Life lesson #2: We all need a group of editors.
Editors are different from accountability partners. Accountability connotes keeping track; that is the role of an accountant and that is the meaning of the root word. However, 1 Corinthians reminds us that love keeps no accounting (record) of our wrongs. If we love someone we don’t keep track of their faults and failures as an accountant would keep track of every dime spent. That is not love.
An editor does things differently. An editor takes what they are given and offers corrections and suggestions based only what is before them. They do not keep copies of your previous submissions. They may notice patterns, but they do not keep a systematic and conscious account of all that you have done in the past. Their job is to take what is given and get it to better place.
Too many of us have accountability partners. More of us need editors. And we need a group of editors, not just one. When I wrote Holy Rewired, I had input from several people across multiple disciplines. They gave their input, offering criticism on content and grammar. Some were specialized, offering comment on just grammar and others offered comment on the content. But there were several of editors. And the book is better because of their input.
Who are your editors? Who do you trust to partner with the Holy Spirit and get you from where you are to where He wants you to be?
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