There have been one million the reason why I shouldn’t do it.
- I’ve by no means been on TV earlier than, I gained’t know what to say, what to do, learn how to act. I’m not an actress.
- I’ve completely no earlier video expertise in any respect. I shot a pair 1 min clips of my children on a digital camera as soon as. How may I presumably movie myself AND speak to the digital camera on the identical time?
- I’ll need to utterly quit management over what hundreds of thousands of individuals see of me. And oh my goodness, hundreds of thousands of individuals WILL see me.
- What if my hair is mistaken? What if I mess up? What if that shirt makes me look fats?
- I’m not ok. Why me?!
All these fears and ideas had been operating via my head when CBS requested me if I needed to make a video for the Rachael Ray present. I’ve been a follower of Rachael’s for years. Earlier than she received married, means again when her hair was brief and he or she regarded like just a little woman in comparison with now.
Me? Are you positive you have got the suitable particular person?
I didn’t get again to them instantly. At first, to be trustworthy, I believed it was a prank. The place’s Ashton Kutcher? Am I being punked? And but, it WAS actual, and all of it orchestrated by God to get me out of my consolation zone.
The reality is…that I’m not a very outgoing particular person. I was. Again in highschool. I’d speak to anybody. I used to be annoyingly outgoing. I’d speak to a stick if there was nobody else round. 😆
However quick ahead years of abuse in each sense of the phrase, and I’m much more wallflower-ish then I used to be again then. I like being within the background serving to others. Spotlights, limelight, it’s simply not my factor.
I’m completely pleased doing a job like a make-up artist does, making somebody ELSE look improbable whereas I’m within the background. I like serving to others. I like to serve.
However, that’s not what God has deliberate for me…and it’s scary.
It’s scary doing one thing completely different.
One thing you’re not used to.
One thing out of your consolation zone.
And I can’t let you know that having gone via the expertise, I’m not grateful it’s over! Phew. 😊 However, I also can say with confidence, that God stretched me farther than He’s stretched me since my ex-husband left, and that He had me in His hand all the time.
I had nothing to fret about!
My life is just not my very own. I used to be purchased with a value, dying. Jesus’ dying to make sure, and there’s not something that I wouldn’t quit for Him. 💯
I don’t say that frivolously, I’ve misplaced so much to comply with Him through the years, however I do know that He has my greatest curiosity in thoughts (Romans 8:28). That the whole lot He permits in my life, whether or not good or dangerous, is for my good and His glory. In case you are Christian, the identical is true for you.
God will stretch us past what WE suppose we will deal with…typically simply to point out us that He’s in management and that He can deal with something, to develop and strengthen our belief in Him.
I do know that in the future, I might be chatting with many individuals for His sake (He’s known as me to be a public speaker), and I’ll look again on at the present time and snicker at my very own insecurities. And I can’t assist however marvel, if the identical might be true for you.
Will you permit your self to be stretched?
Will you go after your goals?
Will you do the factor that scares you probably the most?
Will you do what He needs you to do?
Will you belief Him?
So long as it’s not sin, I encourage you to go for it. 5 years from now…10 years from now, will you be laughing, or will you be ashamed, embarrassed even, that you simply DIDN’T go after what you knew you must?
Pay attention, don’t stay life on the bench. The world has sufficient bench heaters as it’s…get on the market and get within the sport! 🥳
Reside your life, be pleased, go for the belongings you need to do and the issues that you already know God has in retailer for you.
Don’t be afraid if He asks you to do one thing that appears loopy or not possible. He’s received you; proper within the palm of His hand! He loves you, He cares for you, He needs what’s greatest for you!!
He is aware of what you possibly can and can’t do and the issues that you simply can not do proper now at this second in time, He’ll strengthen you, develop you, and information you. You’ll be absolutely geared up by time you need to do them, I promise! 💯