"I feel that God says you must write", she is told. "Huh?? Write?", she says with an intense look of intelligence on her face. So, being the very model of obedience (don't ask her mother or God about that one!), she begins to write...
Thoughts and words come easily. "Aha!" she thinks, "Just put pen to paper or finger to keyboard and the genius emerges." That happens for about two or three lines and then...reality sets in. The words stop flowing, the thoughts become confused and, reading over these gems, she sees the reality. She is a FRAUD! Who on earth does she think she is? She has no training; she cannot even speak in a clear and precise manner, let alone write in one!
But (never start a sentence with 'but')...what if it is God speaking to her, what if she is being disobedient in not wanting to continue, what if...
Going back a few lines to the word 'reality', is it reality or is it doubt? Is it Satan trying to stop her from doing God's will? Is is a lack of confidence that is trying to stop her.
One way for her to find out is to continue putting those little thoughts that come to mind on paper and whilst doing so, to keep seeking the Lord's face and will.
We are constantly told in Scripture to seek the Lord (Ps 105:4; Ps 119:2). Proverbs 3:5-6 tells us that we should not trust our own judgment, but to acknowledge God in everything we do and He will direct our paths.
Thoughts and words come easily. "Aha!" she thinks, "Just put pen to paper or finger to keyboard and the genius emerges." That happens for about two or three lines and then...reality sets in. The words stop flowing, the thoughts become confused and, reading over these gems, she sees the reality. She is a FRAUD! Who on earth does she think she is? She has no training; she cannot even speak in a clear and precise manner, let alone write in one!
But (never start a sentence with 'but')...what if it is God speaking to her, what if she is being disobedient in not wanting to continue, what if...
Going back a few lines to the word 'reality', is it reality or is it doubt? Is it Satan trying to stop her from doing God's will? Is is a lack of confidence that is trying to stop her.
One way for her to find out is to continue putting those little thoughts that come to mind on paper and whilst doing so, to keep seeking the Lord's face and will.
We are constantly told in Scripture to seek the Lord (Ps 105:4; Ps 119:2). Proverbs 3:5-6 tells us that we should not trust our own judgment, but to acknowledge God in everything we do and He will direct our paths.
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