While you're writing your rough draft, God will continue working

 

Making peace with our problems—our heartaches, disasters, tragedies, mysteries—takes time.

 

So, too, our memoirs: Stories need time to marinate.

 

God’s timetable is usually different than ours—He often makes us wait—but within our waiting, God acts (even if we don’t sense that He’s doing anything). 

 

One of my favorite Bible stories is that of Habakkuk, who said, “I will stand like a guard to watch. . . . I will wait to see what the Lord will say to me” (Habakkuk 2:1).

 

Perhaps by now you’ve discovered that in your waiting and watching, God has acted. Your story is coming to maturity.

 

You’ve found some long-hidden answers. You’ve discovered some clarification over past mysteries.

 

It’s as if you’re experiencing

what Habakkuk did:

“The Lord answered me: ‘Write down what I show you.

Write it clearly’.”

(Habakkuk 2:2)

 

When your story is ripening

(not fully ripe, just on the way),

it’s time to begin writing your memoir . . . 

because . . .

 

Here’s something interesting and delightful:

While you're writing your rough draft, 

God will continue working.

Even more puzzle pieces will fall into place.

You’ll stumble upon insights and answers

that evaded you too long.

You’ll find additional healing from past heartaches.

How amazing is that?!