God’s Story or Our Story?

Our Story starts with a person for another reason…God is the very first piece of the Christian Story because the Story is all about him. God is the central character. The Story does not start with us because the Story is not about us. When I was young my mother used to say, “Gregory, the world does not revolve around you.” It was one of the most important lessons she could teach me. Your mother probably told you the same thing. 

Our mothers were right. We have an important part to play in the Story, but we are not the most important players. Many people are confused on this point. When discouragement, disillusionment, or defeat creep into their lives, they are caught by surprise. They thought the Story was about them—their happiness, their comfort, their personal prosperity. Then they wonder what went wrong when things go in another direction. “How could God let this happen to me?” they ask.