David Lee Martin

First times are the most fearsome.

I remember our first child.

Almost born in the car on the way to the hospital, our eldest son’s arrival was fraught with uncertainty. But we made it. So much so three siblings joined him in the following years!

The same is true with creative projects and bringing dreams to birth.

The first is often the most difficult. As a first-time author or creator, you’ll face fears that have been lurking, long dormant and unchallenged until you decide to trample them underfoot and make your move.

But wow, is it worth it!

Facing down your fears and putting your work out into the world is an adventure. God has planted things in your heart that are not intended for you alone. These seeds of life to scatter in life’s field are powerful, but only when they are planted.

That’s why I’m so excited to see two friends of mine who took part in the Anointed Authors program last year publish their first books!

Experiencing the courageous steps that these amazing ladies took, the technical hurdles, inner and outer challenges, and all that goes along with sharing your heart and work with the world, was a great privilege.

Take a look and be sure to support and encourage them!

Here are the links to their debut publications:

Your Hour Of Power With Intention: Discover How To Create A Morning Routine That Works For You Starting With A Great Cup Of Tea And 15 Minutes With God
https://alsoby.me/r/amazon/B0DTYWMLY6

With Hearts Entwined: Light for your journey to intimacy with God
https://alsoby.me/r/amazon/B0DVCFSHN4

The Anointed Authors program is currently closed, but if you’re interested in getting on the waiting list for the next intake later this year, you can do so here: https://christiancreative.academy/anointedauthors

My 11-year-old son rolled his eyes. He’s a sharp cookie, and he informed me that just because something rhymes, it doesn’t make it true!

But I believe that there’s some fire behind the following smoky statement:

“Readers are leaders”

Rarely will you find someone who is consistently growing with no book by their bedside.

However, how are you retaining what you read? Where and how are you recording your insights, key points, and resulting actions inspired by your learning?

What books are you reading right now?

Do you take notes? How and where do you record what you are learning?

I’m interested to know about your learning habits…

The majority of people pull over into life’s layby.

I can understand why. Disappointments can be rather persuasive.

We learn and grow and allow curiosity and adventure to lead, only to later settle for second best and nursing our bruises.

Dreams are parked, hopes are swallowed, and life grinds to a hamster wheel of same-old same-old. The monster of mediocrity eats our ambitions and we find ourselves resigned to “just-the-way-things-are”.

But they’re not!

“Just-the-way-things-are” can change and become something very different indeed.

Thinking forward

“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he” (Proverbs 23:7 KJV).

So said Solomon.

And again,

“The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness” (Proverbs 21:5 KJV)

See the trend here?

Change your thinking, change your life.

Life expands with exposure to new thoughts, different ideas, and allowing curiosity and courage lead us to explore fresh fields.

Keep learning. Don’t ever fall for the lie that it’s too late.

Grow as you go.

Be a doer and be a sower.

Sow words of faith, words that stir courage, words that arouse childlike curiosity, and words that equip you to stand up and fight another day.

Hallelujah!

Once upon a time, there was a man called David.

In the year 2025, something occurred that changed David’s life forever.

The occurrence at the time, though seismic in proportion, was not seen or felt by those around him, but the aftershocks changed the world and no one could deny something remarkable had taken place.

What was the world-shaking event? Many have asked that question in the years that followed.

He finally decided to quit worrying.

He decided to live simply, and simply live.

To share the journey with others.

And always look for ways to help and strengthen his fellow travellers.

• To take 100% responsibility for his present situation,
• evaluate and give consideration to his trajectory,
• prayerfully consider any changes he needed to make to direct his life according to the deepest and most cherished convictions of his heart.
• He was mindful that God had given him agency to change and do things differently if he wanted to.
• All the while entrusting the outcomes to God.

That pivotal year became the year his liberty grew wings, and his words took flight to the far corners of the world.

Wow, what a story that man had to tell!

Sometimes, the simplest decisions have the greatest impact.

Looking back, do you remember 2025? What decisions did you make way back then that led to the life you now enjoy?

Selah,

David

PS: I had the opportunity to interview David a few months ago, in January 2035, where he shares from his heart the most powerful insights that have affected his ten-year journey since those days in 2025.

Listen to the Interview now

Does the story you tell yourself say “Can’t”?

Why not rewrite the narrative and open a new chapter titled, “I can!”

Start with a blank page and begin to write.

Literally.

How would your story flow if your next chapter were titled, “The day everything changed” or “My breakthrough year”?

You know, sometimes the most radical life changes are put in motion when we give ourselves permission to dream.

Shoot me a reply with the title of your next chapter…