What It Means to Be a Christian Writer

Do you wonder what it means to be a Christian writer?

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What It Means to Be a Christian Writer

I am a writer. 

When was the first time you realized this about yourself? When was the first time you believed it, or said it to yourself or another person?

Some of us knew from a young age that we were called to write and create. For others, the calling to write, especially to write from a Christian perspective, came later in life and perhaps as a surprise. 

Then, our expectations, ideas, and imaginations about what that means and how we live this out enter the game and start making us doubt and question our calling and identity.

2 Powerful Insights about Being a Writer

What should you know about being a Christian writer?

Let me share with you two powerful insights about being a writer. Let these truths help you fight discouragement and doubts. 

#1 Writing Is a Spiritual Discipline

Being a Christian writer is not just a vocation, job, or ministry. It is, first and foremost, a spiritual discipline. Viewing our writing as a spiritual activity helps us navigate writing and co-creating with God. 

This means that we learn to depend on God in our writing and do it by His grace and power.

We trust Him to birth ideas and insights, and we trust Him for the very act of writing: to choose the right words, tone, and form.

Read the rest of the post to find out more about writing as a spiritual discipline and what the second thing you should know is at COMPEL Pro Blog.

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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

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Your Turn

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