I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the story behind the story of our lives. I read this fantastic book by NT Wright called “Surprised by Hope” that really opened my eyes to the unseen realities or what the Bible sometimes calls the “heavenly realms.” That is where Ephesians says the resurrected Christ is right now. And stuff is happening in “heaven” just like stuff is happening in our earthly world. It brings new meaning to “thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” And someday the realms will merge and be made new. Wow!
Then Saturday I was reminded by our pastor that we are a part of this unseen story, and we have no idea how what is happening behind the story we see. We see some things and get excited, but the amazing part is that we can be part of God’s story – most of which we can’t see. So I’ve been trying to approach life trusting more in the story God is working out.
Think about it…anything we do is not in isolation. Every person we talk to, every check-out clerk, the bus driver, my neighbor is in the middle of a story both seen and unseen. When we interact in someway with our surroundings we are contributors to something that is already in motion. All kinds of things we can’t imagine are happening and as we choose to act in step with what God is doing (even if we can’t see it, I think sometimes we can sense it) we are participating what He’s doing in others lives, and in the world.
So I write a post on my blog, knowing that maybe 5 people will read it. But it’s out there now, part of the story. Who knows who reads what we write? But my blog can be part of God’s blog, I think. (Does God have a blog?)
One day last year I got a letter from someone I worked with 25 years ago. He told me he had run into someone who had worked with us for one year while she was in college. He said her name. It didn’t even ring a bell (I guess I am old!) But he wrote me because she told him what a profound effect I had had on her faith and he wanted me to know. Wow, I don’t even remember her.
We have no idea what our part in the story really is. So we just keep our eyes on Him the author (of the story) and perfector of our faith. And let Him be in charge of the story. And someday we’ll get to see it all revealed. Very cool.
