Truth Sniper

TRUTH SNIPER. Some of you may be wondering why I chose this name. Others may not get it. What does it mean? I have had several people suggest that I write a blog to explain. So to put all curiosity aside, let me answer your questions.

How I got the name....

It wasn't long after team changes on my mission trip last year, that my new team began to see qualities in me that deemed me the name “truth sniper”. In our conversations I would ask questions, give advice, and offer prayer. I tend to be a quiet person and in groups allow others to do the talking. I sit back and take everything in. On our trip, we had to meet every night for something called “feedback”. During those group times, I would speak up when I felt I had something to offer or sometimes I was put on the spot to share my thoughts. God has given me the gift of wisdom and a different perspective than others so I was able to point things out that my teammates may not have seen otherwise. In one of my teammates words, “As a relatively quiet woman, when she speaks, she absolutely hits you with a truth that you never see coming.”

What I said at those times were things that I didn't think were significant and I didn't understand how my questions were different than what anybody else would ask but my team continued to emphasize that my words were important. They had such weight and power in them that my team told me and encouraged me to speak up more. They informed me that those around me need to hear the truth and the wisdom that the Lord has shown me.

When a sniper shoots someone, the bullet is something that person never saw coming. And so, they called me the truth sniper. I “shot” them with truth that they never saw coming. What I said was unexpected and sometimes hard to hear and so it was like they were being shot.

Naming my blog....

I'm not much of a blogger. I kept one during my trip (alisonwilms.theworldrace.org) because it was something we were expected to do but I had no intentions to continue blogging. Well, God has other plans for me. He reminded me of what my teammates told me throughout the year and so I feel the need to put into into practice what I have been learning. I have thoughts and insights that others may not and I feel like I need to share them. The night God laid this on my heart, he gave me the word “musings”. Kind of a funny word if you ask me, but it is exactly what I feel this blog is for. This blog is to share my thoughts and reflections of things God has placed on my heart in my search for truth in life.... in trying to sort out life after seeing and experiencing the world (the pain and suffering that I saw to the joys and triumphs... how do I incorporate the things that I've seen, experienced, and learned into life now?) and in life now (whatever may come up). Some blogs may be about things I have learned or am learning but in no way do I have things figured out. This blog is to share with you my thoughts, my reflections on things I'm seeing and experiencing now with a changed perspective from seeing the world.

In naming the blog, I knew I needed something more than “musings”. I had many different ideas – all of which were taken. In my search for ideas, I came across this “award” that I was given at the end of my trip...

                                                                       

                                         …seeing it I knew, that was it!

And thus, TRUTH SNIPER MUSINGS. I will give you a glimpse into my mind and perhaps even into my journal, at times. Some of my blogs may be random wonderings but some may be more poignant as I am searching for God's truth in life. I have no intentions of shooting anyone (with truth) but don't say I didn't warn you... it could happen! Maybe just maybe if you feel the sting, it may be something you needed to hear and something you need to think about. Read with an open mind. What is God trying to teach you or tell you?

I would love to hear from you guys - your thoughts and response. Maybe you will have more insight into these things that you can offer me. Or feel free to contact me about other topics you want me to share about and I will see if I have any advice or insight to offer! Again, I am no expert or anything... just a person like you seeking after God's heart and His truth in these matters.