When you decide you really want a published book, you won’t stop until you’re holding it in your hands. You’ll revise. Then revise again. Cancel social plans. Stay up late. Get up early.
Yes, you’ll get discouraged. But this is a fire that won’t die. It’s a calling. And it sits heavy sometimes.
As Maya Angelou said, “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of you.”
Decide that you’re worth it. Decide that your story really does matter.
Most of the times the greatest thing stopping us is our confidence in ourself.
Do you have a decided heart?
I love this verse in 1 Kings 18:21 and it applies:
And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him.
It’s the same thing for writing and writers. We want to be published but most of the time we complain about not being published.
I’ve gone through many dry seasons with my writing. I’ve also gone through grief seasons when I couldn’t write. This is different.
For me, this is just me saying, “I’m worth it.”
So I’m telling you that you’re worth it even if you don’t believe it. We lie to ourselves in many different “shades” surrounding this.
So dig deep. Time for some introspection.
Do you really want this?
Because if you want this it will happen. But sacrifices will have to be made.