Here I sit, hands poised over the keyboard, facing a blank new document with an equally blank mind, with nothing to say. It’s a frightening experience for anyone who writes with a deadline looming. A book, a news article, a sermon, a blog; it doesn’t matter what; if it’s due and no words are coming forth, it’s scary.
Of course, since no one is paying me to blog, and since no one’s life or safety or livelihood depends on it, I could just skip it for a week or two. Except.
Except that the purpose of my blog is to reveal the Creator’s work in the life of this all-too-ordinary and fallible man.There is, in a sense, an urgency to complete this weekly task. Perhaps this week, my Creator has something to say to you.
In a very real way, each one of us is facing a blank page as we hang up the 2023 calendar, with twelve fresh new months stacked up on the wall. How will we fill three hundred sixty-five empty boxes?
Back in my working days, I used a daily planner to schedule meetings and trips, and to record what happened; how many miles I drove, and what expenses I incurred. It was always interesting to look back and see how I spent my time and what was accomplished during the previous twelve months.
These days, I can look back at more than fifty Friday blog posts in 2022. Some were brief accounts of something that happened in the previous week. Others were old sermons of mine, that I edited for length or clarity. A few were hastily hammered out only moments before my self-imposed deadline of 12:15 PM. The curious thing is that every post received some “likes”, and the number of “likes” was not always proportional to the effort I put in or the profundity of the content or the length of the post. More important though were the comments you made.
“Amen!”
“Too funny!” “That was hilarious!”
“Well said” (Or from England, “Well done!”)
“This is just what I needed to hear today”
Thank you all!
So I have two requests of you my precious readers:
- Please keep the comments coming, and keep them honest. I don’t need praise, I desire feedback.
- Please, if you find a post interesting or amusing or even close to profound, please share it with someone.
You and I have this great blank page in front of us. What will we do with it? Among those bloggers I follow, I look forward to furthering my knowledge of the flora and fauna of South Africa. I want to read more poems and history lessons. Please, more stories and humor. Let me hear about faith and healing; let me see more photos of people and places.
And don’t fret too much about what you should write on your blank page. You and I are part of a great story by the Author of all of history, past, present, and future.
Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.
Psalms 139:16 (ESV)
Robert Frohlich 
I’m always encouraged to read the posts that lift up the name of Jesus Christ. It’s good to know that He is still alive within the heart and mind of the faithful few.
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Robert, you have been in my daily prayers since I discovered your blog. Though we may disagree on minor points of theology or details of end times, etc., your love for my Master shines out through all your blogs… and I love Him, too.
“Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.” (2 Timothy 4:8)
See you in Heaven, if not before.
❤️&🙏, c.a.
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It’s a date!
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I’ve sat where you sat, before that blank screen, many, many times. Try as I might to have my blog post written and scheduled early in the week–sometimes several weeks in advance–I often end up coming to Thursday with nothing on the page. (For example, over the holidays, I had two weeks’ posts written and scheduled, but today’s post was a last-minute thing because I had been on the road for the previous two days.) It’s not that there’s nothing about which to write (the possibilities are endless); it’s that I struggle with motivation to get it done or life’s events don’t allow time to write or I struggle over how to word what I want to say. I’ve enjoyed every one of your posts. It’s confirming to know that other bloggers have some of the same conflicts and struggles that I have and to know that they’ve overcome them. If they can do it, so can I–with the Lord’s help. Best wishes on the New Year. Let’s keep on writing and posting!
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Some of us delight in your stories, like your trucking ones, that also reveal the hand of God in them.
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My hat’s off to your commitment and follow through Robert. I have had quite a different approach as I try to write at least one post a month if I feel inspired by an insight or a way for pointing toward knowing our creator. I guess I am an evidence builder.
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I am always inspired when I read your blog posts! You have so much wisdom to share. Happy New year!!!
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Robert, I identify with the struggle and the desire to write regularly. For me, the weightier part is often balancing writing time with other life happenings.
I never want my writing to be forced and I’ve had to let go of my “self-imposed” deadline (hard to do for a perfectionist). Consistency is important, yet God had to teach me a few things in the process about priorities. I want my posts to be inspired by the Spirit of God, a new truth my eyes have been opened to, or an experience that is a great analogy.
God bless you as you continue to enrich your readers in 2023.
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They are all interesting Robert and I admire your commitment to blog weekly, I’m hoping to do better this year. Life just gets one bogged down sometimes. eg I was away early January and on return repairs to cracks in my flat! They just finished today. So yes I enjoy reading yours to encourage me too. All for His glory of course too! Keep going…
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