I wish I could remember where I heard this quote:
“If you want to be successful in your business, you have to be willing to be seen.”
It struck me hard, because life experiences have kept me from wanting to be seen. For many years, I had success in living two different lives and keeping them completely separate. The Lord has been working on my heart, though, and has called me to be a light to someone’s darkness. To share my story. To provide a way for God to work through me to help other women. I cannot do that from the shadows.
Social media does not come easy to me. Sharing my life and being the center of attention has always been uncomfortable for me. Yes, I know. Trust issues. I see myself as complex and easily misunderstood. You won’t really know me or my values from surface level information.
It has taken me a long time to even think about putting myself out there. To show others my big picture dream and allow them to see ME. Who I am and what I have been through. What if I fail? What if I’m not good enough? What if people think (fill in the blank)? We all fear judgement on some level.
In Genesis, Joseph says, ‘As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. So do not fear; I will provide for you and your little ones.’ Thus he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.”
God has a calling on each of our lives. It is time I live out mine.
It is time that God uses all the bad in my life for good, and for Him to use me to point them in His direction, His absolute love and devotion. To show them who they really are and who He made them to be.
I want to help women who have come from a life of domestic or family abuse experience God’s redemptive power and watch Him give them a crown of beauty for their ashes.
“to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor” -Isaiah 61:3
Last year I completed an executive coach training program. The year before that I attended the Christian Communicators Conference. Over the last few years, I have completed and continue to train in the area of inner healing, through which I have personally experienced so much freedom over the last few years. I continue to be a student of the Bible and learn more about who God is.
I have been obediently training for what God has planned for me.
My husband and I also have this amazing property that will eventually be a full retreat center to work to be a part of our ministry. I look forward to personally working with women who have experienced trauma from domestic abuse, for church groups to utilize for retreats, and point those who visit to Jesus.
There are years of work and preparation to be completed before my big vision becomes a reality.
I have to start somewhere, and this is my somewhere.
Please keep me in your prayers. Pray for courage even when it’s unbelievably uncomfortable, for provision, and that I continue to see God’s light on my path. That I will continue to learn, grow and impact women by being vulnerable and sharing my story - all while praising and glorifying God along the way.
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