Jasmine's Place Issue No. 4 - March/April 2013 | Page 16

INSPIRATIONAL Her tagline is profound, yet witty. Julie Arduini explains what it means. Surrendering The Good, The Bad, And …maybe one day… The Chocolate I let fear hold me back for 35 years. I was afraid what people thought of me. What I looked like. What I said, what I did, what I didn’t say or didn’t do. Believing God, to heal and change me. Many of those years I had a faith in Christ, and yet I allowed that fear to control me. I finished that study free of fear, and knew it was time to write for Him, as I knew I had been called to do. I made a vow that I would write for Him, and only what He wanted me to write. I believe God used Beth Moore’s online (at the time) study, With that, I named my first blog The Surrendered Scribe. . JASMINE'S PLACE 16 16