And yet, O Lord, You are our Father. We are the clay, and You are the potter. We all are formed by Your hand.

Isaiah 64:8 NLT

Good News! I am just a work in progress…and so are you!

Philippians 1:6 ESV And I am sure of this, that He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.

A Work in Progress

My name is Maureen McKnight. I am a fifty-seven year old wife and mother of one adult daughter. I am not a Bible scholar, but I have been avidly reading and studying the Bible for over twenty years. In that time I have discovered a complex and multi-layered masterpiece with a relatively simple story to tell. I have struggled with applying its principles to my life, I am struggling today, and I will continue to struggle until the Lord calls me home, because I am a work in progress.

Why struggle? Well, I believe unequivocally, that the Bible is the unerring word of God. When I read something that clashes with the way I think or live – I am the one that needs to change. I don’t particularly like change…

Which brings me to this blog. It represents a significant change in me. A few months ago, as I was sitting alone, the word “blog” jumped into my head. Now I have what one might describe as a distractible mind, so random words popping in and out is not a rare thing, but what happened next was.

That word – “blog” – was followed up with a distinct desire to find out what was involved in starting a blog. That desire led me to immediate action (a very rare thing, as I can think myself into inaction without trying). I opened my computer to research blogging, and within a few hours, I had a domain name, a web host, a search engine optimizer…and I didn’t even know what any of that meant!

When I left my computer that day, I sat in stunned silence. What was I doing? I picked up a pen and began a list of things I could write about in my blog. The list came fast and furious. When I stopped to examine it, I had literally months’ – if not years’ worth of material.

Now came fear. What do I have to say to an audience that would be of any interest to them, and who do I think I am to offer any insight into Christian living?

The honest answer to those questions is “I don’t know”, but I have never felt so clearly what my next step would be until that day. I have a dear friend who advised me against saying, “God told me to do this.” – so I won’t say that. All I can say is that I have a great conviction that I need to write. I don’t know if the purpose of this blog is to provide insight and perspective to others or to help me process my own thoughts. Perhaps its purpose is to teach me humility as I learn that nobody really cares what I think. I honestly don’t know, but the one thing that is crystal clear is I feel a calling placed on my life to write, so I will write.

My intention is to share my unique, often quirky perspective of what I am gleaning from my Bible study and how it pertains to life today. I will say it again…I am not a Bible scholar. I encourage you to examine the Scriptures each day for yourself. I will do my best to cite sources if I use them and to make clear when I am traveling down a rabbit-hole of my own making. God has gifted me with an ability to see connections in seemingly random events and a strange sense of humor. I feel strongly His guidance in launching this endeavor. I pray, if you continue to read my entries, that they will bless you. I entrust this blog to the sovereign hands of God, with the understanding that I am still a work in progress.