How do you handle rejection in your work and ministry? See what happens when God brings transformation through rejection in the story I shared on Seriously Write – a platform for encouraging and equipping Christian writers along their writing journey.
“I did it! I just hit the “send” button to the e-mail, delivering my first manuscript to the publisher. The next two weeks I spent eagerly waiting for a positive reply, convinced that since I had the calling and the talent to write, then it would be easy. I was confident in my abilities and excellence.
When I received the publisher’s negative response two weeks later, it hit me like a bomb. The rejection blasted my carefully constructed palace of expectations and plans for how my writing career would develop.
Be sure to pin me for later!
I needed time and God’s power to pick up and clear the debris of wrong assumptions, expectations, and attitudes.
In bits and pieces, God started to highlight some of my wrong beliefs.”
To read the rest of the story visit Seriously Write! Get some encouragement and inspiration!
More Encouragement for Bloggers, Writers, and Creatives
If you need inspiration and encouragement as a writer and creative, I can recommend these selected books on the writing life and creativity. Check them out.
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield
The Practice: Shipping Creative Work by Seth Godin
Do Your Art: A Manifesto on Rejecting Apathy to Bring Your Best to the World by Chad R. Allen
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
Real Artists Don’t Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age by Jeff Goins
The Accidental Creative: How to Be Brilliant at a Moment’s Notice by Todd Henry
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
A Curious Mind: The Secret to a Bigger Life by Brian Grazer
This page contains affiliate links, which means I make a small commission at no extra cost to you. The commission I make from these items will help keep this blog going. Thank you!