As co-creators, it’s vital that we work collaboratively with the One who is able to see beyond the deceptions of our enemy and into the heart of who we were designed to be. When we go back to the beginning and continue to shore up the foundation of our personal relationship with the Author of All, we find that our writing becomes less about building a career and a name for ourselves and more about enjoying and using the gifts and the talents bequeathed to us.
Author: Jennifer Lindsay
Merriam-Webster lists four definitions for a prophet: 1) One who utters divinely inspired revelations; 2) One gifted with more than ordinary spiritual and moral insight; 3) One who foretells future events; and 4) An effective or leading spokesman for a cause, doctrine, or group. Of the four definitions, Jeremiah certainly fulfilled the first three during his…
In his book, The Art of War for Writers, James Scott Bell shares that it’s vital for writers to know the difference between a hero and a fool. “A hero,” he writes, “knows it takes hard work and a long time to get published; a fool thinks it should happen immediately, because he thinks he’s a hero already.”
The more we return to the Wellspring of our creative spirit, the more we have to offer our readers. This constant return also refocuses our vision and our purpose.
Lord, You know me so much better than I do. You know when I’m being impatient and when I’m hesitating out of fear. I want to run now, but You are still preparing me for a much bigger race—one that requires training and perseverance. In Your wisdom You know I need to learn how to…
Lord, I trust You. But sometimes it’s difficult. I believe You have given me a specific gift to use and my desire is to use it for Your glory. But Your timing is so different from mine. I think I’ve got everything all figured out, but then rejection or delays come and I wonder what…
Lord, Everything I create is a mere copy of what you have already done. You spoke the heavens and the earth into being for Your pleasure, knowing that heartache, sickness, destruction, and grief would enter in. Help me remember that You didn’t shy away from pain and suffering, but willingly sacrificed all for the benefit…
Lord, You have given me an incredible gift and an amazing responsibility as a writer. You’ve created in my soul a passion for letters and punctuation, exclamations and questions, love and rejection, faith and doubt, victory and defeat. May each word I pen today bring honor to You rather than glory to myself. I pray…
Today’s been one of those days. You know the type. You wake up, actually looking forward to the day. You have a plan, you’re ready to go, and then—everything falls apart. Technology doesn’t work. Clients and co-workers have decided that you’re the person to air all their grievances to. To top it off, you can’t…
Few things stir the imagination and evoke palpable feelings of excitement as new beginnings. Whether it’s the electricity of a new relationship, the jitters of the first day at a new job, or the jolt of adrenaline when a brand new story idea pops into our heads, beginnings are thrilling. In the beginning the limits…