The Author and Finisher of Our Faith

In Hebrews 12:2, Christ is referred to as the "author and finisher of our faith."  When we put ourselves in His care, His goal is to "finish" - "polish or perfect" our faith. His sole objective is to increase your faith to a level that you can return home to live with Him in heaven. When we are filled with this faith, we have no room for worry.

As a fiction author, I've gained new insight into the role of our Savior as the author and finisher of our faith. For example, a good author doesn't give you all the facts in the first chapter. He doesn't solve the mystery in chapter one or two. He weaves a tale, holding you in suspense, helping you learn and grow with the characters, come to love the hero or heroine, and then wows you in the end with a wonderful conclusion. He might foreshadow a bit, might give you a foretaste of how it's all going to work out, but He won't reveal the ending completely. That would ruin the story! You might even know how the story will most likely end (happily or with the hero reaching his goal) but you don't know HOW just yet. That's how life is. That's how God works

If we could relax and get to the point where we truly enjoyed the story (resisted wanting to flip to the end to see how it's all going to work out) then we'd enjoy life a whole lot more. So how do you do that? How do you truly relax and live in the NOW? He's already promised us a happy ending if we trust Him in faithfulness! How do you come to truly believe in Him for a happy ending? How do you trust that not only will all things work together for your good, but also you're going to love where He takes you? (Romans 8:28)

I believe the answer lies in discovering the line between what we control and what God controls. Which part of the creative process is ours, and which is His? Every good author eventually addresses the following questions: Who? What? Why? When? Where? and How? In life, there are only two and a half of these questions you can control. Learn what they are in the next segment of my video series, "Becoming the Hero or Heroine of Your Own Life Story."

More videos in this series can be found at I Am Joyful.

Comments

[Nancy Spivey]

Great lesson and video, Marnie!

Thank you!
Nancy

[LaShauna Cooke]

Awesome Lesson. I'm looking forward for more.

God Bless

LaShauna