Yep, for sure. Everybody's got one. Got what, you ask? A story. Everybody's got a story. That story most likely has many chapters of various sorts. This blog actually tells a few of my stories. For example, you may visit some of my chapters in "Prayers and Pianos" (10/15/13), "34 Years" (6/29/13), "Pride" (3/20/12), and "Revival" (7/5/12). There are more in this blog, these are just a few. We all have stories that define us.
I've been going to several funerals lately, one last week and two coming up this week. At the one last week, one of the vocal selections was a song titled "Thank You". The song talks about dreaming of heaven and seeing folks there who offer thanks to you for "gifts" you had given to them while on earth. Now I don't know how heaven is going to work and it really doesn't matter to me as long as I'm there with Jesus, you know? I will say, though, that this song has always, every time I have heard it, really makes me ponder my own life and I wonder if I have REALLY given to the Lord all the times I should. Of course the answer is a no. Do any of us ever really give to the Lord all the times we should? I find a bit of regret in my own life every time I hear the song while at the same time giving thanks for those who have given so very much to the Lord and to others.
That got me to thinking about my story. I'm writing MY story every day that I live. Some chapters of my story are pretty, some are painful, some are happy, some are not so much happy. Some chapters are filled with victories, some filled with defeats. No matter my story tells, it is mine and I know that life can pour out some rough stuff and tears but I know also that there is joy that comes in the morning (Psalm 30:5). I have learned that though some times are hard, the joy in the journey remains.
I wanted to put out this blog post to offer some food for thought for you, my faithful readers, about your own story. The grammar might not always be grammatically correct, the spelling might be off a bit, and maybe the handwriting or typing not top notch, but the story, oh the story, is so important.
One of the best sermons I have heard that I totally remember years and years later is one by a former pastor of mine. His text was "This is MY story" and he proceeded to tell the story of his life--abbreviated of course as no one really wants long, long sermons. 😉 That day and every day I think of it since, I am blessed. It made me think much about my own story.
One of my favorite gospel songs is "Blessed Assurance" and if you are familiar it goes "Blessed Assurance, Jesus is mine". The chorus goes like this:
This is my story, this is my song
Praising my Savior all the day long.
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long.
I encourage you, as I will do also, to keep on writing that story. It needs to be read daily by others and used by you for encouragement. So yes.....consider writing on......
I've been going to several funerals lately, one last week and two coming up this week. At the one last week, one of the vocal selections was a song titled "Thank You". The song talks about dreaming of heaven and seeing folks there who offer thanks to you for "gifts" you had given to them while on earth. Now I don't know how heaven is going to work and it really doesn't matter to me as long as I'm there with Jesus, you know? I will say, though, that this song has always, every time I have heard it, really makes me ponder my own life and I wonder if I have REALLY given to the Lord all the times I should. Of course the answer is a no. Do any of us ever really give to the Lord all the times we should? I find a bit of regret in my own life every time I hear the song while at the same time giving thanks for those who have given so very much to the Lord and to others.
That got me to thinking about my story. I'm writing MY story every day that I live. Some chapters of my story are pretty, some are painful, some are happy, some are not so much happy. Some chapters are filled with victories, some filled with defeats. No matter my story tells, it is mine and I know that life can pour out some rough stuff and tears but I know also that there is joy that comes in the morning (Psalm 30:5). I have learned that though some times are hard, the joy in the journey remains.
I wanted to put out this blog post to offer some food for thought for you, my faithful readers, about your own story. The grammar might not always be grammatically correct, the spelling might be off a bit, and maybe the handwriting or typing not top notch, but the story, oh the story, is so important.
One of the best sermons I have heard that I totally remember years and years later is one by a former pastor of mine. His text was "This is MY story" and he proceeded to tell the story of his life--abbreviated of course as no one really wants long, long sermons. 😉 That day and every day I think of it since, I am blessed. It made me think much about my own story.
One of my favorite gospel songs is "Blessed Assurance" and if you are familiar it goes "Blessed Assurance, Jesus is mine". The chorus goes like this:
This is my story, this is my song
Praising my Savior all the day long.
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long.
I encourage you, as I will do also, to keep on writing that story. It needs to be read daily by others and used by you for encouragement. So yes.....consider writing on......
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