Less is More...

As I write about my journey with Him, I continually pray for His guidance with each word, thought, theme...and reader.  When precious folks ask how I know what to write at just the right moment, there is only one answer.  God. 

Sometimes I notice something and a "that's it" moment reveals the next concept.  Most of the time, I stare at a blank screen and have no idea what to say.  I pray until He touches my heart with words to share.  It's that simple.  Without Him, it would not happen. 

I often wonder about those who wrote the books of the Bible.  Of course, no laptops, electricity, air-conditioning or Webster Dictionaries surrounded them. They couldn't put water in the microwave for a steamy hot cup of tea as they wrote.  Their lights were dim...their conditions rugged and their lives less than comfortable.  Did they stare at blankness wondering what He would have them say?  Did their prayers express total reliance on Him...as they wrote about Him?  Did they realize that His Presence and purpose in their writing would be shared for many generations?

The longer I live, the more I grasp that...less is more.  Saying less...means more.  Spending less...saves more.  Worrying less...trusts more.  Writing less...says more.  Most importantly, much less of me...means much more of Him.

As I grasp for ways to honor Him most, I find my words are terribly inadequate. However, one of my favorite Scripture passages says it all so simply yet eloquently.

"Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen."  1 Timothy 1: 17

Dear God~May my life be all about You...and not about me.♥~thl