After two more book signings I’m starting to understand a great principal: ‘Commit your work to the Lord and rest in Him during events.’ I tend to get anxious during a book signing because I want to sell a lot and sign a lot of books. But, I’m learning that I may not be at this event to do just one thing. It may be that the Lord has me there to be an encourager as well as a signer or seller. So, by praying for Him to ordain that event and the people He wants to bring there, I actually cast my cares upon Him and He cares for me during the event. My worries gone, I can focus on people rather than books and money.
This is a huge revelation for me! A perfectionist from ‘kidhood’ and now as an aspiring adult writer of YA fiction I want His imprint on my work and time, not mine. He is the Author and Finisher of my faith. May I succeed in resting in Him and focusing on relationships rather than all the other ‘stuff’ that tends to feed my flesh rather than my spirit!