But God's the only one who knows whether we're serving out of pain or passion, out of a calling or a wound so deep, we just don't know what else to do.

Today on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, Sheila Walsh will explain the origins of her deep insecurities that led to a mental breakdown and what she learned through that experience.

Well, thanks for joining us today. I'm John Foley.

As many of you know, Sheila Walsh is something of a legend in Christian circles.

She went from a career in Christian music, recording 24 albums. I mean, that's a lot.

To co-hosting The 700 Club with Pat Robertson, to

writing multiple best-selling books. Now, in addition to being an author, Sheila hosts several

shows on the TBN television network. But as you heard in the opening clip, there was emotional

pain behind all of those accomplishments,

and you're going to hear that story today. And Sheila is a superb storyteller. I know you'll be

riveted by what she shares. Here now, Sheila Walsh, speaking at a women's conference, sponsored by

Focus on the Family. So I wanted to ask your question.

What would you say if you could sit down and talk to your 21-year-old self?

If it was just the two of you in a room, and somehow you wanted to give her a little bit of a

heads up as to what her life would be like,

that it wouldn't be perhaps what she thought it might be.

So let me just tell you what I would say.

I wish I could take my 21-year-old face in my hands and tell her,

it's okay not to be okay, a promise. Would she have

believed me? I don't think so. She was determined to get everything right. It started with a photograph.

I was cleaning out drawers the other day and found an old photograph under a roll of Christmas paper.

I sat down on the sofa and studied the picture.

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