The Real Author

When I was younger, I remember having the oddest dreams. I was about 7 years old and I remember a dream in which I went into my bathroom to take a shower. I pulled back the shower curtain to turn on the water and screamed. Standing there, in my shower, was Kermit THE Frog. That's right, Kermit. Just chilling. In MY shower. I don't remember Kermit and I having any great conversation. The dream pretty much ended with me running out of the bathroom to tell my sister that Kermit was not merely a puppet but the newest member of our family.

We all have dreams. Some dreams come true and some don't. As we get older our dreams begin to change. If I were to find Kermit the Frog in my shower now, I would still freak out mind you, but probably because I would think I was losing my mind, to which you would probably agree.

Our dreams go from being things of our imaginations to things we need to acquire to live a "complete and full life." Somewhere along the way (actually from the day we are born) we are told how to live and what we need in order to be happy. Go to school, read your books, avoid the teacher's dirty looks, get good grades, go to college, get a job, get married, buy a house, have 2.25 kids...the list goes on and on...

We all try to write our dreams into existence, influenced by society and who we feel we need to be at any given time in our lives. We attempt to control our future by attempting to write our own story. If you haven't learned this yet, life will allow you to learn it; control is merely an illusion in what at times feels like a chaotic world. In trying to write our own story we are not only trying to be in control of what happens to us, but we are trying to control our image. As much as we try to control our destiny, we quickly come to realize that our dreams may not happen in the order we wish or even happen at all.

So what are we to do? How do we handle when things don't happen on our timeline? What do we do if some of our dreams don't happen at all? Maybe, just maybe, it's time to realize that we aren't in control. Maybe, it's time we stop trying to write our own story. Maybe, it's time we let the author of life write it. Perhaps, God has a better story for your life, a story that surpasses your own desires of what you think will make you happy.

While I'll continue to write humorous stories and stories that reflect who I am, I've come to realize it's really not about me and whether or not I have 2.25 kids. I want my life to be a reflection of something more. I want my life story to be a reflection of God.

Here's to letting God write my life story. I have a feeling His dreams for my life are far better than my own, even though Kermit is pretty exciting.