The Enemy Wants to Define Your Story—But God Has the Final Word

Mike Weaver of Big Daddy Weave told us, “I feel like the enemy is always trying to explain our tragedies to us, you know? He wants to say like the end of your story is this low part. That’s the end. The low point in your story. The worst day of your life is the end. And it’s not. The enemy’s a liar, you know?”

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.
– Genesis 50:20 ESV

Have you ever walked through a season so dark that it felt like the end of your story? Maybe you lost someone you loved. Maybe a relationship shattered, a dream crumbled, or a diagnosis rocked your world. In moments like these, the enemy whispers lies: “This is it. This is how your story ends. Things will never get better. God has abandoned you.”

But nothing could be further from the truth. One of the greatest deceptions of the enemy is making us believe that our suffering is the final word. He wants us to believe that Good Friday—the day of suffering and loss—is where the story stops.

Your story isn’t over. God has the final word, and His word is always life, restoration, and hope.

Think about Joseph. Betrayed by his brothers, sold into slavery, falsely accused, and thrown into prison. For years, it must have seemed like his story was over. But God was still writing it. When the time was right, Joseph was raised to power, used by God to save nations, and ultimately reconciled with his family (Genesis 50:20). If Joseph had believed the enemy’s lie—that prison was the end of his story—he would have never seen the restoration that was coming.

The enemy uses suffering to convince us that we are stuck, defeated, and forgotten. But God is the Author of redemption. Because God loves to take the impossible situation and bring life out of what was there.
Where the enemy says “broken,” God says “restored.”
Where the enemy says “forgotten,” God says “chosen.”
Where the enemy says “defeated,” God says “redeemed.”

Trust God that wherever you are in your story, the best is yet to come. And like Joseph, you’ll be able to say: you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good.

Today’s One Thing
Jesus didn’t stay in the tomb. Joseph didn’t stay in the prison. And you won’t stay in this valley forever. God is still writing your story. Hold on. The best part is still coming. Pray and ask God to show you how.

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