Confident in Your Calling

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Samantha Decker March 24, 2026
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As writers and creatives, it’s easy for doubt to creep in when we’re walking in obedience. If this is you, you are not alone, and we have some encouragement for you today …

As I sat down to write, I heard some of the same old sneaky lies infiltrate my mind. Should you really be the one to write that? Will anyone even want to read this? Are you sure this is what God has asked you to do?

It’s easy for doubt to creep in when you’re walking in obedience. As believers, how do we rightly hold doubt and confidence? Uncertainty and assurance? A limited perspective and a clear vision?

It starts with knowing and clinging to the Truth. We remain steadfast in knowing who God is and what it is He’s called us to. 

Scripture reminds us in 2 Timothy 1:9, “He has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began” (CSB).

Your calling as a writer isn’t based on your credentials, your eloquence, or how many followers you have. It’s rooted in God’s purpose and grace. That means your calling is secure, even when your confidence wavers.

Listening to Lies

From the beginning, Satan has worked to deceive. In Genesis 3:1, he asked Eve, “Did God really say, ‘You can’t eat from any tree in the garden’?” (CSB).

And ever since, he’s been asking believers the same question: Did God really say _____? Did God really say He wants you to write? Did God really say to share your story? Did God really say He wants to use you?

Insecurity whispers lies that make us shrink back. But those voices are not from the One who called you.

God doesn’t require perfection to use you. He asks for obedience. You are a vessel He has chosen to speak through, and your obedience is a reflection of His heart.

As writers and creatives, it’s easy for doubt to creep in when we’re walking in obedience. If this is you, you are not alone, and we have some encouragement for you today …
Writing as Worship

So what do we do when insecurity creeps in? We write in faith, as an act of worship. We offer our words to God, even if they seem small or clumsy. We fight against deception by writing truth, praying along the way, Here I am, Lord. Use me (Isaiah 6:8b).

It’s also important to know that sometimes we confuse calling with comfort. But just because writing feels hard doesn’t mean you’re not called to it. Moses doubted his speaking abilities. Jeremiah called himself too young. Esther feared the weight of her assignment. But all were called, and in Christ, so are you.

Walking Confidently

So when the doubts come (and they will), return to the Word. Remind yourself of 2 Timothy 1:9, and let it anchor your heart: He called you not because of your qualifications but because of His purpose and grace.

Confidence in your calling isn’t arrogance; it’s submission to God’s will. It’s standing on the truth that God has appointed you for this season for His purposes. That doesn’t mean you’ll never face fear or self-doubt again, but it does mean you don’t have to be ruled by them.

Writing is less about being fearless and more about being faithful. Confidence grows not in your ability but in your willingness to say “yes” to God, again and again.

So write boldly. Not because you feel certain but because you are called. This is obedience, and this is how we glorify Him today.

In Christ,
Samantha Decker

What truth from Scripture do you cling to when you doubt your calling as a writer? Share with us!

Categories: Calling, Encouragement, Writing
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  17. Elise Peters March 30, 2026

    I agree with you Phyllis Shay

    I have been acting like Moses not me Lord I cannot write and not about that. I would be opening up to others, I was so afraid to start putting it down so it could be read. But the Lord kept on me for years and I’m finally ready.

    Thank you Lord for staying with me, I know I can write with you beside me.

  18. Phyllis March 30, 2026

    I’m so grateful for confirmation!

    Why I Came Back

    In one of my Proverbs 31 groups, I once read a line that stayed with me: You cannot write what you have not processed.

    At the time, it intimidated me. As I read others’ devotionals, I felt overwhelmed by the weight of my own unprocessed thoughts and experiences. I convinced myself I wasn’t a writer—that if I opened those places, it would undo me. So I stepped back. Quietly, I left.

    But over the past few years, something has shifted.

    There has been a quiet awakening in my soul—an awareness of God’s steady movement in my life, even when I thought I was standing still. What I didn’t recognize at the time was that I was processing. Through weekly conversations, through tears, through pages of words poured out without restraint, God was doing a work in me.

    I once described it as words flowing like a waterfall—unstoppable, uncontainable. And somewhere in that outpouring, something changed.

    My writing became prayer.
    My prayer became song.
    My song became movement.

    With every word, I could sense the Holy Spirit guiding me—gently leading me through what I could not face on my own. What once felt overwhelming began to take shape under His care.

    When I think about that process, I picture the emperor penguin—how the father carries the fragile egg on his feet, shielding it until life forms. That is what God has done for me. He has held what was too tender, too unformed, and brought life from it.

    Under His covering, nothing was wasted.

    When I left before, it was out of fear and a sense of unworthiness. I thought I had to do it on my own. But in stepping away, I came face to face with myself—and there, I encountered a love I did not earn and could not lose.

    That love is what brought me back.

    Back to Proverbs 31 Ministries.
    Back to a community marked by grace instead of comparison.
    Back to the truth that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus—and that includes me.

    God did not condemn me for stepping away. He met me in the silence, helped me process what I didn’t understand, and now, He is inviting me to write from a place of healing instead of fear.

    As I returned, I realized I am not alone in feeling there is so much to learn. But here, there is a shared willingness—a surrender to what God is shaping in each of us.

    And in this space, I sense Him whispering:

    You are not starting over.
    You are setting down what no longer needs to be carried.

    That is why I came back.

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