Clay in the Hands

Today marks one year since I began this ministry of sharing my thoughts here.  It is hard to believe that it has already been that long.  Today I thought I would share some things I have experienced along the way.

1)   As I knew from the beginning, it is impossible to have anything meaningful to say if my spiritual life grows stagnant.  In fact, that was one of the motivations for starting this blog – to keep my spiritual discipline in check.  I hope that at least a few posts this past year were meaningful and inspiring, but regardless, I can honestly say that my spiritual rule of life has been more consistent.  I thank you for the incentive.

2)   One of the unexpected results of the last year has been the widespread reader base that has already emerged.  I have people all over the U.S. who find my ramblings from time to time and that has been an humbling experience for me.  The comments and emails have been enlightening and encouraging as you have shared what God is doing in your lives.  My prayer is that God will continue to use this ministry to touch even more folks – we are all on this path together!

3)  The overwhelming experience of the last year has been the encouragement I have received from you.  I began this ministry in an effort to minister to people in need of encouragement and inspiration – and I pray that has been the case.  But, as with any effort we offer up to God, the blessing has been mine.  I truly appreciate and am humbled by you, the readers.  Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts with me!

This has been a full year.  God has done some amazing things in people’s lives this year.  I pray as we move forward together into the next year of posts, that God will use this ministry to touch lives and that together we will grow in our understanding of what it means to be a follower of Jesus.

Thanks for reading!  Tell a friend!