“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver” -Proverbs 25:11 NKJV
I don’t know how something so simply said can give me the desire to keep going when everything in me is telling me to stop because I’m not getting anywhere, but this verse did just that for me recently.
Maybe it’s the ‘winter blues’, but I’ve been stuck in a rut for a little while; I’ve been feeling dry and discouraged, and more than a little sorry for myself. But as I sat in church a few weeks ago, my pastor quoted this verse and briefly talked about how it spurred him on in his writing whenever he felt ready to give up. At first, I was confused; when I hit a wall with my writing, I have to walk away from the keyboard or I will be fighting the urge to break it. But as I listened further, I realized what he was saying is that the verse is what calls him back to the keyboard to push through the wall because of its promise that the end result of choosing the right words is a beautiful picture.
If nothing else, writing for this blog has taught me to keep digging for the treasure God has given me and not settle for the ordinary stones that I find along the way. Writing is not easy, and neither are any of the other gifts God gives us – He only gives good gifts, and it is our job to be good stewards of them. These gifts and abilities He gives us are not easy to unearth; if they were, anybody could get to them and they would not be the special and unique gifts from God that they are. I just need to keep searching for the right words, because it’ll be worth it in the end.
I’m pretty sure that the next thing going up on the wall by my desk will be a reminder of this verse, because I don’t ever want to forget it.
Proclaiming His Goodness 