There was once a little girl who wanted to write. The little girl jumped at any chance to write only she didn’t want to write what the teacher assigned. The little girl decided one day that she would write what she wanted and not what the teacher wanted. When it was the little girl’s turn to read her story the class looked at her and made fun of her and her story. The little girl quit writing.
That is a true story. I haven’t forgotten how the kids made fun of me but I had forgotten how much I enjoyed writing. I think I was in sixth grade when that incident happened to me. Now that I am in my late thirties I am finally embracing my love of writing.
This transition hasn’t happened all at once. It has been a series of steps. Little bit by little bit God has been bringing me to this point. First, it has been my love of reading. I devour books and if you were to ask me what my passion was I would reply, “Reading.” Then, somehow I stumbled upon blogs and became addicted to reading a few of them. After a month of reading them I thought “I can do this.” So thus began my adventure into blogging.
However, God wasn’t done with me. A friend asked me to read and edit her manuscript. As I’m editing I’m thinking about “What if I were to write a book?” Then I got an idea and ran it by Best Friend who had the same idea and we started our journey into writing a novel. Eventually God let me realize that I am a writer and I should embrace it instead of being scared that someone might find out.
Second Timothy 1: 6-7 says…fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you. For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. I believe writing is a gift from God. I do not need to be fearful that I am not good enough or be afraid of what others think. I have the power to improve my writing skills, write the truth (or fiction) in love, and have self-discipline (which I am pretty good at already).*
I wish I would have realized this years ago, but I didn’t and there’s nothing I can do about it. I can however embrace my love of writing and see where God leads me.
*The concept behind this verse came from Best Friend.
