They Say that Publishing a Book is Like Giving Birth to an Elephant, Only Harder. We’ll see!
In her book, “ Because He Lives,” Gloria Gaither said, “Ultimately, writers write because they have no choice. Even if no one ever read or praised or bought her writing, a writer would have to write.”
Most of what I’ve written or journaled or put to music will never be read by others. They were just words that bubbled up from my heart onto paper; passions that forced their way out by internal pressure that HAD to find expression!
But for anyone who is interested, this is what’s going on with me now…
Some years ago, after what I consider the darkest period of my life, the Lord took me aside, away from the ministry I had done for years, and it was then that He taught me the deep, inner meaning of His covenant love; what it means to have a covenant partner who has my back always….whose love is merciful and unconditional and longs to show itself in acts of kindness…
Faithful love… love that is right there even when it has every reason not to be!
It changed my life forever!
What it did to me could never in a million years have been contained!
It began to flow out of my heart onto paper…
And it became a 13 week Bible study;
“Jesus, It was Always You; A Study of the Love of God Revealed Through His Covenants.”
I began to teach it…
I’ve taught it to young people and women. Over 300 women have done the study now.
Every single time, the women tell me the same thing…
That it changed their lives just like it did mine; that every Christian should do this study.
That’s why I’m going to a writers conference this week. I have appointments with two publishers.
I have no earthly idea what I’m doing! I write! I don’t sell!
Some of the publishers seem to want to publish folks who are fairly well known. I get that. But well known, I’m not.
Never in my life have I wanted to promote myself or anything I’ve done. But folks, I tell you with every fiber of my being that I KNOW where this study came from! It has NOTHING to do with me! NOTHING! He filled me up and it just bubbled out.
So… my opinion, and I reckon everybody’s got one, is that those publishers would be wise to take this thing! The fruit it’s borne speaks for itself!
But hey, y’all!
It’s GOD’S and I’m GOD’S and He can do whatever He wants to with what is His.
Having a book published will not make me a writer. I AM a writer! It would not validate me…
My covenant partner’s already done a fine job of that!
If my study is refused, it will not invalidate me.
I’m just a simple girl that is loved WAAAY BIG!
So that’s the story….
And I’ll be back soon with “the rest of the story.”