“A picture,” someone has said, “is worth a thousand words.” No wonder writers are encouraged to “show don’t tell.”
I hope you’ll visit www.writehisanswer.com/Colorado and click on the video welcome to the Colorado Christian Writers Conference. In addition to the pictures are words from former conferees and faculty. No matter how many times I’ve watched the video (and I have watched it many times), I continue to be stirred by the words of Michael Gantt, a pastor from Vermont, in Chapter 4 of the video. “It’s very critical,” he said, “that you believe that what God has to say is relevant to this situation. It’s very critical that you – that you believe God will use you to write His message to the world.”
In the midst of the rejection slips that are part of a writer’s life, it can be difficult to believe that God will use us. That’s not surprising. Discouragement is one of the evil one’s most effective weapons. But I challenge you, as my dear friend and mentor, Lee Roddy, challenged me years ago, “Whose voice are you going to listen to?”
“Now glory be to God who by his mighty power at work within us is able to do far more than we would ever dare to ask or even dream of – infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, or hopes” (Eph. 3:20 TLB).
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It’s important to remember the anointing we have as believers. That keeps the confidence afloat!