I’m finishing up a most interesting biography of the Wright brothers and I am very impressed with the extraordinary amount of work and risk of life itself that went into their amazing feat, which had defied so many others who had tried. Many biographies are real snoozers while this one is a page turner.
I imagine that most of us think a biography of our lives would be very interesting, while an unfortunate few might think otherwise about themselves. All of us are authors. Each of us, even though we never put pen to paper, are busy authoring an autobiography. We are a walking collection of experiences and memories, good and bad.
The joy of writing an autobiography is our power of choice as to which stories about ourselves we wish to remember or share. I know some people seem to think because they have given their lives to God that they are no longer in charge. They think they have stopped writing an autobiography and that God is writing a biography for them. So often they speak of some decision they have made and they say God told them to do such and such. What is nice about this is they have ceased to be responsible for what they do. However it turns out, they can blame God. If it is a good outcome they rejoice and are thankful. If the results are not so good they say God is trying to teach them something.
I believe God gave us a mind and the freedom to use that mind. I believe each of us is writing a autobiography. God is not the author of our lives but He is an excellent writing coach
Written by Roger Bothwell on August 13, 2015
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