{"id":1811,"date":"2020-10-14T11:00:14","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T16:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.littworldonline.org\/?p=1811"},"modified":"2020-10-23T17:01:29","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T22:01:29","slug":"do-you-love-to-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maiglobal.org\/es\/do-you-love-to-read\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you love to read?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Do you love to read? Then pray for writers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>By Beng Alba Jones, US\/Philippines<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>(This article and\u00a0video were\u00a0originally published by\u00a0MAI in 2013)<\/i><\/p>\n<p>If you are passionate about the written word, why not carve out a space to pray for writers?\u00a0 Here are a few points to help you get started:<\/p>\n<p><iframe  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_63249\"  width=\"480\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a7hlBmOJ6Aw?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i><strong>Growing relationship with God<\/strong>.<\/i>\u00a0 Pray that Christian writers continue to increase in their knowledge and love for God.\u00a0 More than anything, a writer\u2019s love for God should be what moves him or her to write.\u00a0 In the same way that the Holy Spirit inspired the words of Moses, David, and Paul, pray that writers today recognize their complete dependence on God.<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Love for people.<\/i><\/strong>\u00a0 Pray that the writers become sensitive to the needs and interests of their readers.\u00a0 This should spur them toward producing literature that will validate those needs and point the readers to God, the Ultimate Source of help.<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Strength and wisdom.<\/i>\u00a0<\/strong> While there are those who can afford to retreat to a log cabin to write, such is not always the case.\u00a0 For many, writing is what they do on top of meeting the demands of their families, full-time jobs, and church.\u00a0 Pray that writers learn to manage their time wisely as they cope with life\u2019s daily demands.<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Protection from the enemy\u2019s attacks.<\/i>\u00a0<\/strong> Writers get sick, tired or discouraged.\u00a0\u00a0 Many grow weary and lose heart when they don\u2019t see tangible results from their months of toil.\u00a0 At such times, Satan\u2019s whispers can sound more convincing:\u00a0 \u201cGive up.\u00a0 There\u2019s no use spending another day writing another page nobody is going to read.\u201d\u00a0 Bathe writers in prayer to wash away these negative thoughts of the enemy.\u00a0 Satan and his minions will do everything possible to keep God\u2019s message of love and salvation from being published.<\/p>\n<p><em>Beng Alba Jones, from the Philippines and now in the US, has written nine children\u2019s books and a short novel, plus various articles. 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