Writers: Writing For God Versus Writing For A Living - Jimmy Hall 404-580-1501

Christians that are Writers, more so than most other professions, are often torn between “God time” and time “writing professionally for businesses.”  As Believers, we feel called to write for God as much as possible, but from a practical standpoint we must do professional business writing to put food on the table (per God’s will). It all boils down to a proper division of priorities: writing for God versus writing for a living.

I wish that I could write for God all the time, but in reality I probably devote 40% of my writing time to Christian-specific blogging, facebooking/Twitter/Linked-In/Google+, essays, short stories, poetry, articles, and other spiritual themes and pieces. Sometimes I wonder if my mix is right, if I am doing as God wants. Why?

I go with the inspirational flow, and feel it is from Above – but with writers our inner sources are often vague. Who can be sure? Our wants and desires are abstract and intangible, unless they are specifically assigned by clients. Understand?

In a sense, client-writing is also Christian writing (if in God’s will), but that is not what this piece is about. This blog spot is addressing the need for setting aside periods of writing time just for Christian-specific pieces – and how hard it is to get the time and timing right.

Do we as writers simply use down time in business writing to write for God, or do we actually do Christian writing even while we have business writing pending? Sometimes when I think about this I feel convicted. Do I really give God time sacrificially or out of my overall abundance of time? Hmmmmmm.

As a professional business writer and copywriter, I need to value my time as God’s time, and so should you. Isn’t all of life and time really God’s time, given for us to use and divide wisely? You bet! Let’s do it.

~ Jimmy Hall is owner of Jimmy Hall Writing Services/Atlanta (404-580-1501), and his website is www.JimmyHallWritingServices.com .