This is a subject I’ve discussed before, but find myself compelled today to dive deeper into it. So, what’s on my mind?

I find it so striking and funny that I now live a life where I continue to write more and more.

Really, I do. I know I’ve been writing here on my blog more regularly, and even writing on some other projects and scripts, but I still find it so strange. Back in all my days of school, I was never a star student. In fact, I wasn’t a big fan of school. So especially when it came to any kind of writing, whether creative or informative essays, my work was never anything special in the eyes of academia. I never even viewed it as anything special. I was just trying to get my homework done.

In fact, I was never even a huge reader. Most of my free time was spent in movies and TV and video games, not on the page. This would change a bit in high school and more so afterward, but even as I discovered my love of reading, I still wouldn’t consider myself a huge reader. I actually am a slow reader, having to take my time, soaking the words in, visualizing everything in my head. So it’s not even as though I can read through a large number of books.

I guess what this all points to is that I never looked like the candidate for becoming a writer, at least, not from my viewpoint. But God has a funny way like that. As we each move forward in our journey, He begins to reveal things about ourselves that we never even realized were there. What’s funny is that during all those years of never being a great writer or reading a lot of books, what was I doing? Well, I was pretty imaginative. I spend much of my time getting lost in my mind, vividly imagining all kinds of stories and scenarios (which very much speaks to the filmmaker/storyteller in me). I was also deeply thoughtful, contemplating every detail and circumstance in life. I would pick everything apart, chewing on each detail and trying to look for meaning in everything.

So while I didn’t look like a writer from the world’s viewpoint, God was actually forming the tools necessary through the way I imagined and processed the world. Eventually, He would prompt me to start this blog and slowly begin working on writing screenplays and jotting thoughts down in journals. Now I’ve come to a place where I find myself writing more than I ever have. I’ve discovered my love for writing films and even books. I would never have guessed this is how the path would unfold, but I am so grateful.

Really, I continue to write because I can’t help but share my stories and thoughts for any and all to read. I write because I feel as though God has given me a lot to say and want to encourage all those who read this that there are so many wonderful things ahead for you in life. We often don’t feel qualified to do many things. We view ourselves as “not good enough” and veer away from certain endeavors. In many cases, there are things that aren’t great fits for us and it’s better to not dive in. Although, in those other cases, there are things that we are actually capable of that we never thought was possible.

So as I continue down this path of writing, I hope that you can find your surprising path; that thing you never realized you were capable of. As you find it and allow yourself to entertain the idea of actually doing it, I hope it will make you realize that you have so much more to offer the world than you could ever have dreamed of.