Step 1: Face Your Fears

 

Here’s a little more info about Darlene Lund, who gave her testimony in this chapter:

 

I would summarize my Christian life as being like a long roller coaster ride with some steep climbs and several plummeting drops with multiple, unexpected curves which jerked me from side to side in a two-person seat. I have tasted the pit of despair in depression. Pain has punctured my heart. Fears have run wild. Perfectionism kept me hidden. People-pleasing wore me out. Frustration burned within – until anger erupted. As I speak to audiences of women, I speak with a passion that is fueled by my life experiences and most importantly, by the Holy Spirit!

 

I learned many life lessons during 18 years of teaching children. I learned to wrestle with God during the turbulent ups and downs of years of infertility. I found great joy when I anticipated becoming a mom. Each of my three children’s lives brought a distinct sharp curve to my life, yet also filled me with excitement. I’ve scrambled through several job changes for my husband and cheered him on in political campaigns. I was turned upside down by the deaths of my loved ones, surgeries, and years of foreign exchange students living in my home. I was jolted by rejection from loved ones, growth pains within a twenty-five year marriage, and an international adoption! I know what it is to question God, pray, and wait for His plan to unfold. I am still on the ride but am comforted that God is in control!

 

I can stay oriented because God has revealed to me “who I am and whose I am.”  I continue to balance the demands of my life’s calling to encourage and teach women, while living life as a wife and mom of three teens. My heart’s desire is to encourage women with the truth, so that they will stand and be whole in Jesus when life sends them jerking in reaction from a roller coaster ride.

 

I coach women and am a motivational speaker. My career in writing is just beginning. My love of the Scriptures and lifelong learning is evident, as I teach and challenge women to take positive steps toward God and His plan.  He has a unique purpose for your life – will you join Him?

 

To contact Darlene:

Email: Darlene@Heartswithapurpose.com

Website: www.Heartswithapurpose.com

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