Someone asked me recently, "Are you still writing on your blog?" "Not much," was my response. It has been awhile because of life circumstances, moves, retirement, and more. Today I decided to work on it a bit.
I write every day in a journal. Some people want me to digitize everything so I can be free of paper. Perhaps they don't want to help move my journals again, or they just want to save the trees, which is admirable.
But typing will never replace writing by hand. When I use my hand, it feels like emotions drip right out of my pen. Whatever angered me the day before is released into the very ink on the page. The frustrations flow, and my log-jam is broken. When I finish "throwing up" on the page, I often end with this prayer, "Lord, now I need to hear from You!"
I don't just open the Bible to any old place. I usually am doing some kind of systematic book study. It doesn't really matter where I read. If I sincerely want to hear from Him, something in the Word speaks. It may be a desperate story from the Old Testament, a comforting word from the psalmist, or an amazing prophecy from Isaiah. The words of the gospels inspire and ignite ideas, as well as demand my serious attention.
One of the amazing promises God made is this: "If you seek me, you will find me." God's not hiding; He is dogging our every step. If we would just stop running from Him and turn around, we would smack right into Him!
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