His Story

If you could look ahead in time and see the fruits of what you are doing by standing for your marriage...if you could hop into a time machine and go back to where it all went downhill and then jump ahead to the future and see how it all worked out...if you could somehow catch a glimpse of what the Father sees when He looks at you...do you think it would give you the strength the to finish this project you have started in standing for your marriage?  I would venture to say, YES!!

Why would seeing how it all turns out, for your good, inspire you or give you strength to keep going?  Because it is your testimony!!  Even though you can't see it right now or is very difficult to see through the pain of your current situation, your testimony is being written by the hand of the Almighty...even as we speak!  You testimony, authored by God, is not done yet.  God is not in the habit of writing dark comedies or horror novels.  He is not writing your testimony to be a mystery or a comedy of errors.  He has not written you into a 3 Stooges picture or a comic book.  We don't understand His creative writing process but His stories (your testimony) always finish with the most AMAZING endings.  We think Hollywood comes up with wild twists at the end of movies....you've not even begun to see God work!!

What makes God's stories (your testimony) so ridiculously awesome is that His stories never end up with you or I being exalted or glorified.  His story ALWAYS finishes with Him being glorified to the highest, exalted above every other thing, and He alone being seen.  In the end of God's story (your testimony) you fade into the background and He rises to the forefront.

You see, right now, you are the one in the spotlight.  You are the one that is enduring the pain.  You are the one that has caused pain.  You are suffering.  You are holding on beyond hope.  People mock you because of your stance.  You are carrying the shame of what you have done to your spouse.  Whatever it may be, you are being seen by all.

But, soon, He will be seen!  He will rise to the occasion of completing your story and displaying His awesome power.  All of your pain will be used to glorify Him.  All of your shame will exalt Him.  Everything that was used against you, said about you, done to you will be brought forth to honor the King of all Kings!!

We don't know now how or when He will do it.  In fact, from where we stand it seems impossible.  It seem ludicrous to think that good can come from the evil you have endured.  But, He will do it...if you let Him.  If you let Him write it and be willing to be simply a character in the story of God, He will do it.  He will not fail or get writer's block.  He will use each and every thing about you in telling the story about Himself.  Through you, He will display RECONCILIATION!  Through you, He will display LOVE!!  Through you, He will show the world that there IS a God in heaven that deeply loves people, regardless of what they look like or what they have gone through.  All through you...

So, don't give up now!  Hold on!!  Don't give up on reading His story (your testimony) as it is played out in your life!!  The best part has yet to be written!!

Romans 8:28

And we know that God causes everything to work together

for the good of those who love God

and are called according to his purpose for them.



Josh and Serena