Good Morning Girls!  We are done with all of the "She" talk for awhile.  Though I had a lot of fun with it, I knew that after I taught on it  I would feel done and ready to move on. (for those of you who don't go to HomeMaker's I was blessed with the opportunity to teach yesterday and that is why I had to take the sudden hiatus from writing last week). 

The hard part of wrapping up a mini series is waking up the next day and asking "Lord....now what direction are we going?".  Every time it is time to start something new, I find myself getting a little worked up thinking "I have no idea what to write about."  "Maybe this is it."  "Maybe I am done"  "Maybe this is the end of my writing journey".  "I don't think I have anything more to share."

Do any of you see the problem in this line of questioning and self doubt?  It sure contains a lot of "I's" and "Me's"......as if "I" have anything to do with it!  Over and over again I tell you Girls it is not about me......just as it is not about you......Yet at least once a week I find myself wondering....."Is this it?  Am I all done".....

Every time I start feeling this way, I have learned the best thing to do is to grab my bible, get in my chair and just sit.  I often start laughing at myself as I hold this beautiful book.  I laugh because even as I question my abilities I know there is enough "material" in this one book to keep me writing for years!  How silly of me to think time and again that God may suddenly be done with me!

So this morning as I sat and asked the Lord "where are we going now..."  He reminded me of a secret He shared with me long ago.  A secret that even though I carry around with me in my heart, I needed brought back to my mind, so I could move past this latest round of self-doubt and insecurity.

Now usually a secret is something we should keep to ourselves.  It is something special, confided in us with the understanding that the information will not be repeated to anyone else.  But this secret is different......This secret is a mystery to those who have not asked Jesus to be their Lord and Savior.  But to those of us who have........well let's just say the Lord wants us to "play telephone" and share this secret with as many people as we can!

This secret is what reminds me time and again that as long as I am willing to be used by the Lord, He will use me.  This secret inspires me to "go out on a limb."  This secret encourages me by saying "I am with you every step of the way.  I am in every breath you take.  I am with you for every victory and failure."  "I am with you...always....period....."

So Girls would you like to know the secret????  Would you like to know what gave me the courage and ability to write one more message?  Would you like to know what has me humming and bouncing my leg excited to get up and start my day?  Okay....here it is.......

Colossians 1:27b And this is the secret: Christ lives in you. This gives you assurance of sharing his glory. (can I get an Amen!!)

Love you all....now go tell someone the secret!
Jen