For the last few weeks, you’ve been following a series of blogs on the creation of a historical novel set in the turbulent times of World War II. Now we see a book arrive by mail, the completed book that took many months to research and write.
As you can tell from the blogs, the story began with a journey to Amsterdam several years ago, through research and writing and several edits, to fruition in the form of a book. It’s hard to imagine that the footsteps I took long ago in Amsterdam and the Dutch countryside would lead to this moment. It attests to the miracle-working of God in our lives, knowing that step-by-step one is brought to a goal or conclusion. And sometimes it’s in a way that we would never expect.
For instance, I never knew when I visited the resistance museum in Amsterdam or went to the memorial that now stands in the place of the converted theater that once served as a deportation site, or walked alongside the canals of Edam, that this would be remembered in a book several years later. Especially as an author, I had not had a book contract in a number of years. I never would’ve imagined it back then. But sometimes it’s those experiences in life that lead us to where we need to go and what we need to do. Escape from Amsterdam was born from a trip and from that experience, it is shared with others through the gift of storytelling.
It’s hard to imagine what will become of the very ordinary things we do, the trips we take, the ways we live our lives day by day, and where those experiences will lead us in the end. But all things work together for good (Romans 8:28). We are to walk the walk of life and the path God made for us, and allow Him to lead us and use those experiences for His glory.
Leave yourself open to any and all opportunities. This is the only life you have to live, so live it to the fullest and allow Him to use it and your gifts.
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