Abortion, A Tough Subject

I am critical of my writing. I am currently working on 5 different plays. I started with the ambition of finishing one. As I worked on this first piece I started to ridicule its creativity. I came up with other ideas and tried to work on those. I had the hope that they would be an improvement. Now I have a lot of unfinished plays that I am unsatisfied with. I brought this frustration to God. I went to take a nap and I said to myself, "God you can give me an idea in my sleep." I had a short dream about abortion. Before I had this dream God spoke to me about writing a play about abortion. I was listening to a speaker and I was moved to write a script about abortion. I knew such a subject would be powerful. Just as this thought entered my mind Rachel tapped me on the shoulder. She said, "Have you ever thought about writing a play about abortion?" I took that as confirmation. But as I was writing the play I wasn't feeling moved or successful. I became frustrated. I was ready to give up on writing a play about abortion. Then in the dream one of my friends started explaining to me why I should get an abortion. Then I heard an unrecognizable voice that said, "You don't know anything about abortion. You don't know anything." I took this dream as another confirmation that I should write a play addressing abortion. But, I think this dream is encouraging me to educate myself about what exactly takes place. I need to be more informed before I write a successful play. There is a down side to researching this topic. I have cried numerous times. I have been disgusted numerous times as well. When I read the actual abortion procedures I had to take a break. What they do is violent. It can't be termed surgery. It is murder. Now that I am becoming more informed I am also becoming more passionate. Passion is a necessary key to writing a good work of literature.

I have two play contest I am planning on entering. One is for the Civic Theater here in Fort Wayne. The other contest is for Taylor University Fort Wayne. These are great opportunities to not just write a great play, but possibly have it performed. I am trying to stay humble and not get my hopes up. But, I am not going to pretend like winning isn't a desire. I want to win so my message can be heard. To win I must be critical, diligent, passionate, and lean on the Spirit's leading. If you have room in your prayer journal add this request to the list.