For all intents and purposes, I understand why the folks at The Domino Project initiated the Trust30 writing challenge. It was to get people into the flow of blogging by showing them that they do have it what it takes to blog regularly… if not daily.
I found myself excited about stepping up to the challenge of blogging for 30 days, but quickly got discouraged after six days and stopped after seven. It wasn’t that I could not keep up with the daily prompts. It was the topic of those daily prompts, which caused me angst — Self-Reliance.
Self-reliance means “to rely on oneself or one’s own powers, resources, etc.”
And why is this a problem?
Let’s just say that only a fool thinks he is “self-made” or solely responsible for every positive outcome in his life. And I have been that King Kong chest-beating fool way too many times.
So, if we’re not to rely on ourselves, then how are we to excel, blog more, and achieve?
Craig Groeschel tweeted it best:
Depend on God. Self reliance + self absorption always = self destruction
Rely on that!
#Trust30 was an online initiative and 30-day writing challenge that encouraged you to look within and trust yourself. The goal was to use this challenge as an opportunity to reflect on your now, and to create direction for your future.
I agree with you 100%, Mr. Crumpler. I also subscribe to The Domino Project and when Mr. Emerson’s essay was release, I quickly downloaded it and began reading away. While there are a few pieces of meat in the essay, I found that I was chewing on a lot of bones. If I could summarize “Self-Reliance” in one sentence, it would be “And they did that which was right in their own eyes.” Not a good place to be.
Jesus said, “Without me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5)