My Story Workshop Online 3/4/2023
I just want to tell you thank you so much for pouring into my life through the My Story training. I love how personal the training is. It would be so easy to just give generic examples of the content, but instead you have chosen to use your own stories and experiences which made the workshop so much more personal and intimate. You did such a great job setting the stage for each one of us to feel safe to share our own experiences. My major take-away from the training was feeling like I no longer have an empty toolbelt to deal with other people’s experiences. I tend to run away (emotionally) whenever anyone shares any intimate detail of their life with me. God has given me a very compassionate spirit for people, but I have never been taught to express my emotions in any capacity, so I tend to check out emotionally instead. I always hope my husband is around whenever anyone wants to share with me so he can give them whatever advice and emotional support they need. Now, however, I feel like I can be authentically me. God is showing me more and more that my gifts are not the same as others and I need to stop setting a bar for myself that I can never reach. After all, a hand can’t do the foot’s work can it? We are one body, but with many parts. The workshop showed me that my strength is being compassionate and now I feel that I have a toolbelt with tools to use to express that. I can genuinely listen to others rather than have an anxiety attack before they even start because I already know that I won’t be able to give them advice. This is so powerful for me! And I am truly grateful for the setting you created in order for me to practice and gain confidence in these new found skills. I appreciate you so much and love the work that you guys are doing! I am so grateful that God had our paths cross in such a bizarre way! After the call on Saturday, I had to go down to the homeless shelter by myself to set up our crew. On the way, I was praying that God would open up the door for me to minister to someone while we were there and, surprise, he did. This man just started crying and sharing so many intimate details of his life with me. I sat with him for probably 30 minutes while he shared his life story and told me, “I don’t even know why I am telling you this.” While I am thinking, “I do.” After he finished, I was able to just thank him for pouring out his heart out to me and how much it touched my soul that he trusted me enough to do so. I was able to give him an authentic response that genuinely showed my heart. So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you! "May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you..." 1 Corinthians 13:14