Tuesday Tidbit: What did you discover along your hallways and highways?

Look back over your life.

Make time to remember. (You won’t want to miss The sacred importance of remembering.)

“We are meant to look back to what God has done in the past,” writes Beth Moore, “so our faith is set aflame for what He can do in our future.”

Your memoir is a gift not only to readers,

but especially to yourself: 

In writing, you can look back,

connect the dots,

follow the bread crumbs,

and realize

—maybe as never before—

that God has pointed you down hallowed hallways and highways,

sending you to destinations He planned especially for you—

good places,

even if they didn’t look good at the time.

Perhaps you’ll find yourself in Henri Nouwen’s words: “In every critical event, there is an opportunity for God to act creatively and reveal a deeper truth than what we see on the surface of things. God can also turn around critical incidents and seemingly hopeless situations in our lives and reveal light in darkness.” (Discernment)

Invest in yourself—in your spiritual life, your relationship with God—by remembering what you’ve seen Him do. Rediscover what you’ve forgotten. Find significance in what you overlooked in the past.

Look again at Henri Nouwen’s words and ask yourself:

• When did I look beneath the surface of life’s issues?
• When I dug deep, what significant new truths did I discover?
• In critical, seemingly hopeless moments, what light did God shine in my darkness?
• And, in what specific ways did they fire up my faith for what God could do in my future? Take it to the next step: What, specifically, did He do in my future?

Write those stories!

Doing so could change your life now and for the future.

There you have it, your Tuesday Tidbit.