When Hope Grows Up: Hope In His PlanSample

Deep down, even within uncertainty and questioning, we know what our truth is. If we are unsure, then that uncertainty is our truth in that moment. And, even in uncertainty, we have Him. Owning our stories means owning all the parts of our story. Owning our stories sometimes means owning that we are unsure at this moment. Because when we finally give ourselves permission to own it, even in the lostness, we will find our truth and clarity. When we surrender, let go and let God, as they say. Many times it quiets the noise just enough for Him to show us in a way we can understand. And as my favorite author and researcher storyteller, Brené Brown says, When we own our story, we can write the ending. Owning my story means I do not have to explain to anyone else why I have made a choice. It simply means I must stand by that choice, honor it, and hold onto it as my truth. Even when my truth makes you uncomfortable or you do not agree, I still do not have to make you understand it. Because at the end of the day, I am the only one who must live with it. My enough and everything, how far I have gone for my hopes and dreams, may look nothing like yours. And that is okay; one is not better or more okay than the other. They are our truths. And if I have reached my enough and everything and redefined my hope to let go of a dream, even if you do not agree or understand, does not mean that I have given up, quit, or chosen without loss. It only means I have honored truth, myself. It is acceptance of the story He has for me, even if I don't necessarily like it, trusting that my ending is in Him. When hope grows up, I own all the parts of my story and know I am enough through, in and because of Him.