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You’re part of a Bigger Story

You may know God, and believe you know God’s will, but that knowledge could very well place you in opposition to those who do not share it. You have to understand in such times that you are part of a bigger story, a narrative that is still being written. Your circumstances may not immediately improve (or might even worsen) as a result of your knowing, but you are in a far better position than you might think. Why? Because knowing God is the purpose of life. Knowing His will is not our primary mission. Our primary mission is to know the God of God’s will. Opposition might be a part of the story—but it is never the full story. There’s always more.

Some time ago, my grandfather died. I told my wife afterward how strange it seemed to me that my grandparents’ house that I’d known so well through holidays and visits was now empty. I can’t go there anymore and see grandma’s pink kitchen. So, when I think about the two of them and that little house in Louisiana, I see from God’s perspective that their lives in that place were a part of a larger story. A higher purpose exists than keeping a yard mowed and pink counters clean. Those are good things, but they are not the most important things. Houses hold the story of people who were a part of the story of God. Bigger than bricks and mortar are the relationships inside. When we discover the God of God’s will, we begin to get God’s perspective.

We see that we are moving toward a place that can never change hands or fall into disrepair or be bulldozed. We begin to discover the sweet aroma of Christ, and to dream of dwelling with Him, dining with Him, in a place where a throne sits at the center of everything, where the sky is like glass and the streets like gold. We see history in pieces. God sees it as part of a seamless whole.