Step Into My StoryExemplo

I'm not a fan of the “no regrets” way of thinking. I would not trade where God has brought me to, but I believe some better choices on my end may have led to a smoother—maybe even faster—route to this destination. However, our past cannot be undone.

If we can't rewrite our past, how can it be anything but a reminder of hard times or regret? Well, by accepting that—while we can't rewrite our past—it can still be repurposed; and only the grace of God can do this.

When we ask God to step into our story, we do more than ask for a better future. We are asking for a repurposed past. We are moving forward from where we've been, forgiving those who hurt us and forgiving ourselves for choices that haunt us. We believe in God’s grace and forgiveness; we are moving forward, determined not to make the same mistakes. Most importantly, we are learning from it all. This is the first step to beginning a better story. In this step, we realize that God makes it all mean something! But it can't stop here.

A better story begins when you allow God to repurpose your past, reinforce your present, and rewrite your plan for the future—replacing it with His.

This creates the type of story that will allow you to point others back to Him. Some who knew the you “back then” will have a hard time understanding this “repurposed” you, but give it time and be consistent. They will see God’s life-changing power at work in you. Some who know you “now” will see something different about you that separates you from others. They see God walking before you, with you, and behind you, reinforcing this new life you’ve begun. Some who will know you in the future may be going through the same trials you went through, maybe even be on the verge of making the same mistakes you made. Your story may be what saves them from falling down the same path.

We can’t change what’s happened. Only God can change what comes from what's happened.

Allow God to repurpose your past, reinforce your present, and rewrite your future. Now, “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith.”

Everything changes when you decide to say, “Jesus, Step into my story!”