That’s the question I think many of you have wondered.
Honestly, it’s the question I have wondered also. “Am I there yet?”
That is, have I finally gotten over my blogging funk? I’m not sure.
Thing is, I really want to write. I have ideas to talk about, but that’s just it—I want to talk about them.
I love me some good conversation.
I’ll find myself talking with my friends about inspiration, interpretation, theology, life, culture, etc. I seem to do just fine in conversation, and in reality, I like it better that way.
So when it comes to writing, I’m really not sure why I’m so stagnant. I do, however, have a few ideas as to why.
- I was overwhelmed with writing papers for school.
- Life was very, very busy.
- I was doing some editing in my book.
Of all the writing for school I had to do, I was kind of burned out. Actually, I dropped one class just so that I could do well at my other classes.
Hopefully I will be back to writing soon. It was so much easier when I was unemployed!
But for now, I’m going to try to just make it work. Therefore, I shall leave you with a question:
What are you reading right now and what have you learned the most from it?
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I’ve just finished Money, Possessions, & Eternity by Randy Alcorn today. An amazing book. The material was one of the sources for David Platt’s Radical sermon series (and new book of same title). Every Christian in America should read this, since we’re a culture so easily blinded by materialism.
What have I learned most… I’m not sure I can just say one thing on that. But the point of my role as God’s steward is driven home so deeply I will never forget it.
I have some items in my house I should have never purchased, or I’ve kept for sentimental value, that I’m going to sell or give away since, if I truly believe they belong to God and want to use them for His glory and Kingdom purposes, leaving them in my house colleting dust isn’t good stewardship.
The importance of setting a cap on my income. I haven’t read the book Primal yet, but I know he mentions it as well, that if you never decide in your heart what “too much” is, you’ll never have too much, since your lifestyle can expand endlessly. I had thought about this long ago, but figured it was sort of crazy and fanatic. Turns out, many Christian leaders in the past 2000 years did exactly this. I’ve actually made a spreadsheet to figure out what income I need for a modest yet comfortable life (giving according to my ability, not even sacrificially), and have resolved to give away everything past that point.
I will do everything I can, Lord willing, to avoid ever going into debt again.
Those are some things off the top of my head I got out of it. This didn’t all initiate from MP&E, it started with David Platt’s Radical sermon series, and then the Secret Church teachings on Money and Prosperity, and then finally with the MP&E book.
Sounds like a read I could definitely benefit from!
I’m in the process of reading a book by Ray Comfort called “God Has A Wonderful Plan For Your Life” (the title is darkly ironic: the picture on the cover is a Dore’ print of Stephen being stoned to death…) that is a massive slap-in-the-face to the shallow evangelism that pervades the American church. At one point he boldly asks the question (heavily paraphrased by me here,): Would you be willing to, if transported back to September 10 2001, tell the people who are about to die in numerous horrible ways in the WTC that “God has a wonderful plan for your life”…?
He goes on to say that anyone who professes to that feel-good evangelistic hook better hide their “Foxe’s Book of Martyrs.” It’s definitely a hard read, not in a bad way. But it sure made volunteering at this year’s VBS a bit tough…
Wow. That question is pretty much in your face honesty. Sounds like a book that definitely challenges the reader in his or her profession of faith!
Jonathan:
I feel your pain, I am still in my blogging funk, having put up my first post in over a month the other day, and a pretty weak one at that as I tried to get jump started. hasn’t worked so far.
I am reading The Sayings of the Desert Fathers translated by Benedicta Ward. I am learning that community with God happens on many levels, and solitude can be a great way to meet with Him.
Is that what the book is about?
This may sound like a copout, but I’ve been reading my Bible, and learning that His mercies are new every morning, and His faithfulness is incomparably great. Sound to general? Too generic? Sorry, but my specifics wouldn’t translate into good copy for this comment. All I can say here is that God meets me where I am with what He has for me, which is always more than enough for the need du jour.
Generic? General? No, not at all, Al. It’s far too easy to get caught up in books about God, rather than the book of God. One can find one’s self on a slippery slope of “extra” text, and neglect the core text. I should know.
I’m going to be preaching again on the 18th and I’ve been forced to realize that my reading of Scripture has been only academic, which means “only when necessary.” The fight I have against my own flesh is one where I must always be ready for the struggle; it’s not always easy. But God, in His mercy, gives us grace to overcome the “over desires” of our hearts. Good to hear from you, Al.