Epic Stories

Have you heard about Susan Boyle? Most of us have. The British singing sensation, whom everyone dismissed upon first glance, stunned the world with her amazing talent. Though her stage presence lacked she soon won us over with her commanding voice.

I love epic stories. Victories like that of Susan's are depicted in John Eldredge's book Waking the Dead. Stories about real people with real problems and how God meets them with real answers. And the stories John highlights are those we can relate to as well, Biblical and personal stories.

Daniel 10 is a great passage, an epic story of what is going on behind the scenes. Though Daniel is in mourning for three weeks there are those who are fighting for him that he can not see. He hears about it later but during the struggle he is oblivious to their support.

We need to refresh ourselves with these types of stories. It is easy for us to get lost in the "...he (satan) comes to kill, steal and destroy..." of John 10:10 without knowing the hope of "...I (Christ) came that they may have life, and have it abundantly..." of the same verse.

Are we in the midst of an epic story? I am, and I know that He is battling for me that I may have that abundant life!