What do you do when your dreams tell you to write?
The other night, I had a dream about blogging. It wasn’t about an audience, likes, or analytics. It was simply me sitting at a table writing and creating.
In the dream, there was no rush, no pressure, no striving. Just words flowing. I felt the joy of expression without the weight of expectation.
The whole thing felt less like a random dream and more like a prophetic vision. A gentle nudge from somewhere deep inside, perhaps from the Holy Spirit saying, “This is part of who you are.”
As I woke, I remembered my post on monetizing blogging: Monetizing Your Blog So You Can Move to Cancun. Who wouldn’t want to get paid for their content?
Sometimes God calls us to do the thing for the love of it, not for the applause.
Perhaps you’ve been feeling restless or unsure of your next step. Maybe the question isn’t “What will I get out of it?” but “What will I become by doing it?”
For me, this dream was a reminder that writing is a way of listening, reflecting, and sharing the story God is telling through me.
I write, not to chase an algorithm or to please the crowd, but to be faithful to the gift God has given me. Faithfulness, after all, is what it’s all about.
Maybe your dream is telling you something, too.
Until my next post…
Be salty, stay lit.
Rainer Bantau —The Devotional Guy™
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Thank you for sharing this very relatable post. I’m blessed by writing, and I keep sharing, but often get bogged down by wondering if it makes a difference. Keep writing, keep sharing, perhaps it’s intended for only one person who needs it and reads it. Here’s a poem I wrote a while back describing the restless feeling …
Reluctant to Share
I’ve found myself writing my usual fare,
But reluctant to post what I’ve written. Why share?
I don’t know the reason for holding back words.
I guess I still wonder, “Has anyone heard?”
I’ve shared from my heart, written hundreds of thoughts.
Two years of devotionals seldom are bought.
Perhaps it’s old fashioned, traditional rhyme;
Have timing and rhythm grown old past their prime?
I’ll likely keep penning the words that I find,
As I share from my heart, let the rhythm unwind.
Perhaps what I’m writing is meant just for me.
Is it really important to let others see?
If I share what I write and then just a few read,
Perhaps it’s enough to touch someone in need.
John Alexander, Frisco, Texas, December 2023
QuietTimeRhymes.com
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