through constant revelation

It is Thursday

I was going to explain my obvious absence since my first (and only) post, but it really boils down to disobedience. So I have decided to just start anew this day with God’s ever-present grace allowing me a do-over. I have been mulling over a posting schedule for far too long, and Thursday kept popping back up in my mind. Today, as always, God’s word was there speaking to my heart during my devotional…filling me with words and phrases of encouragement like, “those around you desperately need to be encouraged by your latest encounter with Christ” and ” your responsibility will not be to convince others of the reality of God, but to simply bear witness to what your Lord has said and done for you.” *

The Lord has been so gracious in leading me. I have been less faithful in following Him. I asked Him for direction, but when I received a word I replaced action with doubt and fear. As undeserving as I am, God has continued to show me where my ministry should be and He has done so with clarity, patience, and gentleness. I could wait for a time in my life when I am a better person, a better mom, a more faithful Christian. But, I will never be perfect and constant. I need to have faith that God has a purpose for me just the way that I am, and that He will equip me to do His work as long as I am willing to follow where He leads me. It is hard to imagine, but it is so. The verse from my devotional today comes from 1 John 1: 3-4, “what we have seen and heard we also declare to you, so that you may have fellowship along with us;and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.” I am writing these things so that my joy will be complete. I encourage you to consider the plans that God has for you, and join me in a walk of faith as we do His work now…just as we are.

*from Experiencing God Day by Day devotional

I am not “untechable” after all

So I was pretty sure this was never going to happen…this blog posting thing. I had super good intentions of starting this blog at the beginning of 2012. Then when I got started I realized I might be untechable (I am pretty sure I coined this word,well, 90% sure). That is my term for not being able to learn technological trickery. But, the fact that your reading this means that I have indeed , at the very least, mastered ( I use that term loosely) the ability to post on my site. Hooray!

You might have noticed the name of this site. Here is a little explanation of how I came to be here (on a site I created), doing this (writing all kinds of thoughts), considering my above stated lack of overall techiness. I was watching an interview with one of my favorite authors, Mr. Max Lucado, on television the other day. He said something about “ongoing revelation,” and the truth of God being revealed to us this way in what he believes is a spirit of unity. He was speaking on change within the church, but I was moved by those words in relation to my own personal walk with Christ. “Ongoing revelation.” That is what I want with Him. To be in a state of looking to Him to constantly reveal to me His will for my life.

I turned that thought over and around in my head every which way, looking back at the past few months, and seeing clearly that He has been speaking to me, guiding me, prompting me to begin. Begin? Yes, that was a complete thought. The thing is I am not sure what it is the beginning of exactly. But, the thing is I am certain that it has to do with writing. In that same interview, Mr. Lucado ( I kind of love him) spoke about “missing things the first time.” I believe that writing is my way of connecting, uniting myself with other people through shared thoughts or ideas. I missed that the first time, and possibly a few times after that, but in the last few months I have come to understand it is part of me… the me God created, purposefully. I am not implying that I am going to be inking book deals, I am thinking more about obedience. Hearing what He is revealing to me. Constantly. And, then sharing those thoughts with you.

So here we are at the beginning…