Seek God’s Face, Not His Blog-Writing Ability
Yesterday, I had exactly 10 kid-free minutes. I left the girls at home while I picked up Elijah from camp. And during those few quiet minutes, I tried to cram a day’s worth of desperate prayers into the car ride.
“JesusthankyouformykidsandforJonandformyhealth. Iliftupallmyfreindswhoneedyourtouchtoday…youknowwhotheyare.
PleasespeaktomesoIhavesomethinggoodtoblog.
InJesus’Nameamen.”
And then I belted out a high-speed version of “Mighty to Save” (chorus only) to count as my worship time. And then I sat silent in the car for 7 seconds to give God a chance to speak back to me. Ready GO!
“Sandy, if you’d take the time to seek My face and My heart, you’d always have something good to blog. I never run out of ideas.”
Whoa. I don’t know if I’m more surprised that God spoke so clearly or that He actually honored the 7-second-timeslot I gave Him.
I’ve spent the better part of the last week beating myself up for having all these wonderful blog post ideas, but no direction in how to develop them. You could say, I’m hitting a creativity wall. So rather than racking my brain trying to create something thought-provoking, scripturally sound and completely entertaining, I’m going to seek the heart of the Creator. He is so much better at all of this than I am.
All that to say, I’m not ignoring you–my loyal readers–or God Speaks Today. But if my posts contain a series of You Tube clips while I’m seeking God’s face, don’t hate me. You’ll actually thank me (and God) later. I like my blog so much better when God leads me. You do, too. You just don’t know it.
For your viewing enjoyment, here comes a funny You Tube clip now!!!
Just curious, but during the summer when the schedule is all wacky, when do you pray and read the Bible?
I love You Tube! And your blog, no matter what you're talking about. I'm finding summer to be a difficult time what with all the kid stuff going on! Early morning still works best for Bible reading, but it doesn't happen at that time everyday. That's harder during the summer too!
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I'm a late night person, the summer makes it even later, but I still like the time at night when the house is quiet and everyone's in bed…
Seeking the face of the very first Author is the best way to blog! When I view blogging as an assignment, I get so dry – but when I allow my Creator to give me a passion for something in His word, the message He gives me is straight from the heart. Thanks for this post! God bless!
I love it when I take the time to ask God ~ what do you want me to blog?, what do you want me to talk to my counselor about today?, when do you want me to have a quiet time this summer? etc.
I hate it when I forget, get lazy,& don't take the time to seek God's face in these practical things.
You just finished a huge series . . . you deserve a you tube break:) while you LISTEN.
mornings with coffee. oh yeah.
I have to admit I just watched this and laughed out loud while drinking coffee. So funny and so true!
Don't worry, Sandy. The ideas will come. And your readers will keep coming and checking in and coming back again. We love you! 🙂
I actually love summer because my girls sleep in and I get up, make my coffee, and sit on my porch and pray in the quiet. Or I take my dog for an early walk and pray while I walk. For me, it's easier in the summer to spend time with the Lord than during the school year.