By Katharine C. Giovanni
Why is this so hard for people to believe? Why can’t we have a conversation with God? A REAL conversation and not simply a one-way chat where you talk and He listens.
When someone talks about God why do many of us get visions of a strong-willed preacher who likes to drive their beliefs down your throat? In fact, if someone walked up to you today and told you that they just had an actual conversation with God, would you think they had multiple personality disorder or were just simply crazy? Many would just shake their head in disbelief.
Katharine Giovanni, author of the new book "God, is that you?" would like you to think differently.
“For years I have listened to sermons, read books by New Age authors, and asked people questions in hopes of finding a way to actually talk to God. What was I searching for? I wanted God to answer my questions in real, honest-to-goodness English. I wanted to hear actual words that I could understand,” Giovanni says in her new book.
There are many people out there who believe that God will only talk to “special” people. The ministers, priests, rabbi’s and mother Teresa’s of the world. These are the ones who can hear Him, certainly not everyday people like you and I. Why would He bother with us when He has so much else to do?
The answer? God is here and He does want to talk to you. In fact, Giovanni says it’s quite simple and outlines a very easy method in her new book "God, is that you?"
“Why does everyone assume that God won’t talk to them? Why do they think that He has better things to do? If God created everything around us how hard could it be to have a tiny little conversation with us? Have the faith of a mustard seed that you can do this and you will. It is as simple as that,” Giovanni says.
To illustrate this point, Giovanni relates an anecdote from her book.
“A few years ago we were having serious financial troubles and we really saw no way out of the financial disaster we found ourselves in. One night I flung myself on my bed and had a conversation with God about how we could get out of the mess we were in. Actually it wasn’t really a conversation as I was extremely angry at God because I didn’t think he was helping me. After I calmed down, God quietly told me that He could fix it and then proceeded to tell me a story called Mustard Seed Faith.”
Once upon a time, there was a woman who sorely needed to buy groceries, but she had no money. So she decided to ask God what she should do.
Go to the grocery store and buy your groceries and have the faith of a mustard seed that I will provide the way. God said.
So with her faith firmly in hand, and no money in her pocket, she went to the grocery store and placed the items that she needed in her grocery cart. Aisle by aisle, she carefully selected only those items that she really needed. Then she proudly walked to the checkout line at the front of the store. As she came closer and closer to the checkout clerk, she continued to have the faith that the money would somehow be there when it came time to pay. She knew without a doubt that God would provide the means for her to pay. When it was finally her turn, she boldly put her purchases onto the conveyor belt and continued to have the faith that the money would be there.
Suddenly, just as the clerk was in the middle of tallying up the purchases, an old friend from her youth walked by. As they talked, the friend remembered that he owed her some money for a favor she did for him a while back—and promptly paid her on the spot. The woman then paid for her groceries. God then said,
“This is mustard-seed faith. It is the ultimate form of faith that leaves no room for doubt of any kind. Mustard seed faith in Me will help you move those mountains, and will get you through this.”
Perhaps this is what the world needs right now, a little bit of mustard seed faith that God will talk to us. Imagine how your life would change if you could actually talk to Him! Now you can. In fact, Katharine Giovanni’s method is so easy that anyone can learn how to have a two-way conversation with God.
This quick and easy-to-read book is currently available in bookstores around the country and in Canada. It can also be found in various on-line bookstores including Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Mrs. Giovanni can be reached through her website at www.godsnewroad.com (where you can read a sample chapter from the book) or via NewRoad Publishing at 919-303-3601.
About Katharine C. Giovanni
What certifications does Katharine Giovanni have for writing this book? God told her to do it. Katharine Giovanni and God have been chatting with each other since 1996 and she has published several articles on spirituality and how to hear God’s voice. A dynamic public speaker, Katharine has been a speaker at seminars and conferences around the country, and has appeared on both radio and television. "God, is that you? has received many praises from different reviewers and magazines across the country.