February 4
10 am to noon
Cornerstone Christian Church, Wyckoff, in the Barn
(red building on the right as you enter the property)
Our discussion will focus on tapping into our
God-given creativity
Get the encouragement you need, whether you're an accomplished writer,
beginner or somewhere in between.
Looking forward to seeing familiar faces and new,
Barbara
January's Focus Point:
The Power of a Word
How
many of you choose a word for the year? My word for 2017 is clarity.
There are reasons far too personal to share in this setting but one area where
I want clarity is in my writing—not how I write, that goes without
saying—but
in what I write. I feel conflicted by competing desires, good ideas and worthy
goals and acknowledge that, as valuable as they may be, having too many possibilities
can deter productivity.
Proverbs
4:25-27 says, “Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze directly before
you. Make level paths for your feet and take only ways that are firm. Do not swerve
to the right or the left....”
The
phrase I want to focus on is this: “take only ways that are firm.” There are
many ways, opportunities that are worthy, but I believe God will position us on
a firm footing to accomplish what He has for us at this time. Options and
creative ideas abound for each of us—we’re writers, creative by our God-given
nature—and I hope we all keep lists with every brilliant idea we have, but we must
to fix our gaze, make a level, firm place to stand, and do one thing at a time
really well.
Take away thought: The blessing of creativity is a river that requires
channeling. We must quiet our hearts and ask, “God, what would you have me do now?” and then do it wholeheartedly.
No comments:
Post a Comment