You often become the “thing” you were designed to be without even knowing it was happening.

I began many years ago by writing blog posts that mostly shared my “moments with Jesus.” I remember when a dear pastor friend said, “There’s something about your writing, Shelly.” I had no idea what he meant.

I was focused on music at the time so that precious comment, which was pointing me to a seen gift, passed me right by in some ways. I became a writer without knowing I was a writer.

After my first album was released, which was full of songs I did not write, I was pretty satisfied in what I was doing and who I was becoming. However, that same writing began to take on formats with added melodies from Heaven. I became a psalmist when I didn’t know I was a psalmist.

Those two places and spaces fill me with indescribable joy every time I see God minister to others through writings or music He wrote through me.

Watching a song go from my head to the finished piece is still a miracle to my heart.

As we walk with Christ He unfolds in us what He knows is already there. Should I have stopped walking with Christ, it is likely those gifts would stay dormant within me. It was the love of Jesus and who He was becoming to me that stirred up every word on a page or line of lyrics.

I’m much older now. But this week I’ve had a new desire to “dream again.”

To keep my eyes wide open for new adventures with Christ. To not only see more of Him but to also see more of me.

I watch many who follow Jesus get to a place where honestly they don’t mind staying where they are with Him.

There’s no excitement, no growth, no more passion to pursue the immeasurably more life in Jesus.

That’s sad to me…but I do get it.

The kingdom work itself can lull you to sleep with demands that suck the “dreaming” right out of you.

But I know He still longs for us, no matter how mature in the faith we are, to dream again, scream with utter joy again, laugh like little kids at the amazing surprises only He could do.

Might we believe our story with Him is still unfolding before we decide to “hang it up.”

Might we declare, “Jesus! Take me on a new adventure!”

Might we be found belly laughing at some soon coming wild ride He wants to take us on where suddenly we become “something more” before we even know that there is “something more” still in us.

What I feel in my Spirit today is the unfolding of beautiful things that you, and I, have still never thought or imagined.

You ain’t seen nothing yet 🙌🏻

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