The Awkward

It's always a bit difficult and awkward to start posting again after long such stalemates.
Every time I remember and return to my blog I ask myself the same questions...
Does this even matter?
Why bother if no one reads it?
What if you misinterpret scripture and lead someone astray?
Why bother when you can't posses enough self-control to regularly blog?

But I've been able to come up with a few answers.
Blog because you love to write.
Blog because if nothing else, it helps to refocus you to Christ and His purpose for your life: His glorification. 

Once I get past these rather sticky roadblocks I hit another one...
what do I write about, though?

I don't always have a good answer to this one. Mostly I sheepishly answer...
my life.
This really isn't that stupid or bad of an answer.
I absolutely adore blogs where the main purpose is simply to share life with other people, in a community.
But for me, "my life" was code for me.

And obviously as a born again, Christ following, changed Christian an egocentric life or blog is exactly what the Father has planned for me.(please do not underestimate the amount of sarcasm I will use)

But this time around I'd like to throw a curve ball and nip the egocentric blog posts in the bud right from the get-go. Instead I hope to intentionally discover how God will allow me to write in a Christocentric way. This will require complete trust in His perfect timeline.

Currently this will be made manifest at least in my postings about my thoughts, study and analysis of a book I'm currently reading with my sisters and brother-in-law: The Pilgrim's Progress.

While I study it with them I'll also post about it here.
Hopefully this will not only facilitate Christocentric writing but also aid me in really digging into Pilgrim's Progress and not trusting or distrusting every word I read.

It feels good to be back writing, even this simply introductory post.
So here's to hoping the awkward stage of transitioning back into the blogging world is smoother than past experiences.

- Hannah