On my decision all salvation rests.
This is a great lesson. It reminds me of my worthiness, my holiness, and my perfection.
“Father, Your trust in me has been so great, I must be worthy. I must be beloved of You indeed. And I must be steadfast in holiness as well, that You would give Your Son to me in certainty that he is safe Who still is part of You, and yet is mine, because He is my Self.”
There came a time when I realized the magnitude of the RESPONSIBILITY of this blog and my writing. I also realized the magnitude of the responsibility of every word that came out of my mouth and every thought that I held in my mind.
When I first started this blog in November 2004, I didn’t tell anyone about Gorgeous for God and I wrote entirely for myself because I wanted to learn. I wrote all sorts of crap. I wrote whatever came to mind. I bared my soul. I emptied my thoughts out like garbage that needed to be taken to the dump. I didn’t think anyone could possibly be interested in what I had to say, so I wrote whatever I wanted.
I went in all directions like the wind.
But then one day, after a few months of blogging, I found a thing called Blog Stats (something I had been unaware of) and to my horror I realized that 100 people were quietly reading my blog every day. I nearly collapsed to the floor. My writing changed in that instant and on that day. Suddenly there was a responsibility that hadn’t been there before: 100 people were coming to me. Suddenly I had to be more aware of my words because they could have consequences on someone else’s life.
“In the beginning was the word, and the word was God.”
On that day I thought: okay, well, what’s this blog for? Why am I writing? What’s it for? And ultimately, I don’t know what it’s for, I don’t really know why I write except that I love it and it gives me immense joy, but on that day I thought: I’m here to be helpful.
I thought “If I can change one person’s misery and make them happy, then this blog is a complete success.”
My mission became:
1. to make happy
2. to be helpful
3. to inspire individuals to be as God created them … perfect.
And an interesting thing happened … my writing changed. Practically overnight. It happened like a magician waving a wand. When I got clear in my mind about the goal and mission about what I was doing in life, everything changed instantly for me.
It was like someone taking Windex and cleaning off the foggy mirror that was in front of me.
And now it’s almost four years later, and there’s a lot of people reading this blog. God has entrusted many to my care. The more my blog numbers increased, the more freaked out I became. I would think “Who am I to instruct anyone? How can I possibly help anyone? Why are these people coming to me? I have nothing to offer. What if I say the wrong thing? What if someone gets hurt?”
But then there is today’s lesson reminding me “Father, I must be worthy. You created me, and know me as I am. And yet you placed Your Son’s salvation in my hands, and let it rest on my decision.”
And so it is with me.
My decision to be helpful opened the flood gates.
“On my decision all salvation rests.”
And so it is with you. God is sending people to you know because you have made a decision to let the light shine through you and to let Christ work through you. I’m sure some people have already started coming to you, asking for your help. Sometimes it starts slowly, sometimes it explodes immediately. Whatever the case, you begin to recognize the immense responsibility to not confuse anyone further than they already are.
You learn the simplicity of loving and giving like a child. This is the best kind of teacher – the one that is like a child.
Children naturally know how to share.
How simple is salvation! Share like an innocent child.
“And so, again today, we pause to think how much our Father loves us. And how dear His Son, created by His Love, remains to Him Whose Love is made complete in him.”
It is my privilege to extend the Love of God every day. Thank you for showing up.
If you are interested/curious about the first 3 years of Gorgeous for God, it is available in book form. It contains my personal favorite blog entries from the first 3 years. You can click the cover to read an excerpt or to buy a copy for yourself:
Facebook comments:
It was so great spending the hour with you and knowing it’s in “real time”! Thanks so much.
XO,
CJ
Lisa,
I would tell you how wonderful you were on Unityfm just now
only “You Were Just Too Busy Being Fabulous!”
Thank You Soooo Much.
jyl
Lisa, thank you so much for everything. You are otherworldly!!!
Simply because of what is done here I wish blogging were called something other than blogging. It does not give enough honor (in my mind) to the depths you take me here.
Listening to you on the radio was a treat — it was very good to hear your steady voice. Even though I haven’t heard it before — I have.
Lori
Hi Lisa,
It’s so amazing!
Parallel experiences?!!
I made my blog about three months, ago and like you I started writing for myself, usually in English.
It never occurred to me that anyone would read it.
Then one day, in one of my Greek posts, I found a comment.
Somebody was thanking me for sharing these ideas, and that he was thrilled to have found a blog like this.
So, it dawned on me that I might be helpful and I started writing in Greek.
Now, there are about 30 visits daily in my blog and people thank me for sharing these thoughts with them…
They say that my “Spiritual Treasures” bring them peace.
There is even a person who asked for my help.
And, like you, I feel so much more responsible, now..
Like you said, God is sending people to me now because I have made a decision to let the light shine through me and to let Christ work through me.
“I’m sure some people have already started coming to you, asking for your help. Sometimes it starts slowly, sometimes it explodes immediately. Whatever the case, you begin to recognize the immense responsibility to not confuse anyone further than they already are.”
Thank you..