The First

Expressing thought. I seem to enjoy this in my conversations with people. I am constantly voicing my opinions on almost anything. I look forward to my times in the journal I keep, writing and processing days, relationships, convictions. It has seemed beneficial for me to put my heart and mind onto paper because this heart of mine is a chasm of deceit and I am not always quite sure what to make of my thoughts. As Jeremiah 17:9 says,

“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?”

Writing allows me to see what I am processing, sort through the good and bad, and gives me a place to recollect my past. Here is laid a history of my thoughts, plainly, for me to see when and how I want. Good or bad- it is all there. Now, in a way, my heart will be seen by all. No longer just I who gaze upon page after page of transparent ink; I am vulnerable. It causes me to raise questions in my mind: How honest should I be? What do I share? What is meant to be kept between God and myself? In time, by God’s grace, these questions will be answered and I can gain wisdom and discernment in regards to my writings. I must require honesty of myself in these times. I pray that my words would always be beneficial to all who read them and encouraging for every mind. I thank God for His Word. It is sure; it is Truth; it is foundation. My prayer for these pages is Colossians 3:16 in action, which says,

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.”

May we seek Christ in everything we do.

By His grace,

Cameron