“Friendship…is a relation between mankind at their highest level of individuality.” C.S. Lewis I just got back from a writer’s conference. At one point another writer approached me and said she had read one of my short stories. She told me how much she enjoyed it. That was a first. I had never before had anyone approach me with a comment like that. A certain kind of joy surged through me knowing that God had used me, through something I wrote, to bless someone else. Later that same morning the singer/songwriter, Josiah James, who was leading worship at the conference, shared his story about meeting Lincoln Brewster, and of Lincoln asking to record Made New, one of the songs he had written. Then he shared the incredible feeling he had when he began to hear his song on the radio. “He’s a writer, too,” I thought, “he knows what it’s like to be published.” We had both labored over our creations, both hoping and praying they would one day glorify God and bless others. We had both felt the amazing honor that God bestows on those who answer the call to use our gifts in service to others. At that moment it felt as if a non-metallic alloy had soldered our souls together, we were connected by a common experience. I still had not spoken to him, nor did I need to. I felt a sort of kinship, a friendship with him as a fellow artist—a songwriter and a writer—both serving God with our gifts.
Are you aware of the gifts God has given you? Do you practice those talents so that one day you might use them to serve God? What will you do today to progress along the path of blessing others with you talents? Lord, thank You for the affirmation that someone actually reads my words and is blessed by them; it helps me know I’m on the right tract, following Your call to write for Your glory. Amen “As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace.” I Peter 4:10 What are your thoughts? Libby Note: C.S. Lewis (1898-1963), British novelist, poet, academic, literary critic, lay theologian, lecturer and Christian apologist. He held academic positions at both Oxford and Cambridge Universities (1925-63). Although most all of his published works (in four genres) are still in print, he is best known for The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Space Trilogy, Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain.
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Addie
2/20/2017 01:16:01 pm
Thanks Libby. These words are inspiring me today.
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Libby Taylor-Worden
2/20/2017 01:28:53 pm
Thank you. I can't tell you how inspired I was when it hit me that we both were the same...using our gifts and putting ourselves out there, hoping God might use us. I'm so glad it inspired you. I trust you will look for ways to inspire others today. : ) Libby
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