Where are you in this story?
To set the stage, I'm reading Rob Bell's Velvet Elvis and last night I read where he said to claim someone else's story. If my tired self comprehended it correctly, I understood him to say that basically it's God's story.
I recall about a month ago a new friend saying, "I don't have a story". He had not had any major turn around or ever hit rock bottom with his faith. His story didn't seem as exciting to him. It was almost as if his story wasn't worth telling and he appeared disappointed. I thought to myself, that's me too.
So, as I drifted off into thought last night, it hit me that it's not just my story, or your story. It's our story. No, that's not right either. It's God's story and we are just characters. My story isn't exciting, until I place it within the greater collective story of God's people and His redemption for all mankind. Yeah...I like his story better now.
Does that make sense? If so, where do you fit into God's story?
3 comments:
I used to think the same thing, that since I hadn't been into a lot of outwardly bad things and such, I didn't have a good story either. However, I remember hearing from someone that if we each don't realize that our individual stories are worth sharing, then we're basically saying that God made a piece of junk. And since God is not in the business of making junk and He makes no mistakes, everyone's story has meaning and offers something we can learn about ourselves, the world, and God.
I sometimes wonder if it's because our culture looks for trainwrecks.
If you look at many of our current icons, those who we hold in high esteem, most have a "hit bottom" story.
Even churches seem to have a circuit of people who will speak that always have a hit rock bottom in their personal story.
@anonymous: I think you are right. We Americans do love a good story. We do pull for the underdogs, don't we?
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