The Place to Start

“I just don’t know where to start.” 

Have you ever entertained these words?  I hear them often from my writing students or friends who sense a calling to write.

In her “must have” Bible study for Servant Writers, Write HIs Answer, Marlene Bagnull ofters the only plausible answer:

“Jesus’ example [of prayer] shows us that the place to begin all our writing is on our knees.  It is essential that we seek ‘the mind of Christ’ (1 Cor. 2:16) if we hope to bring his answer to our hurting world. If we’re too busy to pray, we’re too busy.”

“Who can know the Lord’s thoughts? Who knows enough to teach him?”  But we understand these things, for we have the mind of Christ.  1 Cor 2:16 NLT

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