{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Kingdom Writers: A Podcast for Christian Writers of All Genres","title":"Giving Birth to God's Promises","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1489,"description":"Giving Birth to God's Promises\nMother Teresa said, \"I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world.\"\nZechariah\n\"Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God's eyes, careful to obey all of the Lord's commandments and regulations. They had no children because Elizabeth was unable to conceive, and they were both very old.\" - Luke‬ ‭1‬:‭6‬-‭7‬ ‭\n\"He will be a man with the spirit and power of Elijah. He will prepare the people for the coming of the Lord. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and he will cause those who are rebellious to accept the wisdom of the godly.\" - Luke‬ ‭1‬:‭17‬ ‭\n\"Zechariah said to the angel, \"How can I be sure this will happen? I'm an old man now, and my wife is also well along in years.\" - Luke‬ ‭1‬:‭18‬ ‭\nMaybe some of you have said, \"I'm too old to write a book now.\" Maybe you doubt the Lord's ability to birth a powerful message in and through you. Like John the Baptist, our books can help prepare people for the second coming of the Lord and also help turn the hearts of fathers to their children, along with causing the rebellious to accept the wisdom of the godly.\n\"He motioned for a writing tablet, and to everyone's surprise, he wrote, \"His name is John.\" Instantly, Zechariah could speak again, and he began praising God.\"\n‭‭- Luke‬ ‭1‬:‭63‬-‭64‬ ‭\nAs we come to believe what God wants to do in and through us, it could be that our words, like Zechariah's, are finally free to be released again through our pens.\nMary\n\"Mary responded, \"I am the Lord's servant. May everything you have said about me come true.\" And then the angel left her.\" - Luke‬ ‭1‬:‭38‬ ‭\nLike Mary, in her \"messy middle\", we can say \"Emmanuel, meet us where we are — in the messy middle, the doubt, and the longing. Teach us to trust like Mary and say YES even when we can't see the whole story.\"\n\nResources:\nIf you're ready to take a step of faith and finally finish your book, we have a few ways we can help you....","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/1jiEMtb6g77qA3rjoiabk_jVea27mvcW8PQPO9DV7_s/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yMWJi/YmYxM2E2NzViZjhh/NGVlNmI0NDY4ZTMx/ZmEzOS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}