Episode # 72 Ready, Get Set, and Take the Step to Serve! HOST: Jackie Brindle

Welcome to the BE ENCOURAGED! Podcast! I am your host Jackie Brindle and you are listening to episode # 72! Thank you for joining me and if you are new to the podcast, I want to encourage you to head over and follow me on instagram @jackiebinspiring so you can get connected to all the encouraging content I put out there, in IG world! Also, you can make my day by kindly subscribing and writing a review on Apple Podcast, so that more people can be encouraged... Just like you! In this episode, I talk about ways I have stumbled into pockets of life where I am in need to be poured into and then there are times, I know God is calling on my heart to step out and serve!  The funny thing about serving others in the community is this: when your heart is positioned to serve, God is going to be glorified! He is getting to work on weaving together meaningful relationships, experiences, support, and blessings into those moments. I will never forget the first time I walked into a church MOPS group. I was nervous, excited, scared, and didn't want to go the first time. I almost bailed! In fact, there are many times as I said "yes" to doing things to be involved in the community or within a group, that I felt like I wasn't needed. I would fight myself and reason my way out of it! And YET ---- somehow by the grace of God it all worked out!  It takes courage, stepping out of your comfort zone to serve someone with your gifts/talents and to build a community! It also takes some intentionality to carve that time out! I'll talk more about that in the episode, too!  Listen, I can't stop this feeling that God is positioning you to take that leap of faith and serve Him in your own way! You know what that is, I can't tell you but what I can tell you, that you are going to make a world of difference and it will make a world of difference through you too!!  So let's grab your coffee, get on your walk or run, but wherever you are today ------ BE ENCOURAGED!  Jackie  Resources mentioned in today's episode:  Book Recommendation: "Your Beautiful Purpose" by Susie Larson  Bible Verse: Matthew 14: 22-32