A Seed to a Dream

A few years back, I sat in my in-law's living room with a group of women. We had spent the night waiting on the Holy Spirit, praying and ministering to one another as we felt led. It was a nourishing night for the soul. One where you could tangibly feel the presence and love of God. As we were each sharing what the spirit was revealing to us, a woman stopped me and said, "Kirsten, you should write a book." I don't exactly remember what I said in reply, but in my mind, I thought, yeah, right, I was not a fan of English in high school or my undergrad; how could I ever write a book. And what in the world would I have to write?

But that night, a seed was planted. I told my husband a while later about what she had said. He looked at me and said, "I could totally see that."

What did people see that I wasn't?

I sat on it for a while longer and eventually received a prophetic word at a conference about writing. I conceded that maybe God was working something inside me that I wasn't aware of and began to partner with this vision. Could I put pen to paper? Would God give me something to share?

For years I felt like I was sitting at a cross-section waiting for a green light. I had given God my yes, but nothing.

Have you ever been sitting at a stoplight late at night, no one is around, and for some reason, the green lights just seem to keep skipping you? You start thinking maybe if you inch forward, it will detect you. Or you will get one on the next round for sure. But again and again, it passes. It starts to get very tempting to run the red light, and then all of a sudden, the green light comes, and the wave of relief flows over you.

You thought it would never turn!

That was how I felt for years. I had gotten word that God wanted me to write, but what, when, and how? I wanted all the information about the destination right then and there. But that is rarely how God operates.

I think about Abraham. When God tells him to go without telling him the final destination. God would reveal that along the way.

I wrestled for many seasons, wondering if I was supposed to 'practice' by writing on social media or blogging. It wasn't that I wasn't 'writing' in the waiting. I would write curriculum, pieces of training, or sermons. I even wrote my whole way through my grad degree.

But I was waiting for God to give me the 'go.' The revelation of what He wanted me to write.

It was the fall of 2020 when I felt God nudge me to take a book writing class, and it was partway through that course that driving to work one day, I felt God overwhelmingly speak to me about what he wanted me to write. I cried the whole way to work and most of the day after that. Overwhelmed by the revelation and thought that he would give me a seed to grow.

I immediately called Jeremy, my husband, and shared with him what I felt God saying. He was wonderfully encouraging and spoke more into what it could be, even future projects.

On that drive, the idea for the Woman of Wonder the 7-Week Bible Study was born.

Women of Wonder is a deep dive into different women's lives in the scriptures with the purpose of setting women free from the limitations we place on ourselves. In the book, I share part of my own story with discovering God's vision for women and allowing other women's stories to broaden our view of what being a woman of God can look like.

Through the study, you will discover your identity, shed false identities and worldly labels. You will learn to find your 'Kingdom calling,' the importance of taking a risk, living in obedience and surrender, and most importantly, discover the power of telling your own story.

The study can be gone through individually or in a small group. You choose your adventure.

I am delighted to share with you this project and journey that God took me on.

I want to encourage you if you are in the season of feeling like you are sitting at the stoplight and the green light seems to be passing you.

Hold on.

Keep your eyes on what God is doing in you now. I promise you that he is preparing you in ways that you can see yet. The green will come, and you will be ready.

Women of Wonder is available here at Amazon.