Yesterday, I took a step that I have been waiting to take for a long time. I submitted a piece of my writing to a webzine for publication. I know the odds are against me and I am likely to be rejected; it is the life of a writer: lots of rejections and hopefully at some point a few publications. I know I just have to be patient and hopeful.
Having OCD, the difficult part of this step is over. I don’t mind the rejection, if I know it is coming. The hard part for me what taking the step of getting the piece of writing together and then sending it in to a submission process because I had never done that before. It is so difficult for me to do anything new that I haven’t done before. I get all these “what if” thoughts in my mind and I just get overwhelmed to the point where I feel frozen.
Thankfully, in my life, I have found courage to move forward. More importantly, I have found faith in God. Every time I find myself in the grips of fear of trying something new. I know that all I have to do is lift my worries up to God. I just need to put my trust in Him and move forward. I know that whatever comes, He will be with me. I might move slowly in this writer’s journey, but I will continue the journey with God at my side.
My faith saved me. May God’s peace reside in all of our hearts.
