't have it all together and the journey I'm on can be pretty blurry sometimes. Yet I have a hope that God is in the details and the promise of what's to come is so incredibly clear. You just have to look for it.

I'd be remiss not to say that I was quieting some major butterflies on Monday night. There I was, standing in front of 150 of my peers and closest friends being completely vulnerable and open about my calling. I'm usually fine about speaking to crowds: I used to give the announcements to Haven every week, and I share my graphic design on the Haven website every day. But I was nervous on a different level because I was sharing a piece of art that isn't my profession (I'm not a filmmaker or editor, but there I was, standing in front of several accomplished film professionals, sharing my work).

And then, oh how my heart sang! The Haven roared with applause and shouts as the piece ended and lifted my spirits (as it never fails to do) with hugs and sincere compliments. Sometimes, the Big Guy Upstairs finds a way to give you glimpses of the beauty to come, and that night He did it in an incredible way.