God's Coauthor

Yesterday I was visiting with a good friend and she is always so good at reminding me that God has different stories for each one of us and we can't compare them. I told her that I wanted to write my own story. I was thinking about that this morning and realized that I don't want to write my my own story, I just want to be the coauthor or maybe the editor. I know God's ways are higher than mine and that he has much better plans for me than I could have for myself. I would be content to make mud pies all day (from C.S. Lewis). No, I don't want to write it. I just want to see it before it is published so I know the ending. Actually I do know the ending. Christ is victorious and brings me into that victory with him. He is the Author and Perfecter of my faith. But, it is that journey on the way that I can't see and wish I could. How will life look at this time next year, next 10 years and so on. How long will the valleys last and how long can I stay on the mountain tops? That is the part I walk by faith. And some days it's hard.