Inspiration from Keith Green

I just finished reading the book written by Melody Green about the life story of her late husband, Keith Green.   The book is called “No Compromise”.

Keith Green was very popular during my teenage years.  As I have been giving thought to his life and to my life, I see how God has worked so differently in each of our lives.  In my life most things have happened LATER than most other people.  I received children in my 40’s.  I started to cartoon the bible when I was 38.  I took up viola lessons at 50 and also now in my 50’s I also feel called to write songs.  So I am doing it.  Whereas, Keith Green by the time he was 28 when he died, he had already been married, had 4 children and had numerous albums and had done much ministry – a great burst of energy.  The moral of the story is that you do what God puts on your heart when he puts it in your heart.  Don’t delay.  Start working toward what God is putting on your heart.

You might be like be my friend who has so many really good ideas (even to write an opera) but she feels that during this stage of her life since her children are competitive volley ball players and she spends so much time driving them around to games and sitting in tournaments, that this is something that is going to have to be done way off in the future.  I reminded her that with today’s technology and even if you don’t have smart phones, you can still jot down notes, that every time an idea comes to her she should grab her phone and record the idea.  As these ideas bubble up, and they will bubble up, because as soon as we are relaxed all these ideas come to us, RECORD them.  It is just the way it is.  You have to have a way to catch those ideas.  As long as you have caught them, then at some time in the future when you have time to sit down begin the project you will have all of those ideas to work with.

Work towards that thing that God is putting in your heart.  Don’t delay.  Take action, even small actions.

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