One tells his story of a life of addiction to food and alcohol. Until three and a half years ago. That’s when he met Jesus and His life began to change. Today, he’s one hundred pounds thinner and sober. And eager to tell his story.
A young woman born in a refugee camp in Rwanda to a praying mother tells how God saved her life more than once. As a child she stood on the bridge over the river as thousands of bodies floated by. I recall this image as it appeared on the news. She was there, present, viewing this horrific scene. Today, she’s the founder of an organization that supports Rwandan children.
A man writes of his healing from cancer. Another writes in creative non-fiction style about the darkness of his past. The big stories of forgiving abusers and God’s intervention in hopeless cases should be told. But so should the small stories, those everyday miracles of finding a lost item, obeying a nudge from God to call a friend, a check appearing in the mail box on the day the rent is due – this is where people live and they want to know that God cares.
It’s important to tell our stories. Tell where we came from, where we’re headed and what has happened along the way.
Personal stories
remind us of God’s goodness. They inspire faith.
Keep all God’s
salvation stories fresh and present. Micah 6:5 (The Message)
Our stories are
important because they intersect with God’s story. View your life story as one
page in God’s massive book. God is still
writing His story, and He’s writing it in our lives. C. H. Spurgeon wrote, “On
a small scale, we have repeated a portion of early church history in our own
personal stories. The life of the believer is the life of Christ in miniature.”
If we only speak our
stories, they will be forgotten. But, if we write them, they will remain.
Our God stories are our best witnessing
tools. Let’s keep telling them.
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2 comments:
Thanks Rose, for this inspiring post. I agree, those God and salvation stories are important; they're worthy of the telling and of being preserved by being written down. ~~+~~
Rose - You are the best at keeping story alive! And what an encouraging post. I often speak on hope so your line -
"Personal stories remind us of God’s goodness. They inspire faith." I love it. It gives me hope! Thanks, again, Rose.
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