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His Promise
” Listen to me carefully.
Stop running aimlessly in every direction, calm down and stand still, I have something important to say to you. You can count on one thing… my love for you. I love you!
Look around you, there is nothing to fear because I am here by your side… always, no matter what.You are not alone.
You are one strong and beautiful soul, if only you were able to see all the beauty there is in you, you would stop feeling so worthless.
You need to heal; your pain will go away, trust me. I will be there to assist you with that, I will help you stand up again and then you and I will walk together, side by side.
Your days of rejection are over and you won’t be left behind. ”
– God
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
John 15:16 (KJV)
His Work in Your Life
Have you ever felt this eerie sense that you clearly see how He is working in your life?
It happened to me this weekend. I was done reading a book (an essay rather than a novel) on the life of Jesus-Christ; and my husband came to me with a question. Once he voiced it, I could feel how special a moment this was; it was a divinely choreographed moment.
God has been guiding him in a most peculiar way, and my husband asked me why He was doing so. Then it hit me like a brick; I knew God’s purpose in doing that. I said to him, “He’s doing it this way to teach you to trust Him. He also wants you to develop your relationship with Him, and that’s His way to tell you. Following His teachings will also show you your own capacity and grow your self-esteem. It will make you, and others, see that you are, with Him, more capable than anybody thinks, including you.”
For months now, I have been reading how-to blogs and handbooks, attending webinars on writing, and researching the miracle recipe for success and I am nowhere near feeling I am adequate for the job. Oh, I did learn many invaluable things about the art of writing, but I am just overwhelmed with the impossibility of task before me.
I understand practice makes perfect, and I can fathom how something very much imperfect can fulfill its specific purpose; yet I do not feel up to par and can only say that it will all be His doing. Whatever I touch on my own will not amount to anything.
With this said, I figured that I have to do my part, which means I have to learn the craft, I have to write, and I have to have faith in Him, in His work with me. He knew me before He made me; what else do I need to know?
I know what I will gain from doing the work He is asking me to do, but I cannot see how this could help somebody else. This part belongs to Him.
And now, while writing this blog, I see He means to do the same thing with me that he did with my husband; on a different level mind you and rather differently, but the purpose is the very same.
Being aware of these things is a blessing, one I am grateful for. Had I not known God’s purpose in doing what He does with both my husband and me, I would have missed one of the ways in which He makes his presence known in our lives.
Thank-you for the blessings You are allowing in my family and for showing me your presence in it. Thank you for allowing me to see Your handy work and your love.
When God is a Business
I browse the Internet every day, and on at least four days out of seven, I research the self-publishing industry, writers’ associations and what not… just about anything related to the task of writing a novel and getting it published.
Needless to say, advice abounds. Everyone (whether individual or associations) has a blog, offers services, holds contests, etc. You name it, you will find it!
This whole thing has me shaking my head; this is all about money. God has become a commercial theme. What happened to wanting to spread stories about God’s love to our peers? What happened to telling stories that soothe the soul and the aching heart? What happened to telling stories about being made whole again through God’s love and blessings? What happened to reminding people that all they need is God, that He loves them? What happened to letting the Holy Spirit work through our words?
The process should be simple; there are too many people involved, too many steps to follow. Only the fittest will survive.
It saddens me to see that there is no room for the innocence of the soul, for the beauty of God’s love painted with words of truth, for the truth in its simplest expression. Publishing is done with a key, one you have to follow, one that gives you the only way to have it done because it has been set up that way.
Personally, I have no choice but letting this endeavor into God’s Hands because He knows (and I know all too well) that I cannot do a thing. I am in over my head. I stare at the finish line, contemplate where I am today, and all that comes to mind is “it will take nothing short of a miracle to get there”.
Thy will be done.
Thanksgiving
Thank you God for your Kindness toward your undeserving servant. Thank you for my good health, my two special and wonderful kids, to whom you gave such beautiful hearts and souls.
Thank you for watching over me while I was away from you, for keeping me safe and bringing to me the people I needed in my life, when I needed them. Thank you for giving them enough love in their hearts to bear with me when I could barely bear being in my own skin.
Thank you most of all for washing my sins away, for allowing me to feel your presence once more, for allowing me to come home.
AMEN.
A Pen for Christian Fiction 