It’s almost 10 years since I stopped writing. Why did I stop? Hmm… that’s a hard question without going back in time. Frankly, I don’t recall. I guess I didn’t have anymore to say.

Looking back at those posts, it’s obvious to me (only?) that they were Holy Spirit-inspired. I am amazed at my thoughts. It’s almost an out-of-body experience reading them now. I can’t imagine what else inspired the words unless it was the Holy Spirit.

So why start again? Do I have something more to say? Do I have something different to say?

I hesitate to blog again, mainly because — similar to social media posting — it feeds the ego. As I say that, it does bring back memories of the Lord convicting me that I loved seeing g how many people were “liking” and reading my posts, all the while feeding some sort of need to be validated and valued.

Just this morning I read one of my posts from 10 years ago that said something like, “Because Jesus is such a great leader, I am content to be a follower.” In other words, I don’t need to feed my ego by things like seeing how many people adore my posts. Frankly, that’s one of the insidious tricks Satan uses social media for to lure us away from Christ. “More of self,” he says. Less of the attitude of Christ:

“Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross!”
‭‭(Philippians‬ ‭2‬:‭6‬-‭8‬ ‭NIV‬‬)

However, I think I need an outlet right now, whether anyone reads it or not. I currently am off all social media, so I don’t think these will appear there as they did automatically 10 years ago.

So…

See you again soon. If I post tomorrow, I’ll give the reason for writing again. God is at work.