Tethered Together

Sunday was one of the most amazing days of my life. My book launch was a huge success-- not in the way the world defines success, but in the way God does. As I looked at the group of people that came, I saw before my very eyes the work of Christ. Every part of my journey through life was represented: my past, present and future. I know I have said this before, but I can never get over how God has tethered together my life with so many of yours. I am absolutely blown away by the friendships God has given me.

I have to admit, having people come to me and ask for my autograph is amusing. I’ve never been afraid of being in front of a group, but it has been a long time since I have really been able to celebrate something. I felt silly signing the books, while at the same time, I felt honored to have been God’s vessel and getting this story of His faithfulness and mercy out in the open. The real stars of this story are Meredith and Christ. They really should be the ones signing it.



It’s still strange sometimes to look at “Will You Trade Your Dreams for His?” and comprehend that it is a true story—that all of those things happened to me. It’s easy to fall into the trap of looking at it as something to market, as a possible future in ministry, or a job. I get confused sometimes. After the book launch, I went into business mode, computing figures and analyzing my marketing plan (which ceases to exist at this point). The anxiety started to build—“how am I going to get all of this done with work, parenting, housekeeping, etc? ” I quickly diverted to my old ways and started to PLAN. The anxiety lifted as I strategized and organized, but it returned when I saw my list of things to do. It was then that I sat down to hear from the Lord. My devotion for July 19th was entitled, CRUSHED UNDER HER OWN PLANS and the verse that accompanied it was, 1 Peter 5:6 which reads, “Humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and in his good time he will honor you.”

Oh how I love those gently reminders. God is good!

Beth