True Confession
By Lisa Boyer
“We have spoken
freely with you…and opened our hearts wide to you.”
2 Corinthians 6:11
As
a writer, I’ve been struggling. The last piece I finished was started a long
time ago, but other than that, I’ve had nothing the last five months. I’ve seen
things I’ve wanted to share, but I haven’t been able to sit down and write
about them - - it’s as though it all disappears before I have the chance. I’m
not sure if a devotional writer can have writer’s block, or if it would have to
be that God doesn’t have anything to say through me at this time. Well, I guess
it could also be the enemy purposely getting in the way of my writing.
But
I think the real issue is that I’ve been afraid, which is ironic, because the
topic I had wanted to write about before the writer’s block set in was “fear
not.” “Fear not” is found over and over again in the Bible both in the Old and
New Testaments. Yet, I’ve been afraid. I’ve been afraid to share what’s on my
heart - - what God’s been teaching and showing me. It’s not that a reader has
ever given me a reason to be afraid; I’ve just been afraid.
I
haven’t found a way out of my fear or around it, so I’m writing in the middle
of it…setting the fear aside as best I can and trusting God to do the rest. I’m
not sure how God plans to use my confession in the lives of you, the readers,
but He knows.
Perhaps
this devotional is just me “getting back on the horse” to get over my fear (which
may also remind you that those in ministry need your prayers).
But
perhaps it’s not just me. Perhaps I’m not the only one afraid to do what God
has put on their heart to do. Perhaps you understand what I’m going through
because you are suffering from your own kind of “writer’s block.” Perhaps you
too are afraid. I don’t have a lot of answers, but one thing I know: We, the
children of God, are to “fear not.” Sometimes, fear is just an opportunity to
step out in faith!
GOING DEEPER:
1.
Are you struggling with your own “writer’s block” that prevents you from using
the gifts God has given you to bring glory to Him? After spending time in
prayer, will you step out in faith and “fear not”?
2. As you read this, did God bring to your mind
someone who is struggling? Will you take the time to pray for them?
FURTHER READING:
Lisa
is married to Ted and they have two teenage sons. Lisa administers Fresh
Start’s Facebook and blog, and loves hanging out with and impacting teenage
girls for Christ.
