Everyone has a story tell. Everyone. We may think that our stories are uninteresting or unimportant, but that is not so. We all have a valuable and important story to tell.
It has been that way since the beginning of time. The Bible is the account of the way God has acted in people’s lives. It is the story of God’s faithfulness to His covenant that He made with His people. Though the people turned away from that covenant, He remained true, time and time again. Throughout the generations--around the world--God remains faithful. The people of God continue to tell those stories. We see the stories of the people in people like Adam, Abraham, Joseph, Moses, Joshua, David, the prophets and many more in the Old Testament. In the New Testament the story of God’s work comes forth in the person of Jesus Christ. That story continues in the book of Acts people like Peter, Paul, and John.
But does the story go on? Does the story of God working in the lives of people end after the accounts of the Bible are complete? Is there still a story to tell today? I resoundingly say, “YES!” When we’ve seen God work in our lives, we have a story to tell, and we can and should tell it. We all have a story to tell.
A few years ago Steve Hartman produced a segment on CBS where he sought out people’s stories. He did a masterful job of telling their stories to the rest of us. One of my favorites is here.
Stories are a powerful way to teach us how God works in our lives. We can be changed, transformed, and moved in powerful ways by the stories.
So what about you? Would you tell us your stories so that we can share them and encourage others with them? I would love to share our stories with one another. Would you share your story? You can do that my an email or a comment below. Tell it in a video or song. Maybe it is by some other form. But PLEASE tell us the story so that we can spur one another on and to see the ways that God is working in our lives.
Remember, EVERYONE has a story. And yours is worth telling.
