Isn’t
that an interesting title? Can you guess what the “W” stands for? Author Hannah
Conway offers a helpful and encouraging view of how our spiritual lives can
parallel the stories we write. ~ Dawn
WWWWWWWW
The W—story outline, plotlines, hero’s journey—what’evs. The
W, and its components, can be found in stories far and wide, in our writing,
and in our Faith Journey. That same W is found in God’s Word, because it’s the
outline of HIS STORY—His redemptive story to us.
It begins with Point
A, at the top of the W: In the Beginning. Genesis my friends. Life was
perfect then, but (enter thematic music)…
Point
B:
The point of no return, or the inciting incident. In God’s Word this is when
sin enters the world, and we are separated from Him. There’s no going back my
friends. We are forced forward from the Garden. The Journey begins! Yes, there
are obstacles and twists along the way, but we hope to one day be reunited with
God.
Point
C:
After many struggles, our hope is found! It’s that moment when it seems as if we’ve
won! God provided Jesus, our ONLY hope to be reunited with Him. A great
victory, my friends! However, another twist lies ahead…
Point
D:
The darkest night of the soul. For followers of Christ, this was the death of
Jesus. All hope was lost. We would never be reunited with God (enter some
serious sad music). Yet, wait…
Point
E:
He’s RISEN! Redemption! He’s alive, and there’s hope for eternal life with God
for anyone who believes in Him!
OH WOW! Isn’t our God a MASTER at wielding a story? He has
us on the edge of our seats drawing us in, inviting us to follow along. The
perfect story. The perfect, true, story.
Take a minute to recall your favorite story, and or movie.
Can you find the W, and all it’s points (A-E)? I’m mentally listing the
thousands of best-evers right now. So many!
Every story has a beginning, an inciting incident, a
victory, an all hope is lost moment, but then ends with a redemptive quality.
That’s God’s story! Awesome, right?
As Christian writers we get to use that W in our stories to
make our readers flip the page, and stay up all hours of the night to get
through one more chapter. Is it the power of the W? No. It’s the POWER of God’s
Redemptive Story told a million different ways.
Take another minute and find the W in your Faith Journey
(life as a Christian). What is God’s redemptive story in your life? Maybe it’s
more than one W. I know I have several W’s in my life.
Make the W. Fill in the plot lines, and be amazed at what
God has done.
As an Army Wife, I can see God’s hand on the plotlines of my
life. The W is clear. I’m grateful for His presence from beginning to the
redemptive end.
I want to encourage you as writers to look for the W in your
life, and let it overflow into your writing as you share the truth of His Words
with your readers.
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| Hannah Conway |
Hannah Conway, a
Kentucky native, is an Army Wife of more than a decade, Speaker, and a Stay at
Home Mother of two. She’s the author of The
Wounded Warrior’s Wife, and Wedding a
Warrior: A Novella Prequel to The Wounded Warrior’s Wife (FREE ON EBOOK)
with Olivia Kimbrell Press, & member of the ACFW. She and her family reside
in Clarksville, TN, near Ft. Campbell, KY.
CONTACT HANNAH
Website: www.hannahrconway.com
Email: authorhannahconway@gmail.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/authorhannahconway
Twitter: @hannahrconway
WHITLEIGH
CROMWELL dreamt of a happy life with her newlywed husband. Army Private First
Class COLLIER CROMWELL loved God, his wife, and his country, though the
military demanded he pay a high cost.
When an
unexpected deployment during the height of the Iraqi war sends Collier away for
another year, their lives tumble down a path marked with struggles and
fatalities. War weary and faith
crippled, Collier brings home a war of another kind leaving Whitleigh staring
at the pieces of their shattered marriage.
Are
there ever wounds too deep, and marriages too broken, that fall beyond even
God's ability to restore?
