Characters in a Bigger Story

"Then I had a realization. We go through life as if we’re the main character in a story.  But God let me be a supporting character in Sam’s story - the story of her journey toward Jesus!”

Becca sat across the table as we debriefed the week’s events and her face lit up.  It had been a difficult week for sure, but also one in which she’d seen God work powerfully.  She was reflecting on what God’s been doing in (and through) her the last few semesters, and her realization that God’s been using her in the lives of family, classmates, and even friends from home (Sam!) was spot-on.

Becca became part of some new friends' stories at Sexy Pizza!

God has been at work in Becca.  I’ve been so privileged to see her grow in skill, maturity, and boldness.  Just last week, she and some friends took snacks around to every room in a freshman dorm.  They were inviting students to Sexy Pizza, an evangelistic event centered on God and sexuality.  One of those who came the next night thanked them for inviting her.  The conversation at Sexy Pizza had given her a taste of true community and a reminder of God’s love for her!

Sexy Pizza had been a stretching experience, but Becca saw God show up.  Through the honesty of her peers’ questions and the enthusiastic encouragement of her not-yet-Christian roommate (who’d attended Sexy Pizza last year and loved it), God showed up big-time.

As we talked, Becca’s take on the role we play in others’ lives struck me as wonderfully, beautifully true.  We’re all characters in our own story, for sure, but we’re part of our friends stories too.  “And really,” Becca said, “God’s the main character in this whole story - it’s the story of God redeeming the world!"