NBtM Virtual Book Tour and Giveaway - Shine His Light 3: Instructions In Life by Marie McGaha

Welcome to my stop on the NBtM virtual book tour for Shine His Light 3: Instructions In Life by Marie McGaha. This book tour was organized by Goddess Fish Promotions. On my stop, I have an excerpt from the book as well as a guest post about what inspired the author to write this devotional. There's also the tour wide giveaway for a chance to win a $10 Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift card. Be sure to visit the other stops on the tour for more content. Enjoy!

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Title: Shine His Light 3: Instructions In Life

Author: Marie McGaha

Publisher: DWB Publishing

Publication Date: September 2nd 2022

Print Length: 137 pages

Genre: Christian Devotional

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Life is the journey we take on our way to Heaven. It's not easy, it's not pretty, and sometimes, it's downright difficult. However, we have an Advocate unlike any other, Jesus Christ. In Shine His Light, the author uses scriptures and her own life lessons to help others get through the bumpy spots.

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EXCERPT:

When I was a kid, the series “Star Trek” was the greatest sci-fi show on TV, with the most up-to-date special effects. People disappeared in the transporter, we saw the Enterprise fly through the stars at warp speed, and of course, we saw really strange people and creatures from other planets. Sometimes, the planets were inhospitable and wouldn’t support life as we know it, so the crew moved on.

Of course, it didn’t take long for technology to leap forward and when I watch the old “Star Trek” episodes now, the special effects seem so antiquated, they’re something we laugh about. We can take what is already there and turn it into something better, something brand new and more efficient but we can’t take nothing and turn it into something. Only God can do that.

When God’s Spirit hovered over the face of the waters, He did not think it was inhospitable or that nothing could ever come from it. God looked at the waters and thought, I can make dry land. I can make light. I can take some of that dirt and form a human being. And that is exactly what He did. But He did not stop there, He formed a human being from a pile of dirt and then, He did something remarkable, He breathed His own Spirit into that pile of dirt and gave it life. That pile of dirt became the first man—a living, breathing, moving, thinking person. And God said it was “very good.” Up until then, everything created was called “good,” but man and woman were “very good.”

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Chaplain, author, editor and inspirational speaker, Marie McGaha lives in the beautiful Ozarks of southeast Oklahoma. After losing the love of her life, Nathan, Marie returned from the mountains of Idaho to their native home where she lives with a houseful of yapping furbies, pigs, chickens, and a horse named Horse! She attends Family Praise & Worship and is very grateful for her church family and their support. Shine His Light 4, the final book of the series, is due out next spring.

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GUEST POST:

- Why did you decide to write a devotional?

I didn't intend to write devotionals, it really all began as blog posts! I had written over a hundred posts on my blog when my friend, Carolyn Clark, said, "Why aren't these in a book?" I thought about it for a while and said, "Yeah, why aren't they in a book?" So that's how it began for the Shine His Light Series. Now I'm on the 4th book of the series, which will be out Spring 2023, and in Summer 2023, I have a special edition coming out that will be a surprise for everyone!

I've written several books but writing devotionals has been a bigger challenge. When writing books, there's an outline, an idea, a storyline and characters, and there's no actual word limit, so it can go on to be 80k words, or be as few as 35k words. With devotionals, however, every page or two is a different story that has to be told with meaning and impact in less than 2k words and that goes on for a complete book. I love the challenge and I love the research in God's word to get the meaning that goes with the idea I have for that page or two. And sometimes, it's the other way around--I read a Bible verse and it's like, hey, that reminds of____! So, I go on and write about it.

Devotionals are also alone time with God for me. I read the Word, pray, write and sometimes get lost in what I'm doing. Sometimes, I get ideas for sermons or Bible studies rather than devotionals, so I wind up writing that down in my journal for future use. And, when I get an email from someone telling me how my work has impacted their lives, I say, "Yes, Lord and Amen!" It makes it all worth it!

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GIVEAWAY:

Marie McGaha will be awarding a $10 Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift card to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter. Good luck!

(All the Ups and Downs is not responsible for this giveaway, its entries, or the prize. Goddess Fish Promotions and the author assume all responsibility over this giveaway.)

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