Am I doing the right thing? by Sue Russell
The next few days are exciting ones for me. As this post comes out, so too does my novel 'A Vision of Locusts.' A week later that same book will be launched amid the popping of corks, and in between I hope to be gathering a few reviews to help the book on its way. However... Are you sometimes assailed by doubts which, even to yourself, seem pathetic and risible? Occasionally I wonder if I am pursuing the right path: is this really what God has called me to? The problem is not that it is so arduous (though it does have its troublesome moments) but that it is too enjoyable and rewarding. I suppose there must be a lurking black-hatted Puritan somewhere in my psyche wagging a finger and muttering, 'You are having far too good a time! Stop it at once! It's wicked self-indulgence.' Uneasily I allow foolish thoughts to worm their way in. Should I be battling it out on some perilous frontier for the benefit of suffering humanity, rather than sitting in front of ...