The Story We Tell Ourselves - Audio

Big Idea - The stories we tell ourselves determine how we face our present circumstances, and it can actually shape what our future will be. That is because the way we tell our story defines the kind of story we are actually living out day by day. So, we need to make sure we are living in the right story by repeating the right narrative, the right storyline. What storyline are you telling yourself? If it is not the right storyline, how can you change it? 1. What story are we in? First, how do we view our history? There are only two options - a redemption narrative or a broken narrative. Second, our view of the past conditions or trains us for how we see the present. Third, the narrative we are living in now shapes the rest of the story to the extent that it determines the very outcome of our future. 2. How can we change our story? But first we need to see why our broken narratives have such a firm hold on us - we don't trust God, but even worse, we don't really want God. Second, we need to see how God will redeem everything, but this doesn't mean He will protect us from everything. Third, we need to admit that our story is way too small, and the only way it can be big enough is if it is no longer about me, but about God.