Sick of Stalling

Remember how I told you that I was writing another book? Well … that hasn’t been going very well. When I had a gravely serious chest cold this summer and wondered if I would survive, I would often think about the book. If I made it through, then, I believed, it would be for the purpose of finishing my memoir/conversion story.

Well, I made it through. And…?

Thanks be to God, I am breathing again without my airway getting blocked, I’ve been given time and strength — and I haven’t worked on the book. Okay, a little bit. But such a tiny little bit that it’s hardly worth mentioning. I still have a very rough draft. And I still find myself procrastinating.

Heavy sigh.

Why does God put up with me? Divine love must be very powerful. And very forgiving.

Next week, I will share a reflection on suffering and illness and how maybe, just maybe, God does actually use these things to get our attention and bring us to His will. I will then go back to posting here on the first, third, and fifth (when there is a fifth) Thursday of each month so that I can make time to work on the book. Seriously. Devotedly.

It’s about time.

© 2024 Christina Chase

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