To some extent there might not be a way around this feeling totally; however, I don’t think it is completely inevitable. You see, I have found a way (not foolproof but pretty close) to weather this storm and let manuscript grow as God intended it to. It’s called, “Let Go.”

That’s short version of having a “Leave Everything To God Opportunity.” These types of opportunities are all around us. They are in panic of a mother when her child is sick. They are in stress of a business owner who just placed a major bid and then realizes or suspects he missed something. They are in quiet reaches of our own souls every time we feel that maybe we haven’t quite done enough in a given situation.

Here is what I told my author friend, and here is my advice to you. When you have a “Leave Everything To God Opportunity,” realize that if you could do it alone, God wouldn’t have made everyone else. Each of us has our own, unique experience that we bring to a situation. In short, each of us has a piece of puzzle to fill in. As writers, we must realize that just because we couldn’t see piece that someone else lays before us that doesn’t mean we don’t have skill, talent or desire, it just means that they have a different perspective, a different piece to fit into mosaic of work.

Instead of abhorring pieces that someone else fills in, bless them. They just made your puzzle make more sense than it ever could have without that piece. Then thank God for bringing that piece into your life. When you begin to do that, you can then begin to slowly let go earlier and earlier in process, and puzzle can come together while you are building it rather than you having to knock it all apart and rebuild it later.

It’s not easy for any of us to do, but when you think in terms of “Leave Everything To God Opportunities,” storms of life begin to look less frightening and more manageable than ever before. So try it today. Let Go, and see if He doesn’t hand you a piece that on your own you couldn’t have known or found but one that makes whole puzzle fit in a way that it never could have without it. Then celebrate because you have now found key to how God intended all of us to live, and that key will unlock doors you never imagined could open to you.

Let Go. Let God, and enjoy every “Leave Everything To God Opportunity” that comes your way.

You cannot expect to get back on race track and immediately be number one when you have taken a pause or stopped. Your momentum is lost, your strength is gone and most importantly your drive and energy have weakened.

Right now, it is summer time and for most teens, they’re out playing and generally having a good time and not worrying about school. If you expect that you can walk in onto your school campus on first day be it high school or college and immediately get back into rhythm of studying, working and keeping pace with grueling work load, you’re wrong. You must work it back, you must set a predetermined about of time during summer to get your rhythm back, refocus and build back determination you had prior to summer.

Smart teenagers that succeed constantly plan ahead; failure to prepare is preparing for failure. Life is built on momentum and smooth transitions; if you stop, your momentum is gone but you can always rebuild that rhythm back. It’s not easy, you’ll have to work, work and work at it. Today, I could probably fix any computer without too many problems, but no where like I was when I was really into it. But that’s okay, I’m focusing on other things. Do everything you can to avoid bumps or pauses or stops in your life, because those are costly. Keep courage, keep faith and most importantly keep your momentum.