WRITING with SPIRIT

 

Proverbs 12:25

King James Version

25 Heaviness in the heart of man 

maketh it stoop: 

but a good word maketh it glad.

Do you like writing?

Have you always loved writing?

Does it love you back?

But does it really matter?

All I know is I've ALWAYS loved writing.

Not really caring what people thought of my writing.

I had something to write, so I wrote.

Whether anyone read it, or it was just for self, I simply wrote.

Mostly to write what I felt at that moment.

Or stuff I've observed.

As dreams started showing up more in 1997, at one of the lowest points of my life, I started looking into it.

A Jung-based dream book helped for a while, to determine the meanings of symbolic words.

I started writing as early as I could think independently -- and that was when I was pretty young.

I guess I'd been in this field since almost forever.

There were "many books" in my heart.

And so it was.

You could say I already had the spirit of writing since I was a child.

Having had a quiet childhood, I was left to much introspection.

Looking into self was always good.

What did one think?

What did one feel?

What have you observed about people?

What was going on in the world?

Were people fair?

Were they kind?

What could be done better?

How could I be a better person?

ESPECIALY that last part:

"How could I be a better person?"

Such things populated my mind endlessly.

As you can imagine there was so much to write about.

What I did not realize, then, was that I was looking into how man could love better.

On how we could care more for others.

And making sure not to overlook anything.

Such thoughts encompassed every aspect of my life, and work, early on.

Even then, I had not thought of writing, to be read.

I was mostly doing it so I can understand self, and others.

Always trying to find "ways" and "solutions".

Merely "documenting" my own "findings".

Many decades after, my writing changed.

Where spirit of self was, a NEW SPIRIT took over.

The day GOD made me born again in 2019, His SPIRIT mercifully took charge.

Of course, my writing changed immeasurably.

Now, it's all SPIRIT.

What is right in GOD's eyes?

What is His will?

What does He want said?

What warnings does the LORD have?

When SPIRIT enlightens you, glorious stuff happens.

You write like never before.

You get to see clearly.

Through the "fog" of one's own muddled thinking.

SPIRIT leads you to JESUS, and His commands.

You begin to know the LAWS of GOD.

Your prayer is that you're ALWAYS aligned with GOD's will.

You do not think, speak, and act out of self anymore.

You have JESUS as your pattern for everything.

What a GLORIOUS way to live, think, speak, act, and write!

You have now distanced yourself from how the world thinks.

Now, all the more you don't care what others think of your writing.

It simply must serve the TRIUNE GOD:

Colossians 3:23

King James Version

23 And whatsoever ye do, 

do it heartily, 

as to the Lord, 

and not unto men;

That's all you need to know about writing.

Not as the world would accept.

But as JESUS taught.

As apostle Paul challenged:

Galatians 1:10

King James Version

10 For do I now persuade men, or God? 

or do I seek to please men? 

for if I yet pleased men, I should not be

the servant of Christ.

And it's never been about "techniques".

It's always been about GLORIFYING GOD.

And only by being born again can one do so.

For the HOLY SPIRIT teaches us TRUTH.

The world is filled with lies, and misdirection.

It's now time to write about GOD's TRUTH.

The only absolute there is.

An essential focal point for all.

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SIGN of wisdom

 

Galatians 5:22-23

King James Version

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is 

love, joy, peace, 

longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23 Meekness, temperance: 

against such there is no law.

How can you tell if you've turned wise?

Especially if you're in the field of communications.

Or even writing, or marketing.

Here's what we found --

Being born again gets you simpler.

 SPIRIT lives in the born again.

Who reminds us that JESUS is all that matters.

John 3:30

King James Version

30 He must increase, 

but I must decrease.

All that should remain is the presence of JESUS.

Embodied through the fruit of the SPIRIT:

love, joy, peace, 

longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

meekness, temperance

When you're born again, SPIRIT is in you.

When SPIRIT is in you, He teaches you.

He helps you remember the teachings of JESUS.

Which takes over EVERY aspect of your life.

Writing included.

Where before, you'd use complex words.

Now, you prefer simple words.

Where before, you intellectualize.

Now, you simplify.

Where before, you try to impress.

Now, you focus on the WORD of GOD.

Where before, it's all about "me", or "you".

Now, it's all about JESUS.

Where before, people say, "What's in it for me?"

Now, the born again says, "What is GOD's will?"

That's how you know you've got the SPIRIT of GOD in you.

Because now, all you talk about is JESUS.

And the gospel He gave us to live by.

JESUS is all that matters.

He's the only One worth writing about.

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Have MERCY on your READERS

 

Dear GOD, 

I beg you to spare us from vain men, 

who show off their knowledge in this world.

Let them have mercy on us poor people,

who are drowning in information.

Why do I write short sentences?

Almost like bullet points?

Because I take mercy on you, my reader.

I know you have much to read each day.

Why would I make it hard for you to read?

I don't have the heart to write long paragraphs.

That go beyond your peripheral vision.

I don't have the heart to dishonor GOD, who made the Bible so easy to read.

Of course, it becomes easy to read, only because His SPIRIT is in the true born again.

That's the only way we can really understand the Bible.

That's the only way I can write this way.

I, a lover of words, who once dreaded the "word comprehension" part of our college entrance exams.

Pressed for time, you went nuts trying to figure out the extra long paragraphs given you.

Hoping you got it right.

Even as the paragraphs seem vain, and garbled.

Mercifully, I passed those exams.

Mercifully, word comprehension was but part of it.

Spatial exams were mighty easier for me.

(BONUS: Click this link to test your spatial ability.

Don't worry, it's a super short test.)

Tthe HOLY SPIRIT taught me to think, study, write, and share, in the simplest way.

GOD knows I like to teach simply.

It's the born again way to be.

I've been where you are.

I know the pitfalls of trying to understand a vain society.

That keeps you pretty much in the dark, anyway.

GOD is simple to understand.

Exodus 20:1-3

King James Version

20 And God spake all these words, 

saying,

2 I am the Lord thy God, 

which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, 

out of the house of bondage.

3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Only a wicked heart would refuse to learn.

The Bible is proof of GOD's love, and magnificence.

Our go-to, in times of trouble.

Our guide, in times of peace.

Sure, the book is thick, but GOD has a lovely way of teaching His people.

And that's for another post.

SPIRIT and I care about you, thus, we created our 45th blog on "WORD comprehension".

Nothing scholarly about our work.

Pride is an abomination to GOD.

LOVE is not.

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HOW to WRITE better

 

Colossians 3:23

King James Version

23 And whatsoever ye do, 

do it heartily, 

as to the Lord, 

and not unto men;

Having writer's block?

Things aren't coming to form?

Words seem elusive?

Don't quite know how to approach the matter?

How does one conquer all these?

First, RELAX.

BREATHE.

If you're not a writer, then don't be.

Accept that you're not.

That ought to keep the stress off.

So what if others seem to have an easy way with words?

So what if their vocabulary makes your head spin?

So what if they get all the awards and rewards?

Would GOD judge you if you can't seem to piece words together?

Look how Moses was.

He admitted he was not a good speaker.

As if that would stop GOD's plans for His prophet.

GOD told him:

Exodus 7:1-2

King James Version

7 And the Lord said unto Moses, 

See, 

I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: 

and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.

2 Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: 

and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, 

that he send the children of Israel out of his land.

Problem solved.

Is anything too difficult for GOD?

Matthew 19:26

King James Version

26 But Jesus beheld them, 

and said unto them, 

With men this is impossible; 

but with God all things are possible.

Second, lay out any problem with GOD.

If you are a believer in His SON, and you seek Him with all your heart, watch what GOD can do.

You just have to have faith.

Accept who you're not.

Accept who you are.

GOD created you for a purpose.

His purpose cannot be denied.

It cannot be defiled, nor despised.

Sure, I am blessed to have an ability with words.

But do I use fancy words?

Nope.

That would be pure ego.

TRUE born agains don't have ego.

If JESUS didn't have any, why would we?

We only have GOD.

We only have JESUS.

We only have the HOLY SPIRIT.

SPIRIT teaches us how to be.

Who cares if your words are simple?

That doesn't necessarily mean you're a simpleton.

Maybe, you're a TON of useful simplicity.

Knowing what matters most.

GOD is all that matters most.

That you are in His service.

Be not conformed to the world.

Romans 12:2

King James Version

2 And be not conformed to this world: 

but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, 

that ye may prove what is that good, 

and acceptable, 

and perfect, will of God.

The world will always mold you to conform.

Its got standards, which don't necessarily reflect GOD's laws.

Be grateful you can think at all.

Be grateful you can speak at all.

Be grateful you can write at all.

Be grateful for everything.

Third?

Write simply.

Of course, if you're going to write a technical paper, say you're an engineer, naturally, you'll be using technical terms.

Still, you can use all those terms, and yet piece your sentences simply.

Use short sentences.

Use bullet points.

Come up with a short summary, or conclusion.

No need to do what everyone else does.

You know, like publishing a 200-page journal, on the merits of one screw.

Now, that's really losing one's screws.

And I will just bolt out of there.

P.S. I did write a super simple book on writing (c. 2016).

Click this link and have a look.

GOD bless!

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TRANSFORMING the TONE

 

John 4:24

King James Version

24 God is a Spirit: 

and they that worship him 

must worship him in spirit and in truth.

How to transform the tone of your writing?

How to make your writing pure, perfect, precise, and powerful?

SPIRIT guided me to the idea, from an earlier post.

He guided me to tell you this:

PRETEND you're WRITING to GOD.

How could that be?

How can it not be?

Scripture says:

Genesis 2:7

King James Version

7 And the Lord God formed man 

of the dust of the ground, 

and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; 

and man became a living soul.

Job 33:4

King James Version

4 The spirit of God hath made me, 

and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

Those verses testify, that the SPIRIT of GOD is in us.

He breathed life into us.

If we want our writing to be transformed, let's pretend we're writing to the SPIRIT of GOD, in each one of us.

That ought to transform the tone of our writing.

There will be love.

There will be respect.

There will be kindness.

Actually, do so, in EVERYTHING we think, say, and do.

Let us WALK in the SPIRIT, and it shall be so.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

King James Version

19 What? 

know ye not that your body 

is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, 

which ye have of God, 

and ye are not your own?

20 For ye are bought with a price: 

therefore glorify God in your body, 

and in your spirit, 

which are God's.

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On WEAVING articles with EASE

 

Psalm 119:130

King James Version

130 The entrance of thy words giveth light; 

it giveth understanding unto the simple.

Only through the Holy Spirit of God am I able to produce dozens of blogs, and tons of articles.

For as workman for the Lord, I care only to share His truth -- through Scripture.

By myself, I would not be able to understand Scripture easily.

But by the GRACE of GOD, He lets His Spirit teach me effortlessly.

1 Corinthians 2:10

King James Version

10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: 

for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, 

the deep things of God.

Night and day, we're at it.

Weaving God's verses into something which would share His precious Word.

My Bible teacher did call my work a "writing ministry".

I'm just an open heart for God's Word to flow freely.

Only His truth must surface.

And His truth is crystal clear.

Only because He made me born again.

Once I was born again, His Spirit started teaching me lovingly, precisely, and speedily.

When you write for God, and are guided by His Spirit, expect CLARITY.

1 Corinthians 14:33

King James Version

33 For God is not the author of confusion, 

but of peace, 

as in all churches of the saints.

The path is clear.

The direction is clear.

All is determined by Spirit.

Isaiah 30:21

King James Version

21 And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, 

This is the way, 

walk ye in it, 

when ye turn to the right hand, 

and when ye turn to the left.

If you're a writer, still writing from your own steam, you will produce things from ego.

You will work for the world.

I work for God.

Working for God means you can't have pride, or ego.

Colossians 3:1-2

King James Version

3 If ye then be risen with Christ, 

seek those things which are above, 

where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

2 Set your affection on things above, 

not on things on the earth.

For you surrender your will, to His.

Only His will must survive.

And then, you will marvel at what Spirit can make you do.

For GOD's honor, and GLORY.

1 Corinthians 10:31

King James Version

31 Whether therefore ye eat, 

or drink, 

or whatsoever ye do, 

do all to the glory of God.

That's really the objective of working and writing for God.

You are given the ability to easily weave thoughts, ideas, and words, with relevant verses, as inspired by the Holy Spirit.

Your writing will have real value to the world.

Being born again -- surrendering my will to God, believing and following the path set out by Jesus, and listening closely to the Holy Spirit's prompts -- has given spiritual quality to my work.

It's work I can offer back to God, without shame.

Romans 1:16

King James Version

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: 

for it is the power of God unto salvation 

to every one that believeth; 

to the Jew first, 

and also to the Greek.

You have to have real love for the Lord.

You have to trust Him completely.

Now, I only listen to the Lord.

And my work fulfills my spirit, and surely, God is pleased, too.

Otherwise, Spirit would have stopped inspiring me to weave from Scripture.

So far, we've been at it for nearly 30 months now.

I cannot bear to fall out of His grace.

So I do my best not to fall.

I won't tell you to give Spirit a chance.

He is our ONLY chance.

On choosing WORDS

 

John 1:1 

King James Version

1 In the beginning was the Word, 

and the Word was with God, 

and the Word was God.

Why must we choose our words carefully?

Why must every word be of God?

That John verse says it all.

The Word started with God.

He is the Word.

As such, every word we have must reflect God in our heart.

Hollywood has erred so much, with her cuss words, and using the Lord's name in vain.

Surely you know that our Lord's name has been bandied about carelessly, heartlessly, used as an expletive, almost at every turn.

As if it's hip to do so.

It's not, for God's name is sacred.

Exodus 20:7 

King James Version

7 Thou shalt not take 

the name of the Lord thy God in vain; 

for the Lord will not hold him guiltless 

that taketh his name in vain.

These are the words we must respect:

God.

Jesus.

Holy Spirit.

Scripture teach us what words matter to God.

To know how many words (not necessarily God's Word) there are in the world, here's a list of it.

Of course, only those born again can really respect God's Word, for the Holy Spirit becomes your teacher.

He will be the source for ALL words that honor God.

You can't possibly go wrong if you are God's.

Every word in writing or speaking, is given careful attention, making sure it pleases the Lord.

That is the work of a born again -- to serve the Lord, to be obedient to His will, to be instructed only by the Lord.

Well, this blog was created and inspired by SPIRIT, so I'm really careful what words I use, and publish.

I really want to get GOD's WORD right.

Thus, the use of Scripture, to support every thought or idea I have, or was led to.

I must never work from self.

All self has been offered to God.

It's the Holy Spirit who produces the words for me, knowing I love word play.

So we get to play a lot with words, reflecting the intelligence of Spirit alone.

He is the Teacher of all things, and I merely follow His prompts and inspiration.

Become born again, and never again will you fail with words, whether with choice, or delivery.

You will become the work piece, and mouth piece, of the Lord.

And that's really all I care about.

I cannot cause anyone to err.

My words must reflect only what the Holy Spirit chose.

Every word must reflect the Spirit of God in me.

Every word must speak of His power.

Every word must reflect His love.

Every word must be of God.

It is for His GLORY alone.

To know how fast the Holy Spirit works, like in my particular case (not of my power), we wrote this piece in practically 11 minutes.

Yup*, it's that fast.

And precise.

*Is "yup" found in God's dictionary?

I guess the Lord allows me a few of those modern-day words.

He knows I have a playful heart, and allows me to use a few of those words for emphasis.

At least, it's not a cuss word.

Updated 4 March 2022

The SECRET to better writing

 

Ephesians 4:29 

King James Version

29 Let no corrupt communication proceed 

out of your mouth, 

but that which is good to the use of edifying, 

that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

Read you material out loud.

That's the simple secret to writing better.

When you start hearing your own voice, and words, you'll either cringe, or rejoice.

Then you can make adjustments to your work, so you can deliver something really clear, simple, and precise.

It just felt right to read my material out loud to myself.

I needed to hear what I had written.

Lo and behold, I caught my mistakes on time!

Written material sounds so different when spoken out loud.

Try it.

Will surely make a marked improvement in your writing.

Others may want to record themselves, so they can play it back.

I'm quite happy just reading my material out loud, without disturbing people around me, and making quick corrections.

I really have very simple methods.

They work for me.

Updated 4 March 2022

WRITE simply

 

Psalm 116:6 

King James Version

6 The Lord preserveth the simple: 

I was brought low, 

and he helped me.

Don't be afraid to write.

Don't scare yourself.

Think simple.

Think friendly.

Think happy.

Think God.

That's how it is to start writing.

There's nothing to prove to anyone.

Just write from your heart.

Go straight to the point.

Speak in your own voice.

Don't be who you're not.

Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to pull it off.

People can smell that.

Who is your audience?

Don't forget who you're writing for.

What is your aim?

To inform?

To sell?

To persuade?

To impress?

To show off?

To put down?

To criticize?

To collect?

I hope your aim is to LOVE.

That's what this blog is for.

JESUS taught us to love.

Let's write love letters, conduct loving lectures, speaking gently as we write, or attempt to communicate.

Pretend you're writing to GOD.

Pretend you're showing God what you know.

Pretend you're presenting something to the Lord.

Let GOD be your first reader.

That ought to transform the tone of your writing.

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Updated 5 March 2022