I replied to your e-mail. Here I'll add: Israelites forsook Elijah after the Mount Carmel incident. It was not just Jezebel's threat which discouraged him; he was dismayed because EVERYONE ELSE chickened out. But God kept Elijah going. Please keep going, my brother; I'm with you.
A hate-affair with the Oxford Comma? That's a new one. I love using those, it makes me feel deviant! Hahaha I heard you've got some books published? Might a fellow writer/aspiring author get some tips from the horse's mouth, if it pleases you?