SIMPLEST writing ADVICE

Zechariah 4:6

King James Version

6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, 

This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, 

saying, 

Not by might, nor by power, 

but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.

Before GOD made me born again, I was deluded.

I taught people to "write, as they speak".

It felt simple, real, honest.

Authentic, and practical.

It's how I wrote.

And it worked.

Yeah, right.

How wrong I was.

Because it can be problematic.

What if only profanity comes out of your mouth?

What if you swear, and curse, and bully?

What if your heart was full of self, and ego?

What if your soul was filled with greed, or envy?

Obviously, you cannot write that way.

So, forget all you've been taught about writing.

You need to be born again first.

Only then can you write.

In a way GOD approves of.

In a way that truly serves others.

In a way that GLORIFIES GOD alone.

In a way that works for your soul.

Writing is not about self.

It is about JESUS now.

How did He speak?

How did He teach?

How did He serve?

How did He love?

How did He heal?

Aren't those wonderful guides in writing?

That we become CHRIST-like, because we are born again?

That we are taught by His SPIRIT, so we may please GOD?

That we are free of ego, in order to serve well?

A born again can't think of any other way to write now.

We are inclined to write as the prophets, apostles, and disciples did.

They only wrote about JESUS.

They only glorified GOD.

They only spoke of SPIRIT.

Of course, you'll ask, "How can I do that when I'm in marketing?"

Very valid question.

But this is what happens once you're born again:

You will change.

You will question the ways of the world.

You will want to know what's right in GOD's eyes.

You will want to know His laws, and commands.

You will want to obey them.

You will want to know how to truly serve.

You will truly care.

The things of the world will be flushed out of your soul.

Only then can you write well.

For there's no more self.

Only JESUS.

Unless you're born again, you'll keep writing as everyone does.

Writing about self, money, goals, ambition, ventures, celebrities.

Where is GOD in all that?

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SIGN of wisdom

 

Galatians 5:22-23

King James Version

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is 

love, joy, peace, 

longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23 Meekness, temperance: 

against such there is no law.

How can you tell if you've turned wise?

Especially if you're in the field of communications.

Or even writing, or marketing.

Here's what we found --

Being born again gets you simpler.

 SPIRIT lives in the born again.

Who reminds us that JESUS is all that matters.

John 3:30

King James Version

30 He must increase, 

but I must decrease.

All that should remain is the presence of JESUS.

Embodied through the fruit of the SPIRIT:

love, joy, peace, 

longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

meekness, temperance

When you're born again, SPIRIT is in you.

When SPIRIT is in you, He teaches you.

He helps you remember the teachings of JESUS.

Which takes over EVERY aspect of your life.

Writing included.

Where before, you'd use complex words.

Now, you prefer simple words.

Where before, you intellectualize.

Now, you simplify.

Where before, you try to impress.

Now, you focus on the WORD of GOD.

Where before, it's all about "me", or "you".

Now, it's all about JESUS.

Where before, people say, "What's in it for me?"

Now, the born again says, "What is GOD's will?"

That's how you know you've got the SPIRIT of GOD in you.

Because now, all you talk about is JESUS.

And the gospel He gave us to live by.

JESUS is all that matters.

He's the only One worth writing about.

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