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ecently Bobby and I were discussing the idea of writing being my creative outlet. I have always enjoyed writing, and really have been able to express things better on paper than out loud(even though I talk alot!) I feel like it is a gift that God has given me, because he didn’t give me a good singing voice, and I have always been a little bitter about that!! 
Anyways, this morning after an amazing worship service, Mark got up to say a few words before offering. To me, he could really just say something before offering and not do a sermon, because usually I am blown away by his wisdom in those few minutes! Not that I don’t absolutely love his sermons!
Well, the few words he said spoke to me big time:
If it weren’t for Paul we wouldn’t have these letters. Maybe God had to slow Paul down to get him to sit and write about the things he wrote. -Mark Shell(paraphrased)
My eyes welled up with tears. Was he talking directly to me? Was God trying to tell me something? There are no coincidences. Is God through my mental illness, “slowing me down” so I can tell people what he has to say to them? Could God possibly use me through my writing? The answer is yes. Not that I am comparing my words to Paul’s by any means. Paul was an incredible author, an incredible man who one can only strive to be like! But I feel as if God wants to use me. God wants me to be willing to follow him in whatever direction he has for me. The truth is simple as Mark spoke about this morning, I am to WAIT upon the Lord. Not wait like watching time go by, but wait as in Lord, I am here to wait on you, to serve you. Such a simple concept, yet my mind has not wrapped around it untill today. God has so much more for me, for you! God has given everyone special gifts, so that you may glorify him through your gifts. So with this said, I will be doing a lot of blogging, some things spiritual and some things just because it is on my heart.
So join me on my adventure that God is taking me on, I would love to share it with you!
Awesome, Erin. You ARE really gifted with writing. Not just everyone has the gift to communicate things via the written word. Looking forward to keeping up with your blogsite!