My husband and I like to watch reality TV competition shows. One common theme I have noticed is that when a contestant is producing something for competition they are always told to go with their first idea. They are told that they need to believe in their ability. Whatever their gut reaction is probably is going to be their best idea. All they have to do is have faith.
I just recently had this very situation happen to me today. I had an idea for gathering all my characters together for the climax of my first novel. The editor I am working with questioned that idea and when I thought about it what she suggested made sense. I have been thinking about it for days trying to work out how I can rework the ending of the novel. Then, today I had an epiphany. My original idea made sense. I had every reason to write the climax the way I did. I didn’t need to change my idea, I only needed to change the way I wrote it so that it made more sense to the reader.
When I had this epiphany, I literally felt my heart speed up. I had to rush to my pad and write down what it was so that I wouldn’t forget it. It was that same excitement and rush when I notice coincidences coming together and I feel like God’s look down at me from Heaven. And maybe, God is. For just a moment, I am understanding my own art and learning to just have faith in it. It’s the advice that all those contestant get on all those TV shows.
I wonder what life would be like if I just did that with everything. If I were able to just let go and let everything flow naturally without any expectations or fear, I wonder what that might look like. Could that be what Heaven looks like?
My faith saved me. May God’s peace reside in all of our hearts.
