In addition, to “share your story”, I hear God saying that I need to share myself. Not the filtered version we share on Facebook, but the real version, scars, scabs, and angles we don’t find flattering. I argued with this one a bit, because, who wants to show these aspects of ourselves to others? We try so hard to hide these facets, why would I go and purposely reveal my flaws? The reason, I believe, is because, everyone needs to know that there is someone out there that they can relate to. Someone that makes a person say, “phew, I’m not alone”.
2 Corinthians 12:9-11
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
When thinking about my niche of blog writing, I struggled to come up with “who will be your reader”. Because, thank you, Satan, I repeatedly heard, no one, no one will want to read your words. Well, except the handful of people I send the link to that read my work out of obligation. Who else would want to hear from me? I determined that my audience is: me. I will write the words I wish I had read at the times I was going through something difficult. What could I have read that would have made me feel less isolated, less judged, less unworthy? If, you happen to have experienced something similar, and my words speak to you, then I have answered the calling I thought I heard. If just one person feels less alone, I am satisfied.
So, my blog will slowly reveal my life experiences as well as God’s faithfulness in those times. In my weaknesses, God is strong.