Time To Write!!!!
Good Morning Girls! Well I told you in my update 2 days ago that I truly felt the Lord say it was "time to write ". However, every time I logged on to my blog, the words would not come. So, I figured the Lord was having me rest a little longer as this week has been crazy again and I can't believe it is Thursday already.
Well this morning I lay in bed and was asking the Lord what I should do. I have been praying about whether I should try to find a job and if so, how I could make it work with Tom's schedule. Realistically, I do not see how it could work. So once again I started my morning asking "Lord, what should I do?". The response was "it's time to write".
Obviously I did not like this response. I felt I had been duped the last time and did not want to get excited and log on to my blog only to have writer's block once again. I dismissed the idea and went into the kitchen to unload the dishwasher. However, there was a tug at my heart. I know this tug. It is the tug that means "stop what you are doing and sit down with me". I grabbed my bible and the David study I have been reading and sat down. I read a little bit and felt the Lord saying "stop reading and just sit". Well, to be honest with you I am tired of sitting and asking for answers because to tell you the truth, I feel like I haven't gotten any in a long time. But I did. I sat there and said "okay. I'm sitting here being still and not reading. What do you have for me?"
Again I felt "it's time to write." "Well that's just great Lord, could you give me some direction on what to write about?". Then it hit me. It's not time to write my blog. It's time to start my devotional. The book that has been on my heart for 2 years now. The book that I have started and stopped a few times. The 90 day devotional to help women lose weight and improve their health.
As soon as it registered I gathered all of my notes and settled in. My mind is racing and I am re-energized. I can't even think about it because when I do my mind says "there is no way you can do this". However, if it's one thing we girls have learned it is that with God all things are possible. I believe with all my heart IT IS TIME TO WRITE!
I believe all of my writing has brought me to this place. I was studying and working things out without even knowing it. I am excited, afraid, nervous, elated, thankful, and every other emotion you can think of! I am sad that I will not be writing to you all each morning, but excited by the thought of handing you each a finished devotional.
As always I do need the help of my Girls! The first request is for prayer. Prayer for the words, the encouragement, the scheduling (2 kids home all summer makes it tough), and the finished project! The second request is for a laptop. It doesn't have to be anything fancy. I am simply looking for something with word and wireless Internet. It would be a lot easier for me to be a mom and still work if I could bring my work outside or to the park and away on vacation and stuff. I will be able to write without one, it would just be much easier with one. So, if any of you have one that is not being used, please prayerfully consider loaning it to me. I will gladly return it if you find you need it!
I will keep you updated as things progress. Oh yeah, I am also wondering if any of you have any contacts in the publishing industry as I know absolutely nothing about the process. If my kids were to ask me where books come from I would say "someone writes them and then they show up on the shelf". Trust me, that is not much of an exaggeration!
Ephesians 1:16-17 I have not stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly, asking God the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you wisdom and insight so that you may grow in your knowledge of God.
Love and miss you all-
Jen
Well this morning I lay in bed and was asking the Lord what I should do. I have been praying about whether I should try to find a job and if so, how I could make it work with Tom's schedule. Realistically, I do not see how it could work. So once again I started my morning asking "Lord, what should I do?". The response was "it's time to write".
Obviously I did not like this response. I felt I had been duped the last time and did not want to get excited and log on to my blog only to have writer's block once again. I dismissed the idea and went into the kitchen to unload the dishwasher. However, there was a tug at my heart. I know this tug. It is the tug that means "stop what you are doing and sit down with me". I grabbed my bible and the David study I have been reading and sat down. I read a little bit and felt the Lord saying "stop reading and just sit". Well, to be honest with you I am tired of sitting and asking for answers because to tell you the truth, I feel like I haven't gotten any in a long time. But I did. I sat there and said "okay. I'm sitting here being still and not reading. What do you have for me?"
Again I felt "it's time to write." "Well that's just great Lord, could you give me some direction on what to write about?". Then it hit me. It's not time to write my blog. It's time to start my devotional. The book that has been on my heart for 2 years now. The book that I have started and stopped a few times. The 90 day devotional to help women lose weight and improve their health.
As soon as it registered I gathered all of my notes and settled in. My mind is racing and I am re-energized. I can't even think about it because when I do my mind says "there is no way you can do this". However, if it's one thing we girls have learned it is that with God all things are possible. I believe with all my heart IT IS TIME TO WRITE!
I believe all of my writing has brought me to this place. I was studying and working things out without even knowing it. I am excited, afraid, nervous, elated, thankful, and every other emotion you can think of! I am sad that I will not be writing to you all each morning, but excited by the thought of handing you each a finished devotional.
As always I do need the help of my Girls! The first request is for prayer. Prayer for the words, the encouragement, the scheduling (2 kids home all summer makes it tough), and the finished project! The second request is for a laptop. It doesn't have to be anything fancy. I am simply looking for something with word and wireless Internet. It would be a lot easier for me to be a mom and still work if I could bring my work outside or to the park and away on vacation and stuff. I will be able to write without one, it would just be much easier with one. So, if any of you have one that is not being used, please prayerfully consider loaning it to me. I will gladly return it if you find you need it!
I will keep you updated as things progress. Oh yeah, I am also wondering if any of you have any contacts in the publishing industry as I know absolutely nothing about the process. If my kids were to ask me where books come from I would say "someone writes them and then they show up on the shelf". Trust me, that is not much of an exaggeration!
Ephesians 1:16-17 I have not stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly, asking God the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you wisdom and insight so that you may grow in your knowledge of God.
Love and miss you all-
Jen
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