Can you carry your cross all the way? By Olusola Sophia Anyanwu

 

As a Christian writer, see your writing career or project as a cross to carry till you achieve your victory.  You have been destined to win souls for the kingdom through your writing. It starts from the reception of the idea to the conception and birth of the first word to the last word on the final page. The next process of first edits, first thoughts on cover design and title, comes through before the final publishing process. We all wish it’s achieved easily. Nothing good comes easy, right? It might take years, months or weeks for some! When my mother died in October 2005, I grieved for years. I kept jotting down my thoughts and feelings – which were all over the place. This process brought healing to my mind, body and soul. I was finally able to face what I had written and published it! It was a cross I had carried for 20 years to victory. It will help people who need to process their grief and their hurt. What has been the longest time it has taken you to carry a project to victory?

  Can you carry your cross all the way, like He did? Yes, you can! We all know the extraordinary story of the young man who obeyed his father to do a mission impossible—a risky adventure. His friends deserted him in his hour of need.  He relied on his trust and faith in his father to carry his cross to victory. It took him three years! All thanks to our Lord Jesus Christ.  Now, we have the New Testament to read, the gifts of salvation to enjoy and the hope of eternal life! [Do you use the Rule of Three in your writing?] Our cross may be heavy, impossible, inconceivable, risky, lonely, tiring, exhausting, frustrating, perplexing, terrifying, discouraging, frightening, torturous, strenuous and doubtful, but don’t give up. Just as Simon helped our Lord Jesus carry his cross to victory when he had become so weary and unable to, God will send you a helper at the point of your need in your writing career and project. The ACW is God-sent. Christian writing isn’t easy. It is obeying the great commission. We use this tool to bring the lost to find the Lord’s grace.

How can they believe in one whom they have never heard? And how can they hear unless someone proclaims Him? – Romans 10:14. Be encouraged that NOTHING shall be impossible with God! [Luke 1:36.]

 

Sophia Anyanwu’s writing inspires and encourages the love of God. She is a member of the Association of Christian Writers, UK, and has published 20 books, which are available on her website: www.olusolasophiaanyanwuauthor.com and Amazon.  You can subscribe to her YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/3j0oPuy and follow her on all social media here: https://bit.ly/3UG36Kx