Crossing Paths with a Lion
Writing and preaching are alot of like. You say what you think God wants you to say, but you're never quite sure what people are going to hear and how it is going to impact their lives. The cool thing is that somewhere between words leaving our lips and sound waves hitting their ear drums, the Holy Spirit takes over!
I'm beginning to see the way God wants to use In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day. My sixth sense is that God is really using the book for people who are in transition. I've gotten a lot of emails from people who are graduating or moving or changing jobs or planting a church or beginning a new chapter in life. There is something about transitions that make us feel like we're crossing paths with a lion. Part of you feels like running away. But you know God is calling you to give chase.
One of the greatest feelings as a preacher is when God uses your message to minister to someone in a way you never intended :)
The same is true with writing.
I'm beginning to see the way God wants to use In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day. My sixth sense is that God is really using the book for people who are in transition. I've gotten a lot of emails from people who are graduating or moving or changing jobs or planting a church or beginning a new chapter in life. There is something about transitions that make us feel like we're crossing paths with a lion. Part of you feels like running away. But you know God is calling you to give chase.
One of the greatest feelings as a preacher is when God uses your message to minister to someone in a way you never intended :)
The same is true with writing.
4 Comments:
Another thing to consider is that in one way or another, we're always in some kind of transition...or we aren't and we know we should be. I definitely think that makes your book even more relevant for people.
You nailed it with this post!
A lot of times there are people who are not in transition--and who haven't been in a long time--but who really need to be in transition. I can see this book really striking a chord with that group as well.
It´s unbelievable - I really got a free copy of that book to Germany :-)
Thanx a lot!!!
Jacob
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