Seeking Inspiration for Christian Blogging

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21 Nov 2006 10:00 AM

While driving home last night I asked the Lord to lay on my heart some topics to write about. As I settled in my home for the night I started getting a flood of ideas. The initial passion I had to share about the Lord came back to me.

I get inspiration by:

• Going to church

• Looking at God's creations

• Past experiences

• Books

• Topics of debate

• Specific scriptures

• Current events

• Needs of other people

• Things I'd like to know more about

• Studying the Word

• Devotional time

• My children

• Theories

• Feelings and emotions

• Inspiration of others

• My own walk with the Lord

• Happening upon websites

I make sure to keep a list of the various specific topics within these ideas that come to mind so that I don't forget them. I tend to do better at conveying a message when I've been in prayer prior to typing. When I'm ready to blog, I will go down that list and choose what topics I want to write on for that day. Being inspired is only as difficult as I let it be.

I guess what was happening prior to last night was I had been trying too hard to think up ideas. I didn't stop to listen to what God might be laying on my heart or wanting to teach me. My goal in blogging has been to learn as I go, sharing with others what inspires me in hopes it will inspire them as well.

Truth is, God impacts us, our world and relationships. There isn't anywhere that I can look that I don't see inspiration. Even as I sit here and type, I know it is God who has created me with abilities to type, read, and process my thoughts. As I look at my desk, I know someone's hands designed by God assembled it. And here I am right now with the completion of a blog. How easy it is to allow God to inspire us as we allow Him to.

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