"Have you ever thought about writing a blog?" .... "Like I have time for that!"
"You should really think about writing a blog!" .... "You come do my dishes and clip my coupons and I'll start a blog!"
All of those were my initial responses to blogging. I honestly had never really paid much attention to blogs. I had read a random one here and there, but never paid them much mind. Also I am seriously busy! I homeschool, lead a cell/small group, run a business, manage the feeding ministry at church, and am an all around domestic goddess. She says as she rolls her eyes. Not to mention I always tend to resist anything lots of people say I should be doing. Its one of the quirks left over from my rebel without a cause, maladjusted teen days. But here I am...blogging. So what happened?
One day I was reading a friends blog, The Purposeful Housewife, and I heard deep down inside me "You could do this." I ignored it and kept reading and then again "You should do this." Ummm I don't have time for this Lord, don't you know I have stuff to do! But it kept bugging me, like when your kid wants candy and you told him he can have some later. "Now?...Is it later now?....Hey Mom can I have that candy?" Until finally you're annoyed out of your activities to the point of action. I asked the Lord to tell me a name, give me a vision. You see most people need the Lord to urge them to speak up, not I! I need the Lord to constantly remind me to shut up! But there it was like a skilled game of grocery cart Tetris, everything was falling into place. I had something to say, something He needed me to say.
And thats really the things isn't it? The thing the Lord needs you to say. Not the thing I can think of, or the thing I want to say, but the word deep down in my heart that He has given me to say. And here's the thing, you have something to say to! Not your opinion because the world doesn't need to hear your opinion, even if they want it. What they need is truth! They need your testimony, they need you to tell your story. You have the keys to someone's burning building...for Pete's sake let them out!!
And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony...
Rev. 12:11a ESV
Amen! This is exactly why I started my blog three years ago and why I encourage other moms to do the same. It doesn't matter what your schedule is or how often you can post. God will speak when He wants to use your little platform so we just need to shut up and wait :)
ReplyDeleteWhewwww girl!! Yes yes yes ... I for one am glad god annoyed u with a little voice like a child asking for candy .. I relate to every word and the way God is using u to change the world is inspiring!!
ReplyDeleteYou CAN do this! And you're off to a great start!
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