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“I said, “Plant the good seeds of righteousness, and you will harvest a crop of love. Plow up the hard ground of your hearts, for now is the time to seek the Lord, that He may come and shower righteousness upon you” (Hosea 10:12, NLT).
I’d received 5 rejections from publishers in 5 days. While my heart attempted to cling to any morsel of hope or positivity, my mind crumbled. Anxious thoughts and discouraging words washed out anything I had left:
You’ll never make it as an author.
You heard God wrong.
Just face it, you’ll never be popular enough to have a best-selling book.
With every rejection letter, small tears streamed down my cheeks. One more knock on my lack of platform and I knew I’d be down for the count. Can you relate?
Maybe for you, your week of discouragement hasn’t been with pending publishers, but a challenging work situation. Perhaps your boss has laid on the criticisms without any praise or your co-workers have decided to throw you under the bus.
Maybe you’re a student, struggling to keep your head above the waves. You feel like you’re trying to be a light for Jesus, but the persecution is getting to you. You feel isolated, lonely, and afraid.
Or maybe you feel like your marriage is failing. You and your husband haven’t seen eye-to-eye for weeks and it’s wearing on you, your relationships with each other, and your relationship with God. Last night’s fifth argument of the week has left you questioning if marriage is even worth it. You’re trying to reflect Jesus’ love through your marriage, but what do you do when that love itself is lacking?
