Devotional: Writer's Block

Writer's Block

by Marsha Iddings

Jeremiah 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.


I have writer's block, this afternoon as I sit at my computer, staring at the blank space that I should be filling. For some reason I just can't seem to get my brain in gear to write. Maybe it's a brain cramp.


The only verse that seems to stand out to me today is one I happened to read this morning in church that was near another one our pastor had referenced. So you see I am not only having a brain cramp, I apparently am distracted as well because this verse had nothing to do with the sermon!


However, this verse tells me that even though I have writer's block, it's not because I don't have anything to write about. The Lord says He will put His law in my inward parts and write it in my heart and He will be my God and I will be one of His people. Psalm 119:11 says, "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee." His Word is in my heart, and even if my brain seems to be cutting out on me at the moment, His Word is still there. God never has writer's block. If I am availing myself of time reading His Word and listening to it be faithfully taught each week at church, and reading good Christian literature, He will be writing His law in my heart through these means. This gives me comfort.


So, my question to you is, are you reading what God has to say to you? What is He writing in your heart today? I may have writer's block, but He does not, so listen to Him and read what He has written.