Sometimes I do struggle to share - like today.
However, I remember something that happened back in 2009 or 2010. I had something happen in my life and felt I was to share it, but I struggled. My friend Debbie encouraged me to write it on my blog. I did.
The next night I was at a table at Bible study and a lady was talking about a beautiful blog post she had read that day. My friend Debbie pointed at me and let her know I had written that.
Another woman came to me and said she had read my blog and it was what she needed to hear that day.
It stunned me.
In writers' conferences they say write for the "one person." In meetings with publishers, they say you don't have enough people that you write to.
One day I was going to enter a contest and decided against it because the past writers had tougher types of writing than I did.
What went through my mind at that moment was do I write to win? Or do I write to reach that one person?
So, I entered it figuring out that at least one person would read it and hopefully enjoy it.
In saying all of this, it is hard to write what I am admitting today.
However, maybe, there is someone who felt like I did this morning and needs some encouragement too. Maybe, there is one person who needs encouragement like I did.
I woke up scared of things that could happen. It is sort of legit, certain things could go either way right now. And I am really hoping and praying they go the positive way of course. As usual the thing I fight against is my imagination when I worry. It skyrockets. I just wrote a blog on fighting worry and woke up with intense worries this morning.
Everything was wrong and everything was going to be so much worse.
I started to send out texts to my friends to pray for me, but then my phone opened to the daily blessing from Susan Larson. Here is a copy of the screen shot I sent to my friends.
If you woke up today feeling discouraged, scared, or with anxious thoughts, focus on what is REAL today. If you can do something about it - do it. If not - pray, pray, pray - cause God can. And then go live this day you are given to live.
HIS mercies are new EVERY MORNING! Hold on to His mercies.
Lamentations 3:22-23
"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."
