The Messengers | Have you ever gotten a message that scared you? One that took you by surprise? Not only in the content, but also by the method of delivery? Imagine the world back in Biblical times. The shepherds are all tending their flocks at night. They are sleeping out of doors-possibly tents, possibly not. They are awake a large amount of the time to prevent the enemy (wolves, bears, etc.) from attacking their defenseless sheep. Then, all the sudden, the sky lights up, and booming voices begin singing. The world has not seen anything like this before in the history of the world. There is a party going on in heaven and it has spilled down onto earth, and the humble shepherds are the first ones to hear about it. What did they think? They were told that a tiny king had been born. This is the king they had been waiting for since the beginning of time. what did they do? How did they handle it? How have you handled your surprise messages? When something new happens to you that has never happened before, what kind of reaction to you have. What kind of reaction would your readers have? If this kind of miracle happened in one of your books, how would someone respond? Would they believe it? It is our job to make the miraculous believable. It is our job to announce the coming of the King to a broken and fallen world. How will you do that? See life differently. Have this blog delivered right to your Kindle http://www.amazon.com/The-Impossibilities-Blog/dp/B00ECGAGO8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417291454&sr=8-1&keywords=loretta+sinclair+blogs Re-invent the impossible. ~Lori Loretta Sinclair http://www.SinclairInkSpot.com http://www.sinclairinkspot.com/the-impossibilities-blog.html |
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Mary's attitude. Anyone that has ever been pregnant knows that while there is extreme excitement at the beginning, as the time of delivery comes - bringing with it swollen ankles, shooting nerve pains, morning sickness (yes, you can have it at the end too), backaches, headaches, always going to the bathroom, can't get full enough, can never get comfortable - sometimes that excitement fades. Pregnancy is work. It's hard to bring forth a tiny little human into the world, forming its very being inside of you for all of that time. And for us humans, that is when the complaining sets in. Throw on top of that serious change in plans, and you can have a serious change in attitude. I can only imagine what my reaction would have been. The Bible doesn't tell us anything about the trip, other than Mary and Joseph took it, as they were required to do by the law of the land they lived in. They were obedient. Not only to God, but to the rulers of their land. Are you obedient? To the government, and to God? If God wants you to go a certain direction, with either your story or your life, are you willing to do that? And without complaint? It's the complaint thing that gets me. I find myself identifying more with Job sometimes. Yes, I will follow God, but I will let everyone know if I am miserable. Time to change my attitude, and be more like what Christ teaches me to be. I think for Christmas I want a change of heart. See life differently. Have this blog delivered right to your Kindle http://www.amazon.com/The-Impossibilities-Blog/dp/B00ECGAGO8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417291454&sr=8-1&keywords=loretta+sinclair+blogs Re-invent the impossible. ~Lori Loretta Sinclair http://www.SinclairInkSpot.com http://www.sinclairinkspot.com/the-impossibilities-blog.html So what's the big deal anyway? Why is a little boy being born such a miracle? The big deal is that Mary had never been with a man, so this was no ordinary baby. You see, Jesus could not be interpreted to be a child of man in any possible way. He had to come to this earth in a special way. That's why he was announced ahead of time by an angel directly to his earthly mother and father. His coming was also foretold by the prophets for many generations beforehand. And why He came by birth from a virgin. So no one could say that Him being here was anything less than a miracle. Have you ever experienced a miracle? Especially in your writing? Some people call this a "character driven novel". The idea is that you create your characters and they take on such a life of their own that they drive the story forward. I prefer to call it the God-driven novel. I believe that He has put certain characters, traits, storylines, and issues on our hearts to be utilized in our stories. Without God, there would be no story. If you have ever experienced this, you will know. I have experienced this many times, but none so prevalent as my encounter with 'the feather'. Stay tuned for the next blog post. Since that one incident, I have always used the phrase: His stories, My fingers. See life differently. Have this blog delivered right to your Kindle http://www.amazon.com/The-Impossibilities-Blog/dp/B00ECGAGO8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417291454&sr=8-1&keywords=loretta+sinclair+blogs Re-invent the impossible. ~Lori Loretta Sinclair http://www.SinclairInkSpot.com http://www.sinclairinkspot.com/the-impossibilities-blog.html The One Who Came First: Before Christ began his ministry there was "one who cried out in the wilderness". This man paved the way for Jesus to do his ministry. In the last few blog posts we learned that Mary and her cousin Elizabeth were pregnant at the same time, and that they shared their joy with each other. It is, in fact, Elizabeth's baby who was born first, that was the one crying out repentance in the desert to make the way for Jesus. His name, John the Baptist. So who paved the way for your writing? Who inspired you to start? Is it another writer that you admire? Is it a family member that recognized and encouraged your gift? A teacher? Pastor? Take time to thank them If you can. Thank God for sure, for He definitely paved the way for your success (measured only by His standards, not ours). See life differently. Have this blog delivered right to your Kindle http://www.amazon.com/The-Impossibilities-Blog/dp/B00ECGAGO8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417291454&sr=8-1&keywords=loretta+sinclair+blogs Re-invent the impossible. ~Lori Loretta Sinclair http://www.SinclairInkSpot.com http://www.sinclairinkspot.com/the-impossibilities-blog.html |
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