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I live in North Texas, where it
seems we are constantly in a drought, rain shortage, or being asked to conserve
water. (As if some families—like mine—don’t do that already.) We carefully
watch the weather forecast, hoping for even the slightest blip of cloud cover
on the radar. When the chance of scattered showers finally pops up on the 7-day
forecast, we hold our breath . . . and then sigh as we remember it typically
skips our part of the county.
“I wish it wasn’t raining.”
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“I hate being stuck inside!”
“Too bad the sun’s not out. The
gray sky is so depressing.”
“Okay, so we needed the rain.
But did we need THIS MUCH of it?”
Stop. Right. There.
We complain when it’s dry. We
gripe when it’s wet. We want rain. We don’t want rain. (The story’s the same
for snow, by the way.)
When do we pause to say, “Thank
You, God, for THIS DAY”? When do we appreciate the weather He gives us?
Seasons of writing are similar
to weather patterns. When the ideas are flowing and words litter the computer
screen, we long for an agent to ask for a complete copy of our manuscripts.
When we secure representation, we want a contract with a huge publishing house.
When we grasp our first published novel in hand, we wish our next book would be
released in seven different languages.
Stop. Right. There.
Don’t jump ahead in your writing
journey. You might miss an important something God wants to show you. Or you
may overlook an AH-HA! moment when He inspires a brilliant scene you may have
otherwise overlooked. Worst of all, you might lose the golden opportunity to
cherish our Lord’s presence and activity in your life.
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Stop. Right. There.
Take a moment (or two!) to
praise God for where you’re at on your writing journey.
And dance in the rain. (Or
whatever type of weather you might be experiencing.)
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