What do you like doing the most in life? What is your favorite thing to do? Whatever it is, why not do it with Jesus?!
Faith is not a compartmental thing. You don't JUST go to church on Sunday and call it good, do you?! Hope not. Originally I had intended to do a post about a writer's inner self critic. That embodies a writer self-analyzing his own writing and being critical of it so as to produce a higher form of art. Hey, if you wanna be a writer you GOTTA have be acutely self-critical and NOT just assume the first thing you write is a good as it could be.
For me, the thing I like to do the most is write. Why? I like the prospect of entertaining people through the stories I write. Okay, so, no to date I don't have any real cool "breakthrough" stories to share. But writing is about more than outward successes. Your favorite thing to do in life is more than just its outcome. It's about your love of doing it. And if you love doing something, why not take Jesus along with you?
I love the Lord. I believe it's incumbent on me to bring all my stories to Him. Even the ones that rough around the edges like, "The Commune":
For me writing is about the pursuit of excellence; writing the BEST story that you're capable of writing, whatever that happens to be. So I'm taking Jesus along with me. Inviting Him into the process of what I like to do. The cool thing is that with the project I'm working on now, it's pretty clean, AND there is a lot of spot to instill scripture and biblical living application, which was really NOT the case when I wrote "The Commune" and later "The Commune II".
Whatever your great love in life is, Jesus belongs there. So invite Him in. Like to fish? Take Jesus in the boat with you. Hey it worked for Simon Peter! Like to take nature walks, and that's where you feel the most refreshed and alive, take Jesus there! He created it all, so enjoy a Sabbath style rest time with Him. Like to cook? Invite Jesus into the kitchen with you. I'm sure He does okay with making cupcakes.
My point is: Jesus should be at the center of all you do. Don't hide your favorite thing from Him, but rather invite Him to be with you!
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