My Contribution

When I think about the blogging world I stop and ask myself what I could write that hasn't already been written? What can I say that hasn't already been said? What do I have to offer people that hasn't already been shared? What can I possibly contribute in this world of mass media?

I am reminded in Ecclesiastes 1:9 "That which has been is what will be, That which is done is what will be done, And there is nothing new under the sun." Did you read that? There is absolutely NOTHING new under the sun. Every emotional experience that could happen has happened. Every joy, every heartache has happened before and will happen again! It's all been said and done before! So all of these other bloggers aren't saying anything new either!

But sometimes you have to hear something for the hundredth time in just a different way before it finally cliques and makes sense in your mind. It's not just about knowing that others have shared in the same kind of experience in the past, but to know that someone is experiencing it together with you now! That's what fellowship is all about: sharing in each other's experiences. Galatians 6:2 tells us that we are to "Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." I want to encourage, I want to inspire, I want to remind people of truths and share with them the hope that I have found in Christ! 

There may be thousands of other people blogging about the same thing, or writing books on the subjects, or giving lectures about it etc. But that doesn't mean I have nothing to contribute. It doesn't mean that my words are not worth writing because they will simply get drowned out in the sea of other voices sharing their experiences too. There are many other people out there that are on that same journey with me. 

So what is it that I contribute? It's nothing new, but its about sharing with you the journey that God is taking me through in this life. It is how God is molding and shaping me. My journey is different than yours and by no means do I think your experience should look exactly like mine. But that's the point... I am on a journey through this life and I can share with others what I have learned or what I am learning along the way.

I say this because I not only want to remind myself that I have something worth saying, but to encourage others out there who have thought about doing something like this but have always let the voices of fear and doubt shout louder than that small still voice of God who tells them to take that step of faith and see where He takes them.

My sentences may not be perfectly structured and my train of though may perhaps sometimes be all over the place (I have a tendency to blend concepts)... It's not perfect, but that's ok. I have to start somewhere! I may not think I have anything new and exciting to say, but on the other hand I don't know how God might just use it to impact others.