“But you will receive power when the
Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all
Judea and Samaria,
and to the ends of the earth.”
(Acts 1:8 NIV)
“Lord, I’m
empty. There are no words to write,” I complained.
For months
the words, the ideas flowed. But now a desert, a dry, arid plateau settled in
my mind. I reviewed jotted lists, thoughts, memories, but nothing sprang to
life to write about. Instead, a still, small voice whispered, “Wait.” I don’t
like to wait. I want everything now, neatly laid out on a computer screen.
My
relationship with God turned a corner with a writing assignment in 1993. Seated
in an adult Sunday School class, I accepted the teacher’s challenge to record thoughts
in my daily study of the Bible. I started a hand-written journal which transformed
into a computer file. It is a daily love-letter to my Heavenly Father in reply
to His Love Letters (the Bible) to me. This awesome conversation fills my
mornings.
But, I
must confess, on this day little distractions attacked my thoughts and tried to
drag me away. The internet grabbed me by the throat and sneered, “Come, see what
I have for you!” So I deliberately turned off some disruptions and muted
notifications on my cell phone.
Poised, in
silence I cried out to God and begged Him to help me get the focus back, to receive
His words. In perfect wisdom He told me to write about my struggle and thank Him
for writer’s block. Struggles are signposts to point us back to Him. He gives
words to writers - He gets all the credit.
I will
exercise my faith muscle and wait on the Holy Spirit for my next assignment,
written or not. I hope you will, too!
No comments:
Post a Comment