I could not be more terrified at this exact moment. I'm about to put my personal thoughts, inspirations and opinions out into the world for all to see. I keep telling myself "Maybe no one will ever follow this blog and it will just be an on-line journal that no one except me ever reads". This thought brings me great comfort. Maybe I should pray for that but somehow it seems wrong...
I've thought for so long about finding a way to put down in print my thoughts and feelings about what I've read and experienced in my "journey" (a word you'll find I use a lot) with God. My bookshelf is stuffed full of tomes written by great theologians both old and new - Jonathan Edwards, John Piper, John MacArthur, R.C. Sproul - and I constantly find myself saying "I read in one of my books...." I want to be able to say "I read in (insert title of book here)..." Besides theology, I read a lot of Christian parenting books. These have been a source of great encouragement for me as well.
One of the beautiful ladies in my "mom's group" said that I should write down what I've read and learned so that other people can learn from that. I think she was kind of joking but it struck a chord with me. Somehow, by the grace of God, I find the time to ingest all these books and I want to share what I've learned with other moms. You won't find a lot of original thoughts from me here because I'm just not wired in a creative way. I was knit together, however, to thirst after knowledge with such a deep longing that there are many times I feel it physically. I want to share what I've learned with all the 18-hour day mothers I know who may not have the time to read what I'm reading. My desire is for us to have a God-honouring, sister-loving discussion about the deep things of God.
Theology can be something that gets peoples' hackles up. I am so committed to respecting and considering the views of others but also digging down to find what the Word of God really tells us. There are a lot less "grey areas" than most of us think.
I have no idea how often I will post anything or what will be contained therein but I'll have a go at it and see how God leads.
If we don't know God's Word (His knowledge expressed to man), we can hardly recognize what is setting itself up against the knowledge of God. The more we know God's Word, the quicker we recognize Satan's attempts to cover it. - Beth Moore
I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me. (Proverbs 8:17)
You need milk, not solid food, for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil. (Hebrews 5:12-14)
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