Coming Up....More of My Story

Hi yall. It's Friday! We are on our way home from my Dad's house (and my awesome twin sisters)!

My life was a mess until I was about 26 or 27 (I can't remember and try hard not to think about it honestly). I just can't believe the redemptive power of Christ in it!

I want to share with you my heart and my passion! At the same time, I don't. You know why? I am sometimes blessed to share my story with ladies groups, churches, etc. For some reason, after I write down everything, I can't speak it again very well. I love to share it publicly - in hopes that 1 life will be forever changed and sold out to Jesus Christ!

But...it's time. It's time to share it publicly! It's time to UNLOAD in writing for the world to read (hear) the powerful work that God has done in my life! I WAS filthy rags without Him! Now, I am adopted by the King of Kings!

What an awesome thought! It's the TRUTH!

I am not going to share everything, but I am going to intimately share the CORE CAUSE of my messed up life! I am not going to give the enemy a foothold and glorify sin. But, looking back into my life, I see now that -

I was blind, but now I see! I was blinded by LIES. I made decisions based on the lies I believed and MESSED up royally!

God is good and you will see HOW GOOD! I pray that your eyes will be flooded with revelation - that you will have spiritual eyes to see truths like you have NEVER seen before.

Invite your friends! Sign up to get these posts in your inbox. I am starting Nov. 1 - with posts Monday - Friday. I will take a Sabbath day to rest...ah! You should too!

I pray that if you are weary, that you be strengthened. If you are lost, that you be found! If you are mourning, that you would be comforted. If you are unhappy, that you be filled to the full with JOY and peace! May our intimate Father flood the eyes of your heart to know Him more and more. May we ALL crave His presence every minute! In Jesus name!

Are you ready? Will you share back with me so I don't think I am just here typing in cyber world all by myself? Will you encourage me? Others that post here? Can you commit to that?

Out of the Mouth of Babes....

“When your mom signed you up for gymnastics, but you didn’t want to go, it’s just like you are stuck.

Mom, when people are stuck, Jesus gets them unstuck. Just like when my cereal bowl was stuck to the table. Jesus gets people unstuck like you got my bowl unstuck” My 5 year old

You know one thing that stinks about not having my mom around? No one really cares what your kids do - there's no one to call when they learn to ride their bike, poop on the potty or do cute things!

Share a story about your child showing you how to have faith. Or just a cute story about your awesome kids!

What I have Been Up to...

Husband's business trips and homeschooling are a HOME RUN for me!

When he goes on business trips - we CAN go! I love that we are flexible and able to enjoy long trips with Daddy!

We have been in St. Louis. What a treat. It is near my dad and my twin little sisters. I love getting to spend time with family as an added bonus.

In St. Louis, I studied the Word and tried to write. My friend Cindy Beall told me to write even when I don't feel like it. (Stompin my foot!) After I picked myself up off the floor from the fit I had, I decided to take her advice.

There is so much inside of me that holding it in is like a FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES! But if I say, "I will not mention him or speak any more in his name," his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot. Jer. 20:9 I cannot withstand it anymore!

The writing can STINK, but all that matters is that I get it out! You all will get to be the lovely recipients of it. :-) I am sure you are honored.

Anywho, What have you been doing?

RIGHT LIVING AND THE HOLY SPIRIT

Check this out. The purpose of God's word is

Instruction, Reproof, conviction of sin, correction of error, Discipline in obedience, training, and conformity to God’s will and purpose.

Every Scripture is God-breathed (given by His inspiration) and profitable for instruction, for reproof and conviction of sin, for correction of error and discipline in obedience, [and] for training in righteousness (in holy living, in conformity to God's will in thought, purpose, and action) 17So that the man of God may be complete and proficient, well fitted and thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Tim 3:16-17

Are you reading God's word? If not, how are you being instructed, trained, discipled and shaped into God's will for your life?

Please don't say someone is mentoring you only. God breathed His Word for your benefit. I pray today that you see it as a tool that you cannot live without!

I hate watching myself

Oh my goodness. I have a DVD of a talk I did last spring and I just watched it tonight.

Well, I watched 5 minutes of it. I can tell I was so nervous. I get all queasy inside watching it. I had to turn it off!

Do you like the way your recorded voice sounds? I remember listening to a cassette tape of my voice when I was a teen and thinking, "I do not sound like that!"

What that is a similar response that I had watching myself tonight - whew...I did not say that.

Do you like watching yourself on video, listening to yourself talk or seeing yourself in pictures?

Isn't it funny that we have never actually seen our SELF? We have only seen a reflection of ourselves in the mirror or a photo? Weird...

What do you think?

I Failed at Speaking...

In College, I took a Speech 101 class. Our objective was to learn how to be a public speaker using 5 written and spoken talks. The first 4 speeches that I prepared were on subjects that were assigned by the teacher. I prepared for them like I would a research paper. I studied the subject thoroughly, in an effort to gain understanding so that I could speak about it.

I never really had an interest in any of the subjects that I researched. I never took the time to figure out how to make it something that I was passionate about. I just did the assignment as it was given. I checked all the boxes and BAM – it was complete. Ready for speech day. I would give my speech with confidence because I knew my subject. And I did – I knew it well.

I found out the hard way, that speaking about a subject you know doesn’t make you a good speaker.

My professor pulled me aside after the 4^th speech and said, “Sheri, your speeches are informational, but they are just that. I think you have yet to find your passion. If you can’t find it by your final speech, I am going to have to fail you.”

I really had NO IDEA what he was talking about. It was too late to drop the class…I guessed I would have to just fail.

My final speech (and my final grade) had arrived. I shared a subject from my heart. After class, my professor said, “Sheri, you found the secret to speaking: Share from a passion within your heart and people will listen.”

For those of you that need to know the end of the story, I passed the class with a C.

There is a difference in speaking about a subject you know (even knowing it well) and speaking out of an overflowing passion for something that is bigger than you!

What is your message? What is your passion? Share it!

I have Multiple Personalities

Someone told me that when they read my blog it didn't sound like me. "What?"

I am doing the writing. I am sitting on my booty pouring out my heart and soul - the depths of revelation that God has given me and... "excuse me - what?"

What my sweet (blunt) friend meant was that she thinks I am fun and funny (I have her fooled) and it doesn't come across in my blog.

Does that me my blog is not authentic?

I think it means I have multiple personalities. You can ask my family or any of the poor people that use to work for me at Arthur Andersen.

What are the multiple personalities?

- Serious

- Fun

I cannot be both at the same time. I don't know how to. When I am working and need to get something done, I am SINGLE minded and I don't want anyone to interrupt me, disturb the creative flow...Just let me focus so I can be finished.

At Arthur Andersen, I would say this to my team, "Head's down and pencil's up! (seriously, I said this!) Let's get this finished so we can go home tonight! We can talk on break and at lunch." On break and at lunch or after hours, we had a BLAST, but I was serious about getting the job done.

I was a real pleasure to work for. :)

Anywho, I got off on a rabbit trail - back to the subject: Personality #2

Fun! I like to have fun. When I am having fun, please don't ask me serious questions or take me out of the fun because once you go there, I have a hard time switching from serious to fun. Serious to fun - whooo - it makes my head spin just thinking about it.

Where was I? Oh yes, Authentic. Is my blog authentic? I just don't know. I think I am having an identity crisis. I want you to know the authentic me....

I am serious about my relationship with Christ. I refuse to try to try to dumb down the ONE thing in my life that CHANGED everything and made my life WORTH living! I am serious about God. I am serious about seeing the body of Christ catch FIRE for Him! I am serious about loving on hurting people - helping them be healed through His word and KNOW WHO THEY ARE IN CHRIST!

Can you make that fun?

Am I the only weirdo with multiple personalities here? See, seriously, if my husband was interrupting me right now, I was said, "please shhh for just a minute while I am finishing up."

He's not interrupting me, though. He is busy working. However, when I finish up here, I will go sit next to my man and be silly with him. I will probably distract him from his work. That's not ok, is it?

What do you think? I want to know!!