What's Your Story?

The following is from my oldest daughter, Macayla.  I asked her to be a guest writer this time.  Hope it challenges you and makes you smile.  :)




     I am going to be singing 'Write Your Story', by Francesca Battistelli, in my school's upcoming Talent Show. I really like this song. I'm not so much into the older, slower songs that my parents were into when they were little. For instance, I also really like Toby Mac. In one of Toby Mac's songs, "Forgiveness", Lecrae raps. I memorized it excitedly because it was the first Christian rap I had really ever heard. I especially love to dance and sing to upbeat songs. I feel so passionate when I listen to songs like those. That's why Francesca's song was so special to me.


     The song is about how God is the King of Everything, and how He has a plan for all of us, individually. Though we may cross paths with other believers and nonbelievers, the outcome of our lives won't be exactly the same. Jeremiah 29:11 says, 'For I know the plans I have for you', declares the Lord, 'Plans to prosper you, and not to harm you. Plans to give you a hope and a future.' Through troubling times and the ones that make us want to LOL, God always has something in mind for what's happening right now.


     Have any of you ever doubted your Faith? Whether or not God is real? I'll be honest and say that I have. It used to be a bit more frequently, but not so much now. Anyway, I love how Francesca introduces the song. The first verses start, 'They say...' As in, other people are saying these things and she doesn't know whether or not to believe them, because so many people have so many opinions and beliefs. Later in the song she says, 'I wanna tell you now that I believe it...'
    
     To me, these words are so powerful. How many of you have heard the words, "God can do anything?" I'm not saying that's a bad thing, because this statement is true. Saying this is like saying the sky is blue. The song has many different proofs to this statement. She says, 'You can give the blind their sight, You can bring the dead to life.' In another verse, she also says, 'You can make me new.' This song, in fact, may give us even more insight and meaning to the expression...wait for it...GOD CAN DO ANYTHING! 


     The last part of the song goes like this, 'I want my history to be a legacy. Go ahead and show the world what you've done in me.' I'm pretty sure that this means that she wants to be an example for God, in everything she does. That when people think of her, she wants them to think, 'Hey, that Francesca Battistelli girl, isn't she a Christian? That's cool how she follows God in every day living.' I want to be like that too. I want people to say, 'Macayla is such a strong Christian. I love how she believes that God is all powerful, and she is such an example to other people. I want to be like her and make a difference for God.'


     If you haven't heard this song, you should look it up. It's so inspiring! So let me ask you this to finish off... Are you showing others that you believe in God? Do YOU believe that God can do anything? Whether you answered yes or no to either of these questions, I want to send you off on a mission. I want you to pray to God and accept his plan for your life. Tell him that you'll stop trying to make your own plan, that you'll stop doing your own thing. Ask God to write his story on your heart, and while you're at that, go and make disciples. Write your story on other peoples' lives. Make a difference.