Reformed SHEology

I recently came across this funny image and it seems to capture how I have been feeling lately. Fall is the busiest time of year for me and things have gone into overdrive early. I am especially becoming more and more active in my local church, and while I seem to be keeping everything under control, I sense a need to temporarily rest from posting for a while.

Reformed SHEology has been in existence now for nearly two years, and I have not taken a rest since it started. In some ways I am frustrated because I am growing and learning so much these days, and there is so much more for me to write about, but I am unable to adequately put much of it into words right now. Since its beginning, God Himself has been the inspiration for this blog and He has fueled every idea we've had. Lately, I have felt as though I am running out of fuel. Has God removed Himself from this process? I don't think so. Rather, I think He may simply be signaling that I need to rest for a time.

This blog began after a spiritual growth spurt that literally provided me with almost two years worth of blogging material! I look over some of the older posts and marvel at how much God has given me to write about. I am amazed at the topics for which we've barely scratched the surface. There are still books to review. There are still films to recommend. There are still lessons to be learned and shared with all of you. I have all of these ideas swirling in my mind, but as of now, that's all they are: ideas. God has not yet given birth to full-length posts, and I have to wait until He does.

It will seem strange not writing for a while, but I am excited to think that God may be bringing me through another growth spurt. These past several weeks in particular, God has been so kind to me in showing me so many things about myself, His goodness, and His plan for me. I want to share those things now, but I feel there is a lot more for me to learn before I do. The book of Ecclesiastes tells us there is a time for everything, and I welcome this as a time to listen to what He has to say to me.

I must say that I truly love this blog. I do not want to stop writing but then again, I do not want to simply write for the sake of writing. I sense that God may want to take this site in a different direction in the future. It is not clear to me what that even looks like yet, but I am excited about what God is doing. If this second growth spurt is anything like the first, then I have a lot to look forward to!

I am going to be in prayer during the next few months and consulting with Geraldine over the content of our future posts. I am already anticipating what things are going to be like when we return, but as we all know, we cannot rush things. We have to allow them to happen in God's timing. In the meantime, I will be doing regular site maintenance, so please review our past posts and continue to comment on them as well. I look forward to revisiting some of the discussions that we've already started!