I don’t have a blog post today.
Actually I have two started, but neither is near finished to my satisfaction. They aren’t even GETMO (Good Enough to Move On) as I heard author Jo Saxton once say. So, after sitting up past 2:00 this morning trying to force them finished, I decided to leave them for another day.
Two nights ago, as I typed somewhat desperately to make my thoughts make sense, I found a pair of index cards with a Bible lesson from my daddy.
I was attempting a blog post about detours. I’ll give you one guess what was written on those index cards.
Y’all, if we ask and seek and knock God will answer us.
Daddy was studying in the book of Acts about Paul’s travels to spread the gospel.
“They went through the region of Phyrgia and Galatia and were prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message in Asia. When they came to Mysia, they tried to go to Bythinia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them. So, bypassing Mysia they came down to Troas. During the night a vision appeared to Paul…” (Acts 16: 6-9)
This is what Daddy wrote on his index cards:
“Paul attempted to go south into Asia (but) the spirit of God stop(ped) him. So Paul thought he would go north toward Turkey. In Acts 16:7 the Spirit of God held them up again… so Paul went west as far as Troas – so he waited in Troas for God to show him the way. God held Paul up to show him that he is to wait on God(‘s) direction to go in to share the gospel to the world. We like Paul need to be patience and wait upon the Lord.”
God called me to write two years ago, and this blog is a way for me to be faithful. Now, the Spirit is prompting me to detour. I need to explore new avenues of writing.
One thing I’ve got to tackle (and it sort of terrifies me) is technology. I also want to consider (again, terrified!) a book outline for sharing my daddy’s letters.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I’M DOING.
But I’m trusting that God does, and believing that if I am obedient to the Spirit He will lead me.
I am still going to write here. My goal now is once a week instead of two, likely still on Mondays or Fridays.
If you are so inclined, I invite you to hit the “subscribe” button on my blog, beneath my photo and bio, so that once (if?) I figure out the tech-y stuff you’ll be the first to know. I assure you; your inbox is safe for the foreseeable future because did I mention I have no idea what I’m doing?
(And would you look at that? Looks like I squeaked out a blog post after all!)
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.”
(Matthew 7:7-8)
