How Do You Know If You Are Called to Write?
T he calling to write is something that many authors talk about. Some Christian authors will even tell you that they went down to the altar and surrendered to the call . Many writers—perhaps most—have a strong desire to write. Put a pen in their hand, give them a few blank sheets of paper and it won’t be long before the pages are filled and the pen runs dry. That’s the way writers are, but is that a calling? In the world’s concept of the calling , it may very well be, but is every person who eats and breathes writing called by God to write? And how do we know if we are truly called or if it’s just something we enjoy immensely? That is what I would like to explore today. In the Bible, a word that is often used to refer to the message the Lord gave various prophets is a word that can be translated as burden . A burden to prophesy, we might ask? Did the prophet get up in the morning and say, “I think I’ll die if I’m not able to be God’s mouthpiece today?” No, not so much. In fact, many ...