Jeremiah 29:11: For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future."
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Why do you blog?
Over at Kingdom Bloggers this week we're talking about why we blog.
If you like, you can read why I blog in my post over there.
"Is it vanity?" I thought. "Do I really have anything important to say? And does anyone really care what I say?"
So I asked my old school friend William Shakespeare what started him writing and why did he bother. This is what he wrote:
To Blog or not to Blog That is the question. Whether it is nobler in the mind To keep one’s thoughts to oneself Than reveal them to all On screens large and small. And by doing such Suffer the slings and arrows Of outrageous readers Who’d rather Block you Than read your feeble Tweeters. Or to bravely face your qualms And courageously Blog on Regardless of your audience Be it great or be it small; Just Blog on into eternity And have yourself a ball!
So there you have it. I'm blogging and having a ball!
I'm just grateful to God for His goodness to me and want to live my life following after Him. I've been blessed with 3 awesome sons and in July of 2005 I remarried. My husband truly knows me and still loves me - how much more blessed could I be!
I'll never forget the trouble, the utter lostness, the taste of ashes, the poison I've swallowed. I remember it all—oh, how well I remember— the feeling of hitting the bottom. But there's one other thing I remember, and remembering, I keep a grip on hope: God's loyal love couldn't have run out, his merciful love couldn't have dried up. They're created new every morning. How great your faithfulness!
I'm sticking with God (I say it over and over). He's all I've got left. God proves to be good to the man who passionately waits, to the woman who diligently seeks. It's a good thing to quietly hope, quietly hope for help from God. It's a good thing when you're young to stick it out through the hard times. When life is heavy and hard to take, go off by yourself. Enter the silence. Bow in prayer. Don't ask questions: Wait for hope to appear. Don't run from trouble. Take it full-face. The "worst" is never the worst.
Psalm 16:11
You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
Philippians 4: 4-5: Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in him! Make it as clear as you can to all you meet that you’re on their side, working with them and not against them. Help them see that the Master is about to arrive. He could show up any minute!
Proverbs 15:7-9
Perceptive words spread knowledge; fools are hollow—there's nothing to them. GOD can't stand pious poses, but he delights in genuine prayers. A life frittered away disgusts GOD; he loves those who run straight for the finish line.
Phillipians 1:9-10
So this is my prayer: that your love will flourish and that you will not only love much but well. Learn to love appropriately. You need to use your head and test your feelings so that your love is sincere and intelligent, not sentimental gush. Live a lover's life, circumspect and exemplary, a life Jesus will be proud of: bountiful in fruits from the soul, making Jesus Christ attractive to all, getting everyone involved in the glory and praise of God.
2 comments:
Someone asked me the other day: Why do you Blog?
I didn't have a good answer.
"Is it vanity?" I thought. "Do I really have anything important to say? And does anyone really care what I say?"
So I asked my old school friend William Shakespeare what started him writing and why did he bother. This is what he wrote:
To Blog or not to Blog
That is the question.
Whether it is nobler in the mind
To keep one’s thoughts to oneself
Than reveal them to all
On screens large and small.
And by doing such
Suffer the slings and arrows
Of outrageous readers
Who’d rather Block you
Than read your feeble Tweeters.
Or to bravely face your qualms
And courageously Blog on
Regardless of your audience
Be it great or be it small;
Just Blog on into eternity
And have yourself a ball!
So there you have it. I'm blogging and having a ball!
Why do you blog?
Because, much like fishing, it's cheaper than therapy. HA!
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