The Author

Written December 15th 2009

We are each a novel, with a theme and a purpose destine for the shelf of history. Some of us may have more adventure or thrilling page turning moments than others, but none the less, each story is uniquely our own and special. Some pages in our life seem to be filled with raging seas of terrifying monsters, and other pages are like a sunny picnic by a freshwater brook. We may feel as though we are in a gruesome battle on the field of uncertainty and sorrow, and other days may be as though we dine with a king as royalty, feasting on peace and joy. For some of us our stories are long and full of experiences, for others, they are short and sweet.

As we go through this journey of life, we never know what the next chapter holds for us, or even the next page. When you live a life of faith, and trust the Author of all creation with the pen of your life, you relinquish your “right” to continue your story how you feel all should be. We each want our hopes and dreams to be fulfilled, and of course God wants the best for His people, but do we really trust Him enough to hand over such a powerful tool? I could go on with my life, assured of my salvation, and never hand over this pen to God. Why would He want it anyway? Doesn't He have plenty to keep himself busy, without bothering with my life’s story?

What we start to miss is the most beautiful part of our salvation…the love of God. He’s not a tyrant, a dictator, or an unjust ruler who lords over his people just to keep himself busy with torturing whomever He pleases. He longs to write a thrilling and beautiful novel with each of our lives, but we have to trust Him with the pen.

Many of us can make wise and well educated decisions for ourselves, and most the time things will turn out okay, or even great. But are you satisfied with “okay” and “great”? Or do you long for a story unlike any other, full of God’s provisions and intertwined with more “amazing” than anyone could imagine? This kind of story takes sacrifice and dedication on our part. It takes true devotion and perseverance through the hard times. It takes someone who is convinced that God can write a story far beyond his or her own capability. It takes a person who knows that even when the storms and battles come into their novel, the Lord will graciously continue to script His grace, love, strength into the difficult chapters. It is always these difficult moments, full of pain and sorrow, which entice us to pluck the pen back out of God’s hands, and tell Him that we are far more equipped to handle writing our own story. It is in these moments that we are faced with the choice to either continue to trust that our God is loving and kind, gracious and merciful, or that we are far better off without Him, much less leaving Him in control of how our lives turn out!

It is never in the beautiful and peaceful chapters of our lives that we doubt. But when the seas roar and the battle rages, who will be the author of your life? Will you trust Him even when life hurts the most? A beautiful and captivating novel can only be written one word at a time, as we continually choose to place our trust in His love, through the pain in our lives. The battles in our lives are won with each moment we trust in Him, and the storms…if you hold onto Him, they will turn to peaceful waters and the sun will shine once more.