It's been two years since I've did a new blog and I must say that I feel disappointed about it because I stopped blogging based on the number of people were or weren't reading the blog. I thought no one cared to read them but there was a huge lesson to be learned with that type of thinking. Was I doing it with the right mindset? Consequently I was not which ultimately lead to me not blogging any more. This leads me to the topic of this blog "Are you trying to make it happen, or are letting God do what He pleases?"
Well the honest truth was I was trying to make it happen. I honestly and truly had a heart for the newly saved believers as I myself was just newly saved and needed some direction and had I had some direction I wouldn't have been so vulnerable to receive information for any ole body. And the purpose of my blog was to help, encourage, and educate the reader on what I've learned along the way in hopes that they wouldn't have to go through some of the things I went through. But here's where I went wrong, I got focused on how many people where reading the blog and the comments. I created a specific Instagram page for this blog and started liking any and everybody and then making posting about my new blogs that I wrote. It got so bad that I was checking to see how many people read my blog daily and when I didn't see the numbers increasing I got discouraged and that's what lead to me not blogging any more. Now I have no idea why I felt like I needed a million viewers in order to feel like I'm "being helpful". The bible says that there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven't strayed away! Luke 15:7 (NLT) And I ult to be the same way. Sometimes we are so caught up on the masses that we forget to minister or help and encourage the ones that God's placed in our lives. I let my few readers down that were reading my blog all because of being overly ambitions. The scripture says do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerrubbabel's hand. Zec 4:10 (NLT) Wow! That speaks a lot in itself, that the Lord was rejoicing to see the work begin.
To conclude, it took me having to go through some things in life to get to this very place that I'm at right now of recognizing my faults and reprioritizing. That's why I'm so thankful that "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose" Romans 8:28 (KJV) So see even in our mishaps God turns it into a teachable moment. The moral of this blog is: if you have a passion in your heart to help, regardless if it's 1 or 20,000; just be faithful. God will see that it reaches whomever it's suppose to. So no need on spending all of your time trying to get people to read your blog, or buy your book, or whatever. Just be faithful and keep your focus on Jesus!
Hope this blessings someone!
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