In Publishing a Book

Run in such a way as to get the prize. -- 1Corinthians 9:24

I have always wanted to publish the contents of flowersbythewayside.com. But it seems, I don't have the opportunity of getting it done.

I know that God wanted me to do this in order to help spread His fame in the internet. I know that I was led to do this several years ago. And that I have continued to do.

It is not every week that I get to write something because of one reason or another, but there those times when I get discouraged because there seems to be no hope of getting the entire thing published in book form.

However a couple of weeks I was convicted. Whether or not Flowers By the Wayside the book gets published or not, I am to continue writing because that is what God called me to do--to share my life's experiences and what I learned from them through the web. The book part was not really included in the original call.

At the same time, I also felt that getting it published in book form is not really for God's glory but for my pride already, which is probably the main reason why it does not see its light among publishers.

So if Flowers by the Wayside gets published, it is already a bonus. If not, flowersbythewayside.blogspot.com will continue to live for as long as Google continues to host it. After all, the main prize is not getting this published but in reaping God's approval.