Friday {in focus} ~ Same Road, Different Season

Have you ever noticed how the same road can look and be so different 

based on the season of life you're in?

Thankfully, God is the same today as He was yesterday and will be tomorrow.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

{Hebrews 13:8}

What road has your character traveled many times in many seasons?
How has that season changed his/her perspective on life?
How has that road changed them throughout the years they've traveled it?
Has your character discovered something new on that journey?

Friday {in focus} ~ Adventure, Not Ease

Mary DeMuth's words ring true whether we're looking at our own lives 

and walk with God or we're writing our characters' lives and walks with God.

No one wants to read about the guy who sits on his couch all day and does nothing.

Unless we give him such a bad cramp in his backside that he must get up and work.

Change his habit.

No one wants to read about the girl who goes through the same routine day in and day out.

Unless we give her a new assignment that will knock her out of her comfort zone.

Shock her.

{Think Never Been Kissed}

No one wants to read about the complaints of a pessimist.

Unless we pair them with an optimist.

Challenge their point of view.

Put yourself and your characters on a mountain top with a new and unique view this year.

Look at the world from a different perspective.

Take note.

After all, God created us for adventure, not ease.

That's why we all have that deep desire and urge to do something beyond our wildest dreams.

We just need to get off the couch, try something new, and leave our fears behind.