Rejection

“Thank you for your submission... it was not chosen...”

Rejection.

We’ve all felt it. Strangely enough, my writing stemmed from a place of great rejection almost a decade ago.

When I began writing, I never expected it to go anywhere. My goal was to write 1000 consecutive posts of gratitude that was really meant as a challenge to pull from the depths of sorrow.

Somewhere along the way, God began using my words in ways I never imagined. He cultivated a love for writing in my heart. And then he challenged me to step out of the comfort and safety of my little homemade blog and pursue new avenues that, frankly, terrify me.

This is my writing journey. I have no clue where it will lead. It is full of uncertainty and I’m sure it will be riddled with rejection and doubt.

But there is one person who has been changed by my words. One woman whose faith has grown in depth and in leaps and bounds because of my writing. There is a woman whose heart is moved and challenged with each and every post.

That woman is me.

God’s word never returns void. And if all of this writing and work is really a journey to continue to change, teach, grow, challenge, and mold me into the woman God is calling me to be...well, then I know it won’t be a journey that is wasted.