Forget Me Not: A Novel (Crossroads Crisis Center) (42 page)

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To see what the Bible says about these things, you can begin by reading the following Scriptures from the New International Version (NIV): “Moses said to the people, ‘Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning’” (Exodus 20:20).

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“Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord” (Acts 3:19).

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“Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven” (Matthew 18:19).

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“Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves” (Matthew 7:15).

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“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28).

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“Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God’” (Matthew 19:23–24).

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“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1).

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“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28).

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“When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these’” (Mark 10:14).

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“You saw with your own eyes the great trials, the miraculous signs and wonders, the mighty hand and outstretched arm, with which the LORD your God brought you out. The LORD your God will do the same to all the peoples you now fear” (Deuteronomy 7:19).

Dear Reader,

As I write this, I imagine you sitting at my kitchen table, and we’re sharing a cup of coffee. I’m trying to contain my excitement about having written
Forget Me Not
. I’m failing and smiling about it.

I’ve been writing for a long time, and yet this is fresh and new and in so many ways for me an exciting adventure. You see, this is my first book of Christian fiction, and like so many people of faith who take leaps of faith, my heart is full.

Crossroads Crisis Center came in a flash—where it was, who worked there, the types of cases they dealt with, and the stream of faith that was present in all the work done there. I loved that. The story took a little longer—a lifetime of living and learning and seeking truth.

My journey has had many starts and stops and wrong turns, but always God was there, sustaining me and giving me the strength to endure and persevere and persist. After a particularly dreadful challenge, I realized that He has always been there and that even when I didn’t know who I was, I knew whose I was. That realization became the spine of the story in
Forget Me Not
.

Thank you for taking this journey with me. I’d love to hear from you and invite you to visit my Web site at
www.vickihinze.com
and e-mail me anytime. In His light and love, I wish you and yours many …

    Blessings,
    Vicki

Don’t miss Lisa and Mark’s exciting story …
Available in Spring 2011

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The characters and events in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to actual persons or events is coincidental.

Copyright © 2010 by Vicki Hinze

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hinze, Vicki.
   Forget me not : a novel / Vicki Hinze.—1st ed.
      p. cm.—(Crossroads crisis center ; bk. 1)
   eISBN: 978-1-60142-260-6
  I. Title.
   PS3558.I574F67 2010
   813′.54—dc22

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