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Trusting The Original Story Teller

10 Monday Feb 2014

Posted by Kara Hunt in Faith & You, Writing Inspirational Fiction

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Old Bible God is not only the Creator of all that exists, He’s also the Master Author of our lives. We may be familiar with how our life stories began, but only He knows the entire character arc our lives will take. He knows how much to show us and how much to tell us. He knows what type of protagonist we’ll be and if we’ll be victorious over the obstacles thrown at us by the fiery antagonist. He knows the choices we’ll need to make, and the consequences if we choose unwisely.

But Hebrews 12:2 also reminds us that He’s the Author of our faith as well. God’s in the faith business and so are we when we write to glorify Him. He’s the original Story Teller. The Author of All. And if we trust Him, He’ll also be our Divine Agent. We can then rest assured that He’ll make the necessary preparations for us to succeed in our walk with Him and our writing career.

But that takes faith. Faith in the stories God has given us. Faith for the right words to tell it, and faith that we’ll be able to see it through without losing our minds. But more importantly, faith that our fictional stories will mimic our true life stories and bring those who read it one step closer to Him. One page at a time.

Because at the end of every story, fictional or otherwise, that’s all that really matters.

– Kara R. Hunt

“When I try, I fail. When I trust

21 Thursday Nov 2013

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“When I try, I fail.
When I trust, He succeeds.”
— Corrie ten Boom

If you trust Him, He will see you through

20 Wednesday Nov 2013

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If you trust Him, He will see you through. If you’re in the midst of a storm, hold on. Help is on the way.

… and everyone living and trusting in

06 Wednesday Nov 2013

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… and everyone living and trusting in me will never die. Do you believe this?
~ John 11:26 Complete Jewish Bible

When I stand face to face with Jesus Christ and He says to me – “Believest thou this?” I find that faith is as natural as breathing, and I am staggered that I was so stupid as not to trust Him before.

– Quote from Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest

Sea Sick Faith

29 Thursday Aug 2013

Posted by Kara Hunt in Faith & You, Writing Christian Fiction

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But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. ~ James 1:6

Faith is unutterable trust in God, trust which never dreams that He will not stand by us. – Oswald Chambers

The 2013 ACFW Conference is just a mere 17 days away. What does faith have to do with a writer’s conference you ask? Everything if you write Christian fiction. The two are entwined like caterpillars and butterflies. You can’t have one without the other.

Faith in the story God has given you. Faith for the right words to tell it. Faith that it will bring those who read it one step closer to Him. Faith that God will guide you to the right agent, and the right publisher at the right time.

Faith that you will have the faith to see it all through without losing your mind.

God is in the faith business and so are we when we write to glorify Him. He wants us to trust Him to be our Divine agent. To trust that He has already made all of the necessary preparations for us to succeed in our walk with Him and our writing career. Take a deep breath and smile at how far He has brought you. Thank Him for His inspiration and then ask Him for the desires of your heart regarding your conference appointments and career. Psalm 37:4 promises that if we, “Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.” All we need to do is Pray. Trust. Believe.

Avoid being like the wave described above in the book of James, tossed to and fro by whichever way the wind blows or by whatever an agent or editor might say or might not say. And believe that no matter what happens, God will be standing right by your side.

And at the end of every story, fictional or otherwise, that’s all that really matters.

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