We had an interactive group coaching/workshop today to thoroughly discuss the ways in which we are slowly authored by what we read, watch, and welcome into our days.
It’s interesting; Grammarly wants me to change “authored” to “influenced.”
But I’ll stand firm. Authored it is. I want us to think differently than we do when we throw around the word “influencer.”
Here are some key points:
Formation is:
Repetitive, not dramatic
Relational, not merely informational
A matter of attention, not willpower
What we linger over shapes our inner world
We are formed most deeply when we are:
Tired
Unguarded
Seeking comfort
This isn’t about becoming ‘better.’
It’s about becoming truer—and more free, more authentically who you are called to be.
Spiritual growth often begins not with trying harder, but with choosing more wisely what we let stay.
To see the video replay of this workshop and to join us for future workshops and bible studies, join the Take Up membership. Tomorrow, we are going to explore the stories of Hannah, Elizabeth, and Anna. We have bible study every Thursday, live at 9:30 eastern time.
Tomorrow, we look at one woman of the Old Testament and two in the New Testament—women who are not connected by temperament, circumstance, or even era.
They are connected by attention.
Each woman lives inside a story she did not choose.
Each woman resists letting those circumstances have the final word.
Each welcomes God before she receives what she longs for.
Together, they teach us that formation happens in the waiting, and that what we welcome during delay determines who we become after it.
While today’s workshop focused on the media we consume, tomorrow’s study is quieter. These women are gentle guides for modern women. They are each authored by longing, faithfulness, and attentiveness, not by outcomes, and certainly not by algorithms.