Q1. Hello, can you please introduce yourself? Readers would love to know more about you.
A1. My name is Sophia Mitchell, I am married and I have two grown up sons ; and we live in the United Kingdom. I am an evangelist , and also an author and I am also working with the NHS as a health professional.
Q2. What were the key challenges you faced while writing your book “Total Obedience”?
A2. During the period I was writing this book TOTAL OBEDIENCE, the enemies tried several times to attack me, there was a day I was writing and my left hand just became paralyzed, I knew it was the devil, so I just prayed and anointed my hands, and few hours later my hand became normal, sometimes my laptop will refuse to work, and the difficult part was that, I will get home from work tired in the night and start writing till past midnight, sometimes till 2 am before going to sleep and I have to wake up early at 5 am to pray and get ready for work. It was hard but I thank God, the Holy Spirit was there for me and He never left me alone for a minute.
Q3. What books or authors have most influenced your own writing?
A3. Billy Graham- The Holy Spirit
The price of Victory
Nearing home
John Mark Comer – practicing the way
Q4. What’s your favourite spot to visit in your own country? And what makes it so special to you?
A4. I live in Manchester United Kingdom, so football is the most popular sport in Manchester, England to visit.
Q5. What inspired you to write the book ‘Total Obedience’?
A5. It was the Holy Spirit that inspired me to write this book TOTAL OBEDIENCE, it wasn’t my idea at all, it was His idea, He was the one who asked me to write this book, He gave the title and all the chapters and the scriptures, everything written in this book is from God, and this is why I know that whoever read this book will never be deceived again by the devil, and that person’s life will never remain the same again because this book is loaded with God’s word and explanation.
So many evil things are happening in the world today and most especially in the church of Christ, and that is why the Holy Spirit gave me this assignment to write this book so that His children will repent and come back to Him.
So if we do not change our ways and obey His commands; so many people will perish and go to hell. Everything the Bible prophesied about are all coming to pass in this generation, the words of God in the Bible is the only truth we can trust and rely upon. Christ is coming back soon, and it’s only a foolish person that will still be doubting if the Bible is true or not.
I thank God for giving me this opportunity and grace to enable me write this book for Him to pass this message to the entire world.
Q6. How long did it take you to write your book ‘Total Obedience’?
A6. It took me three months to finish this book TOTAL OBEDIENCE because I was working as a healthcare professional in the NHS alongside writing this book.
Q7. On what platforms can readers buy your books?
A7. Everyone can purchase my book TOTAL OBEDIENCE on Amazon.
Q8. Tell us about the process of coming up with the book cover and the title ‘Total Obedience’?
A8. Like I said earlier, the title of the book was given to me by the Holy Spirit. One day one of my sons asked me to preach to him because the next day was on Sunday and he won’t be able to attend church, therefore, he will like me to preach to him that Saturday, he has never asked me to preach to him before, this was the first time after 20 years; I am the one that would always invite them whenever I want to share the gospel with them, so when he asked me to share the message to him I was shocked and a bit disappointed because I wanted him to attend church service the next day.
As I was thinking whether to do it or not because I wasn’t prepared for it, the Holy Spirit immediately spoke to me “do it” so immediately I told him yes I will do it, so I asked the Holy Spirit what does He want me to preach to my family, He said Total obedience, so I prayed about it and he gave me some scriptures to use and in the evening, my family all came to the living room and I shared with them the message.
After I finished, my family said that was really good we were blessed by the message; I said thanks; as I was praying and thanking God, the Holy Spirit spoke to me again and said now I want you to write a book on this topic TOTAL OBEDIENCE; I was like no way, I never wrote a book before, I don’t have any idea on how to write a book not to mention this title TOTAL OBEDIENCE, He said this is the reason I want you to write it, and immediately I knew that it was the Holy Spirit that compel my son to asked me to preach to him so that through this way this book will be written.
So I accepted and I asked Him to help me start and finish it and that was what he did. Everything written in this book is from Him, most times in my dreams He will speak to me what to write, sometimes in the shower, sometimes when I am driving, so I always record everything down as soon as He speaks because I might forget it.
And this is why this book is so important to me because it’s very important to God, this is His words , His book, His message, it’s not mine. I remembered the first time I held this book in my hands because a friend of mine bought it, as I was praying holding this book, the presence of God came and filled me with my friend and we were shaking. The atmosphere was filled with His presence just because of this book.
When I ask Him about the book cover, He gave me this picture , this picture is how we are with the Almighty God Yahweh when we walk with Him in total obedience, live is spiritual, we are all created to obey Him, to worship Him and honor Him, that is why He created us, on one created himself or herself, it’s Jesus Christ and the Father that created the whole world.
So as He gave me this picture of the cover I quickly sent it to the guy to design it, I explained it clearly to him the way I wanted the cover to look like and he came up with this fantastic cover for the book.
Q9. When writing a book how do you keep things fresh, for both your readers and also yourself?
A9. I keep things fresh by always listening to the voice of the Holy Spirit, and obey His commands; I read books that would inspire me to walk closer each day with Jesus Christ. And that is why this book would be a blessing to everyone who wants to walk with God and be fulfilled in life. Fulfillment is not based on the amount of Wealth or Power or fame we possess, it is based on our relationship with God to walk with Him and be His friend. John 15:14-15
Q10. What is the most valuable piece of advice you’ve been given about writing?
A10. Be truthful, patient, focused, persistent and persevere in achieving your assignment here on earth. And always have a positive mindset.
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