The theme of the weekend was Amazing Freedom. Boy do we need to remember that we have that. On Friday night God remind me of the theme of dance in my life through the spunky and powerful Patsy Clairmont. It was so good to be reminded of that. Then Saturday afternoon, as Luci Swindoll shared of her story, God spoke directly to me. It didn't matter that there were thousands of women in attendance. Her words, God's words, were for me.
As Luci shared of her first job with Mobil Oil company she talked about how much she hated it. She didn't like the people she worked with nor the job itself. As she was driving home from work one night she was praying. She was complaining to God about the job and about the horrible people. Complaining, complaining, complaining nearly the whole way home. Suddenly she felt God speaking to her. He told her to just 'show up, shut up, and let go.' She embraced that phrase and the next day at work immediately began to see people differently and act differently. Three weeks later her boss called her in and gave her a promotion. That promotion led her to travel and start writing books (two of her great loves). She talked about how she would never have been able to do the work in that next job, nor even the work she does now, without having learned the skills she did in that first job.
That phrase spoke directly to me and my heart. It doesn't apply just to aspects of my job but also to other areas of my life. Now I, too, am trying to adopt that phrase as my new motto. Help hold me accountable to that; that I would...
Show up, shut up, and let go!!!
