What's Causing a Revolution in Your Heart Today?

I’ve been reading Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert as per the recommendation of some friends who thought it might be helpful in my journey of writing. In it Gilbert says, “You must be willing to take risks if you want to live a creative existence.”

The most debilitating thing about taking the risk of writing a whole book is that for some godforsaken reason your mind latches on to the one voice who told you that you aren’t knowledgeable enough, or ready, or whatever-else to do the thing you’ve been called to. It really doesn’t matter that you have hundreds of voices that have told you the opposite. The voices that encourage you in your calling escape like sand, becoming anonymous in the ocean of your insecurities. But the opposing voices? They’re a resounding gong you can’t seem to silence.

Sound dramatic? Oh, it is.

But here’s the thing: Every time I sit down to write, I remember that I’m not doing this for everyone. I’m doing this for those of us who know we have a whole lot more learning to do, together. I’m taking this risk not to teach, but to invite you to join me in my process of making sense of this strange world. I can’t promise I’ll get it right or have the perfect thing to say, but just as God meets us in our messiness and imperfections, so we, too, can walk alongside each other in the process of learning—as messy and imperfect as it is. 

And hey, here’s another secret: sometimes, even, I realize that I’m not doing this for anyone at all, really. I’m doing this because as Gilbert says, “create whatever causes a revolution in your heart.” And for me, telling the truth about God, faith, life, is what causes that revolution.

So, friends, what’s causing a revolution in your heart today?