In this very moment, I am writing this blog post out of pure obedience. God told me to begin blogging years ago. Being the perfectionist I once was, I had so many excuses for why I could never just do it. Many of these excuses were directly tied to the way I felt about all that needed to be done. Too many rules, too many postings, too many other things that my life just didn’t allow time for. With all the responsibilities of being a wife, mom, full-time employee, member of a church body, organizations, room parent, sports parent and a host of other things….what actual time do I have outside of sleeping to do much of anything that the algorithm requires?! And just as I was making excuses in my head, I immediately became convicted as the Holy Spirit spoke to my heart and asked “Who asked you to crack the algorithm? Just write”.
Now anyone who is a perfectionist knows that when a perfectionist starts anything…every detail is thought out and everything has to be in place. There is no room for error because error means you didn’t execute and not executing is NEVER an option. This is where God began to show me that perfectionism was becoming an idol in my life. He never asked me to be perfect. I could never be. All that He was asking, was that I write. I did not and still do not have to have it all figured out. I just have to trust His direction and take it one blog post at a time.
Forget the algorithm, forget page views, forget the rigid schedule I had given myself…I only need to do what feels authentic to me while keeping God as the center. Be obedient and “just write”.
I am deeply passionate about using my blog to minister to women about Jesus, and without the added unrealistic expectation to do this blogging thing perfectly, that is exactly what I’m going to do. See you all soon 🙂
Xoxo
Stacia
Thank you for this gentle reminder!
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