I’m flying to Minnesota today to speak at Sanctuary Covenant church in Minneapolis. This is an exciting honor and simultaneously nerve-racking. Speaking at a new church is scary. But speaking at a new church WITH YOUR IN-LAWS IN THE AUDIENCE is petrifying.
I tried explaining this to Matt, but he doesn’t get it. Bianca, they’ll love you. Just do what you do and it’ll be great, says the man who NAILED preaching in front of his in-laws. [Still to this day my mother gushes about how simply he explained Moses’ exhortation to the Israelites in Deuteronomy. Tough act to follow!]
Last night I had a dream that I was on the church stage and I began burping like a Texan man after several hours at the local watering hole. Like the kind of burps that drunken college guys high-five each other for. I couldn’t control it and my mother-in-law watched me in horror as I tried talking.
Needless to say, I woke up scared… with a horrible taste in my mouth.
Internet, I can share this with you because I know you care. Or at least will laugh at my expense. In all fairness, it could be worse. Like this slip up by a youth pastor in church.
Keep me in prayer tomorrow! There’s a first time for everything, including speaking in front of your in-laws. Do you have any in-laws stories? Am I the only one concerned with impressing them?
hilarious!
You know that’s our pastor at Cross Point, right? My small group loves to watch this video. 🙂
Always praying for you. Sometimes I wonder how you are able to get up and speak infront of anyone (I have a hard enough time speaking to one person at a time!) but then I remember that GOD IS WITH YOU. He’s speaking through you and that is why you are powerful Child of God.
Just be confident in the message you are giving and who He made you to be and you will nail it. And, on the slim chance you do make a mistake, just remember it’s not about the mistake, it’s about how you recover from it and you have the personality to carry off any mistake you may make.
I will pray for you. Fear not!
hahahaha, that video was hilarious!!! i totally rewound it like three times, lol!
ps. you’ll be a-ok bianca!! the Lord is with you! (:
Oh that’s terrible! That video made my night! Girl, you shine in whatever you do, so just keep shinin’ 🙂
in-law stories? i’ve been married for 14 years and have known them for 17 so i have quite a few. the two that popped into my head involve my father in law. when i was 8 months pregnant with baby #1 he was walking behind me into a restaurant and started quacking like a duck. the second was after the birth of baby #3. i walked out of the bathroom while wearing the one-size-does-not-fit-all hospital gown and realized too late that the back was tucked into the one-size-does-not-fit-all hospital issued underwear. yeah, i am classy like that.
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha! I seriously just snorted out loud! Awesome.
So, how did it go? Did you pinch, errrr pitch any tents? :).
Hahahahaha! You are SO sweet for asking.
Here’s what I know:
My in-laws still love me.
The church was super nice to me afterwards.
I didn’t burp during the study.
In my book, that’s a WIN! 😉 But seriously, thanks for asking/praying. It was nerve-racking, but I survived, God was glorified, and the body of Christ was edified. WOOHOO!
Yay!
Your comment has me scared of something else now. 🙂 my husband volunteered us to speak for our Marriage Ministry for two weeks. Scary! I’ve been in children’s ministry for almost 10 years. I can teach 1st grade and under, I can because I can act a fool. 🙂 but adults? Gulp! Not only am I glad we’re not speaking on Lot and his marriage, I hope I don’t burp, yawn or hiccup. (I’m 29 weeks pregnant and I have this long involuntary hiccup that come outta nowhere!) but hey, if God can use a donkey to talk, He’s got me! Hee-haw!
Hi Bianca –
I just found your website. I was in the congregation on Sunday and you were AMAZING! From your first sentence, I watched people lean forward with excitement. You had them laughing and thinking and pondering the things of God. Thank you for sharing your gift of preaching with us.
Wow! Thanks Ginny! Hope to make it back out there soon 🙂
heard your podcast last night and why were you nervous you killed it. You were awesome… I laid in my bed and listened and when it was coming to an end I was like NNNOOOOOO!!!! please say more, please teach me more… I love listening to your preaching you have such an anointing…. GOD JOB