Piece of Mind

It's one in the morning and though I'm slightly wary, I always told myself I would do this. Blog that is. I thought I had a lot to say. (Thought being the key word here). At least enough to invest the time and effort in creating a blog on the internet for hundreds of people to read and digest, which I feel is slightly narcissistic. Then my second thought: will this impact any one at all? Who am I writing for anyways? Surely not for myself, or would that be enough?

Ok, the latter is easy: God. I'll share my thoughts about God. The pursuit for Him and His kingdom. His intricate threading and weaving of our existence, the smallest details of His hand, and the biggest sweeps of His breath over our lives. Since this is the main mark my life is pressing towards why not document it?

I pulled up the first white blank page on Blogger and rested my fingers on the keyboard. I shrinked under its cold stare. I felt very intimidated and very small. But I thought I had so much to say? All of sudden I couldn't discern my thoughts or my emotions. Nostalgia, fiery dissertation, fragmented musings of love? This is the scariest thing about writing, ladies and gentleman: writing is painfully reflective. It is the surest and fasted way to learn everything you don't like about yourself. Especially those who dedicate themselves to talking about the Word of God. It is very "quick, very sharp, and very powerful..." It truly "pierces, and divides asunder our soul and spirit" and cuts to ribbons our carnal intentions. (Hebrews 4:12)


I vaguely remember the droning voice of my English Composition professor mumbling something about Aristotle's canons of rhetoric. Of which one was the canon of invention. Meaning "having something to say." Meaning understanding the world around you. Meaning educating yourself on current events and culture and formulating ideas and opinions about it. Like if you think steamed almond milk is better in a cambric than 2% or if you believe without of a shadow of a doubt that Karen Carpenter was the greatest alto of all time, or if you firmly stand by the notion that Nutella was the greatest man-made invention since the wheel.

After I reached this point in my thinking I was disappointed. I can't write what I know from the world's standards. But I can talk about what I know from the Word of God. I can't discuss my pursuit for the Kingdom of God from humanistic philosophy because this is absolute Truth. The World will always contradict the Word. So I have said all of this to say this: In this blog I intend to share my world from the lens of the Word of God. I hope to use the Bible as a foundation for every thought, musing, and idea found in this blog. Because the wisdom of the world is foolishness to God. And because "All scripture is give by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness"2 Tim 3:16.
So is this my introductory post. By no means will they all be like this. This is by far the most obnoxious exposition you'll see, but I thought it was necessary to lay a foundation before I jump. Though I don't know what I'm jumping to, I know what I'm jumping from. This blog is somewhat experimental, but more than that, a fulfillment of a goal for myself. And there's my piece of mind.

Cheers.