Yesterday, I had the pleasure of joining two of my MOPS buddies and speaking to a group of UMC ministers and children's ministry personnel about starting a MOPS group. For those of you who have known me long, you know that speaking in front of a crowd is completely out of my comfort zone. In high school, I stopped speaking in the middle of a speech I had to give on sign language and faked a coughing attack. In college, I had to have one of my favorite adult beverages before I gave a speech on business communication. It was not until a couple of years ago that I felt like I had something to say, and not until recently where I felt like people actually needed to hear it. I don't know - maybe it comes with age. You stop worrying about what they are thinking and start to take advantage of having a group of people trapped in a room having no other choice but to listen to you. It doesn't mean I don't shake like a crazy person on crack - but I do it, and I make it through.
All I know is that I would never have imagined I would have been able to sit in front of a group like I did yesterday. And I had to do it for two different sessions. Amazing.
Go out today and do something out of your comfort zone. You'll be glad you did.
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