Thursdays - Devotions for WritersBut as for you, be strong and do not give up,
for your work will be rewarded. (2Ch 15:7 NIV)
Do you ever feel like giving up?
As I writer?
Do you cringe inside when people ask if your book is ever going to be published?
Or if you’re still working on that little “hobby” of yours?
It can be painful if your spouse, children, or friends don’t understand why you spend so much time in your writing world.
It may feel defeating when many hours sacrificed at the computer don’t produce desired contracts. Or an agent even willing to sign you.
And if you have a job outside of the home, it can be tiring rising in the wee hours of the morning, or staying up until you fall asleep at the computer later in the evening. Just so you can type a few more words before they evaporate from memory like rain water on a sweltering day.
You may ask, “Why am I working so hard when I'm getting nowhere? What’s the point?”
You might even ask God, “Do you really care that I’m trying to use my passion for writing to do good? The passion you gave me?”
Don’t lose heart. Be strong and of good faith.
If you feel called to write, don’t give up.
God hears. And He cares.
Your work will be rewarded.
It may not come in the form of a five book contract, an enormous advance on a manuscript you sell, or your article printed in a prestigious magazine.
But it will come.
And you’ll recognize it when it does.
Happy writing!
Dawn
As I writer?
Do you cringe inside when people ask if your book is ever going to be published?
Or if you’re still working on that little “hobby” of yours?
It can be painful if your spouse, children, or friends don’t understand why you spend so much time in your writing world.
It may feel defeating when many hours sacrificed at the computer don’t produce desired contracts. Or an agent even willing to sign you.
And if you have a job outside of the home, it can be tiring rising in the wee hours of the morning, or staying up until you fall asleep at the computer later in the evening. Just so you can type a few more words before they evaporate from memory like rain water on a sweltering day.
You may ask, “Why am I working so hard when I'm getting nowhere? What’s the point?”
You might even ask God, “Do you really care that I’m trying to use my passion for writing to do good? The passion you gave me?”
Don’t lose heart. Be strong and of good faith.
If you feel called to write, don’t give up.
God hears. And He cares.
Your work will be rewarded.
It may not come in the form of a five book contract, an enormous advance on a manuscript you sell, or your article printed in a prestigious magazine.
But it will come.
And you’ll recognize it when it does.
Happy writing!
Dawn
