Get Rid of Stinkin’ Thinkin’ in Your Writing
By Lori Hatcher Sometimes, we as writers are our own worst enemies. The voices inside our head say things like: You can’t write anything that hasn’t already been written. No one wants to read your writing. You’re the worst writer ever. We allow our thoughts to defeat us, derail our writing, and deprive our readers of life-changing words. Should we listen to them? How can we process our thoughts biblically? God’s Word tells us: We filter our thoughts through the grid of Philippians 4:8: “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy— think about such things ” (Philippians 4:8). The first test, is it true , rules out the three stinkin’ thoughts I shared above. Let me show you how to apply the first phrase of Philippians 4:8, “whatever is true,” to these thoughts: Thought #1:...
