Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Feeling Discouraged?

I'm taking a quick break from revisions to say that this business of chasing after our dreams is tough. I've noticed that many of you are facing discouragement right now, whether it’s with writing or other areas of life.

If that’s you, no matter where you are in your journey, I want to tell you that you are so brave to continue to put your faith and hope in God’s plan for you. Don’t let anything keep you from continually seeking God’s will for your life. God asks us to walk in obedience – steadily heading down His path and keeping our eyes on Him.

Do you remember the scene in Runaway Bride when Julia Roberts is walking down the aisle and Richard Gere knows that the only way to keep her from running away from the altar again is for her eyes to stay locked with his?

Lock your eyes on Jesus Christ – not on the contract, not on your dream agent, not on approval from people around you.

Keep your eyes locked on Him. His plan for your life is so much better than you could ever imagine.

12 comments:

  1. Julie,

    Your entry is refreshing and uplifting. You're right: as the bride of Christ we need to keep our eyes on the groom as we walk down the aisle of life. Yes, chasing our dreams is tough. The Lord is answering one of my prayers, something I've waited for a long time. Be encouraged as you have encouraged me. Blessings galore!

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  2. Blessings to you too, Kathy! I am so encouraged by you and your wonderful comment. :)

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  3. Thank you. I truly needed to read this right now -- to keep my eyes on God and work as hard as I can, and let things fall how they will and as they should.

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  4. Emy - Are you still doing NaNoWriMo in November? I wish I could participate this year, but I just won't be able to. Enjoy the journey!

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  5. Great analogy on the Runaway Bride. I loved that movie!

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  6. Thanks for putting things in perspective. And thanks, too, for stopping by my blog! I hope your Canyon Walls revisions are going well!

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  7. Jan - Isn't that a great movie! I loved it too.

    Lauren - Thanks! I'm getting there.

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  8. Thanks Julie-- I really need this today:) I've had one of those weeks and it is easy to take our eyes off of Him. Thank you. And I love that movie too!
    Will be praying you do awesome with your talk next week! Be sure to post how it goes.

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  9. Not much for chick flicks, but I see the point. You are doing great babe.

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  10. I love this. Keep our eyes locked on Jesus. So true!

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  11. This is definitely something I needed to hear today, Julie. Thank you! It's so true, God needs to be first. And when the day comes that the contract and the dream agent fall into place, it's Jesus that deserves all the praise. <3

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  12. This is a really great post. It's so easy to forget this sometimes. We write for God, not for people. As long as we bring pleasure to him, we have succeeded.

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