I Hear You Lord

Good morning!
It has been a very long time and I apologize if you have been wondering why I haven't written. To be honest I was being a bit defiant in not writing at all. See I received a message almost over two years ago that I need to continue writing. This came from a woman facilitating a session at a women's conference. I did not know her, the session was not about writing and I was actually caught off guard because I approached her in order to clear up a possible misunderstanding from comments made earlier during her presentation...for those not following she was telling me that the Holy Spirit was speaking to her about me. I must be honest, she really threw me for a loop, but I accepted what she shared and told her that I had been writing since I was 8. What she did was confirm for me that I must continue writing. What she said was not a surprise in the sense that I knew it was something I was already doing but was not sure at the time if it made sense how I was doing it. Okay, so now you would think that I ran home and started writing about everything under the sun but I didn't. I was consumed with other things going on in my life. Worried about why I was still single, worried about being respected on my job because I was lacking the education of my peers, worried about how I was going to get the desires of my heart. Imagine that, I was trying to figure out how to make it happen instead of believing that God will take care of me just as he always has.

Since then, I have written a little here and there occasionally scribbling my thoughts down in my personal journal or sent a rare Good morning email. What I came to realize is that there is power in the words that I've written over the years. All the personal things I've shared putting pen to paper. Not all things I've written have been bad, in fact I can truly say that I was a blessed child. I have all my journals and over the years they have taken many forms; from my first "Diary" complete with lock and key to the spiral notebooks which were more of a disguise to the beautifully decorative covers of my journals in recent years. But what has remained constant is my communication with Him even when I did not realize He was listening.

So here is where my defiance comes in...I suddenly stopped writing. Not purposely, but I just did not have the desire to write as much. I have over the years not written anything for a few months but to not writing for a full year is the longest stretch I've ever gone without as much as a peep. What was going on with me? Did I suddenly loose interest after it was confirmed for me that this is what I need to continue doing? What I have found interesting is that I've pursued and entertained the idea of doing almost everything except how to use my writing to reach others. Does that make sense to you? Not to me either.

I'm sure in your life your purpose has been revealed to you or the Holy Spirit has come to you and given you specific instructions yet you went the other way. We have to remember to trust Him, that he has the plan and will not let you fall even when everything you have tried seems to fail. So today, I'm renewing my promise to trust Him and to be an obedient child seeking Him everyday and asking Him to speak to my heart.

Peace, Detroit Luv & Soooooul!
Daniella