#305 - YOU MUST NOT LOSE SIGHT OF THIS

Blessed are the eyes that see what you have seen. I tell you, many prophets and kings longed to see what you see, but they didn’t see it. And they longed to hear what you hear, but they didn’t hear it. Luke 10:24

Do you see it?

You are living in the most progressive time in history.
You are enjoying the most incredible luxuries in history.
You are experiencing the most innovative advancements in history.

You are blessed.

Do you understand it?

You can give more than ever before.
You can learn faster than ever before.
You can influence further than ever before.

You are blessed.

Do you realize it?

Millions of people wish they could have what you have.
Millions of people want the opportunities that you’ve been given.
Millions of people wait for the day when your comforts can become their own.

You are blessed.

Do you comprehend it?

You could have been born in another period in time. But you weren’t.
You could have grown up in another country. But you didn’t.
You could have missed out on all of this. But you haven’t.

You are blessed.

Don’t lose sight of any of this.

And here’s the reason why:

You can’t be grateful for what you take for granted.

#304 - A VERY COMPELLING REASON TO START WRITING AGAIN

I lived to write, and wrote to live. – Samuel Rodgers

Don’t you remember?

How motivated you were when a new concept to write about was birthed?
How invigorated you were when the words and phrases all started to “fit together?”
How accomplished you felt when you hit the “publish” button or sent in the manuscript?

The truth is, you miss it.

You miss the challenge of painting a picture with words.
You miss the satisfaction of penning a paragraph that inspires.
You miss the fulfillment of producing a piece that makes you smile.

You miss it.

You miss the erasing. You miss the drafting. You miss the re-writing.
You miss the struggle. You miss the frustration. You miss the “writer’s block.”
You miss writing the first line. You miss writing the best line. You miss writing the last line.

You miss it all.

And that is why you should start writing again…today.

But if that one reason isn’t enough to get you going,

Let me give you one more.

Not only do you miss your writing, but…

Your readers miss your writing too.

#303 - A PRAYER WORTH PRAYING

No one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the new wine would burst the wineskins, spilling the wine and ruining the skins. New wine must be stored in new wineskins.
Luke 6:37-38

Make me new.

Rid me of my old, ineffective ways.
Free me of my old, destructive patterns.
Cleanse me of my old, unhealthy desires.

Make me new.

The old is tiring me.
The old is irritating me.
The old is restricting me.

Honestly, the old is destroying me.

Lord, make me new.

Give me a new love for my children.
Give me a new patience with my parents.
Give me a new appreciation for my spouse.

Make me new.

Bless me with a new, selfless interest in others.
Bless me with a new, fresh vision for my future.
Bless me with a new, passionate love for You.

Make me new.

My old character must be put to death
so that my new contribution can be brought to life.

But I can’t do that without You…