Why I'm writing here...
I’ve learned that writing is where I go to listen – before I speak, before I decide, before I move. We all receive information differently. The beauty of humanity is how different we all are.
How beautiful is it that God was so creative, He created countless versions of humans, from appearance, to creativity levels, to perception? How beautiful is it that He knows us all so well?
God knows exactly how to communicate with each of us. Some hear the audible voice of God, some receive dreams and visions. For me, over the last 3 years, I’ve come to realize that a common way God speaks to me is through writing. In my most trying moments, I’ve found solace, peace, and even confirmation when I take a moment to write.
It’s when I sit in my solitude, welcome the holy spirit into my space, take a deep breath, and begin to write. Whether that’s physically writing on a paper or typing, it’s in the process of allowing my words to flow. It's as if God begins to write the message for me. A message that I can only receive when I read it back.
See, what I realized is that writing has served as an outlet for me since I was a young girl, but I honestly thought it was just because, in all the movies and tv shows, the girls always had a “diary.” I thought I just wanted and did what I saw. It became much deeper than that when I grew a love for the ability to express myself or my thoughts through effective verbiage. The fascination in the way words can vary in the literary context. This became the way that I process. This became the way that I received what God was telling me (possibly because I had no choice but to stay quiet…but that’s neither here nor there).
When I really started to explore reading as an adult, I did the regular “adult” thing and sought out the “self help” books. I’d like to say I’m a rather motivated individual, a “dreamer” if you will. These books give me perspective, and open my mind to different levels of processing… However, when I hit a reading funk, and overall reading fatigue being in school again, I leaned into fiction. This level of reading helped expand my imagination again.
So why am I writing here? For those who, like me, use words as a form of processing. For fellow creatives who hear the voice of God in a way that is so personal to them. For those looking for a space to feel seen, for those who simply want to create, and be. For those who are navigating their trying seasons…For those navigating uncertainty, passion, purpose, and process.
For those navigating the in-between.
