For many writer's the height of their
creative endeavor is being published. For some, like me, that’s just the
beginning of the creative experience because unlike our counterpart we seek an
audience not so much because we want to grow our number of friends, which we
do, but because the reason we’ve written is more important than staying out of
sight or earshot of disapproving snubs. For one must be made of sterner stuff
than most, or be blessed as I was when a lady who listened to my Casa de Naomi:
The House of Blessing Presentation at a prerelease party, bought, read, and
fell in love with the story set up an event for me!
To say that this particular
event was auspicious does not fully convey all it meant to me. For having done
similar events for 16 months, give or take, accepting this booking was nothing
new – although the number of those attending (50 to 60) did give me pause.
Aware that my new friend Margaret had spoken with many of her friends about my
book and the event, I was a tad intimidated.
However, all that almost
angst vanished once I began preparing, which was as it needed to be, for
unbeknownst to me, I was about to be friended on Face Book by “OneVoice OneMic”
and asked to appear on that radio show. As I agreed peace settled around me
like an old friend. I had no trepidation whatsoever until I chanced upon their
postings on YouTube! All of a sudden it hit me that dumpy old lady –me had
agreed to be filmed and posted! There was no time to diet, besides if I’m not
into changing for my health I doubted that I could survive another, “You don’t
want that!” attitude fighting within me!
No! I knew just what I
needed! I prayed! That’s right I prayed to Yeshua Hamashiach (Jesus Christ) and
you know what? He answered me. He didn’t fix me because I didn’t need to be
fixed. He calmed me. Reminding me that he’d already prepared me for the YouTube
taping of “One Voice OneMic” by giving me a group of gals that were eagerly
awaiting my visit.
So as I prepared, last
Thursday when Margaret picked me up, and throughout my presentation at South Shores
Church
I relied upon God to show me
what his good and perfect will was for me, and waited until he did. Now that
I’ve gotten my marching orders I’m as thrilled as can I be, so doing that one
thing that most authors can’t after all I’ve done that I shouldn’t have been
able to do was just icing on the proverbial cake.
Want
at bite? Ok! Today I’m nibbling on Romans 8:37 which says, ... in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who
loved us.
Having trouble believing that
these words were written for you? As you walk the property at South Shores
Church 32712 Crown Valley Parkway Dana Point,
CA 92629 think about the faith of those who bought that land when all they
could see was PCH. Then feel the serenity and experience the beauty of the
place as you stop and gaze out upon what has been built since the foundation of
this church was laid all those years ago. Then let God speak to your heart as only he can.
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