Facing My Fear

Most people know I have a strong Christian faith. I've taken classes, attended conferences, earned a Master's in Practical Ministry and even became an ordained chaplain. I talk to people all the time and liberally exercise my gift of encouragement. You want a good word or prayer? I'm your girl. Pray all day for you, I will. Ask me to walk up to a stranger on the street and talk about Jesus? Yeah, that's not going to happen. Until it did happen under the gracious watch of Kim. She told me exactly what to do, let me role play, then she launched me into an Avondale neighborhood. I knocked on doors and read my script. People didn't cuss at me or slam their doors in my face. They simply prayed along. And this was crazy because it worked. Salvation after salvation. I prayed with one young man and Kim got his 3 snickering brothers onto the porch and
repeating the sinner's prayer. We moved on to a nursing home where people wanted to know about their eternal life. My Heavenly Father is giving me some pretty consistent lessons on facing my fears. And that my friends, releases freedom.

GSLVSU

I've been commuting on I-10 to downtown for many, many years.  I tend to be an observer and notice cars I see over and over that stand out for whatever noticeable feature - bumper stickers, personalized license plates, decals, etc.  I look around, listen to postive, encouraging KLOVE on the way in and prep for all known and unknown adventures that wait for me as a HR manager.  Recently I needed to confront a prickly co-worker about some unkind comments she said to me.  I knew what I was going to say but I never relish the "sit down, we need to talk" talk.  As my bravado started to wane as I got closer to work, a  white Beemer passed me with the license plate "GSLVSU". My spine straightened and with a wide smile, I said, "I love you too Jesus".  That little sign helped me to turn my negative thinking into a positive experience.  The conversation went just fine.  The same car passed me on the way home.  I've never seen it since.