Opportunity or Distraction?

I was reminded the other day of how much the devil hates me and is afraid of what I can do for God. I always find that inspiring. When I wonder if I'm doing any good at all, I remember what the enemy has done to work against me. He really doesn't want me to be successful because that does damage to his plans.

I guess it's no secret that I like to write, I'm a blogger. I've done writing projects for years but am just now doing some self publishing. I have a series of children's books that will be available soon. (Be sure to watch for the big announcement!) This has been a long time in the making and I am very excited about it. I have a great job marketing for a small company, but at some point, I hope to go full time with my writing. I know that God is with me on this. I've had several prophetic words about being a writer and have been encouraged to write, so I am.

I worked it out with my boss to allow me to take off one day a week to work on my own projects. That meant that I was willing to take a cut in pay, but it also made me be serious about my goals. I'm going to to do what I know I should do.

And then it happened. The very day I signed a new contract agreement with my boss, a friend came to me asking if I would be interested in doing marketing for a start-up company. Wow! What an opportunity. It's so early in the life of this company that it's not clear where it will go, but who knows? Google? YouTube? You never know. My mind went Yes and No at the same time. After the offer sank in a little, I had to regretfully decline. It did not occur to me until later that I was being lured from the dark side. The publication of my books must be terrifying indeed. Now, there are those who would call this all coincidental and merely an opportunity to make a choice. I saw it clearly as an attempt to keep me from following my path.

So my point is this, don't allow yourself to be distracted from doing what you're supposed to do, even if it looks like a great idea. There's nothing wrong with working at a start-up company, it's just not the right time for me to do that now. I heard a teaching once about building a red wagon in a junk yard. Along with all the parts you need for the wagon, you may also find all kinds of interesting and unusual things to pick up as well. Will they help you build the wagon? If not, you need to let them go and stay on track with your project or you'll never get it done. Stay focused and keep looking at the light at the end of the tunnel. It's daylight, not a train.