Author? Not me!

All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
~ Psalm 139:16

I love to write and think and analyze and imagine. These things inspire and challenge me and give great passion to my life. Here's what I'm learning right now though:

I am not the author of my life's story. I may have input on some of the pages and I may do things that create twists and turns but I'm not the author. The periods and commas, beginnings and endings of chapters, the ultimate tale that's woven by my days: these are not things that I'm able to write.

God is the author - He knows the tale far better than I do and He has a purpose for each moment and event that exists. Perhaps today I'll stop trying to anticipate the next turn or put a period where God has a comma and simply trust that He is the author, He's in control, and His imagination and love far exceed anything that I have ever experienced. Perhaps today...