A decade ago at this time, I was kneeling beside my daughter as she lay in the ICU on a ventilator. This night, ten years ago, was the evening I speak about in “I knew His Voice” that my faith collapsed and Jesus answered my stress by introducing my Patroness, St. Faustina, and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy to me.
All that happens that evening and through the whole year led me to write my book. It took a few years to write, mostly because I didn’t know what to do when I finished the book. But, God didn’t repent on pushing me forward to make this book a reality.
“I knew His Voice” was published and appeared on Amazon (click here to buy). It marvels me how far this story has traveled and how it’s touched people.
I was recently in a local library. I wanted to see what faith-based books they had in their shelves. To my surprise I found my book right there on the library shelf, next to other more well known authors. I was taken back to be honest. I pulled the book from the shelf and said a quick prayer over it. I prayed this particular book would find its way from this shelf into the hands of someone who really needed to find peace in God’s presence. And, I slid it back into its place.
I always enjoy when people tell me they’ve read “I knew His voice.” Not because of some pride or vanity, I love to hear their stories about how Jesus touched them or how their heart was opened to see Jesus in their life because of my story. I enjoy the look in their eyes and sound of their voice as they tell their story. You can feel the consolation God is giving to them.
The 15 month period of our lives told in “I knew His Voice” have shaped my faith so much more than I could ever explain. It’s not even just the incredible blessing of having Jesus and the Father speak to me directly and audibly nor the miraculous visits of our Lord to my daughter, those are huge of course, but it goes way beyond those events.
This story is as new to me now as when I lived it, the ‘scenes’ still play in my head like the events were still happening.
I have had a great pleasure in having been invited to local churches to tell the story. The best times in this is when I can turn the story telling into a dialogue.
I’ve often thought this story would make a great faith-based movie. Kirk Cameron can play me HAHA. Seriously, I see this story as a way to open hearts to know Jesus in a way most don’t think of Him – that is, present now in their life. God has put it on my heart that if the book can touch souls the way it has, what could the movie do? No doubt it would be hard to watch for my family and I.
Help celebrate a decade of faith growth, visit Amazon and buy a copy of “I knew His Voice” for yourself and maybe an extra copy or two for friends. From the day we looked at CreateSpace to self-publish “I knew His Voice”, it has always been the prayer of my wife and I that this story find its way to “the one” person who needs to know that Jesus is real, alive and active in our lives. No doubt that prayer has been granted many times but, we still pray that it finds that next person.
I am constantly amazed and what mountains God will move to make His story known. He brought a great couple into our lives to hear our story one night. They happened to know an editor who they got me in touch with to start the process of reviewing and ultimately, publishing “I knew His Voice.” God’s ways are beyond our understanding, He just wants us to be open and say yes.
So, if anyone knows how to write a screenplay and has connections to move this dream forward… We never know what God has planned or who’s soul could be saved.
Go to Amazon and buy copies of the book for yourself and friends. It is available in paperback and Kindle. Then, maybe make a comment here on my blog to let me know how “I knew His Voice” touched you and How God has made Himself manifest to you.