Writing can be fun. You have a story to tell, and you pour it out on paper or into a computer. It’s a great story. But to be a truly great story, it must be edited, so you correct spelling and punctuation errors, add detail, move things around, delete irrelevant material. Then you ask an expert to edit. New errors emerge. About ten thousand commas have to be added. (Hyperbole is permitted to emphasize a point. It’s a writer thing.) Then you find a few more errors. Fix them. Review again. In the end you don’t stop editing because it’s perfect, you stop because you’re tired and it’s never going to be perfect.
It is very much the same thing with the Christian life. By the grace of God, through faith in Jesus, your sins are forgiven, and you begin a new life as part of God’s great drama of salvation. Now that you are saved, the process of sanctification begins; the process of becoming more and more like Jesus. The Holy Spirit starts to “edit” your life. Corrections are needed in the way you think, in the way you react to things, in your priorities, in your relationships. Some things need to be added; worship, study, prayer, and love. Some things need to be eliminated; anger, lust, greed, and hate.
Just when you think you’ve got it, a new flaw emerges. It’ll never be perfect you think. And you’re right. In this life none of us will achieve perfection. But don’t despair, because on Judgement Day, we’ll get a robe of perfection directly from Jesus. It covers everything since He is perfect.
So, when you read my book, you will find errors. If you get to know me, you will see manifold imperfections. But on Judgement Day, not one comma will be out of place. SDG
Update: I originally published my book in 2016. It is no longer in print, but I’ve recently re-published it in digital form. Guess what? I found more errors. Newly edited and available online, I’m certain it is now perfect. Maybe.
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Robert Frohlich 
Love this post Bob!
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Very inspiring words Bob. Thanks for sharing…
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Still editing!
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Amen!
On Fri, Dec 11, 2020 at 12:57 PM Robert Frohlich, Author wrote:
> rwfrohlich posted: ” Writing can be fun. You have a story to tell, and you > pour it out on paper or into a computer. It’s a great story. But to be a > truly great story, it must be edited, so you correct spelling and > punctuation errors, add detail, move things around, delete i” >
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Can you imagine? “Not one comma out of place!” when we finally see Jesus! Love the writer-metaphor–love the image it creates in my mind. Thank you, Robert, and well done!
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«A work is never finished, but abandoned.» ~ Paul Valéry
Soft copy facilitates rescuing and revising abandoned works, which can indeed be made a little better but never perfect. Any plans for a printed version of the current state of the book? Old dinosaurs like me could read it that way and then (if they can bear to part with it) donate it to a thrift shop.
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It took a bit of doing to get the digital version up, so I’m not sure if I’ll attempt to generate a print version. I do have a couple of copies of the original 2016 version on hand. Use the contact form to let me know if you are interested.
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Oh my goodness! I love this! You hit every nail square on the head Bob. I will be in touch to pick your brain. I will buy your book too, so I can see how another imperfect writer did it😅
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I’m up to chapter 5 and loving your storytelling Bob😊 I have a sister Joanne who I affectionately call my sister-mother. She was the first baby born in Rochester, NY in 1944. She was 12 when I came along in Feb of 56, the “oops” kid in our family. She raised me honestly. My mom worked full time and Joanne took me everywhere when I was a kid. All the fun stuff! Ice Capades and the circus and the carnival and the drive-in. We cooked ourselves in the sun on Hamlin Beach on summer weekends, slathered in baby oil and iodine. We swam in that Kodak polluted water without a care in the world. Who knew? I would keep reading but my eyes are heavy and I want to finish editing something I wrote earlier today. Looking forward to the rest of the book!
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