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I love my nieces and their friends. I pray for them every day, asking the Lord to make them strong-hearted and devoted to Him, free from the bondage of comparison. Because I know how painful comparison can be. My guess is that you do too. Comparison gets us nowhere fast. Because when we are looking... Read the Post The post 72: When You Are Stuck appeared first on Nika Maples.

When book coaching clients tell me that they don’t have enough time to write, my answer is simple: What if that is okay? Let’s get real. On the face of things, we all know we are lying to ourselves a little bit when we say we don’t have enough time. Because time is the only... Read the Post The post 71: When You Don’t Have Enough Time appeared first on Nika Maples.

Writers, we have to start by asking ourselves whose job it is to love us. It is not your publisher’s job to love you. It is not your literary agent’s job to love you. It is not your reader’s job to love you. It is not your friends’ job to love you. It is not... Read the Post The post 70: 3 Secrets to Feeling Accepted appeared first on Nika Maples.

Most people struggle with indecision. "Deciding" is the hardest thing about writing a book. That is why I have tried to become good at decision-making. That doesn’t mean that I am a robot, completely controlled by God. But it means that I can be a disciple, who has surrendered control to God. What does that... Read the Post The post 69: The Hardest Thing About Writing a Book appeared first on Nika Maples.

A lot of writers tell me that God has called them to write, but they feel unworthy. The feeling of unworthiness keeps them stuck, never moving forward. Here is a new way to think about it. Maybe God is inviting you to come out and play. It has nothing to do with worthiness and everything... Read the Post The post 68: What If God Is Inviting You to Play appeared first on Nika Maples.

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Have you ever seen those t-shirts that use a bold font to list four ubiquitous names that are instantly recognizable when they are listed together? Like John, Paul, George, and Ringo. Or Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer. Or Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Well, I was thinking about those shirts the other day. I was... Read the Post The post 64: You Belong appeared first on Nika Maples.

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When it comes to your writing, just because you have never been able to fish your book before, doesn’t mean that you won’t be able to finish it. Don’t look to your past to predict your future. Just because your work has been rejected in the past doesn’t mean you always will be. Don’t look... Read the Post The post 62: What You’ve Always Known Won’t Be Enough appeared first on Nika Maples.

Do you think you are behind? It could be that you have forgotten to multiply the miraculous work of Jesus on your behalf. No wonder you think you’re behind. You’ve found the formula of failure, and for some reason you continue to calculate yourself as the most significant factor. But arriving at the answer that... Read the Post The post 61: You Are Not Behind appeared first on Nika Maples.

In this episode, Nika shares about her trip to the hospital and how her friends saved her life. After fighting COVID for 22 days, she recovered beautifully. And learned some key lessons about what to embrace and what to give up. The post 60: COVID Lessons, Pt. 2 appeared first on Nika Maples.

In this episode, Nika shares about her recent experience with COVID, during which she learned how important it is to let true friends into our lives, even when there is more chaos than we'd like for anyone to see. When people offer to help or give, they can be trusted to make their own decisions.... Read the Post The post 59: COVID Lessons, Pt. 1 appeared first on Nika Maples.

(Part 5 of 5) Have you ever made a long list of New Year’s goals that were never really met? In this series, Nika shares a five-step process that she has followed for the last twenty-six years to set and meet spirit-led goals with a God-confident mindset. In the final episode of this series, you... Read the Post The post [Archive] 58: How to Make Five Goals and Take Action appeared first on Nika Maples.

(Part 4 of 5) Have you ever made a long list of New Year’s goals that were never really met? In this series, Nika shares a five-step process that she has followed for the last twenty-six years to set and meet spirit-led goals with a God-confident mindset. In this episode, you will learn practical steps... Read the Post The post [Archive] 57: How to Declare Truth Over Your Life appeared first on Nika Maples.

(Part 3 of 5) Have you ever made a long list of New Year’s goals that were never really met? In this series, Nika shares a five-step process that she has followed for the last twenty-six years to set and meet spirit-led goals with a God-confident mindset. In this episode, you will learn to recognize... Read the Post The post [Archive] 56: How to Be Still and Listen to the Lord appeared first on Nika Maples.

(Part 2 of 5) Have you ever made a long list of New Year’s goals that were never really met? In this series, Nika shares a five-step process that she has followed for the last twenty-six years to set and meet spirit-led goals with a God-confident mindset. In this episode, you will learn how to... Read the Post The post [Archive] 55: How to Take a Personal Inventory appeared first on Nika Maples.

(Part 1 of 5) Have you ever made a long list of New Year’s goals that were never really met? In this series, Nika shares a five-step process that she has followed for the last twenty-six years to set and meet spirit-led goals with a God-confident mindset. In this episode, you will learn to use... Read the Post The post [Archive] 54: How to Stop Beating Yourself Up appeared first on Nika Maples.

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