Faith Over Fear: Finding the Courage to Speak

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Photo by Kane Reinholdtsen on Unspash.com.

If you're not sure what's happened over the last few weeks, I will fill you in. In my last blog entry, I explained how God has used my life over the last (almost) 11 months and impacted it in ways I could never imagine.

For me, Public Speaking has always been one of my fears. Sure, get me with a group of people, say a maximum of 10, and I am fine, but get me up on a platform in front of heaps of people, and that is a different story. You see, when I was in High School, I used to try and skip the moments we had to give a presentation in class by "going to the toilet" because "I was busting".

There was to be no toilet stuff happening tonight because God wanted me to speak; that is for sure. I look back, even after giving my testimony about how much God has helped me over the last period of time, and I am amazed; there is no other word for it. I have totally come out of my shell from my first time in Morley, and some amazing people have come alongside me in my journey.

In our walk of faith as Christians, there will be ups and downs, but as long as we stick to our beliefs and trust in God, He can do the rest. For me, I was extremely nervous and found it hard to hold my notes on my iPhone; I was shaking that much, but in God's strength I did it. It's not easy standing in front of what seemed like ~50 people, but we can overcome everything through God.

I ask you to continue praying for Morley Salvos, as we do, as Matthew 28:19-20 states: going out into the world and making disciples. I am grateful that through Easter Camp, my passions and faith were restored, and now I am eager to continue my ministry as Corps Cadets Leader, helping young people in their walk of faith.

All I have for tonight; hope it speaks to anyone.

God Bless,
Andy

"I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them."
John 17:13 (New International Version)

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