Last night I had the privilege of being the guest at my very first book talk. Not sure that is the correct way to say it. Maybe I was asked to give my very first book talk. Oh my goodness. It was an amazing opportunity to share who I am, how I got here, and how amazing our God is. It was more importantly a chance for me to personally thank a group of people who have been so instrumental in encouraging me in my writing journey. Thank you Carolyn, Debbie and Char for sharing your friends–Jenn, Ronni, Kari, Karen and Lisa (and the others who could not be there last night). The part I wasn’t prepared for was the signing of copies of my own book. My first thought: “what do I write in MY book?” But God is good and I think I did okay, even though my hand was tired.
One of the highlights for me last night was to listen and be verbally encouraged by the stories of what my writing means, the stories of how God uses what I have to say. Those stories are the ones that give me goosebumps and the desire to keep on this journey. Their words, and your words back to me are God affirming that I am following His lead. Thank you.
But as I thought about this message I wanted write, basically since last night, it didn’t hit me until I saw the blank “subject” line in the email program this morning. “What Do I Know of Holy?” That’s where I am at. What do I know? I know that God is using me through my gift of writing, but I am continually amazed at how He gifts me back with more glimpses of His holiness, His glory. The stories I have yet to write about how I got to where I am right now. The stories of how I simply got to sit in front of a group last night and share. I can think I have a grasp on how glorious God is, and then I see another facet and I’m brought to my knees again. It is my strong belief that that only comes because I am seeking after God. And in response our God–the God who seeks to reveal Himself to us–shows me what Holy look likes.
Oh, I am loving my blog. I just did a search for “what do i know” because I knew I’d quoted part of the lyrics from the song “What Do I know of Holy” by Addison Road (thank you, thank you, thank you, Kenzie for first sharing that song and group with me). On March 13, 2011 I wrote about that song–at 3:00am in the morning. But here is the chorus again:
“What do I know of You
Who spoke me into motion?
Where have I even stood
But the shore along Your ocean?
Are You fire? Are You fury?
Are You sacred? Are You beautiful?
What do I know? What do I know of Holy?”
Our God is Holy. And may we continually seek after Him with endless wonder and curiosity. May we continually, “God, are you here?” And may we have the eyes and ears and heart to see His glory revealed.
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”
– Matthew 5:6