Things come into our lives that bolster us, direct us or grow us. Our whole lives are journeys and a collection of moments; our faith grows with us--or depletes. In writing, we create what is known as a character arc, which is the progression of a character over the course of the book, his or her actions that determine the type of person a character should become.
I've always adored viewing our lives and circumstances as being crafted into our own character arcs by God's hands. But not saying we do not have a choice. In fact, what I mean is that we determine by our decsisions to grow better, by God's help, or worse by depending on ourselves. I go on about this not to stay in this thought, but to move into a glorious hope I can offer if you are struggling in your faith.
I have pondered loads of things for the past few months and my prayers grew steady in one area. Then, I found myself at an opportunity to take a step in something, which pressed me to pray harder and press in faith that time and His leading would prevail.
We all have felt this or struggled through it in our own stories.
The beauty of our faith is that when we pray and press, we begin to feel a peace that is hardly explainable. As I spoke to God over and over about my petition, a peace I can't recall before swarmed and it made me think of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego as they willingly stepped up to the king. Now, my circumstance twas nothing as theirs, but I pray I may have brushed into a small feeling of the faith and peace they had.
To believe that God held them and directed them. No matter how absurd life seemed.
My prayers twere answered and as I had hoped. Even if it had not panned into what I had desired in the depths of my heart, I had been more confident and desiring to be where He wanted me. God will give us the faith we need, He will come alongside us in the good and the bad . . .
. . . because He is writing our story and desires to direct our "arc", if we so let Him.
Rest in His goodness, rest in Him during the good answers and in the question. In the quiet and joy and in the sad and confusing.
Find solace that He is the Author of life and that everything that comes our way is sent to mold and shape us, but in all we need to have peace in Him. To seek it and to follow Him as our plot unfolds. It's hard to have peace, at least for me, but we must trust and we must try. And we must ask Him to guide our stories and to use every turn of our lives to create a story that brings Him glory.
He is good and He is the master storyteller of our faith.
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