Stage Fright

I've debated and prayed about what I should write about in my next entry....I figured if  I just started to write then it would eventually come to me....Well it hasn't yet. So I guess I could write about our upcoming mission trip. It is in June and we are going to New Orleans... I really hope I get to go because it could be a life changing experience. Although the week of the mission trip is also the week of our annual vacation to Florida....We've went for the past 3 years and it is always a great family experience but this mission trip could also be a great growing experience spiritually. It always is a great way to serve the Lord and do what  all of us as Christians are called to do....witness. We should take every moment we have and try to share the gospel. There shouldn't ever be a time where you are embarrassed to tell people what the Lord has done in your life. I've been struggling with the stage fright that comes with praying aloud. At lunch we all pray before we eat and someone at our table prays or sometimes we just pray to ourselves. So maybe one day God will call me to pray aloud and I wont be embarrassed. I'm not one to talk in front of people which is a trait I often wish I did not possess. When I pray to myself I often can't find the words that I want to say but that's okay because I know God knows my heart and how I feel. So next time your youth pastor or someone asks you to pray aloud, don't be shy or ashamed. Sure you may fumble on a few words but that is only natural. In time you will be a natural at praying aloud and sharing your faith with other people, all it takes is practice.
But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.
1 Peter 3:15