I’ve always known that I was a story teller.
I knew it when I was 13 years-old and I convinced my entire bus one morning on the way to school that Vanna White was my aunt (my maiden name was Paige White). I think I had a whole bit in there about the correct way to turn the vowels and that I was being coached to one day take her place…
I knew it the first time I preached…stories are how I know God and so this is what I communicated (I also quickly realized that stories can be LONG and that I must work on cutting down the details the next time I preached ).
And I know I am a story teller because I find myself telling Selah stories constantly – stories about my life, stories about what her life might be like, and stories about Jesus.
I used to think perhaps I should be more theological in the way that I think or teach or talk. Perhaps stories were childish and for yesteryears, but when it dawned on me that Jesus was the master story-teller, I decided that it was good company to be in…
So, I’ve decided that I’m going to actually work on my story-telling. Not fictional stories – no, I love telling stories that have happened to me in the past. I love these stories because when I reflect on them I always see lessons or God’s grace or just ridiculous moments that I can grow from…
That’s why I’m excited to let you know that from here on out, I’m committed to sharing with you one of my stories every Tuesday. Some will be about faraway places – like the time I jumped in the Indian ocean or walked through a bamboo forest in Maui. Others may be embarrassing – like the time I mooned two boats full of high school boys. And others may be simple – like the time I went on a date with Jesus and He told me to go to The Disney Store.
Whatever the story – I want to find God’s fingerprints on my life – afterall, it’s stopping and reflecting on how He is here and what He is doing that helps us to become who we are…and since this blog is called Becoming Paige, I want to invite you each and every Tuesday to join me as I reflect on how His hand in my stories have molded me and ARE molding me into becoming Paige…becoming His.
And I want to invite you to begin reminiscing on your own stories. How have they and how are they helping you to become who you know you were meant to be?
Monday, February 7, 2011
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Well, it looks like stories may also be posted on Wednesdays - oops!
Interesting post .coolone...
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