So, as I have released one eBook and am working on my three websites with one print book on the cusp of release with a second ready to begin editing and preparing for the process that will lead to its release I have been distracted with how I will get all these things out into public view.
You see, without realizing it, I became ambitious. Today is Oct 16, 2024 and I came to this realization yesterday on my way to the day job.
The works involved started with GOD telling me years ago to produce a set of lessons for Christians new and old. Lessons on the foundations of what we need to know to navigate the world in this century. I processed a lot and made a lot of notes. I collected quite a bit of basic guidelines.
Early this year GOD told me to write a book “Easy Foundations for Christian Living, by David.” Everything that became part of that book was already living in my head and heart. It didn’t take any research work at all, save for checking a couple scriptures for accuracy. I kind of argued with GOD about why should I do such a work. It is highly unlikely anyone will ever read it. GOD said to leave that to Him. I am supposed to write it and when ever, if ever, He wants someone to read it for His reasons…He would make sure they found it.
As that book became ready for release into the world I was inspired to do the websites and eBook. There is no way to verify this, but it seems to me these were all Divinely inspired. So I used to do online marketing and understand a bit about that world. And I am ready to start promoting and advertising at least the eBook. And I want to get the websites fleshed out and these paper books written and released so I can promote and advertise them as well.
Its odd, but I have felt GOD pulling away from me over the last few weeks while thinking about how to do the promoting. Maybe it was “The spirit of the prophet is subject to the prophet.” That just means that even if GOD gets us to do something we are sometimes allowed to do it our way. When I drive somewhere, I don’t have to pray about every intersection asking GOD if I should turn or go straight. I get to just choose and do. That is my spirit being subject to me. However it sometimes becomes, “GOD helps those that help themselves” which is when someone stops trusting in GOD and starts doing things for themselves because He doesn’t seem to be moving fast enough.
These books and websites though, are a different story. I had no intention of doing any outside of GOD compelling me to do them. And no, He didn’t take over my body or my will and just do stuff through me. I have to be a willing participant in any work He does through me. He just inspired me from out of the blue.
I’m getting long winded here so lets bring it home. Some statement someone made made me realize I was doing the very thing I accuse Christian Leaders of. I let my ambition get ahold of me. I started making plans on how to promote. What and where to advertise.
And none of this was prompted by GOD.
He told me to do the works. He didn’t tell me to push any of this work out to the world. Maybe that will change in the future, but for now at least I will just keep working on these written works and let GOD worry about who will read them.
Later readers.