The Author of Our Story

Who is the author of your story? Is it your parents, or maybe a grandparent or special mentor who had a hand in raising you? Maybe your best friend gets some of the credit, sharing in adventures the two of you recall with laughter every time you’re together. Or perhaps your spouse is a co-author of your personal story, as you make decisions together that honor your partnership, or help your family grow and thrive.

Psalm 102:18 says, “Let this be recorded for a generation to come, so that a people yet to be created may praise the Lord.”

The Lord asks us to invite Him to be the author of our story, and it’s a choice that makes an incredible difference in our lives today, changes the lives of future generations, and can define your story for all eternity. Accepting Jesus into your heart and giving your life to Him means trusting Him every moment and leaning into His plan for each of us. Growing in faith means handing editorial control of your story over to God, even as the world tells us to seize control of our own destiny.

So, what is your story, friend? And how has that story been changed, because you know Jesus? God has a plan for your life, and a beautiful story is unfolding every day. Even in the midst of tough times, God knows your name. He has a plan, and the ending — eternity alongside the Lord, is the very best part!

Let’s pray.

Heavenly Father, thank you for loving us enough to not only create us, but to want to be part of our individual stories. We love you, we trust you, and we ask you to be present every moment of every day as our lives unfold. In Jesus’ name, amen.

 

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Episode Transcript

SPEAKER_00 (00:01):
Who is the author of your story?
Is it your parents, or maybe agrandparent, or special mentor
who've had a hand in raisingyou?
Maybe your best friend gets someof the credit, sharing in
adventures the two of you recallwith laughter every time you're
together.
Or perhaps your spouse is aco-author of your personal story

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as you make decisions togetherthat honor your partnership or
help your family grow andthrive.
Psalm 102, 18 says, Let this berecorded for a generation to
come, so that a people yet to becreated may praise the Lord.
The Lord asks us to invite himto be the author of our story,
and it's a choice that makes anincredible difference in our

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lives today, changes the livesof future generations, and can
define your story for alleternity.
Accepting Jesus into your heartand giving your life to him
means trusting him every momentand leaning into his plan for
each of us.
Growing in faith means handingeditorial control of your story

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over to God, even as the worldtells us to seize control of our
own destiny.
So, what is your story, friend?
And how has that story beenchanged?
Because you know Jesus.
God has a plan for your life,and a beautiful story is
unfolding every day.
Even in the midst of toughtimes, God knows your name.

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He has a plan and the ending.
Eternity alongside the Lord isthe very best part.
Let's pray.
Heavenly Father, thank you forloving us enough to not only
create us, but to want to bepart of our individual stories.
We love you, we trust you.

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We ask you to be present everymoment of every day as our lives
unfold.
In Jesus' name.
Amen.