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This is a guest post by Pilar Arsenec. She is a legal secretary by day and a writer by night. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family, reading, writing, singing and cooking. You can find her blog, Ordinary Servant at www.ordinaryservant.com.

In 1995, I was very ill. Doctors didn’t know what was wrong with me. I spent almost an entire year visiting different doctors and enduring a variety of tests. I remember sitting in yet another doctor’s office awaiting the test results.  At this point, I was worried, hopeless and expecting the worst. I had reached the end of myself and began to pray.

On the Tablet of My Heart

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In my prayer, I had made a promise to the Lord, that if He healed me, I would write for Him. God answered my prayer and performed a miracle. My results came back and everything was fine. I felt better too.
However, the promise I made that day is still looming. I am now 45 years old and I still haven’t written my story. I continue to hear the whisper of God nudging me to write. But I also hear other voices.

These voices are relentless, loud and fierce. Their names are Fear and Doubt. They have been my faithful companions through the years in my battle to write.
Fear tells me, “You can’t do it,” while Doubt says, “You aren’t good enough.”
I have prayed consistently to try to silence their voices. But to no avail. I finally cried out to the Lord, What I should do? He said, “Write my answer.” I thought to myself, what does the Lord mean by this?
Fear and Doubt continued to make it impossible for me. They bombarded and taunted me with their threats.
You will never measure up to any of the great writers. You shouldn’t even bother trying to write. You’re not a good writer. You’re not even good enough. You know how many other people are better than you? You think you can write? Why don’t you doyourself a favor and give up already?
I slowly felt myself caving in… perhaps they are right. Maybe I should give up.
It was in that moment, the Holy Spirit showed up and encouraged me to resist the voices of Fear and Doubt. He did so by reminding me of His precious promises:

  • I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13)
  • We are more than conquerors through him that loved us. (Romans 8:37)
  • We sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. (Ephesians 2:6)
  • I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. (Jeremiah 1:5)
  • I have loved you with an everlasting love. (Jeremiah 31:3)
  • Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. (Philippians 4:6)
  • Everything is possible for him who believes. (Mark 9:23)
  • Have faith in God. (Mark 11:22)
  • If you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.” (Matthew 17:20)

My mind, heart and spirit were overtaken by His love and filled with His peace. Fear and Doubt were silenced by His Word. It was then I realized, His answer was written on the tablet of my heart all along.

What relentless voices are you listening to that need to be drowned out by the whispers of God? Leave a comment below…

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