The purpose of this book is to bring God into the lives of those who misunderstand Christianity. There are also those who deny the existence of a spiritual realm, or if they don’t deny it, they imagine it to be many things that it is not. If I were reading this my first question right off the bat would be “Why are you writing this? Why should I believe you? What authority do you have to interpret the Bible?
The only answer I have, is that God told me to write it down. As bizarre as that sounds even to me, I can’t deny it any longer. I do not want to write this, but God won’t let me forget. I’ve been avoiding writing this for many years, doubting over and over that maybe I’m imagining God telling me to do this. Who am I?
I can only guess or assume why God has put this task on my plate. Maybe this message of his only needs to reach one person in the whole world and that one person will take it from there and do something with it, or maybe my writing this is just for me. Maybe this is God’s way of growing my faith and understanding. Nevertheless, I know that God is insisting that I write.
It reminds me of how my mother would call me frequently whenever I was supposed to do something and ask me, “Have you done it yet? Have you called the doctor? You need to call the doctor. It’s important, please call the doctor.” A few days later she’d call and ask me again, “Have you paid that bill? Have you called the doctor? Whatever it might be.
It doesn’t matter if I want to do it. It doesn’t matter if I even agree with her that I should do it. The point is, that she continuously harasses me and nags me to do something. She loves me. She wants what is good for me. That’s how I feel that God has been speaking to me. I guess that at some point, a person decides to just do the thing that they are being asked to do, in order to stop the other from constantly reminding them to do it.
Why Me?
I’ve been told in the past, that I should be a counsellor, because I explain things so well. I seem to have the ability to understand differing points of view and bring clarity so that others can understand. It’s sort of like how a mediator, or translator becomes the conduit for communication. So, bear with me throughout this book. Feel free to doubt anything I say, for I am only human. If God does not give me the words, then whatever I say will be proved false.
Yet I also know that God will prove the truth to any individual who asks to know, so ask. That’s what prayer is, asking God. I’ve found that God answers if I listen. I also know that God blesses people, which means compensation and reward. Even though I have known this, I have stalled. I’m a rebel at heart, and that has probably caused me to miss out on any number of blessings, but that’s just how it has been.
An old hymn’s words describe my path well, “I have decided, to follow Jesus, no turning back, no turning back” As a follower, I simply have to go where God is telling me to go, and do what he is telling me to do. I truly hope that whatever I write and whatever you read reveals to you understanding that you needed to hear, to have what you asked for, that God wants you to know, or that will comfort you. Be Blessed.
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