6.02.2011

The Story of your Life

Daring escapades.  Heroic characters.  Evil plots.  Steadfast friendships.  Cruel threats.  Enduring promises. Overwhelming catastrophes.  Glorious miracles.  It is an epic story...it is your life.

I propose that the "Author and Finisher of your faith" has written a beautiful story of your life for you to discover.  Though there may be fewer and shorter chapters in some people's stories, all have been masterfully written with purpose and destiny. The setting may change when you move from your home.  The scenario may be altered with the introduction of new characters.  The synopsis of a year may be transformed when an accident occurs.  But the story is still the same.  It is your life.

What if you neglect the need to help a struggling friend or disregard the stranger who God intentionally places in your path?  Your story will still go on, but there will be characters and plots that are "missing."  They have been skipped.  Imagine how different your story would be now if you had never met your best friend or made a big decision differently.  Now imagine what your story would look like if you followed the Holy Spirit and lived out the fullness of the story that God has written for you.

Will you eagerly accommodate all of the characters God has placed in your story and enthusiastically achieve your life's full potential?  What will people remember when they "read your story?"  Does your story relate the glory and goodness of God?  Will people read your story and remember your greatness, or will they read God's story of you and praise His greatness.  Go discover your story.  It is exciting.  It is extraordinary.  It is your life.