God's Validation

I have been putting in so many hours editing that my chronically weak wrists have become quite painful. So I put on my wrist brace, and prayed this really was the final edit. I may have to take some time off before tackling another book. But just when I thought I had written the perfect ending to this latest one, something miraculous happened not once, but twice to change the story. I had to redo the whole thing after that!

Each time, I burst into tears, not out of dismay, but out of amazement that in the midst of my overwhelming fatigue writing this book, God sent some "sign," some amazing validation that He is with me on this. It is not really a book about God, but God is in every word of it.

Still, I wanted to throw the book out the window anyway, so weary of all the work and not certain it is getting any better. Then my brother called me. He told me to put the book away for a couple of weeks, better yet, a month. And don't plan on a publish date before February. He reminded me of what I tell many new writers. When you think you are done, you are not...but you need a period of not looking at it, and then when you return to your manuscript, you will see it with new eyes.

This is a biblical principle as well. Even God rested from His work. He gave us the sabbath rest for a reason. Between the miraculous endings to some of the book's unfinished sections and the encouragement from my brother, I felt God had stepped in to talk me down from great despair. I have been accused many times of "seeing God in everything," and it is true. I do. But that's because He IS. It is so incredibly gracious of Him to make it obvious when I need it the most.

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But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets. (1 Corinthians 2:10 NLT)

So there is still a Sabbath rest for God's people. God rested from his work. Those who enjoy God's rest also rest from their work. So let us make every effort to enjoy that rest. Then no one will fall into sin by following the example of those who didn't obey God. (Hebrews 4:9-11 NIRV)





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