Hey guys!
If you’ve had a chance to read my latest blog I mentioned that I would tell you guys how God has been pushing me outside my comfort zone. So this blog is going to be dedicated to the different ways He has been doing that.
So the first time God pushed me out of my comfort zone was by taking the risk and applying for the WR in the first place. I like my little world I have developed with my family and friends. I have a good job and I’m rooted in multiple small groups and in my home church as well as in a house church with several friends from my small groups. I didn’t want to be obedient and apply and then the possibility of being accepted and everything I know would get thrown into chaos! BUT… I was obedient and my life has NOT been thrown into chaos. My relationships have grown deeper and we’ve had some serious conversations about a variety of topics. My friends have been supportive and have been encouraging me to continue to allow God to take the reins and direct my life and to give Him control of everything. Which actually leads to the next way God has been pushing me out of my comfort zone.
If you’re like me you want to be able to control everything! However, I’ve been learning that no matter how hard I try to control things I just make them worse! I’m sure some of you can agree to that. God has been showing me lately just where I’ve been controlling things and where I haven’t been allowing Him to lead me. I’ve realized that I might be strong physically I do eventually wear out, and normally instead of resting or asking God to give me the strength to get through it I’ll push myself to the point of an injury. I’m learning that by asking God to give me strength is NOT a sign of weakness if fact it’s the opposite. I’m being pushed out of my comfort zone by needing to ask others for help at work or even with fundraising! I tried to take on a demanding and new fundraiser by myself and I couldn’t do it! I ended up having to ask my mom for help and she jumped right in and made 90% of all the candies for my last fundraiser.
Another way God has been pushing me out of my comfort zone is by speaking in front of people. I’m NOT a public speak at all! I’m normally the person sitting in the group or class that’s extremely quiet, which if you know me personally is NOT me. I don’t know where the fear of public speaking came from. Right before Thanksgiving, I was given the opportunity to share with my class my testimony. I was so nervous! I didn’t look at anyone while I was speaking and to make it even more nerve-wracking my class was also on facebook live!! So not only was I speaking to my classmates but I was also speaking with others who couldn’t make it to class and their families if they were watching with them. Talk about being nervous! At one point I did look at a classmate I started stuttering and shaking. I was that nervous! I know my classmates wouldn’t judge the things I was telling them but I was being vulnerable and that was something I just wasn’t used to doing. During my testimony I shared about how God brought me to be on the WR. ( If you haven’t read this blog it’s called Getting Started I highly recommend you read it.) After I was done talking there was a Q&A and I was asked multiple questions from classmates and at this point I was finally able to stop shaking and actually look at them without stuttering! Several people from class have since partnered with me to help me fundraise and have become friends of mine. God pushed me beyond my comfort zone because He knew I could handle it and to prepare me for speaking in the field during the WR. I’ve gotten a couple other chances to speak about how God has brought everything together and every single time I get nervous even though I know the people God wants me to talk to.
Thanks for taking the time out of your day and reading. If you feel led to donate and support me through giving please click the orange donate button at the top of your screen. Please be praying for my squad and my continued fundraising. Be praying the hearts of those we come in contact with on the field be open to hearing the voice of God and be praying for all of us still getting the equipment we need to weather that be from God or our sleeping gear.
Love you guys! Have a fabulous day!!! Jamie
