The Ultimate StoryTeller

One thing I truly enjoy? Doing things. One thing I like to do? Listen. (and talk, too... Kind of contradicting.)

Music, radio dramas (Go Adventures in Odyssey!), an unusually witty joke, people's different laughs, a train whistle, I delight in listening to all of those. But my favorite sound to hear is people telling stories. God stories.

There's plenty of reasons that God stories are my favorite sounds. For one, there's a plethora of God stories, and THAT proves over and over again that our God is surely alive and on the move. Jim and Elisabeth Elliot? Totally influenced by our Savior. Bethany Hamilton? No doubt. Even the people around us in everyday life? Completely. These are tales and twists only He could fathom! It's thrilling.

Here's the thing with God stories. No one tale is ever the same, thank goodness. To quote Aslan in The Horse and His Boy, "No one is told any story but their own." God, the Ultimate Carpenter, carved out our story before the world existed. Down to the last detail. The stories He made? These are the testimonies of people who came to Christ and were redeemed when He died on the cross. These stories are the ones that Christ followers tell when they recognize something in their lives that was only possible with God. These are the stories people tell when they come home from a camp or mission trip, eyes wide and a smile across their face.

And none are the same. No one is told any story but their own. No testimony is better than another because God was involved in all testimonies. No story is better than any other because God worked wonders for every single one. Two people can have totally different experiences on the same trip and they are equal in significance. God tailored each one to fit the right person. He makes no mistakes.

I know I've complained about my story before. And more than once. I've wondered how He could use a testimony like mine. I grew up in a family firmly grounded in Jesus Christ. I've been one of the 'good kids' who never seemed to have serious issues. I think at times that this story of mine is dull. My problem is, when I complain about it, I forget that I know nowhere near the knowledge God knows. I don't understand why He does what He does.

The resolution? Next time I think about being a "Doubting-Israelite-in-the-desert" (and even when I think God blessed me with a God story that will blow people's minds), I need to pull a Psalm 66:1-3~
"Shout for joy to God, all the earth; sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise! Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you. All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name."

Soli Deo Gloria! He's the Ultimate Author and StoryTeller. :)
KatieQue