The question I have for you today, who is writing your story? You see God had a plan for your life even before you were born. (Psalm 139:13-17) Are others writing your story? Are you writing your own story or are you allowing God to write your story? Have you taken the pen from His hand?
Parents play a huge role in writing the story of their children in their early years. I have another question for parents. Dear dad or mom, are you taking your role as a parent seriously in writing the first few chapters of your child’s life? Are you seeking God’s direction for your child’s life or are you doing it your own way or the way your parents did it? Are you teaching them to be productive citizens of your community or are you teaching them to be selfish, self-centered, narcissistic people. How you raise your child in their early years is important. Are you teaching them good morals? Are you showing them a good example of a good moral behavior, being an honest person by living a life that lines up with the Word of God?
After a child is older, he or she is responsible for their own actions whether their parents were good moral people or not. Most of the time teens and young adults have people that cross their paths that show them a better way of living. Are you seeking God’s way or your own way? If you are a follower of Christ, the author of your life should be Jesus Christ.
The problem is that we often take the pen out of His hand and start doing the writing ourselves. I have taken the pen from the author of my faith at times and many of you have done the same. What I have found out during seasons that I took possession of the pen and made my own decisions without consulting Him that life got a whole lot harder.
I took the pen from God’s hand in my late 20’s and early 30’s. I thought God was just moving too slow, so I decided to do it my way and failed miserably. Everything was a challenge, financially, emotionally, and spiritually. But he did not leave me or forsake me. He allowed me to go down a rough road so that I would finally begin to be appreciative of His great love, mercy, and grace toward me.
After many years of doing it my way and failing time after time, I cried out to God and He heard my prayer. I repented of my willfulness. At that moment I literally felt His arms wrap around me. I didn’t see anything, but He was definitely there. Peace settled on me and from that day forward He started bringing healing to my heart little by little. There may have been times that for a short season I have taken the pen from Him, but each time I learned that His way was the best way. I started learning how to lean into Him and His way, allowing Him to lead me and guide me and heal me. As I leaned into Him His healing, His wisdom began to manifest in my life little by little. (Proverbs 3:5-6)
I found that Hebrews 12:2 was true for me and its true for you. Jesus is truly the founder and perfecter of our faith. He paid the price for me and you. He went through pain, shame and rejection for me and you so that we can be free from bondage. The distractions of life will cause us to lose focus on what is important. As we look toward Jesus, we begin to see things in a different perspective. He has already paid the price for us to walk in freedom and blessing. When we focus on Jesus and the Word all the distractions of the world fade and His will for our lives shines brightly. Because we know He always has a great plan for our lives. Paul reminds us in his letter to the Philippians if we yield to His way and to His hand, He will complete His perfect plan for our lives. (Philippians 1:6) He has not given up on you. Satan, the enemy of your soul may desire for you to believe there is no hope, but this is a lie from the pits of hell. If you seek Him today, He will bring healing to your life. He will begin teaching you and guiding your footsteps. Seek Him and trust Him today.
He has a good plan for your life, a life of blessing and hope. A plan that is more than you can imagine. Reach out to Him today, He has been waiting for you! (Jeremiah 29:11-12)
Psalms 139:13-17
For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.
How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! Are those around you making decisions for you?
Proverbs 3:5-7
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD, and turn away from evil.
Hebrews 12:2
2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Philippians 1:6
6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
Jeremiah 29: 11, 12
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you.
Who is Writing Your Story?
July 17, 2025 by admin • blog • 0 Comments
Parents play a huge role in writing the story of their children in their early years. I have another question for parents. Dear dad or mom, are you taking your role as a parent seriously in writing the first few chapters of your child’s life? Are you seeking God’s direction for your child’s life or are you doing it your own way or the way your parents did it? Are you teaching them to be productive citizens of your community or are you teaching them to be selfish, self-centered, narcissistic people. How you raise your child in their early years is important. Are you teaching them good morals? Are you showing them a good example of a good moral behavior, being an honest person by living a life that lines up with the Word of God?
After a child is older, he or she is responsible for their own actions whether their parents were good moral people or not. Most of the time teens and young adults have people that cross their paths that show them a better way of living. Are you seeking God’s way or your own way? If you are a follower of Christ, the author of your life should be Jesus Christ.
The problem is that we often take the pen out of His hand and start doing the writing ourselves. I have taken the pen from the author of my faith at times and many of you have done the same. What I have found out during seasons that I took possession of the pen and made my own decisions without consulting Him that life got a whole lot harder.
I took the pen from God’s hand in my late 20’s and early 30’s. I thought God was just moving too slow, so I decided to do it my way and failed miserably. Everything was a challenge, financially, emotionally, and spiritually. But he did not leave me or forsake me. He allowed me to go down a rough road so that I would finally begin to be appreciative of His great love, mercy, and grace toward me.
After many years of doing it my way and failing time after time, I cried out to God and He heard my prayer. I repented of my willfulness. At that moment I literally felt His arms wrap around me. I didn’t see anything, but He was definitely there. Peace settled on me and from that day forward He started bringing healing to my heart little by little. There may have been times that for a short season I have taken the pen from Him, but each time I learned that His way was the best way. I started learning how to lean into Him and His way, allowing Him to lead me and guide me and heal me. As I leaned into Him His healing, His wisdom began to manifest in my life little by little. (Proverbs 3:5-6)
I found that Hebrews 12:2 was true for me and its true for you. Jesus is truly the founder and perfecter of our faith. He paid the price for me and you. He went through pain, shame and rejection for me and you so that we can be free from bondage. The distractions of life will cause us to lose focus on what is important. As we look toward Jesus, we begin to see things in a different perspective. He has already paid the price for us to walk in freedom and blessing. When we focus on Jesus and the Word all the distractions of the world fade and His will for our lives shines brightly. Because we know He always has a great plan for our lives. Paul reminds us in his letter to the Philippians if we yield to His way and to His hand, He will complete His perfect plan for our lives. (Philippians 1:6) He has not given up on you. Satan, the enemy of your soul may desire for you to believe there is no hope, but this is a lie from the pits of hell. If you seek Him today, He will bring healing to your life. He will begin teaching you and guiding your footsteps. Seek Him and trust Him today.
He has a good plan for your life, a life of blessing and hope. A plan that is more than you can imagine. Reach out to Him today, He has been waiting for you! (Jeremiah 29:11-12)
Psalms 139:13-17
For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.
How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! Are those around you making decisions for you?
Proverbs 3:5-7
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD, and turn away from evil.
Hebrews 12:2
2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Philippians 1:6
6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
Jeremiah 29: 11, 12
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you.