Quite often when I'm having trouble with one of my projects, the answer will come to me during worship at church. Once I dreamed the answer to a problem I was having after praying about it that night. This is usually how I discover the message or theme of the project. Does this sort of inspiration happen to anyone else?

I get a lot of writing inspiration (or just general motivation to finish the writing I already have ) in/after church, probably because being with God renews my will to live.

God is a creative God, and being around Him makes us creative. But I also believe that if God is pleased with your project (including your writing), He'll give you the inspiration and "supplies" to get it done.

I've had ideas come to me in church, but I've attributed that more to my mind being contrary and giving me an idea when I shouldn't be paying attention to that.

On the other hand, I've noticed that when my "daily walk" has been at its worst (when I have been most stubbornly resistant to God's commands), my writing---and in particular my poetry, which is of all my work the least amenable to step-by-step-whether-I-feel-inspired-or-not progress---has tended to come to a stop as well.

And being of strong Reformed convictions, I am convinced that everything that I produce that is any good is by God's grace, whether I can see any "direct inspiration" or not.

I used to think that when I got ideas in church, I was "being bad" and not focusing. Then I noticed the difference in quality, theme-wise, and the specific-ness of the ideas. They seem a little more inspired than the ones I usually get.

But it makes sense, if God gives us the talent to write and wants us to use it, why wouldn't He wanted to be involved and help out?