Monday, July 1, 2013 - Being Scared

God has given me an assignment for this Summer.  The assignment is to become a more approved worker.

I will strive and grow to meet this challenge and in the process conquer more of my fear.  For fear, anger, envy, etc.... is what stops us from being all that God knows we can be.

The following used to be the introduction that people would see when they came to this blog:

I've always told Kelsey, my daughter, that if you're scared to share what's going on you know you're doing something wrong.  I believe this might be one exception to that rule....Sharing what's going on in my life is scary just because it is...

God's been wanting me to share what's going on in my life, so that other people will know they aren't the only ones.

I was sharing a little through Facebook.

Then God asked me to start a blog....it's taken me a while.  I believe God wants me to touch the lives of friends that I know and those I have still to meet.

So, today, Saturday, 10/20/12, I am growing my faith to move another mountain.  A personal mountain, my fear that what I have to say won't be of interest to others.

One other reason for doing this is that I believe we are all more alike than any of us will admit.

Here we go through the laughter, the tears and through the times when God says, "When you are ready to stop hitting your head on that brick wall, I'm here, I love you and I have faith that you can do this."

As of today I'm changing the introduction to read:  2 Timothy 1:7-8  For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.  So you must never be ashamed to tell others about our Lord.

These are the verses that have been running through my head lately.

I will shake my fear and timidity. 

In the process, I hope others will too that we can together gain power, love and self-discipline together.

I love you.  :-)  XOXOXO

Malinda A. Gottschalk