Hubby and I like to take off on odd day trips. We usually set a destination, avoid all maps of any sort and drive in the general direction of the end point...often having to turn around at dead end roads...but also seeing some pretty awesome sites no one would see from the main road. The one rule we've kept was to have a compass in the car. We didn't want to get lost...just find a creative way to get to our destination.
Today, Cindy Wilson will share her creative journey...not the direct route, but the one God intended.
It Was Meant to Be
If you would have asked me ten years ago to write a post about myself or my writing journey, it would not have included the words “God” or “right path” or “blessing” or “Christ-like.”
I was a mom in my early twenties who loved to write and tried to live a moral life without the necessary compass. God.
I hadn’t been raised in the church, my parents didn’t go to church, and we didn’t talk about the Bible or God or even a God. And yet I loved to write and knew that something had placed that passion inside of me.
When I became a Christian at the age of twenty-five, I’d already written four novels, gotten an agent and thought I was well on my way to wowing the world with my writing skills. And it all changed in the blink of an eye.
I felt like I had to start over again. I’d never even read a Christian novel before, let alone written one. I don’t think God cared. He ignited that passion full-force this time, didn’t let me quit, and helped me write another ten novels. Ones that moved me to tears. Ones I felt were meant to be.
Somehow it was only recently that it really dawned on me God had been shaping my writing journey before I even knew Him. Because when things got hard, He’d get me through. With an encouraging note from an agent. With the chance at a contract. With the support from a writer friend.
But those times were tough. Even recently I stumbled and thought about quitting writing for good. But again, God was faithful.
I don’t know where God will take me from here, but I have no doubt He’s been part of this writing journey and part of my life since the moment I was born. And it gives me pleasure to praise Him for His faithfulness because whether it’s writing or relationships or some other passion in your life, He will get you through. Even better, He’ll go through it with you and not let you down.
Now instead of just being a mom, I’m a daughter of Christ (who gets to be a mom, too). And with His support, I get to write fiction for a living. And it was meant to be.
www.cindyrwilson.com
Cindy began creating worlds as a kid, entertaining her siblings with spontaneous ghost stories before bed. She filled notebooks with novels and ideas and realized quickly she wanted to be a writer as an adult.
Now Cindy lives in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and loves using Colorado towns and cities as inspiration for settings in her stories. She’s the mother of three girls who provide plenty of fodder for her YA novels.
Cindy writes speculative and contemporary YA fiction, filled with a healthy dose of romance. She’s represented by Stacey Donaghy of Donaghy Literary. Her first book will be released by Entangled in 2018.
What has God done in your life
to encourage you to use your talents for Him?
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