I've always been an early adopter of social networks. Before Facebook, a lot of you had a Myspace. You know what I had before Myspace? I had a FaceTheJury.com account. Before FTJ? I'll admit it, I had a HotorNot.com account.
Like I said, I have always been an early adopter for social networking.
When I was told that I'd have a platform for a blog, a place to write, I jumped on board. A few weeks after I joined the organization, long before our site's launch date, I started writing.
And writing.
And writing.
Looking forward to the day of our launch, ready for my ideas to hit the world wide web.
But that day never came. The site was never launched.
One day, I was sitting in a Starbucks.
Writing. Thinking. Dreaming.
And five words came to my mind.
"A boy and his God."
Then an idea: I don't have to wait until someone gives me a platform. I can just start writing. A quick google check to see if my title was original, or already taken.
Nothing.
So I claimed it.
And started posting.
And that was exactly 1 year ago.
I started writing because I have a lot of thoughts about the Christian life. I started writing because I wanted to encourage. I write because I want to help offer answers to tough questions.
I also write to work out what I believe.
Michael Hyatt has been blogging for about 10 years now. He stated one time, "People ask me what I think about an issue. And sometimes I respond, 'I don't know, I haven't blogged about it yet.' Blogging is how I work through issues and ideas."
I do the same thing. I blog to work through my own opinions.
What I love is that every day I'm seeing more blogs. Everyday normal people writing their extraordinary thoughts.
Starting a Movement. A blog on church planting for emerging leaders.
French Pressed Fridays. On Fridays he brews his own french pressed coffee while brewing thoughts about God.
Huge God Ministries. Keeping the main thing the main thing.
I Revolt. Biblical social justice as a redemptive action.
More blogs. More thoughts. More people thinking for themselves, creating platforms, inspiring discussion.
More tribes being led. More creativity. More niches.
If you want to, just do it. Don't worry about traffic, hits, or typos. Just write.
You'd be surprised as to what you learn about yourself. I know I was.
