I didn’t really inspire myself to write the book; I was given the task directly by God. I wasn’t sure of what to do, but I said yes to God and trusted Him to help me accomplish the task.
At the beginning of writing, I asked God why He wanted me to write the book. He clearly told me it was to help others who might be traveling a similar path. But I was a little apprehensive, because this story was my personal journey. I didn’t know if I could be so vulnerable with people outside of my close circle.
Later, I came to understand the importance of helping someone else understand their journey, and perhaps I could save them from the pitfalls I had endured.
I began to write. It was as if the Holy Spirit took over my hands, and I typed fast and long, and the words kept coming until I had no more to say. I wasn’t sure whether I was finished or just stuck in a writing block.
What came after that was concerning. I read over the pages that I had written and began to cry at my own story. It seemed so sad and broken; my heart was broken. God showed me that I was still healing from that part of my life. And before I could release anything, I first had to finish healing.
At that point, my story sat in my computer until it was God’s appointed time for me to release it.
Sadly, it took 13 years for me to heal and get up the courage to move forward with publishing. In between all those years, I’ve been on many journeys, specifically with my health. I was diagnosed with renal failure in 2022 and had to go on dialysis for 2 years, but God blessed me in October of 2025 to receive a lifesaving kidney transplant.
I am grateful for the next chance to complete everything that God has assigned to me. Stay with me, there is more.
In Christ,
Lisa M Walker
