Post 8 - The Novel Idea

 

Post 8 - The Novel Idea

 

 

This is Post 8.  To start at the beginning, go to Post 1.

Writing that novel did present a problem for me.  A writer friend told me that a novel needed lust and violence in it to sell.  My Christian belief would not allow me to write a book like that.

          Then I realized that my job was not to sell the book, my job was to write.  If God wanted the book to sell, he would provide a way.

I wrote that book about the folklore tale, but you don’t have to buy it to learn how God revealed my purpose.  You don’t have to buy anything to learn that.  The entire story is in this blog. 

The reason I did that is so you would not have to pay me for telling what God has done for me and may also be doing for you.  All you have to do is read the blog.

If you do choose to buy the book after you read this blog, it is titled Mayan Mystery Unveiled and is available from Amazon.  I make a small royalty from each copy that sells.  Last month, my royalty check was about $15.  If more people hear about the book, perhaps that royalty will become enough to buy a dinner for two once a month.

That’s not asking too much, is it?

The book is a novel, a work of fiction, but it’s mostly true.  The characters are fictitious, but they are real.  The book describes them living in the real places Virginia and I visited and loved.  Their experiences are also real, they are the same events Virginia and I experienced while we searched through ruins, climbed pyramids that had been covered by jungle for a thousand years, and ventured into dark caverns where ancient priests held sacred ceremonies. 

So, even though the characters in the story seem fictitious to you, they are really me and Virginia.  They are doing what we did.  Like me, they each rediscover an ability God gave them to achieve their purpose, then they eventually recognize the signposts life puts in front of them to show the path they should be taking. 

Later, I will briefly discuss the three ‘Principles For Understanding Your Purpose’ and show how they fit into this story.  These principles seem easier to understand when put in a story like this, easier than reading a description of them.  Life taught me these principles, and the lesson was painful.  In the story, the characters learn the principles the hard way, same as I did.  I hope the story will help the reader understand that lesson without going through any more pain than necessary.  If the reader has already gone through the pain, I hope the story will show the benefits that can be gained from the difficult experience.    

Let’s go back now to our search for the scrap of truth in that folklore story.  This scrap of truth reveals what happened to destroy that ancient empire, it tells how the leaders strayed off their path of purpose, and while focused on building monuments to their pride and increasing the abundance of their riches, they lost their lives as well as their treasures.

That has happened to other rulers throughout history, such as when the French commoners rebelled and cut off the heads of their monarchs, and it is still happening today.  It could even happen to me and to you if we do not learn from the mistakes of others.  The story in this book shows that a person’s purpose is important, each of us needs to discover ours and to follow it.

Even though this book is a novel, you can imagine it really happening, and you can picture being there.  It did happen, Virginia and I were there and invite you to join us in this exciting journey.

The book about the Mayan Mystery, when combined with this blog, completes the true story that tells how God revealed my purpose.

Scroll down to continue the story, or go to Post 9.