The Voice For Purpose Blog - Little Bits Of Light For Your Journey

  "You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop and look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do." ~Eleanor Roosevelt So many times in my life, I have allowed fear to get in the way. I've delayed moving forward, or I've simply left opportunity on the table out of fear. Fear of the unknown. Fear of failing. Fear of succeeding. Fear of disappointing people. Fear of people thinking I'm crazy or foolish. A few years ago, I KNEW God was calling me to something new and unknown. It was scary, and definitely out of my comfort zone! And I figured there would be some who would think I had lost my mind. For all I know, they did and still do! But I stepped out in faith. It WAS bigger than I could handle on my own. It WAS scary. But I knew then and know now that God is with me wherever I go, and that truth gives me courage. I know that as a follower of Jesus, He walks each trembling step with me

                                            While on a ministry trip to Myrtle Beach, our group visited Jesus Shells (be sure to check out her FB page! ( https://www.facebook.com/misskarentheshelllady) Karen, the woman who started this shell ministry, decorates shells that she and others find to spread the love of Jesus, and teaches classes where people can create their own shells, decorating them in ways that are meaningful to them. Some of the shells she uses are perfect and lovely. Others are broken or somehow “damaged.” Our group decided to attend one of Karen’s decoupage classes. She led us in decorating a “practice” shell, then we picked the shells we would use for our projects. My friend chose the whelk shell in the pictures below for hers. She had a particular plan in mind to create something for her mom that would represent their family. As you can see, the shell she chose was broken and imperfect – one that, if we were collecting shells on the beach, we might disregard. B