Paula Wiseman

Faith and life meet in a story

  • Home
  • Books
  • Posts
    • Read All
    • Monday Meditations
    • Study Tip Tuesday
    • Wednesday Worship
    • Thursday in the Word
    • Writing Friday
  • VTreats
  • Get News
  • STORE
  • Contact
    • Press
    • Speaking
  • Free Resources
  • Editing
Home » Sage Words » My Writing Goal

My Writing Goal

By Paula

I have a passion for God's word. It's so true. It reveals His character and ours, and it contains all the guidance we need. Just this morning, I was reading deuteronomy 29:29 “The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.”

 To paraphrase (which I do quite often) God doesn't tell us everything, BUT what He does tell us is enough to face everything in life in a way that honors Him. Several years ago I was struck by the fact that although many people believe the Bible, they don't know what to do with it. A story began forming… a story about believers put in a very difficult- though not impossible and unfortunately not uncommon- situation, and then walking through the process of searching, struggling and surrendering to God's principles.

So my goal when I write is to develop real, genuine characters who are not perfect but who wrestle with reacting on instinct or according to God's principles, and it's not easy. In contingency, Bobbi has to face her husband's infidelity. Divorce is a very real, very reasonable option, but God challenges her to go beyond that to forgiveness and reconciliation. It is a struggle, and it isn't a happily-ever-after deal exactly, but God does a tremendous thing in the lives of Bobbi and Chuck and others who are touched by this.

I'll be back to final editing of Contingency soon…

Related

Filed Under: Writing Friday Tagged With: Contingency

About Paula

I write real but fictional books about Christians wrestling with their faith in the midst of life's challenges.

Search

Encounters Series

From the opening pages of Scripture, no one who has encountered a holy God has come away unchanged. Adam, Abraham, Hagar, Moses and many, many others realized that God is not distant but a God who … Read More

Covenant of Trust rings icon

Covenant of Trust Series

A covenant is a solemn, binding agreement. God chose to unilaterally enter into a covenant with Abraham. No matter what Abraham said or did, God vowed to uphold the terms and bless Abraham. Marriage … Read More...

brick icon for Foundations

Foundations Series

Jesus told a parable about a wise builder and a foolish one, underscoring how important it is to have a solid foundation. He declared that obedience to His word was the surest foundation of all. In … Read More...

(c) 2023 Paula Wiseman & Sage Words · Site Developed by Paula Wiseman · href="https://www.paulawiseman.com/privacy-policy/">Privacy Policy