For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:21
I found another word twist. I know, I know…but read on. The following two words have the same letters, just in different order. Here they are—
RETIRED
RETRIED
One backs away and quits, the other rolls up the sleeves and gives it another go.
It all depends on where you put the “R” and the “I”. So, what are the “R” and “I”?
I see them as Reason and Interest. Those are the two things that drive us to continue the road we are on or to choose another path. Whatever holds your interest, for whatever reason, will dictate your involvement. When your interest loses its reason, you give up. But when the reason sparks your interest, you keep trying.
Looking at the verse above (also found in Luke 12:34), I had to ask myself what do I treasure? What piques my interest? What is my passion? And what is the reason that it does?
Recently I have been questioning and re-evaluating if I should continue to do what I have been doing. Since most of what I do is writing for Christians, and trying to make a living at it, I questioned if my doubts were from God or the devil. Was God closing a door, or was it being pushed? Should I concentrate on my regular job and ask for a raise or continue to divide my time between the two? Not that I take much stock in astrology, but I’ve been really acting like a Gemini lately. One foot in two worlds.
So, I prayed. I prayed for the reason I write to re-spark my interest. Which, I guess, reveals my heart.
Will I retire from this keyboard or try again?
Perhaps the fact that I am writing this is part of the answer. Yep, I guess you will be reading these posts a bit longer. May God use them to His glory.
That is reason enough.
Still, I hope they keep you interested.
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