Let’s talk about my blogging. It has spitted and sputtered. Confidence is not always on my side. I know what I want–I think–and then I second guess myself. I stop so I make sure everything is just right. I spoke with a friend about this and she asked me questions. She got me down to the ‘whys’ and the ‘hows’ of my blog, and had me do research. I had to look at all those other blogs from Christian Mom’s who blog so much better then me. They have more pictures then me, and lots of cool stuff on their sites. Do you know what? I’m okay with mine just the way it is. I came to the realization that I had everything in place, and that I just need to tweak a little, learn as I go, and start blogging again. All I am doing is wasting time. What a shame.
I am not following what I believe. Give it up to God for Pete’s sake! LOL, but really! Psalm 119:105 “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path”. He will lead and light my path if I only let him.
Keep it simple stupid. K.I.S.S. The acronym is for anyone who is getting too caught up in the details and not keeping to the basics. I went to a “blogging tutorial” with a totally different approach, and felt confident in less is better (at least for me at this point in my life).
In a recent bible study we discussed John the Baptist. He knew Jesus was the son of God before he was born. But when John was imprisoned he doubted and asked God–“Are you sure?” (Matthew 11:3) Why would he doubt something so tangible? If anyone KNEW Jesus is the Messiah it was John the Baptist, right? He had felt, seen, and lived it his entire life! And someone in the class mentioned that the devil was in that prison giving him doubts. Well there you go. (That was a moment for me personally!) The devil has a way of getting in our way–putting up road blocks, making us doubt our entire thought process, and getting us away from our original plan. Even when we know what we know, even when we feel sure we are on the right track, we still doubt.
So I will K.I.S.S. (or keep-it-simple-stupid) for now and find the path God is providing me. I will serve God with what I have right now. I will try to do this more often. I am just going to blog. A goal of mine is to maybe get better with every blog I write. (Ha-ha! Let’s hope!) More importantly however, is to follow God’s lead for me…to do his will. I can not be embarrassed by my doubt. Never in a million years would I have put myself in this spot, but I know he has his reasons. I can be amazed that he is using me in this way, and that he communicates with me at all. Pretty stinking cool. What an awesome blessing!
God is trying to talk to you, are you listening to what he has to say? Are you letting doubt stop you down?
Amy Grant has a great version of Psalm 119 (“Thy Word”) in a song if you would like to sing it all day…Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path….
Don’t let doubt stop you down. Keep it simple and follow the path God has put before you.
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