Ten thousand reasons… The temptation to quit when it’s too hard
Exhaustion had well and truly kicked in
At the writer’s conference
I’d just recently attended
Socialising for three days straight
And realising that I have so much more to learn
Gave me ten thousand reasons
To go to my room
And hide.
Sleep.
…I mean, recharge
=)
THE TEMPTATION TO QUIT WHEN IT’S TOO HARD
Most of the authors I spoke with
All had a moment where
The temptation to quit when it feels too hard
Was a very real possibility
Frankly, what sane person
Sits with a publisher
And watches them rip your work to shreds
Like a Pitbull on speed?
Then give it you back, saying
“Was I horrible enough?”
Excuse me?
Were you horrible enough?
Lady, Tom Cruise could not have put in a finer performance at slicing and dicing
My manuscript
If it was in the final scene
Of the movie
The Last Samurai
…And breathe
After that little incident
I most definitely
Had ten thousand reasons
To quit
But then I smiled
And thought about all the nice, kind people
Whom God sent my way
The beautiful ones who told me not to give in to the
Temptation to quit when it’s too hard
To rise and keep going
Because it gets better
And to trust God.
On reflection
I thought about Jesus dying
On that lonely cross
At Calvary
He had ten thousand reasons
To quit
But He had only one reason to stay
YOU.
So, who am I to tell God
That I want to quit
Because it’s all too hard?
Ten thousand reasons
To tell you
On why
I would quit writing tomorrow?
Sure, pull up a chair
I’ll pop the kettle on
But there’s only one reason
That keeps me going…
YOU.
Wendy xo
Joshua Kevyn Moore
November 1, 2017Wendy when life gets hard we want, to hideaway No!! This is how you connect with so many people and do such a good Job at it, Connectiong with People as my friend Geoff Says is Critical, this is how you Touch other people by sharing about yourself, and affectively touching other people’s lives… keep that in mind Wendy my friend.
Wendy Parker
November 3, 2017Great words of encouragement Josh! Thanks =)
Joshua Moore
November 3, 2017Wendy You are most welcome my dear friend anytime
Josh.