I was reading a few days back in the Chronicle of Narnia series, “The boy and his horse”, and was captivated by a line in that book that has haunted my thoughts. Aslan, the great lion (God) meets up with the horses and two children and slowly begins to explain their situations and his actions. As all four of them asked Aslan about why he did such and such to others, Aslan always replied by saying, “I can only tell you your story, not theirs.” That line has been haunting me. I love it. I hate it.
Today I went out to the river to be alone with God. I needed this time alone because God and I have some relational issues to work out. Darkness and hardness has crept into my life. I feel like God has hurt me in deep ways, and people around me try to encourage me and let me into their lives and offer advice that seems to fix problems…like, “if you only believe”…”God answers prayers, he did so for me in this way”…so on and so forth. But, Aslan only can tell you your own story. The “why” and “ways” he works in your own life. It can be used to encourage others, but it can not be prescriptive, because Aslan, can only tell you your own story, not others. Read the rest of this entry »
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