Hi everyone!! What a crazy day it has been! I’ve been writing today in between various back-to-school appointments with my middle school daughter. You know the fun ones like getting her schedule, paying all kinds of fees, etc. Most importantly though, I get a chance to spend time with her and there aren’t too many school years left where I get to do that. I cherish this time.
The reason it has been crazy is that I spent a huge chunk of time writing about our trip to Scotland and the churches there only to not have a clear confirmation from God that He wants me to share it now. Does that make sense?!
Every time I go to write the conclusion, edit it, and polish it up with pictures, I have no peace about publishing it.
I have been mulling over it for the last 45 minutes trying to figure out if it’s from God or what. Seriously?! The more I thought about it, the more uncomfortable I felt. God finally put me out of my misery, and the Holy Spirit led me to read something I had written in my bible back in January 2017 from Jesus Calling by Sarah Young:
“When you seek my face and my will–searching for guidance–I may show you the next step on your journey without revealing the appointed time for you to take that step. I want you to trust me enough to cling to me and follow wherever I lead, whenever I choose. Your times are in My hands.”
Wow! God really spoke to my heart. The timing was all wrong in what I was writing–that’s why I didn’t have peace. No matter how many times I tried to fit that square peg into the round hole, it was not going to work!! I am so thankful that God is so persistent with me and doesn’t give up!!!
Who knows, maybe some day I’ll share with you what I wrote–on God’s timeline of course. 🙂
However, here are a few of the pictures from our trip to Scotland!!
All the glory to God,
Shanon
Young, Sarah. Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence. Thomas Nelson Publishing. 2004. Print.
3 thoughts on “Wait! Don’t Publish That!”
Becoming His Tapestry
I have had situations like this too, Shanon, where I have written blogs and most times just can’t finish it completely, ready to publish. Usually I just begin again 😁😁😁 we serve a good God.
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Shanon Crenshaw
Thanks for sharing that! We’re all a work in progress and God is SO good to us each day!! ☺ Have a blessed night!!
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Becoming His Tapestry
Thank you 🙏🏽
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