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Why Should You Share Your Spiritual Autobiography?

Are you still deciding? Are you still making a decision about if, or how, you should share your journey? Are you a little nervous at the prospect of sharing your spiritual memoir with others? I have to say I wrestled with all of these issues and I faced a lot of discouragement as I did. Some people felt I shouldn't share at all. Others felt that some things were better left unsaid. I had to move through the discouragement and into the place where God wanted me to be. He had a plan for my life and my journey. I had to decide to enter into that plan and trust where it would take me. I had to trust my reasons to share.

I have shared my story, Dancing in the Doghouse, in the manner that I believe God has asked me to. God is asking you to do something with your life too. Your choices won't look like mine because God has a different plan for you. What is God asking you to do with your life? Perhaps the answer to this question is your reason to share? 

I've written a few articles about the peaks and pitfalls of sharing your journey. I've also included some links to great information about keeping journals, writing and starting a spiritual autobiography. Perhaps they will help you make a decision about how, if and when to share your story? I recommend printing out each article (and exploring the links), and prayerfully considering them, as you examine the directions you can take with your own spiritual autobiography. Remember that this information is based on my own experience (or someone else's): what worked for us. Perhaps our experiences will enrich yours? Perhaps some of the suggestions here will work for you? That would be awesome!

Remember that what your find here are thoughts, suggestions and possibilities NOT directions. Ultimately, God must be your guide. My best advice is, "Stay grounded." Stay grounded in God's plan for you. Make a decision to follow His plan. His plan is the best choice you can make. Follow Him. If you do decide to share, do it His way and let Him be your reason.

Click on These Resource Links:

Journey on Canvas Blog

Press Releases

Articles on Spiritual Autobiography and Spiritual Growth

Links to Spiritual Autobiography Online Resources

Search Inside a Spiritual Autobiography: Dancing in the Doghouse!

I Get to Choose
Age 41