Categories provide clarity to Intepret our Story

How do we Interpret our story? Well most of us do not Interpret our story. We can all admit that we don't normally interpret our lives well. But Interpretation of our story can help to crystallise the essence of who we are or who we are becoming.

The Category of Warfare is crucial because the whole backdrop of the Bible which is about God's bigger story from Creation to New Creation will characterize some aspects of our lives. Of course balance is needed but it is not wise to completely ignore this category. For example there are seasons of the Fog of war when we lose direction, drop the ball and feel like we have lost our way. Knowing how to break agreements with mental strongholds is important in these seasons.

The category of Desires is also crucial. I have talked much about Desires in his podcast series on Interpretation as well as this LifeQuest podcast.

We tend to believe that we live in a small story and so we miss the Bigger Story. But the Bigger Story is always going on. Brother Lawrence washed dishes in a remote monastery in a previous century, so it would be easy to assume that he lived in a small insignificant story. But kings came to him for advice, because he practiced the presence of God, he lived in God's bigger story. So the Bigger Story is always going on, but we need spiritual eyes to see, so we ask God...'What is the expression of the essence of who I am' or who I am becoming by your Grace'?