The strange thing is: it is not just she who is growing through this project as I am now getting to experience writing process in a whole new light. A light which has opened my eyes to what has been happening for years. When it would happen in past, however, I couldn’t adequately explain it to anyone else and therefore it was easier to overlook or to not take time to really examine. Nonetheless, I believe this experience is best definition for “abiding in me” around.

A couple of examples: during course of writing my current book, I was introduced to two songs that so embody book that their entrance into my life could not be called mere “coincidence.” Also, I received an email that depicted exact kind of person characterized in book in a way that visually detailed precise message I am trying to portray. A sign possibly that I am on right track?

Perhaps most intriguing I received a magazine which gave me in perfect form insight I needed to understand why this character was acting way he was. Of course, everyone receives magazines every day, and it was one that I was subscribed to, so that shouldn’t be all that noteworthy. Except for this: post office had changed our address and that particular magazine was one I hadn’t changed address on yet. I hadn’t received that magazine for four weeks, and when that copy got here, it had old address, which post office had said they refused to deliver to anymore. More than that, I haven’t received either of next two editions although I have now changed address. So, why then did that one come through with exactly what I needed despite every obstacle against it?

I think answer can be found in those three words: abide in me. Tell me honestly, do we really think that some little post office crisis can keep God’s plan from working out in our lives? If you do, then I challenge you to question how many of these “coincidences” in your life you are either missing out on—or overlooking right at this very moment.

As a firm believer in these words, I can tell you that if you will take them to heart… If you will accept that Jesus is not just an “out there entity” that you can have faith in but truly a spirit that permeates your very life… If you will truly accept His presence in every aspect of your life, every minute of every day, then He will abide in you, and your life will never again be same.

After all it was His promise.