Come October 12, 2014, It will be a year since I started blogging. It was simply something I started to explore my interests and to kind of see what I could share with the world. Here's a sum of the story:
After moving to Austin, Texas, in the summer of 2011, I rented a one bedroom apartment to give myself time to collect my thoughts and kind of find my way through life. I wanted to do this on my own, alone. That way I will not have anything or anyone to lean on—-like family and friends. I wanted the answers I come up with to be untouched by human opinion, to be true.
After moving to Austin, Texas, in the summer of 2011, I rented a one bedroom apartment to give myself time to collect my thoughts and kind of find my way through life. I wanted to do this on my own, alone. That way I will not have anything or anyone to lean on—-like family and friends. I wanted the answers I come up with to be untouched by human opinion, to be true.
One
day while sitting on the edge of my bed, I read a line in the
Bible---I think it was on a Saturday afternoon---I noticed a
scripture in the bible in the book of Proverbs. This was during a
searching time for me---I wanted to understand how things work on
earth---Why somethings work out, and why others fail.
Chapter 8:1 read: Doesn't wisdom cry? And understanding put out its voice?
Chapter 8:1 read: Doesn't wisdom cry? And understanding put out its voice?
This
struck me. I thought of the meaning but still could not get it. So,
as I usually do, I went about my day, and simply pondered it. While
walking home one evening after work, it hit me. This line in the
Bible is a rhetorical question, which means the answer is already
obvious.
The
scripture meant that all that I see created by God is the voice of
wisdom, to teach me. A cry is loud, and should be heard---as a child
cries for it's mother; and a voice put out is to get someone's
attention---like when an announcement is made for all to hear over a PA system. So
this voice is loud and it's everywhere.
Really?
I questioned. And from that day, I started paying attention. And
truly, upon careful thought, I realized it all to be true. The trees
say something. The clouds and rain contain instruction. The ants teach. Even the door hinge has nuggets to share. And so
on.
This
opened my eyes to so many other things. To back it up, I more so knew this to be
true, because in another place in the book, He tells me of how He
created the earth. Proverbs 3:19: The Lord by wisdom found the
earth...So in essence, He is saying that the very fabric of the earth
was made by wisdom, which is why wisdom's voice is everywhere on
everyday for everyone to hear, if we will listen.
So,
when it came time for me to make my contribution to the earth, to
decide what my focus will be---during the month of September,
2013---I sought to build it on something that will last---His cry.
I chose to share how we can all pay attention to this cry, and how they are pointers to everyone of us for everything we want to be and do, everyday.
I chose to share how we can all pay attention to this cry, and how they are pointers to everyone of us for everything we want to be and do, everyday.
That's why I
started this blog, to show just that---the cry of God's Word all around us. Where they are, how to look for
it, and how to use it to make our way through life. They are the
basics, and when they are in place, everything's a whole lot better.
Join me on this journey, you'll not regret it. Come along.
Join me on this journey, you'll not regret it. Come along.
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