Wishing a Heart-to-Heart Talk with God?
I recall as a young girl, wanting to talk with God. I was blessed with a vivid imagination, so it wasn’t all that hard for me to imagine many conversations. I used what I learned in Sunday School and in church for guidelines as to what God might say to me when I asked Him my many chatterbox questions.
As I learned to read and memorize Bible passages for myself, that grasp of what God was like, and what He was saying to me became clearer and more sure. Only later I realized that because God is a Spirit, we can only communicate with Him, and His Son Jesus, via our spirit. A sanctified imagination is very useful in this relationship with Someone we cannot see or hear audibly. The fact that this happens on a spiritual plane does not make it any less valuable. Rather, it is the most important relationship of our whole lives.
When family and friends did not understand me, I was always confident that my Lord God did, and He had the ability and time to give me undivided attention whenever I was ready to turn towards Him. I could spill out all my thoughts and questions without fear of a scolding or rebuke. I knew I wasn’t perfect; there was nothing I could say or do to hide that. But the Lord loved me and wanted to help me become better! It was safe to be totally honest and real with Him.
Before my teens were done, I was living out vicariously great exploits I would do for my Lord once I had opportunity. Somehow that seemed to be tied in my mind with growing up and living in the city. That’s where I would overcome shyness and be all that I could see I ought to be. Those vivid daydreams set a standard for what I would expect as the norm for my life.
When I finally got to working in the city, and yes, as a telephone operator, just as I had imagined, it was a bit of a shock when not all that I had pictured in my head came to pass. However, I had a strong habit of talking everything over with my dear, Best Friend, the Lord Jesus, and that became my coping mechanism for everything I encountered.
After a while I realized that though not all the scenes that passed through my head were prophecies, they would make a great book - a book that would show others the amazing value of a relationship with the Lord God such as I had. I was still somewhat afraid people would poo-poo my dream of writing a book, so I did that in secret. Every time I re-wrote and edited it I learned more about writing. I could see my growth from one manuscript to the next!
Four years later I went to Ontario, hoping to publish it, only to discover that I still had more things to learn. After about 19 re-writes I was sure God was asking me to go back home to care for my parents. I had taken on too many extra vocations, so the complete break was necessary to get me back to writing.
To make a long story short, after my thirtieth re-write and polishing edit I was ready to publish it and found a way to get online and learn all about this new phase of getting this book out. In 2001 I made a Publish-on-Demand (POD) deal with Booklocker.com. They print it as fast as orders come in (ah, the wonders of this modern publishing era), and I must do the promotion and marketing of my book.
As a result I’ve taught myself web-design and some marketing and promotion skills, but I’m still honing and developing these. My caregiving era for my parents is over, and now I am going to press ahead to become an effective marketer and promoter of my book.
If you have long wished you could have some heart-to-heart talks with God, this book will show you through the adventures of the main character, Ruthe Veer, who gets to experience the scenes I daydreamed about in my teens, and demonstrates that kind of lifestyle. I like to think that you’ll say to yourself - “Hey, I could talk with the Lord like that too!”
Visit these links to get a taste of my novel, Ruthe’s Secret Roses:
Read sample chapters of my first novel online, starting at the index
Order the e-book to download and read on your computer; Order page (or if you email me, we can make a deal and I’ll send it to you on CD).
You can order the softcover paperback from Booklocker.com