Be Strong and Courageous

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. (Joshua 1:9)

My dear friend Emily (check out her new business at www.empoweredfitness.net )and I are doing a bible study this summer by Mindy Ferguson called Walking With God, From Slavery to Freedom. This was our verse from our previous lesson and it has encouraged me so much. As you may recall from my last blog entry, I am really praying God will speak to me about writing and that He and I can take our relationship to a new level (meaning becoming closer through my quiet times and prayer). Several wonderful things have been happening in my life lately that I feel are confirmations from God. First of all I signed up for the She Speaks conference coming up in a few weeks and I did not really have the money to pay for that since Wayne and I are supposed to be saving money for a new house. Well, this week God blessed us financially and Wayne received a raise that will cover the cost. I had been praying for God to show me a way to work that out. ( I even thought about ebaying some personal items!) Anyway, then yesterday I was at my son's End of the Year party and ended up speaking with another stay-at-home mom that owns her own newspaper that covers the kids' news of local schools and she not only asked me to do some freelance writing for her but she also referred me to her friend that runs a local newspaper here in Concord who is looking for freelance writers. So I am sharing all of this to say that God is real and He is working in my life (as He always has) and I know this is all from Him because I told God that the writing would be something that would only come in His timing and direction.

I am asking that you pray for me that God will continue to answer prayers about my writing. I feel so alive when I write and I know it is my passion because I've been doing it since I was a little girl and I know it is my passion because I never grow weary in doing it. I get excited when I read a good book or hear new words, silly but profound examples of how I know this is my calling....

I also want to encourage other people with my writing and work for God through my writing as well.

I hope anyone who read this post is truly blessed today.

Love to you all,

Renee Motley