The point at which something begins.
To produce, originate, or create.
"Then the LORD answered me and said, Write the vision and engrave it plainly on [clay] tablets so that the one who reads it will run. For the vision is yet for the appointed [future] time. It hurries toward the goal [of fulfillment]; it will not fail. Even though it delays, wait [patiently] for it, because it will certainly come; it will not delay." Habakkuk 2:2-3 | AMP
By March 2025 I was desperate. My 17-year network marketing career had ended. No income. No clear next step. And God told me to start a Facebook group about writing a book, when I had never written one.
I did not understand it. But I obeyed.
GOD, I WANT TO HEAR YOU was birthed over the next year. And now God is leading me to start a new Facebook group to launch GOD STORY Cohort No. 1 for 12 individuals who are ready to birth their book alongside me as I birth my next.
Habakkuk was a prophet who was frustrated and waiting. He was crying out to God. Lord, are You even listening? Are You going to do anything? He climbed to his watch post, got still, and waited to see what God would say.
God answered him. Not with an explanation. With an instruction. Write it down. Engrave it plainly. What I am giving you is real. It is for an appointed time and it will not be late. Write it clearly enough that the one who picks it up can run with it.
Habakkuk did not have all the answers. He just had an assignment. So do you.
Habakkuk had a choice. He could stay in chapter one, frustrated, crying out, overwhelmed by what he could not understand or control. Or he could do what chapter two shows us he did. He climbed the wall. He got still. He positioned himself to hear. And when God spoke, he wrote it down.
Path One
It stays inside you.
The story you were meant to tell stays inside of you. Your testimony never has the impact it was intended to have. The book that was meant to encourage, equip, deliver, or set someone free never makes it to the printed page.
Path Two
You birth it.
You climb the wall like Habakkuk. You fast, pray, and listen. You surrender your fear and your timing to God. And with support, with a framework, and with others doing the same thing alongside you, you write it down and bring it to life.
God honors your honesty. He already knows where you are. There is no judgment here, just an invitation to be real with yourself and with Him about what is inside you and what has been keeping it there.
Open your journal or the notes on your phone and answer these questions honestly.
Question 01
What has God put inside of me? What experience have I had that needs to be shared with the world? What situation, circumstance, season, or maybe even a trauma that I have overcome that God is calling me to write down so others can read it and be encouraged, equipped, delivered, set free, or maybe even have their life completely transformed? Write it down. Give it a name.
Question 02
On a scale of 1-10, how ready am I to birth this book? One being absolutely not ready. Ten being I am scared but yes, I am all in and ready to write my book.
Question 03
If my readiness to birth my book is low, why? What is holding me back? Is it the fear of not knowing how to do it? Or the fear of what others will think or say? Is it the fear of me not doing it right? Or is it the fear of me not having the money to invest in getting the guidance to write my book and publish it? Write down everything that comes to mind as reasons I am not all in to birth my book.
Question 04
If I do not write this book, who are those who will not be inspired, encouraged, equipped, delivered, or set free? Whose lives will never be transformed because I was unwilling to get uncomfortable and do the hard thing. Write my book. Tell my story.
(This is such an important question because it gets the focus off of you and onto those God wants to bless through your surrender and obedience to Him. Really meditate on this one. Ask God to give you a vivid picture of those who can be served by your book. Whose lives can be changed by reading your story.)
I have just identified what God has placed inside of me, where I am in my readiness to birth it, what is holding me back, and who is waiting on the other side of my obedience.
Now there is only one thing left to do.
Pray. Ask God if GOD STORY Cohort No. 1 is for me. If I feel led, click the link below and reserve my spot.
Heavenly Father,
You know what is inside of me. You placed it there. You know the story I carry, the testimony I have lived, and the people You want to reach through my surrender and obedience to You.
Lord, I confess that fear has kept me from moving forward. Fear of not knowing how. Fear of what others will think. Fear of not doing it right. Fear of not having what it takes. Forgive me for letting fear have more authority in my life than Your calling.
Right now I release every excuse and every barrier to You. I choose obedience over fear. I choose to trust that You would not place something inside of me without also providing everything I need to birth it.
Father, I ask You clearly and specifically, is GOD STORY Cohort No. 1 for me? Is this my season? Is this the group, the time, and the opportunity You have been preparing me for?
I commit to listening for Your answer. And I commit to obeying whatever You say.
In Jesus name, Amen.
The full investment for GOD STORY Cohort No. 1. This is a private, intimate experience limited to 12 individuals. I am bringing everything I have into this room — twenty years of investment in writing, speaking, and coaching — so that you don't have to pay what I paid to get your book written.
If you have a discount code, you will have the opportunity to enter it at checkout.
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Please Note
The following are not included in the cohort investment but are necessary for the process:
Reserve Your Spot
12 spots. 9 weeks. Your book, birthed.
Reserve My Spot — $5,997Enrollment closes April 21, 2026 or when all 12 spots are filled — whichever comes first.
Your spot is not secured until payment is received.
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Over the last 15 to 20 years I have invested close to a hundred thousand dollars learning how to write, speak, sell, and communicate — including a $20,000 engagement with Scribe Media in Austin, Texas, writing workshops in Atlanta, online writing courses, stage training, and sales coaching. Everything I gained through that experience is what I am bringing into this cohort with you. You are not just getting a coach. You are getting someone who has paid the price to learn what I am about to teach you.
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With Love & Great Expectation,
TRACIE BONDS
Biblical Mindset Coach • Author
GOD STORY Coaching • GodIWantToHearYou.com
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