Is It Worth Sharing Online When Life Already Feels So Full?

This is the question I come back to all the time. The thing that trips me up whenever I get a sliver of hope or motivation. I’ll even have days where my work is done and the toddler is in bed, but instead of grabbing my computer to write a blog post or film a YouTube video, I pick up my book, listen to a podcast, or find something to clean lol. Not that those things are bad at all, but even in the moments where I do have time, I easily talk myself out of creating and hide behind excuses like not feeling “ready,” needing more encouragement, or just being too tired.

Maybe so. But if there are moments when I do have time, then maybe it’s not a time issue. Maybe it’s a “this isn’t worth my time” issue. I could say that I keep coming back to the question, “Is this worth my time?” But really, a question like that is just a belief in disguise. In this case, the belief is: “I don’t believe it’s worth my time.”

Recently, the beloved Charlie Kirk was killed, and like many, it made me pause and reflect. His courage, boldness, and unwavering confidence in Christ were so impactful that it led many of us to question if we have a faith strong enough that we, too, would be courageous to die for it. And not only that, but am I living out my faith strongly each and every day?

The Bible verse “Here I am Lord, use me" was one Charlie highlighted. He didn’t just say it, he lived it. It’s one I’ve been inspired by, but as I’ve been feeling nudged to do certain things, I’ve also been convicted that I can’t say those words and not mean them. During Charlie’s memorial, his wife Erica shared that after he had said that phrase on stage one time, she told him backstage, “Baby, can you let me know next time you say that? Because God will take you up on it, and He sure did with Charlie.”

He sure did.

As I’ve been sitting with how I want this moment to impact me, I’ve been reflecting on how much I want my actions to match my thoughts and intentions.

I don’t know all that I’m called to. But I do know I won’t find out if I don’t act on the small nudges God sends me. One trusted with little will be trusted with much. Which means the small acts that feel insignificant are quite actually the opposite. They’re my practice rounds. And I know I can’t become a professional baseball player without stepping up to the bat and practicing every single day.

But I forget this often. Which is where being rooted in Christ comes in. Because without that, I’m just a busy mom trying to share some things that might land with someone else. And if I don't do them, But with God, I am much more. I understand that I’m not sharing things for God, I am sharing from what God has given me. Whether it’s a gift He’s placed in me, or something He’s helped me overcome.

PC: Amanda Koslosky

From the amazing Leslie Burris: “You were not meant to bear fruit and then let it rot.” Do something with it. Let others eat of your fruit so they can go and be fruitful too.

I recently listened to a sermon where the pastor said that a sign of spiritual maturity is shown when the delay between feeling a nudge from God and acting on it decreases. Instead of negotiating with God (umm…was he talking directly to me? lol), you obey right away. You trust Him. Eeek. We don’t know what God’s up to, but He told us His plans are far greater than what I could ever imagine. Do I trust Him in that?

That same pastor also said sometimes we get things backwards. We risk the things we should protect, like our marriage, and we protect the things we should risk, like acts of obedience in our faith. Sometimes when God calls us to take a risk, we play it safe. He said, “Whenever God prompts you, don’t delay, immediately obey.”

Easier said than done though, huh? But if I want to live by, “Here I am Lord, send me,” then I can’t get hung up on all the details. As the great Charlie Kirk said, “I am far more interested in what God wants from me than what I can get from Him.” Whooshhh. Talk about a conviction.

And if you still need convincing, like I know I will, because I’ll probably reread this blog post often as a reminder - There are so many times in the Bible where God calls us to give, to be fruitful, to multiply, to invest. Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.” (2 Corinthians 9:6) God wants to send the rain. But if He sends the rain and we didn’t plant the seeds, then nothing will grow. 🌱

There is so much we want to take care of in our daily lives. We want to steward our homes well, our children well, our health well, our marriages well. There are many things worth our time. And I know one of the enemy’s biggest strongholds over me is making me feel like I don’t have enough time to do everything and to do everything well. It’s hard out there, you know?!

But I notice that when I start to feel overwhelmed, it’s usually because I’m not spending enough time with God or trusting Him fully. He promises to be our helper. And I know I feel called to share the things He’s given me, but I so easily get unconvinced that it’s not worth my time. And that’s another sign I’m not trusting Him enough.

God has much planned for me and for all His children. Feeling like ministering to others online “isn’t worth my time” is not from God. He loves His children deeply, and He wants us to be fruitful and to bear fruit that doesn’t rot, but instead helps others become fruitful too.

Much love and I'm rooting for you,

Brittany <3