Where It Takes You

I decided to read up on writing once. I had just started writing more often & sharing it with the world and I started doing what everyone does when they start to fall in love with something… I wanted to spend more time with it.

“Go where the writing takes you.”

In only a short amount of time, I read these 6 words more than I could count.

It was suggesting that I may come to the page to write one thought— and it was very likely that I finish on a whole other playing field, page, magic moment… than the one I originally intended.  And “go where the writing takes you” was their advice saying, to follow that. The tangent. The side road. The unexpected. 

To release your logical mind and your attempt to force the moment, and let it take you where it takes you. And to most importantly realize that wherever you land, despite the imperfect road you took to get there— was absolutely perfect. 

I loved reading it. Because I got it. You know when someone says something that you’ve been  experiencing but haven’t known how to quite put it into words? And then the words find you and you’re like oh my gosh… YES. THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT. THAT’S EXACTLY IT. And you let out a huge sigh of relief?

Well that’s what it was. I knew that moment intimately. The ‘well that was unexpected’  thought at the end of a page that ended up 1003299437x better than I had planned.
‘I just wrote that?’ 

Which I think is just the most perfect and beautiful representation of our relationship with God. Of getting small. Of getting out of his way. And letting him take over and live through us, instead. Of showing up every day to put pen to paper, bat to ball, cleats to grass— fighting to hold up our side of the bargain— and letting God show up and hold up his. 

So I was thinking maybe we should all take this writing advice to heart. Maybe we could all focus on these 6 words:

Go where the game takes you.

Show up. Play. Whole-heartedly. Rep after rep. Day after day. Release your control of the outcome. Let go of trying to force something to happen… and surrender instead, to meeting someone half way. 

That way we can chalk it up to be a team effort. Is there anything better anyway?