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Writers’ avoidance

woman writing

woman writing

Writers love to write, but sometimes they avoid writing. They do everything under the sun but write. 

For example, I have a looming deadline from my writing/business coach Shelley Hitz in her Beta Author Audience Academy‘s coaching program.

I have to FINISH my new eBook by the end of THIS week! I knew it was coming up fast, but didn’t realize the deadline was so soon!

Yesterday, I was a little freaked out about this and so not inspired to write. So what did I do? I winded up watching an action movie on Netflix. (I don’t even like action movies!)

See what I mean? Writers’ avoidance. And I’m not even a procrastinator-I hate procrastination!

This morning I awoke extra early, very determined to get it done, and posted this on Facebook: “Up and at ’em early. Much to do today! Let’s see how much I can knock out before noon with God’s help, guidance, and anointing.”

Facebook post - at 'em

Facebook post – at ’em

It started out fast. Cooked an egg and the bacon in the Foreman’s Grill, went by the bank, paid a small debt OFF (Praise God!), mailed letters, wrote a speaking presentation, and then I went to Mexican lunch with our daughter Leah. (Mexican food seems to resolve most problems!) Now I’m back home, and trying NOT to slow down -or to avoid writing again!

Staying busy, spending too much time on social media, reworking your website pages, and web surfing are other ways writers avoid writing. Here’s some starting ideas to help you with writing avoidance.

I can’t wait to share the eBook with you, though (once it’s written and published!) I took an informal survey on my Facebook page offering a couple of book topics, and it was unanimous from my friends/peeps.  Shoes won! The eBook will be on my signature talk topic: The Cinderella Story: The Power of Shoes. 

Based on the beloved fairy tale of Cinderella (whose story I relate to a lot), it’s about God not creating you to fit in, but to stand out.

God set you apart and made you to be a woman of influence and impact! Just as the Prince chose Cinderella to be his beautiful, radiant bride, Jesus your Prince has chosen you to be His. Walk in your own unique glass slippers – your Divine purpose and calling. 

Okay, now to finish this eBook!

 

March 19, 2015 by
Blog, Faith, Marriage, prayer, Speaking, Spiritual Gifts, Writing

Exchange your old slippers for glass slippers

This week I was hammering a picture into the wall that is above the stairs that lead to the downstairs recreation room (Ray’s “man cave”), and when I finished, I tripped on my slippers that I wear to keep my feet warm in winter.

I fell forward, rolling down several stairs, hitting my left cheekbone, left shoulder, left wrist, and left knee.

This is the first time something like this has ever happened and the fall scared me. I am thankful that God protected me and I didn’t get a concussion, a broken bone, or wasn’t more seriously injured.

(I threw the backless slippers away and am getting a new kind that have a back. I also anointed the staircase’s walls and prayed the blood of Jesus over the stairs, asking God to dispatch angels up and down the stairs, and for His protection and blessing over our home, our children’s and grandchildren’s homes and property. You and I have to be wise to the enemy’s devices.)

Here’s a pic of the impact to and rug burn on my left cheekbone (it is healing and I’m praying it doesn’t leave a scar).

impact rug burn on cheekbone

impact and rug burn on cheekbone

Here’s a pic of my scraped knee.

scraped knee

scraped knee

My left shoulder wasn’t very red but it is hurting the most.

shoulder

shoulder

I still have a small bruise on my wrist and knee, a rug burn on my cheekbone, and my left shoulder and left wrist still hurt. My shoulder needs the most prayer. 

I texted my husband Ray at work and he came by our house to check on me for injuries. (What a guy!) He didn’t believe I had a concussion, and advised me to keep ice on and off on my cheekbone, wrist, and shoulder. I posted on Facebook for friends to pray for me. 

One of my friends from Sunday small group, Dan Zacharias, posted on my Facebook wall a word which I believe was right on.

First he said, ” Praying. Any connection to those glass slippers you posted earlier? I’m not trying to be funny, just wondering.” (I had posted earlier that I was thinking of having another Cinderella women’s conference in spring 2015.)

Then when I asked what he meant and thought he was onto something, he replied, “Beth, I don’t know what it means, if anything. Perhaps prophetically you (or believers in general) are to exchange your old slippers that trip you up, for glass slippers and step up into the Kingdom. Just a thought.“

Dan Zacharias' comment on Facebook

Dan Zacharias’ comment on Facebook

Please understand, that I have been attending Dave and Ruth Christian’s small group (home church) for over a year now, and Dan has shared words of encouragement with me and others that were extremely accurate…so he isn’t just some random person on the street who gave me a prophetic word. The Bible says, “Test all things; hold fast what is good.” (1 Thessalonians 5:21, NKJV)  Dan has a reliable prophetic history. I trust that he hears God’s voice. I believe this was a word from God, for me and all believers.

How is the enemy Satan tripping you up to hinder or stop you from your purpose in Christ? He attacks God’s people in many ways, including:

  • Discouragement
  • Distractions
  • Anger
  • Fears
  • Envy/jealousy/comparing yourself with others
  • Entertainment (T.V., movies, internet)
  • Relationship conflicts
  • Financial struggles
  • Health issues
  • Job/career challenges
  • Problems in ministry
  • Accidents/disasters
  • Feelings of unworthiness/low self-esteem
  • Sin
  • Guilt/false guilt
  • Laziness/apathy/cynicism
  • Eating disorders (anorexia, bulemia, gluttony)
  • In-law difficulties/Family strife
  • ______________________ (You fill in the blank.)

 Which of these are tripping you up?

Another thing Dan said which really encouraged me was that the reason Satan attacks me is because I am a warrior for God. “Warriors like you get wounded, get back up and defeat the enemy. You are a testimony and encouragement to many people.”

Dan Zacharias- warrior word

Dan Zacharias- warrior word

 

 This is true. Satan hates the people of God. He is doing all he can to kill, steal and destroy – to keep us from fulfilling God’s calling for our lives. But through Christ we are unstoppable!

We fall. We get back up. We defeat Satan by the blood of Jesus, the word of our testimony, and through laying down our lives. (Revelation 12:11)

It is time for you to exchange your slippers that trip you up for the beautiful, Divinely-Designed glass slippers – your unique purpose and mission from God.

Cinderella knew that to go to the ball, she couldn’t wear her old rags and old slippers. She needed a new dress and new shoes. The fairy godmother provided a beautiful new gown and extraordinary glass slippers. She stood out among the rest of the women attending the ball and danced with the prince.

She had to run away at midnight before everything changed, but she left behind a glass slipper. He was determined to find the owner of the glass slipper and his servants discovered that was Cinderella. Cinderella was the one he wanted to marry.

She became the radiant bride of the Prince. Just as the Prince chose Cinderella to be his bride, Jesus our Prince has chosen you and me to be His glorious Bride.

Beth Jones, International Speaker The Cinderella Story: The Power of Shoes

Beth Jones, International Speaker

Get up! It’s time to walk in your glass slippers – your unique shoes (purpose). Remove whatever obstacles or hindrances are keeping you from doing what God said for you to do. Ask God what those obstacles are that are standing in the way between you and God and your purpose/life assignment.

Exchange your old slippers for your glass slippers; step out in faith and do what God has called you to do and to be!

*******

Thank you to all who prayed for me after the fall. I appreciate your prayers so much!

Please keep praying for my left shoulder and left wrist, and that my face will completely heal with no scarring.

Thanks so much to my family and friends who cover me in prayer-and to God, my protector and healer!

November 22, 2014 by
Blog, Faith, Marriage, Parenting, prayer, Speaking, Spiritual Gifts

The Cinderella Story: The Power of Shoes live event

Do you love shoes? I do, too! A girl can never have too many shoes! But you were created to wear your own shoes, no one else’s!

It’s time to walk in….The Power of Your Unique Shoes! Your God-designed, unique purpose. Your gifts and talents. What you have to offer the world. There is no one else like you!

dress shoes

Presenting Beth Jones’ Signature Talk

The Cinderella Story: The Power of Shoes

Children and adults alike enjoy fairy tales. They’re interesting and fun, and Cinderella is a fave for women.

When unpackaged by Beth Jones, this is the Cinderella story with a fun, unique twist.

Have you ever felt as if you didn’t fit in? Like everyone else was having all the fun, like Cinderella felt? Her wicked stepmother and wicked stepsisters told her she couldn’t go to the ball with the rest of the girls to dance with the prince, for him to choose his royal bride.

Maybe you’ve felt that way, too. Lonely. Always on the outside looking in. The girl who lost her shoe. Little did Cinderella know THE POWER OF SHOES…how it would change her destiny. Just as walking in your shoes – your unique purpose, your great potential – can change yours!

There’s no one else in history or on earth like you. Just as nobody else could fit into the glass slippers but Cinderella, only you can walk in your beautiful shoes (your unique purpose and calling)!

The reason you’ve never fit in is because you aren’t supposed to; you were born to STAND OUT! You were created by God to be in this world, but not of it. Come learn about the story of Cinderella as never told before! Watch as Beth visually demonstrates this story with a funky ball dress, beautiful shoes and other fun, visual props.

God wants to raise you up out of the cinder ashes of your life – the pain of the past, the sins, the distractions, the busyness, and the overwhelm – for you to experience the abundant life God promised, as His royal daughter.

 

Why Come to this Event?

This is a beautiful, classy event made just for you – today’s busy, Christian woman, who needs time out for relaxation and fun. You will discover that God has a Divinely-Designed, unique purpose and incredible destiny for your life.

You’ll be encouraged, refreshed, and empowered to step into the unique “shoes” God has for you and to walk in your purpose. You don’t have to feel less than…not good enough…to be envious or jealous of anyone else, or compare yourself. You were born to STAND OUT.

You’ll be motivated to use the gifts and skills God has given you to be a woman of influence and impact on others eternally. God wants you to live an exciting, adventurous life you LOVE!

If you have always felt like you were on the outside looking in, but want to find your perfect place that God has created just for you, this is the event for you. You were born to STAND APART as a leader. You have been INVITED and CHOSEN by Jesus, The Prince of Peace, to be embraced by Him as His Beautiful, Royal Bride.

Bride and Groom in vineyard
Don’t you love the Cinderella story? I relate so much to Cinderella! My Cinderella story shows how God truly makes beauty out of ashes. (Isaiah 61:1-3)

Transparently sharing my painful, arduous journey of childhood sexual and physical abuse, 3 abortions, and adulterous relationships to the strong faith I have today in Jesus Christ which sustained me through the fiercest storms, my inspiring Cinderella story is one of the power of God’s love, forgiveness, and healing.

At this event if you open your heart to God and say YES to Him, you will be transformed with His love to choose forgiveness (of God, yourself, and others), to walk in daily freedom, pursuing your unique and specific God-designed purpose, and to accelerate in personal development and spiritual fruitfulness, using your gifts for God’s glory.

 

Details:

Speaker: Beth Jones will be the keynote and only speaker at this event.  Her speaking has been described by attendees as, “Powerful. Intense. Real. Truthful. Dynamic.”

Where: DoubleTree Hotel, 10100 College Boulevard, Overland Park, Kansas, 66210-1462, TEL: +1-913-451-6100

Parking: Free, in the front of the hotel.

When: Saturday, September 20, 2014

Time:10:30 a.m. CST to 1:00 p.m. CST

Dress:Come as you desire, for God loves you just the way you are. You are loved, a royal daughter of the King.

Meal: Lunch (included with registration) served at 11:30 a.m. CST.

With your paid registration fee, you’ll be entered into

 a drawing to win a “Cinderella princess” pampering day!

 You alone, out of everyone in the room, will be blessed with:

 

  • a free copy of my new book, Promises In The Dark: One Woman’s Search for Authentic Love
  •  a free Mary Kay Satin Skin for hands lotion 
  •  a free facial or makeover
  •  a free hairstyle or haircut
  • a free, hour-long massage

 You will feel cherished, relaxed, and rejuvenated.

Event limited to only 25 women.
 

Save your seat NOW! Early Bird Price Just $50

 

After August 13, price goes up to $75!
 




 

Are you a vendor, such as Mary Kay, Scentsy, or Thirty-One Gifts, and would like to display your products to sell at this beautiful, elegant event? Spread the word about your business in Kansas City’s hub, Overland Park, KS!

 

Vendor Tables now available! (3 options)

Vendor Table A – $25
Table Display with Brochure Ad and Advertising in Beth Jones’ Ezine and on her website at BethJones.net.
Just click on the Paypal button below to secure your table today.



Vendor Table B – $50
Table Display with Brochure Ad, Advertising in Beth Jones’ Ezine, social media promotion (2 times daily the week before the event), and promotion of your business during Beth Jones’ presentation talk.
Just click on the Paypal button below to secure your table today!



  Vendor Table C – $100

Table Display with Large Brochure Ad, Advertising in Beth Jones’ Ezine, a social media blast (4 times daily during week before event), and promotion of your business during Beth Jones’ presentation talk.
Just click on the Paypal button below to secure your table today!



 Please note:

Babies and children are so precious to God! But due to no nursery being available, we ask that you leave babies (if possible) and children in the care of a loving caregiver for this event.

We all love furry babies! But other than service animals, no pets are allowed at this event. 

Smoking allowed in designated areas of the hotel, but not in the event meeting room.

If you have any questions, email me at bethjones612@gmail.com.

I can’t wait to see you there! This is a beautiful, elegant event that you don’t want to miss! Tell a friend who can be blessed by this renewing Cinderella experience, too.

Beth Jones, International Speaker

Beth Jones, International Speaker

 

Beth Jones, International Speaker

www.BethJones.net

August 4, 2014 by