Notebooks and Binders

It's 10:00 PM EST and as a wife and mother of three with a full Sunday ahead of me, my bedtime is fast approaching. While this is my first post, this is not my official "introduction." No, there's no time for that tonight - but I couldn't help but post about the amazing experience I just had with Jesus.

About two years ago my friend and colleague referred me to Steemit. At that time I was looking for ways to make additional money and after some research I had decided that this site was not for me. I was not, and am not a journalist. I am not creative and don't have much to offer on such a platform.

A lot has changed in two years, I went from an aspiring business woman placing my hope and future in my employer, to completely abandoning that career path and diving head first into a full out relationship with God. While still employed, I've immersed myself completely in God's word- I enrolled in ministry school, I began keeping a prayer journal and every second of down time at my job is now spent studying and taking notes on God's word. Despite my renewed relationship with my Father, I lacked a real sense of purpose. I knew that God had a plan for me and my life, but he just wasn't talking! Sometimes we need that silence to grow... but that's another post. ;)

About three weeks ago, I felt an increased urge to share my testimony with others and to share His good news, but was struggling with how to go about it. I am an introvert and to be honest, talking to people freaks me out! Out of the blue, steemit comes to mind - so I registered and prayed:

"Heavenly Father, I long to fulfill your calling for me, but I am so scared! Every time I attempt to share your word with others, I fail. I feel you calling me, but I don't want to take one more step down a path that you haven't laid out for me. If this is your will, bless this endeavor. If it's not, then lead me away. May your will be done, not mine...."

This past week, I could feel God's holy spirit stirring inside me. I knew something was about to happen. I received my welcome email from Steemit in the middle of last week and started reluctantly at the link to activate the account, " Is this really what YOU want Lord? " In the days to come, my dear friend would stop by cubical which was littered with my prayer journals and school binders documenting my spiritual journey and the details of the Old Testament, and once again bring up this site. I decided to give it a shot.

I began reading the Quick Start Guide, I flipped through the FAQ page, then I uploaded my cover photo... Now what ? Suddenly I was filled with doubt and fear - so I went upstairs for my PM quiet time with God. I open the YouVersion application on my phone and continued the daily devotional that I had started days prior, "SuperNatural Access" by Ryan LeStrange, Day 5, and what I read floored me:

"Notebooks filled with insight, words and dreams will become binders of of untapped potential if we do not have the bravery to act on the vision. There is no life in lazy faith! Fear paralyzes and sidelines God-sized dreams. Faith stirs the human spirit to act!"

And there it is.
My notebooks, my binders, my God!
My punctuation and grammar may be lacking, but He certainly is not!

"For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works which God prepared in advance for us to do."
Ephesians 2:10

I can't wait to share God's word with you all.

<3 Good Night Steemians and God Bless!! <3