Remove Old Habits

​Don’t miss your mandate as a scribal watchman or prophetic writer.

Prophetic writers and scribal watchmen can fall short when agonizing over editing, procrastinating, or overthinking.

I cannot count the number of minutes I spent editing the same paragraph over and over again without moving forward. 

After all, I wanted to make the words flow.

I spent hours questioning if I used the right word? Is the sentence too long? Did I really hear God? Maybe I should expand on what I believe God is saying?

​If this is you, stop!

I allocated way too much time overthinking about the words I wrote, so much so that I never wrote anything. 

Then there were the times when I took far too much time on research without producing a single word.

And when I finally started writing I would agonize over every sentence. I would reflect on each word or phrase I heard which led to procrastination and unproductivity.

Perhaps you have done the same?

Procrastination is not laziness.

Sometimes it’s perfectionism.

Sometimes it’s wrapped in fear of a misinterpreted message.

I learned how each time I delayed it resulted in no fruit. 

Procrastination, perfectionism, fear, or a combination of each was an internal battle against my call to write.

And just when I conquered the internal battle, the external distractions came. 

My little dog wanted attention. 

Someone got sick. The phone rang. 

I suddenly became exhausted. 
The Internet would go out.

Prophetic writers and scribal watchmen must learn to press through the distractions that come with scribal warfare. 

​Remove old habits and just write.

Prophetic writing is a weighty responsibility. It is not easy. If it was, everyone would write prophetically.

Prophetic writers and scribal watchmen often miss opportunities to release timely messages when they overthink the process, or when procrastination and perfectionism is not handled properly.

Set boundaries.

Create a writing space.

Commit to writing because if you don’t that blog post will never get released.

The book you were instructed to write remains unpublished.

Prophetic messages remain hidden in a journal.

Devotionals stay undone.

Even the act of journaling each day will become sporadic and inconsistent.

Avoid waiting for the right moment to come. Did you make a vow to get up early and write? Keep your appointment.

Did you commit to writing during your lunch hour? Do it!

Maybe you plan to write during your vacation, or when the kids group up, or when you retire, or when…

Whatever your excuse is, stop waiting for the right moment, it will never come!

Learn to write ugly.

Write with typos, misspellings, grammatical errors, and disorganized thoughts.

Write with pen and paper.

Stop editing and just write!

Avoid overthinking and write!

Press through procrastination and perfectionism and focus on writing.

And when you do this eventually you will become a step closer to finishing your work.

A few minutes of writing each day will move you closer to finishing.

Just think five minutes here, fifteen minutes there, and soon the rhythm of writing becomes a compelling routine.  

You will find joy in writing for God.

You will find a renewed purpose in your call to write.

And you will feel like something is not right when your momentum of writing is disrupted.

Stop trying to figure it out, write what you hear. The words God speaks to you when you are revelations from the throne room of heaven. They are full of purpose.

The visions God instructs you to release has the power to transform lives and impact nations.

When you write for God you reveal His mind, His heart, and His intent.

Your words can warn, inspire, encourage, and empower others to live righteously.

Your words can help shape minds. 

Now is the time to release your scribal anointing. 

So, pick up your pen and press through the opposition. 

Push through the noise and distractions and write.

And remember, prophetic writers and scribal watchmen don’t just see the future, they write it down.