When the Story Gets Rewritten
For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light.”
Luke 8:17 ESV
There’s a quiet ache many parents are carrying right now — the ache of estrangement.
Not because they stopped loving, or stopped praying, but because their child has begun to rewrite the story.
It’s a growing trend: therapists or influencers helping young adults “redefine” their childhoods, often casting imperfect but loving parents as villains in narratives of harm. Yes, there are stories where real trauma occurred, and healing must happen. But in so many cases, it’s another way the enemy is distorting what God designed for redemption.
God never rewrites to erase — He redeems to renew.
When He forgives, He doesn’t pretend sin never happened; He washes it clean and fills the empty space with mercy and grace. He rebuilds trust, restores hope, and renews relationship.
But the enemy doesn’t create anything new.
He only destroys what was once good.
He turns healing into division, and truth into confusion.
He doesn’t renew; he erases.
He doesn’t redeem; he redefines.
If your story feels rewritten right now — if your child no longer speaks to you or remembers the home you built with truth — hold fast to this:
God sees you.
He also sees your prodigal.
And He is still the Author and Finisher of both your stories.
One day, what’s been twisted will be untangled.
What’s been erased will be restored.
And the light of truth will break through the fog of confusion.
So keep the porch light on.
Keep praying.
Keep trusting the God who makes all things new.
