STUCK Study

This will not be a long post, but a sort of an introduction to a new study I am starting with the WNL Group- that's Wednesday Night Ladies Group.

There are 3 different studies that you can chose from and after looking at my friend Beth's Book- I knew right away I didn't have to even look at the others.

I chose the Stuck Study by Jennie Allen.


When I read the first page, it was like I was reading my own thoughts. Like this:

"I was stuck. I experienced a sense of bondage I could not name and did not know how to escape. The outside of my life was bright and shiny, but inside I was a mess: anxious, lonely, afraid, and looking for significance."

The other phrase that hit me was "I'm done smiling."

Now if you know anything about me, you know I always wear my emotions on my sleeve. I'm usually happy and loud (let's me honest here) most of the time. I love being around people and I out of the house! :) And I smile a lot.

But not lately and I know my reasons. I like the way Jennie Allen put it in her introduction: "God is about doing something on this planet. He is about doing something in me, and as long as I am privately fighting and losing inside, He is not getting a thing done through or in me."

And that is where, ladies and gentlemen, I am STUCK.

SO I am excited about this study for many reasons. The #1 is that I hope I can get more insight on how to deal with this internal fight always going on in my head. I am also excited because my leader is Beth Stoddard and she and I are one in the same when it comes to telling it like it is- she won't let me back down and she will be honest and confront me on the things I say.....and even though she use to scare me, she is a major mentor in my life now.

Once I dig in, I may BLOG about it. I may not. If it is my pain alone I can tell it- if it deals with family and friends, I may not feel comfortable sharing that.....it's not always my story to share.