I didn’t write my Christian Novel, Joyce – A Spiritual Warfare Novel for Christians. Yes, I want Christians to read it, but it was not written for, or to Christians.
No, Joyce – A Spiritual Warfare Novel was written for unbelievers so that they might believe.
Yes, you read that correctly. There is a long explanation, but the intent of the book is to help those who don’t get the whole “being saved” thing. By reading it, they will realize there is a purpose for salvation.
There are so many unsaved people in our towns, states, our country, and the world, that we need as many fishing poles and nets we can get our hands on.
“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” Matthew 4:19 (King James readers see as “…fishers of men.”)
The novel I wrote is bait for one of the lines you want to drop into the sea of humanity. Yes, bait. Dangle it before the soul you want to see saved and see if they bite.
I understand that only the Lord can save a soul. One quote put it like this. “You catch um and the Lord will clean um.”
So, I wrote a novel. It’s dramatic most of the time. It’s scary at other moments. It can be heart-wrenching. By the end, it will have you thinking. You won’t soon forget what you read.
It is my prayer, however, that after you have been entertained for a few hours, you’ll share it with that one person you know who needs to get right with Jesus.
The book I wrote is not the one a theology professor or their students would write. They may read it when no one is looking, but it’s not ‘King James’ theology.
I want to encourage everyone to read Joyce – A Spiritual Warfare Novel. I think that when you do, you’ll understand my motive. My hope, My prayer.
Let me say it this way. Your unsaved friend already knows they don’t want to be a part of what goes on inside a church building. They see what their Christian coworkers do at work.
They need to hear what actually happens to people who realize that God is real, that Jesus loves them, and that eternity is a very long time.
The lost don’t know they're lost.
If you’re unsure of your testimony. If you’re unsure what to say in that awkward moment. You know, when the door seems to have a slight crack. If only you had enough courage, you would talk about the Lord. The Love Christ has for all people.
So read the book. Then, in that awkward moment, when you want to do something but the words are not there, tell them about Joyce.
Now, there is an odd chance that you don’t like the book. That you think it’s over the top. Bad theology. Poor writing by an untrained author. Whatever reason you have, I get it. Don’t tell them. Pull up the line, bring in your nets.
Someday, someone else, if they’re not too late, may take a chance on your unsaved friend, and tell them about Jesus and the need for salvation.
Okay, I have told you why I wrote the book. What happens now? Where do we go from here?
Have you ever noticed how many books are in the book store?
A recent stroll through the local Barnes and Noble got me thinking about this, again. All the non-fiction titles are by celebrities or public figures with an audience. They are well known. It was the reason they got published in the first place.
The fiction titles are by well established writers or their surrogates. People read them because of the author’s track record of writing good stories.
Publishers of course understand all of it. Find someone, anyone with an audience, a platform, and have them write something. Anything.
Unknown fiction writers need to talk a big name, a well established writer into slapping their name on the new author’s work. Do that and it’s off to the presses.
Then there is the little guy. Write a story, publish on Kindle, and wait until it’s discovered. No audience, no platform, no budget, just a story.
I’m the little guy. Joyce – A Spiritual Warfare Novel is my story. Tell the story to your friends who need Jesus. Eternity depends on it.
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