His Story

by Dorothy Teague

It seems like everyone is writing a book these days! Some people are writing about their own life and all of their adventures. I often get envious when I hear about how full their lives have been and all the far off, exotic places they have visited. They do have quite an interesting tale to tell! But my story is wrapped up in “His” story, interwoven into the fabric of His making. All of history is His from beginning to end. Our lives are a thread in the tapestry of time. Our purpose should be to reflect His story and His glory.

My birth, while unremarkable to the world, was my beginning and could only be my beginning, just the way He planned it. It was on purpose for a purpose. Jeremiah 1:5 says, “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born, I set you apart and appointed you…” Here He is talking about Jeremiah’s purpose of being a prophet. But we have all been born with our own purpose and destiny. None of us are here by accident. It is by God’s design that each of us has been born into this world. In Psalm 139:16, David says, “Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” Ironically, when we are born into this world, we are born as innocent babes, but we instantly become sinners because we are born into a sinful world.

During childhood, I went to church and learned about who Jesus was and that He died on the cross for my sins. I accepted Him at the early age of eight. I discovered my gift of singing and have sung the entirely of my life thus far. I believe it was in His plan for my life to receive Him and to use these gifts to lead others to Him. “The Lord has made everything for its purpose…” (Proverbs 16:4). Now, while I know I have a purpose from God to be here, I haven’t always kept to His plan. I am a planner and a list-maker, and get very upset when my plans go awry. But I am reminded in Proverbs 19:21 that “Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”

We are not here to live unto ourselves. Our life is a gift from God! James 1:17 tells us that “every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming from the Father of lights.”

It has been said that our lives are a gift from God and what we do with our lives to honor Him is our gift to God. I haven’t reached the end of my story yet, so I haven’t completed my purpose from God. But until I reach my end date, my prayer is that I will be like a mirror reflecting His glory and His story. After all, His story is the best one of all!

About The Author

Dorothy Teague is a Tennessee native, who resides in McMinn County with her husband, Lewis, on their farm. After completing 31.5 years as a teacher in the Bradley County School System, she is active in her church at Eastanallee Baptist Church where she is a member of the choir and praise team.