Let’s begin this new
year with focus. Single-mindedness.
Break through the
chaos, the clutter, the distractions—and maybe even the flu bugs—of the past
holiday season.
Focus. Re-focus. Keep
in mind why you are writing your memoir.
It is not a hobby. It is a ministry: Remind yourself of Deuteronomy 4:9 in this blog’s
header.
Writing your
memoir is a ministry: Your stories
can shape lives—including the spiritual lives—of your children, grandchildren,
great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, friends, and other readers.
Because writing
your memoir is a ministry, make it a
prayer
priority.
Lloyd Ogilvie
acknowledged that in his ministry he
faced “soul-sized issues,” so he
prayed,
“Sovereign
Father,… You have given me … an imagination able to envision Your plan and
purpose for me, and a will ready to
do Your will.
“… I know you
will go before me to show me the
way, behind me to press me forward, beside me to give me courage, above me to protect me, and within me to give me wisdom and
discernment.” (Quiet Moments With God;
emphasis mine)
Your family has soul-sized issues today and, as new
generations join your family, they, too, will have soul-sized issues. God has a
plan and purpose for you, a role to
play in your family.
As you
carry it out, He will go before you, behind you, beside you, above you, and
within you. You can count on Him!
You
probably have no idea just how much God can use your stories to impact soul-sized issues in your family’s future
generations, so today I share with you
Duane Scott’s prayer, a humble prayer for himself and all writers:
Dear
Author,
Today,
the words I use, let them be Your words.
Words
of Hope, of Love, of Faith.
Allow
me, with trembling hands, to be Your voice.…
Let me
never forget, the words I write today,
May
change the life of one, maybe two.
But as
the Psalmist says, I bring You my sheaves,
They
may not be many, but they are Yours.…
(Click
here to continue reading Duane’s The Writer’s Prayer)
Focus! Be
single-minded! Pray! Write!
