If you know me, you know that I am somewhat of a private person. I love to talk and meet new people and I always listen intently and sometimes even pray with those who want to indulge their personal issues to me. I however have only a select few that know when I have something that is troubling me, and they will probably tell you that they usually don’t know about it until after the fact.
I’ve said all that to say this; “I need your help”. If you are a longtime friend, an acquaintance, or just someone reading this blog, I need your help. I am writing my first novel. I say my first because I am praying that it is God’s will that this become a career for me. I think that it is, because I feel like all my ideas come from him and when I sit down to write the words pour out. I could not do this without him. I have no formal education in writing, it’s just something I’ve always toyed with mostly because I love to read so much and have since I was five years old.
I have been working on this book since last summer and I gave myself a deadline of one year to have it complete which would put me at August. August is fast approaching, and I am only on chapter 10. I need you to lift my name up in your daily prayer time. Please ask God that I finish this book in a timely manner, that it is 100% his work, and that it sells!
I want to write meaningful fiction. I want people to get entertained by reading my work, but mostly I want them to see how God is in our everyday lives, whether we want him there or not. If you could please make a commitment to me to hold me accountable, and to lift me up in daily prayer, I will personally give you a copy of my book when it prints (speaking in faith LOL).
Shew! I really just put myself on the line! It would be so easy to just quietly write and if I finish by August, I do, and if I don’t, I don’t. It would be so easy for this to be a hobby and not a ministry, but now I can’t hide it because I have told all of you, and now I have to do it!! If you decide to be a prayer partner with me on behalf of this book, Facebook me or send me an e-mail (ahjones@surry.net). I intend to keep the names in a file attached to my book so that when the time comes you will get what I promised. Also I will start lifting your name up in my daily prayer time. That could work out nicely for both of us. Thank you in advance for stepping out in faith with me.
Heather L. Jones
