What Was God's Intent?

I got this awesome picture in my head. It is of humanity being created to fellowship with God and be His family on earth. I got a picture of us humans having a relationship with God as children and Daddy. We exist everyday to make Him happy just by being with Him. He knew us before we were in our mothers’ wombs.

When did we go from being on this earth to hang out with God and be his family to fighting for our lives? I mean, it seems that we have gone from the pleasure of knowing Him to thinking He wants the worst for us. The picture we see of our existence is so bleak. We expect the worst out of life when that can’t be why Father, God, created us.

I know there will be persecution for His names’ sake. It has to be so because not everyone believes in Him. However, I can’t imagine He created us to struggle. Why would He do that? We work so hard to be “right” that we neglect the most important thing, being in relationship with Him. In the beginning, before sin entered the earth, man was connected to God. They walked together in the dew of the morning. That means they hung out with each other. What an awesome relationship.

It’s like me and my best friend or me and my husband. We hang out and enjoy each other’s company. We don’t have to struggle to have a relationship; it happens naturally because of the connection. I don’t believe I have to do special things to get my friends or husband to love me. They just do because of the relationship. In like wise, I do special things for them because of our relationship. I want to see the smile on their faces when I do something special for them.

I believe we spend so much time trying not to be attracted to the wiles of this world that we neglect the most important thing, hanging out with God and having a relationship. If we do, when struggles and persecution come, it’s that much more natural to stand up for what we believe in. I believe that it’s possible for His love to emanate through us in such a way that people will be drawn to Him. I also believe that His love for us can propel us to do things for Him we wouldn’t normally do just to see Him smile.

This life has inherent struggles because of the nature of humanity. If we could get back to the life God intended when he created man, we could get back to the original intent God had for us. More real than individual destiny will be our concept of existence for a purpose, pleasing Him. God, help us to see that you created us for more than persecution, poverty, and struggle. Help us to see that you created us for connection with you so that we can have everything you own at our disposal. Help us to see that the realm in which you live is more real than the land on which we stand and that unseen things govern the seen things. Help us to see your kingdom and what it means to “serve” you. Help us to understand the purpose for Christ’s dying on the cross, not so we can be persecuted, but so we can live in unison with you in relationship like you meant from the beginning.

Riches and Honor

My first publishing project is a book by my good friend Linda Newberry called Riches and Honor: Transform Your Life with God's Powerful Word. As a Christian writer, myself, RICHES and HONOR had the same impact on me that Joel Osteen’s book Your Best Life Now had. My life is forever changed as a result of it. This book teaches you how to actively use God’s word to create positive change in your life.

RICHES and HONOR merges the time-honored principles of Napoleon Hill’s Think & Grow Rich with the practical disciplines of Bruce Wilkinson’s The Prayer of Jabez.

Linda delves deep into the meaning of Isaiah 60 and paints a poignant picture of success for readers. Having lived through financial disaster and near mental collapse, Linda has created a significant positive net worth as a result of the amazing affirmation created from God’s words to His people. Unlike Think & Grow Rich, that only tells readers what needs to change, RICHES and HONOR is an actual tool that can be used every day to bring about the change recommended by Mr. Hill.

Everyone who loved The Prayer of Jabez will indeed appreciate the power of the words in Isaiah 60 to transform their lives. Much like Jabez, RICHES and HONOR offers a specific tool to be used during meditation time to create altered thinking. It is a daily affirmation based on the in-depth translation of the scripture. Use this affirmation as a daily devotional, small group study tool, or make it a gift!

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Writers' Paradise

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