Rationalizing

He’s given you a task. The true reason is His. You might justify the task with a dozen different goals, and maybe they are warranted, but only He knows the absolute outcome.

The Lord told me to write. He put stories in my heart. He gave me the gift of gab.

I wrote books; fiction and non-fiction. I’m dyslexic which amounts to the worst speller and typist. I thought that if I could show my nieces and nephews that I could do it they would take the ability for granted.

I started a blog. I thought blogging was a means for me to share tidbits of advice with my nieces and nephews. Who else would care what I had to say? I thought by sharing my personal experiences, be they good judgement or foolishness, I would pass on some good sense to those I care most for. You know the ‘Learn from My Mistakes’ sagacity I garnered from my experiences and even more importantly from the guidance of others.

My nieces and nephews didn’t read them.

So, I stopped writing. How could I justify my voice if the audience didn’t want to listen?

But on my morning walk the Lord reminded me of the task He’s given me; to write. So, I’m writing. The rationalization for my prose must be; He told me to.

As Christians we are all commissioned to share the Good News (Matthew 28: 18-20). Today I am not writing as an Aunt but as a sister in Christ with hope that these words will somehow encourage you to preform the task He has given you despite the rationalization.