Many Christian writers are familiar with Habakkuk 2:1-3. God has used those words to speak to us and encourage us in our writing. In the next few weeks I would like to link those verses with writing prayerfully.
Verse 1 reads,
“I will stand at my watch
and station myself on the ramparts;
I will look to see what he will say to me,
and what answer I am to give to this complaint.”
Jesus called us to “Watch and pray.” Most of us rightly think of watching so we can pray. But, have ever prayer walked? If you have not, I recommend it. A good place to start, may be your own neighborhood. Walk around your block taking a little time praying for each home, business, property or building. You will begin to see things to pray for that you had not noticed. Those of you who have done quite a bit of prayer walking know that while you are praying you see things you would never have seen if you were just looking. Praying as you write will open your eyes to perspectives you would never have considered without God’s touch.
I am suggesting something that I’ve not mentioned before. In fact, while I have done it some, I don’t do it as much as I intend. Can you pray while you are writing? Begin with it in your mind that you are telling God the story. This does not necessarily make God your target audience. You might be aiming your words at adults, 19 to 31 who live in . . . But you have a sense that God is reading over your shoulder. And you continually invite Him to collaborate.
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Yes. It's what I am doing with a daily devotional writing project. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThank you, David, for this word. I'll share it on the Christian Poets & Writers media page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Christianpoetsandwriters/. God bless you and your work in Christ.
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