Aug 1, 2013

Story

Five Minute Friday Prompt: Story

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My story is one of joy and sorrow. It touches my soul so deeply that some days I dare not speak of it.
Many people told me they never heard such a wild tale before, only in the movies do people act that way.

My story fell apart in ways I never imagined. No one understood the pain, the grief, the desperation I felt when trying to put it all together.

No one, except Him.

God is in the business of writing our stories in glorious fashion. He takes our fragmented sentences, half-read paragraphs, and unfinished chapters and fills in the blanks. * Click to Tweet!

He creates a new page for us each day, we just need to be willing to listen. Through our once thought-out plans, He calls us to be more.

He tells me to trust in Him for the rest of the story. And so I did.






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Joining Lisa Jo Baker for a chance to write for five minutes with no major editing; no worrying about perfect grammar, font, or punctuation. It's a chance to let creativity flow and for your heart to speak.
Five Minute Friday

Also linking up with Essential Thing Devotions and Simply Helping Him

34 comments:

  1. Hello friend! I keep running into you around this great, wide interweb! I am needing some Jesus to fill in my half finished words these days. I hope we can all make 'story' our heart's cry for the week

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  2. Sending you some love today, Sarah! God has written an amazing story in you, and I'm so glad I get to be here to hear it! Love you!

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  3. "God is in the business of writing our stories in glorious fashion. He takes our fragmented sentences, half-read paragraphs, and unfinished chapters and fills in the blanks."

    Truth. Beautiful, beautiful truth. I can definitely relate to this one! Thank you for sharing it.

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  4. Oh I love this... and I am loving God work through you and in you!! Hold on sister because this story is going to be EPIC - in a God Sized Way!

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  5. Your words, friend, are always full of encouragement and hope. And you shine Him through them, too. Thank you for opening your heart and letting us in. Love to you! Happy Friday...I hope it's wonderful. :)

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  6. You captured why I love to journal in the line --He creates a new page for us each day...Oh I love the sound of those gracious words. Beautiful!

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  7. He takes our fragmented sentences, half-read paragraphs, and unfinished chapters and fills in the blanks. <--Yes, He does! Love this, Sarah. I love how God can turn even the darkest of days into something glorious to shine His goodness through the stories He's writing in our lives!

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  8. He creates a new page each day, splendid message, thank you. Have a wonderful day. Tara.

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  9. Well its official I'm a fan Sarah. This was touching and hinted at what must have been hard times for you. Praise God you trusted Him to take you to the other side of your pain. Your story has been redeemed.

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  10. Oh my heart feels deep for you and your story. Yet, your story of redemption coming from a new page everyday brings joy and is one that I need to remember every day. Thank you for your honest words tonight!

    May you continue to be blessed as you share your and His story!

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  11. Just this: He takes our fragmented sentences, half-read paragraphs, and unfinished chapters and fills in the blanks. Beautifully said, my friend! So glad I'm getting to know you!

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  12. You too Lindsey, thank you for reading!

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  13. Yes Angie, redemption occurs daily. Thank you for commenting!

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  14. Aww, thank you! So glad you are enjoying posts. It's all from Christ, I'm just doing the best I can to be brave and share. Blessings new friend!

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  15. Thank you Tara!

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  16. Yes Eva, it's pretty amazing to see God's work through mess and darkness. Thank you for reading!

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  17. He is so gracious! Thank you Dawn!

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  18. Love to you as well Mel. Always love when you stop by!

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  19. God Sized stories and dreams are incredibly scary but so worth it. Thank you Tonya for your support and love.

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  20. You are welcome. So glad you came by to read and comment. I loved your post as well!

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  21. Oh Vanessa, you are so encouraging. I get so excited when I see your face anywhere! You have been such a great resource and FRIEND. Thank you!

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  22. We sure do! I agree, Jesus fills up all we need. Thanks for reading!

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  23. Dear sweet Sarah
    When I read your words I just knew that your story has been written with the ink of a lot of grief, pain and tears by the Master Author of all times!
    Luv XX
    Mia

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  24. Tiffany Mrsh HaywoodAugust 2, 2013 at 9:02 PM

    This walk is all about trust. Beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing.

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  25. Thank you for reading Tiffany, it is all about trust!

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  26. I love how He fills in all the blank spots to make our story a beautiful one! His ideas are so much better than ours, don't you think?

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  27. I agree Kim! I never imagined the events happening in my life that took place but now where I am is so much cooler than I ever could understand. Thanks for stopping by!

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  28. Thank you for visiting Mia. My story has included all of those things you mentioned but it also includes amazing grace and new beginnings which I am so grateful to have!

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  29. I'm new to FMF and am amazed and blessed by the various posts I've read. Thank you for being open and sharing your heart in your blog. God is using you in amazing ways in encouraging others.

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  30. Thank you Cathy! So glad you found FMF and my story.

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  31. Holly Solomon BarrettAugust 6, 2013 at 1:29 AM

    Sarah, it's so hard to trust Him when our stories fall apart. I've been there too. Thanks for sharing your story with us.

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  32. Thank you for being such an encourager Holly! I'm so grateful God crossed our paths. Blessings to you!

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  33. This is a beautiful post. I love the way you have described the amazing truth that God is the Supreme Author. I really enjoyed reading this post, Sarah. Thanks for linking up at Essential Fridays.

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  34. Thank you Mel! I'm so glad you come to read, I love your site. Thank you for giving me the ability to share my story with others.

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