I have been trying for days to come up with something profound...
For the last several years I have maintained a blog called The Pontificating Fool. When I started the blog I chose the name very intentionally. I have always had plenty of things to say, opinions on pretty much everything. Some of my statements were rather profound (in my own head), some of them were about absolutely nothing, and I'm told a few of them were actually inspirational to other people... But the truth is, I didn't care. I saw myself as a pontificating fool, someone just spouting off thoughts with little to no regard for what others thought...
Did I mention I'm a Christian? What does that have to do with anything? Well...
I have been a Christian for most of my life, I was baptized when I was 13 years old in April of 1987. I love to study the word and discuss religion, I have always believed that God inspires me to write... poetry, stories, devotionals and more. Some of these things I have shared, many I have kept to myself... some, I shared with the world while claiming to be a fool.
Over the last 6 months, God has been working on me (probably a lot longer than that). I am finding myself being called to share the inspirations and stories that God has placed in my heart. In addition, I am choosing to listen to God's call to get involved with missions... To GO and spread his word...
At no point in my life, has God called me to pontificate, and he certainly hasn't called me to be a fool...
And so, I sit here... waiting for God to gives me words to put on paper... hoping for some profound thought or idea that will make everyone want to read my blog... and maybe that's why I'm blank... A friend of mine keeps reminding me:
it's not about what I want...
it's not about my story...
it's not about my blog...
It's about God's story.
So instead of something profound. This is just an introduction. A first post. An invitation to join me as I seek to discover where God has to lead me. I believe that God is getting ready to do something amazing. So don't blink, I don't want you to miss it.
