The reason to write: vulnerability
A desire to write down my thoughts on a variety of topics is a persistent urge of mine. I've sporadically done it on iPhone notes and Evernote. I had a paper journal that I wrote in consistently for a few years, but have since rarely cracked it open. Now I think it is important to begin to aggregate these entries in one place. I hope it helps my wife know me better and my children know me better. If my friends and other family end up taking a look, that is great as well. My prayer would be that my exploration of thought helps me come closer to Christ and know God better. I believe that allowing yourself to be vulnerable forces humility and gives you a real opportunity to grow. So much of life and relationships involve protecting and shielding ourselves from being vulnerable around others. God seizes your heart if you remove the barrier of your ego and you clear the path to seek his knowledge. I want others to join me on this path, because I can't walk it alone. I fall to selfish ways all of the time, and hopefully unpacking my thoughts will help me be more selfless.
I read this in the Word a few days ago...perhaps it is what inspired me to write my first post about seeking wisdom.
Proverbs 2:6-15; 20-22
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;
7 he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
he is a shield to those who walk in integrity,
8 guarding the paths of justice
and watching over the way of his saints.
9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice
and equity, every good path;
10 for wisdom will come into your heart,
and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;
11 discretion will watch over you,
understanding will guard you,
12 delivering you from the way of evil,
from men of perverted speech,
13 who forsake the paths of uprightness
to walk in the ways of darkness,
14 who rejoice in doing evil
and delight in the perverseness of evil,
15 men whose paths are crooked,
and who are devious in their ways.
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;
7 he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
he is a shield to those who walk in integrity,
8 guarding the paths of justice
and watching over the way of his saints.
9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice
and equity, every good path;
10 for wisdom will come into your heart,
and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;
11 discretion will watch over you,
understanding will guard you,
12 delivering you from the way of evil,
from men of perverted speech,
13 who forsake the paths of uprightness
to walk in the ways of darkness,
14 who rejoice in doing evil
and delight in the perverseness of evil,
15 men whose paths are crooked,
and who are devious in their ways.
16
20 So you will walk in the way of the good
and keep to the paths of the righteous.
21 For the upright will inhabit the land,
and those with integrity will inherit it,
22 but the wicked will be cut off from the land,
and the treacherous will be rooted out of it.
and keep to the paths of the righteous.
21 For the upright will inhabit the land,
and those with integrity will inherit it,
22 but the wicked will be cut off from the land,
and the treacherous will be rooted out of it.
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