A Desire to be Bold

    One of the biggest obstacles in my life right now is fear. I find it so easy for me to make friends and have conversations but sadly I barely ever know how to talk to someone about my faith and love for Jesus and even when I feel like I should, I'm terrified to do it. A word that has really been on my heart lately is "boldness."  When I think of boldface type, I think about how the bold words stick out from the other words in the sentence and that's exactly what the purpose of boldface type is. Boldness can be compared to this because boldness within the realms of faith is about not being afraid to share your love for Jesus in a world where most people are scared of this very thing, and that's exactly what God wants you to do. A good friend of mine's favorite quote is "Stand up in a sit down world." This quote is so relevent to me in this situation because I want to be courageous enough to be the one who isn't afraid to "stand up" when most of the world is "sitting down." I've met so many people in my classes that I've become pretty good friends with but that boldness to reach out to them just wasn't there. I also need the boldness to speak out in my family when I don't agree with things but once again fear gets in my way. The past few weeks or so, I've been praying for God to give me a boldness like I've never had before, a boldness that will allow me to overcome these hurdles. It's like I see people and I ask myself "Why can't I be bold like them?" It is a deep desire of my heart to fully live for Him but I feel held back by the walls of fear.
    I'm praying that God uses MGO as a way to give me that boldness to reach out to others. I know that I will be placed in the right group that is going to help me with this. I also know that God is going to pair me with exactly the right people who can guide me to where I want to be. I have no idea what to expect at MGO but I know it's going to be the experience of a lifetime. If you are reading this, I just ask for your prayers for this boldness, for me to finally tear down these walls of fear that have been  holding me back for so long.