MARCH 2, 2020. INTRODUCTION TO WHO FAITH2VOICE REALLY IS!

Faith 2 comes from several different crossroads.  In 1980 when I was forming the whole "I am going to actually be a licensed by the state therapist in Christian Counseling, I had two friends who gave me these ideas.  Rosemary Gerig, my prayer partner at Auburn Missionary thought I should use the butterfly as my logo.  Why?  Because the butterfly or catalyst must squeeze through a very difficult opening in order to strengthen its wings and fly away.  She felt that was what I was doing when I helped people shed their cocoons of stuck places.  I felt it was brilliant.  John always drew all my butterfly logos until this year.  Elaine Larnard, the pastors wife, and worship leader felt I should name my business Faith Enterprises & Counseling Agency.  That I should put Faith 2 on my license plate, indicating that I have the middle name Faith, that my business is named Faith too!, (Pun) Two. So when people see me out and about that they would ask about that license plate and I could witness my Faith and my business as well.  If you knew how many artifacts I have owned in 38 years with the name Faith on it, from key rings, to Cross artifacts, clothing,  and everything in between that you can imagine;  you would be amazed.  When I began writing a blog, it just flowed for me.  Faith2Voice.  This is my voice, my platform.  I want to help people shed their cocoons, their stuck places.

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Part 1

My name is Shirley Faith Souder, and I have over seven decades of life experience to share with you.  As you read in my mission statement, it is all about -   The Three C’s.    Conviction+Commitment= Change!

My Pollyanna role, is that, I can’t stand being emotionally stuck on a life problem.  Nor can I sit in a mud puddle of some life crisis where I can’t seem to get up and brush myself off.  I can’t seem to get out of this Satanic Stupor and move forward.  Not sure when or where this happened in my life, but I get real, almost irreversibly messed up, when someone in my life is in a position to alter my life with their choices.  They impact me with their bad choices and create drama that I did not give them permission to do.  I have learned a whole life time worth of tools about equipping and learning how to manage those things.  It has been quite a challenge.  That is why I am challenged, am excited, am driven to direct and share what I know about Dancing at the Crossroads.  I direct you to read My logo tag line. It reads “Equipping You to Manage the Crossroads of life.”

Crossroads come when you hear yourself say, or stomp your foot at God, or find yourself flying all around the room. . .”Jesus, We need a sit down, now!”  “I can’t stand this!”  “Enough is Enough!”  And, my personal favorite. . .”Why, are you doing this to me?”  “Do you hate me?” “What have I done?”  I must have done some really bad stuff.”

    

If you haven’t been quite that honest with God, and you are thinking, oh my, that would be too much like being a real pushy brat, you may be right?  However, I believe my God hears my bratiness and still loves me.  He held me and you in His hand and created are very being. And, He does hear us, His Word is clear on that.  He loves it when we are specific, He wants us to be honest and specific in our requests.  Phil. 4: 6 is very clear on that perspective.  Let our requests be made known with thanksgiving.  This is a time, right now, that you need to make a choice.  Do I want Conviction, Commitment and Change?  Do I want to dance at the crossroads, or do I want to bury my head.  Numb out, take the road less traveled.  “Oh Ill just wait and see how things go, maybe it will just go away, or I won’t have to do anything major.  It is too painful anyway.”  If you don’t want to dance at the crossroads of life, then you won’t be interested in my dissertation/book.  You can go back to just skating on thin ice, and feeling numb.  It is your free will choice and I am okay with that.  We all learn how to protect ourselves and talk about what we want, but never do anything about it at times.  I had to quit doing that.  I couldn’t stand the pain.  It was more painful to stay stuck then to find God’s answers for pulling me out of the pit I kept falling into.

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