Skip to main content

SILENCE

 Sometimes being in silence is a beautiful cleansing experience. But being silent too long can begin to make one become a blank sheet and you can begin to get writers' block. I found myself writing and speaking for years and then right before the Pandemic of 2020 I was not writing and speaking as prolifically as I once was which became disturbing and frustrating. I got to the point that I believed it had all been said before. There is nothing new to be said. I so wanted to come up with something brilliant to say that had never been said before. I was haunted by the Bible verses from Ecclesiastes 1:8-11 which read,

8. All words are worrisome; more than one can express; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

9. What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.

10. Is there anything of which one can say, "Look! This is something new?" It was here already, long ago; it was here before our time.

11. The people of long ago are not remembered, nor will there be any remembrance of people yet to come by those who come after them.

These scipture verses haunted me. I even asked God in prayer is there anything left for me to share with or say to the world. 

This has gone on for most of this year 2021 and my one blog post in January can attest to this. But yesterday I heard on a podcast John Cooper of Skillet say he just keeps sharing "ancient wisdom." And then it hit me like a ton of bricks. I realized I need to keep sharing Jesus the Christ and His wisdom. I need to continue to share what was written over two thousand years ago in the Holy Bible. I need to share the ancient wisdom of Christ Jesus followers the Apostles and the Church Fathers like Polycarp who was mentored by St. John the Apostle.

I don't need to reinvent the wheel but show others how to use the wheel and appreciate the wheel. I am unashamed of my traditional-historic Christian beliefs. There is a deep richness in the ancient wisdom that the current world has become blind to it's teachings. Some people I can reach and some I cannot reach but I must grasp the one's who are willing to grasp hold of my hand spiritually speaking. I reach out through my writings and speaking. I may in the future reach out with a podcast of my own. For now I will fire up my wordsmith skill set and battle on with a voice for Jesus Christ and share the ancient wisdom.  

My silence has ended for Jesus used John Cooper to tell me I still have a voice to use for Jesus and to share it with those who have eyes to see and ears to hear! Glory be to God!




Comments

Post a Comment

Be kind and gracious.

Popular posts from this blog

POISONING THE FRUITS OF THE HOLY BIBLE

  The Holy Bible has many beautiful truths within its pages and the most wonderful story in the world of how a loving and gracious God came from Heaven to Earth to save us from sin and ourselves.  What I have seen that saddens my heart is when men and women distort the Bible's precious truths. Sometimes they play mental gymnastics with a rubicon of verses to put together their own view of a topic and make the Bible appear to support their side. Both the liberal and conservative Christians do it and even those who are not even believers play this game. People who want all answers to life and faith but only from the Bible are some of the most toxic and unhappy people I know. Where is their Christlike love? Jesus dealt with this kind of mindset in his mortal time on earth and they were called Pharisees. We must be willing to take the Bible as it is written and what the writers led by the Holy Spirit meant. We must be authentic and transparent. Some things in the Bible are uncomfortabl
Post a Comment
Read more

WHAT VOICES ARE YOU LISTENING TO?

  Since the internet entered our homes and social media dominates the culture of the world we as a human race have rapidly lost our humanity in many ways. People are so vicious to one another and it is so sad to see how narcissistic we have become as a species. I am often balancing what I read and what I listen to so I do not become toxic and filled with false understandings and beliefs. So it is very important to consider just what voices you are listening to and what voices are you reading. What is the mindset of the people, shows, and music you are allowing into your life? We need to be more alert to not allowing trash into our minds, ears, and eyes. Let us not become a landfill for society's useless trash. If you let garbage in soon it will be garbage out. What is most in your heart will eventually come out the mouth both spoken and written. Matthew 15:18-20
Post a Comment
Read more

ELECTION YEAR 2024! OH BOY!

Yes, folks, it is an election year and of course, both parties believe they are going to save the world. Sorry, but Jesus Christ already did that some 2000 years ago. Now the other fun fact about this is every election year it is a Chicken Little story all over again, which is the sky is falling if the Republicans get into office, and the sky is falling if the Democrats get into office. This reminds me of how news on the weather is nowadays. There will be one inch of snow coming which is the great white death from above so stock up on everything. The exaggeration from political parties and the news is absolutely off the charts in this day and age. Gone are the Walter Cronkite and Tom Brokaw days of newscasting.   Social media can be used for good and even to spread the gospel message but also it can perpetuate lies and deceit. I hope it is used more responsibly than what I have been witnessing.  So back to politics and voting, I would say do your best to try and find reliable informati
Post a Comment
Read more