As I was having lunch with a new friend the other
day, she was sharing a small part of her life’s story with me. As she transitioned from one life event to
another, she mentioned that it had edited her.
Edited her? I had never heard that before and
stopped her to see what she meant.
She explained that was the life event that took her
from one direction in her life into another one that felt very different.
Instead of her story going the way she had planned, it took a turn at that
moment.
She was edited.
When I wrote my last book, my editor and I spent months pouring over every sentence on every page. The process was not only
meticulous, it was sometimes painful. There were a handful of times when what I
was trying to say just wasn’t getting across and my editor asked me to change
my direction.
But
I have a plan…
I
have something I’m trying to accomplish…
It didn’t matter; we needed to go in another
direction. I was edited.
As a writer, I love the expression of being edited.
It’s creative and precise at the same time. But as a child of God, the editing
process is far more complicated. I think of all the times I’ve cried out to God
because the story wasn’t ending the way I had hoped.
But
I have a plan…
I
have something I’m trying to accomplish…
Life got in the way and my life path changed. Sometimes
the change was noticeably better, while other times the change made no sense in
my limited little mind. But good or bad, God always seemed to bless me in the
process. I’ll admit some of the edits in my life have been harsh and extremely
painful – taking me a long time to understand why they were necessary. But God
has done great things! He managed to reconstruct the broken pieces and use me
in a new way. Who does that but God?
Have you been edited? Are you being edited right
now? Just because the story isn’t going the way you planned, doesn’t mean it
won’t end the way you hoped. If you’re like me, the ending God will create will
be far better than anything you can imagine yourself. Amen? We are always made
better in the process.
Be blessed,
Jennifer
“And
we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who
have been called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28
0 comments:
Post a Comment