It's Begun

Published November 15, 2023 on LinkedIn

Over eight years ago, God compelled me to write a story about my life, the details of my incredible relationship with Him, and the visions of the world He bestowed upon me. On August 9th, 2023, I self-published my book on Amazon.com. Sales have been next to non-existent, and I’m about to receive my first royalty check from Amazon. The amount is under $60.00.

I was recently invited to speak about my book by my local Rotary Club. It’s a small club, I’m a past president, and everyone in attendance already knew me. During my presentation, our waitress would pop in occasionally to take our food orders, refill beverages, and bring us our meals. After the meeting, the waitress approached me and asked about my book and my experiences with God. She had heard parts of my presentation, and my experiences and messages resonated with her.

The next day, I exhibited at the El Dorado County Business Showcase, and I Love Film Mixer. During the event, I spoke with several people and sold several copies of my book. What struck me, though, were the conversations I was engaging in. People were genuinely interested in my testimonial, life, and relationship with God. A week later, I exhibited at a Gun Show at the local county fairgrounds. Once again, I engaged in several interesting conversations, and pretty much everyone who spoke to me about my book picked up a copy.

I’m not making any money from the sale of my book, and I’m certainly not recouping my investment from the little sales that I have, but I have faith, and I have hope. I’m a huge believer that once an idea is released into the universe, it will take hold and manifest into reality. Up until August 9th, 2023, my experiences with God and the visions of the world He bestowed upon me were only known between God and me. The one-to-one conversations I’ve been having with others are incredible. People are thirsty for a relationship with God. People want to know more about God, and most importantly, people want to be able to share their own experiences with God. Every day, people are out there, interacting and having experiences with God. God is everywhere, watching, listening, and waiting for people to reach out to Him.

I’m humbled, knowing that I serve God. I have partnered with God, God has compelled me, and I’m doing what God has asked of me. The more people I get in front of, the more people will pick up a copy of my book, and the more people will receive the messages and visions for the world that God has bestowed upon me. It's an absolute honor to work for God and know that God has a plan to defeat evil.

For those other aspiring authors out there, don’t give up. There was a reason why you invested your time and energy to bring your thoughts to life. As self-publishers, we have our work cut out for ourselves. There is an audience out there for our works. We just have to find them.

Jamil "Jim" Maroun