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Flip The Script Series
Contributed by Derek Geldart on Jan 13, 2025 (message contributor)
Summary: Discover how God can rewrite your story and turn trials into triumphs—read Flip the Script and find inspiration to overcome your giants with faith and purpose.
Conclusion
Every great story has a turning point—a moment when the protagonist refuses to let their circumstances, failures, or fears define them. Queen Victoria, despite her immense influence and authority, allowed grief to imprison her identity. In contrast, David, standing before Goliath, refused to let fear or the doubts of others dictate his story. The Australian sailing team rewrote history through vision, faith, and relentless perseverance. And the Israelites, though slow to break free from their past, eventually crossed into the Promised Land when they chose to trust God’s plan. The same God who guided David’s stone, who redefined Abraham’s legacy, and who strengthened the Australian sailors is the God who writes your story today. The giants you face—fear, doubt, regret, or failure—are not the end of your story but an opportunity for God’s grace and power to shine.
Will you surrender your story to the Author and Perfecter of your faith, trusting Him to flip the script, and free yourself from the weight of fear, doubt, and regret? When God writes the story, failure isn’t final, giants aren’t unbeatable, and our weaknesses become a platform for His strength. Let go of the past, silence the inner critic, and step boldly into the God-sized goals He has prepared for you. Giants fall, chains break, and victory is assured—because with God on your side, you are never the underdog.
“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.” (Ephesians 3:20-21)
Sources Cited
Mark Batterson, "Win the Day: Seven Habits to Help You Stress Less & Accomplish More"