There have been 1,000,000 explanation why I shouldn’t do it.

• I’ve by no means been on TV earlier than, I received’t know what to say, what to do, how one can 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 digicam as soon as. How may I presumably movie myself AND discuss to the digicam on the identical time?
• I’ll must fully surrender 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 fallacious? 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 by way of 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 acquired married, manner again when her hair was brief and she or he appeared like a bit woman in comparison with now.

Me? Are you positive you’ve gotten the best particular person?

I didn’t get again to them straight away. At first, to be sincere, 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 an excessively outgoing particular person. I was. Again in highschool. I’d discuss to anybody. I used to be annoyingly outgoing. I’d discuss 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 completely satisfied 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 inform you that having gone by way of the expertise, I’m not grateful it’s over! Phew. 😊 However, I may also 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 the complete time.

I had nothing to fret about! 

My life shouldn’t be my very own. I used to be purchased with a worth, dying. Jesus’ dying to make sure, and there’s not something that I wouldn’t surrender for Him. 💯

I don’t say that calmly, I’ve misplaced quite a bit to comply with Him over time, however I do know that He has my greatest curiosity in thoughts (Romans 8:28). That all the things 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 assume we are able to deal with…typically simply to indicate 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 this present day and giggle at my very own insecurities. And I can’t assist however surprise, 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 essentially 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 dwell life on the bench. The world has sufficient bench heaters as it’s…get on the market and get within the sport! 🥳

Stay your life, be completely satisfied, go for the stuff you wish to do and the issues that you realize 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 acquired 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’ll be able to 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 totally geared up by time you must do them, I promise! 💯