Speaking and Believing.

About two weeks ago, a man in our church told me that he felt like God gave him a word for me. God told him, "Tell her to write the book." I was thrilled. For about 10 minutes.

You see, basically everything I read about getting published is depressing. "It's really hard to get published. You're gonna work at it for a million years before you write anything an agent even wants to flip through. And the way that the book world is going will make it even harder in the future. With the economy the way it is right now, you shouldn't hold your breath. It probably won't happen for you."

Ok, so I've only actually read the first and third sentence, with many hints about the fourth. But that is definitely the feel you extract from these professionals' writings. I want to write a book, but besides this blog, I haven't done any writing. Why write a book when you don't foresee a wind chill blowing through Hades anytime soon?

We had a church conference last weekend. The guest speakers were a couple who have written many books about things like joy, hope, believing and declaring God's promises. More than once I heard him say, "If you want to write books, then start saying it about yourself. 'I write books well.'" He probably only said it twice, but it could have been 20 times the way it reverberated through my head. Speaking it is a big part, but believing is everything.

I remember what I had written here, only about two weeks ago. That God spoke identity over Abraham before the promise came. That God even gave him a new name, so that Abram would be saying "Abraham" over himself even while he waited for his promised child.

Deep Breath.

I write books well.

P.S. They also said if God highlights something to you in a book or in a message to write it, speak it, and use it as a sword in that season of life. So if you hear me walking around muttering, "I am anointed to raise wonderful children in the Lord," don't worry that about me talking to myself. I'm just picking up my sword.