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Print PDF<\/strong><\/p>\n Greetings in the Lord and best wishes as the springtime draws near!<\/p>\n Although I\u2019ve had some frustrating delays since the first of the year, work on Walking in Christ<\/em> is moving forward, and with every page I write, I am getting more excited about what this book is going to be like. A couple of weeks ago, I took a few days to assess the work that remains to be done. Numerically, I\u2019ve got 139 pages left to write, which sounds like a lot but it\u2019s not nearly as many as the 366 blank pages I started with. I have begun to identify what needs to be included in the remaining 139 pages. Looking at what has been written so far, I\u2019ve asked myself what texts and ideas I want to be sure to include before I run out of space for new topics. It\u2019s an exciting time in the writing of this book, and I hope you\u2019ll pray for my clarity of mind as I head into the last stage of the writing.<\/p>\n It is doubtful that I\u2019ll have the book ready to sell on Amazon.com before the end of the year, as I had hoped, but it will at least be in the early part of next year, Lord willing.<\/p>\n As some of you know, I\u2019ve had a bit of a scare over the past few months with some physical symptoms that seemed to indicate congestive heart failure. After all the diagnostic testing, I\u2019m happy to report that I do not<\/em> have congestive heart failure and also do not have any coronary artery blockages. Many of the symptoms persist, but I\u2019m relieved that the big, scary possibilities have been eliminated, or at least delayed. Your prayers were effective in bringing about the Lord\u2019s intervention in this situation. I thank Him for His grace and plan to forge ahead in the work, with whatever strength He provides!<\/p>\n I bought a new recumbent exercise bike, and my cardiologist has cleared me to use it. With my hip problems, I\u2019ve not gotten much cardiovascular exercise in recent years, and I think having this recumbent bike in my apartment will be the single best thing I can do to build up my strength physically and even emotionally. And I\u2019ve even found that pedalling away on that bike is a good way to work out problems in my mind when I\u2019m stumped in my writing!<\/p>\n As I thank the Lord for you each evening during my time of prayer and reflection, I have lately been thanking Him specifically for your patience. Because of the unique nature of the work and the unusual aspects of my personal situation, it takes more than the usual amount of patience for people to support me. There are ups and downs, delays due to health issues, the multiplicity of projects that I\u2019m working on at any given time, and any number of other factors. My work is never going to proceed on an \u201ceven keel\u201d \u2014 it will always appear to go forward in spurts and bursts of progress, followed by periods when not much seems to be happening. But I am working every day, with all the energy the Lord gives me, and I trust that you know that to be true. So thank you \u2014 very specifically \u2014 for supporting a work that requires so much patience on your part. I do not take it for granted. And my constant prayer is that in the end, when by the Lord\u2019s grace the work is finished (or at least as finished as He wants it to be), you\u2019ll be able to view the work as a whole and be glad you helped to make it possible. This work is unusual \u2014 and its supporters are a special breed, in the very best sense. Thanks for being who you are!<\/p>\n Gary Henry \u2013 WordPoints.com + AreYouaChristian.com<\/p>\nWRITING GOALS<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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