God is the God of story...

... His story.

And we, as His creatures, and His people, are part of that story. God has written the beginning, the middle, and the end. We have been created, and we have fallen, and we have been saved. God has done this for us, and He knows exactly what lies in our paths, for He is the author of this story.

For this reason, we are called to have faith in Him, no matter what. We shouldn't be scared or discouraged if and when something unfortunate crosses our path, because that is how God has planned our lives. And when we have rough times, we should look to God as our strength and fount of healing, because external entities, like the state, can do nothing about our ills. But never fear, God will heal and save us, because He is the one who wrote the story, and part of the story is being taken to the brink of death, and when it matters most, being saved and taken into glory.

Hollywood didn't invent the "hero/savior storyline." God did. His Son was the first Savior, the first Aslan, the first Man to lay down His life to save others. Hollywood has taken this theme and used it, but God is the Master of it. We often find ourselves stuck in a situation which we think we're incapable of getting out of, but God gives us the strength to do so just as we have lost all courage.

This is the God we serve. One whom we can believe will save us when we think all is lost. The God of story. He knows our frame, and He alone knows our end. So let's take comfort in that.