overcoming shyness...

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Bro. Cole:
> Praise God!!  I guess I can answer how to overcome
shyness.  I have
> been a pretty-much shy person all my life.  Since being
at the church, I've
> changed a bit.  Pastor used to put me ehind the pulpit
once in a while to
> run testimony service.  That's one way to help overcome
it.  I hope this
> helps.  And, I'll try to think of more.

Me:
Forgive me Bro. Cole.  That was sarcasm on my part and I
hoped I 
had made that clear.  I am one of the most OUTSPOKEN people
you would (and maybe wouldn't) ever want to meet!

I have on occasion stood with mike in hand on a busy street
here in Marion and call out to individual passersby "Hey,
you gotta come over and check this Jesus stuff out for
yourself.  You don't know what you're missin'"  I strike up
conversations about God with people in line at the
Supermarket.  I wear a "camo" hat that says in bold letters
"CAN'T HIDE IT JESUS SAVES" with three crosses on it (two
red, one black) and the word Jesus is in red.  I sit at the
front of the church so that I can turn and face the
congregation when I testify.

Add to this that I am 6' 1" tall and weigh 250 lbs, wear a
beard, am missing 1/2 my front teeth and am mostly bald and
I really have to 
"tone down" a bit not to "intimidate" people.  I roar like
a lion and when I preach a sermonette I do not need a mike
and our sanctuary is 60' by 120'!

Thanks anyway dear friend!  Sorry for the mix up.

Timothy Litteral
472 Grant St.
Marion Ohio 43302
brotim@gte.net
http://members.tripod.com/~trlitteral