I keep hearing in my spirit to...
Take heart.
Be brave.
Believe it is possible.
Not give up.
Choose love each and every day.
Be still.
Listen.
Give more.
Meditate on Christ.
Breathe.
Sit at the table.
I hear these phrases whispering in my sleep, in the back of my thoughts as I'm driving and when I'm standing in my pool of worries. They sound like good stuff, right? Of course but I sometimes find myself facing doubts and ask God questions like: how do you take heart? How can I be brave and give more when some days feel like a battle to just make it through to the weekend?
I don't have the absolute answer to life's lemons but I do have a starting point. It's this: we must remember who God says He is and stop focusing on what we are not capable of.
So how does this relate to the subject line "I gave up writing"? Well truth be told, I did give it up.
I gave up writing to prove myself that I could amount to something because of it. I gave up writing for the need to win the admiration of others. I gave up writing Facebook posts and tweets because it was appalling how I allowed the responses of others to dictate how I should feel: valuable, smart, interesting, and even wise.
I gave up writing for you because somewhere along the way I lost myself. Today, refocused and revived, I am writing again. This time it's not for the need to put out something worth retweeting or the recognizing. I am writing because it's wired in me and I love doing it. So I hope you will take this open-invitation to join me.
I intend to pen the words from my heart to yours, that it may stir encouragement and bring your spirit and mine what we need to hear... more of Him.
Writings at the table will be a place of conversion where we can talk honestly, for as long or short as you like. It's a place where we can share of the one-size-fits-all dreams. of the wild, hard, sometimes no-words-for-this type of prayers. of the heart aches life can bring us. of the deep joy no one can steal. of the small things that have brought on perspective. of life. of hope. of things to believe in again.
So my friend take a seat and join me at this table.
With all my heart.
A big thanks to my new friend Rachel of Chasing Kite Tails for encouraging and inspiring me to write (blog) again.
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