One Word at a Time

Do you ever have a writing deadline, but have nothing to write?

No thing, blank mind, nada, zilch?

Me too.

Like right now.

So what should I do? How in the world do I meet a deadline with quality work, well thought out, when nothing is coming to my mind?

OK, I’m just going to sit at my computer and start typing.  (Pause)

Scripture is full of stories where God told people to go…but didn’t tell them where. Or filled His people with words right when they needed them. God rarely gave His people a whole road map, but rather gave them one step at a time, right when they needed it.

For us as writers, yes, that’s one word at a time, right when we need it.  Not two days earlier, or even one hour earlier, but right now as we sit at the keyboard, expectantly waiting.

God wants to fill our hearts with His love, His words, His peace, His everything. Then we share what He provides at just the right time. He *always* provides on time, doesn’t He? And to translate, that’s not necessarily in OUR time, but in His time.

(Pondering…)

Thinking back, some of my best writing has been in response to prompts where someone gives a topic, and I’ve had 15 minutes to write about it. Unedited, uncensored, straight from the heart writing.

(Pondering…)

Since God is never late and always provides, why is blog post so hard to finish? Ideas are just.not.coming. (Pause)

Lord, what do You want to say to these readers?

Trust me. I’ve given you a gift, and a calling.  Seek first my Kingdom, then all other things will be added to you. ALL includes your writing, every single word of it, right when you need it.

When the words don’t come, maybe it’s because you are are pre-occupied with matters you have not given to Me. Maybe it’s because you aren’t first making time to just BE with Me. Maybe it’s because you haven’t asked ME what I want to say through you – you haven’t prayed.  

Trust me. Give everything to me. And then write…from your heart, from that place of Rest in Me, one word at a time.

And always, always, remember how much I love you!

OK. Write from a place of security in His love for me. Seek HIS Kingdom and write from that place. Trust He’ll provide.

And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19, NLT)

I’d like to end with a writing prompt. Take 15 minutes to write about a time when you wrote something, then read it and said, “I can’t believe I wrote this!” Write about the topic, and how God inspired you.

And be encouraged, He’ll do that again!

Trust, Pray, Write, one word at a time. God will provide all you need. Share on X

 

Mary Graziano Scro, a graduate of Christian Communicators Conference, is an inspirational author, speaker, and blogger who intuitively weaves analogies and personal testimony with practical biblical teaching. Whether “live” or at the keyboard, Mary loves sharing what God has done in her life to encourage others about the awesome life God has planned for us, IF we are willing to choose wisely in our everyday lives (John 8:31-32). And it’s not only about us – the more we invest in our own unique relationship with Jesus, the more visible He is to a world that desperately needs Him.

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