Storyville

The Story.

We each tell different stories. I love hearing other people's stories. I know some amazing people, and their stories are what have shaped them into who they are. The interesting thing about a story is it is a continuous thing. Each event builds onto the next. Every sentence in life leads to a new paragraph with new characters and climaxes. I think it's important to go back and see where your story has brought you. It's neat to see how everything is related. Each chapter of life happened for a specific purpose. The page your life is being written on right now is a new page molded by the chapters preceding the current. God writes stories to teach us things, to show His infinite sovereignty. His plan unfolds in our lives and most of the time we aren't even aware of it.

This is why I love to think about my story. His ways are so much higher than mine, His plans are so different than mine. When we learn to loosen the grip we have on our life then we allow God to move. This is my problem. I can tend to have a tight grip on things. Like I've said, I like to fix things. Why do I think my plan will be better than God's? It never is. I ask for more faith, more trust. To remember that I am in His hands, that the God of all the universe- huge, that the personal God-intimate, is on my side. He works together all things for the good of those who love Him. My story will come together, it has come a long way, with some interesting and amazing chapters. I am confident that the best is yet to come. He is writing a story far better than I could ever think of on my own.

Write out your story. Share your story. Have a desire to live a meaningful story. You are the main character in only one book- your life.