1 Samuel 17:40 English Standard Version (ESV), “Then he took his staff in his hand and chose five smooth stones from the brook and put them in his shepherd’s pouch. His sling was in his hand, and he approached the Philistine.”
If You Are Going to Defeat The Giants In Your Christian Writing Life You Need To Use The Five Stones:
Stone One: Check You Purpose
Is it worthy enough to consume your time, energy, etc.?
Why are you writing what you’re writing? We all know it is better to write a book or article that touches one life for Christ than to write smut that sells hundreds of thousands of copies. Is there an audience for your work?
Jeremiah 33:3 (ESV), “Call to me, and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.”
As Believers, we pray more when challenged with a cause.
John 14:13-14 (ESV), “Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.”
Being used by God and working in the Holy Spirit’s power is a privilege.
Mark 11:24 (ESV), “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”
Stone Two: Count the Cost
To defeat Goliath, David had to:
1. Pay the price of criticism.
We get that as writers from family members who say we need a real job or writing is a hobby and from reviewers and our writing group who don’t like or get our work.
2. Pay the price in loneliness.
Admit it; there is a lot of loneliness and solitude in writing. Are you willing to spend the time with your behind in the chair?
Stone Three: Chart Your Course
Know your target audience. Who are you writing for and why?
1 Samuel 17:34-36 (ESV), “But David said to Saul, “Your servant used to keep sheep for his father. And when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb from the flock, I went after him and struck him and delivered it out of his mouth. And if he arose against me, I caught him by his beard and struck him and killed him. Your servant has struck down both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”
Stone Four: Consider Your Christ
Remember, David didn’t confront and kill Goliath alone. He gives us an example of positive faith that we can apply to our writing.
1 Samuel 17:45 (ESV), “Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.”
Do you include prayer in your writing preparation? Do you ask God to show you what you should be writing and to let His thoughts be your thoughts as you put words on paper?
Philippians 4:13 (ESV), “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”
This verse includes four positives things:
- I can – is positive thinking.
- I can do – is a positive action.
- I can do all things – is positive faith.
- I can do all things through Christ – is a positive power.
Stone Five: Charge Your Challenge
Now get after it! Get your behind in the chair and write!
1 Samuel 17:51-52 (ESV), “Then David ran and stood over the Philistine and took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled. And the men of Israel and Judah rose with a shout and pursued the Philistines as far as Gath and the gates of Ekron, so that the wounded Philistines fell on the way from Shaaraim as far as Gath and Ekron.”
Conclusion:
We kill the giants in our own writing lives because those needing to read what God has placed on our hearts will never see the words in print or kill the giants in their lives until we do it in our lives.
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