I made a mistake the other day….I vented.  I am not saying that venting is wrong, but for me I know it’s not something that is healthy for me, so I don’t tend to do it.  So the other day when it slipped out, I came to regret it.  Why?  Well what came out the other day was pure frustration, and frustration doesn’t necessarily achieve the goals that I set for myself and my writing.  

So I have some goals that I’ve developed  over the years.  The first being, that it be a reflection  of what God is saying to me through the relationship that we have.  Additionally, the way I write is to communicate the first goal, and do it in a way that those who read it would either be encouraged and or give them something to think about.  I am not here to convince anyone of a position or tell them how they should think.  That is probably why I don’t have a big following, I don’t typically get people all worked up nor do I give them some concrete view of the world that they can fight about.  

What it does mean is that I try to speak about what has already been wrestled over.  Also, that I do it in person.  Luckily those who responded to me are people I love.   

Well the other day, I did post something that was deemed a little political.  A few of the responses made me sad, as they seemed to have a different point of view, and it was then that I knew how wrong I had been to post in the first place.  It didn’t fit my criteria, and when it comes to what I put in print, those goals are important.  They are goals that I have hashed out over the years with the God I wrestle with.  Now does that mean I can’t express my opinion?  No.  

“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”  John 15:13.  

It’s not easy though, I am only human.  There is still a bit of wrestling that goes on before I respond, and during that pause the Lord reminded me of something very important.  That people are more important than my pride or any opinion I could ever have.  

May this be a lesson I never forget and along with that….. I hope it makes you think!