Since that stroke came at me, speaking to a crowd hasn’t been my strong suit, especially when the spotlight’s on and the crowd’s huge. My mind and my mouth aren’t exactly syncing up. I know what I want to say, but it’s like my words decide to do the Tamia hustle. Right now, I’m working it out, thanks to my buddy’s recent 50th birthday bash, which woke me all the way up!
So my friend asked me to bless the food. Bless the food! Why did I freeze up? I was about to cruise up to the microphone until I stood up and peeped all those faces. I grabbed the mic, ready to say a blessing over the food, but bam, my words were all like, “Nah, we’re gonna take a vacay from making sense.” (LOL) I tried to catch a breath, but it was like my lungs went on a rogue mission.
Ugh, no coming back from that, but believe me, it won’t go down like that again! That whole ordeal lit a fire under me and got me committing to putting in the time to master speaking up, whether it’s a tight-knit crew or an entire squad watching.
You know that verse, right? God has not given us a spirit of fear but of power, love, and a sound mind. Just that verse alone wipes away any jitters I got about public speaking. This little episode taught me a thing or two. I was feeling all kinds of embarrassed and down. Thought I straight-up wrecked my buddy’s birthday bash. But all I kept hearing as I stumbled was him saying, “It’s OK.” Then he hits me with, “You’ve always been shy.” That’s when I’m thinking, “Man, why didn’t you hit up someone else or give me a minute to prep?” Haha, but no hard feelings. Carrying a smidge of embarrassment and rosy cheeks, but with time, that’s gonna fade. More opportunities are gonna roll in for me to bless him and others with my words.
It’s an honor praying for someone and spreading the love of Jesus Christ. I will continue to do it until I cannot anymore!
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