When I felt like I was being led to start writing, I had a whole host of reasons why I couldn’t. The first one was: while I never considered myself a writer, I’m an extremely private person. God impressed me to read Exodus, and when I forgot, He reminded me again, and again. In addition to that, one day in my normal devotion, I was led to Ecclesiastes 1:9, which states, ‘What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.’ Wow.
God understands my privacy issues. As a matter of fact, He understands all my issues and excuses that I can think of coming up with as I delay doing something that He has called me to do. He then reminded me that He wasn’t calling the qualified, but qualifying those He called. I definitely needed this reminder as I’m definitely not qualified for this. I need His help every single time I come to write something and to share with you.
His reminder to me about there being nothing under the sun is new was that people were going through similar things, except some didn’t have the forum to talk it through. By using me, a simple, ordinary person, others could see that we may face things, but we can get through them, one day at a time. There is nothing new. Others have faced divorces, and they’ve gotten through. Others have faced single parenting, and they’ve gotten through. Others have faced many situations and circumstances, and they’ve gotten through.
What is God asking you to let go of, so that He can really bless you and show His love for you? I had to let go of my privacy issues. I had to let go of what was holding me back from truly being used. When I finally did, the blessing of being able to share with others and to make an impact through my writing has been profound. I’ll still tell you it’s not something I ever thought I had in me, but God knew and was just waiting for the right time for me to let Him do the work.
Heavenly Father, we thank you for your blessings and your reminders of your love. We thank you for every obstacle that you put in our way so that we may seek you when we can’t solve it ourselves. Most of all, we thank you for your love, and for never letting us go, or letting us forget how much you love us.