What's Your Story?

Let me start off by saying this was the not the original post that came to my mind to do tonight. The original post was going to be titled "Reflections" and it was going to go into the various points of thanks and regrets we have as be look back on our lives.

But as the night progressed and conversation became deep and intense (the type of conversations I love to have!) more important matters arose.

I guess to get you all up to speed I should probably take you back to this morning.

Happy Birthday to me......

Typical birthday morning, typical thoughts that go through your head the older you get....What did I really do in the past year, the past 365 days, that have made ANY difference whatsoever? What have I accomplished? And how close am I to meeting and of my long term goals? What stories did I make to tell?

I have this dream of one day becoming an inspirational Christian Women's Speaker.  There's only one thing though, all those women...I mean ALL those women have extraordinary stories that they can tell and tell over and over again and they never get old! I remember thinking to myself, "I need a story! I have no story!"

That was until a dear friend of mine looked me in the eyes tonight and said, "You have a story, and it is just beginning. God has plans for you."

At that moment I was speechless (which is rare).

I pondered that thought for a while...

God is the author of the book of each of our lives and who are we to tell Him that He isn't writing it the right way?

We are each unique.

Some of our stories are mysteries, some are dramas, some are action/adventure, some are suspense, and some are easy reading.

But each story is important and each story can make a difference in someone else's life if it's just told.

You may think that your story is nothing special and you would be wrong.

And as long as there is breath in your lungs and as long as your heart is still breathing inside your chest, your story is still be written.

When it somes to looking back, that's OK every once and a while. We need to remember where we were and where God brought us from, but we don't need to dwell on it.

How can you move on to the next chapeter if you are stuck re-reading the last one?

I know this post was a little different than what I normally do.I know ir is a lot of open ended questions and I know it is shorter and less Biblically based, but it still holds some truth, at least it does for me. And I want you to ponder the same things I've been pondering.

If your story is exciting, it will grab people's attention.
But if your story is typical and 'boring', people can relate to it.

Either way, God is using it for His glory, and until He decides to write "The End" you need to keep on reading...you never know what twists and turns He still has in store.

Thank God I'm not where I used to be, and Thank God that He isn't finished with me yet.
He started a work in me and He promised He wouldn't leave it incomplete.

Happy reading friends!