Why Start A Blog???

Starting a blog was not an easy decision. In fact, I apparently had made this decision once before and never posted a single thing. Turns out, that seems to be the case with more blogs than not. As I was deciding on my address name, I kept trying different phrases that meant something to me (i.e. - betransformed, donotconform, livingsacrifice, etc.) and every single one was taken. Every. Single. One. As I kept getting the message "Sorry, this blog address is not available" I thought to myself, "There must be some really amazing blogs out there!"  Not so much. Of the 37 (or more) addresses that I typed, I found two or three real blogs that hadn't been touched since about 2008. I found a number of blogs with 1-5 posts and even some without a single post! I thought to myself, I guess I was there and did the same thing as all those people, so I shouldn't be so quick to judge. So that brings me to now...

I am starting this blog because I feel that God has called me to it. That thought scares me for many reasons:

1. I do not think I am a great writer. Aren't blogs supposed to be well written, making people want to come back and never stop reading them? Okay, I am new to the whole blog world, so maybe my expectations are a bit off...but still, I don't know who will be reading this or what they will think, all I know is that God wants my story of His faithfulness out there for the world (or whoever reads this) to see. So that's what I'm gonna do.

2. I don't know if my stories will interest people. Often times I look at other people's lives and think "they are so interesting". I don't think people really say that about my life very much. No matter if anyone thinks my life is that interesting or not, if God can use even a single story that I post to change someone's life, then so be it. That's why I'm doing this.

3. I am afraid to fail. What if I start this blog that I feel God has called me to and I fail? Or stop writing, just like all those other people? What will people say? The good news is that God is in control and will use this for His glory, whether I write for a couple of months or a couple of years.

All in all, I started a blog to tell others of what Christ has done for me and how He continues to work in my life on a daily basis. Maybe you need the encouragement, maybe you like my stories, maybe you just like to read and this is interesting enough material. Whatever the reason, may God be glorified and honored through this blog. Until next time...