Dreams Come True

So there I was in February. I was committed to finishing the school year, but I knew I wasn't going back the following year. My heart's desire was to spend my time in ministry, but I didn't have any idea what that was going to look like. I knew I couldn't just call Lysa Terkeurst and say, "I'm available! Please make a job for me at Proverbs 31 Ministries." :)

I prayed and I thought, but nothing hit me. Every time I started searching the internet for jobs, God clearly told me to stop. I love a plan, and I was struggling without one. My friend Luann reminded me, though, that the safest place to be is in the middle of God's will. Part of me was nervous, but the other part was excited to see what God was going to do.

Then it happened. On a trip with my friend Holly, I was expressing just what the support of our P31 team means to me. "When I want a message critiqued," I said, "I go to Karen Ehman. When I need help with values statements, Lysa provides training with Rob Eager and then Melanie Chitwood helps me refine it. When I need another set of eyes for my new bio sheet, Renee and LeAnn help," I gushed. I finished with, "I don't know how other women in ministry do it. It would be so hard not to have our team."

Holly sat reflecting for a minute, and then she said, "Maybe that's your job." Maybe that's my job? Maybe that's my job... Maybe that's my job!!!!!

The answer gave that solid "click" in my heart, and I knew that God had answered my prayers and birthed a new dream.

Without belaboring any more details (I know it's already too late to make a long story short!!), I'd like to announce a new arm of Proverbs 31 Ministries... SHE SHARPENS.

Karen Ehman and I will be launching this new speaker coaching service at She Speaks. If you're a woman in ministry without a team, we'd love to be your team! We want to partner in kingdom building with other women in ministry who want to communicate their message effectively only to make Jesus famous. We'll be working individually with women who want their messages critiqued or who are creating new marketing pieces. The service will officially begin in August, so more details will be coming.

On Monday I went to Matthews and talked about ministry expansion all day. I left feeling ignited--a feeling about work that I haven't experienced in a long time.

I want to encourage each of you. This dream has obviously been a long time in the making. From my story you can hear that it was more of an unfolding than a huge revelation. I look back and see how each previous dream, every previous job and all my experiences have gotten me ready for what I'll be doing. No step has been wasted. Not a moment was lost. If you're waiting on a dream...hold on, sister! "Hope deferred makes the heart sick", so hold on to hope. Watch for what God is doing. He is faithful!