Hello friends. \u00a0Thank you so much for reading my blog. \u00a0This is the 10th month of my writing adventure, though challenge is probably a better word at this point. \u00a0The first few months were so amazing. \u00a0God made it very easy for me, giving me one idea after another. \u00a0I was stunned week after week that I actually had something to post. \u00a0I felt like a bubbling spring flowing down hill with joyful ease. \u00a0But that did not last and the act of writing became an act of discipline. \u00a0By my 5th month I struggled to see why I was writing a blog, but every time I went back to the Lord I had a strong sense that it was what He wanted me to be doing. \u00a0Even now, as I near the end of my one year commitment, I feel strongly that He wants me sitting down on a regular basis putting my thoughts into sentences and paragraphs. \u00a0Even though it never feels like, looks like, I have time. \u00a0Even though I’m not sure if it makes a difference to anyone if I post something. \u00a0In others words, I am persevering through to my commitment.<\/p>\n
This morning I was writing on “The Necessity of Beauty”, which I will hopefully finish and post soon. \u00a0I have 19 unfinished posts. \u00a0Thus far, I have relied heavily on feeling<\/span> inspired. \u00a0Nineteen unfinished posts testify to how often I have not felt inspired. \u00a0But, I have come to understand, that these unfinished works have a purpose: \u00a0listen. \u00a0Listen longer. \u00a0Listen more deeply. \u00a0Listen for the whisper of the Spirit. \u00a0What is He saying? \u00a0I’m used to doing that in the counseling office but am struggling to practice it here. \u00a0Thus, the necessity to stick with it.<\/p>\n Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us,<\/i> and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us<\/strong>, <\/span>\u00a0<\/sup>looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our<\/i> faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Hebrews 12:1-2<\/span><\/p>\n Surely, you too, are persevering in some way, through some challenge? \u00a0I am praying for you this morning, dear reader (if you are reading this you most definitely are very dear to me). \u00a0Would you pray for me? \u00a0That we might discover the wonder of His strength made evident in weakness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hello friends. \u00a0Thank you so much for reading my blog. \u00a0This is the 10th month of my writing adventure, though challenge is probably a better word at this point. \u00a0The first few months were so amazing. \u00a0God made it very easy for me, giving me one idea after another. \u00a0I was stunned week after week […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3391,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deeperricherfuller.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3063"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deeperricherfuller.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deeperricherfuller.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deeperricherfuller.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deeperricherfuller.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3063"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/deeperricherfuller.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3393,"href":"https:\/\/deeperricherfuller.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3063\/revisions\/3393"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deeperricherfuller.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deeperricherfuller.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deeperricherfuller.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deeperricherfuller.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}