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As long as it takes . . .

 

 
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The long and short of it is most of us have to wait for a lot of things in life. And we get impatient. At least I do.

If you're waiting to be published, you must conclude what kind of wait and what kind of publishing you want. Publishing has a lot more open doors these days with the advent of e-books. Access to getting your work digitized for e-readers takes a lot less time to produce. What's left waiting in either scenario is the ever present millstone of marketing.

What is worth waiting in line to you? What can you endure and what will you allow to stretch your patience? What can you say with a relaxed admission: "As long as it takes"?

 

Father, you know how impetuous I can be. So you've made me wait to slow down my approach. Thank you for not giving up on me. I know I can be a handful. You've been so gracious to me. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.  

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  1. BK Jackson (@BKJacksonAZ) Avatar
    BK Jackson (@BKJacksonAZ)

    UGH! Waiting. One of the worst things we have to endure in life. 😎
    The Lord could give you an earful on the things I’m impatient about (like wanting to know his direction for me, NOW!) 😎
    But publishing actually is very low on my impatient list. Honestly I sometimes wonder if there’s something wrong with me because I’m not impatient to publish. My aim with writing is to write the kind of stories that satisfy me, not John Q. Public. And that takes a long time. Period.
    I’m much more impatient about other matters in life, like right now (and for the last few years) I have been utterly desperate for a change of jobs, which has now blossomed into a desperate desire for complete career change. But every wall seems insurmountable and every door sealed shut. Now THAT tries my patience like nothing else can. But here’s where I must definitely wait for God’s best and keep probing and searching until a door cracks open a little bit and I can enter in.
    Till then, I have to exercise that dratted patience….

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  2. Nicole Avatar
    Nicole

    I had the wonderful blessing of doing what I loved early in my life and had hoped to do since I was a small child: work with horses. Thoroughbreds no less! Something I was born to do. When the time came to say goodbye to it, writing was already there and waiting for my attention. “Career” change wasn’t a factor because I’d given my all to racing.
    After years of hard work, I got to work part time and then basically retire. Not many people find their niche like I did early on and get to stick with it until the next thing in line comes along. I’m truly blessed.
    I should say that I messed up many of those years in my young life, but true to His word, the Lord worked all things together for good.
    I feel your pain and consternation in the job-waiting thing, Brenda. Waiting on and for God’s purpose can be trying. I hope He works out your patience and moves you along to the next big thing soon, my friend.

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