I had a dream the other night that the world was ending. The sky was going dark and the wind was whipping up. I was in a park, I think, and I panicked. 'The world can't end now,' I thought. 'I haven't done anything for God. I have plans. I was going to do great things for him.' Have you ever thought of that? What would happen if the world ended tomorrow and I'd done nothing? I'd just sat around waiting to grow up so I could do something for God when I was "old enough?" How could I stand before God and tell him that I, procrastinator that I am, had done nothing? There's a story in 1st Samuel 14, where Israel is hiding from the Philistines in caves. They're on one side of a ravine and the Philistines are on the other. Now Jonathon, the king's son, tells his armor bearer, "Let's go up to the Philistines and perhaps God will deliver them into our hands." So they went. Just the two of them, and they attacked the Philistines and they were victorious. For, Jonathon said, "After all, nothing can stop the LORD from saving, whether there are many soldiers or few" (1 Samuel 14:6). There's nothing stopping me. I can do something. I don't have to worry about whether or not I will have anything to report to God. Oftentimes, though when I try to do something for God, I get afraid. And then I rationalize with God. Come up with a bunch of reasons why I can't do this one thing. I'm too busy. I'm late. What if they think I'm weird? And I end up copping out. Our pastor today said, "Stop counting your swords." Sometimes I just need to remind myself that nothing can stop God from doing his will whether it's through little ol' me or through a huge group of spiritually mature people. God can. And he will... IF I'm willing to obey and quit waiting to grow up. Don't believe it when they say, "You're just a fool to believe you can change the world."
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About Me!Hannah writes to satisfy her imagination. She's written six books so far--five of which need to be rewritten--and is working on a seventh. She ranges through a variety of genres, but favors contemporary YA, fixing broken characters. She wants to use her writing to change people and bring hope. She's currently going to college for Nursing and that takes up most of her writing time. She's a rather stereotypical writer, talking to imaginary friends, eavesdropping on people at the store, secretly being nosy, stashing herself away in her room with a paper and pen and chocolate and her teddy bear. She loves Jesus, the way the morning smells, her family of seven (four siblings), old movies, fairy tales, candles at night and helping people. She writes on another blog at nerdywriter.blogspot.com to hopefully build her chances of publication. My Author Site:Archives
December 2016
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