tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post8933867979418978665..comments2024-02-17T17:59:25.010+10:00Comments on Christian Writers Downunder: Who's leading you?Jeanette O'Haganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-78203753222524022172016-02-19T09:10:10.670+10:002016-02-19T09:10:10.670+10:00Thank you, Dale. The right perspective is getting ...Thank you, Dale. The right perspective is getting me on track. :-) Rose Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916783669139743112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-20012247575742368632016-02-19T09:08:57.020+10:002016-02-19T09:08:57.020+10:00Perfectly relevant. Every time I think of the harv...Perfectly relevant. Every time I think of the harvest, I think of all those men and women in the past that the Lord has used to plant seeds. A lot of them didn't live to see the harvest, but it sure did happen.<br />Thank you, Iola, for being a partner with me in the planting. xo Rose Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916783669139743112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-64378294909891926582016-02-19T09:00:57.007+10:002016-02-19T09:00:57.007+10:00I hear you, Carolyn. The challenge part is sometim...I hear you, Carolyn. The challenge part is sometimes the hardest - but the rewards are there too. Rose Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916783669139743112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-10735489999708719522016-02-16T09:04:44.415+10:002016-02-16T09:04:44.415+10:00Lovely post Rose. Like the perspective it gives.Lovely post Rose. Like the perspective it gives.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14217918666756258037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-82900848664350555022016-02-16T05:57:22.569+10:002016-02-16T05:57:22.569+10:00I saw this quote this morning, and it seems releva...I saw this quote this morning, and it seems relevant:<br /><br />"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant" - Robert Louis Stevenson<br /><br />Our job is to plant, water and nurture the seeds God has given us, and leave the details of the harvest up to Him.Iolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199141868703826943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-23623323276245381822016-02-16T05:43:04.722+10:002016-02-16T05:43:04.722+10:00Thanks for sharing, Rose. Finding peace in knowing...Thanks for sharing, Rose. Finding peace in knowing we're working for God is the difference - and the challengeCarolyn Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180744278101977974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-31444788907548073492016-02-15T20:25:23.793+10:002016-02-15T20:25:23.793+10:00Thank you, Rita. I'll keep plugging away with ...Thank you, Rita. I'll keep plugging away with the Lord by my side- that's the Aussie spirit. :-) Rose Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916783669139743112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-47597364446756412582016-02-15T20:23:13.105+10:002016-02-15T20:23:13.105+10:00Not an easy share - but hopefully a helpful one. :...Not an easy share - but hopefully a helpful one. :-) xoRose Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916783669139743112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-1200151488918037182016-02-15T20:22:30.237+10:002016-02-15T20:22:30.237+10:00Confusion between His plan and mine is something I...Confusion between His plan and mine is something I can completely relate to, Jo'Anne. It's so easy to sway off track, because, for me, you want to do everything you can to get your work 'out there'. I had the best intentions, but it wasn't His way. I had to get back WHO I was working for, not WHAT I was working for. Hard - but great. :-) Rose Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916783669139743112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-77654357608873738752016-02-15T15:55:29.630+10:002016-02-15T15:55:29.630+10:00It takes away the grind when you know you're n...It takes away the grind when you know you're not struggling on alone. That beautiful sense of peace and satisfaction comes from exactly what you have experienced, Rose. When we commit our lives wholly to Him,Jesus is right with us, guiding and encouraging and lifting the spirits when they sink. Yes disappointments come, but handing them over to Him removes the sting. And on we go. <br /><br />Hugs, dear girl. Keep on keeping on.<br />Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-12660583536317662932016-02-15T13:48:16.698+10:002016-02-15T13:48:16.698+10:00Timely word, Rose. Thanks for sharing. Timely word, Rose. Thanks for sharing. Meredith Rescehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119649437940781847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-21049229455705173372016-02-15T10:59:11.500+10:002016-02-15T10:59:11.500+10:00That's right, Jeanette. We have work to do, an...That's right, Jeanette. We have work to do, and stepping out in faith is important too. Sitting around and waiting for it to fall into the lap is not a faith driven place either. I guess, for me, the Lord's been looking at my heart. And I've asked Him to do that. I've been wanting to please Him, but working my tail off at getting my books read isn't pleasing Him. Trusting Him is. I'm still working at getting those books read, but I'm doing it the way He wants me to. <br />That's why I hope above all things, this blog posts encourages readers to seek the Lord themselves. We are all different. Rose Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916783669139743112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-87515139056007527092016-02-15T10:52:32.699+10:002016-02-15T10:52:32.699+10:00And, it's so easy to get drawn into that popul...And, it's so easy to get drawn into that popular definition - even in Christian circles. The drive is to sell, sell, sell. Achieve, achieve, achieve. Get those likes. Get those accolades. <br />Imagine instead if we were to invest into, pray, pray, pray. Trust, trust, trust. Get that faith working. Seek the Lord's accolade. <br />What a great thing that would be. Even if we never sold one copy of our work. How much closer would our relationship with the Lord be. :-) That's what I wanted in the first place. That's the prize. :-) Rose Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916783669139743112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-41689854945566484542016-02-15T10:45:36.357+10:002016-02-15T10:45:36.357+10:00To God be the glory. That's what it's all ...To God be the glory. That's what it's all about. This way we are drawn closer to Him. Rose Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916783669139743112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-27347693599857872132016-02-15T09:59:55.937+10:002016-02-15T09:59:55.937+10:00Hi Rose. Thanks for your post. I like how you say ...Hi Rose. Thanks for your post. I like how you say ' I know the Lord wants me to work at writing. He wants me to work at selling as well, but to sell His way.' I think we should live our whole lives as given to the Lord, resting in Him - yet that isn't the same as sitting around waiting for God to hand us everything on a platter. He gives us good works to do " For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago." Ephesian 2:10. So I like that focus - it's not that we don't promote but we do it His way, trusting His wisdom and power, His purpose, for that work. Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-73634149307937242122016-02-15T08:32:48.499+10:002016-02-15T08:32:48.499+10:00Wow, thanks Rose, for the encouraging reminder. It...Wow, thanks Rose, for the encouraging reminder. It brings me a feeling of peace just reading it, because over the years, I've been in that place you've described. Trying to jump through hoops, searching restlessly for promotional ideas, afraid I'd miss something important. Good for you, deciding to get clear about what 'success' looks like, and not being pulled into the popular definition thrown around by the world.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-32605216343762565412016-02-15T08:19:34.814+10:002016-02-15T08:19:34.814+10:00Great post Rose. I loved reading how God had led y...Great post Rose. I loved reading how God had led you on this interesting journey. I sometimes feel a fish out of water since I don't always follow the standard trends as a Christian writer. Like you I have realised that it is His project, His baby, not mine. And so while I need to work hard, I also need to balance that with allowing Him to do what's needed. Not easy sometimes since our thoughts are often not God thoughts and His ways are often different to mine. Selling His way sounds right Rose. Doing everything His way is what it's all about isn't it? So glad you have a fresh boost of energy and clear insight through what He's been teaching you. Thank you for making us go back to base again through your blog. Every blessing on your writing journey and to God be the glory.Anusha Atukoralahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859837228901127984noreply@blogger.com