{"product_id":"9781469190105","title":"Wisdom For The Journey","description":"Wisdom for the Journey culminates years of periodic, miscellaneous writing.  My desire to write spills over from my love for reading. \u003cbr\u003e  Between reading fascinating books and creating writing projects, I  began to say “Someday, I’ll write a book.” “Someday” dragged on into  years. I finally chose a book title and began to write. Pages of dated  manuscript—filed away in folders—attest to my periodic bouts of  writing. Years go by without a completed manuscript. It seems like the  write-a-book dream had faded.\u003cbr\u003e  Then one day when I least expect it, the “write-a-book dream”  returns—resuscitated and stronger than ever. I hear a voice in my spirit  say “You have a book, books to write before you sleep. You must begin to  write now!”\u003cbr\u003e  Immediately I am moved to start over again, and to forget the  manuscript I had toyed around with for so long. Wisdom for the Journey is  the title that erupts from that voice. With it comes a mandate, “Go all the  way this time—on to a published book.\u003cbr\u003e  Suddenly, my self-talk is activated and I say to myself “Here I go  again—back to the writing track. How many times have I been here  before? I must not allow history to repeat itself again” When the self-talk  stops, I realize that I need some way to ensure that I stay on course, keep  procrastination away, and finish the book this time. The idea floods my  mind that making a writing vow to God would give me assurance. I search  the Bible for wisdom on making vows. Many people of the Bible have  made them. Some of their vows have been foolishly made and produced  unfavorable consequences. The eleventh chapter of Judges records such a  vow. Jephthah, a great warrior, made a vow that results in the death of  his only child. Not wanting to make a mistake, I search the scriptures for  more wisdom. Scriptures teach that: vows are voluntary, but very serious;  carry as much force as a written contract ; and are unbreakable. (Deut.  23:21, 23)\u003cbr\u003e  Wisdom’s bottom line is: If you make a vow to God you must pay it.  The Lord demands it. There are no excuses and no exceptions.\u003cbr\u003e  I carefully consider the biblical cautions and warnings about making  a vow. I prayerfully conclude that for me a vow is the assurance I need for  getting the book finished. So I make this vow to God. “Every day that you  allow me to live, I will write for at least one hour. The writing sessions will  continue daily until I have a completed manuscript ready for publishing.  Making that vow is the beginning of Wisdom for the Journey. \u003cbr\u003e  A few months into the writing sessions, painful arthritis and carpal  tunnel pain attack my hands and wrists. I begin to think that its okay to  quit now. But I recognize that voice as Satan with a “buyout package”.  My response to him is “Get behind me Satan ! You must have lost your  mind to suggest that I break my vow to God.” I recite biblical scriptures  for strength and courage. Galatians 6:9 reminds me that “in due season  we shall reap, if we faint not”.\u003cbr\u003e  In the meantime, wearing arthritic gloves, and carpal tunnel wrist  braces, I continue to write as I seek more wisdom. I apply Romans 4:17  to the situation that says “Call those things which be not as though they  were.” And the wisdom of Job 22:28 that says “Thou shall also decree a  thing and it shall be established unto thee.”\u003cbr\u003e  So believing and trusting God, I pray. Then I declare and decree  that: “As I continue to write the manuscript my hands are healed and  strengthened, and I am anointed and empowered to finish writing the  book.” The daily writing sessions continue as planned; the manifestation  takes place as decreed; and Wisdom for the Journey is completed, fulfilling  the writing vow I made to God.","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126030975216,"sku":"9781469190105","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781469190105_p0.jpg?v=1763699143","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781469190105","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}