THE AUTHOR of MY LIFE

Yesterday while visiting a few favourite blogs, I came across this wonderful posting by Anna at "Domestic Felicity." She has a beautiful way with words and the pictures they paint, so I felt that quoting a good part would be beneficial to many and if you want, you can visit her site to read it in its entirety.

HE is writing my story

... And the plot He has in mind sometimes has nothing to do with what I would have written. His plans often disagree with mine, and sometimes leave me puzzled for a long time, wondering and asking: "What is it that You want me to do? What is the lesson You are trying to teach me?"

Sure, had I been given an author's license over my life, I probably would have made a completely different story of it . . .

But He is the author -- not me. And every day, He is writing another line, paragraph, chapter, making the story of my life unique and beautiful, and suited for His special plan. He includes darkness to accentuate the light, and allows misery so that joy and hope can shine brighter. Like a painter, He chooses the loveliest colors; like a sculptor He carves rough stone into a beautiful statue.

Sometimes, I involuntarily stop in my tracks, turn to Him and say, "You made a mistake. See, it was supposed to happen this or that way. And this wasn't even supposed to happen -- what are You thinking?"

But today, I will try to find peace and put my life into His hands. I will try to enjoy the story He is writing, without forcing my own humble suggestions if I see that they don't fit in His plan. I will try to let go of anxiety and frustration, bitterness and resentment, fretfulness and desire to be in control. Today I will drop my pen and become a faithful reader, a reader who enjoys and delights in every word and every bend and turn in the story, not taken aback by the unexpected, not broken by the undesirable.

He is writing my story. And yours, too! Are you delighting in yours?

What an amazing inspiration and a challenge this posting has been for me! There have been momentous happenings through various times in my life, when events were not of my choosing.

Yet, as I look back over the seasons of my life, I can trace how the Lord has guided me and strengthened me. HE has sustained me in the midst of joy and sorrow, heartache, confusion, stress and long years of various illnesses.

["Reflections" © 2008 Alan Murray]