How To Take Your Writer’s Calling Seriously

You are a writer. 

God has called you to write and communicate His words, truths and messages through your unique voice and life stories. You are certain about this — and excited — yet also full of expectations, questions and doubts. 

What are the steps you need to take? How can you take your writer’s calling seriously? 

There is much to learn and so many pathways. The writing path is unique and different for each writer, but the most important thing is to stay committed and honor God’s calling in our lives. 

Here are four powerful ways to take your writing seriously.

1. Make your writing a priority.

Making something a priority is a decision and reflects our heart’s attitude. Examine how you view your writing — is it in the top 5 on your priority list? When we make something a priority, we declare its importance in our lives and schedules. 

Priorities show where our devotion, interests and desires are directed, and they help us distribute our energy and resources. 

Making your writing a priority means you are not treating it like a hobby, and this is the first crucial step. 

2. Schedule time to write. 

Scheduling time to write may seem like a simple decision, but it is a needed step if we want to handle our writing seriously. It is not important how much time we schedule, but making this regular and consistent is what counts. 

Perhaps every Sunday afternoon or evening you can block writing time on your calendar for the next week. Your writing schedule may look different every week and every month, and that’s OK. 

Life happens, and we need to stay flexible but committed and persistent. 

3. Commit yourself to learn and grow. 

Committing ourselves to learning and growing as writers and communicators is also a necessary step in taking our writer’s calling seriously. We need to admit our need to develop certain skills and knowledge to successfully follow our calling.

Finding the right place where we can grow and thrive as writers is a decision with long-term consequences. 

COMPEL Pro is a place specially designed for the needs of Christian writers and communicators who take their calling seriously and are committed to growth and progress. 

4. Listen to God for direction and inspiration. 

Without listening to God for direction and inspiration in our writing, it would be impossible to fulfill our creative callings. We need to seek the Lord daily for guidance on our writing path and inspiration and ideas. 

What does He want us to write about? Where shall we share our writing? To which publications shall we submit? These are all questions that we need to bring to Him and listen to His counsel. 

You are a writer, congratulations! This is an awesome calling and privilege but also a great responsibility. We need God’s grace and power daily to follow Him and fulfill our creative callings as He leads and equips us. 

Our part is to take our calling to write seriously, make it a priority, invest in it, and leave the rest to God.

Blessings,
Hadassah Treu

Which of these four steps do you need to pay attention to? Share in the comments.