My book Do Justly: The Call to be the Hands and Feet of Jesus is published! This has been my prayer, the moment I have been waiting for! I first began this book three years ago when I was 14. I could never have imagined the twists and turns life would take since then! But now, at last, it is published. And as a gift for you, here is the introduction for Do Justly...
"If you want to change the world, pick up your pen." -Martin Luther I couldn't sleep. I lay awake in bed, unable to sleep. I knew God was telling me something. And I knew what. There was a verse in the Bible, in the book of Micah. A verse I needed to read. A verse about justice and mercy. I’ll look it up in the morning, I thought. Time passed and still I couldn’t sleep. Have you ever had that? There’s something God’s telling you to do. “I’ll do it later, tomorrow,” you say. But He’s persistent. You can choose to ignore what He’s telling you, or choose to do as He says. “Alright, God,” I said and climbed out of bed, got my Bible and flashlight, and began to read. I found the book of Micah, started at the beginning and read until I got to chapter 6, verse 8. There it was. “He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?” Let me back up. Shortly before this, God had really opened my eyes to the injustices of abortion and modern day slavery and given me a desire to do something about it. I’d been thinking and praying about what to do and after that night I became more and more certain of what I should do—write this book. At first, it was only going to be about abortion and modern day slavery, but then I began to expand it to include information about orphans, poverty, the persecuted church, and because of my little sister Sadie, epilepsy and children with special needs, among other issues. In short, it’s about gaining God’s heart for the hurting and oppressed, and beginning to see through His eyes. It’s about Jesus, and following Him wherever He leads. Parts of this book may be hard for you to read. Parts of it were hard for me to write. But I believe this is what I needed to write. I am young, and this book is written for my fellow teenagers and young people, but my hope is that whoever you are, you’ll be encouraged and inspired. Truth is, though, I feel completely unqualified to write a book like this. I’m still a teenager. I haven’t even graduated from high school yet. But God is showing me He uses the unqualified to accomplish His purposes. His strength is made perfect in weakness. Like the little hobbits who set out to save Middle-earth, or the Pevensie children who rescued Narnia, we are unqualified. Yet, I believe God can use us to do amazing things. He just asks us to be willing. Willing to see through His eyes, willing to gain His heart, willing to follow wherever He leads. He used David, a young shepherd boy, who simply said, “I will do it,” to slay a giant. Even though I am weak, even though I am unqualified, He can use me. And He can use you. **************************************** I hope you enjoyed the sample! Want to read more? Buy the book here: THE BOOK Thank you ever so much! -Savannah
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Hi! I'm Savannah Jane...I'm the author of several books for children and young adults with a passion to encourage young people to live for Jesus. The third born in an amazing family of seven children, I was homeschooled all the way through. This is where I share encouragement for Christian girls, updates about my books, writing tips, book and movie reviews, and assorted other tidbits. Archives
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