Uh…no! In case you didn’t understand, let me repeat –
NO! Besides, I am a far cry from being
an expert in the field of writing.
I listened on the phone for an hour last night to someone
relating their personal life experiences to me. This is an acquaintance, and
not someone I’m close to. I kept wondering if I could just hang up and pretend
we had lost the connection. (I’m sure that violates some Christian code of
conduct, so I didn’t). But while murmuring, “Uh huh, yes, okay, hmm,” and a
hundred other mundane things to assure her I was listening, I did not find
anything unique or appealing in her story.
Finally, I informed her I had to go. I had to do
this for my peace of mind. I probably would’ve hung up, except I kept thinking
of my daily prayer time when I get to the part of, “Oh, God, use me. Make me a
blessing. Make me sensitive to Your Spirit, and help me to see people as You
do. Give me a heart of love and compassion for others.”
Yep, I pray that all the time. Be careful what you
pray for because God takes your prayers seriously and literally. Having said
that, at the conclusion of the phone conversation, this person finally got to
the point of the phone call: “Will you write my life story? I’ve lived an amazing
life with all the things I’ve been through.”
Hm, let me think about it! Actually, my answer was quick and to the point, an
emphatic no. When she kept trying to talk me into it by relaying more
tidbits from her life, I finally said, “Listen, I’m currently working on three
novels. I refuse to start something new. I pray about what I write, and I can
tell you for certain that God is not nudging me or laying it on my heart to
write your story.”
She was disappointed, maybe even mad or upset with
me. I told her to write her own story. No one else will have the passion to
share her life story like she will. Everyone has a story, and perhaps yours
should be in print. If you feel that, be kind to others and don’t insist a
writer do your job for you.
Enough said!
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