Every now and I learn something that gives me a deeper understanding of things I thought I knew. These advances do not make life any easier, but they often raise me to a higher level where I see a wider responsibility. It's funny that I thought life would get easier when I got older.
One new or increasing pressure I have expereinced lately is need to witness to my faith in Christ. I have witnessed through my writing, but I have begun to feel an urgency lately to write more about Christ and my relationship with him. I like to explore scripture, to read it and wrestle with the meanings I find in it. I don't have much readership, but I don't know if that will change or not. I don't have many readers anyway, so if I write for myself anyway nothing much will change.
I have learned that I am not responsibile for success, just obedience. If I write honestly about Christ and me, about what he teaches me, and put it out there for people to read, then I have done my part.
I went to church this morning and the sermon centered on Acts 1:8 "And you will receive power after the Holy Spirit has come upon you and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and all the world." On the internet and in my writing on any site I am involved in, I am able to witness to the love of God through Christ and his sacrifice, and the Holy Spirit will use my words to reveal truth (if I am obedient). That is an old lesson that I have been practicing for a long time. It takes on a new meaning when I see it from a higher or deeper perspective.
Praise God!
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