Epic Lives

Some of the classic movies are epic films. When I search online for a definition for “epic film”, I find a range of possible meanings, but it can carry the concept of “journeys of heroes upon which the fate of a large number of people depend”. When I think of epic films, movies that come to mind are Gone with the Wind, Titanic, and Stranger than Fiction. In the case of some characters, the fate of only one person hinged on the hero’s or heroine’s life, and yet, this reflected even greater worth on the life being enriched.

If we were to see the sequence of our days from God’s eyes, it would appear much differently than how it looks in the morning mirror or in the eyes of those we rub shoulders with. We are each actors in a grand production. It is both scripted and ad hoc in its development. We are not victims, but we are all potential heroes. I once saw a prophetic picture of someone’s life. She walked across a piano. Each footstep pressed a set of keys. Taken by themselves, some of sounds produced were really dismal. From God’s perceptive though, the end result will be an amazing song when played from start to finish.

Your life is amazing. It might not seem that way to you though. In fact, it probably has regrets, pain, boredom, and even some anxiety of about lies ahead of you. Ask God to show you the events of your life through his eyes. He deeply loves you. He has felt every cringe of pain and every thrill of joy that you have ever experienced. He treasures you. He can take what seems like a sad, meaningless life and turn it into an epic story. Trust in him to. Expect him to. Let him…

Kingdom Stewardship

Last year, we purchased a used minivan. We paid for it in full using cash. We possessed the keys but not the title. After waiting the appropriate amount of time, we still had not received the title. It turns out that there was a mix up between the dealer and its parent company. They never did figure it out, and we were without a title for months.

My wife did some research and found that we could pay a small fee to get a “lost title” replacement. A short trip into town and a small fee gave us our title. Until that point, we could have argued that we owned the minivan, but we did not have the title as proof.

Recently, the Lord gave me a prophetic word for someone. The enemy had been robbing them for years in small ways. I was given the symbolism of the Borrowers. It is not the will of God that the enemy steal from us. Too many believers have believed the lie of the enemy that God is allowing low-level theft to keep them humble. Jesus came that we might live life to the fullest, and the enemy comes to steal from us.

What do you possess in your life that you do not own the title to? I am not referring to actual titles but the confidence that God has entrusted to your care. It sounds like humility to say thing like, “God can bless me if he wants to, but I will just be happy with I have.” and “Whatever will be, will be”, but it is passivity. Jesus, in the context of being ready for his return said in Mathew 24, “Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season? Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing”. We have a responsibility for what God has entrusted with, and we will give an account for what happened to it.

Today, I challenge you make a choice to claim the title for what God has given to you. Do not be OK with letting the enemy steal from you. Fully possess and own what God has made you a steward over. Use it to honor him and to serve others. Each of us will give an account of how we handled God’s resources. There will be no acceptable excuses on that day.

The Faithfulness of God

I dreamed last night of God’s faithfulness. In the dream, I was given an explanation of what his faithfulness looks like: He covers us fully in our life and in our being. He is the fully sufficient God. In certain areas though that will differ over the course of our lives, he will choose to not reveal himself in that area. It is with the intent that we would trust him by faith and not by sight. It is always temporary because he intends to reveal himself to us in that area too.

Here is a practical application of this principle: Identify the area of your life in which it seems as though God has not covered you and in which he has not revealed himself. Then, look over the rest of your life and identify where he has provided for you and revealed his nature. See that he has encircled the exposed area with his faithfulness. He is holding that area tightly. You cannot comprehend what he is doing there at the moment, but he has surrounded that area with his favor and his kindness. Trust him to increase your faith in his nature.