He brought water for you out of the rock of flint.

―Deuteronomy 8:15b

Did you ever feel that idea is hard to come out as from a flinty rock? Perhaps you did. Yet, did God ever fail you? Up to this time, did He fail to guard, provide, and take care of you? If your heart says no, then I agree with you.

He will give you pretty ideas in its time. But, if you never give (money for tithing, quite time, et cetera) to God, He would likely not to give you (ideas for writing, or else). I don’t mean we can buy Him. And it is not only about giving, but intimacy with Him, too. I mean, He sees our heart. How can we recognize one’s own voice if we’re not intimate with him or her? And even though we haven’t given, yet our heart already tends to give, He will overflow us with ideas.

We tend not to counting on God and really worshiping Him anymore─especially when there is financial safety and living in comfort yet stressful (high pressure) zone. It is easier to believe what can be seen. But, what can’t be seen is permanent and safer. If we say we don’t want to be like this and judging others, our heart knows the truth. If we fail in generosity, usually we err and in unhealthy pride.

Sin can hinder ideas. Or, if it isn’t, it makes us hard to speak and tell the truth. Being able to tell the truth makes being able to write the truth easier. And writing the truth is the beginning of healing the heart.

Sometimes it is easier for God to bring out water from the flinty rock than from your heart.