In the last six weeks, I have been wondering what my next major step might be in the grand scheme of life. Frankly, I am thankful to have the time to do so. I know several Auburn graduates that have jumped right into something to pay the bills they have. I have been fortunate to have TIME. I will not always have the luxury of such to get some thoughts and directions in life on a straight path so to speak…to find God and His Divine purpose in my life. The consistent thought on my mind is this: do I really want to be a writer? Or more simplistically, do I at least want to try to write a book? The more I avoid the question and maybe even the task creates more thoughts on the matter…perhaps even worsening. I think in such a struggle is when God speaks the loudest. If you avoid your calling, it is going to nag you until you decide to follow that calling and stop avoiding it. I have a story to tell that I believe will help people, yet I avoid writing that story down on paper. Perhaps I am lazy and do not want to do the work. Perhaps I am afraid of what will happen. I have been through the worst of times as you will soon see with each segment that I write, yet I am still hesitant to chase the dream. That does not make much sense, does it?
In Bible study tonight and in the past few weeks, we have been studying the Holy Spirit…how to walk in the Spirit. I almost believe that for me to walk in the Spirit I need to follow this simple task of writing. As the Nike motto might proclaim, I just need to do it. So here goes. I am a writer. I am an author…part time or full blown out career. That is the task that sits before me, and with the Spirit, it is the task I will now fulfill. I will continually update the blog on progress that is made and approaches on subjects I will attempt to make. Stay tuned because in the Spirit as my narrative has already illustrated with great perseverance I hope to do great things to expand the Kingdom of God. Ready. Set. Go.
