Monday, September 19, 2005
THE WRIGHT STUFF
THE WRIGHT STUFF
By Rhonda Rhea
Sep 19, 2005
Sometimes I can sit down at the computer, sit back and practically just
watch the words flow. Then there are those other times. A deadline is
looming and I'm waiting for the flow. Waiting. Waiting. Still waiting.
Nothing.
Those are the times when my house gets the cleanest. Anytime my house
is a disaster, I would probably be wise to ask for a deadline and a bad
case of writer's block. It's amazing how much I can get done around the
house, and how many "important projects" I can think of, when I'm
trying to avoid facing a blank screen. Suddenly it becomes quite urgent
to polish the tulip bulbs and plant the light bulbs. No wait, maybe
it's the other way around. Either way I have to have a snack
afterwards.
Suddenly I find it necessary to arrange my indoor plants in an orderly
fashion according to size, color and from dead to less dead. I find
that plant-sorting happens so much easier when you keep a roll of
pepperoni in one hand. Then I alphabetize the Barney videos we haven't
watched in seven years and change the oil in the vacuum cleaner. While
having a snack, of course. Anything for an excuse to forget the
deadline for a few more minutes.
Whether the words are flowing or the carpet is getting vacuumed within
a fiber of its life (while no Twinkie is safe), I need to make sure I
never forget that it's all by God's grace and in His power.
Deuteronomy 8:11-14 says, "Make sure you don't forget God, your God, by
not keeping his commandments, his rules and regulations that I command
you today. Make sure that when you eat and are satisfied, build
pleasant houses and settle in, see your herds and flocks flourish and
more and more money come in, watch your standard of living going up and
upmake sure you don't become so full of yourself and your things that
you forget God, your God" (The Message).
The Lord teaches me both in the flowing and also in the waiting.
Through thick or thin, flow or no, typing or snacking, I'm reminded
that in my own strength, there's nothing of value on that screen.
Nothing. Ever. Verse 17 says, "If you start thinking to yourselves, "I
did all this. And all by myself. I'm rich. It's all mine!", well, think
again." The next verse says again that we must remember that God, our
God, gives us the strength to produce anything of worth.
I'm praising God for His glorious provision. Think about it. He
provides all the "write stuff" at just the right time. He even provides
the pepperoni.
Rhonda Rhea writes for dozens of Christian publications and speaks at
conferences and events across the country. You can find her newest
books, Soup for the Soul--Tastes Just Like Chicken, and Amusing Grace,
at your local Christian bookstore. Who Put the Cat in the
Fridge--Serving Up Hope and Hilarity Family Style will be available in
March. Rhonda's husband, Richie Rhea, is a pastor in Troy, Missouri.
You can reach them through her Web site.
PRAYER
"Lord Jesus, you are the Good Shepherd who keeps watch over our lives.
May I be ever attentive to your voice and submit fully to your wise
rule for my life. Draw me near to you that I may always find peace and
joy in your presence."
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