If so, you’re not
alone. We all get discouraged from time to time, but author Bob Hostetler has a
remedy for us.
In his blog post, “Your First Writing Assignment,” Bob tells of his own experience—getting burnt out on
writing. Undone.
But then—and I’m
sure it was a God-thing—he got a writing assignment that required him to
pray—and it was prayer that refueled him and saved his writing ministry.
“I pray before I
write. I pray while I write. And then I pray after I write that God will even
further transform my offering through the work of godly publishers, editors,
designers, artists. . . .
“I pray, not to
change God or others but to change me. I pray for wisdom to manage my time
wisely, for discipline to apply my mind to my writing and my butt to the chair.
. . . For some writing projects, I’ve assembled a prayer team to support my
writing with their prayers. . . .”
Bob encourages all of us to “ . . . make prayer your first writing assignment every day. Before
you sharpen your pencil or turn on your computer, before you outline, before
you jump into a writing exercise or research task, pray.
“Whatever it
takes,” he says, “if prayer is not your first writing assignment every day . .
. you’re cheating yourself, your readers, your editors, and even God, who will
partner with you in your writing . . . for the asking.”
You’ll be inspired
by Bob’s post, “Your First Writing Assignment.” It will take only a minute or
two to read it, and it will be well worth your time.
it could revolutionize yours, too.
