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Along The Right Paths

 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. (Psalm 23:3)

You’re going to hear about this from me more than once today, not because it was such a huge thing to do, but because it was such a huge thing for me to do. It shouldn’t have been so hard, and it wasn’t, but it was. One of my struggles is with arbitrary choices. I have a long mental list of things that need to be done. Where do I begin? What if I choose the wrong thing?

Another struggle is with marketing my books. I feel like I’m putting myself on display. “Look at me! I (and ten thousand or more other idiots who think they can write) wrote not just one book, but three. Number four is with my editor and I’m tinkering with number five. Aren’t I magnificent?” Imposter syndrome!

I spent the morning on the first paragraph. I usually try to harvest from my garden at 8 am, when the plants are at their peak for the day. Harvesting, prepping what I’ve harvested, and mowing the lawn took up the rest of the morning. Then, I spent the afternoon with the second paragraph, visiting two local bookstores to inquire about selling my books on consignment. After I got home, I made a phone call I had been procrastinating about for several days and obtained the information I needed to move forward on another project.

Did God guide me along the right paths for His name’s sake? I believe He did. Is He going to work a miracle and have everything turn out just the way I’d like? I strongly doubt it. It wouldn’t be good for me if He did. What is good for me is my doing something and leaving the consequences to God, otherwise known as stepping out in faith. We’ll see where it all leads.

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