{"id":3871,"date":"2018-06-04T20:02:36","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T20:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/?p=3871"},"modified":"2019-03-14T17:30:24","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T22:30:24","slug":"grand-story-generations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/2018\/06\/04\/grand-story-generations\/","title":{"rendered":"A Grand Story For The Generations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Written By: Jana DeLano<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As our spiritual birthright, God invites us to participate in His grand redemptive narrative. The Bible is a collection of stories which God felt we needed to know and understand. I doubt if He wants us to know the stories because of the individuals or even the battles and victories. Rather, He wants us to experience how the stories make us feel. The stories reassure us that God is in every detail of our own stories. Universally, people have an innate feeling to know that someone cares, sees them for who they are, and accepts them. It\u2019s important that we help others understand that God knows and accepts them even when their neighbors may not. We have an opportunity to provide that sense of caring and belonging for others too. We can create environments to foster belonging and create spaces to share our highs and lows. Millennials are more likely than any other generation to say they have felt loneliness and isolation due to stress in the past month. So, ask God who may need you to reach out to them! Reach outside your comfort zone and your usual circle of friends to invite others into your story. We all know someone who needs a friend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>God is the author of our stories! <\/strong>If we accept God as our savior and author, he will use our ordinary lives to fulfill his promise of a grand redemptive story. As God\u2019s Word states in John 1:1-5, \u201cIn the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.\u201d God has a plan for our lives! Our lives demonstrate our understanding of our brokenness, His plan for redemption, and our need for community. Our stories reveal who we are and our potential in Christ. In the 7 Family Ministry Essentials, Dr. Michelle Anthony explains, \u201cThe Big God Story gives us an accurate and awe-inspiring perspective into how God has been moving throughout history. It is the story of redemption, salvation, and hope and tells how we have been grafted into it by grace. It further compels us to see how God is using every person\u2019s life and is creating a unique story that deserves to be told for His glory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It will take intentionality but to\u00a0understand God\u2019s grand redemptive narrative through the lens of other generations creates hope.\u00a0Barbara Hirsch in Theology of Family Ministry says, \u201cThey need the telling of stories, the close ongoing contact so they can learn and be accepted. If nobody is there to talk to, it is difficult to get the lessons of your own life so that you are adequately prepared to do the next thing.\u201d Allow me to encourage you that the plot twist which seems overwhelming is not surprising to God. He is resolute and His Word is our constant. Show others what you believe God\u2019s purpose is for your story. Don\u2019t allow the wrong part of the story to impede your progress! Sometimes, the plot twists and betrayal will churn our insides. In those moments, God desires our hearts to turn to Him and we can model how to discern the Holy Spirit at work in our lives. Each story of our lives will have a distinct impact and will live on through generations as the church family and our family members share our stories. <strong>Let the author of life write your story.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Learn to share your story! It\u2019s so important that we don\u2019t project the image that we have our mess under control. Instead, be authentic and share those moments when God is building your faith muscles. Those younger than you need to know how to maintain an open communication and be authentic. Model for those younger than yourself how to include every generation.<\/p>\n<p>The story of death and resurrection is timeless. It gives us the needed hope for generations to come. Yet our stories are so much more than just a summary of accomplishments for a eulogy. Our stories are about how we treat people, how we make them feel, and the feelings that will remain long after our earthly bodies return to dust. We know the ending of our stories reunites us with our Creator and that hope will sustain you. God wins the battle over Satan. In that environment of belonging, share with others how you experience the Holy Spirit at work in your daily life. Tell the stories of our faith!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3872,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[757,4],"tags":[749,704,16,179],"class_list":{"0":"post-3871","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-allgenerations","8":"category-discipleship-ministries","9":"tag-749","10":"tag-all-generations","11":"tag-discipleship","12":"tag-jana-delano","13":"entry"},"title_es":"Una gran historia para las generaciones","content_es":"<strong>Escrito por: Jana DeLano<\/strong> Como nuestro derecho de nacimiento espiritual, Dios nos invita a participar en su gran narrativa redentora. La Biblia es una colecci\u00f3n de historias que Dios sinti\u00f3 que necesit\u00e1bamos saber y entender. Dudo que \u00e9l quiera que conozcamos las historias debido a las personas o incluso a las batallas y victorias. M\u00e1s bien, \u00e9l quiere que experimentemos c\u00f3mo las historias nos hacen sentir. Las historias nos aseguran que Dios est\u00e1 en cada detalle de nuestras propias historias. Universalmente, las personas tienen un sentimiento innato de saber que a alguien le importan, lo ve por lo que es y lo acepta. Es importante que ayudemos a otros a entender que Dios los conoce y los acepta, incluso cuando sus vecinos no lo hacen. Tenemos la oportunidad de brindar ese sentido de cuidado y pertenencia para otros tambi\u00e9n. Podemos crear entornos para fomentar la pertenencia y crear espacios para compartir nuestros altibajos. Los Millennials son m\u00e1s propensos que cualquier otra generaci\u00f3n a decir que han sentido soledad y aislamiento debido al estr\u00e9s en el \u00faltimo mes. Entonces, preg\u00fantale a Dios qui\u00e9n puede necesitar que te acerques a ellos. Alcance su zona de confort y su c\u00edrculo habitual de amigos para invitar a otros a su historia. Todos conocemos a alguien que necesita un amigo. <strong>Dios es el autor de nuestras historias!<\/strong> Si aceptamos a Dios como nuestro salvador y autor, usar\u00e1 nuestras vidas ordinarias para cumplir su promesa de una gran historia redentora. Como dice la Palabra de Dios en Juan 1: 1-5, \"En el principio era la Palabra, y la Palabra estaba con Dios, y la Palabra era Dios.\" \u00a1Dios tiene un plan para nuestras vidas! Nuestras vidas demuestran nuestra comprensi\u00f3n de nuestro quebrantamiento, su plan de redenci\u00f3n y nuestra necesidad de comunidad. Nuestras historias revelan qui\u00e9nes somos y nuestro potencial en Cristo. En los 7 Fundamentos del Ministerio de la Familia, la Dra. Michelle Anthony explica: \"The Big God Story nos da una perspectiva precisa e inspirador de c\u00f3mo Dios se ha estado moviendo a lo largo de la historia. Es la historia de la redenci\u00f3n, la salvaci\u00f3n y la esperanza y nos cuenta c\u00f3mo hemos sido injertados en ella por gracia. Adem\u00e1s, nos obliga a ver c\u00f3mo Dios est\u00e1 usando la vida de cada persona y est\u00e1 creando una historia \u00fanica que merece ser contada para su gloria. \"Tomar\u00e1 intencionalidad, pero comprender la gran narrativa redentora de Dios a trav\u00e9s de la lente de otras generaciones crea esperanza. \"Necesitan contar historias, el contacto cercano y continuo para que puedan aprender y ser aceptados. Si nadie est\u00e1 all\u00ed para hablar, es dif\u00edcil obtener las lecciones de su propia vida para que est\u00e9 preparado adecuadamente para hacer lo siguiente \". Barbara Hirsch en Theology of Family Ministry. Perm\u00edteme alentarte que el giro de la trama que parece abrumador no es sorprendente para Dios. \u00c9l est\u00e1 resuelto y Su Palabra es nuestra constante. Muestre a los dem\u00e1s lo que usted cree que el prop\u00f3sito de Dios es su historia. \u00a1No permita que la parte incorrecta de la historia impida su progreso! A veces, la trama se tuerce y la traici\u00f3n nos revuelve el interior. En esos momentos, Dios desea que nuestros corazones se vuelvan hacia \u00c9l y podemos modelar c\u00f3mo discernir el Esp\u00edritu Santo en acci\u00f3n en nuestras vidas. Cada historia de nuestras vidas tendr\u00e1 un impacto distintivo y vivir\u00e1 a trav\u00e9s de las generaciones a medida que la familia de la iglesia y los miembros de nuestra familia compartan nuestras historias. <strong>Deja que el autor de la vida escriba tu historia.<\/strong> \u00a1Aprende a compartir tu historia! Es tan importante que no proyectamos la imagen de que tenemos nuestro desorden bajo control. En cambio, se aut\u00e9ntico y comparte esos momentos cuando Dios est\u00e1 construyendo tus m\u00fasculos de fe. Aquellos m\u00e1s j\u00f3venes que usted necesitan saber c\u00f3mo mantener una comunicaci\u00f3n abierta y ser aut\u00e9nticos. Modelo para los m\u00e1s j\u00f3venes que usted c\u00f3mo incluir cada generaci\u00f3n. La historia de la muerte y la resurrecci\u00f3n es atemporal. Nos da la esperanza necesaria para las generaciones venideras. Sin embargo, nuestras historias son mucho m\u00e1s que solo un resumen de los logros de un elogio. Nuestras historias tratan sobre c\u00f3mo tratamos a las personas, c\u00f3mo las hacemos sentir y los sentimientos que permanecer\u00e1n mucho tiempo despu\u00e9s de que nuestros cuerpos terrenales vuelvan al polvo. Sabemos que el final de nuestras historias nos re\u00fane con nuestro Creador y esa esperanza te sostendr\u00e1. Dios gana la batalla sobre Satan\u00e1s. En ese entorno de pertenencia, comparta con otros c\u00f3mo experimenta el Esp\u00edritu Santo en el trabajo en su vida diaria. \u00a1Cuenta las historias de nuestra fe!","author_name":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/06\/A-Grand-Story-for-the-Generations.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4T9u2-10r","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3871"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3871\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}