I haven’t blogged much lately (obviously, seeing as how my last post was more than a year ago). Today I was thinking that if I wrote about insights/thoughts I get as I read the Bible, it would help me be more accountable to be in the Word and to write more.

Sometimes I wonder what I’m supposed to be doing. I used to think writing was my thing, but then when I changed jobs and wasn’t a full-time writer anymore, I felt a bit lost. I haven’t figured it out yet, but I still think like a writer most of the time and have writerly thoughts, so this gives me an outlet for that. I pretty much always need encouragement to stay faithful to reading God’s Word (unfortunately), and it helps with that as well. These won’t be anything huge, just random little thoughts. I hope you readers (both of you) enjoy and can find some encouragement.

Thought no. 1:

John 1:19,20: “Now this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, ‘I am not the Christ.’”

As I was pondering the ‘why am I here?’ question, I read this and was inspired by John the Baptist. Maybe I should try his take on things and start off by naming what I’m pretty sure I’m NOT here to do. The process of elimination can be a good thing. Plus, it’s probably a good practice to just remind myself every so often that there is a God, and I’m not Him.

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