Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Have you felt the Holy Spirit move you to do something, and then you feel lost?

I don't know how much time I will have to write today, so if I don't get all my thoughts down today I'll write some more tomorrow. I always have a hard time putting my thoughts down in a way that are understandable.

So let me begin by saying that I felt the Holy Spirit move me to do volunteer work as a Guardian Ad Litem. If you asked me two months ago what I would be doing in the next months I wouldn't have had a clue that I would be going to training classes to be a Guardian ad Litem. I didn't really know what a Guardian ad Litem was. I felt moved to look for volunteer work, that's when I came across an ad saying they needed volunteers in our community. I called that Monday, and they were starting the training classes that very night. That was a confirmation that everything seemed to be falling in to place, that I was meant to be doing this. Then my faith was tested by me getting lost. I actually prayed, "God is this what you really want me to do? " I really was very frustrated and ready to call it quits and head back home. That's when I got my second confirmation, when my prayer was answered. As soon as I got finished with my prayer a lady walks up to the car and gives me directions that led me straight to where I wanted to be.

Let's talk about now.. I have been attending the training classes, and I have been struggling with some of the things that I have been hearing. I had to watch a video one night in training that made me cry. Actually I have cried a couple of nights after and during the training classes. Let me get around to why I cried. I heard things, unspeakable abuse towards children that I can't fathom. I was thinking how could anyone do these things. I can't go into specifics, it's just to hard. It's better I leave it at unspeakable abuse, torture is what I consider it.

So I'm thinking yet again, will I be able to do this. In the back of my mind I have a little voice saying look you can't even bear to hear these things or watch a video about it. The little voice is saying what must it have been like for these children. I am very insecure and I think how would I be able to help.

I'm going to have to finish my thoughts up later.. Even now thinking about it is making my chest tight and my thoughts jumble.

1 comment:

wrknprogress said...

Don't let feelings of fear and inadequacies stop you; God can and still will use you; He is strong where you are weak. God opened up the doors for you to take the training just try finishing it and then see what doors God opens, you never know!!! God is with you and He will give you the strength you need and the words to say.